Business Management
Biography:
| 2000-Present | Ryerson University |
| 1994-1995 | Adjunct Professor, Queen’s University School of Business |
| 1993-1994 | Director of Marketing and Sales, Atco International, Dubai, UAE |
| 1991-1993 | Founding Director of the Canadian Trade Centre in Dubai, UAE |
| 1989-1990 | First Secretary (Commercial) and Consul, Canadian Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq; Chargé D’Affaires of the Canadian Embassy in Baghdad |
| 1987-1989 | Director of the Canadian Trade Commission in Houston, Texas |
| 1985-1987 | Second Secretary (Commercial), Canadian Embassy in Oslo, Norway (also responsible for Iceland) |
| 1982-1985 | Head of the Commercial Division in the Canadian Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| 1977-1979 | Aide-de-Camp to two successive Governors General of Canada, H. E. Jules Léger and H. E. Edward Schreyer |
| 1973-1977 | Canadian Naval Officer; Canadian Commonwealth Officer onboard Her Majesty’s Royal Yacht Britannia |
Qualifications:
| Ph.D. | Strategy and International Business, University of Calgary, 1999 |
| MBA | International Business, Queen’s University, 1981 |
| B.A. (Hons.) | History, Royal Military College of Canada and Collège Militaire Royal de St. Jean, 1973 |
Research Interest:
Cross-cultural leadership, international joint-ventures.
Current Courses:
International marketing, business strategy, international strategy, global issues, doing business in the Middle East.
Professional Affiliations:
Academy of International Business
Publications and Presentations:
Chapters in Books:
Carl, D. , Gupta, V. and Javidan, M. (2004), “Power Distance in Cross-Cultural Leadership”, in R. J. House, P. J. Hanges, M. Javidan, P. W. Dorfman, and V. Gupta (eds.) Culture, Leadership, and Organizations: The Global Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (GLOBE) Study of 62 Societies. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, pp 513-563.
Papers in Refereed Journals:
Javidan, M. and Carl, D. (2005), “Leadership Across Cultures: A study of Canadian and Taiwanese executives”, Management International Review 45(1):23-44.
Javidan, M. and Carl, D. (2004), “East meets west: Exploring Charismatic leadership among Canadian and Iranian Executives”, Journal of Management Studies 41(4):665-691.
Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings:
1. Carl, D. and M. Javidan, “Universality of Charismatic Leadership: A Multi-Country Study,” Academy of Management Conference in Washington, DC in August 2001. Won “best paper” award in the international division.
2. Javidan, M. and D. E. Carl, "Motivational Consequences of Charismatic Leadership: An Empirical Investigation", Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference in Las Vegas in November 1998.
3. Javidan, M. and D. E. Carl, "East Meets West: Exploring Charismatic Leadership - A Comparison of Canadian and Iranian Executives," Academy of International Business conference in Monterrey, Mexico in October 1997.
4. Carl, D. E., "International Joint Ventures: Examining the Sources of Instability to Regain Control", Academy of Business Administration International Conference in Athens, Greece in July 1996.








