School of Management — Organizations Leadership and Communication

Kevin D. Lo

Assistant Professor

Kevin Lo joined the USF BPS as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organizations, Leadership and Society in March 2011. He completed the USF joint MBA - Master of Asia Pacific Studies(MAPS) degree program in December 2001. His scholarly work and teaching center on cross-cultural management and communication, and he adds to the growing focus on international business and organizational issues with a special emphasis on Chinese business.

Kevin, a native of Hawaii, completed his undergraduate studies in East Asian Studies (China Track) as well as Comparative Literature (English and Chinese) at Brown University. Following his first round of graduate studies at USF, he completed the doctoral program in International Management at the University of Hawaii. In addition, Kevin has studied in Taipei and Beijing. His research has focused on cross-cultural communication and interpersonal networks as well as on differing conceptions of time across cultures. Kevin recently assumed the role of English editor for the Quarterly Newsletter of the International Association of Chinese Management Research.

Included among his honors and awards: the USF MAPS Kiriyama Fellowship and his selection as USF MBA commencement speaker in 2001.

Education

Ph.D. University of Hawaii, International Management
MBA University of San Francisco
MA University of San Francisco, Asia-Pacific Studies
BA Brown University, East Asian Studies and Comparative Literature

Research Areas

cross-cultural communication, leadership, and management
organizational behavior
industrial organizational psychology
time orientation

Publications