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VITA
Sudhir K. Saha
ADDRESS:
Faculty of Business Administration
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Nfld., Canada A1B 3X5
709-753-0391 (Res.)
709- 864-8556 (Office)
Fax: 709-864-7680
E-mail: [email protected]
Websites:
http://www.busi.mun.ca/sksaha/
Education:
Ph.D.
Organizational Behaviour
University of British Columbia
M.B.A.
University of British Columbia
M. Com.
Rajshahi University, Bangladesh
B. Com.
(Hons)
Rajshahi University, Bangladesh
Awards and Scholarships:
Received a number of competitive awards and scholarships from the following educational bodies:
Association of Universities & Colleges of Canada
Commonwealth Scholarship for post-graduate studies
(Note: Commonwealth Scholarship, offered to only a few scholars in Bangladesh on the basis of a
national competition, is the most prestigious scholarship in the country)
Merit & Talent Scheme Scholarships from the Education Ministry of Bangladesh continuously for six
years for the following academic achievements:
1.
Placed 25th among approximately 96,000 students appearing in Public Examination for
obtaining their high school certificate called Matriculation.
2.
Placed first among all graduates in Intermediate of Commerce examination conducted by
Rajshahi University.
3.
Secured the academic distinction of being the first class first in B.Com (Hons) examination
from Rajshahi University.
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4.
Secured the academic distinction of being the first class first in Master of Commerce
examination conducted by Rajshahi University.
5.
South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) Undergraduate Scholarship for the academic
Distinction of obtaining the highest marks among all arts, science and commerce graduates
from the colleges under Rajshahi University.
6.
An Award for Outstanding Service to Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of
Business Administration, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
An Award for Organizational Citizenship Behaviour by Memorial University.
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Relevant Work History:
Sept. 1991 – Present
Full Professor of Human Resource Management and Organizational
Behaviour, Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial
University of Newfoundland.
Sept. 1983 - Aug. 1991 Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration,
Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Sept. 1980 - Aug. 1983 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business
Administration, Memorial University of
Newfoundland.
Sept. 1978 - Aug. 1980 Visiting Lecturer, MBA Programs, The Chinese University
Of Hong Kong.
Feb. 1978 - Aug. 1978 Government of Canada, Training Division, Manpower
And Immigration.
Dec. 1976 - Dec. 1977 Post Doctoral Fellow, University of British
Columbia. Research and teaching in Organizational
Behaviour.
May 1974 - Oct. 1976 Associate Professor, Department of Management, Rajshahi
University, Bangladesh.
Nov. 1972 - May 1974 Assistant Professor of Management, Rajshahi University,
Bangladesh.
Sept. 1971 - Dec. 1971 Instructor, Organizational Behaviour,
University of British Columbia.
Canadian and International Teaching Experiences
The Assumption University of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand (Summer 2008)
University of British Columbia, Canada
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, India (summer, 2004)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (1978-1980, 1986)
Czech Management Center, Czech Republic (1997)
Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan (1994)
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Rajshahi University, Bangladesh
Developed and delivered Faculty Development Workshops in Strategic planning to faculty
members and senior government officers in Bangladesh and Nepal. (May 31-July 3, 2000).
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Teaching pedagogy
I am comfortable with a variety of teaching pedagogy. For example, I have been teaching a Web
based credit course in organizational behaviour for the past 15 years. I have taught other types of
distance education courses: a) I have been teaching a human resource management course via
teleconference and correspondence since 1993; b) I have also been teaching an organizational
behaviour course by correspondence and teleconference since 1992. Once a year for the past five
years, I have been engaged by the Asia Pacific International University to teach a weekend course in
human resource management for their Executive MBA program in Vancouver. My in-class teachings
are highly interactive involving experiential exercises, video presentations, case analysis, and research
projects and presentations led by students. Finally, I have taught live classes through Video
Conference technology linking Canada and the UK.
Supervision of Ph.D. students:
1. Dr.. Hina Kalyal from Pakistan has completed her dissertation on the subject of organizational
change and has received her Ph. D.
2. Mr.Apu Akbar from Bangladesh currently undergoing his doctoral studies in the subject of
innovation in social organization. Thisproject is interdisciplinary in nature.
