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TITLE: Professor of Management; Department Chair of International Management and International Studies
DEPARTMENTS: Management, International Management, International Studies
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED AND DEGREES RECEIVED:
Ph.D., Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Master of Arts, Whittemore School of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire
Bachelor of Arts, Royal University of Malta
RECENT SCHOLARLY/PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND INTERESTS:
Conducted extensive study on the effects of globalization on businesses in local communities and their sustainability, including a course at Schumacher College , Devon England
Studied for 3 months at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture at Nanzan University , Japan with a particular focus on the way different religious traditions influence economic assessments of environmental issues.
Continuing research interest in the development problems associated with "smallness", particularly small island nations like Malta .
Attended conferences of the Pennsylvania Council on International Education.
Attended meetings of CIBES, a consortium of international business programs I the tri-state area.
Presented a paper on global environmental issues at the 2004 Global Problems, Global Solutions: Leadership and Action for Today and Tomorrow Conference, September 17-18 2004 , La Roche College, Pittsburgh .
Development Issues in Small Island Economies: A Case Study of the Maltese Experience. Federation of Malta Industries. Valetta , Malta (forthcoming).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, House Committee for International Relations
Research Assistant, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Research Assistant, Whittemore School of Business and Economics
Associate Head of Administration and Economic Research, Malta Development Corporation, Malta
Economic Research Executive, Malta Development Corporation, Malta
Consultant Economics, Barclays Finance Corporation, Malta
LANGUAGES: Fluent in English, Italian and Maltese; intermediate knowledge of Spanish; some competency in Japanese and French
JOINED LA ROCHE: Fall 1978
