Roy A Cook

Roy A. Cook, D.B.A. (Mississippi State University), is Associate Dean of the School of Business Administration and Professor of Management, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. He has written a best selling textbook, Tourism: The Business of Travel, now in its second edition, and is finishing another book, Guide to Business Etiquette. He has authored numerous articles, cases, and papers based on his extensive experience in the hospitality industry and research interests in the areas of...See more

Roy A. Cook, D.B.A. (Mississippi State University), is Associate Dean of the School of Business Administration and Professor of Management, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. He has written a best selling textbook, Tourism: The Business of Travel, now in its second edition, and is finishing another book, Guide to Business Etiquette. He has authored numerous articles, cases, and papers based on his extensive experience in the hospitality industry and research interests in the areas of tourism, strategy, small business management, human resource management, and communications. Dr. Cook is the Director of Colorado s Center for Tourism Research, Editor of the Annual Advances in Business Cases, and also serves on the editorial boards of the Business Case Journal, the Journal of Business Strategies, and the Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism. He is a member of the Academy of Management, Society for Case Research (past president), and International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators. Dr. Cook teaches courses and consults in Strategic Management, Small Business Management, Tourism and Resort Management, and Human Resource Management. See less