Dr Mark ESPOSITO Associate Professor mesposito@u21global.edu.sg

Dr Mark Esposito is an organisational management and sustainability expert. He is an Associate Professor at U21Global, and serves as Associate Professor of Management and Behaviour for Grenoble School of Management in France.

Dr Esposito is an Affiliate Teaching Fellow of the course on Micro Economics of Competitiveness, at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at the Harvard Business School and a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge.

He serves as Research Fellow for the United Nations Global Compact for the Principles for Responsible Management Education and he also serves as Think Tank in Europe, Asia and North America.

He is the author and co-author of six books, among which "Sustainable Future of Mankind" is co-written with a Nobel Nominee in 2007, the "Laws of Communication" published by Wiley with other academicians, Put your CSR act together ( also featured on U21Global Newsletter) and Emotional Intelligence written with his close friend and colleague Dr Alessandro Cavelzani, a renowned Italian psychoanalyst.

He is also involved in other academic appointments throughout the world, counting on top business schools worldwide such as: ESCP Europe (France, UK, Germany, Spain and Italy), International University of Monaco, International School of Management (Paris, Tokyo, New York and Shanghai), and Royal Roads University in Canada.

Dr Esposito has been granted several awards such as Professor of the Year 2007 and 2008 in Switzerland, Outstanding Professor Award 2008 in France and Excellence in Education Award 2008 in Singapore at U21Global. He continues his efforts to make a difference within his sphere of action.

Dr Esposito earned his PhD in Sustainable Development in the School of Business & Economics at Atlantic University in Florida, his Doctorate of Business Administration from the International School of Management in Paris and New York, and attended Post Doctorate education at Harvard Business School. He has an MBA from Columbia Southern University, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour by the MIB School of Business in Trieste, and a Doctor Magistralis in Humanities by the University of Turin in Italy.

Awards and Academic Certifications

Research Fellow for the United Nations Global Compact, (2008 June). United Nations, New York. The mission of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative is to inspire and champion responsible management education, research and thought leadership globally.

Programme(s) Taught

• Master of Business Administration
• Postgraduate Diploma of Business Administration
• Postgraduate Certificate of Management Studies
• Master of Management in Information Technology
• Postgraduate Diploma of Information Technology Management
• Postgraduate Certificate of Information Technology Management
• Postgraduate Certificate of Financial Management
• Certificate of Professional Development

Subject(s) Taught

• 601: Organisational Behaviour
• 690: Strategic Management
• 731: Consumer Behaviour
• 750: Human Resource Management
• 760: Management of Services
• 780: Corporate Social Responsibility
• 790: Capstone Management Project

Professional Affiliations

• Academic Member, Academy of Management
• Affiliated Member, Academic Council of the United Nations Systems (ACUNS)
• Honorary Member, Delta Mu Delta, Business Honor Society (US)
• Prasena Research Institute
• Institute of Transformative Thought & Learning
• Regional Director, Switzerland, Academici, Ltd
• Honorary Advisory Member, Ansted University
• Certified Online Educator, Harvard University Publishing Company

Professional Activities

• Awarded Companion to the Institute of Management Specialists, UK.
• Educational Advisor to UNESCO, ICT Department, Thailand.
• Editorial Review Board ISM Journal of International Business, United States of America.
• Editorial Review Board, International Leadership Journal, ISSN-1944- 7426, United States of America.
• Editorial Review Board Journal of Sustainable Leadership, United States of America.
• Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Hospitality Education, Richmond, US.
• Editorial Review Board Member, Scientific Journals International, US

Books

• Esposito, M., Williams, L. (2011). The M3C- Model of Cooperative Contextual Change, Tate Enterprises, Oklahoma, USA (forthcoming).
• Esposito, M., & Cavelzani, A. (2010). Emotional Intelligence & Hospitality, Tate Enterprises, Oklahmoma, USA.
• Esposito, M. et al; (2010). Sustainable Development for Mankind III, Boris Maraz Publishing, Slovenia.
• Esposito, M. (2009). Sustainable Strategies in Travel and Tourism, IRDO, Slovenia.
• Esposito, M (2009). Put your Corporate Social Responsibility Act Together!, Tate Enterprises, Oklahoma, USA.
• Ecimovic, T., Bunzl, J.M., Esposito, M., Flint, W., Haw, R.B., Mulej, M. et al. (2007). The sustainable (development) future of mankind. Korte: SEM Institute for Climate Change.

Book Chapters

• Esposito, M., Williams, L. (2010). Human and Organizational Incongruence, a chapter of Social Responsibility, Systemic Behavior and Sustainable Future, Bentham Science. (forthcoming).
• Esposito, M., Schuttler, R. et al. (2009). The Laws of Communication and their respective application and analogy to the concept of the laws of the Learning Organization incorporated within the book The Laws of Communication, Wiley, ISBN-97-804-7050-3362.
• Esposito, M., Cavelzani, A., & Villamira, M. (2007). Intelligenza emotiva ed ospitalità parte II. In Ricerche e riflessioni in psicologia del turismo. Franco Angeli Edizioni.
• Esposito, M., & Cavelzani, A. (2006). Developing emotional intelligence - an introduction. Emotional Intelligence and Hotel Business, 89-101.
• Esposito, M. (2006). Developing emotional intelligence - an introduction. Emotional Intelligence & the Adult Learner, 136-148.

