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Vasyl Taras

Vas Taras is a researcher specializing in management and development of cross-cultural teams and workgroups with the special focus on diversity management in domestic organizations that employ immigrants. Born in Ukraine, he has lived, worked and studied in half a dozen countries and has extensive experience as a manager, businessman, and cross-cultural team and diversity management consultant. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management. He currently teaches International Management at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Education

Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada, 2008. PhD Human Resources and Organizational Dynamics/ Global Strategy

University of Texas at Dallas, USA, 2003 Master’s of Public Affairs / Political Economy

Rivne State Technical University, Ukraine, 1999 BS Economics and Management

Teaching

University of Calgary, Canada HROD 321 Foundations of Organizational Behavior HROD 317 Human Resource Management and Employment Relations BASC 591 Organizational Leadership HROD 723 Organizational Change and Development SGMA 775 International Business, section on Diversity Mgmt and Intl HRM, guest instructor SGMA 701 Corporate Strategy, section on Diversity Mgmt and Intl HRM, guest instructor

University of Texas at Dallas, USA SOCS 3305 Introduction to Social Statistics SOCS 3105 Social Statistics Laboratory (on-line) SOCS 3105 MS Excel in Social Statistics

Other original non-academic courses and training programs Smart Note Taking for Students Image in Politics and Business Public Speaking/Debating

Publications and Proceedings (as of Sept, 2008)

Taras, V., Rowney, J., Steel, P. (2008). Half a Century of Measuring Culture: Approaches, Challenges, Limitations, and Suggestions Based on the Analysis of 121 Instruments for Quantifying Culture. Journal of International Management.

Taras, V., & Steel, P. (2008). Challenging fundamental assumptions about culture: A multi-level multivariate meta-analysis. In C. Nakata (Ed.), Beyond Hofstede: Culture Frameworks for Global Marketing and Management: Macmillan/Palgrave.

Taras, V. (2008). Immigrant worker acculturation: Pace, extent, and predictors. Perspective: Human Resources, 3, 24.

Taras, V., & Rowney, J. (2008). Cross-Cultural Differences in Perceptions of Justice: Consequences for Academia. International Studies of Educational Administration (ISEA), 36(3), 104-123.

Taras, V., & Rowney, J. (2007). Effects of Cultural Diversity on In-Class Communication and Student Project Team Dynamics: Creating Synergy in the Diverse University Classroom. International Studies in Educational Administration (ISEA), 35(2), 66-82.

Taras, V., & Steel, P. (2006). Culture as a consequence: A multilevel multivariate meta-analysis of the effects of individual and country characteristics on work-related cultural values. Best Paper Proceedings, the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Taras, V., & Steel, P. (2006). Improving Cultural Indices and Rankings Based on a Meta-Analysis of Hofstede's Taxonomy. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Beijing, China. Best Paper Proceedings/Temple/AIB Best Paper Award Nominee.

Taras, V. (2003). Social and Economic Effects of Bureaucratization and Institutionalization of Management as a Profession. Journal of Social Science Research (former ERGO), 1(2), 1-21.

Awards and Grants

Haskayne School of Business Research Grant, $10,000, 2008

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Scholarship, $20,000, 2006/2007

Graduate Research Scholarship, $2,500, 2006

The Alberta Ukrainian Centennial Research Scholarship, $30,000, 2005-2006, renewed for 2007

Canadian Human Resource Planners Research Scholarship, $2,000, 2005

HROD Research Grant, University of Calgary, $6,200, 2004

Dean’s Entry Scholarship, University of Calgary, $5,000, 2003

E. Muskie Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship - American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, by US Government, appr. $120,000, 2001-03

Karl Duisberg Gesellshaft / Volkswagen AG Fellowship, Germany, 2000, appr. $25,000, 2001

Project Harmony / Community Connections Fellowship, by the US Government, appr. $10,000, 1999

Official honor received from the Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine “For active work and contribution to creation and implementation of the State Youth Policy”, 1997

Ridna Schkola Fellowship, Germany, appr. $35,000, 1993/94

Professional Affiliation and Other

Editorial Board member, International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management

Ad-hoc reviewer for the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)

Ad-hoc reviewer and session chair for AOM (2007, 2008 Best Reviewer Awards), AIB and other conferences

Membership: Academy of Management (International Management, Research Methods), Academy of International Business,

International experience: High School Germany, BS Ukraine, Master’s USA, PhD Canada

Languages: English, German, Russian, Ukrainian (native)

For more information, visit www.vtaras.com