About Jack Aschkenazi

I am a former Israeli expatriate manager with sixteen years of foreign assignments behind me. When I first accepted to move to Copenhagen, I had no idea what that would mean. I then learned that it meant meeting with an extremely sophisticated and proud old civilization. My family and I fell in love with the country of Hans Christian Andersen. After the first four years assignment, we returned for three more years, and then spent a year in the land of Van Gogh (Holland). My last assignment was in the USA, where we have been for more than fourteen years. My wife says that we should have started our lives here.

We have been in Europe and in the States, in the old and the new continent. Our eyes, our ears, our brains, have absorbed several cultures. What has come out of it?

• Our daughters have acquired a very good knowledge of English and Danish.
  
• Our youngest daughter, Keren, got married in Israel to a very nice guy named Eran. They both work in Vancouver, Canada. They have two beautiful sons, Idan and Amit. Keren holds a Masters degree from Tel-Aviv University.
  
• Our oldest daughter, Sarit Aschkenazi, MD, is an Israeli and American certified OB GYN. She is now pursuing a fellowship at North Western University, in Evanston, IL. Her husband was the CFO of a high tech company listed on NASDAQ. He tragically passed away on May 2005. They have two beautiful daughters called Daniela Leigh and Amalia Romi, aged 5 and 3 respectively. My wife Adrielle and I try to help as much as we can.
  
• I speak several foreign languages: French, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian, and Arabic.
  

ACADEMICS

I have a Ph.D. in Organization & Management, specializing in International Business. The subject of my dissertation is Israeli expatriate managers, an empirical study in knowledge transfer and retention. As of April 2006, I am the Program Chair of the MBA program at the Online campus of the American International University (AIU on line).

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

Aschkenazi, J. Fehrman, B. Dincola, J. (1999) The European Monetary Union (EMU), Regis University

Aschkenazi, J. (2002)Managing in an International Business Environment presented at the September 2002 North Eastern conference of the Academy of International Business (AIB).

Aschkenazi, J. (2002) The EU, latest developments (2002). Used in the curriculum of the MBA degree at Regis University

Aschkenazi, J. Matteo-Gibson D. (2005) The ARCS Model and Student Assessment, presented at the AIU online conference

Aschkenazi, J. Ver Steeg (2006) APA, the Simplest Version presented at the AIU on line conference (2006)

Aschkenazi, J (4/2006), The university of the 21st Century

Aschkenazi, J (5/2006), A life abroad on a foreign assignment

Aschkenazi, J (4/2007), Why International Business?

Aschkenazi, J (7/2007), Communicating across cultures

Aschkenazi, J (12/2007) Cultural sensitivity, a few things to remember

Aschkenazi, J, McCoy Doug, (2/2008), Wellness and Being

Aschkenazi, J, AIU online, A different experience

PAPER REVIEWS

Reviewed papers for the AIB 2003 North Eastern Conference and for the years 2004, 2005, 2006,2007, and 2008

TEACHING

I facilitated the following online courses at the MBA Level at Regis University (since May 2001):

• Business Essentials I-II
• International Business
• Strategies in a Global Environment

I facilitated approximately 90 courses at the American Intercontinental University (AIU) at the college level since July 2003, among them:

• Issues in Global Management
• Fundamentals of Business Law
• Global Management Seminar
• Business and Society
• The Global Entrepreneur
• Business Management and Leadership
• Business Communications
• Global Strategic Management
• International Business
• Business Management and Leadership
• Business Management

And the following courses at the graduate level since April 2006:

• Business Research for Decision Making
• International Management and leadership

CURRICULUM

As Program Chair, I have been personally responsible for reviewing and redesigning several courses at the MBA level, including but not limited to courses in International Business.

AWARDS

• Recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award from Regis University School of Professional Studies (SPS) Graduate Programs for the academic year 2001 - 2002
• Recipient of AIU's Reaching for the Stars Award (2005) for demonstrated positive changes to promote effective online facilitation
• Recipient of the Excalibur Award (2006) as outstanding Program Chair

AFFILIATIONS

Member of the Academy of International Business. Reviewed papers for the AIB 2003 North Eastern Conference and for the years 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Member of the Academy of Management

I am accessible through e-mail:jack.aschkenazi@gmail.com

My hobbies are photography, music, reading, theater, movies.