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Joel Nicholson , Ph.D.
Professor, International Business

Directory : Faculty : Joel Nicholson

Joel Nicholson, Ph.D.

Professor, International Business

Professor Nicholson is a full Professor at San Francisco State University. He received his Ph.D. from the Florida State University and his M.B.A. from Gonzaga University.  

His main research focus is on cross-cultural and comparative management; specific research interests include acculturation, expatriation, repatriation, global leader development and the varying influence of culture on business behavior across nations. His long term focus is on Latin America, specifically on Mexico and the North American Free Trade Agreement.

He has over 90 refereed publications and serves on various academy and journal review boards.

Fluent in Spanish, Professor Nicholson has served for many years as a Fulbright Senior Specialist on Latin America.

Professor Nicholson began his teaching career over 30 years ago, teaching in and directing an English as a Second Language (ESL) program for Vietnamese refugees at Central Washington University, where he received his B.A. in Spanish with a minor in German. He taught Spanish at Washington State University for two years where he studied graduate Spanish and French language and literature.

Professor Nicholson subsequently served for a decade as the director of international programs at Gonzaga University (Jesuit) where he founded and directed another ESL Program.

He taught strategic and other management courses in business at the Florida State University for four years before joining Illinois State University. At Illinois State, he served as the academic director of international business and of the Study Abroad Programs in France, England, Germany and Mexico for the ISU College of Business. 

While at ISU, Professor Nicholson founded and directed the Summer International Business Institute (SIBI). He earned his first tenure and promotion to associate professor at ISU

Professor Nicholson joined SF State as chair of the department of International Business in 1996. At SF State, he received his second tenure and promotion to full professor.  Professor Nicholson teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate level and serves on the Graduate Programs Curriculum committee.

He teaches regular, online, and mega-sections of International Business and Multicultural Relations as well as other courses in international business, Strategic Management, Global Strategic Management, Doing Business in Latin America, and International Human Resource Management. He currently teaches Global Leader Development in SF State’s Executive MBA program and the undergraduate introductory course in International Business online to nearly 2,000 students annually.

Long ago his former Illinois State University SIBI students nicknamed him “Papa Joel,” a name that has stuck with him here at SF State.

Contact Information

Email: ibus2jdn@sfsu.edu

Website:http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~jnichols

Office Hours: M 4-6 (BUS 347); TH 2-4 (DTC 593)

Phone: 338-7017

Department: International Business

Location: BUS 347

Education

• Ph.D. (1991), The Florida State University
• MBA (1986), Gonzaga University
• 2 Years Grad Spanish & French Lang & Literature (1978), Washington State University
• BA in Spanish, Minor in German (1976), Central Washington University

Research Interests

• Global Leader Development
• Comaprative Cognition -- Values, Beliefs, Attitudes and their Differential Influence on Behavior across Cultures
• International Human Resource Management
• Regional Economic Integration -- NAFTA
• Comparative Management -- Latin America (Chile, Venezuela, Mexico); Asia (China) and the U.S.A.
• Doing Business in Latin America
• Expatriate Training -- Sojourner Acculturation
• Culture -- National, Regional, Ethnic, Professional, Corporate
• Creativity in Education -- Online and Mega-Section Delivery

Professional Associations

• Cognition & HRM Divisions
• Business Association of Latin American Studies
• The Academy of International Business
• The Academy of Management -- International

Honors and Awards

Teacher of the Year -- College of Business (2005-2006)

Phi Beta Delta -- Honor Society for International Scholars SFSU (1996-2005)

Phi Kappa Phi -- National Honor Society Member (1976-2005)

Sabbatical Leave: Competitive, Longitudinal Study of Nafta (Spring '02) (2002)

Best Paper Award--Journal of The American Academy of Business (2001)

Recognition of Outstanding Service to the Int'l Student Commununity (1997-1998)

Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching (1997-1998)

Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Activities Recognition (1996)

Most Influential Faculty Member to ISU Foundation Award Student (1996)

Most Influential Faculty Member to ISU Most Outstanding Student (1996)

Most Influential Faculty Member to ISU Outstanding Junior IBUS Student (1995)

The Thunderbird Award for Most Outstanding Applied Paper (1995)

Selected Jr Faculty Consortium in Internationa Mgmt -- Academy of Mgmt (1995)

The Irwin Distinguished Paper Award (1994)

The Irwin Distinguished Paper Award (1993)

Most Influential Faculty Member to Most Outstanding MBA Student (1993)