3. Mr. Moustafa Ali from Egypt is currently undergoing his doctoral studies.
Supervision of Research projects undertaken by Master of Business Administration and Master of
Employment Relations degree candidates:
A list will be provided upon request
Proceedings Editor and Chairperson in national and international conferences:
Eastern Academy of Management International (EAMI)
Association for Global Business
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada
Atlantic Schools of Business Conference
Academic Reviewer:
Eastern Academy of Management International Conference
Academy of Management conferences
International Society for Work and Organizational Values
Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, an International Journal
International Journal of Manpower
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada
Atlantic Schools of Business Conference
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
NUST Journal of Business and Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan
University Administrative Experiences
Chair, Faculty Forum, Faculty of Business Administration, 2011-2012
Member, University Pensions Committee, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2010-2012
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Member, Planning and Budget Committee, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2005-2008
Member, Executive Committee of the MUN Senate, 2000-2003
Chair, Continuous Curriculum Improvement Committee, 2002-2003
Senator, Memorial University of Newfoundland Senate (senior most academic body that regulates all
university academic matters), 1988-1991, 1996-1999
Chair, Senate Committee on Committees, 2000-2001
Member, Academic Council of Graduate Studies (responsible for policies, procedures, rules and
regulations for all graduate schools at Memorial University) 1985-1988.
Member, Senate Research Committee, 1992.
Member, Senate Committee on Committees, 1997-1999
Acting Associate Dean, MBA Program, Faculty of Business Administration, 1986.
Chairperson, Task force for a Review of the MBA Program at Memorial University of Newfoundland,
1994.
Chairperson, Faculty Forum, 1996, 2001-2008
Vice Chairperson, Faculty Council, 1995, 2003-2004
Chairperson, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1989, 1998, 2002.
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The above is not a complete list. I have served many other university teams and task forces in various
capacities
Publications in Journals, Edited books and Periodicals
Relationship between managerial values and hiring preferences in the context of the six decades of
affirmative action in India, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, Vol. 31(2),
2012, pp.176 – 197
The Workplace Rights Make a Developed Economy, The Human Factor, vol.2, Issue 7, 2011, pp.4042
Factors Affecting Commitment to Organizational Change in a Public Sector Organization, NUST
Journal of Business and Economics, Vol.1, Number 1,2009, pp.1-10. (with Hina Jawaid Kalyal)
A Study of Individual Values and Employment Equity in Canada, France and Ireland, Employment
Opportunities International, Vol.27, No. 7, 2008. (Co-authors: David O’Donnell, Taran Patel, and
John Heneghan).
Human Resource Management Practices in Russia and Canada: Convergence or Divergence? In
Human Resource Management in Russia (Eds: Michele E. Domsch and Tatjana Lidokhover), Ashgate
Publishing Company, 2007.
The Impact of Individual Values on Human Resource Decision-making by Line Managers,
International Journal of Manpower, Vol.27, No. 3, 2006, (with David McGuire, Thomas Garavan,
and David O’Donnell).
Managerial Values and HR Decision-Making: A Comparative Study between Nepal and Canada, The
Nepalese Management Review, Vol.XII, No.1, January, 2004, pp.28-39. (Co-authors: Dev Raj
Adhikari and M. Pokhrel)
The Cultural Bounded ness of Theory and Practice in HRD, Cross Cultural Management, Volume 9,
Number 2, 2002, (With David McGuire, David O’Donnell, Thomas N. Garavan, and Joe Murphy).
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Leadership Emergence in Autonomous Work Teams: Antecedents and Outcomes, Personnel
Psychology, Vol.52, pp.899-926, 1999. (Co-authored with Simon Taggar, MUN and Rick Hackett of
McMaster University)
A Comparative Study of Managerial Attitudes and Values as Determinants of Human Resource
Decisions, in S.B. Dahiya (Ed), The Current State of Business Disciplines, Vol.5, pp.2223-2234, New
Delhi, India, Spellbound Publications, January, 2000.
Managing Human Resources: China vs. the West, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences,
Vol.10, No.2, 1993, and Pp. 167-177.
A Tale of Two Cities: Hotel Managers' Stress in Hong Kong and Shanghai. International Journal of
Management, Vol. 8, No. 4, December 1991, Pp. 796-807.
Variations in the Practice of Human Resource Management: A Review. Canadian
Journal of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 3, 1989, pp. 37-45.
Hong Kong Accountants under "Moderate" Stress. The Hong Kong Manager, Official
Journal of the Hong Kong Management Association, Vol. 25, No. 5, 1989, pp. 12-17.
