Faculty Profile

David C. Thomas

Professor of International Management
Director, Centre for Global Workforce Strategy
B.Sc. (Appalachian), M.B.A. (N. Carolina), Ph.D. (S. Carolina) International Business

Surrey Phone: 778-782-5285
Segal Phone: 778-782-7709
Surrey Office: SUR 5045
Segal Office: Segal 3275

Email Address:
Website: http://www.sfubusiness.ca/homes/dcthomas

Biography

David C Thomas is Professor of International Management and Director of the Centre for Global Workforce Strategy in the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.

Dr. Thomas is the author of eight books including Cultural Intelligence: Living and Working Globally (2009, Berrett-Koehler Publishers). His book Cross-Cultural Management Essential Concept (2008, Sage Publications) was the winner of the R. Wayne Pace Human Resource Development book of the year award for 2008. In addition, he has recently edited (with Peter B. Smith and Mark Peterson) The Handbook of Cross-Cultural Management Research from Sage Publications.

Dr. Thomas' research on cross-cultural interactions in organizational settings has appeared in such journals as the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of World Business, Journal of Business Research, Advances in International Comparative Management, Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Leadership Quarterly, and Organizational Dynamics.

He is currently the Associate Editor of International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management and serves on the editorial boards of Journal of World Business, Journal of Organizational Behavior, European Journal of Cross-Cultural Competence and Management.

Specialization and Research Interests

Research interests centre on the behaviour of culturally different individuals in organizational settings. Current topics include: cross-cultural leader-member interactions, multi-cultural teams, and cultural differences in the relationship of employees with their employer.

Selected Publications

Books:

Cultural Intelligence: Living and Working Globally. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler, 2009 (with Kerr Inkson).

Cross-Cultural Management: Essential Concepts. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2008.

The Handbook of Cross-Cultural Management Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2008 (with Peter B. Smith and Mark F. Peterson).
 
Cultural Intelligence: People Skills for Global Business. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2004 (with Kerr Inkson).


Managing Relationships in Transition Economies. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004, (with Nancy K. Napier). 



Essentials of International Management: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2002. 



Journal Articles:

Brannen, Mary Yoko, & Thomas, David C. 2010. Bicultural individuals in organizations: Implications and opportunity. International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management. (In Press).

Thomas, David C., Fitzsimmons, Stacey R., Ravlin, Elizabeth C., Au, Kevin Y., Ekelund, Bjorn Z., & Barzanty, Cordula. 2010. Psychological contracts across cultures. Organization Studies. (In Press).

Thomas, David C., Stahl, G., Ravlin, E.C., Poelmans, S., Pekerti, A., Maznevski, M., Lazarova, M.B., Elron, E., Ekelund, B.Z., Cerdin, J.L., Brislin, R., Aycan, Z., & Au, K. 2008. Cultural intelligence: Domain and assessment. International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, 8, 123-143.

Peterson, Mark F., & Thomas, David C. 2007. Organizational behavior in multinational organizations. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 28, 262-279.

Thomas, David C. 2006. Domain and development of cultural intelligence: The importance of mindfulness. Group & Organization Management, 31(1), 78-99.


Ravlin, Elizabeth C., & Thomas, David C. 2005. Status and stratification in organizational life. Journal of Management, 31(6), 966-987. 



Thomas, David C., Lazarova, Mila B., & Inkson, Kerr. 2005. Global careers: New phenomenon or new perspectives? Journal of World Business, 40, 340-347.