Mr. Fernando Pargas

Lecturer, Management
Year Started at JMU: 2008
pargasfa@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- M.B.A. - Virginia Tech
- B.A. - George Mason University
Professional Interests
- Global Management
- Communication
- Managing Across Cultures
- Leadership
Personal Interests
- Horse riding
- Skiing
- Biking
- Hiking
- Archery
- Foreign languages
Professional Background
- Vice President of International Time Life (Time Warner Inc).
- Vice President of Production and Business Affairs, Time Life Music
Current Courses Taught
- COB300 Management, MGT465 Business Strategy, COB202 Interpersonal Skills
- Instructor for JMU’s International Training Group, having worked in: Jordan, Peru, Switzerland, Tajikistan and Vietnam
Positions Held
- 2008-present, Professor, James Madison University
- 2015-present COB300 Coordinator
Awards and Recognitions
- 2014-2015 Dean's Impact Award
Service
- Member of the United States Chamber of Commerce International Policy Committee, Washington, D.C.
- Advisor for ENACTUS (Students in Free Enterprise)
Key Publications
Book: Ending The Male Leadership Myth: How Women Can Save Us From Destroying Ourselves, published March, 2014
Book: Stopping Big Business and Politics from Bleeding America: An Agenda for the New Generation, published November 8th, 2011
The Fanciest Dive, Journal of Business Case Studies, 2013
Self-Monitoring As An Aggregate Construct, Relationships with personality and values, Personality and Individual Differences, Elsevier, 2014
The Lucky Dragon, Journal of Business Case Studies, 2015