External Examiner for the Department of Business Management and Public Administration, the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands, 2001 through 2003.

Visiting Professor of Marketing and International Business, Center for International Studies, The University of Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark, October 1998. Offered several workshops and seminars on global marketing and cross-cultural consumer behavior to graduate students and faculty.

Trainer on a Workshop on Marketing of Financial Services, KBTC-Kyrgyz Bank Training Center, National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic, March 2-6, 1998 in Bishkek and March 10-13, 1998 in Osh, Kyrgyz Republic.

Advisor and Consultant to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Kyrgyz Republic Management Development Program, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, December 1994 to present.

Member of the Board, American Society for Competitiveness, 1993 to 1998.

Board of Director for The Center for Corporate Policy and Strategy Research, 1992 to present.

An Associate of The Malibu Center for International Research, Malibu, California, 1991 to present.

External Examiner for Part and Full-Time Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Examinations in Marketing and International Business with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, 1987 to present.

External Examiner for the Master of Science Program in International Business, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 academic years.

External Examiner for MBA Degree Program, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, and 1998-1999

External Examiner for a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to Curtin University of Technology, Australia on Engineering of Cooperative Long-Term Buyer-Supplier Relationships: Japanese and Australian Perspectives, by Tadayuki Miyamoto, February 2001

External Examiner for a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to Curtin University of Technology, Australia on Tourism Marketing by Tekle Shanka, February, 1996.

External Examiner for Master of Arts in International Business Management (MAIBM), City University of Hong Kong, June 1996 and July 1997, and May 1998.

Director and Executive Vice-President, International Management Development Association (IMDA), 1987 to present.

External Assessor for Staff Appointments and Promotion Applications, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 1995 to present.

External Evaluator for New Faculty Appointment in International Business with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1988 to present.

External Evaluator for Faculty Promotion in Marketing and International Business with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1988 to present.

External Assessor for the Faculty of Economics and Management, University Pertanian Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, 1994 to present.

External Examiner for a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to University Putra Malaysia on Export Performance of Textile and Apparel Products: A Comparative Study of Bangladesh and Malaysia, submitted by A.K.M. Ahasanul Haque, September 2000.

External Examiner for a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to The University of New South Wales on The Role of the Housewife in Marketing System Change in Transitional Societies- the Study of Housewives in Central Java, submitted by Merrilyn Fay Layton, October 2000.

External Examiner for a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to Curtin University of Technology on Customer Focus: Enacted Premise and Received Practice, submitted by John O’Donnell Dixon, September 2000.

External Examiner for a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to The University of New South Wales on Social Responsibility, submitted by Q. M. Ali, November 1994.

External Examiner for a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to The Chinese University of Hong Kong on Toward a Generic Model of Service Quality for Transactional, Contractual, and Relationship Service Exchanges in Retail Banking, Submitted by Chow Chi-kin, June 1995.

External Examiner for a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to the University of Bradford, England, entitled "Foreign Investment and the Development of Turkish Tourism," submitted by N. Geyikdagi, October 1992.

External Examiner for a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to the University of Bradford, England, entitled "Tourism Marketing Planning in Greece," submitted by S. Papadopoulos, September 1985.

External Examiner for a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland, entitled "International Marketing and Purchasing of Projects: Interactions and Paradoxes: A Study of Finnish Project Export to the Arab Countries, submitted by Mohamed Ahmed, October 1993.

External Examiner for a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to Annamalai University, India, entitled "Problems of Distribution of Fertilizers in India - A Study With Reference to South Arcot District, Tamil Nadu," submitted by D. Ilangovan, September 1988.

Honorary Advisor of Degree Programs in Business Administration with Shenzhen University, Guangdong, People's Republic of China, 1988 to present.

External Evaluator for Faculty Promotion/Tenure Appointment in Marketing and International Business for Faculty from North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

External Examiner for a Licenciate Thesis submitted to Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, by Zuheir Al-Obeidi, entitled "International Technology Transfer Mode Selection," April 1993.

Executive Training Program offered on How to Create Customer Satisfaction, ESAN; Lima, Peru, April 12-16, 1993.

Conducted doctoral research seminars at Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland, September through December 1992.

Offered a seminar on "Cultural Influences in International Markets." Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Turku, Finland, September 16, 1992.

Doctoral Research Seminar offered on "Strategic Issues in International Marketing," Department of International Marketing, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Turku, Finland, September 5, 1992.

Offered a seminar on "Traidization and its Impact on International Marketing Management," Department of Marketing, Odense University, Denmark, September 29, 1992.

