Dr. Allan Bird appointed Darla and Frederick Brodsky Trustee
Professor of Global Business
at Northeastern University College of Business
Boston, MA—June 9, 2009—Northeastern University College of Business Administration today announced that Dr. Allan Bird has been appointed the Frederick and Darla Brodsky Trustee Professor of Global Business. As the Brodsky Chair, Dr. Bird will provide continuing leadership to the International Business and Strategy Group, the College’s strategic center of excellence in international business.
Professor Bird (Ph.D., University of Oregon) was most recently the Eiichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Professor of Japanese Studies and Director of the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Business Administration’s International Business Institute and the Director of its International MBA program.
“Dr. Bird brings strong scholarly achievements of international distinction in international business to the College,” remarked Thomas E. Moore, dean of Northeastern’s College of Business Administration.
Professor Bird is the author/editor of eight books and his more than 90 articles and chapters have appeared in scholarly publications such as the Academy of Management Journal, the Strategic Management Journal, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, and the Journal of International Business Studies. He He served as chair of the Academy of Management’s Careers Division and has served on the Executive Committee of the International Management Division.
Dr. Bird serves on the boards of several organizations in Europe, North America and Japan. Some of the companies he has worked with include AT&T, Coca Cola, Ernst & Young, Fujitsu, GE, Molex, Monsanto, Nippon Express, Sharp and Watchmark. Since 2001, Dr. Bird has served as president of The Kozai Group, Inc., an international consulting firm focused on assessing and developing global leadership potential.
Previously Professor Bird was at California Polytechnic State University where he headed the Global Strategy and Law Area, and at New York University. He has been a visiting professor/researcher at Columbia University, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Rikkyo University, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Osaka International University and Japan’s National Self Defense Academy.
Dr. Bird was the President of the Association of Japanese Business Studies and served on its Executive Committee. He was a key architect and founding member of the International Organization Network (ION), a network of academics and managers from around the world committed to increasing the quality and impact of research on people and their effectiveness in international organizations. He was also a key architect, founding member and head of the Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education, a collaborative effort by more than 25 universities.
About Northeastern University College of Business Administration
Professor of Global Business
at Northeastern University College of Business
Boston, MA—June 9, 2009—Northeastern University College of Business Administration today announced that Dr. Allan Bird has been appointed the Frederick and Darla Brodsky Trustee Professor of Global Business. As the Brodsky Chair, Dr. Bird will provide continuing leadership to the International Business and Strategy Group, the College’s strategic center of excellence in international business.
Professor Bird (Ph.D., University of Oregon) was most recently the Eiichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Professor of Japanese Studies and Director of the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Business Administration’s International Business Institute and the Director of its International MBA program.
“Dr. Bird brings strong scholarly achievements of international distinction in international business to the College,” remarked Thomas E. Moore, dean of Northeastern’s College of Business Administration.
Professor Bird is the author/editor of eight books and his more than 90 articles and chapters have appeared in scholarly publications such as the Academy of Management Journal, the Strategic Management Journal, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, and the Journal of International Business Studies. He He served as chair of the Academy of Management’s Careers Division and has served on the Executive Committee of the International Management Division.
Dr. Bird serves on the boards of several organizations in Europe, North America and Japan. Some of the companies he has worked with include AT&T, Coca Cola, Ernst & Young, Fujitsu, GE, Molex, Monsanto, Nippon Express, Sharp and Watchmark. Since 2001, Dr. Bird has served as president of The Kozai Group, Inc., an international consulting firm focused on assessing and developing global leadership potential.
Previously Professor Bird was at California Polytechnic State University where he headed the Global Strategy and Law Area, and at New York University. He has been a visiting professor/researcher at Columbia University, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Rikkyo University, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Osaka International University and Japan’s National Self Defense Academy.
Dr. Bird was the President of the Association of Japanese Business Studies and served on its Executive Committee. He was a key architect and founding member of the International Organization Network (ION), a network of academics and managers from around the world committed to increasing the quality and impact of research on people and their effectiveness in international organizations. He was also a key architect, founding member and head of the Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education, a collaborative effort by more than 25 universities.
About Northeastern University College of Business Administration
Northeastern University College of Business Administration, established in 1922, provides its students—undergraduate, graduate and executive—with the education, tools and experience necessary to launch and accelerate successful business careers. The College credits its success to expert faculty, close partnerships with industry and its emphasis on rigorous academics combined with experiential learning.
The College is highly ranked by several prestigious publications. BusinessWeek ranks the undergraduate program 27th in the U.S., #1 in internships and #16 in academic quality in its “Best Undergraduate B-schools”. The College’s BS in International Business program is ranked #13 by U.S. News & World Report. The undergraduate program is also distinguished by Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine as #14 in the top 25 entrepreneurship programs in the U.S. For more information about Northeastern University’s College of Business Administration, visit www.cba.neu.edu.
A distinguishing feature of Northeastern’s academic mission is its emphasis on practice in both education and research. The University has long been recognized as a world leader in the integration of work and learning through its cooperative educational program and other practical learning opportunities for its students.
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