Position
Academic Background
Sample Courses   
Teaching Philosophy
Research & Interests    
Notable Academic Appointments & Awards
Publication Highlights     
            Selected Scholarly Presentations              

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Position

• Assistant Professor of Management
• Faculty member, Graduate Studies MBA program

Academic Background        

• Nova Southeastern University - D.B.A. (Doctorate in Business Administration), 1995
• University of Southern California - Certificate in International Management / Pacific Rim Management Program, 1991
• Providence College - M.B.A., 1980
• Defiance College/St. Lawrence College, Quebec, Canada - B.A. in Political Science and History, 1971

Sample Courses Taught at Providence College

Undergraduate courses:

• Capstone Seminar in Strategy
• International Business
• Principles of Management

Graduate courses:

• MBA Capstone Seminar in Corporate Strategy
• MBA Seminar in International Management

Teaching Philosophy

My teaching philosophy is to impart knowledge in inspiring ways so that the process of learning connects with the students' values with respect to critical inquiry for life-long learning and truth. My role as a faculty member is not a matter of pouring knowledge into a student but developing a student's inherent knowledge to greater depths. It is that process of mutual inspiration between students and faculty that brings about academic excellence and transcends all barriers to learning.

Research & Interests

My research focus is on understanding the globalization of firms from two perspectives: the use of global strategic alliances and the development of global capabilities. As a result, the scope of my scholarly activities is global and includes research projects and presentations in countries such as Australia, Belgium, China, England, France, Italy, and Slovenia.  My most recent grant was awarded in 2003 to conduct research at the World Bank and at the United Nations on global collaborative models among Industry, Government, and Academia to explore new approaches to develop global capabilities.

My work keeps me current in my field and allows me to better understand and share global perspectives with my undergraduate and graduate students. I thoroughly enjoy the interactive learning experience and the students' involvement in the discussion of research projects.

Notable Academic Appointments and Awards

• Acting Dean, School of Business, Providence College, 2007-2008.
• Director, Division of Business Administration, Providence College, 2004-2007.
• Global Learning Partnerships & Networks Grant, Providence College CAFR. May 2003.
• J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University. Teaching Emerging Economies Conference Grant, 1998.
• Global Strategic Alliances Survey Grant. Providence College CAFR. 1992.
  Conducted field research in Australia, Germany, Switzerland, France, and England.
• Europe 1992 and Beyond. Bentley College & Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Conference Grant. 1992/Institut des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (Belgium), Strategic Alliances within the European Community. 

• "The MiFid Business Model: A Strrategic Opportunity." The I-Manager's Journal on Management, September- November 2007, Volume 2 No. 2.
• "Global Transfer of Knowledge: Corporate Structural Contexts and Subsidiary Roles." The Journal of Global Business Perspectives, Fall 2004.
• "Operational Change Development and Global Dependency: An Examination into the Complex Dynamics of Organizational Change," co-authors: Michelle Jones, Robert Morris. The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management.  Common Ground Publishing, 2004 Volume.
• "A New Business Model and Debt Restructure: Employee Solutions, Inc.", co-authors- J. Kelley, A. D'Attelo, M. Wright. eRaider. May, 2000. Third Place National Award following Duke Fuqua School of Business and NorthWestern Kellogg.
• "An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between Global Alliances and Strategic Capabilities," Journal of Global Competitiveness. Vol. 4 (1), 1996.
• "Global Learning Networks," presented at the  World Association of Case Research Proceedings. Lucerne, Switzerland, January 2003.
• "The Impact of Strategic Technology Alliances on the Globalization of Firms,"  Southwest Review of International Business Research, March, 1993.
• "Corporate Culture: The Qualitative Side of your Bottom Line." HRMOB Proceedings. October, 1988.

Selected Scholarly Presentations and Activities

• "Operational Change Development and Global Dependency: An Examination into the Complex Dynamics of Organizational Change," presented at the 4th Conference for Organizational Change, Knowledge and Culture , August 2004 at the University of Greenwich, UK.
• "The Relationship between Global Strategic Alliances and Strategic Capabilities," accepted for presentation at the Academy of International Business 2004 Conference , July, 2004 in Stockholm, Sweden at the University of Stockholm. 
• "Global Learning Partnerships & Networks," presented at the 20th Conference of the European Group for Organizational Studies, July, 2004 in Slovenia at the University of Ljubljana. Conference Theme: The Relationships and Dynamic Exchanges between Corporate and Academic Worlds in Organizational Studies
• "Global Transfer of Knowledge: Corporate Structural Contexts and Subsidiary Roles," presented at the International Business Association Conference, University of Turin, Italy, June, 2004.
•  "Global Learning Networks," presented at the World Association of Case Research Conference, Lucerne, Switzerland, January 2003.     

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