(With Stephen Yam) (Chinese Translation of this paper is included in the same
Issue of this journal on pp. 50-53).
The Four P's of Personnel Management. The Human Resource, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1989,
Pp. 15-17.
Human Resource Management Practices in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Journal of Business
Management, Vol. 5, 1987, pp. 55-67.
Job Stress among Hong Kong Accountants (with S. Yam). Newsletter, Hong Kong
Society of Accountants, No. 54, 1988, pp.33-34.
Reviews: Atlantic Fisheries and Coastal Communities by C. Lamson and A.J.
Hanson. Newfoundland Quarterly, Vol. Lxxx1, No. 2, 1985, pp. 11-12.
Study of Need Perceptions of Hong Kong managers. Asian Profile, Vol. 13,
No. 1, Feb. 1985, pp. 1-8.
Contingency Theories of Leadership: A study. Human Relations, 1979, 32(4),
313-322.
Societal Influences on the Conduct of Business: An Appraisal. Economic Arena
Vol.1, 1975.
Organization Rationality. Management Topics, Vol. 1, March, 1974.
Industrial Relations: An Assessment of Future Trends, Management Topics,
Vol. 2, 1974.
Management thought: A Current Assessment, Management Topics, Vol. 2, 1974.
A Model for Centralization vs. Decentralization in Organizations, Bangladesh MBA Association
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Souvenir, March 1974.
Collective Bargaining in Pakistan, Economic Observer, Vol. 2, Nov. 1967.
Personnel Management in Pakistan, Commerce and Industry, Vols. XI and
XII, Sept. and Oct. 1967.
Publications in Conference Proceedings
Recruitment and Selection Practices in Russia and Canada: A Comparative Study. International
Society for Work and Organizational Values (ISSWOV), Bi-Annual Conference (2012). Goa, India.
Doing Research in International Human Resource Management: Problems and Prospects. Eastern
Academy of Management International Conference, 2011, Bangalore, India
Administrative Implications of Variations in Cross-National Beliefs and Values. Association for
Global Business Annual Conference, 2010. New Orleans, United States.
Six Decades of Affirmative Action in India: A Review. Eastern Academy of Management
International Conference, Managing in a Global Economy XIII, 2009. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Performance Management in Global Business: How well Do HR Practices Match Scholarly
Prescriptions? Association for Global Business Annual Meeting 2009. Orlando, Florida, USA.
Legislating Discrimination-free Workplaces: A Comparative Study between Canada and the United
Kingdom. In Proceedings of The Association for Global Business, Annual Conference 2008, Newport
Beach, California, USA, November 20-23, 2008.
Validation of the Herscovitch-Meyer Three Component Model of Commitment to Change in Pakistan.
In Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) 21 st Annual
Conference, Sydney, Australia, December 4-7, 2007.
Managerial Reactions to EE/AA Legislations: How Effective Are these Legislations Promoting the
Cause of Minority Hiring. In Proceedings of the VI International Workshop on Human Resource
Management, Jerez, Spain, June, 2007
Exploring the Role of Beliefs and Values in Employment Discrimination Decisions: A Comparative
Study of Canada and India. In Proceedings of the International Society for the Study of Work and
Organizational Values (ISSWOV), Bi-Annual Meeting, Talin, Estonia, 2006.
Impact of Individual Values and Beliefs on Employment Decisions: A Comparative Study of
Employment Equity in Canada, France and Ireland. In Proceedings of the Seventh International
Conference on HRD Research Across Europe, Tilburg University, Netherlands, 22-24 May, 2006.
The Impact of Individual Values on the Importance Attached to Training and Development by the
Line Managers. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on HRD Research and Practice
Across Europe, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom, May 25-27, 2005.
HR Decisions about Affirmative Action: Do Individual Values and Education Make a Difference? In
Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on HRD Research and Practice across Europe,
Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK, May 25-27, 2005
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Russian and Canadian Managerial Values: A Comparative Study, In Proceedings of Administrative
Sciences Association Conference 2004, International Business Division, Quebec City, June 5-8.
Voluntary vs. Involuntary Affirmative Action: Which is More Effective as a Tool for Reducing
Discrimination in Employment of Minority Groups? In Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of
Management International Conference, Managing in a Global Economy X, Porto, Portugal, June 2024, 2003 (with Jaya Peruvemba).