Research articles

• Esposito, M., Santora, J., Sarros, J. (Forthcoming). Hiring an Interim Executive Director: Succession Lessons Learned. Nonprofit World Magazine N/A.
• Esposito, M., Santora, J., Sarros, J. (Forthcoming). Small to Mid-Sized Nonprofit Leadership Development Initiatives: Organizational Lessons Learned. Development and Learning in Organizations, 24(N/A).
• Esposito, M., Santora, J. (Feb 2010). Research Brief: DO COMPETITIVE CLIMATES REALLY SERVE A PURPOSE IN THE RETAIL WORLD? Academy of Management Executive, 24(1).
• Esposito, M., Santora, J. (May 2010). Research Brief: The psychology of defined-benefit pensions: When do they impact employee behavior? Academy of Management Executive, 24(2).
• Esposito, M., Clark, P. (2009). Running Head: Management overview of Scent as a Marketing Communications. SMC University Working Paper Series, Issue 03/2009- ISSN 1662-761X.
• Esposito, M., Haddad, S. ( 2008). Board of Directors, Top Managers & Four Management Styles SMC University Working Paper Series, Issue 10/2008- ISSN 1662-761X.
• Esposito, M., Mujtaba. (2008) Ethical Leadership. ISSN 1662-761X. SMC University Working Paper Series, Issue 6/2008- ISSN 1662-761X.

Selected/Recent Publications

• Esposito, M., & Prater, M. (2007). How to identify and verify best practices in an evolving (information technology) area? Swiss Management Centre Working Paper Series.
• Esposito, M., & Beardesell, J. (2007). The global outsourcing medley of the 21st century. Swiss Management Centre Working Paper Series.
• Esposito, M. (2006). Introduction to the information theory of nature. In Ecimovic, T. The Information Theory of Nature and... (13-16). Korte: SEM Institute for Climate Change.
• Esposito, M., Ritzel, L., & Michelet, I. (2006). eLearning is learning (1). The International Journal of the Institute of Management Specialist, 5(9).
• Esposito, M., Ritzel, L., & Michelet, I. (2006). Become a learning organisation or die (1). The International Journal of the Academy of Executives & Administrators, 1(8).
• Esposito, M., & Ritzel, L. (2006). Cyber helpers: top of the web for prasena management (1). The International Journal of Professional Business & Technical Management, 2(9).
• Esposito, M. The world heritage and cultural landscapes. Pasos Journal of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, 4(3).
• Esposito, M. (2005). Emotional intelligence and andragogy. King Mongkut´s University of Technology Thonburi Press, Thailand, 58-65.

Selected/Recent Presentations

• Esposito, M., Santora, J., Sarros, J. (September 2010). Executive Succession: An Assessment of Nonprofit Research. Advances in Business-Related Scientific Research Conference. Olbia, Italy: ABSRC.
• Esposito, M., Santora, J., Sarros, J. (July 2010). Antecedents, Events, and Consequences of Executive Succession in a Nonprofit Organization. ISTR Conference: Istanbul, Turkey: ISTR.
• Esposito, M. (6 - 10 Aug 2010). Paper Presented at Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion in Management Practice and Research, Montreal, Canada.
• Esposito, M. (26 - 29 Jun 2010).Lab-Center for Competitiveness: An Overview. Paper Presented at GRLI Annual Colloquium, Boston, United States of America.
• Esposito, M. ( May 2010). New models in Business Management Education. AMBA Deans and Directors Conference 2010. Lab Center for Competitiveness. Berlin, Germany.
• Esposito, M. (Mar 2010). Keynote Speech. EFMD MBA Conference. The Growing Paradox: Responsible Management Education in Business Schools. Barcelona, Spain.
• Esposito, M. (2009) EABIS Annual Colloquium, Paper presented at IESE Business School, Spain.
• Esposito, M. (23-26 June 2009). Accreditation and the European Business Schools. Paper Presented at Annual Conference ACBSP, in San Antonio, USA.
• Esposito, M. (2008). European Leadership Forum 2008, BusinessWeek, London, UK, The annual gathering of Europe's corporate elite.
• Esposito, M. (11-12 September 2008). From CSR to Corporate Social Innovation? 1st SMC Symposium on Wither the Welfare State? Vienna, Austria, SMC University, Austria.
• Esposito, M. (18-23 June 2008). Accreditation and the European Business Schools. Paper Presented at Annual Conference ACBSP, in New Orleans, USA.
• Esposito, M. (15-16 June 2008). Leadership Excellence. Paper Presented at Boston Business School Seminar, in Zurich, Switzerland.
• Esposito, M. (3 March 2008). Corporate global governance. European Institute of Purchasing Management, Archamps, France.
• Esposito, M. (28-30 January 2008). Sustainable roadmap. International Conference of AIAER on Internationalizing Higher Education, Lovely Professional University, India.
• Esposito, M. (2007). Leadership excellence. A two-day seminar delivered to top executives on concepts of leadership and successful performance management, Top of Zurich, Zurich Switzerland.
• Esposito, M. (2007). Global leadership and corporate governance. A seminar delivered to high-level officials of the Malaysian Government, Luzern, Switzerland.
• Esposito, M. (2007). Leadership and change management. Caucasus School of Business, Tbilisi, Georgia.
• Esposito, M. (2007). Change management and organisational Behaviour. Russian Academy of National Economy, Moscow, Russia.
• Esposito, M. (2006). Sustainable development & business. European School of Economics, Milan, Italy.
• Esposito, M. (2006). Models for customers satisfaction. IULM University of Milan.
• Esposito, M., & Poe, E. (2006). Cross-cultural management and the global understanding course. ACBSP 2006 Annual Conference, Concurrent Educational Sessions - Connecting Globally Track, Chicago, US.
• Esposito, M. (2006). Sustainable development and its impact. Johnson and Wales University of Rhodes Island.
• Esposito, M. (2006). The club management and the customers segmentation. IULM University of Milan, Italy.
• Esposito, M. (2006). The application of eLearning for adults. DCEL 2006 (Distance, Collaborative and eLearning conference), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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