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Dr. Christine Nielsen

Dr. Nielsen is Director of Global Business Studies and Professor of International Business at the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore. She serves as Academic Director of the Northrop Grumman Electronic Sensors International Management Program and the Northrop Grumman International Scholar. Professor Nielsen has served as the director of numerous international business programs for managers, including positions as Academic Director of the World of Business Opportunities seminar series at the University of Baltimore, Academic Director of an Executive MBA (EMBA) Central European Study Program; Administrative Director of International Training Programs; and Administrative Director of a Center for Transnational Management Development. She is a frequent lecturer in international training programs for managers, such as the Motorola In-House MBA in Plantation, Florida; two Canadian EMBA programs (University of Quebec at Montreal, University of Ottawa); and the International Summer MBA Program at the University of Kent in the U.K. Her research interests include International Competitiveness in High Technology Industries, Management of Technology as a Strategic Asset, Managing Technology Transfer to Developing Countries, and Cross-Cultural Management Studies.

Research
Her research interests include International Competitiveness in High Technology Industries, Management of Technology as a Strategic Asset, Managing Technology Transfer to Developing Countries, and Cross-Cultural Management Studies. She received grants from the National Science Foundation and the IEEE Foundation for her research on electronic document creation and delivery for the scientific and engineering communities. She publishes in journals such as the Journal of High Technology Management Research, International Journal of Remote Sensing, International Management Review, International Studies of Management and Organization, and in books, such as Global Issues of Information Technology Management. She was a finalist in the Southern Business Administration Association Innovation Awards Program for designing a graduate course, Managing Global Production and Technology. 
 

Consultancies and Corporate Advisory Boards
Nielsen serves as a consultant to both the public and private sectors. She has served on corporate advisory boards for two technology-based firms in the remote sensing industry: RADARSAT International (RSI) and SPOT Image Corporation. As a consultant to RSI, she served on a seven-member team to create the RSI international strategic business plan. Her work with federal agencies includes the Office of the U.S. Special Trade Representative, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. 
Editorial Activities. Nielsen is Past President of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology. She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Global Information Management, and served as guest editor of a IEEE Technology and Society Magazine special issue on International Space Year: Mission to Planet Earth. 
 

Awards and Recognition
Nielsen was featured in the Baltimore Business Journal April 2000 special issue: "Who's Who in Higher Education" as one of the area's top 25 most influential business educators, for international business education leadership, and for revolutionizing the way that international business is taught at the University of Baltimore. She has received a Governor's Citation from the State of Maryland for "outstanding service as Director of International Programs…[and for] contributions to further the economic development agenda of Maryland’s businesses." Nielsen is a recipient of The George Washington University (GWU) Graduate International Business Award, and a GWU Fellowship. She received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Florida International University (FIU) College of Business Administration, an FIU Summer Research Award, and three FIU Minority Faculty Development Awards. She has appeared on the Merrick School of Business "Top Ten" faculty list for excellence in teaching.
 

International Business Courses
Over the past twenty years, Nielsen has taught courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, including such courses as International Business Strategy I and II, Business in the Global Environment, Managing Global Production and Technology, Strategic Alliances in the European Context, Multinational Management, and International Management.

 


 
 
 
 

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