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Heinz Weihrich is Professor of Global Management and Behavioral Science at the University of San Francisco (USF). He received his doctor degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and was a visiting scholar at the University of California in Berkeley and the Harvard Business School. His fields of work are in management, international management, and behavioral science. Dr. Weihrich has taught at Arizona State University, UCLA, and in countries such as Austria, China (Beijing and Shanghai), Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland, and Taiwan. He is also a faculty member at the Graduate School of Business in Zurich, Switzerland, and at the China European International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, The People's Republic of China.

He published more than 60 books, including its various editions and translations, and is now the sole author of the classic MANAGEMENT: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, 11th edition (translated into 16 languages in its various editions) and ESSENTIALS OF MANAGEMENT (also in several language editions), formerly co-authored by the late Harold Koontz and the late Cyril O'Donnell. The book MANAGEMENT has been the best-seller for many years and is still the best-seller in the Spanish-language edition after topping the list for more than 10 years. Another book, MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE--PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH MBO, discusses a goal-driven, success-oriented management system. The book has been translated into Chinese, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Over 100 of his articles have been published in the United States and overseas in several languages in journals such as HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING, JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, LONG RANGE PLANNING, EUROPEAN BUSINESS REVIEW, and THE ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE. His current research interest is in improving the global competitiveness of enterprises and nations, strategic management, managerial excellence, global leadership, Total Quality Management, and "Lean" Management. 

In addition to pursuing his academic interests, Weihrich is active in management consulting as well as executive and organizational development in the United States, Europe, Africa, and Asia. The consulting, business, and teaching experiences include working with companies such as Eastman Kodak, Volkswagen, Hughes Aircraft, ABB (Switzerland), Mercedes-Benz, China Resources Co., Guangdong Enterprises (China), and the Institute Pembangunan Keusahawanan (Malaysia). He has given many speeches on management topics in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Mexico. He has been elected as a Fellow of the International Academy of Management, the highest honor conferred by the international management movement. For more biographical information see International Businessmen's Who's Who, Men of Achievement, the Dictionary of International Biography, International Leaders in Achievement, Who's Who in California, Who's Who in American Education, Marquis' Who is Who in the West, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the World.