Employment Equality Agendas: A Comparative Study of Canada, Ireland and Australia. In
Proceedings of the Sixth IFSAM/ANZAM World Congress, Managing in a Global Context: Prospects
for the 21st Century, Griffith University, Queens land, Australia, July 10-13, 2002. (With David
O’Donnell, Stan Mensik, Thomas N. Garavan, Simon Taggar, and Dave McGuire).
An International Comparison of Managerial Values and HR Decision-making: How Are Canadian
Managers Different from Irish and Australian Managers? Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of
Management International Conference, Costa Rica, 2001 (with David O’Donnell, Thomas Garavan ,
and Stan Mensik)
Managerial Values & Human Resource Decision Making: A Cross-Cultural Study, Proceedings of HR
Global Management Conference—Comparative Management- Learning from Diversity, ESADEBarcelona, Spain, 2001 (with T. Garavan, D. O’Donnell, S. Mensik, D. McGuire, B. Barnicle)
Managerial Beliefs and Values as Antecedents to Human Resource Decisions, Proceedings of the
Annual Meeting of the Association for Global Business, Las Vegas, Nov.18-21, 1999. (With Md.
Omar Ali and Amzad Hossain of Rajshahi University, Bangladesh),
“Managerial Beliefs and Values as Antecedents to Human Resource Decisions: An International
Comparison”, In Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference,
Prague, Czech Republic, June 20-24,1999. (With Dr. Ivan Fisera of Czech Management Center)
Modernising a Human Resource Management System: Implications for Human Resource
Management in China, In Proceedings of China International Business Symposium, Vol.2, Shanghai,
China, May 27-29, 1998, pp.437-444.
The Makings of a Team Leader: Personality, Cognitive Ability, and Behaviour, (With S. Taggar), In
Barbara Kelsey (Ed.) Proceedings, Organizational Behaviour, Managing in Concert, ASAC
98,Saskatoon, May 30-June 2,1998, pp.103-112.
A Comparative Study of Human Resource Decisions and Managerial Values: How Different are some
Pakistani and Canadian Managers, In D.Kent (Ed.) Managing In A Global Economy VII, Proceedings
of the Seventh International Conference, Eastern Academy of Management, Dublin, Ireland, June 1517, 1997, pp.26-30.
"Differences in managerial beliefs and values: Do they influence HRM in different countries?" In M.
Mangaliso and D. Palmer (eds.) Managing in a Global Economy VI, Proceedings of the Sixth
International Conference, Eastern Academy of Management, Singapore, 1995, Pp. 66-70.
“Human Resource Management in Newfoundland: A Ten Year Comparison”, In Proceedings of the
25th Annual Atlantic Schools of Business Conference, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, November 2-4,
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1995, pp.221-227.
"Assuring Workplace Health and Safety: A Study" in William Y. Jiang (ed.) Proceedings of the
Human Resource Management Group, 12th Annual Conference, The Association of Management,
Vol.12, No.1, 1994, pp. 151-158.
" Human Resource Decision-making: A Comparative Study", in Jeffrey Kantor (ed.)
International Business, Proceedings of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Vol.14,
no. 8, Pp. 155-166, 1993.
"Boss's Disease in Hong Kong and China: A Comparative Study." In B. J. Punnett
(Ed.) International Business, Proceedings of the Administrative Science
Association of Canada, Vol. 12, Part 3, 1991, pp. 11-20.
"A Tale of Two Cities: Hotel Manager's Stress in Hong Kong and Shanghai"
Proceedings of the Third Annual International Symposium on Pacific Asian
Business, Hawaii, Honolulu, Vol. 3, 1990, pp. 161-163.
Managing Human Resources: An International Comparison. In André Petit (Ed.),
Personnel and Human Resources, Proceedings of Administrative Sciences Association
Of Canada, Vol. 10, Part 9, 1989, pp. 111 - 121.
On the Structure and Functioning of Human Resource Management Systems. In Cooper
H. (Ed.), HRMOB Proceedings, Long Beach, California, The Association of Human
Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour, Vol. 1, 1988, pp. 113-117.
Human Resource Management in the People's Republic of China. In Paul Beamish
(Ed.), International Business/Gestion Internationale, Proceedings of the
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Vol. 9, Part 8, 1988, pp. 112-122.
Managerial Reactions to Declining Resources: A study of Municipal Governments
(With W.C. Lee), Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Atlantic School
Of Business Conference. Acadia University, Nov. 7-9, 1985.
