Hans Gullestrup

Centre for Internatinal Studies

International Business Economics


Hans Gullestrup
Aalborg University
Department of Business Studies
Fibigerstræde 2, Room 119
DK-9220 Aalborg Ø
Phone: +45 9635 8080 (University Operator) Phone: +45 9635 8325 (Direct line)
Fax: +45 9815 6950
E-mail:
gulle@business.aau.dk


Position:

Professor Emeritus in Social and Economic Planning, Lic.Merc.

Educational background:

·         Lic.Merc. in Economic and Social Development, Copenhagen School of Economics and Social Sciences (1972)

·         M.A. in Economic Development and Organizational Theories, Copenhagen School of Economics and Social Sciences (1965)

·         B.A. in General Economics and Social Sciences, Copenhagen School of Economics and Social Sciences (1963)

·         Apprentice to a Merchant (1954-58)

Areas of interest:

·        Theoretical research in intercultural understanding.

·         General culture theory and analytical models for empirical, cultural studies. Empirical areas: China, India, Polynesia and the Arctic areas.

·         Cross Cultural Management, Cross Cultural Communication and Intercultural Competence. Empirical areas: Scandinavian/Danish management related to specific other areas in the world.

·         Value oriented Management - or the interrelation between management and the social and physical environment.

·         Geographical areas of specific interest are: Greenland, Samoa, India and China.

Areas of Research:

·         General Culture Theory and Cultural Analysis with Emphasis on Polynesian European and Inuit Culture

·         Intercultural Management

Publications:

Selected publications within General Cultural Studies:

·        Theoretical Reflection on common European (Planning-) Cultures, 20 p., in: Joerg Knieling and Frank Othengrafen (Edts.): “Planning Cultures in Europe”, 328 p. Ashgate Surrey, England 2009, ISBN: 978-0-7546-7565-5.

·     Culture-based theoretical reflections on common features in European cultures – and their implications for the development in society”, 24 p., Aalborg University, Aalborg 2007.

·        Cultural Analysis - towards cross-cultural understanding, Book 345 p., Aalborg University Press and Copenhagen Business School Press, Aalborg 2006.

·        Kulturanalyser - en vej til tværkulturel forståelse? (Cultural Analysis - A Search for a Cross-Cultural Understanding), Book 360 p., Akademisk Forlag, Copenhagen 2007 (2003).

·        Interkulturel Kompetence (The Intercultural Competence), 13 p., in: The Danish Ministry of Education: Key Competences - Researchers' Contributions to the National Account of Competence, Copenhagen 2002

·         An Analytical Model for Understanding the Complexity of Intercultural Communication in Cross-Cultural Management, 20 p., English, in: Norlund, Irene and Pham Duc Tranh (eds.): "Asian Values and Vietnam's Development in Comparative Perspectives", National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities and Nordic Institute of Asian Studies in Denmark, Hanoi 2000.

·         Kærlighed og kulturanalyse ( Love and cultural analysis), 20 p., Danish, in: Bech-Jørgen-sen, Birte and Erik Christensen (eds.) Mod en humanistisk politik - Poul Bjerre, Filosof og arkitekt, Aalborg University Press, Aalborg 2000.

·         Organisationskultur og interkulturel kommunikation i et internationalt perspektiv (Organizational culture and intercultural communication in an international perspective), 34 p., Danish, Co-author: John Kuada, in: Petersen, Helle and Anne Katrine Lund (eds.) Den kommunikerende organisation, Samfundslitteratur, Copenhagen 2000.

·         Cultural Categories and Profiles: A Framework for Studying Individuals’ Behaviour in Organizations, 20 p., English, Co-author: John Kuada, in: Lauristin, Marju and Leen Rahnu (eds.) Intercultural Communication and Changing National Identities, Tartu University Press, Tartu, Estonia 1999.

·         Den søde musik og den interkulturelle forståelse (Soft music and the intercultural under-standing), 24 p., Danish, in: Rasmussen, Palle; Janne Seemann and Jens Tonboe (eds.) Egne veje - Festskrift til Per Salomonsen, Aalborg University Press, Aalborg 1997.

·         Om menneskelig ligeværdighed og diskriminering set ud fra en samfundsvidenskabelig synsvinkel (Human equallity and discrimination from a social science perspective), 15 p., Danish, in: Knudsen, John Christian (edt.) Likeverdighet og utestengning - forskningsmes-sige utfordringer, Nordisk Råd, Copenhagen 1996.

·         Interculturel kompetence - bidrag fra et forskningsseminar (Intercultural Competence - papers from a research seminar), 101 p., Danish, co-editor: Annette Lorentsen, Aalborg University, Aalborg 1995.

·         Samfundsproblemer og Europæisk Kultur - et Essay (Social Problems and European Culture - an Essay), 39 p., Danish, Akademisk Forlag, Copenhagen 1993.

