Alexandre Ardichvili

Examples of my past empirical research include: a series of quantitative studies linking leadership styles and cultural values of managers and employees in the U.S., Western and Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union; qualitative and quantitative studies of the meaning of working in Russia, Germany, and Poland; a longitudinal study of human resource practices and organization development in entrepreneurial firms in the USA; an engaged scholarship study of knowledge sharing in a U.S.-based multinational corporation. My most recent area of research interest is related to the role of HRD in Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability. I have completed projects with a group of colleagues from the Center for Ethical Business Cultures, and several foreign universities. Our related research was published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Human Resource Development International, and the Human Resource Development Review, and in a book published by the Cambridge University Press. Currently I am working on a grant-funded project called UNESCO Heritage Site as a Catalyst of Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship and Community Development: The Case of Serra da Capivara, Brazil..

I speak six languages, have traveled to numerous countries of the world, have done research and consulting in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, and have taught graduate courses in foreign countries. In the U.S., I have worked on consulting or applied research projects at large business organizations (among them Caterpillar, Honeywell, the Carlson Companies, ADM, ADC, and Target), and numerous other businesses and non-profits.

Areas of interest

• International human resource development
• HRD for sustainability and corporate social responsibility
• Leadership development
• Sustainable and social entrepreneurship

Education

• MBA University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management (1992 — 1993)
• Ph.D. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
• BA Tbilisi State University (Tbilisis Sakhelmtsipo Universiteti)

Honors and Recognitions

• R. Wayne Pace HRD Book of the Year Award, AHRD (2018)
• Best International Paper at the 18th UFHRD Conference, Lisbon (2017)
• Outstanding issue of the Advances in Developing Human Resources, AHRD (2017)
• Outstanding HRD Scholar Award, AHRD (2016)
• Highly Commended Paper award, the 15th International HRD Conference in Europe, Edinburgh, UK (2014)
• Shortlisted, Alan Moon Memorial Prize for the best paper at the 15th International HRD Conference in Europe, Edinburgh, UK (2014)
• The University of Minnesota Council of Graduate Students Outstanding Faculty Award (2013)
• Outstanding Paper Award Winner (for best research paper in the European Journal of Training and Development), the Literati Network Awards for Excellence, UK (2013)
• Cutting Edge Research Award, AHRD, Annual AHRD Conference (2012)
• Outstanding Graduate Instructor Award, the University of Sao Paulo, School of Accountancy and Economics, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2012)
  
• Highly Commended Paper award, the 12th International HRD Conference in Europe, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK (2011)
• Shortlisted, Alan Moon Memorial Prize for the best paper at the 10th International HRD Conference in Europe, The University Forum for HRD, UK (2009)
• Award for Excellence, Best Research Paper in the Journal of Knowledge Management, Literati Club, UK (2004)
• Monica M. Lee Research Excellence Award for Best Paper in Human Resource Development International, AHRD (2003)
• Human Resource Development Review Outstanding Article of the Year Award, AHRD (2002)
• Outstanding Assistant Professor Award, the University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education (2001)
• The Academy of Human Resource Development Richard A. Swanson Award for Research Excellence for Best Article in the Human Resource Development Quarterly (2001)
• The UIUC Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students (for each semester in years 2000 to 2004; “Outstanding” rankings for Spring 2000 and 2001; Spring, Summer, and Fall 2002; Summer 2003, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004)
• Best Paper Award, AMA Annual Symposium on the Marketing/ Entrepreneurship Interface, Stockholm, Sweden (1996)
• Best Case Study Award, Competition for scholars from the USSR and Eastern Europe, the European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research, Berlin (1990)

Selected publications

Jang, S., & Ardichvili, A. (2020). Examining the link between corporate social responsibility and human resources: Implications for HRD research and practice. Human Resource Development Review, 19, 1-29.

Seo, J., Noh, K. B., & Ardichvili, A. (2019). Theory Building and Testing in HRD: Current Advancements and Future Directions. Human Resource Development Review, 18(4), 411-436.

Lucas, A., Ardichvili, A., Casa Nova, S., Bittencourt, J., & Carpenedo, C. (2018). Challenges of implementing western talent development models in a collectivist organizational culture. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 20(4), 517-532.

Ardichvili, A., & Dirani, K. (Eds.). (2017). Leadership development in emerging market economies. NY: Palgrave Macmillan. (Winner of R. Wayne Pace HRD Book of the Year Award)

Jondle, D., & Ardichvili, A. (Eds.). (2017). Ethical business cultures in emerging markets. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Tkachenko, A., & Ardichvili, A. (2017). Cultural-Historical Activity Theory’s relevance to HRD: A Review and application. Human Resource Development Review, 16(2), 135-157.

Ardichvili, A., Natt och Dag, K., & Manderscheid, S. (2016). Leadership development: Current and emerging trends and practices. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 18(3), 1-11.

Ardichvili, A., & Zavyalova, E. K. (2015). Human resource development in the Russian Federation. Oxford, UK: Routledge.

Ardichvili, A. (2013). The role of HRD in CSR, sustainability and ethics: A relational model. Human Resource Development Review, 12(4), 456-473.

Ardichvili, A., Jondle, D., Kowske, B., Cornachione, E., Li, J., & Thakadipuram, T. (2012). Ethical cultures in large business organizations in Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Journal of Business Ethics, 105(4), 415-428.

Ardichvili, A., Jondle, D., & Mitchell, J. (2009). Characteristics of ethical business cultures. Journal of Business Ethics, 85(4), 445-452.

Ardichvili, A., Maurer, M., Li, W., Wentling, T., & Stuedemann, R. (2006). Cultural influences on knowledge sharing through online communities of practice. Journal of Knowledge Management, 10(1), 94-107.

Ardichvili, A., Cardozo, R., & Ray, S. (2003). A theory of entrepreneurial opportunity identification and development. Journal of Business Venturing, 18(1), 105-123.

Ardichvili, A., Page, V, & Wentling, T. (2003). Motivation and barriers to participation in virtual knowledge sharing teams. Journal of Knowledge Management, 7(1), 64-77. (Winner of the Literati Club Best Research Paper Award)

Ardichvili, A., & Gasparishvili, A. (2003). Russian and Georgian entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs: A study of value differences. Organization Studies, 24(1), 29-46.

Ardichvili, A. (2003). Constructing socially situated learning experiences in human resource education: An application of the Vygotskian activity theory. Human Resource Development International, 6(1), 5-20. (Winner of the Monica E. Lee research excellence award)

Ardichvili, A., & Kuchinke, P. (2002). The concept of culture in international and comparative HRD research: Methodological problems and possible solutions. Human Resource Development Review,1(2), 145-166. (Winner of the AHRD best article award).

Ardichvili, A. (2001). Leadership styles and work-related values of managers and employees of manufacturing enterprises in post-communist countries. Human Resource Development Quarterly 12(4), 363-383. (Winner of the AHRD best article award).