Teacher of the Year -- Management Department Illinois State University (1992-1993)

Outstanding Service Award -- Management Department Illinois State Univ (1992-1993)

Outstanding Service Award -- Management Department Illinois State Univ (1992-1993)

Most Influential Faculty Member to Outstanding Student Athlete (1992)

Most Influential Faculty Member to ISU Most Outstanding Student (1992)

Sigma Iota Epsilon -- Honorary Management Fraternity FSU (1986-1990)

Doctoral Consortium in International Mgmt -- Academy of Mgmt (1989)

Doctoral and New Faculty Consortium in Int'l Mgmt--Southern Ac of Mgmt (1989)

Doctoral Fellowship in Business Administration -- Florida State Univ (1986-1989)

Excellence in Teaching Award -- Florida State University COB (1989)

Intellectual Contributions

• Organizational Learning and the Risks of Technology Transfers in China (2004)

• North-South Gender Role Differences in Business (2002)

• Management of Human Resources in China under WTO (2002)

• A History and Review of the U.S. Trade Embargo on Cuba (2001)

• An Empirical Examination of U.S. and Mexican Managerial Values (2001)

• Supply Chain Of Services In The Information Age (2001)

• Cross-Cultural Managerial Effectiveness in Latin America (2001)

• Effective Transnational HR Development Programs for U.S. Firms Operating in Italy (2001)

• Culturally Based Differences in Work Beliefs (2001)

• Comparisons of Asian and U.S. Workplace Gender Roles (2001)

• Strategic Initiatives in the Argentina Wine Industry (2001)

• Strategies of Upward Influence, A Study of Six Cultures from Europe, Asia, and America (2001)

• Health Risk Communication Aimed at Job Applicants: A Two Country Comparison of Mexico and the U.S.A.  (2000)

•  (2000)

•  (2000)

• A Model of Cross-Cultural Effectiveness Applied to U.S./Mexican Managerial Interaction (2000)

• Multinational Enterprise Philanthropy in Latin America (2000)

• Empowering Latin American Women Through Sports: Implications for the Latin American Sports Industry (2000)

• Strategic Alliances in Logistics Outsourcing (2000)

• Taiwan: A Tiger Increasingly at Bay But Still Ferocious (2000)

• Managers in the NAFTA Countries: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Attitudes Towards Upward Influence Tactics (2000)

• Government Regulations and FDI: A History of Mexico (2000)

• Future Manager Perception of Asian Investment Risk (2000)

• A Cameroonian-based NGO focused on Women’s rights and issues (1999)

• The Helms-Burton Law’s Jurisdiction in International Law (1999)

• Contrasts in U.S. and Asian Gender Role Differentiation in the Workplace (1999)

• The Tourism Industry in Mexico (1999)

• The Helms-Burton Law’s Jurisdiction in International Law (1999)

• Evolution of Mexican Governmental Regulations on Inbound Foreign Direct Investment: 1960-1999 (1999)

• The Helms-Burton Law’s Jurisdiction in International Law.  (1999)

• Contrasts in U.S. and Asian Gender Role Differentiation in the Workplace (1999)

• Evolution of Mexican Governmental Regulations on Inbound Foreign Direct Investment: 1960-1999 (1999)

• Taiwan's Competitive Advantage and the Asian Economic Crisis. (1999)

• Loyalty Structures and Economic Success Among Mainland Chinese, The Chinese Overseas Diaspora, and the Japanese (1998)

• A Cameroonian-based NGO focused on Women’s rights and issues (1998)

•  (1998)

• Work-Place Gender Typing Across the Americas (1998)

• Work-Place Gender Typing Across the Americas (1998)

• Cultural Values: A Cross-National Study (1998)

• Neo-Confucianism: The Bane of Foreign Firms in China (1998)

• Managing in Eastern Europe: The Challenge of Developing Effective Organizations in Russia (1998)

• Loyalty Structures and Economic Success Among Mainland Chinese, The Chinese Overseas Diaspora, and the Japanese (1998)

• The Search for the World Car (1998)

• The Critical Success Factors Change for Foreign Investors as China’s Market Matures (1997)

• Empirical Exploration Of Culturally Based Differences In Work Beliefs Among Future International Business Managers (1997)

• Empirical Exploration Of Culturally Based Differences In Work Beliefs Among Future International Business Managers (1997)

• The Critical Success Factors Change for Foreign Investors as China’s Market Matures (1997)

• Assessing the Service Quality and Satisfaction Responses of Mexican Urban Consumers (1997)

