Dr. Frank Hull is an Adjunct Instructor in Sociology and Anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Mississippi.
Research Interests
Dr. Frank Hull's research interests/experience include: comparative analyses of organizations and entrepreneurial R&D in the USA, Japan, Korea, and Europe sponsored by 80 Fortune 500 corporations, and grants from the US National Science Foundation, US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers, US Department of Commerce, and Center for Innovation Management Studies.
Biography
Teaching and Research
My teaching attempts to help every student learn how to apply sociological models to improve a given condition for humanistic benefit and/or responsibly create profit. Every course begins with understanding how socialization processes has shaped our character and social forces have affected behaviors.
My research focuses on three themes: organizations, societies, and processes for system change. A “composite model”™ of organizational systems has been documented founded on collaborative practices to achieve high performance in varied type of enterprise, such as: R&D laboratories, manufacturers, services, and agencies for human improvement. Research on models of ethical societies aims to optimize the common good by expanding upon the work of sociological theorists such as Durkheim and philosophers such as Kant. Comparative analysis of international data models societies that have achieved high scores on indices of humanistic well-being. A transitional Assurance Process model™ maps ways of transforming societies to better serve its citizens. “The Transformation Assurance Process (TAP) provides social guidance on how societies can improve well-being for their citizens.
Teaching Experience
I have taught a variety of Sociology courses since 1966 at Ole Miss, Columbia, Rutgers, and the University of Maryland:
- The sociology of science, tech, and society
- Sociological Theory
- Research Methods
- Social Change
- Urban Sociology
- The Family
I taught Graduate Business and Executive MBA courses at Wharton, Rutgers, Stevens Institute of Technology, City University of London, Fordham Graduate School of Management, John Cabot University/Rome, Arizona State University/Executive MBA, and Fordham University.
My signature course is the “strategic management of innovation and technology” taught in universities and numerous corporations such as Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies, DuPont, Rolls-Royce Aerospace, Siemens, The Stanley Works, US Army Research, and Varian Semiconductor,
Publications
2025 Driving Cost-Effective Innovation with Concurrent Systems, World Scientific
2016 Driving Service Innovation, World Scientific Press
Over 70 professional journal articles
In Process Publications:
The Innovation Paradox for Reducing Inequality, World Scientific Press
Courses Taught
- SOC 317 The Sociology of Literature
- G ST 301 The Family
- SOC 301 The Family
- SOC 321 Science, Technology and Society
Education
B.A. Sociology, The University of Mississippi (1964)
M.A. Sociology, The University of Mississippi (1967)
Ph.D. Sociology, Columbia University (1977)