1Mahfooz A. Ansari is currently a professor of International management and Human Resources Management and Organizational Studies (HRM & OS) in the Dhillon School of Business (AACSB Accredited) of the University of Lethbridge (U of L), Canada. He Chaired the International Management
Area from 2015 to 2018, and HRM & OS Area from 2009 to 2013. He was named a
2009-2011 University of Lethbridge “University
Scholar,” the first from the Dhillon School of Business since 1967. Prior to his current academic rank of professor at U of L, he held faculty positions at several places, including the University Science Malaysia, the UIA International University Malaysia, and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He also held visiting professorship position at several institutions including the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, the King Abdul Aziz University Jaddah, the University of Malaya Malaysia, the University of Technology MARA Malaysia, the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, the North-Eastern Regional Institute of Management (NERIM) Guwahati, and the University of Calicut.
Dr. Ansari is a
recipient of several recognitions and awards. These include the Fulbright
Hays Award (1978) and Excellent
Service Recognition by the University Science Malaysia (2004). In
addition, he received several
awards from the Academy of Management, including Carolyn Dexter Best Paper Award
(2004), the Best Paper from an
Under-represented Country Award (2004),
the Carolyn Dexter Best Paper Award
Finalist (2005), the Carolyn
Dexter Best
International Paper Award Finalist (2006), and the selection of two
papers as among the Best International
Papers (2007, 2011). As well, he received an Outstanding Paper Award at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence
(2011).
Dr. Ansari is a member of the Academy of Management, American Psychological Association, Academy of International Business, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Canadian Psychological Association, Canadian Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, International Leadership Association, Asia Academy of Management, and International Association of Applied Psychology, and is listed in the Harvard International Directory of Business and Management Scholars.
Dr. Ansari has over 35 years of active teaching,
consultancy, and research experience in the fields of Leadership, Organizational
Behavior, Human Resources Management, and Cross-cultural Management. His current program of research focuses on Leadership and spins around three inter-related
streams of research: (a) The Power-Influence
Approach to Leadership, (b) Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), and (c) the Cultural
Context of Leadership and Social Influence. He has authored two books--“Managing People at Work” and “Managing
Dyadic Interactions in Organizational Leadership”—both published by
Sage in 1990 and 2000, respectively. He has collaborated with researchers in more than 40
countries around the world, published more than 90 refereed journal articles and book chapters , and has delivered over 80 invited presentations and over 150 conference presentations at several professional meetings in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, Japan, New Zealand, France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Australia, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Thailand, Macau, Taiwan, Turkey, Norway, Switzerland, and Pakistan--See details at: http://mahfoozaansari.blogspot.com/. He
has authored papers in his field’s most prestigious, diverse outlets, including Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of International Business Studies, Human Relations, Journal of Business Ethics, Management and Organization Review, Leadership and Organization Development Journal, Sex Roles, Journal of Social Psychology, and Journal of Applied Social Psychology. As per Google Scholar, his work
has been highly visible and widely cited over 2,300 times (over 1000 since 2014), his h-index is 26 (18 since 2014), and his i10-index (i.e., number
of publications with at least 10 citations each) is 41 (25 since 2014--see Google citations: http://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=nC8RTpEAAAAJ&hl=en. As well, his work has been read/downloaded
approximately 33,000 times at Researchgate.net: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mahfooz_Ansari?ev=prf_highl.
Dr.
Ansari teaches courses at graduate and undergrad levels in the areas of
leadership, organizational behavior, cross-cultural management, and data
management and statistical techniques. He has supervised
some 25 Doctoral Dissertations
(leading to PhD/DBA degree) and over 55
Master's theses (leading to MBA/MSc degree) (see Supervision) He conducts consulting and training programs on a
fairly, regular basis with MNCs and government sectors.
Dr. Ansari’s current editorial roles include serving on the editorial review boards of the Journal of World Business, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, FWU Journal of Social Sciences, and Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research.
Dr. Ansari earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in psychology (in I/O Psychology area) from the University of Kansas and Patna University, respectively.
Mailing Address: Dhillon School of Business (AACSB Accredited), The University of Lethbridge, M4071 Markin Hall, 4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada [Tel: 403-329-2069; Fax: 403-329-2038]
