Franco Gandolfi, DBA

Researcher, published author, and consultant, Dr. Gandolfi serves as the director MBA/EMBA programs and professor of management in the School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship. He holds degrees in commerce and adult education from the Swiss Institute of Commerce and Economics and the University of Sydney, as well as doctoral qualifications in business administration from Southern Cross University, Australia.

Prior to his position at Regent University, Dr. Gandolfi spent three years as an associate professor of international management at Cedarville University, Ohio, and four years as the sub-dean of the Faculty of Business & Law and Senior Lecturer at Central Queensland University in Sydney, Australia. Specializing in human resources management, international management and change management, he regularly advises corporations in Australia, Switzerland and the United States of America.

Dr. Gandolfi is an active researcher and writer. He is the principal author of three textbooks, including: "Downshifting: A Theoretical and Practical Approach to Live a Simplified Life" (2008), "Fundamentals of Human Resources Management (HRM)" (2007), and of the much acclaimed book "Corporate Downsizing Demystified: A Scholarly Analysis of a Business Phenomenon" (2006).

Dr. Gandolfi has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed research articles and has been published in top tier international journals, including the Journal of Management & Organization, Journal of Human Resource Development International, SAM Advanced Management Journal, Review of International Comparative Management, International Journal of Enterprise and Management Development, and the International Journal of Innovation and Learning. Dr. Gandolfi has also contributed to eight textbooks and written numerous articles for practitioner magazines, including the Ivey Business Journal, Monash Business Review, HR Monthly, and the Australian Human Resources Magazine.

Dr. Gandolfi serves on a number of international boards and committees and has been a key judging panel member for the prestigious Australian HR Awards since 2004. Dr. Gandolfi is a member of the Academy of Management (AOM), the European Academy of Management (EURAM), the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), and the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).

Prior to his academic career, Dr. Gandolfi held various management and consulting positions at Novartis, Roche, and Credit Suisse in Switzerland. He is a retired first-lieutenant in the Swiss Army Forces.

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

• Human Resources Management (HRM)
• International Management
• Change Management

HONORS & APPOINTMENTS

• Visiting Scholar, Ph.D. Dissertation Committee, Cappella University, 2009 - Present
• Ph.D. Dissertation Reviewer, Union Institute & University, 2009 - Present
• Editorial Board Member, Review of International Comparative Management (RICM) 2008 - Present
• Editorial Board Member and Reviewer, Journal of Management Research, 2008 - Present
• Head Judging Panel Member, Australian Human Resources Awards, 2003 - Present
• Reviewer, 1st and final draft, International Management (3rd edition), 2006 - 2007
• Carl Rodrigues, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
• Reviewer, Contemporary Management Research (International Management Journal), 2006 - Present
• Member of the Advisory Board, International Council for Education Development           2004 - Present (ICED)
• External Examiner of Doctoral  Theses, The University of South Australia, Graduate School of Management, Australia, 2000 - Present

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Business Administration (by research), Southern Cross University, Australia
• Master of Education (with merit), University of Sydney, Australia
• Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, University of Sydney, Australia
• Master of Commerce, Swiss Institute of Commerce and Economics, Switzerland
• Bachelor of Commerce, Swiss Institute of Commerce and Economics, Switzerland

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

• Current Membership: Academy of Management
• Current Membership: Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
• Current Membership: European Academy of Management (EURAM)
• Current Membership: International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM)
• Current Membership: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
• Member, Advisory Board: International Council for Education Development (ICED)