Mr. Daniel S. Zisk

Lecturer, Management and International Business
Year Started at JMU: 2007
ziskds@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- Master of Teaching - University of Virginia
- M.B.A. - Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
- M.A. - Stanford University - Chinese
- B.A. - University of Virginia - Asian Studies
Professional Interests
- International Business
- Asian Culture and Business
- Customer and Channel Marketing
Personal Interests
- Hiking
- Cooking
- Travel
- All kinds of music
- Playing saxophone
Professional Background
- Strategic Business Director, Asia - Colfax Corporation
- Vice President, Business Development and Finance, Adenosine Therapeutics, LLC
- Director, Consumer Service Systems - Kerry BeveragesLtd.
- Director, Customer and Channel Marketing - Coca-Cola China Ltd.
- Bottler Operations Manager, North China - Coca-Cola China Ltd.
- Manager, Beijing Office - CET, Inc.
- Consultant - Focus groups for non-profit organizations
Current Courses Taught
- MGT 305 Management and Organizational Behavior
- Add MGT 340 -International Management
- COB 487 Strategic Management
Key Publications
Zisk, D. S., White Owyar-Hosseini, M. M., DuBose, P. B. (2015). "Managerial Selection Decisions in Multinational Corporations: Teaching International Business Using Problem-Based Learning." Journal of Teaching in International Business, 26(2), 94-108.
Zisk, D. S., White Owyar-Hosseini, M. M. (2014). "A Suite of Student Research Assignments in International Management. In V. Taras & M. A. Gonzalez-Perez (Eds.)," The Palgrave Handbook of Experiential Learning in International Business. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Daly, P.S., White, M.E., Zisk, D.S., Cavazos, D.E. (2013). "Problem-Based Teaching in International Management: A Political/Economic Risk Assessment Exercise," Journal of Teaching in International Business, Vol. 23, issue 4.
Kolodinsky, R.W., Madden, T.M., Zisk, D.S., Henkel, E.T. (2010). Attitudes about Corporate Social Responsibility: Business Student Perspectives. Journal of Business Ethics.
Of Note:
- Studied and worked for over eleven years in East Asia, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan.
- Industry experience includes beverages, drug development, industrial products, and tourism.
- Fluent in Mandarin Chinese.