Arvind K. Birdie, PhD, is Assistant Director of International Affairs at Amity University, Gurgaon, India. She has vast experience in higher education. In the past she was Program Director of Postgraduate Studies and Postgraduate Diploma in Management, IIMT School of Management (Vedatya) Institute, Gurgaon, India. Dr. Arvind has been consistently recognized for her teaching abilities. For more than fifteen years, she has taken postgraduate and graduate courses in management. As an avid reader, Dr. Birdie teaches various interdisciplinary subjects with equal ease. In addition to academic teaching and training, she has organized management development programs for corporate and academicians. She is a regular presenter at international and national conferences, and she has published papers in refereed journals. Her areas of interest include leadership, work-life balance, virtual work, and positive psychology. Dr. Birdie has been honored with the Prof. Mrs. Manju Thakur Memorial Award 2016 for Innovative Contributions in Research/Test Construction/Book Publication for her book Organizational Behavior and Virtual Work: Concepts and Analytical Approaches. She is also editor of the book series 21st Century Business Management, published by Apple Academic Press.
It is a brave new world for international business. A world of global networks and supply chains powered by digital devices, smart machines, robots, and artificial intelligence. Preparing our students for success in this new environment requires a paradigm shift in business education. In addition to teaching technical skills, we must focus on imparting human skills such as contextual understanding, perspective-taking, and intercultural empathy and awareness. In short, we need to educate a new cadre of global citizens. This book, with its focus on cross-cultural communication, talent management, and team building is an invaluable contribution to that effort. Highly recommended! - David Wernick, PhD, Dept. of International Business, Florida International University, Miami