·         Kultur, kulturanalyse og kulturetik - eller hvad adskiller og forener os? (Culture, Cultural Analysis and Cultural Ethics), 282 p., Danish, Akademisk Forlag, Copenhagen 1992 and 1995.

·         International Kultur Kontra Egen-Kultur (International Culture versus National Culture), 14 p., Danish, in: Den Ny Verden, No. 2 1993, pp. 86-99, Copenhagen 1993.

·         Evaluating Social Consequences of Social Changes in the Third World Countries, 21 p., English, Paper presented at the Nias-Korea Seminar and Workshop, Copenhagen 1993, Development Research Series, Working Papers No. 30, Aalborg University, Aalborg 1993.

·         Eksperterne og magten - professionelles rolle i organisationer og samfund (The Expert Power in Society and Organizations), 287 p., Danish, Co-Editors: Tore Jac. Hegland and Bjarne Herskin, Nyt Nordisk Forlag, Arnold Busck, Copenhagen 1975.

Selected publications within Cross Cultural Management:

·          The Challenges Facing the International Managers in the Future, 28 p. in: Jan Szambelanczyk (ed.), Zarzadzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi, No. 6, 2003.

·         Culture and Technology Management in a Changing Global Society, 34 p., in: John Kuada (ed.), Cultural and Technological Transformation in the South: Transfer or Local Development?, 2003.

·         The Complexity of Intercultural Communication in Cross-Cultural Management, 21 p., in: Allwood, Jens and Beatriz Dorriots (eds.): "Anthropological Linguistics 27 - Intercultural Communication - Business and the Internet 5th NIC Symposium", Gothenburg 2001.

·         An Analytic Model for Understanding the Complexity of Intercultural Communication in Cross-Cultural Management, 19 p., in: Norlund, Irene and Pham Duc Thanh (eds.) Asian values and Vietnam’s development in comparative perspectives, National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities and Nordic Institute of Asian Studies in Denmark, Hanoi 2000.

·         The Cultural Context of Corporate Governance, Performance Pressures, and Accoun-tability, 32 p., English, Co-Author: John Kuada, in: Demirac, Istemi S.(edt.) Corporate Governance, Accountability, and Pressures to Perform an International Study, Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting, Volume 8, Jai Press Inc. London 1998.

·         Værdibaseret ledelse i det globale samfund (Value-oriented management in the global society), 10 p., Danish, in: Klöcker-Larsen, Liza et al (eds) Mosaik om moderne ledelse - IOA Årbog 1997, Nyt Fra Samfundsvidenskaberne, Copenhagen 1997.

·         Den Internationale Leder - eller nogle tanker om ledelse i fremtidens globale verdenssamfund (The International Manager - some Statements about Management in the Future, Global Society), 37 p., Danish, in: Hildebrandt and Johnsen (eds): Aktuel ledelse - bliv ajourført og inspireret af 11 danske professorer, Børsens Forlag, Copenhagen 1996

Western Samoa:

·         Western Samoa - A Selected Bibliography Related to Cultural and Developmental Aspects, 131 p., English, Centre for International Studies, Research Paper Series No. 1, Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Aalborg 1995

·         Community Development in Western Samoa - Survey of a Project Form and its Implementation, 217 p., English, Social Studies in Oceania and South East Asia No. 1, The National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen 1977

Greenland:

·         Evaluating Social Consequences of Social Changes in the Arctic, 15 p., English, In: Lyck, Lise (ed.): Nordic Arctic Research on Contemporary Arctic Problems, pp. 147-158, Aalborg University Press, Aalborg 1992

·         The Influence of the Royal Greenland Trade Department on the Development of Greenland, 36 p., English, in: Sorensen & Sorensen (eds): State Enterprise: Development or Business as Usual?, pp. 143-177, Aalborg University Press, Development Resrach Series No. 4, Aalborg 1982

·         Problems Arising in Connection with Involvement of the Greenlandic People in the Development of Greenland, 30 p., English, Paper presented at the XIth World Congress of International Political Science Association in Moscow 1979, Aalborg University, Aalborg 1979

·         Kvalitative metoder til belysning af magtstrukturen i et lokalsamfund - erfaringer fra Grønland (Local Power Structure Studies by Qualitative Methods - Experiences from Greenland), 19 p., Danish, in: Tom Broch et al.: Kvalitative metoder i dansk samfundsforskning (Qualitative Methods in Danish Social Sciences), Nyt fra Samfundsvidenskaberne, No. 50, pp. 348-366, Copenhagen 1979

·         Lokalindflydelse i grønlandske bygder (Local Participation in Greenlandic Villages) 25 p., Danish, in: Torben Agersnap and Eigil Fivelstal (eds): Demokrati i Organisationer (Participation in Organizations) pp. 145-163, Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck, Copenhagen 1978

