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Associate Professor of International Business Administration |
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Chair, Department of International Business Administration |
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Director, MA in Cross-Cultural and Sustainable Business Management |
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From
September 26-28, in Evian, Mehdi Majidi
moderated an evening of reflection
entitled “Spirituality and Sustainable
Development.” To a full house, Professor
Majidi and the panelists, Tampalawela
Dhammaratana (Hon. Vice-President, World
Buddhist Union, WFB Liaison Officer,
UNESCO), René Gutman (Chief Rabbi, Bas-Rhin
Jewish Community), Khaled Bentounes (Cheikh
Spiritual Guide of the ‘Alawiyya Sufi
Brotherhood), Marc Stenger (Bishop of
Troyes), and Jacques Varet (Member of the
Church and Society Commission, French
Protestant Federation) discussed the
relationship of humanity to
sustainability. Focusing on ethics, the
panelists had a dialogue about how their
teachings relate to humanities'
relationship to nature and the purpose of
life, and how to teach global citizenship.
Overall, the conference focused on the
issues of sustainability, centering on the
challenges the world is currently facing
and the role of stakeholder, including the
private, public, governmental, and
academic sector and civil society. From
October 12-14, in Chantilly, Professor
Majidi moderated a session, “Shaping
Talent for Tomorrow’s Innovation,” with
panelists Sven Otto Littorin (Advisor with
Giban Associates) and Kyung Yoon (CEO at
TalentAge). The focus was on how best to
prepare the next generations with the
skills needed for the sustainable
development area where entrepreneurs,
small business owners and individuals are
internationally active in innovation,
technology, and socioeconomic and
environmental initiatives. The general
consensus of the discussion was a need to
move away from the knowledge-feeding
academic models and instead train
generalists who can specialize in a field.
A stronger focus on teaching how to learn
will better equip the up and coming
generation to make impactful change.
Recommendations from this conference were
submitted as a proposal to the B20
(Business Summit) which will be meeting in
Cannes at the beginning of November.
AUP's MA in Cross-cultural and Sustainable
Business Management graduate students
actively participated in both of these
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Dr. Majidi is a university faculty and an
international consultant with more than 25 years experience in
private and public management and international business. His
key expertise and knowledge lie in the areas of international
business strategy, cross-cultural management, and engaging the
private sector in socioeconomic development. He is especially
skilled in strategic planning and the implementation of
international mergers, acquisitions, and alliances (IMAAs). In
this area, he focuses on cultural differences as a decisive
factor in addition to financial and economic considerations.
His consulting projects include
industrial development, workforce development, implementation
of information technology in education, and the design of a
solution to measure, monitor, and evaluate the dynamics of the
socioeconomic progress of a country based on international
standards indexes. He has consulted for the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of
Defense (DoD), the U.S. Department of Education (ED), and the
World Bank.
Dr. Majidi won the French Entrepreneurs
National Award. He has worked in different countries and
speaks several languages. |
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Cultural Factors in International Mergers
and Acquisitions: When and Where Culture Matters; the
International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change
Management, Vol. 6, 2006.
The Strategic Value of Cross-cultural
Expertise; Working papers, the Faculty Research Forum of
the Washington Consortium of Business Schools, 2004.
The Information Communication Technology
(ICT) Penetration and Skills Gap Analysis (SGA). Co-authored;
a report for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
and the Egyptian government to assess the use of ICT in
industries and educational systems and recommend policies and
actions to respond to immediate inquiries for ICT skills
covering the local, regional, and global markets, 2003.
Going Global: Global Fix Management
Consulting Services Global Induction Version 3.0,
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP July (1998): 1-24. |
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Contact Mehdi Majidi |
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mmajidi@aup.edu |
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+33 1 40.62.06.00 ext. 674 |
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Combes, AUP:
6, Rue du Colonel Combes, 75007, Paris (Métro:
La Tour-Maubourg, Ecole Militaire, Alma-Marceau,
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Suzanne
Bodevin
Assistant Professor of International
Business Administration
Robert Earhart
Assistant Professor of International
Business Administration
Fred
Einbinder
Senior Lecturer of International Business
Administration
Eric
Guévorkian
Instructor of International Business Administration
Diane
Hamilton
Professor of International Business
Administration
Matthias Hühn
Associate Professor of International
Business Administration
Mehdi Majidi
Associate Professor of International
Business Administration; Chair, Department of International Business
Administration; Director, MA in Cross-Cultural and Sustainable Business
Management.
William
Stewart
Instructor of International Business Administration
Darlene Surprenant
Instructor of International Business Administration
James Noel Ward
Instructor of International Business
Administration
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