Workshop Participants

Diane Bridge is a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Management Department at George Washington University. Her dissertation is entitled Workplace Litigation: Applicant Perceptions of Organizational Attractiveness and Its Influence on Job Choice Decisions. Her primary research interest is Human Resources and Conflict Management with an emphasis on women in the workplace, legal workplace issues, recruitment and selection, and due process issues. Diane has over twenty years experience in labor and employment law and serves as a volunteer mediator with the District of Columbia’s Office of Human Rights. Her teaching experience includes courses in Human Resources, Women in Management, Collective Bargaining, and ADR for paralegals.

Mona El Shazly was born and grew up in Egypt. She attended the American University in Cairo where she received a B.A. and an M.A. in Economics. In 1980, she moved with her husband Hassan and two children Dina and Tarek to Columbia S.C. to complete her studies. She attended the University of South Carolina and received her Ph.D. in Economics with a minor in International Business in 1987. Dr. El Shazly joined Columbia College in 1987 and is now serving as professor of Economics and International Business and chair of the Department of Business. She teaches courses in Economics, International Business and International Negotiations. Dr. El Shazly is actively engaged in research and has published numerous articles in professional journals on topics that deal with currency forecasting, exchange rate analysis, equity markets, international trade and finance. She is active in professional organizations at both the national and international level. During her tenure at Columbia College, Dr. El Shazly was invited to teach as a visiting lecturer at The American University in Cairo, the University of South Carolina, Lethbridge University in Canada, Huron University in London, and the American University in Washington D.C. Mona has also taught graduate courses in: International Finance, Money and Banking, and International Trade Theory. She is a member of a number of professional organizations: Academy of International Business, International Atlantic Economic Association, International Association of Financial Engineers and the American Economic Association. Dr. El Shazly is also the director of The Center of Economic Education at Columbia College which provides support through workshops and training programs for teachers K-12 in the state of South Carolina.

Carina Friedmann is a doctoral candidate in the International Management Department at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg/Germany. Her primary research interests are Foreign Direct Investment in India as well as Human Resource Management in India. She is teaching Intercultural Competence Courses at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Before joining the doctoral program, she completed her M.A. in Social and Economic Sciences at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, focusing on Strategic and International Management. During that time she spent a year working and studying in India.

Margaret Gonglewski is Associate Professor of German and International Affairs at the George Washington University (GW), where she has directed the German language program since 1995. She currently serves as GW-CIBER (Center for International Business Education and Research) Business Language Co-Coordinator with colleague Dr. Anna Helm. During her tenure as Director of the GW Language Center (2004-2007), Dr. Gonglewski worked closely on projects with teachers from across ten languages at GW, including critical languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Russian, all of whom are working on developing business language courses. Dr. Gonglewski earned her Ph.D. in German from Georgetown University and has published articles on critical issues in second language pedagogy, e.g., the role of technology in language teaching and learning, multiple literacies, and the textbook selection process. She is co-author of Treffpunkt Deutsch (Prentice Hall), one of the most widely used introductory German textbook programs in North America.

Anna Helm is Visiting Assistant Professor of International Business at GW, currently teaching courses on international marketing management and introductory courses in IB. She also holds the position of GW-CIBER (Center for International Business Education and Research) Business Language Co-Coordinator. Prior to joining GW, she was Director of the Business, Culture and Languages Program at the University of Maryland for seven years, overseeing their business language programming in seven languages and a thriving undergraduate program with over 400 students. During this time Dr. Helm taught Business German and courses on International Business Cultures. Dr. Helm received her Ph.D. in German Studies from Georgetown University in 2002, and she is currently enrolled in the AACSB Post Doctoral Bridge to Business Program at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Her research interests include literary representations of business and economics, business language pedagogy, and cultural applications in international business. Her first book "The Intersection of Material and Poetic Economy: Gustav Freytag's Soll und Haben and Adalbert Stifter's Der Nachsommer" just appeared with Peter Lang. She is currently pursuing research on cross-cultural differences in consumer perceptions of green marketing.

Joaquina Hoskisson is currently a coordinator and supervisor of part-time faculty for the Spanish Section and is a Departmental Representative on Faculty Advisor Board for the Global Management Center, Mariott School of Business.

Paul Kalfadellis is a lecturer in the Department of Management at Monash University in Australia. Paul has had extensive experience in both academia and industry. His teaching strengths lie in the area of international business and cross-cultural management communication. Within the Department of Management he also administers the graduate program the Masters of International Business for which he is course coordinator. Paul was awarded his PhD in 2009 his thesis addressed foreign direct investment (FDI) in Australia. His research specifically investigated the issue of location and the factors that encourage the continued and repeat investment of established foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) within Australia. His research interests also lie in the areas of the political/economic history of FDI in Australia and the area cross-cultural communication. His work has been presented at numerous international conferences and has been published in a number of academic journals and book chapters.

Julia Lewis-Spann is a doctoral candidate in international business with a focus on knowledge management and marketing in developing countries of the Caribbean. She is world-travelled. Countries include China, Egypt, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Scotland, St.Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, St.Lucia, the Bahamas and Great Britain. She has developed her professional career in Chicago, Illinois and served as an elected official and served on several leadership and community development projects over the past 20 years. Julia has a background in applied psychology, banking and information science and currently resides with her husband and two children in South Florida, USA.

Samir Moussalli is currently a Professor of Management and International Business and Dean of the School of Business and Professional Studies at Huntingdon College. Dr. Moussalli has teaching experience that spans more than 20 years. He is the recipient of the Global Excellence Award (2005, 2006, 2008) and co-author of a Best Paper Award in 2004. He teaches classes in International Business, Human Resources, Organization Behavior, and Quantitative Methods, and is a member of the Board of Reviewers of the Journal of Global Business and Technology. He has served on the board of directors of the Global Business and Technology Association for the past four years. Dr. Moussalli received his Ph.D. and MBA from Auburn University, his MSE from the University of Michigan and his BSCE from California State University, Fresno.

