Mahmood Zaidi

Mahmood Zaidi

Professor Emeritus, Founding Director of International Program Office (Now Carlson Global Institute)

Department of Work and Organizations

Education

BA 1957
Economics UCLA

MA 1958
Economics UCLA

PhD 1966
Economics Univ. of CaliforniaBerkeley

Expertise

International labor market analysis

Human capital and multinationals

International human resource management

Selected Works

"Labor Shortages, Pay and Training in NAFTA Countries," with M. Cohen, North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 1998.

"Employment, Trade and Foreign Investment Effects of NAFTA," with C. Siebert, Minnesota Journal of Global Trade, 1996

"Public Policy Toward Employee Benefits in the United States, Canada, and Taiwan: Lessons for European Integration," with D. Mitchell and H. Peng, Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 1993

"The Impact of Compensation Practices of American & Japanese Multinationals in Thailand," with J. Lawler, International Human Resource Management, G. Ferris and K. Rowland (eds.), JAI Press, 1990

Global Skill Shortages (with M. S. Cohen), Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd., London, 2002

PolishAmerican MBA at the Warsaw School of Economics: Lessons Learned from an International Partnership, with A. Sulejewicz (eds.), Warsaw School of Economic Press, Warsaw 2000

The Human Resource Management Handbook, 3 volumes, with D. Mitchell and D. Lewin (eds.), JAI Press, Greenwich, CT, 1997

The Economics of Human Resource Management, with D. Mitchell (eds.), Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1990

"Measuring Global Skills Shortages," in The Sterling Public Servant: A Global Tribute to Sylvia Ostry, Jacob Ryten (eds.), McGillQueens University Press, Montreal, 2004

Current Activities

Administrative Appointments

Founding Director, Carlson School''s International Programs

Member, MUCIA''s Committee on International Business

Member, University of Minnesota China Center Advisory Council

Community Relationships

President, Minneapolis University Rotary Club

President, Minnesota World Trade Week Inc.

Member, Board of Directors, Twin Cities Airport Task Force

Governor''s Commission on Software Technology

Current Research

Management Education in Poland and China

Global Outsourcing

Management education in transition economies

Editorial Appointments

Member, Board of Editors, The North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Economic Asymmetric

Honors and Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award for Internationalization of Academic Programs, Graduate School of Business Administration, Zurich, Switzerland

University of Minnesota President''s Award for Outstanding Service

Scholarly Service

Distinguished Fellow, North American Economic and Finance Association