Ranked #1 in
the World
Apply Now Brochure
Global Mindset®
 |
Dr. Javidan has been spearheading Thunderbird's Global Mindset project which is focused on assisting managers and executives to work more effectively with those from diverse cultural backgrounds. |
Dr. Mansour Javidan
Dean of Research and Garvin Distinguished Professor
As Dean of Research and Garvin Distinguished Professor at Thunderbird School of Global Management, Dr. Javidan is head of the Thunderbird Knowledge Network. In that role he is also responsible for the school's six Centers for Excellence. This Knowledge Network, established under Thunderbird 2010, coordinates the school's multiple knowledge generation and dissemination activities, including the work of the Centers and individual faculty, helps secure new resources to fund our research, and establishes and manage a school-wide strategic research agenda. The Dean of Research works closely with the Dean of Faculty to support and review faculty research, and helps our Marketing and Communications & Outreach colleagues raise the school's public research profile. Like the Dean of Faculty, the Dean of Research reports to the school's provost.
Dr. Javidan is a multiple award-winning executive educator and author whose teaching and research interests span the globe. He received his MBA and Ph.D. degrees from the Carlson School at the University of Minnesota, and he serves as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the world-renowned research project on executive performance and leadership, titled GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness). The recently published GLOBE book which he edited, was the recent winner of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology's (SIOP) award competition for The M. Scott Myers Award for Applied Research in The Workplace.
Dr. Javidan has been designated an Expert Advisor (Global Leadership) by the World Bank and a Senior Research Fellow by the U.S. Army. He is also on the Board of Directors of Business for Diplomatic Action. He has designed and taught a variety of executive development courses, offered and facilitated workshops, conducted consulting projects, and made presentations in 22 countries around the world.
His publications have appeared in such journals as Journal of International Business Studies; Harvard Business Review; Strategic Management Journal; Academy of Management Perspectives; Leadership Quarterly; Management International Review; Organizational Dynamics; Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences; Human Relations; Journal of World Business; and Journal of Organizational Change Management.
Dr. Javidan has been spearheading Thunderbird's Global Mindset project which is focused on assisting managers and executives to work more effectively with those from diverse cultural backgrounds.