Specialties
Applied research in international business strategy, the internationalization of Kansas City public corporations, corporate governance and international entrepreneurship.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Management, Georgia Tech, 1957

Master of Science in Management, Georgia Tech, 1959

Doctoral Program in Economics, University of Oklahoma, 1958-59

Post Graduate Study in Operations Research, University of Michigan, 1961

Ph.D. in Business Administration, Georgia State University, 1968

Post Graduate Study, American Graduate School of International Management, 1994

Honors & Awards

Beta Gamma Sigma

Cray Award for Innovative Teaching

Pierson Award for Outstanding University Teaching

Senate Resolution – State of Georgia for Consultation on Reorganization of

   State Government

Distinguished Professor Award – International Intermodal EXPO

Academic Positions Held

Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration,

  University of Missouri-Kansas City

1996-Present        Professor of Strategic and International Management

                           Director  - Center for International Business

                           Lecturer in Executive MBA Program

               Lecturer in IEMBA Program - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

                           Lecturer in Professional Direct Marketing Program

               Visiting Professor – Fachhochschule Augsburg, Germany

                           Program Director – TransAtlantic Business School Alliance

                           Faculty Coordinator – International Business and Strategic       

                               Management

1992-1996            Professor of Strategic and International Management

                           Director-Business Administration Division

1990-1994            Academic Director - Certificate in Transportation and Logistics

1990-1991            Adjunct Professor of Management;

                           Executive in Residence and Development Manager

College of Business Administration, Georgia State University

1971-75                Professor of Management, Doctoral Faculty;

                            Faculty of the Executive Development Program

                            Faculty of the EMBA Program

1968-71                Associate Professor of Management

                            Faculty Coordinator – Strategic and Operations Management

1965-68                Assistant Professor of Business Administration

                            Appointments in Management, Marketing and Accounting

                            Operations Research Courses in Management and Marketing

College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology

1959-60                 Instructor in Economics, Management and Accounting

University of Oklahoma

1958-59                 Instructor in Macro and Micro Economics

Selected Publications

Strategic Management – An Applied Approach (Translated in German)

University of Missouri – Kansas City, 2000.

International Management Monograph

University of Missouri – Kansas City, 1999.

A Study of Kansas City Public Corporations for 1995 - 96,

University of Missouri - Kansas City, 1997.

A Guide to ESOP’s, American ESOP Association, Washington, D.C., 1996.

Bloch School Review, Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1991.

Corporate Annual Report, American Carriers, Inc., 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986.

“What the Boss Really Thinks”.  A series on business leadership in the Atlanta Economic Review, 1972-75.

A Dialogue on Managing Regional Investment Banking Firms with Mr. Alexander Yearly, IV, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Robinson Humphrey Company, May-June, 1975.

A Dialogue on Managing a Growth Company with Mr. Sartain Lanier, Chairman of the Board of Oxford Industries, July-August, 1974.

A Dialogue on Managing Scientists and Engineers in the High Technology Industry with Mr. John O. McCarty, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Audichron Company, September-October, 1973.

A Dialogue on Community Relations with Mr. Albert J. Bows, Jr., Senior Partner and Member of the Board of Directors of Arthur Andersen & Co., May-June, 1973.

A Dialogue on Management Decision-Making with Mr. Alvin W. Vogtle, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Southern Company, November-December, 1972.

A Dialogue on Management with Mr. W. Lee Burge, President and Chief Executive Officer of Retail Credit Company, March, 1972.

Profitability Commission Plans:  Relating Sales Compensation to Profitability, Management Accounting, June, 1968.

Network Analysis and Financial Planning, Management Accounting, April, 1967.

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