John Walsh's CV
Assistant Professor, Marketing and Communication
Shinawatra International University MBA Program,
16th Floor, Shinawatra Tower III, Viphawadi Rangsit Road,
Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Tel: +66-2-949-2118
Fax: +66-2-949-2228
Email: [email protected]
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NATIONALITY: British
DATE OF BIRTH: 25/01/1964
QUALIFICATIONS
D.Phil. Thesis: Market Entry Strategy and Success: UK Companies in the Republic of Korea, Japan and Taiwan. University of Oxford, 1997.
BA Hons. (2:i) English Language and Literature. University of Hull, 1986.
EXPERIENCE
Considerable experience with market research and marketing consultancy in the UK prior to resumption of academic career. Experience in conducting international research and significant understanding of multinational and multicultural issues.
CURRENT POST
2004+: Assistant Professor Marketing and Communication, Shinawatra University, Bangkok, Thailand. Courses taught include MC1001 Managerial Communications and MC1002 Communications in Research and Consultancy, Managing Business Renewal
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2003-4: Head of Directed Research and Assistant Professor, Business Administration Division, Mahidol University International College. Charged with supervising directed research for students. Courses in preparation include Global Marketing Strategy and Ethics and Technology.
2002-3: Assistant Professor Marketing and Communication, Shinawatra University, Bangkok, Thailand. Courses taught include MC1001 Managerial Communications and MC1002 Communications in Research and Consultancy. Also preparing and teaching courses Managing Marketing and the Value Chain; Managing Human Resources; Gaining Value from Innovation and Introduction to Business Statistics.
The Shinawatra University MBA Program features a student-centred approach to education which focuses on developing skills, critical thinking and problem-solving. It is unique in Thailand. The role of the teacher at the University is one that combines facilitator, personal developer and mentor, as well as more traditional roles.
2003: Taught Marketing Concepts for 31 Doctoral Students at Ramkhamhaeng University; acting as PhD Committee Chair for four doctoral students. Acting as external reviewer for Rajabhat Institute's new English language Business Administration degree course. Also taught various other courses at PhD, MBA and BBA levels.
2003: Appointed Chair of Committee for four PhD students at Ramkhamhaeng University.
2002-2002: Assistant Professor, Marketing, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Courses taught include 310 Introduction to Marketing and 201 Introduction to Business, on both the Abu Dhabi and Dubai campuses. Established courses at the 400 level for Promotions Strategy and E-Commerce and Marketing. Established the Jim Jackman Memorial Prize. Established and advising the Zayed University Business Student Caucus. Chair of the College of Business Sciences Research and Professional Development Committee. College of Business Sciences Representative on Zayed University Standing Academic Affairs Committee. Member of College of Business Sciences Academic Affairs Committee. College of Business Sciences Representative on Zayed University Abu Dhabi Food Services Committee. Established the East-West Asia Research Centre at Zayed University. Organised a series of research seminars. Established and published the EWARC Newsletter.
1998-2000: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Curtin Business School, Curtin University. Involved with a range of academic and market research projects and with developing the market research programme. Established the Globalisation in Southeast Asia Research Programme. Co-supervised Ph.D. and DBA students.
1995-7: D.Phil. Student, Templeton College, University of Oxford.
1996-7: Korean Government Scholarship Student, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul.
1996: Research Student, Seoul National University.
1991-5: Market Research Consultant, SMSR Ltd., Hull, UK.
1988-90: Market Research Consultant, Polygon (Humberside) Ltd., Hull, UK.
1987-8: Teacher of English as a Foreign Language: Omiros Athinae, Lamprini 11411, Athens, Greece.
1986-7: Teacher of English as a Foreign Language, Kassala Secondary High School for Boys, Kassala, Sudan.
1983-6: BA.Hons. Student, University of Hull, Hull, UK.
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS
1996: Leyland Scholarship, Templeton College, University of Oxford (GBP1,500).
1996: GT Bank Japan Trust, funds to conduct research in Japan (GBP2,000).
1997: Leyland Scholarship, Templeton College, University of Oxford (GBP1,500).
1997: Research Fellowship (jointly with Dr Hyun-Young Byun), ASEAN-EC Management Centre, Brunei (14,000 ECU).
1999: Curtin University Research Grant, funds to establish Globalisation in Southeast Asia research programme (A$5,000).
1999: Curtin University Research & Development Board, funds to establish Globalisation in Southeast Asia research programme (A$10,000)
2002: GD Net Case Study Grant: Bridging Policy and Research (US$1,000)
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS, DISSERTATIONS AND MAJOR REPORTS
Walsh, John, Market Entry Strategy and Success: UK Companies in the Republic of Korea and East Asia, D.Phil. Thesis, University of Oxford, 1997, 317p.
