Barbara Parker, PhD

Professor

PhD, Management, University of Colorado
MBA, Organization Theory and Management, University of Colorado
BA, English Language and Literature, Ball State University 

Phone: 206.296.5703

Office: Pigott 414

Email: parker@seattleu.edu

Department: Management

Web Address: http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/parker

Teaching Areas: International Business, Management

Syllabus for:

MGMT 320 Globalization and Business Practices

MGMT 486 International Management

Curriculum Vitae

In the News:

Barb Parker's book, Introduction to Globalization and Business: Relationships and Responsibilities, will be published by Sage London.

Barbara Parker had her article, co-authored with John Selsky,  "Interface dynamics is cause based partnerships: Exploration of an emergent culture," accepted for publication by Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

Barbara Parker had her article, "The Disorganization of Inclusion: Globalization as Process." published in Stewart Clegg and Robert Westwood's book, Debating Organization, Blackwell Publishing, 2003.

The Academy of Management Annual Meeting took place in Seattle August 1-6, 2003. It hosted a record number of attendees - approximately 6,800! Barb Parker chaired the Local Arrangements Committee and garnered a lot of recognition for Albers. The executive director of the AOM said: The annual meeting in Seattle was carried through with perfection. In fact, we would say that it was one of the best-managed annual meetings ever. High attendance and smooth operations were combined with one of the most successful community service projects ever conducted and one of the largest contributions to a local charity. 

Dr. Parker was quoted in an article on April 28, 2003, "Starbucks acquisition: grounds for concern?" published in the Daily Journal of Commerce.

Barb Parker will testify before a State House sub-committee on September 23rd, 2002 addressing the topic of globalization.

Barbara Parker was selected as one of four Academy of Management Service-Learning Fellows. The Academy of Management is the largest association of business management professors and other professions, counting over 12,000 members. (from AlbersBrief, Winter 2001)

Barbara Parker, associate professor of management, has written a textbook, Globalization and Business Practice: Managing Across Boundaries, which has been published by Sage Publications, London, November 1998, and is now in it's second edition.

The 655-page paperback, available in the SU bookstore, uses creative examples, case studies, and exercises to demonstrate how global trends relate to each other and to business and organizations. Parker examines new technologies, new markets, and cultural and political changes that students need to consider in management.