·         Bygdesamfund i Grønland - Rapport om nogle Udviklingsproblemer (Settlement Communities in Greenland - A Report on some Development Problems), 293 p., Danish with English Summary, Nyt fra Samfundsvidenskaberne no. 37, The Copenhagen School of Economics and Social Science, Copenhagen 1976

·         Udviklingsproblemer i grønlandske bygder - Sammenfattende Rapport (Development Problems in Greenlandic Village), 173 p., Greenlandic and 75 p., Danish, Co-authors: Henning Schwerdtfeger and Margrethe Sørensen, Nyt fra Samfundsvidenskaberne No. 40, The Copenhagen School of Economics and Social Science, Copenhagen 1975

Appointments:

·         Professor in International Social- and Economic Planning at the Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University from 1976. Director of the Institute of Development and Planning from 1982 to 1985. Member of the Social Sciences Faculty Board from 1982 to 1997 and Dean for the Faculty from 1989 to 1992.

·         Associate professor in Economic Development and Industrial Relation in the Department of Organisation and Industrial Relation, at the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) form 1968 to 1976.

·         ILO-Consultant at the "ILO Asian Regional Seminar on Personnel Management and Industrial Relation", India, October-November 1968.

·         UN-Associate Economist at the Department of Economic Development in Apia, Western Samoa, 1966 to 1968

·         General Management Consultant at the "T. Bak-Jensen Management Consultant Company Ltd." in Copenhagen from 1964 to 1966

·         Consultant in Economics at "RATEKSA", the Danish Association of Radio and TV-Dealers, 1963 to 1964

·         Royal Danish Airforce, Colour Sergeant, 1958 to 1960

Awards and (unapplied for) research grants: C.F. Tietgen gold Medal for Research (1972), His Royal Highness Crownprince Frederiks Research Fond (1993).

Member of many university committees and boards as well as of ministerial committees within the educational fields since 1972. Chairman of the Advisory Research Board at the University of Aalborg from 1994 to 1997. President of the Aalborg University Press from the foundation in 1978 to 1980. External examiner and referee at many Danish and foreign Universities.

Member of the Danish Social Science Research Counsil (SSF) from 1998-2004, and chairman of the council from August 2000 - December 2001.

Member of the "Standing Committee for the Social Sciences (SCSS) of the European Science Foundation (ESF)" from 2000 - 2002.

Member of the Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Science Research Councils (NOS-S)" from 1998 to 2000 (Chairman in 1999-2000)

Member of the Danish Research Ministry's "ForskningsForum" in 2001.

Member of the Centre Management of "DUCED-IU&A" (Danish University Consortium for Environment and Development - Industry and Urban Areas", from 1997 - 2003.

Member of the Executive Committee of "SPIRIT" (School for Post-Graduate Interdisciplinary Research in Interculturalism and Transnationality) from 1996 - 2006.

Member of the "International Committee" of the Danish Read Cross since 1994, and member of the Board of the Danish Read Cross from 2000 to 2010.

Member of the Board of the “Rehabilitation- and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT)” since 2003.

Professional foreign experience:

·        Fiji, New Zealand and Samoa, Research Activities, 2 months 2007.

·        Board mission to Sri Lanka, ½ month 2006

·       Board mission to Senegal and Gaza, 1 month 2003.

·        Fiji, New Zealand and Samoa, Research Activities, 3 months 1999.

·        Ghana, Research Activities, 1 month, 1998

·         Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia, Research Activities, 2 months 1994

·         Western Samoa, Research Activities, 4 months 1994

·         Bangladesh, Research Activities ½ month 1993

·         China, Teaching Activities, 1 month 1988 and 1 month 1992

·         India, Consultant Activities, 1 month 1989

·         Japan, Study Tour, 1 month 1983

·         North Korea, Study Tour, ½ month 1982 and ½ month 1986

·         Greenland, Research Activities, of different length during the years 1971-1977

·         Tanzania and Kenya, Study Tour, 1 month 1973

·         India and Pakistan, ILO-mission, 2 months 1968

·         Western Samoa, UN-mission and Research Activities, 18 months 1966-1968

·         USA, Traineeship, 3 months 1963

·         Ireland, Traineeship, 2 months 1961

Guest lectures at:

 Vilnius University, Lithuania - Janus Pannonius University, Pécs, Hungary - Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge - Chittagong University, Bangladesh - University of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA - University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji and in Alafua, Western Samoa - National University of Samoa, Apia, Samoa -University of Hawaii, USA - University of Auckland, New Zealand - University of Otago, New Zealand - University of Canterburry, Christchurch, New Zealand - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand - Australia National University, Canberra, Australia - University of Queensland, Australia - Queensland Technical University, Australia - Stavanger University, Norway - Norwegian School of Management, Oslo, Norway - Göteburg University, Sweden - Aarhus University, Copenhagen University and Odense University in Denmark and Copenhagen School of Business.


Revised: December 2009