RANDALLO.CHANG
消息来源:师生天地浏览:873时间:2011-07-12RandallO.Chang,Ph.D.,hastaughtatuniversitiesinLosAngeles,Guangzhou,HongKong,Kwangju(SouthKorea)andHonolulu,Hawaii.HeteachescoursessuchasMoneyandBanking,ManagementofFinancialInstitutions,CorporateRiskManagement,OrganizationalBehavior,HumanResources,EthicsandStakeholderRelationships,PrinciplesofManagementandInternationalBusiness.
Priortohisteachingcareer,Dr.Changspentmanyyearsasabankexecutive.HebecameabankerwhenhejoinedtheBankofAmericainSanFranciscoandworkedinitsInternationalDivision.ThispositionledhimtoanassignmentinManila,Philippines,whereheworkedforfouryearsasanexpatriatemanager.ReturningtoCalifornia,helaterworkedforothermajorfinancialinstitutionssuchasUnionBankofCaliforniaandDaiwaBankofJapan.HispositionsincludedbeingtheheadoftheInternationalDivisionandtheSeniorVicePresidentandGeneralManagerforGlobalFinancialInstitutions.
Dr.ChangthenbecamethePresidentofCityBankofHawaii,andinthispositionheledtheinstitutionintoitsmarketnicheasthepremierbusinessbankforsmallandmediumenterprisesinthestate.Followingthis,hebecameabankingconsultantandassistedseveralstart-upbanksinCalifornia.HealsofoundedafederalcreditunioninHawaiiandbecameitsCEObeforedecidingtoembarkonateachingcareer.
Dr.Chang’steachingcareerspansuniversitiesonbothsidesofthePacificOcean:LoyolaMarymountUniversityinLosAngeles,HawaiiPacificUniversityinHonolulu,theGuangdongUniversityofForeignStudiesinGuangzhou,theChineseUniversityofHongKong,andChonnamNationalUniversityinSouthKorea.Becauseofhiscareerasabankerinthecorporateworld,hedrawsuponhisreallifebusinessexperiencesandcombinesthemwithtextbooktheoriesandknowledgetobringtheclassroomaliveforhisstudents.Hiseducationalphilosophyisthatstudentslearnbyactivelyparticipatinginlectures,discussions,debates,andproblem-solvinginhiscourses.Hisgoalistomotivatestudentstothinkcreativelyandanalytically.
Aspartofhisteachingexperiences,Dr.Changhastaughtattheundergraduate,M.B.A.,executiveM.B.A.,andprofessionaldiplomalevels.HehasgivenspecialseminarstobankersfromCreditSuisseandbankersfromtheChinaDevelopmentBank,aswellastoKoreanbusinessexecutives.HisresearchinterestsincludethemodernbankingsysteminChinaaswellascrossculturalcomparisonsofcustomerserviceatbanks.
CommunityservicehasalsobeenanimportantpartofDr.Chang’scareer.Hehasservedasavolunteerandleaderofnumerouscivicandnon-profitorganizationstoimprovesocietyandpeoples’lives,suchastheAmericanLungAssociation,theChineseChamberofCommerce,theU.S.-ChinaPeoplesFriendshipAssociation,andtheAdultRehabilitationCenterforAlcoholandDrugAbusevictims.
Dr.ChangwasbornandraisedinHonolulu,Hawaii.HeobtainedhisB.A.andM.A.degreesfromCaliforniaStateUniversityandhisPh.D.fromtheClaremontGraduateUniversityinCalifornia.