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Asayehgn Desta

Professor of Sustainable Economic Development, Dominican University

Professor of Sustainable Economic Development, Dominican University Courses Research Methods for Business Sustainability Driven Business Innovation Statistics and Research/Decision Making Academic & Professional Accomplishments PhD, Manpower with Emphasis on Economics of Education, Stanford University, California MA, Political Science, Stanford University, California BA, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Positions Held/Visiting Positions Professor, Business Economics; Dominican University of California, 1988-present Lecturer, Managerial Economics and International Business; San Francisco State University, 1987-2010 Consultant, Academic Vice President, Argosy University, San Francisco Campus, 2003 Associate Director, Graduate Program in Pacific Basin Studies; Dominican University of California, 1989-91 Lecturer, Economics; City College of San Francisco, 1981-88 Visiting Research Fellow; Stanford University/UC Berkeley Joint Center for African Studies, 1986-87 Adjunct Professor, International Business and Economics; Golden Gate University, 1981-87 Research Associate and Senior Data Analyst; University of California San Francisco, 1979-80 Consultant, Manpower Planning; UNESCO, Paris, France, 1978-79 Independent Consultant Marketing Research; Stanford University Food Research Institute, 1977-78 Executive Board Member, Addis Ababa College, Ethiopia, 1972-74 Principal; Woldya High School, Ethiopia, 1971-72 Principal; Adigrate High School, Ethiopia, 1969-70 Selected Papers & Publications “The Continuing Saga of Globalism: Comparing Ethiopia’s Developmental State Strategies to those of Malaysia,” International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research, 2013 "The Viability of Malaysian Developmental State for Africa in an Era of Economic Globalization," International Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences (IJBBS), Vol. 2, No. 12, 2012 “The Emergence of a Dual-System of Primary Schooling in Ethiopia and its Impact,” International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences Vol. 2, No. 10, 2012 Author of "Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development and International Political Risk Assessment for Foreign Direct Investment and International Lending Decisions" Co-author of "The Saga of African Underdevelopment: A Viable Approach For Africa’s Sustainable Economic Development in the 21st Century" “Economic Analysis of Lean Waste: Case Studies of Textile and Garment Industries in Ethiopia,” International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences “Why self-proclaimed Kaizen Management is becoming very fashionable in Ethiopia? An Observation,” Interdisciplinary Journal of Research in Business Honors & Awards Recipient of the Melba Beals Award for Excellence in Diversity Recipient of the Compton Foundation Grant and the Friedman’s Fund for Innovation Competition Award Sarlo Distinguished Professor of Business Economics, 2003