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Winston Awadzi, PhD

Professor
Room 311E, Bank of America Building
302.857.6932
wawadzi [at] desu.edu

Education

Ph.D., BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, May, 1987.
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Major: Business Policy and Environment: International and Comparative Focus
Minors: (1) Marketing (2) Economics. 
Dissertation: Determinants of Joint Venture Performance: A study of International Joint Ventures in the United States.                                                       

POST-DOCTORAL CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED MARKETING NISSAN FELLOWSHIP, 1990.
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

MASTER OF ARTS (ECONOMICS), 1979.
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Emphasis: International Economics and Economic Development.  

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 1978.
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana   

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, December, 1976.
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Major: Marketing.  Minor:  Management  

Master Project Manager (MPM), American Academy of Project Management (2009)

Certified International Project Manager (CIPM), American Academy of Project Management (2009)

Fellow, American Academy of Project Management (FAAPM), 2009.

DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC RELATIONS, June, 1968.
British Institute of Public Relations, London, England.  

DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM, July, 1966. 
African Journalism Institute of the International Federation of Journalists, Brussels, Belgium.      

Research Interests/Area

  • International business
  • management strategy
  • entrepreneurship
  • economic development
  • tourism
  • hospitality

Professional Memberships

  • Academy of Management
  • Academy of International Business
  • Licensing Executives Society USA/Canada
  • American Management Association
  • British Institute of Public Relations
  • British Association of Industrial Editors
  • Academy of International Business-South East
  • Midwest Academy of Management
  • Association for Global Business
  • Southern Management Association
  • International Business Education Association (IBEA)    

Publications

  • Awadzi, C., Awadzi-Calloway, J., and Awadzi, W. (2017). Are there any questions: An Analysis of the Impact of Teacher Attributes on Student Learning at an Historically Black College & University. Association for Business Research. 2017 International Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana. March 22-24, 2017.
  • Awadzi, C., Awadzi-Calloway, J., and Awadzi, W. (2016). Teaching to Lead: The Whole Child Approach to Education.  Presentation for the Academy of Business Research Fall 2016 Conference. San Antonio, Texas.  Best Paper Award.
  • Winston Awadzi, “Peace-Building, Good governance and a Healthy Environment: Imperatives for African Tourism Development”, The Consortium Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 2016
  • Jacqueline Awadzi-Calloway, Carrie Awadzi, Winston Awadzi, “The Role of Human Resource Specialists in Motivation, Training and Engagement in the Hospitality Industry”, The Consortium Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 20 (2), pp. 32-37 2016.
  • Jacqueline Awadzi-Calloway, Carrie Awadzi, Winston Awadzi, “The Use of Personality Tests in the Hospitality Industry”, The Consortium Journal of Hospitality and Tourism,  20 (2), 2016.
  • Jacqueline Awadzi-Calloway, Carrie Awadzi & Winston Awadzi, “Technology, Access and Barriers to Education”, SAM 2015 International Business Conference, Harrah’s Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 26-29, 2015.
  • Carrie Awadzi, Jacqueline Awadzi-Calloway, & Winston Awadzi, “The Changing Roles of Teachers: A Study on the Evolution of Higher Learning and the Impact on Traditional Teacher Leadership Roles”, SAM 2015 International Business Conference, Harrah’s Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 26 – 29, 2015.
  • Jacqueline Awadzi-Calloway, Carrie Awadzi & Winston Awadzi, “The Changing Role of Teachers: A Study of the Evolution of Higher Learning and the Impact on Traditional Leadership Roles”, Proceedings, Association for Global Business Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 13-15, 2014.
  • Jacqueline Awadzi-Calloway, Carrie Awadzi, & Winston Awadzi, “Technology, Access and Barriers to Education”, Proceedings, Association for Global Business Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 13-15, 2014.        

Teaching

Courses I have taught include: 

  • Introduction to business
  • Principles of management
  • International business
  • Business and society
  • Production and operations management
  • Human resource management
  • Organizational behavior
  • Organizational development
  • Organizational theory
  • Strategic management
  • Applied strategic management (MBA)
  • Broadcast management
  • MIS
  • Principles of marketing
  • Consumer behavior
  • Retailing
  • Sales management
  • Advertising
  • Public relations
  • Marketing management