乾淨世界中，謝田的世界。 六十年代之初，生于黄海之滨，长于东北边陲。 七十年代初叶，得尝农家苦乐，略知国难家累。 八十年代发韧，求学古都燕园，茫中求脱左昧。 八十年代中叶，负笈留学美国，科学救国难遂。 八十年代末节，惊闻六四血案，民主救国心碎。 九十年代初始，业界拼搏八年，家齐自疏修为。 九十年代中叶，携妇将雏求索，世事耕耘繁累。 九十年代末劫，欣闻佛法正道，感念主佛慈悲。 零零年代以降，勤修正法律己，教书育人不悔。 Frank Tian Xie, BS, MBA, Ph.D. Dr. Frank Tian Xie is John M. Olin Palmetto Chair Professor in Business and Professor of Marketing at the University of South Carolina Aiken & Senior Fellow at think tank Consilium Institute. As a recipient of the Taiwan Fellowship, he was a Visiting Scholar at Public Economic Policy Research Center at National Taiwan University. Prior to his appointment at USC Aiken, Dr. Xie was on the faculty of business at Drexel University in Philly, PA. Professor Xie obtained his Ph.D. in Marketing and MBA in Finance from Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University in Atlanta, and BS in geoscience from Peking University in Beijing, China. A native of China and an expert on Chinese business, society, & economy, Dr. Xie is a columnist on business for New Epoch Weekly, a global Chinese language magazine. His research interest includes Chinese business and economy, marketing strategy, business-to-business marketing, international marketing, and research methodology. His research appears in academic journals such as the Journal of Business Market Management, Journal of Business Research, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Journal of Interactive Advertising, Journal of Retailing & Consumer Services, Journal of Education for Business, Journal of Business and Economic Policy, Journal of Southeast Case Research Association, and Journal of Marketing Channels. Dr. Xie has been a speaker in numerous seminars and panels in countries in America, Asia, and Europe; and appeared in global media outlets from VOA, RFA, Radio Australia, New York Times, CNN, NBC, CBS, Tokyo Shimbun, to Epochtimes, NTDTV, and SOH Radio International. He has been writing a column on business and economics since 2002.