CURRENT POSITION
Professor (Department of Management, Human Resources Management) School
of Business Administration California State University, Long Beach
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Major: Strategic Management
Minor: Statistics
MBA Degree in Finance
The American University
B.S. (Honors) in Accounting
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
-Professor, Department of Management/HRM, California State University,
Long Beach
-Associate Professor, Department of Managemen/HRM, California State
University, Long Beach
-Teaching Assistant, Department of Management
and Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson
-Research Assistant, Department of Management and Policy, University
of Arizona, Tucson
Courses Taught
- Strategic Planning
- Strategic Management
- Industry and Competition Analysis
- Organization Development
- Policy Analysis
- Management of High Technology Firms
- Statistics
- Managing Mergers & Acquisitions
- Principles of Management
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
-Referee to a number of professional journals and publications
-Consultant, private consulting practice specializing in seven areas:
Strategic planning ; feasibility studies analyses;
organization development, manangement training, strategic
marketing planning, mergers & acquisitions analysis, and survey research.
-Stocks and securities analyst (stock options specialist),
Carpenter Investment Company, Phoenix, AZ, and the E. F. Hutton
Corporation, San Francisco
-Assistant Financial Manager, Inter-Continental Hotel, London, England.
-Credit Officer, Lloyd's Bank, London, England.
-Trainee Manager, Chase-Manhattan Bank, London, England.
PROFESSIONAL, CREATIVE AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Publications (journal articles, books. proceedings):
- "Location and Firm Success: A new Investigation",
Preceedings
of the International Conference of the Academy of Business & Administrative
Sciences
Quebec City, Canada, July,
2001.
- "Clusters and Financial Performance: A Strategic Assessment", Proceedings 0f The Hawaii Conference On Business, June, 2001.
- "Impact of Changes in Leisure Time Structure,"(with Donald Bates),International Business Trends: Contemporary Readings, 2000 edition.
- "Changes in The Structure of Leisure
Time: Impact on Recreational Industries,"( with Donald Bates), Proceedings
of the Western Decision Sciences
Institute,
Hawaii, April,2000.
- "The Aerospace Endgame -
A Disaster Waiting to Happen?," (with Donald Bates), Long
Range
Planning, August 1998.
- "An Evaluation of American
Top Management's View of Quality Using Malcolm Baldridge
Quality Award Criteria" (with Philip Chong), International Journal of
Management, September, 1997.
- " The Effects of Academic
Background on the Research Interests of Management Information
Academies: A Survey," with M. B. Khan, International Journal of Management.,
September, 1997.
- "How to Survive in
the Small Defense Contractor Sector," Proceedings of the Annual Western
Decision Sciences
Institute, Hawaii, March, 1997.
- "Telecornmuting on
the Edge of the Pacific Rim," Proceedings of the 1996 Annual National
Meeting of the Decision
Sciences
Institute, Orlando, Florida, 1996.
- "Ashton-Tate
Corporation: Strategic Alliance and Corporate Evolution,"
Pinnacle,
a database of cases for strategic
management. Primis, McGraw Hill Electronic Publishing Division, Fall, 1995.
- "Thums
Long Beach Company: Strategic Planning Considerations," Pinnacle,
a database of cases for strategic
management. Primis, McGraw Hill Electronic Publishing Division, Fall, 1995.
- "Strategic Planning for a Joint Venture" (with Mark Jungennann), Long Range Planning June,1995.
- "Object Oriented
Concepts Applied to Strategic Planning" (with George Senf),
International
Journal of Management
,June,1995.
- "MIS Researchers'
Academic Background, Research Interests, and Research Output," Proceedings
of theWestern
Decision
Science Institute Conference, Hawaii, March 30 - April 4, 1994.
- "How Does American
Top Management View Productivity?",
Total
Quality- Management Journal, Vol. 4, No. 2,1993.
- "Sun Microsystems
Reorganizes For Growth," Long Range Planning, October,1993
- "Generic Requirements
of an Integrated Production Planning & Simulation System," with Gus
Khoury,
International
Journal of Management, June, 1992.
- "How Does American
Top Management View Quality" (with Philip Chong), International Journal
of Management
Science
(OMEGA), Vol. 19, No. 5,1991.
- "Recession -
Proofing Your Sales Force," an interview published in Sales & Marketing
Management Magazine,
February, 1991.
- "Determinants
of Strategic Planning Systems in Large Organizations," Journal of Management
Studies ,
March, 1991.
- "Ashton - Tate
Corporation: Strategic Alliance and Corporate Evolution," Case Research
Journal,
Autumn, 1991.
- "MIS Professionals:
Education and Performance" (with M. Khan), Information and Manangement
Journal,
No. 19, 1990.
- "30 Ways to
Trim I/S Budgets" (with M. Khan), Mananging MIS Personnel,
Volume
4, No. 8, March 1990.
- "Strategies
for Strategic Planning: Using A Group Decision Support System in the Planning
Process" (with L. Jessup), Long Range Planning, June, 1990.
- "Managing in
Hard Times," an interview published in The Wall Street Journal,
(pp. B I and B2,
Oct. 31, 1990.
- "MIS Professionals
Educational Background, Professional Performance and Perceptions for
Professional Success," Proceedings of the International Conference on
Computing and Information
(International Conference), Toronto, May, 1989.