Human Resource Management in Newfoundland: "Treasury" or "Trash can" of Human
Resources? 1985 National Conference Proceedings, (with J.A. Dearness), The
Association of Human Resources Management and Organizational Behaviour, Boston
Mass: 1985, Vol. 1, pp. 162-166.
A Diagnosis of Jobs and Job Satisfaction of Accountants (with T. Shastri and Y.Gupta),
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Atlantic Schools of Business, Sackville, N.B., 1982, pp.
52-61.
A comparative study of job characteristics and job satisfaction, Proceedings of International
Business, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, 1984 Vol.5, Part 8. Pp. 163-169. (With
Omar Ali of Rajshahi University, Bangladesh),
Job Satisfaction of Accountants: Antecedents and Consequences (with Trim Shastri
And Yash Gupta) CAAA Proceedings, 1983.
Effects of job characteristics on employee performance, motivation and job
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Satisfaction: A study of some garment workers in Hong Kong (with Cheung
Chin-Ping), In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Atlantic Schools of
Business Management Division, 1981, pp. 58-68.
Relationship between job characteristics and job attitudes: A study of garment
and electronic workers in Hong Kong, Proceedings of the 1981 Annual Conference of the
Administrative Science Association of Canada, (with Daniel Lam Shun & Tai Yuk-Po), 1981
An exploratory longitudinal study of business student values (with L.F. Moore), Proceedings of the
Annual meeting of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, 1977
Refereed Conference Papers Presented
Managerial Values as Deterninants of Human Resource Decision-making: A Comparative Study.
International Society for Work Organizational Values (ISSWOV), Bi-Annual Conference, 2010,
Lisbon, Portugal.
Validation of the Herscovitch-Meyer Three Components Model of Commitment to Change among
Public Sector Managers in Pakistan. (With Hina Kalyal and Magnus Sverke). European
Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), 2009; Santiago de Compoalela,
Spain.
Hiring Women and Minorities: An Investigation of the Role Played by Personal Beliefs and
Values. Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Quebec City,
Canada, June, 2006
From Russia with Information Concerning Human Resource Managerial Practices, Eastern
Academy of Management International Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 2005
An Investigation of Canadian and Russian Human Resource Management Practices, SAM/IFSAM
VIIth World Congress, Management in a World of Discovery and Change Conference, Goteborg,
Sweden, 5-7 July, 2004
Managerial Values and Decision-making: A Comparative study between Nepal and Canada, The 30th
Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Winnipeg, May 25-28,
2002. (With Devraj Adhikari and Maoj Pokhrel)
Issues in International Human Resource Management: A Comparative Study between India and
Canada, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2001 (with Shubhadeep
Chaudhury)
Leader Behaviour and Teamwork: An Exploratory Study of Performance Effectiveness,
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) and the International Federation of Scholarly
Association (IFSAM) Conference, Montreal, PQ, and July 8-11, 2000 (with Simon Taggar)
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The Makings of a Team Leader: The FFM and the Cognitive Ability, The Academy of Management
Annual Meeting, Chicago, August 7-11, 1999 (with Simon Taggar)
Human Resource Decision-making and Managerial Values: A Study of Pakistani Managers and
MBAs. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, 1996 Annual Meting, Montreal, P.Q.
How Stressed are the Professional Accountants in Hong Kong? Annual Conference of the Atlantic
Schools of Business1988, St. John's, Nfld. (With S. Yam of the Chinese University of Hong Kong),
Individual Organizational and Job Characteristics as Determinants of Job Satisfaction, Performance
And Attendance of Professional Nurses, The Academy of Management, 43rd Annual Meeting, Dallas,
Texas, 1983, (With J.A. Dearness of Memorial University of Newfoundland)
A Study of Need Perceptions of Hong Kong Managers, Academy of International Business, Annual
Meeting 1982, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Course Development
Developed an International Human Resource Management course for MBA Programme, Memorial
University of Newfoundland
Developed an International Human Resource Management course for Asia Pacific International
University for their Executive MBA Program, 1999.
Perform Effectively in the Workplace - a course developed for The Cabot
Institute of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada. (With Dr. M. Withey and Mr. J.A.
Dearness).
Organizational Behaviour By Correspondence, Course Manual, Fifth Edition,
Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2000
Personnel and Human Resource Management Course Manual, Second Edition, Memorial
University of Newfoundland, 2000.
