Ph.D.–Arizona State University
B.B.A–Texas Christian University

Prior to his career in academe, Scott Widmier lived and worked in Stavanger, Norway for many years, served as a licensed stock broker, managed two different retail stores, and was a loan specialist for a nationwide institution.  These experiences led to his research interest in the areas of sales¸ sales management, technology, and international business. His research has appeared in such journals at Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, Industrial Marketing Management, European Marketing Journal, Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, and Marketing Management Journal. 

He has delivered numerous presentations at national and international conferences and to business groups on the subject of sales management, international sales management, and international business negotiations. Previously, he was the associate director for the Fisher Institute at the University of Akron where he taught executive education in the area of sales, marketing, and international business.  He has designed and run  training courses for several companies including some with international participants.  He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in marketing, sales, sales management, business negotiations, and international sales strategy and has received numerous awards including one for exceptional teaching at Arizona State University.