| Standen, David, MBA | |||
| Instructor | |||
| AUB Start Date: | February, 2007 | ||
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| Contact Information | |||
| AUB Email: | ds26@aub.edu.lb | ||
| Other Email: | ds26@aub.edu.lb | ||
| Office Location: | 357 | ||
| Office Extension: | 3765 | ||
| Research Interests |
Innovation Management/Corporate Entrepreneurship
| Teaching Interests |
Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Organizational Theory
| Office Hours |
Tuesday : 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Thursday : 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
| Education |
Expected Date:December
2010
IE Business School
Madrid,
Spain.
DBA in Entrepreneurship
Candidate for DBA in Entrepreneurship (expected December 2010)
December
2002
IE Business School
Madrid,
Spain.
MBA in Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Business Development
| Experience |
August
2008 -
Present
Middle East Maritime Heritage Research Center
New York, United States
Trustee and Treasurer
February
2007 -
Present
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Instructor
Instructor in the Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship track of the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
May
2006 -
Present
ReportED
Mumbai, India
Member of the Board of Directors
Advise on strategy, marketing and editorial content for India’s #1 study-abroad publication.
June
2006 -
Present
IE Business School
Madrid, Spain
Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Global MBA program.
June
2005 -
July
2006
IE Business School
Madrid, Spain
Director of Marketing & Communications for the Global MBA
Designed the strategy and marketing plan, recruited the participants and directed the launch of the world’s first online MBA program offered by a top-ranked business school.
January
2003 -
May
2005
IE Business School
Madrid, Spain
Director of International Recruitment and Admissions
Lead the recruitment of IE’s international programmes resulting in IE Business School offering Europe’s most diverse MBA programme with more than 60 nationalities and over 40% female students.
January
2001 -
December
2001
McKasson Klein & Holmes LLP
Costa Mesa, United States
General Manager
Initiated and directed a business development project to grow one of Southern California’s most dynamic business law firms. Subsequently the firm more than quadrupled in size over the following three years.
| Consulting work |
Long Term Consulting Engagements
August
2007 -
February
2008.
Partnership for Lebanon.
Lebanon.
Led a team of 4 consultants (1 senior and 3 Junior) in the conducting of market studies and the production of 5 Business Plans under the criteria of the Partnership for Lebanon project. The Business Plans covered the following industries/sectors:
- Essential Oil Industry
- Bioequivalence Testing
- Software Localization (Customization)
- IT Security Services
- Online Learning Center
June
2006 -
September
2006.
Vaughan Systems S.L..
Corporate Development.
Madrid,
Spain.
Conducted a feasibility analysis and advised on the development and implementation of an international expansion strategy for Vaughan Systems S.L., Spain’s #1 corporate language communications firm.
| Teaching Activities at AUB |
Teaching Preparation |
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| Semester | Course No | Title |
| Summer-2008-2009 | BUSS 239 | Management Communication |
| BUSS 248 | Business Plan Development Workshop | |
| Spring-2008-2009 | BUSS 325 | Management Diagnostic Workshop |
| BUSS 248 | Business Plan Development Workshop | |
| BUSS 239 | Management Communication | |
| Fall-2008-2009 | BUSS 310 | Communication Skills Workshop |
| BUSS 325 | Management Diagnostic Workshop | |
| BUSS 248 | Business Plan Development Workshop | |
| Summer-2007-2008 | BUSS 325 | Management Diagnostic Workshop |
| BUSS 248 | Business Plan Development Workshop | |
| Spring-2007-2008 | BUSS 310 | Communication Skills Workshop |
| BUSS 238 | Public Relations | |
| BUSS 248 | Business Plan Development Workshop | |
| BUSS 325 | Management Diagnostic Workshop | |
| Fall-2007-2008 | BUSS 248 | Business Plan Development Workshop |
| BUSS 310 | Management Communication | |
| BUSS 325 | Management Diagnostic Workshop | |
| MKTG 238 | Public Relations | |
| Summer-2006-2007 | BUSS 310 | Communication Skills Workshop |
| BUSS 248 | Business Plan Development Workshop | |
| BUSS 325 | Management Diagnostic Workshop | |
| Spring-2006-2007 | BUSS248 | Business Plan Development Workshop |
| Recent Research/Intellectual Contributions |
Curriculum Development & Teaching Innovation
New Courses/Programs Developed1. Standen, D, Alvarez de Navarro, JM and Fernandez de Villalta, M (2006) 'Global MBA, IE Business School',
Developed and launched the first ever online MBA program offered by a top-ranked business school.
Research in Progress
Work in Progress1. Standen, D (2011) 'The Human Element of New Growth Platforms as a Key Success Factor to Developing Strategic Orientation',
2. Standen, D (2010) 'The Concept of New Growth Platforms as a Roadmap to Developing the Organizational & Managerial Ambidexterity Required for Change',