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Bio:

Dr. Gladding is the Program Director of the International SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Program and teaches courses in SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Administration, International SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, and Political Science. He has considerable international business management and marketing experience as well as academic experience teaching in several countries that he uses to benefit students in the classroom. His academic specialty is International Political Economy and his teaching and research interests include International management and marketing, the cultures of capitalism, international entrepreneurship, and International business negotiation.

In an administrative role as SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ University’s Director of International Initiatives (1999-2007), Dr Gladding developed new International SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and Contemporary Global Studies majors and new study abroad and travel study programs. Dr Gladding has also served as a referee for peer-reviewed journals and been a regular contributor to Arts and Ideas programs, faculty colloquia, and committees.

Academic accomplishments:
Dr Gladding was selected as a Fulbright Scholar to China by the US Department of State in 2002 and awarded the Br. Louis Seilor Teaching Award by SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ University colleagues in 2007.

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and Related Experience: 
Dr Gladding’s 15 years of experience in senior international management positions includes 8 years as CEO of international marketing companies in Singapore and Hong Kong as well as experience serving as the Director of the International Marketing Bureau of the Iowa Department of Economic Development.  

Dr Gladding has more than 10 years’ experience living and working in China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and Denmark and has working knowledge of several languages including Korean and Chinese.

Academic experience prior to joining SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½: 
Dr Gladding held full time teaching and research positions at the Asia Research Center, Copenhagen SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ School (Denmark), the Asian Institute, University of Copenhagen (Denmark), the College of SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, Sun Yat Sen University (China), and the International Politics and Economics Program of the East-West Center (Hawaii).

Courses Taught:

• Introduction to International SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
• International Management
• International SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Environment and Strategy
• SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½-Government Relations in the Global Marketplace
• International Marketing
• International Economics
• East Asian Politics and Economics
• Chinese Management Systems
• Principles of Management
• Supervisory Management
• Service Management
• Asian Management and Marketing Systems (Seminar)
• International SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Negotiation (Seminar)
• Doing SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ in China and Japan (Seminar)

Publications:

• Ian V. Gladding, “Collaborate to Compete: The Role of Subnational Actors in International Cooperation and National Competitive Advantage”, 1997. University of Hawaii.
• Ian V. Gladding, “Japanese Investment Strategies in China”, Association of Japanese SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1999.

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