Mansour Javidan Degree: PhD in strategic management, Carlson School, University of Minnesota. Current Affiliation: Faculty of Management, university of Calgary, Canada Research Interests: Teaching, research, and consulting interests are in the areas of strategic management, top management performance, cross-cultural leadership, and cross-border mergers. Mansour is the Country Close Up editor of the Academy of Management Executive. Mansour has designed and taught a variety of executive development courses, offered and facilitated workshops, conducted consulting projects, and made presentations in 17 countries.