Hanora O'Sullivan is a tenured, full Professor of Management in the School of Business Administration of Marymount University. In 2007 she was one of eight recipients nationally to win the Wal-Mart Excellence in Teaching award. She is also a Baldrige examiner for the Virginia level Baldrige award (SPQA). She teaches graduate courses in Negotiations and Mediation, Management, Organizational Behavior, and Global Business Management. In research for the latter course, she has travelled to over 70 countries. Her research interests include: international quality assurance practices for business curriculum, student learning outcomes assessment, active learning strategies, and international management issues.

Jenna Pieper is a doctoral candidate in the Management and Human Resources department at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Her primary research interest is Human Resources with emphases in employee turnover, high performance work practices, and cross-cultural management. Prior to joining her doctoral program, she completed her M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma and her B.A. in Psychology and Business Administration at the University of Nebraska – Kearney.

Linda Rodriguez has 24 years of Army experience in Military Police, Logistics, Maintenance, and Recruiting. Her undergraduate degrees include Accounting, and Computer Information Systems from the University of Texas at El Paso. Her M.B.A. is in International Business and she received it from the University of Texas at El Paso. Her Ph.D., awarded in August 2008 at the University of Texas-Pan American, is in International Business and Management. Her business background consists of many years working as an Accountant in companies such as Greyhound Lines Inc., The Principal Financial Group, Georgia Pacific, Helen of Troy and other smaller companies and partnerships. Linda hails originally from Western Pennsylvania—the same county that the groundhog resides in. She joined the Army when she was 18 and moved to Texas at 19. Her current affiliation is with North Carolina Central University where she teaches Organizations and Management and International Business. Her research stream is Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy.

Daaim Shabazz is a Chicago native and a tenured Associate Professor at Florida A&M University where he also serves as Department Chair of Marketing and Management. He holds a Bachelor's in Computer Science from Chicago State University, an MBA from Clark Atlanta University and a Ph.D. in International Affairs and Development, also from Clark Atlanta. His Ph.D. dissertation was titled "The Development of Internet Strategies for the Improvement of Transnational Trade in the West African Subregion." He has served on the faculty at Florida A&M University since 1998 and teaches in the area of International Business in the School of Business and Industry. Before arriving at FAMU, Dr. Shabazz previously taught International Marketing as an adjunct at Clark Atlanta University, worked with the Canadian Consulate General of Atlanta and with the Atlanta Electronic Commerce Resource Center. His areas of interest include International Trade and Commerce, and e-Business. He has published scholarly papers in these areas.

Peter Mark Shaw is a professor of Business and Economics, Norfolk Campus, Tidewater Community College. He has business degrees from Old Dominion University (BA 1978) and the College of William and Mary (MBA 1982). He has completed several Faculty Development in International Business Programs (Univ. of So. Carolina); Executive Education Program (Wharton Business School, Univ. of Pa.); Negotiations in International Business (Duke University); and was a participant to the Oxford Round Table (Oxford University, UK) to analyze and discuss “Globalization in the 21st Century.” He completed the Case Study Program (Harvard Business School) and selected to the inaugural Advanced International Business Institute for Community College Faculty Program (Michigan State University). Peter served as guest panelist to discuss globalization and national economic issues on local television and for local newspaper interviews. Faculty participant in the ODU Deutsche Telekom Project to train DT Managers regarding USA business practices. Member of Coddle Roasted Meats, Incorporated Corporate Board before company purchased by Smithfield Foods, Inc. Peter has received the TCC Norfolk Campus Academic Dean’s “Norfolk Campus Outstanding Faculty Award” and “Academic Excellence Award in Business and Economics” (2003-2004). Peter worked as Economics Analyst, Virginia Attorney General’s Office and Legislative Assistant to Vice Chair, House Appropriations Committee, Virginia General Assembly.

Carlos Vargas was born in San Jose, Costa Rica. Currently he is an International Relations and Law professor at Centro Universitario Curitiba (UNICURITIBA), in Parana State, Brazil. Professor Vargas has ample knowledge in International Public Administration since he has worked as a diplomat, lawyer and professor in the last thirty-one years. Due to the studies, he has done and the positions he has carried out, he is specialized in these fundamental areas: Diplomacy, International Relations, International Law and International Cooperation. The International Cooperation can be related to economical, financial, agricultural, technical, cultural, scientific, technological and other areas; as he has participated in Joint Commissions that Costa Rica has carried out with other countries on the elaboration, negotiation, conclusion and follow-up of Cooperative Projects of National Institutions. Professor Vargas is a graduate from the Instituto Rio Branco (diplomatic academy of Brazil), the Universidad Autonoma de Centro America (UACA), the Universidad Nacional (CR), and the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO). He and his brazilian wife, Rutilea, have two children, Amanda and Franco.

Thomas Wicker is an entering doctoral student in Management and Organizations at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in Durham, North Carolina. His research interests focus on cross-cultural aspects of Negotiations, Innovation, Leadership, Entrepreneurism, and Organizational Learning. Prior to joining the PhD program, he has assisted with courses on Negotiations, Entrepreneurial Strategy, Entrepreneurial Execution, and Intellectual Capital Strategy, and with several research projects. Before Fuqua, Thomas worked in project and process management and user interface design in two startup medical software companies, has worked in the field of FDA regulatory affairs (primarily medical device regulations), and was a middle school teacher, getting his start in education through Teach for America. Thomas also participates in entrepreneurs' and social entrepreneurs' meetups and plays Ultimate Frisbee in local competitive leagues.