Summary:
BRIAN J BLOCH
CURRICULUM VITAE
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PERSONAL
| Birth: | 21/06/1957, Johannesburg |
| Citizenship: | New Zealand |
| Marital Status: | Married |
EDUCATION
| 1984-88 | DOCTOR OF COMMERCE University of South Africa Thesis: “An Investigation of Interdepartmental Conflict in the Management of Selected Industries in South Africa”. |
| 1982 | MASTER OF COMMERCE University of the Witwatersrand Dissertation: “Sources of Conflict Between South African Firms and their Black Workers: An Organisational Approach.” |
| 1980-81 | ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MANAGEMENT Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) Johannesburg |
| 1979 | BACHELOR OF COMMERCE HONOURS IN ECONOMICS University of the Witwatersrand Dissertation: “An Interdisciplinary Approach to Demand Theory.” |
| 1976-78 | BACHELOR OF COMMERCE University of the Witwatersrand, Major: Economics. Minors: Business Economics, Commercial Law, Accounting. |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2002 | July onwards: Business and academic consultant, journalist, editor and translator, based at the University of Muenster, Germany. |
| 1999 | February onwards. Associate Professor (equivalent), Department of Marketing, University of Muenster, Germany. |
| 1994 | August onwards, Senior Lecturer in International Business, University of Auckland. |
| 1993 | January to June. Visiting researcher at the University of Linz, Austria, awarded Government scholarship (Stipendium) from Austrian Exchange Service. |
| 1989-94 | Lecturer in International Business, Department of Marketing and International Business, University of Auckland, Auckland. |
| 1988 | Visiting Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, Department of Business Administration, University of Canterbury, Christchurch. |
| 1984-87 | Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of the Witwatersrand. |
| 1982-83 | Assistant Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of the Witwatersrand. |
| 1980-81 | Junior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of the Witwatersrand. |
External Teaching
| 2005 | Onwards, private Business English coaching/training for managers in Muenster. |
| 2002 | Onwards, part time teaching in Cross Cultural Management, Business English, English for Economists and English for Psychologists at University of Muenster. |
| 2003 February | Principles of Management for BScBA Programme of Helsinki School of Economics, Mikkeli Campus. |
| 2000 July | Cross-Cultural Management for BScBA Programme of Helsinki School of Economics, Mikkeli Campus. |
| 1998-99 | Cross-Cultural Management course for the MBA Programme of the Helsinki School of Economics, Finland. |
| 1991/2 January | Managerial Economics course for the International MBA Programme of the Helsinki School of Economics, Finland. |
| 1985-88 | Part-time lecturer in Economics, South African Department of Foreign Affairs. |
| 1982-83 | Part-time lecturer in Marketing, for Institute of Marketing (IMM) Diploma, Damelin College. |