Ali Dastmalchian

Ali Dastmalchian (October 27, 1954 - August 13, 2020) was a Dean and Professor in the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University (SFU). He was also the President and Chair of the Global Leadership & Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE) Foundation. Before joining SFU, Dastmalchian served as dean at the University of Victoria and University of Lethbridge.

Ali Dastmalchian
Born(1954-10-27)October 27, 1954[1]
Iran
DiedAugust 13, 2020(2020-08-13) (aged 65)
Canada
NationalityIranian
OccupationDean and professor
Academic background
EducationBSc., National University of Iran
MSc., PhD, Cardiff University
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Lethbridge
University of Victoria
Simon Fraser University

Education and early career

Dastmalchian earned his Bachelor of Science from the National University of Iran and Masters and PhD at Cardiff University.[2]

Dastmalchian spent years managing sales and international business in the Middle East and Europe, including designing executive development programs throughout Asia and the Middle East.[3]

Career

In the 1990s, Dastmalchian, Robert J. House, and Mansour Javidan created the Global Leadership & Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE) project.[4] He later joined the University of Alberta and University of Saskatchewan faculty.[5]

From 1997 until 2002, Dastmalchian served as dean of the Faculty of Management at the University of Lethbridge. He subsequently joined the University of Victoria as dean of their Gustavson School of Business.[6] In 2004, he was named to the BC Venture Society Board.[7] Under his leadership, the Gustavson School of Business was accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.[8] By 2011, he was nominated for the BC Council of International Education Awards.[9]

He stayed at the University of Victoria until 2012, when he joined the faculty at Simon Fraser University. A few years later, he was appointed Dean of the Beedie School of Business.[6] Dastmalchian died on August 13, 2020.[10]

Selected publications

The following is a list of his selected publications:[11]

  • Culture specific and cross-culturally generalizable implicit leadership theories: are attributes of charismatic/transformational leadership universally endorsed? (1999)
  • The interplay between organizational and national cultures: a comparison of organizational practices in Canada and South Korea using the Competing Values Framework (2000)

References
  1. Remembering Ali Dastmalchian
  2. "ALI DASTMALCHIAN". beedie.sfu.ca. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. "DR. ALI DASTMALCHIAN (PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR)". hrclimate.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  4. "History". globeproject.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  5. Sakatch, Scott (May 13, 2002). "Hello, I must be going". Lethbridge Herald. Alberta.
  6. "Beedie School of Business welcomes new Dean Ali Dastmalchian". beedie.sfu.ca. January 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  7. "UVic Business Dean Named to BC Venture Society Board". uvic.ca. March 24, 2004. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  8. George, Diane (February 7, 2011). "UVic's business school joins elite class". uvic.ca. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  9. "Nominee for Outstanding Program in International Education Awards". uvic.ca. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  10. "Remembering Dr. Ali Dastmalchian, Dean of the Beedie School of Business". sfu.ca. August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  11. "Au:Dastmalchian, Ali". worldcat.org. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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