Byun, Hyun-Young and John Walsh, A Comparative Analysis of the Market Entry Strategies of EU Firms in the South-East and North-East Asian Regions and Their Success (Brunei: AEMC, 1998).
Reid, David McHardy and John Walsh, The Impact of the East Asian Financial Crisis upon ASEAN-EU Business Relations: Evidence from Three Sectors in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand (Brunei: AEMC, forthcoming 2000).
Walsh, John, Market Entry Strategy and Success: UK Companies in the Republic of Korea and East Asia (Seoul: Seoul National University: forthcoming 2000).
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS AND ENCYCLOPAEDIAS
Walsh, John and Hyun-Young Byun, "The Future of Industry Policy in East Asia and Its Implications for Overseas Business," in Edwards, Ron and Chris Nyland, eds., Readings in International Business (Sydney, 2000).
Reid, David McHardy and John Walsh, "Complexity in International Business Development: Evidence from East and Southeast Asia", in M. Chatterji and P. Gangopadhyay, eds., Globalization and Economic Reforms (New York: Edward Elgar, 2002).
Walsh, John, entries in Jones, R.J. Barry, ed., Routledge Encyclopaedia of International Political Economy (Routledge: London and New York, 2001), "internationalisation" (pp.838-41), "Korean War" (pp.840-1), "merchandise trade" (p.1011), Super 301" (p.1521), "trade, inter-firm and intra-firm" (pp.1580-1), "trade regimes" (pp.1585-6).
Walsh, John, entries in Syed B. Hussein,, ed., Encyclopaedia of Capitalism (Facts on File, forthcoming), "GATT," "research and development," "tourism" and "underground economy."
Walsh, John, entry in Ashish Vaidya, ed., Encyclopaedia of Globalization (California: ABC-Clio, forthcoming), "Gulf Co-operation Council."
Walsh, John, entries in Salinger, Lawrence, ed., Encylopaedia of White Collar and Corporate Crime (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, forthcoming), "Greenpeace," "Hong Kong," "Japan," "Middle East Nations," " Multinational Corporations," "Saudi Arabia," "Singapore," "Sumitomo Corp," "Thailand."
Walsh, John, entry in Prem Kumar Podder, ed., Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literature (Edinburgh University), "Communism in Southeast Asia," (forthcoming).
REFEREED JOURNALS
Walsh, John, "Korea and OECD Membership: A UK Perspective on International Economic Organisations," Pacific Focus, Vol.11, No.2 (Autumn, 1996), pp.107-31;
Byun, Hyun-Young and John Walsh (1998), "Strategic Investment Policy in South-East Asia: Korean Firms in Vietnam," Pacific Focus, Vol.13, No.1 (Spring, 1998), pp.99-124;
Reid, David McHardy, John Walsh & Ma Yamona, "Quasi-Legal Commerce in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Myanmar," Thunderbird International Business Review, Vol.43, No.2 (March-April, 2001), pp.201-23.
Jefferson, Therese and John Walsh, "Industry Spotlight: Shipbuilding in WA," The Western Australian Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends, Vol.1, No.2 (Second Quarter, 1998), pp.19-40.
Jefferson, Therese and John Walsh, "Industry Spotlight: a Uranium Mining Industry for WA?" The Western Australian Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends, Vol.2, No.1 (First Quarter, 1999), pp.39-55.
Walsh, John and Peter Kenyon, "The Year 2000 Computer Problem," The Western Australian Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends, Vol.2, No.2 (Second Quarter, 1999), pp.59-73.
Walsh, John, "Will Globalisation Bring Peace? Evidence from Southeast Asia," The International Journal of Humanities and Peace, Vol.16, No.1 (2001), pp.16-8. Also available at: http://members.tripod.com/~Tetworld/ijhp4.html.
Brown, Laurence, John Walsh and Jamie Webb, "Online Teaching: a Pilot Project at Zayed University, Higher Colleges of Technology and the University of the UAE," College of Education Journal, Zayed University (forthcoming).
Reid, David McHardy and John Walsh, "Market Entry Decisions in China," Thunderbird International Business Review, Vol.45, No.3 (May-June, 2003) (forthcoming).
DISCUSSION PAPERS
REFEREED
Walsh, John, "The State of Market Entry Theory: Problems and Some Extensions," IRIC Discussion Paper Series No.98-03 (August, 1998);
NON-REFEREED
Byun, Hyun-Young and John Walsh, "Korean Trade and Investment in South-East Asia: The Need for Strategic Policy," MUI/IRIC Electronic Papers Series (July,1998);
Walsh, John and Hyun-Young Byun, "Market Entry Theory and the New ASEAN States," Asean-EC Management Centre-University of Brunei Darussalam (AEMC-UBD) Discussion Paper Series (June 1999).
