Mzamo Mangaliso

Education

PhD Strategic Management, University of Massachusetts, 1988 MBA in Marketing & Finance, Cornell University, 1984 Post Grad. Dipl. in Science and Math Educ., University of Fort Hare, South Africa, 1975 B.Sc. in Chemistry and Physics, University of Fort Hare,South Africa, 1974

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor of Management, UMass Amherst, 1997-Present (tenured 1996) Assistant Professor of Management, UMass Amherst, 1990-1996 Visiting Assistant Professor of Management, UMass Amherst, 1988-1989

Research Interests

• Business Strategy
• International Comparative Management
• Culture & Globalization
• Ethics & Corporate Responsibility

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate

• Business Policy and Strategy
• Principles of Management
• Perspectives on Leadership from around the World

Masters

• Organizational Planning and Strategy
• Ethics and Social Responsibility
• Strategic Leadership

PhD

• Seminar on Great Books on Strategy
• Long Range Planning

Professional Background

Professional Experience

President & CEO, 2006-2008, National Research Foundation of South Africa Associate Director, 2001-2003, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research Program Director, 1990-1992, MBA & MS Acctg. Programs, Isenberg School of Management Associate Director, 1985-1990, South African Orientation Program, Denison University, OH Production Manager, 1976-1984, Soaps Division, Unilever South Africa

Recent Honors & Awards

Elected Member, Academy of Sciences of South Africa, 2008 Elected Fellow, Eastern Academy of Management, 2007 Winner, University of Massachusetts Distinguished Teaching Award, 1999 Recipient, College Outstanding Teaching Award, 1999 Recipient, Lily Teaching Fellowship Award, 1993

Selected Publications

Mangaliso, M.P. & Gannon, M.J. (2015). South African Townships. In Gannon, M. & Pillai, R. (Eds). Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 31 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity (6th Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Forthcoming.

Mangaliso, M. P., & Mangaliso, N. A. (2013). Transformation to an Equitable Socioeconomic Dispensation: Observations and Reflections on South Africa. Journal of Black Studies, 44(5), 529-546.

Mangaliso, M.P. & Lewis, A.O. (2012). Making Strategic Management Research Relevant to Emerging Market Countries. Research Methodology in Strategy and Management. Edited by Wang, C.L., Ketchen, D.J., and Bergh, D.D., 7: 241-263.

Chawla, C, Mangaliso, M.P, Knipes, B.J. & Gauthier, J. (2012). Antecedents and Implications of Uncertainty in Management: A Historical Perspective. Journal of Management History, 18(2): 200 - 218.

Mangaliso, M.P. (2010). Strategic Choice Under Uncertainty: Multinational Corporations and the Pressure to Divest from South Africa. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.