Faculty and Staff

Dr. Ian V. Gladding

Name: Dr. Ian V. Gladding
Title: Professor of International Business and Business Administration; Director, International Business Program

Office Location: SB-112-N
Email: gladdiIa@lewisu.edu
Phone: (815) 836-5221

Education & Certifications:

  • Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • M.B.A in International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
  • B.A., University of Iowa
  • Certificate in Korean Language, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA.

Bio:

Dr. Gladding is the Program Director of the International Business Program and teaches courses in Business Administration, International Business, and Political Science. He has considerable international business management and marketing experience as well as academic experience teaching in several countries that he uses to benefit students in the classroom. His academic specialty is International Political Economy and his teaching and research interests include International management and marketing, the cultures of capitalism, international entrepreneurship, and International business negotiation.

In an administrative role as Lewis University’s Director of International Initiatives (1999-2007), Dr Gladding developed new International Business and Contemporary Global Studies majors and new study abroad and travel study programs. Dr Gladding has also served as a referee for peer-reviewed journals and been a regular contributor to Arts and Ideas programs, faculty colloquia, and committees.

Academic accomplishments:
Dr Gladding was selected as a Fulbright Scholar to China by the US Department of State in 2002 and awarded the Br. Louis Seilor Teaching Award by º£½ÇÉçÇø colleagues in 2007.

Business and Related Experience: 
Dr Gladding’s 15 years of experience in senior international management positions includes 8 years as CEO of international marketing companies in Singapore and Hong Kong as well as experience serving as the Director of the International Marketing Bureau of the Iowa Department of Economic Development.  

Dr Gladding has more than 10 years’ experience living and working in China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and Denmark and has working knowledge of several languages including Korean and Chinese.

Academic experience prior to joining Lewis: 
Dr Gladding held full time teaching and research positions at the Asia Research Center, Copenhagen Business School (Denmark), the Asian Institute, University of Copenhagen (Denmark), the College of Business, Sun Yat Sen University (China), and the International Politics and Economics Program of the East-West Center (Hawaii).

Courses Taught:

  • Introduction to International Business
  • International Management
  • International Business Environment and Strategy
  • Business-Government Relations in the Global Marketplace
  • International Marketing
  • International Economics
  • East Asian Politics and Economics
  • Chinese Management Systems
  • Principles of Management
  • Supervisory Management
  • Service Management
  • Asian Management and Marketing Systems (Seminar)
  • International Business Negotiation (Seminar)
  • Doing Business in China and Japan (Seminar)

Publications:

  • Ian V. Gladding, “Collaborate to Compete: The Role of Subnational Actors in International Cooperation and National Competitive Advantage”, 1997. University of Hawaii.
  • Ian V. Gladding, “Japanese Investment Strategies in China”, Association of Japanese Business Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1999.
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