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA
Reid, David McHardy & John Walsh, "The Trauma of Developing Business Positions in China, In search of Relevance for International Business Research: Impact on Management and Public Policy," presented at the Academy of International Business Conference (Phoenix, Arizona, November 17-20, 2000).
Reid, David McHardy & John Walsh, "The Internationalization of Multinational Enterprises in Shanghai," presented to the British Academy of Management (Edinburgh, September 13, 2000).
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
REFEREED
Walsh, John and Vicki Thein, "External Constraints on the Research Process: Must "Academic" be Superior to "Applied?"" Proceedings of the 1998 Australasian Evaluation Society Conference (October, 1998), Vol.II, pp.483-96.
Walsh, John and Hyun-Young Byun, "The Future of Industry Policy in East Asia and Its Implications for Overseas Business," in Edwards, Ron and Chris Nyland, eds., Proceedings of the 1999 Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business, Southeast Asia Region: Preparing for 2000: Opportunities and Challenges for International Business in the Asia-Pacific Region (Melbourne: July, 1999), Vol.I, pp.439-44.
Reid, David McHardy and John Walsh, "The Internationalization of Multinational Enterprises in Shanghai, Managing Across Boundaries," British Academy of Management Conference (Edinburgh, September 13-15, 2000).
Reid, David McHardy & John Walsh, "The Trauma of Developing Business Positions in China, In Search of Relevance for International Business Research: Impact on Management and Public Policy,": Academy of International Business Conference (Phoenix, Arizona, November 17-20, 200).
Walsh, John, "The Competitiveness of the UAE Economy," in Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Conference at College of Business and Economics - UAE University (Al Ain: March 24th-25th, 2002), Vol.4, pp.974-1014.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
REFEREED
Walsh, John and Vicki Thein, "External Constraints on the Research Process: Must "Academic" be Superior to "Applied?"" paper presented at the 1998 Australasian Evaluation Society Conference (October, 1998).
Byun, Hyun-Young and John Walsh, "The Future of Industry Policy in East Asia and Its Implications for Overseas Business," paper presented at the 1999 Association of International Business (Southeast Asian Region) Conference (Melbourne, July 1999).
Reid, David, John Walsh and Ma Yamona, "Quasi-Legal Commerce in Southeast Asia," paper presented at the 1999 Association of International Business (Southeast Asian Region) Conference (Melbourne, July 1999).
Walsh, John and Phillip Lewis, "Institution Strengthening and Capacity Building in Thailand and Lao PDR: Implications for Research and for Researchers," paper presented at the Acer National Business Education and Research Conference, Curtin University of Technology (Perth, October 1999).
Ng, Penny, David McHardy Reid and John Walsh, "The Use and Value of Research in International Business Development in Shanghai," paper presented at the Acer National Business Education and Research Conference, Curtin University of Technology (Perth, October 1999).
Walsh, John, "Marketing and Business Development in a Structured, Segmented Market State: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates," paper submitted to the 12th World Business Congress (Vancouver, Canada, June, 2003).
Walsh, John, "Marketing Communications in the U.A.E.: Evidence from the Banking Sector," paper submitted to the Conference of a History of the Next Decade (Aston, July 2003).
Reiman, Corrie and John Walsh, "E-Learning in Thailand: Prospects and Constraints for Developing Human Capital through Knowledge Creation and Distribution," paper to be presented at the Third International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations (Penang, Malaysia: August, 2003).
NON-REFEREED
Walsh, John, "A Means to an End?" In Favour of Functional and Pluralistic Research Methods," paper presented at the 1999 AQR Conference (Melbourne, July, 1999).
Walsh, John, "Competitiveness in the Age of Globalisation: Evidence from Lao PDR," paper presented at the Conference on Globalisation, Economic Development and the Asia-Pacific Region, University of Western Sydney MacArthur (July, 1999).
Ng, Penny, David Reid and John Walsh, "International Business Development in Shanghai," paper presented at the 1999 Association of International Business (Southeast Asian Region) Conference (Melbourne, July 1999).
Reid, David, John Walsh and Ma Yamona, "Responding to Complexity in International Business Development: Evidence from East and Southeast Asia," paper presented at the International Conference on Globalisation, Economic Reforms and Development in the Asia-Pacific Region (Sydney, July 1999).
Walsh, John, "The Impact of East Asian Business and Society upon Western Management Studies," paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Inc. (September, 1998).
Reid, David McHardy and John Walsh, "Complexity Theory, Its Role in International Business Strategy Development: Evidence from East and Southeast Asia," paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference (Manchester, September 1999).
Walsh, John and David McHardy Reid, "How Has Multinational Business Adapted to the Regional Complexity of China?" paper presented at the First EWARC Research Seminar, Zayed University (June 13th, 2001).