• Hofstede's Country Classification: 25 Years Later (1997)

• Managing in Eastern Europe: The Challenge of Developing Effective Organizations in Russia (1996)

• The Impact of NAFTA on Caterpillar and the Heavy Equipment Industry (1996)

• Opportunities in the Financial Services Markets in Mexico and Canada. (1996)

• Managing in Eastern Europe: The Challenge of Developing Effective Organizations in Russia (1996)

• The Impact of NAFTA on Caterpillar and the Heavy Equipment Industry (1996)

• Opportunities in the Financial Services Markets in Mexico and Canada (1996)

• Risk Attitudes Associated with Latin American Investments (1995)

• Cendex: A Mexican Export Diamond in the Rough (1995)

• Risk Attitudes Associated with Latin American Investments (1995)

• Cendex: A Mexican Export Diamond in the Rough (1995)

• A Cross-National Study of Work Beliefs in Three Countries: The People's Republic of China, Venezuela and the U.S.A.  (1995)

• Differences in Work-Family Orientations Among Workforces in Venezuela, Chile, Mexico and the United States (1995)

• Work Significance and Work Outcome Preferences: A Comparison of the Perceptions of Middle Managers in U.S. and Japanese Banking Institutions (1995)

• Work Beliefs as a Function of Cultural Values: An Empirical Cross-National Study (1994)

• Investigation of Work Beliefs in Three Countries: The People's Republic of China, Venezuela, and the U.S.A. (1994)

• North American Versus South American Work and Family Orientation: Contrasts Between Chile, Venezuela, Mexico, and the U.S. (1994)

• Mexican and U.S. Attitudes towards the North American Free Trade Agreement (1994)

• Survey of Selected Research on Values, Work Beliefs, and Socioeconomic Attitudes. (1994)

• Work Beliefs as a Function of Cultural Values: An Empirical Cross-National Study. (1994)

• A Cross-National Investigation of Work Beliefs in Three Countries: The People's Republic of China, Venezuela, and the U.S.A. (1994)

• North American Versus South American Work and Family Orientation: Contrasts Between Chile, Venezuela, Mexico, and the U.S. (1994)

• Mexican and U.S. Attitudes towards the North American Free Trade Agreement (1994)

• U.S. Versus Mexican Perceptions of the Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (1994)

• Mexican and U.S. Attitudes towards the North American Free Trade Agreement (1994)

• Survey of Selected Research on Values, Work Beliefs, and Socioeconomic Attitudes (1994)

• Illinois/Mexico Trade Conference (1993)

• Values as Predictors of Attitudes Concerning Major Issues Facing International Business: A Contrast Between Venezuela and the U.S.A. (1993)

• Inversión Extranjera Directa en México: Una Reseña Histórica. (1993)

• A Survey of U.S. and Mexican Attitudes toward the North American Free Trade Agreement (1993)

• Sectoral Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement: An Examination of U.S. versus Mexican Expectations (1993)

• Sectoral Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement: An Examination of U.S. versus Mexican Expectations (1993)

• Inversión Extranjera Directa en México: Una Reseña Histórica. (1993)

• A Survey of U.S. and Mexican Attitudes toward the North American Free Trade Agreement. (1993)

• Illinois/Mexico Trade Conference. (1993)

• Values as Predictors of Attitudes Concerning Major Issues Facing International Business: A Contrast Between Venezuela and the U.S.A. (1993)

• Attitudes Towards Socioeconomic Issues as a Function of Cultural Values: A Cross-National Study of Venezuela, Chile, and the U.S.A.  (1993)

• Applied Research as an Experiential Learning Tool in the Foreign International Management Classroom: A Case Study in Mexico (1993)

• Imaginal Technology and Management Information Processing: Survey of the Literature (1992)

• Reducing Test Anxiety in Business Courses (1992)

• Future Manager Perception of Asian Investment Risk. (1990)

• Social Issues Scanning for a Regional Domain. (1990)

• Psychological Aspects of Expatriate Training and Effectiveness. (1990)

• Future Manager Perception of Asian Investment Risk.  (1990)

• Psychological Aspects of Expatriate Training and Effectiveness (1990)

• The Relationship Between Cultural Values, Work Beliefs, and Socio-Economic Issues: A Cross-Cultural Study (1990)

• A Model for Longitudinal Leader Development in Multinational Corporations. (1989)

• The Foundations of Inquiry in the Organization Sciences: Current Status and Future Directions (1987)

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