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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Uma Sekaran is Professor Emerita of Management, Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale (SIUC), Illinois. Sekaran obtained her MBA degree from the Univer-
sity of Connecticut at Storrs, and Ph.D. from UCLA. She was the Chair of the
Department of Management and also the Director of University Women’s Profes-
sional Advancement at SIUC when she retired from the University and moved to
California to be closer to her family.
Dr. Sekaran has authored or co-authored 8 books, 12 book chapters, and more
than 55 refereed journal articles in the management area, and has presented
more than 70 papers at national, international, and regional management con-
ferences. Professor Sekaran has won recognition for significant research contri-
butions to cross-cultural research from U.S. and international professional
organizations. She is the recipient of Meritorious Research Awards both from the
Academy of Management and SIUC. She has also been conferred the Best
Teacher Award by the University.
Dr. Sekaran continues to teach courses from time to time. During the summer
of 2000 she taught a specially designed course titled “Management in the New
Millennium” at the Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, which high-
lighted the need for change in management styles in the face of technological
advancements. She also continues to engage in research.

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