Walsh, John, "Prawns and Rice: The Political Economy of Prawn Farming in Thailand," paper presented at the Second EWARC Research Seminar, Zayed University (October 24th, 2001).
Walsh, John, "The Competitiveness of the UAE Economy," in Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Conference at College of Business and Economics - UAE University (Al Ain: March 24th-25th, 2002), Vol.4, pp.974-1014.
OTHER
Walsh, John, "Overseas Business Confidence in Malaysia," West Australian Business Review (February 4th, 1999).
Walsh, John and Peter Kenyon, "The IRIC Report on Fairness in Australia," IRIC Report No.1 (February, 1999).
Walsh, John, "Is Big Unfair?" The Bangkok Post Learning Post (November 26th, 2002).
Walsh, John, "The Khmer Empire for D20," D20 Weekly (November 15th, 2002).
Walsh, John, "The Zhuang," Slingshot (forthcoming, November 2003)
Walsh, John, "The Nanchao Army and Kolofeng's Campaign in the South," Strategikon (forthcoming, 2003).
Walsh, John, "An Introduction to Dian," Slingshot (forthcoming, November 2003).
Walsh, John, "Early Cambodia," Slingshot (forthcoming, December 2003).
Walsh, John, "Dvaravati," Spearpoint (forthcoming, 2003).
Walsh, John, "Ramkhamhaeng the Great," SAGA (August, 2003).
East Asian History articles: http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/18175
MEDIA WORK
In connection with the IRIC Report on Fairness, radio interviews on seven different Australian regional ABC and SBS stations, together with reports in The Australian and online news services.
In connection with the "Industry Spotlight: A Uranium Mining Industry for WA?" paper, interview conducted with ABC Perth radio station and two interviews with local 6NR radio station (concerning uranium mining and the competitiveness of the WA economy and with globalisation in Lao P.D.R.), together with coverage in The West Australian newspaper and the Stateline television programme.
REVIEWING
Reviewed several proposals for papers to be presented at the Acer National Business Education and Research Conference, Curtin University of Technology (Perth, October 1999)
Have reviewed two submissions to the Thunderbird International Business Review.
Acting as external reviewer for the marketing portion of the new international Business Administration syllabus for Rajabhat Institute at Auan Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand.
Numerous book reviews published in China Information, Journal of Burma Research, Journal of Canadian History, Contemporary South Asia, Asian Review of Books and book reviews websites Bookideas.com and Bookpleasures.com.
CONTRACT RESEARCH REPORTS
Reports and consultancy for a wide range of clients, including:
AusAID.
Barbarella's.
BCG National Homes.
Boundary Commission.
Curtin Business School.
DTI (Department of Trade and Industry).
Derby College of Higher Education.
Dragonfly Design.
Esso / Exxon Corporation.
Gate Theatre at Goole.
Gloucestershire FHSA(Family Health Services Association) / Department of Health.
Great Grimsby Borough Council.
Health Care of the Elderly at Highbury and Lings Bar Hospitals, Nottingham.
Hexagon Computers Ltd.
Hull Health Authority.
Humber Bridge.
Humberside County Council.
Humberside LEA (Local Education Authority).
Humberside Police.
Humberside TEC (Training and Enterprise Council) Labour Market Assessment (3 years).
Jacksons.
Kingston Communications.
Kirklees FHSA (Family Health Services Association) / Department of Health.
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (Royal Government of Thailand).
National Homes.
North Humberside Employment Project for People with Disabilities.
Nottingham City Hospital.
Nottingham Community NHS Trust.
Nottingham General Hospital.
Nottingham Health Authority.
Nottingham Learning Disabilities Service.
Nottingham Mental Health Unit.
Nottinghamshire Ambulance NHS Trust.
OPNHE (Orchard Park and North Hull Enterprise) Ltd / Dept. of Environment.
Radio Humberside.
Scunthorpe Borough Council.
Scunthorpe Health Authority.
Sheffield TEC (Training and Enterprise Council).
Thermica Ltd.
Town of Victoria Park Somerset Road Swimming Pool.
Town of Victoria Park Library.
United Health (formerly Five Communities Health Commissioning Project).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am currently involved in a number of research projects both individually and in collaboration with research partners in a number of other countries. These include "A Comparative Study of the Competitiveness of the UAE, Brunei, Singapore, Switzerland and the Republic of Ireland," with Dr Gordon Smith and Dr John Wakefield of Zayed University, international business development in Shanghai, with Professor David McHardy Reid of Rochester Institute of Technology and a study of consumer behaviour in Shanghai and Bangkok, also with Professor Reid.
Other areas of interest include online learning and its applications, the economic history of the Tai world, competitiveness of the UAE, post-structuralist research methodology, labour market development and the social responsibility of organisations.
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