Professor Vishal K. Gupta is on the faculty of the Department of Management at Culverhouse College of Business of The University of Alabama. His previous academic positions were at University of Mississippi, State University of New York at Binghamton, and University of Nebraska at Omaha. He also has been a visiting professor at Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance, and the Indian Institute of Management (at Kashipur and Shillong). He has published 2 academic books and over 75 research articles. His work is regularly discussed in the popular press, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Business Insider, among others. Before embarking on an academic career, Professor Gupta worked in the family business (YESCO), making industrial grinding machines. He earned a PhD in Business Administration (concentration in Strategic Management with an emphasis on Entrepreneurship) from University of Missouri. His pedagogical approach combines theory and practice, which also informs the way the material in this book is presented.