Mahmood ZaidiGrad School Committee Member
Professor

Mahmood ZaidiFounding Director of International Program Office
CSOM Human Rsc & Industr Rel,
3-265 CarlSMgmt
321 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone: 612/625-0578
Fax: 612/626-1335
mzaidi@umn.edu


Education
BA, 1957, Economics, UCLA
MA, 1958, Economics, UCLA
PhD, 1966, Economics, Univ. of California-Berkeley

Research

Expertise
International labor market analysis
Human capital and multinationals
International human resource management

Current Research
Global Outsourcing
Management Education in Poland and China
Management education in transition economies


Publications

Major Publications

  • "Measuring Global Skills Shortages" in The Sterling Public Servant: A Global Tribute to Sylvia Ostry, Jacob Ryten (eds.), McGill-Queens University Press, Montreal, 2004
  • "Labor Shortages, Pay and Training in NAFTA Countries," with M. Cohen, North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 1998
  • "Employment, Trade and Foreign Investment Effects of NAFTA," with C. Siebert, Minnesota Journal of Global Trade, 1996
  • "Public Policy Toward Employee Benefits in the United States, Canada, and Taiwan: Lessons for European Integration," with D. Mitchell and H. Peng, Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 1993
  • "The Impact of Compensation Practices of American & Japanese Multinationals in Thailand," with J. Lawler, International Human Resource Management, G. Ferris and K. Rowland (eds.), JAI Press, 1990

Books

  • Global Skill Shortages (with M. S. Cohen), Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd., London, 2002
  • Polish-American MBA at the Warsaw School of Economics: Lessons Learned from an International Partnership, with A. Sulejewicz (eds.), Warsaw School of Economic Press, Warsaw 2000
  • The Human Resource Management Handbook, 3 volumes, with D. Mitchell and D. Lewin (eds.), JAI Press, Greenwich, CT, 1997
  • The Economics of Human Resource Management, with D. Mitchell (eds.), Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1990

Service

Current Administrative Appointments

  • Founding Director, Carlson School's International Programs
  • Member, MUCIA's Committee on International Business
  • Member, University of Minnesota China Center Advisory Council

Current Editorial Appointments

  • Member, Board of Editors, The North American Journal of Economics and Finance
  • Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Economic Asymmetric

Scholarly Service and Honors

  • Distinguished Fellow, North American Economic and Finance Association
  • Lifetime Achievement Award for Internationalization of Academic Programs, Graduate School of Business Administration, Zurich, Switzerland
  • University of Minnesota President's Award for Outstanding Service

Community Relationships

  • Governor's Commission on Software Technology
  • President, Minnesota World Trade Week Inc.
  • Member, Board of Directors, Twin Cities Airport Task Force
  • President, Minneapolis University Rotary Club