Ali Dastmalchian (27 October 1954 - 13 August 2020) was a Dean and Professor in the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University (SFU). He was also the President and Chair of the Global Leadership & Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE) Foundation. Before joining SFU, Dastmalchian served as dean at the University of Victoria and University of Lethbridge.
Ali Dastmalchian | |
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| Born | 27 October 1954[1] |
| Died | 13 August 2020 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation(s) | Dean and professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BSc., National University of Iran MSc., PhD, Cardiff University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Lethbridge University of Victoria Simon Fraser University |
Education and early career
editDastmalchian earned his Bachelor of Science from the National University of Iran and Masters and PhD at Cardiff University.[2]
Dastmalchian spent years managing sales and international business in the Middle East and Europe, including designing executive development programs throughout Asia and the Middle East.[3]
Career
editIn the 1990s, Dastmalchian, Robert J. House, and Mansour Javidan created the Global Leadership & Organisational Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE) project.[4] He later joined the University of Alberta and University of Saskatchewan faculty.[5]
From 1997 until 2002, Dastmalchian served as dean of the Faculty of Management at the University of Lethbridge. He subsequently joined the University of Victoria as dean of their Gustavson School of Business.[6] In 2004, he was named to the BC Venture Society Board.[7] Under his leadership, the Gustavson School of Business was accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.[8] By 2011, he was nominated for the BC Council of International Education Awards.[9]
He stayed at the University of Victoria until 2016, when he joined the faculty at Simon Fraser University as Dean of the Beedie School of Business.[6] Dastmalchian died on 13 August 2020.[10]
Selected publications
editThe following is a list of his selected publications:[11]
- Culture specific and cross-culturally generalizable implicit leadership theories: are attributes of charismatic/transformational leadership universally endorsed? (1999)
- The interplay between organisational and national cultures: a comparison of organisational practices in Canada and South Korea using the Competing Values Framework (2000)
References
edit- ^ Remembering Ali Dastmalchian
- ^ "ALI DASTMALCHIAN". beedie.sfu.ca. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "DR. ALI DASTMALCHIAN (PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR)". hrclimate.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "History". globeproject.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Sakatch, Scott (May 13, 2002). "Hello, I must be going". Lethbridge Herald. Alberta.
- ^ a b "Beedie School of Business welcomes new Dean Ali Dastmalchian". beedie.sfu.ca. January 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "UVic Business Dean Named to BC Venture Society Board". uvic.ca. March 24, 2004. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ George, Diane (February 7, 2011). "UVic's business school joins elite class". uvic.ca. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Nominee for Outstanding Program in International Education Awards". uvic.ca. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Remembering Dr. Ali Dastmalchian, Dean of the Beedie School of Business". sfu.ca. August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "Au:Dastmalchian, Ali". worldcat.org. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
External links
edit- Ali Dastmalchian publications indexed by Google Scholar