Organisational Behaviour by World Wide Web, Fourth Edition, 2000.
Note: The above is just a sample of courses that I have developed over the years.
Working Papers
Modernizing a Human Resource Management System. Faculty of Business
Administration, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, #WP 87-05.
Plus quite a few at Memorial University of Newfoundland
Other Academic Activities:
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Participation in International Panel of experts:
Academy of Management, 2001
Eastern Academy of Management, 2001
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, 1993, 1996
Invited Lectures
Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Trade, Guangzhou, Peoples' Republic of China, 1987.
The University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, Peoples' Republic of China, 1987.
The Nineteenth Annual Conference of the Newfoundland Association of Business Education
Teachers, Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada, May 6-8, 1993.
Annual Meeting, Newfoundland Employers Council, 1997
(This is a partial list)
Research Projects
Employment Equality Agendas in countries like Canada, Australia, Ireland, Canada and India.
An International Comparison of Human Resource Decision-making: Target countries are Canada,
Ireland, and Australia. Research collaborators: Professor Stan Mensik, Australia, and Dr.
David O’Donnell, and Ireland
Comparative studies of Human Resource Management in Canada, China, Hong Kong,
and Czech Republic
Leadership and team behaviour in work teams.
Job Stress in Hong Kong and China.
Occupational Health and Safety in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Human Resource Management in Hong Kong and China.
A Study of Organizational decline in Newfoundland.
Development of a Stress Questionnaire.
A series of investigation on job characteristics and job
Satisfaction of garment and electronic workers in Hong Kong, industrial and office workers in
Bangladesh, hospital workers and accountants in Canada.
Human Resource Management and Quality of Working Life in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Revised Maslow Scale of Needs applied to a student population,
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With Vance F. Mitchell, U.B.C.
Personal Factors as determinant of work commitment, with Ronald Taylor and Mark Thompson,
U.B.C.
Prospects of video-tape as an aid to the selection interview process, with Larry F. Moore, U.B.C.
Survey of the impacts of nationalization of industries on employee motivation in Bangladesh.
Survey of problems and prospect of industrial development of North Bengal.
Doctoral dissertation: An experimental validation and extension of Fiedler's contingency model of
leadership effectiveness.
Grants:
SSHRC Travel Grant Competitions, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012
Centre for International Studies grant for the investigation of human resource management in Russia,
2000
Vice President's Research Grant from Memorial University.
Project: An investigation into human resources policies, programs and practices to determine the level
of Quality Work Life in Newfoundland work organizations, (1983).
Occupational Health and Safety Project (1984-85).
SSHRC General Grant (Conference) 1982.
Research Grant from External Affairs, Canada (1989)
Research Grant from the Associates' Program, Faculty of Business Administration, (1993).
Professional Activities:
Test development:
Development of a comprehensive recruitment and selection system including
A bilingual screening test for prospective employees of Citibank. Client: The
Consumer Services Group of Citibank, Hong Kong. 1980.
Development of Training Material:
Developed material for the training of many diverse groups of managers and administrators in Canada,
Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.
Conduct of Management Training and Workshops:
Fisheries Managers. Subject areas: Management theory and organizational behaviour. Participants
are all from Newfoundland.
Executives from public and private organizations in Newfoundland. Subject: Performance
Evaluation. 1
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Hospital Administrators and Union Leaders. Subject: Quality of Working Life in Hospitals. .
Newfoundland Hydro Managers. Subject: Leadership and Problem Solving.
Process Consultation for facilitating QWL in a hospital,
Management School, a program for a cross-section of senior administrators in Newfoundland.
Senior Executives of various multinational corporations in Hong Kong. Subject areas: Leadership
and Conflict Management.
UIC recipients in Vancouver, B.C. Subject: Creative Job Search Technique (CJST).
Members of the Institute of Industrial Accountants, Bangladesh. Subject areas: Management and
Labour Laws
Administrative Officers of Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. Subject: Conduct of Administration.
Hospitality Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Care Association.
NOTE: The above is not a complete list. It is a sample.
Membership of professional bodies:
Academy of Management
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada
Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management
EX-Fellow, International Center for Asian Studies (ICAS), Hong Kong
Professional Evaluation
As a member of a team of evaluators, I have participated in the evaluation of many training and development
projects and initiatives of: a) Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; b) Government of Canada; c)
Hospitality Newfoundland -- an association for the development of tourism in Newfoundland.
References:
A list will be provided upon request