Dr. Kassarjian has held a joint appointment at the International Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland since 1989, as Professor of Strategy and Organization. In addition, he has been chairman of the Management Division at Babson (1981-1987). Prior to joining Babson, he was on the faculty of the Harvard Business School and was involved in establishing Harvard-related graduate institutes in Iran and the Philippines. He has designed and taught a variety of executive development programs and has served as consultant to organizations in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Dr. Kassarjian's writings include a book, numerous articles, and a large number of cases in a variety of business and geographic settings. Recently, he has been the recipient of two case-writing awards: His three-part case series, "Sony Europa" (A), (B), and (C) - co-authored with K. Kashani - won the 1999 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case-Writing prize in the Change Management category. And his case "Shaping Spaarbeleg: Real and Unreal" (published in 1992) won the European Case Clearing House (ECCH)/ Business Week-2000 European Case Award in Policy and General Management. Areas of expertise include: Management and Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Managers, Management Diversity, Management Issues, Management Training, and Changes in Organizations.
