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
College of Business
Hours of operation:
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
