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Ph.D (Communication), University of Minnesota , 2002

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

Practice Assistant Professor of Corporate Communication, Singapore Management University, 2002 - Present

Previous Appointments:

Director, Centre for Communication and Teaching Excellence, Singapore Management University, 2003-2006

Program Director, Wharton-SMU Executive Program on Strategic Leadership and Change Management, 2003

Acting Director, MBA Managerial Communication Center, University of Minnesota, University, 2000-2002

Associate Director, MBA Managerial Communication Center, University of Minnesota, University, 1996-2002

Other Positions

Director-at-Large, Association for Business Communication, 2002 - Present

Adjunct MBA Faculty, IEDC-Bled School of Management (Slovenia), 2001 - Present

Adjunct MBA Faculty, Helsinki School of Economics (Finland), 2001 – 2002

Visiting Associate Professor, Chuo University (Japan), 2005

Editorial Activities

Lead Editor, Education Review of Business Communication

Courses Taught in SMU

Managing Corporate Reputation and External Relations

Management Communication

Social Media and Corporate Communication in Asia

Selected Consulting Activities

Central Provident Fund (Singapore), leadership branding project

US Bancorp, risk assessment report writing

Key Bank, corporate communication writing

3M, team development and processes

Bosnalijek pharmaceutical (Bosnia), conflict management strategies

Executive education with Intercontinental Hotel Group, Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), Keppel Offshore & Marine, IBM, SUN, Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SingTel, Commerzbank, and CARE (NGO).

Research Areas

Corporate Reputation

Corporate communication and the execution of business strategy

Adaptive leadership challenges in emerging economies

Case writing and case method teaching

Current Projects

Corporate Communication (textbook). The book examines the increasing importance of corporate communication and reputation in SE Asia’s many transforming economies.

Case studies: original case studies examining corporate communication issues in Singapore, Korea, Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, and other Asian countries.

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

"The Never-Ending Siege." Published in Business Communication Quarterly. June, 2007.

Guide to Report Writing, Presentations, and Meetings. Michael Netzley, Craig Snow, Mary Munter, and Lynn Russell, 2005.

“Foreword” in Managing Conflict and Workplace Relationships written by Sandra D. Collins, 2004.

Guide to Report Writing. Co-authored with Craig Snow (Cornell), Prentice Hall Series in Advanced Business Communication, 2002. Translated to Mandarin in 2003.

Guide to Meetings. Co-authored with Mary Munter (Dartmouth), Prentice Hall Series in Advanced Business Communication, 2002. Translated to Mandarin in 2003.

“Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Business (and) Communication Strategy.” Published in Business Communication Quarterly. December, 2001.

 

 


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