Heinz Weihrich

Visiting professor, Bejing International MBA

Professor of Global Management and Behavioral Science, the University of San Francisco (USF)

Fellowship, the International Academy of Management

Prof. Weihrich received his doctor degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

His fields of work are in management, international management, and behavioral science. Dr. Weihrich has taught at Arizona State University, UCLA, the Graduate School of Business in Zurich, Switzerland, and many other institutions and countries. He has also been visiting scholar at the University of California in Berkeley and the Harvard Business School.

He has 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 (the best-seller for many years; translated into 16 languages in its various editions) and ESSENTIALS OF MANAGEMENT (also in several language editions). Another book, MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE--PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH MBO, 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 like HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING, JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, etc. 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.