- "Using Microcomputer-Based
MRP Software to Teach Materials Management" (with P, Chong),
Production and Inventory Management Journal, Fourth Quarter, 1989.
- "MIS Budget
Cutbacks: Alternative Actions for MIS Managers" (with M. Khan),
Journal
of
Information
Systems Management, Fall, 1989.
- "The Relationship
Between Strategic Planning and Environmental Complexity: A New Investigation",
International Journal of Management, December, 1989.
- "The Relationship
Among Firm Characteristics and Design of Strategic Planning Systems in
Large
Organizations," Journal of Management, December, 1989.
- "The Changing
of the Guard: CEOs and Board Chair Turnover and the Nature of the Top Leadership
Positions" (with R. Harrison and D. Torres), Administrative Science
Quarterly, June, 1988.
- "Strategic
Planning in Large U.S. Corporations," The International Journal of Management
Science (OMEGA), November, 1988.
- "Is Voluntary Turnover Really Voluntary?" (with Ken Teel), Personnel Journal, November, 1988.
- "The Impact
of Government Policies in Shaping Economic Strategies: A Study into the
Brazilian Experience,"
Proceedings
of the Business Association of Latin American Studies Annual Conference,
1987.
Papers/presentations delivered to scholarly or organizations (but not,published in proceedings
Selected List of Presentations:
- "An Evaluation of American
Top Management's View of quality and Productivity Using Malcolm Baldridge
Quality
Award
Criteria, "The 1993 Production and Operations Manangement Society Conference,
Boston,
October
3-7, 1993.
- "How Does American Management
View Productivity," The 1992 National Academy of Management Conference,
Las Vegas,
August, 1992.
- "Generic Requirements of
an Integrated Production Planning and Simulation System," International
Academy of Business
Disciplines
National Conference, Washington, April, 1992.
- "Thums Long Beach Co.,"
The 1992 Western Case Writer's Workshop at the Western Academy of Management,
Spokane,
April 1992.
- "Fariners Insurance Group,
the Bates Takeover Bid: A Case Study," The 1992 Western Risk and Insurance
Association
Conference,
Phoenix, January, 1992.
- "Regulation and Organizational
Structure: Board of Directors of Financial Institutions,' Eastern Academy
of Management
Fourth
Biennial International Conference, Nice, France, June 6-8, 1991.
- "How Does American Management
View Quality?" Western Decision Science Institute Conference, Hawaii,
March
18-20, 199 1.
- "MIS Professional Educational
Background, Professional Performance and Perceptions for Professional Success,"
International
Conference on Computing and Information, Toronto, May, 1989.
- "Strategic Planning and
Company Performance: A New Investigation," Strategic Management Society
International
Conference,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October, 1988.
- "The Practice of Strategic
Planning in U. S. Corporations," Western Academy of Management, Montana,
March
24-26, 1988.
- "Strategic Planning in Large
U.S. Corporations: A Survey," The Strategic Management Society Conference,
National
Conference,
Boston, Oct. 14-17, 1987.
- "Strategic Planning: An
Investigation Into Detem-tinants of the Planning Process in 174 Corporations,"
Academy of
Management
Conference, National Conference, New Orleans, August 12-15, 1987.
- "The Impact of Government
Policies in Shaping Economic Strategies: A Study Into the Brazilian Experience,"
The
1987 Business
Association of Latin American Studies Annual Conference, Phoenix, February
26-28, 1987.
- "The Change of the Guard:
CEOs and Board Chair Turnover and the Nature of the Top Leadership Position."
The
Strategic
Management Society Conference, National Conference, Singapore, October
13-16, 1986.
- "Structural Analysis of
Boards of Directors of Financial Institutions," Academy of Management Conference,
National
Conference,
Boston, August 12-16, 1984.
Research In Progress
- "The relationships Between Financial Performance and Location: The Case of Industry Clusters"
Paperss Submitted For Publication:
Contribution/participation in organizations of state, national or international scope
Symposia and Conferences Chaired:
- Chairperson and discussant
for a session on "Bridging Between Organizations," Tenth Annual Strategic
Management Society
Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, September 24-28,1990.
- Chairperson and discussant
for a session on the "Cognitive Issues in Strategy," The Strategic Management
Society
Conference,
National Conference, Barcelona, Spain, October 10-14, 1985.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
CSULB University, College and Department Committee work
University Committees
- Member, Academic Senate,
1990-92
- Member, Strategic Planning
Committee, 1987-89
College Committees
- Member, Graduate Curriculum,
1987-90; 1997-present
- Member, Lottery, 1990-94;
1994-95 (Chair); 1997-98
- Member, Instructional Technology,
1992-93
- Member, RTP Committee,
2001- present
- Member, Strategic Planning
( co-chair ), 2000- present
- Member, faculty Development
( chair ) 2001- present
Department Committees
- Member, RTP Committee, 1996-2001
- Member, Personnel Committee,
1993-present
- Member, Curriculum Development
Committee, 1986-present
- Member, Elections Committee,
1986-88
- Management Advisor, 2000-
present
Membership and participation in professional organization
- Member, Academy of Management
- Member, Strategic Management
Society
- Member, Society for Advancement
of Management
- Member, Beta Gamma Sigma