
Mark Mendenhall
J. Burton Frierson Chair
of Excellence in Business Leadership
mark-mendenhall@utc.edu
(423) 425-4406
Expertise
Global leadership
North American leadership
Expatriate management
International human resource management
Organizational systems
Research
Selecting and developing global leaders and expatriates in multinational corporations.
Managing human resources and sociocultural processes in mergers and acquisitions.
Implications of nonlinear systems theory for organizational change effectiveness.
Education
Ph.D. - 1983, Brigham Young University
B.S. - 1980, Brigham Young University
Sample Publications
2008: Mendenhall, M.E., Bird, A., Osland, J., & Oddou, G., & Maznevski, M. in press; 2008. Global Leadership: Research, Practice, Development. London: Routledge.
2007: Mendenhall, M.E., Oddou, G., & Stahl, G.K. Readings and Cases in International Human Resource Management. (4th edition). London: Routledge.
2005: Stahl, G.K., & Mendenhall, M.E. Mergers and Acquisitions: Managing Culture and Human Resources. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
2005: Stroh, L., Black, J.S., Mendenhall, M.E., & Gregersen, H. Global Leaders, Global Assignments: An Integration of Research & Practice. London: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates, Inc.
2004: Lane, H.W., Maznevski, M., Mendenhall, M.E., & McNett, J. The Handbook of Global Management: A Guide to Managing Complexity. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing.
2001: Mendenhall, M., Kuhlmann, T., & Stahl, G. K. Developing Global Business Leaders: Policies, Processes, and Innovations. Westport, CT: Quorum Books.
Selected Journal Articles
2009: Managing the learning and transfer of global competence: Antecedents and outcomes of Japanese repatriation effectiveness. Journal of International Business Studies, 40, 200-215. : Furuya, N., Stevens, M., Oddou, G., Bird, A. DBR
2008: “Separated at birth: An inquiry on the conceptual independence of the leadership and the entrepreneurship constructs.” Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 11(2), 13-27. Becherer, R., Eickhoff, K. DBR
2007: Pudelko, M., & Mendenhall, M.E. The Japanese Management Metamorphosis: What Western Executives Need to Know About Current Japanese Management Practices. Organizational Dynamics, 36(3), 274-287.
2006: Mendenhall, M. The elusive, yet critical challenge of developing global leaders. European Management Journal, 24(6), 422-429.
2003: Mendenhall, M., Jensen, R., Gregersen, H., & Black, J.S. Seeing the Elephant: HRM Challenges in the Age of Globalization. Organizational Dynamics. (32) 3, 261-274.
2002: Lichtenstein, B., & Mendenhall, M. Non-linearity and Response-Ability: Emergent order in 21st century careers. Human Relations, 55(1), 5-32.
2000: Mendenhall, M. & Stahl, G.K. Expatriate training and development: Where do we go from here? Human Resource Management, 39(2 & 3), 251-265.
Professional Activities and Memberships
Beta Gamma Sigma
Academy of International Business
Academy of Management
International Organization Network
International Academy of Intercultural Research
Academy of Management (2004, 2006-2009)
Symposium on Executive Eduation (2009)
International Organization Network (2004-2005, 2007)
SE-Academy of International Business (2007)
European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (2004)
Honors and Awards
UTC College of Business – Deans Merit Award (2004-2009)
Best Symposium Award, MED, Academy of Management (2007-2008)
"Showcase Symposium," Academy of Management and Management Education
Division's Global Forum Best Symposium Award - sponsored by University
of Manchester, Manchester Business School (2007)
"Best Symposium Award" Academy of Management, Management Education and Development Division (2001)
Recipient of the Ludwig Erhard Stiftungsprofessur Endowed Chair, University of Bayreuth (1998)
Outstanding Service Award from the International Management Division - Academy of Management (1994)



