1985 | Ph.D. Wharton School-University of Pennsylvania
Social Systems Science
Fellowship | 1970 | M.B.A. University of California at Berkeley
Accounting and Finance
Scholarship | 1966 | B.S. Abadan Institute of Technology-Abadan, Iran
Management and Accounting
Scholarship |
Scholarly and Professional Academic Activities:
Refereed Journal Article Nadim, Abbas and Parbudyal Singh, Do All Institutions Benefit from Leadership Training? Challenging Tradition Through Systems Inquiry. Accepted for publication in the Feb. 2008 issue of Journal of Leadership Studies
Singh, Parbudyal, Parker, J. and Nadim, A. Employee relations in small businesses: examining underdeveloped issues. Int. J. Human Resources Development and Management, Vol.X, No.Y, xxx, 2007
Nadim, Abbas and Singh, P. Leadership Style and Gender: A re-examination and extension. International Journal of Human Resource Development and Management. Vol .5, No.3, 2005
Nadim, Abbas and K. Maia de Sa. What Do Successful Entrepreneurs Think of a Business Plan? Small Business Advancement National Center- Monthly Newsletter, 2004
Sack. Allen. and A. Nadim. Strategic Choice in a Turbulent Environment: A case study of Starter Corporation. , Journal of Sport Management. Spring 2002
Nadim, Abbas. Creating a Desirable Future and Designing Win-Win Strategies: Small Business and EPA. American Business Perspective, May 1999
Nadim, Abbas and O. Nodoushani, Global Dumping of Toxic Waste: Managerial Challenges for 21st Century, Journal of Business and Society, v10, n1, 1997
Other professional publications: Articles Under Review:
Nadim, Abbas and Singh, P. Resistance to Change: A Systems Inquiry. Submitted to Business Renaissance Quarterly for publication, 2007
Nadim, Abbas Role of Small Business in Community Development: An Open System, Interactive Model. Completed the first round of review for revision and resubmission to the Journal of Small Business Strategy Research -In-Progress:
Nadim, Abbas. Systemic approach to team learning. Survey instrument completed and data is being collected. It will be sent for publication in 2007
Conference Papers, presentations (Refereed) Nadim, Abbas. An Open Systems Model of Critical Success Factors. Proceedings of the 2007 International Business & Economic Research Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct 1-4, 2007
Nadim, Abbas. Strategic Leadership: A Systems Perspective. Proceedings of the 2007 International Business & Economic Research Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct 1-4, 2007
Nadim, Abbas. Resistance to Change: A Systems Inquiry. Presented at the annual meeting of Society for Advancement in Management (SAM) April 2006, Orlando, FL
Nadim, Abbas. Design of an Innovative Organization: A Systemic Approach. Proceedings of IBER annual conference. October 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nadim, Abbas. Obstructions to University Wide Innovation. Proceedings of 2005 annual conference of NCIIA (National Collegiate Innovators and Innovators Alliance) San Diego, March 2005
Nadim, Abbas. Who benefits the most from employee's leadership training: Organization of or its stakeholders? Presented at the 2005 annual conference of SAM (Society for Advancement of Management), Los Vegas, April 2005
Nadim, Abbas. "The Missing "Q" in TQM" (Revised and updated version).
Accepted for presentation to the 8th Annual Meeting of ASBBS in Feb. 2001
Parker, Joseph A. and Abbas Nadim. Labor Relations in Small Business. Accepted for presentation to the 8th Annual Meeting of ASBBS in Feb. 2001. This paper is revised and prepared for publication with the addition of Dr. Singh
Nadim, Abbas. The Missing "Q" in the TQM. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on IOS 9000 and TQM, Singapore, April 2000.
Nadim, Abbas and Joseph Parker. Leadership Framework as Co-Producer of Quality - of - Life in the TQM process. Proceedings of NEBAA International Conference - April 2000.
Lussier, Robert, A. Nadim. Tips on Getting Published. Workshop Panel. Proceedings of NEBAA International Conference - April 2000.
Nadim, Abbas and Joseph Parker. Role of Small Business in Community Development: An Open system, Integrative Model. Proceedings of USASBE/SBIDA 2000 National Conference, San Antonio, TX, Feb 15-21, 2000.
Nadim, Abbas. Creating a Desirable Future and Designing Win-Win Strategies: Small Business and EPA. Proceedings of 23rd National Small Business Consulting (SBIDA) Conference, San Francisco, CA, Feb 9-14, 1999. Other WORK EXPERIENCE:
1988- Professor of Management-University of New Haven
1981-87 Senior Vice President, New Directions Group, Inc. Norwalk, CT.
Innovation and business development consulting.
1986-88 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Auralogic, Inc.Norwalk, CT. Interactive CPR Training Device.
1976-78: Research Associate, Busch Center, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
1973-78: System Analyst and Group Director, Industrial Management Institute, Tehran, Iran. Research, Education and Consulting
1970-73: Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Abadan Institute of Technology, Abadan, Iran
Other professional activities related to my academic expertise:
. Past President: Small Business Institute (Directors Association). National SBI Organization.
. Member of the Town of Fairfield Economic Development Commission
. Member of the Board of Directors- West Haven Economic Development Corporation
. Member of the Advisory Board: Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership
. Reviewer and Track Chair: SBIDA annual conferences
. Member of the Editorial Board-American Business Review
. Member of Editorial Board- Journal of Small Business Strategy
. Director, Small Business Institute, University of New Haven
. Associate of INTERACT-Institute of Interactive Management-Philadelphia, PA
. Conducted a Strategic Planning project for the Town of Milford Chamber of Commerce. 2005
. Conducted Executive Seminar on Planning and Critical Thinking for Hartford Insurance Company.1999 and 2000
. Conducted Seminar on How to Start Your Own Business, Hershey, PA.Nov.2000
Awards:
. A $5000 grant from John E. Hughes Foundation to make Entrepreneurship study attractive to non-business majors-2000 |
