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Biography

Roger J. Kashlak is Professor of Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business at the Sellinger School of Business at ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ University Maryland. He has been with ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ since 1993. During the past ten years, he has also served as Department Chair and Senior Associate Dean of the Business School, chaired the university's NCAA Cycle 3 Recertification, and was a member of the university's Executive Governance and Budget Committees. He received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA in Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business from Temple University and a Ph.D. in Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business and Strategy from Temple University.

Dr. Kashlak was a member of the Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business Department at the University of Auckland (2000-2002) and subsequently served as Visiting Professor of Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business there. He has been a Research Fellow at the Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University and has been an invited lecturer and developed courses and seminars at institutions including: Thunderbird (The American Graduate School of Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Management); Temple University-Japan; Manipal University (India); Katholiek University Leuven (Belgium); Institut Technologi Mara (Malaysia); and, Universidad Jesuita Alberto Hurtado (Chile).

Dr. Kashlak's research has focused on topics such as inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal reciprocity, inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal alliances, global expansion in telecom, health care and other industries, global control and corporate governance issues, executive education pedagogies, and comparative analyses of leadership and work attitudes. His research has been published in leading journals such as Journal of Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business Studies, Strategic Management Journal, Management Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Review, Journal of Business Research, Long Range Planning and Journal of Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Management, and presented at over 60 ²ÝÁñÊÓƵal and inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal conferences since 1993. He is a co-author of the book, Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Management: Managing in a Diverse and Dynamic Global Environment, published in 2005 by McGraw-Hill, with Chinese editions published through 2011. The American 2nd edition was published in 2009, and the inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal edition in 2010. The text has been used by universities in 22 countries. He has also served on various editorial boards and as a reviewer for inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal business and strategic management journals.

Dr. Kashlak's teaching focuses on Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Management and Global Strategy at undergraduate, MBA and Executive MBA levels. He has developed and conducted Executive MBA courses throughout the world including, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, South Africa, Chile, Argentina, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. He is the recipient of ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ's 1997 Distinguished Teacher Award and other teaching honors from Beta Gamma Sigma, The Sellinger School and Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit Honor Society.

Prior to academia, Dr. Kashlak worked for AT&T-Communications Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal, where he developed the initial inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal rate negotiation strategy and was responsible for financial negotiations with host governments and telecom entities throughout the world. Subsequent to that job, he established AT&T-Communication's Italian subsidiary. Dr. Kashlak has continued to be involved in the corporate world through executive education with firms such as AEGON, AT&T, Ericsson, Northrop-Grumman, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, and various sub-Saharan African public and private entities.

Dr. Kashlak sees his most important role as focusing on the next generation, including his children and his students, and the most recent edition of his textbook is dedicated to "the next generation of scholars." He is the father of two sons: Adam, who has degrees from McGill University and Johns Hopkins University and who is currently pursuing a Ph.D.in Mathematics at Cambridge University, and Jake, who graduated from ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ University Maryland in 2012, and just recently completed his Masters of Philosophy In Theater and Analysis at Trinity College Dublin.

Academic Degrees

Ph D, Temple University.
MBA, Temple University.
BS, University of Pennsylvania.

Representative Publications

Strategic Management Journal: Kashlak, R. and M. Joshi. Core Business Regulation and Dual Diversification Patterns in the Telecommunications Industry. Vol. 15(8): 603-613.

Journal of Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business Studies: Kashlak, R., R. Chandran and A. Di Benedetto. Reciprocity in Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business: A Study of Telecommunications Alliances and Contracts. Vol. 29(2): 281-304.

Management Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Review: Hamilton, R. and R. Kashlak. National Influences on Multi²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Corporation Control System Selection. Vol. 39(2): 1067-1089.

Group and Organization Management: Konrad, A., R. Kashlak, I. Yoshioka, R. Waryszak and N. Toren. What Do Managers Like To Do: Managerial Preferences in Five Countries. Vol. 26(4): 401-433.

Journal of Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Management: Kashlak, R. Establishing Financial Targets for Joint Ventures in Emerging Countries: A Conceptual Model. Vol. 4(3): 241-258.

