
Douglas Guthrie, the Daniel P. Paduano Faculty Fellow and a professor of management from New York University's Stern School of Business, will speak at Penn State Greater Allegheny at 11 a.m. on Nov. 16. As part of Greater Allegheny's 2009-10 Teaching International theme on Asia and the environment, Guthrie will present "China and Globalization: The Economic, Political, and Social Transformation of Chinese Society.”
In addition to his duties at Stern, Guthrie also holds an appointment as professor of sociology on NYU's faculty of arts and sciences and is academic director of the Berlin School of Creative Leadership.
Guthrie's areas of expertise lie in the fields of management, leadership, corporate governance and economic reform in China. His recent publications in these areas include "Dragon in a Three-Piece Suit: The Emergence of Capitalism in China," "Social Connections in China: Institutions, Culture, and the Changing Nature of Guanxi," "Organizational Learning and Productivity: The Rise of the Chinese Corporation," "China and Globalization: The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese Society" and soon to be published, "China's Radical Transformation: Economic Reform, Global Integration and Political Change in the World's Largest Nation."