Thanks to all the doctoral students for nominating me again this year!

Just returned from teaching a section of my long-time friend and colleague Franz Kellermanns’ doctoral seminar on “Designing Effective Organizations” at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN.

Thanks to the UT doctoral students for having me and to Franz and his lovely wife Laura for hosting me at their beautiful home!

I just returned from a week in Tokyo where I joined my Master of International Management (MIM) students on the first part of their Asia Study Tour.

And it was an amazing experience, both personally and professionally. The program mixed lectures by Japanese managers on Japanese business history and production methods (just-in-time etc.) and company visits with social events, like a dinner with MIM alumni at a traditional Japanese restaurant.

Thanks to Cliff Allen and Jeff Millard for their generous invitation!