Journal of Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Management: Sherman, H., R. Kashlak and M. Joshi. The Effect of the Board and Executive Committee Characteristics on the Degree of Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵalization. Vol. 4(4): 311-335.

Journal of Business Research: Jones, R. and R. Kashlak. Socio-Regulatory Upheaval, Reference Points and Strategic Evolution of the Cigarette Industry. Vol. 51(3): 193-200.

Long Range Planning: Joshi, M., R. Kashlak and H. Sherman. 1998. The Changing Boundaries of Telecom: How Strategic Alliances are Reshaping the Industry. Vol. 31(4): 542-549.

Long Range Planning: Hamilton, R., V. Taylor and R. Kashlak. Diagnosing Multi²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Control Systems for Global Competitiveness. Vol. 29(6): 857-868.

Journal of Asia Pacific Business: Kashlak, R. J., Sherman, H., Understanding Trade Balances and Reciprocity in Global Telecom between Asia and the United States

Other Selected Publications

Women in Management Review: Toren, N., A. Konrad, I. Yoshioka and R. Kashlak. Managerial Task Preferences of Job Attributes: Are They Different for Women and Men? Vol. 12(6):234-243.

Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Journal of Organizational Analysis: Sherman, H., R. Kashlak and M. Joshi.. Inside Board Members, Regulatory Change and Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵalization: The Case of the Telecommunications Industry. Vol. 6(1).

Hospital and Health Care Services Administration: Zinn, J., R. Kashlak, and E. Balotsky. Selecting Markets Strategically for Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Competition: Lessons from the For-Profit Hospital Industry. Vol. 39(1): 17-30.

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship: Jones, R., R. Kashlak and A. Jones. Knowledge Flows and Economic Development Through Micro-Enterprise Collaboration In Third Sector Communities. Vol. 7(1): 39-49.

Journal of Current Research in Global Business: Kashlak, R., M. Joshi and H. Sherman. Board of Director Composition and Foreign Direct Investment: A Longitudinal Study. Vol. 5(8): 1-11.

Journal of Current Research in Global Business: Sherman, H., R. Kashlak and M. Joshi. Corporate Governance and Industry Convergence. Vol. 2(3): 32-39.

Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Journal of Public Administration: Kashlak, R. and S. Beldona. Partner Reciprocity, Telecommunications Flows and Balance of Trade Patterns between the United States and Latin America. Vol. 23(5/6): 1161-1180.

Journal of Global Business: Lorenzi, P. and R. Kashlak.Self-Ascribed, Ideal and Stereotypical Leader Behaviors of Chilean and American Managers.

Thunderbird Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Review (Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Executive):. Kashlak, R. and R. Chandran. Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Reciprocal Service Agreements: An Analysis of the Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Long Distance Service Industry. Vol. 35(3): 237-252.

Selected Pedagogical Publications

Journal of Teaching in Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business: Kashlak, R. J., Lorenzi, P., Cummings, J. L., Strategically assessing inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal business learning aims: A proposed model. Vol. 18(2/3).

Journal of Teaching in Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business: Kashlak, R. and R. Jones. Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵalizing Business Education: Factors Affecting Participation in Overseas Study Programs. Vol. 8(2): 57-75.

Journal of Teaching in Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business: Cotner, J., R. Jones and R. Kashlak. Effectively Integrating an Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Field Study into the EMBA Curriculum. Vol. 15(1): 5-20.

Journal of Teaching in Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business: Kashlak, R., R. Jones and J. Cotner. Strategically Rethinking the Executive MBA Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Business Experience. Vol. 10(3).

Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business: Kashlak, R., R. Jones and J. Cotner. Integrating Organizations, Strategies, Environments and Social Awareness into the Global Learning Experience. Vol. 7(2): 36-45.

Journal of College Teaching & Learning: Smith, D., Desai, H. B., Cotner, J. S., Kashlak, R. J., Inter²ÝÁñÊÓƵal Field Studies: Tools for Enhancing Cultural Literacy. , Vol. 2(2): 9-17.