Ali is Professor of Management and Director, School of International Management, Eberly College of Business, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
He serves as the Executive Director of the American Society for Competitiveness. His current research interests include global business leadership, strategy, foreign policy, comparative management, competitiveness issues, organizational politics, and international management. He has published more than one-hundred-thirty scholarly journal articles. Likewise, he has more than 100 op-eds published in popular media. In addition, he delivered more than 400 presentations at professional and academic meetings. He has authored or co-authored six books, including, Islamic Perspectives on Management and Organization (2005), Edward Elgar Publishing and Business and Management Environment in Saudi Arabia: challenges and opportunities for multinational corporations (2008), Routledge Publisher. Ali is a recipient of several research awards and grants. He conducted several workshops and training sessions in the U.S. and abroad. He serves as editor –in- chief of the International Journal of Commerce and Management, Advances in Competitiveness Research, Competitiveness Review and Competition Forum. In addition, he serves on the editorial board of more than ten academic journals. Furthermore, he conducted workshops for academicians and senior and middle-level managers.
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