Offered a seminar on "International Business Blunders Due to Cultural Misunderstandings," Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Department of International Marketing, October 28, 1992, Helsinki, Finland.

Offered an Executive Training Program on Strategic Leadership Program, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, November 2, 1992, Turku, Finland.

Seminar on "International Marketing- General Trends and Challenges," Department of International Marketing, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland, November 11, 1992.

Workshop Resource Person on Commercialization of Technology, University of Trondheim, The Norwegian Institute of Technology, Tondheim, Norway, Norway, November 15-17, 1992.

Doctoral Seminar Tutorial, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Marketing, November 10, 1992. Invited Guest Lecturer on "Global Marketing Strategies with Special Reference to Forestry," Forestry Industry Market Studies (SIMS), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, December 9, 1992.

Held seminars, offered courses on tourism marketing planning, global marketing strategy and services marketing at Universities of Oulu, Rovaniemi, and The Research Institute of Northern Finland. Offered expert advice to Regional Development at The Kainuu Union, Resort Development at The Vuokatti area; evaluating Rovaniemi as a tourist destination at the University of Lapland, Northern Finland, November 30- December 7, 1992.

Offered a seminar on "Country of Origin Research at Lappanrenta Technical University, Lappanrenta, Finland, October 15, 1992.

Member of a Review Panel for Applications submitted for possible funding under the Centers for International Business Education Program, United States Department of Education, Washington, D.C. April 1993.

External Examiner for MBA degree projects reports presented to the Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 1987 to present.

Held a seminar on Business Strategy and Competition for The Parliament of Aland Islands, Mariehamn, Finland, March 13-14, 1993.

Held seminars on "Methodological Issues in Cross-Cultural Management," "Country Convergence and Divergence" and "Variations in the Organizational Structure of MNCs," The Norwegian Institute of Technology, The University of Trondheim, Department of Organization and Work Science, Doctoral Program, Trondheim, Norway, March 20, 1993.

Offered an Executive Development Program on "Service Industry Marketing Strategies" for The Business Executive Institute, Global Marketing Program, Nantali Spa, Turku, Finland, January 14, 1993.

Adviser to Sino-Dutch Management Training Project, Changsa, Peoples Republic of China, May through August 1990.

Board of Directors of the Central Pennsylvania International Business Association (CPIBA), 1987 - 1988.

Founder and President of Cross-Cultural Marketing Services Incorporated, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1981 to present.

Founding Member and Executive Vice-President and Director of the International Management Development Association (IMDA), 1987 to present.

Board of Governor, Academy of Marketing Science, 1984-1986.

Director of International Programs, Academy of Marketing Science, 1983-1986.

Vice-President Research and Development of Tomarket International Limited of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1982-1983.

Acting President of the Halifax Professional Chapter of the American Marketing Association, 1982-1985.

Faculty Advisor of the Penn State-Harrisburg Chapter of the American Marketing Association, 1993 to 1998.

Resident Representative of the Indian Institute of Marketing and Management in Canada, 1982 - 1986 and in the U.S.A., 1986 to 1992.

Member, Long Range Planning Committee, Joseph Howe Festival Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1984-1985.

Manuscript and Book Reviewer for major national and international conferences, book publishers and organizations as well as for scholarly marketing and international business journals.

Frequent speaker on the local and regional Canadian radio stations on different aspects of marketing and management of provincial and regional concern, 1979-1985.

Vice-President of Canadian Turkish Cultural Association of Nova Scotia, Canada, 1982-1983.

Member of Marketing Committee of Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia, Canada, 1980-1981.

Regular speaker on the Turkish radio on diverse marketing and consumer issues, 1977-1978.

Marketing Consultant to the Turkish Ministry of Commerce and Turkish Village Cooperatives, Ankara, Turkey, 1977-1978.

Executive Committee member of the Turkish American Businessmen Roundtable, Ankara, Turkey, 1977-1978.

Vice-President of the Turkish Consumer Protection Association, Ankara, Turkey, 1977-1978.

Organizer and Seminar Leader of a number of diverse management and marketing programs for State Economic Enterprises and Private Firms, Ankara, Turkey, 1976-1978.

Marketing Consultant to Economic Commission on Agriculture of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1977.

Staff Member of the Marketing Development Center, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Cranfield, Bedford, England, 1973-1974.

President of the International Club, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Cranfield, Bedford, England, 1972-1973.

Organizer and Chairman of European Conference on Consumer Protection, June 16-18, 1977, Ankara, Turkey.