Biographical note

Helen Deresky (Ph.D., Concordia University, Montreal) is Professor of Strategic Management and International Management and Director of the International Business Program at the State University of New York, Plattsburgh. She is a Canadian Studies Associate and a member of the U.S.-Canada Business Council. She is a consultant for the Institute for International Business Education, Research, and Training (IBERT). Professor Deresky was born in England and worked and consulted in various industries in Europe for a number of years before settling in the United States and entering academia. Since then, her research interests have been in strategic implementation and also in management in Latin American countries and in Canada, for which she has developed teaching modules under U.S.D.E. research grants. Professor Deresky has published in various journals, including the Strategic Management Journal, Organizational Dynamics, and the Journal of Business Education, and has presented papers at numerous conferences in the United States and Canada. She consults for regional universities and colleges wishing to internationalize their curricula. She teaches courses in strategic management and international management. This is her fourth book on the subject of international management.