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Erik Ernesto VAZQUEZ

Marketing
Professeur permanent

Presentation

Biography

Erik Ernesto Vazquez joined 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ Business School as an Associate Professor and Chair of the Marketing Department in 2025. Prior to this role, Erik worked in higher education as a Research Professor, Full Professor, Director of International Graduate Studies, and Director of MBA and Undergraduate Programs for prominent business schools with international accreditations.

Professor Vazquez has also held positions in the private sector, including National Director, Territory Director, Marketing Director, and Consultant. Erik holds a PhD jointly awarded by Newcastle upon Tyne University, UK (ranked 8th in the Shanghai World University Ranking for Business Administration in 2023) and Grenoble École de Management, France. He also holds a dual degree, a Global MBA from the University of North Carolina – Belk College of Business (ranked 1st among public universities in North Carolina) and EGADE Business School, Tec de Monterrey (regularly ranked among the top 100 business schools worldwide by the Financial Times), as well as an engineering degree from the University of Monterrey.

His publications, either as a sole author or first author, primarily focus on marketing and digital economy, and have been featured in journals such as Recherche et Applications en Marketing (ranked FNEGE 2, equivalent to three stars 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ ★ ★ ★, recognized as the leading French marketing journal by the French Marketing Association – AFM) and Electronic Markets (ranked FNEGE 3, or ★ ★, recognized as the leading German journal in Economics and Econometrics by Scimago). He has also co-authored works in diverse fields such as legislative studies and communication, as well as professional publications, including MIT Sloan Management Review (Mexico) and Harvard Business Review (France). Utilizing a broad range of methodologies, from action research and qualitative surveys to big data analysis and experimental design, his research and consulting activities focus on marketing, digital innovation, economics, policies, knowledge, and education.

Degrees and Training

Year Title Institution Country
2016 Doctor of Business Administration, Digital Sales Marketing Newcastle University Great Britain
2008 Master of Business Administration (MBA Part-Time), Strategy University of North Carolina United States of America
2004 Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Mechanical and Information Systems Université de Monterrey – UDEM Mexico

Courses Taught

Year Title Country Institution
2025 New Product Introduction (NPI) France 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ Business School
2025 Marketing and big data France 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ Business School
2025 New Product Introduction (NPI) France 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ Business School

Research Interests

  • Marketing
  • Econometrics
  • Management information Systems

Publications

Year Type Reference
2026 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference VAZQUEZ, E. E. (2026, March). The Paradox of AI-Mediated Authenticity. [Communications in an Academical or Professional conference]. 3rd International Society for Luxury Management (ISLUX) Conference, Paris, France
2025 Journal article VAZQUEZ, E. E., PATEL, C., & SILICEO, L. (2025). Influence du contexte visuel des publications d’un influenceur sur son attractivité sur les réseaux sociaux : l’importance du naturel et de l’originalité perçus. Recherche et Applications en Marketing (RAM), 40(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/07673701251381014
2025 Journal article VAZQUEZ, E. E., PATEL, C., & SILICEO, L. (2025). Context effects of an influencer’s image background on followership in image-sharing social media platforms: The role of perceived naturalness and originality. Recherche et Applications en Marketing (English edition), 40(4), 20515707251342480. https://doi.org/10.1177/20515707251342480
2024 Journal article VAZQUEZ, E. E., & FELIX, R. (2024). Female advertising models and their body mass index (BMI): How does BMI similarity affect perceived product quality? Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 23(3), 1251-1269. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.2274
2023 Journal article VAZQUEZ, E. E., PATEL, C., & ALVIDREZ, S. (2023). Images, reviews, and purchase intention on social commerce: The role of mental imagery vividness, cognitive and affective social presence. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 74(9), 103415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103415
2021 Journal article VAZQUEZ, E. E. (2021). Effect of an e-retailer’s product category and social media platform selection on perceived quality of e-retail products. Electronic Markets, 31, 139–157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-020-00394-8
2020 Journal article VAZQUEZ, E. E. (2020). Effects of enduring involvement and perceived content vividness on digital engagement. Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing, 14(1)