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Nicolas Koudou, Ph.D.
akoudou@park.edu
Director, M.B.A. Program &
Professor of Business Administration
Office Location: 911 Main, Suite 923
Kansas City, MO
(816) 559-5628

Areas of Expertise

Marketing and Sustainable Development

Research Topics

Hermetic Marketing
Marketing and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Sustainable Marketing and Eco-tourism Based Sustainable Development
Sustainable Economic Development and HIV/AIDS

Courses Taught

Principles of Marketing, International Marketing, Marketing Management, Strategic Marketing, Planning & Decision Making, Marketing Research Consumer Behavior, Green Marketing, Principles of Management, Business Policy and Strategy, Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Economic Development

Selected 
Publications 

Koudou, Nicolas and Smereka, Lyudmyla - Effect of Arable Land Acquisitions and Dilemma of Sustainable Natural Resources Management in Sub-Sahara Africa International Journal of Business and Public Administration, Volume 7, Number 2, Fall 2010.

Koudou, Nicolas and Smereka, Lyudmyla - Assessing HIV/AIDS Economic Challenges and Marketing Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploratory Study. International Journal of Business and Economics Perspectives Volume 5, Number 1, summer 2010.

Koudou, Nicolas A. and Niyamul Haq - An Exploratory Study of the Influence of Hermetic Marketing Practices on Consumer Behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Journal of Management and World Business Research, Volume 6, Number 1, 2009.

Koudou, Nicolas A. and Niyamul Haq - Assessing The Impact of US Softwood Production, Export, Consumption, Import from Others and PPI on Canadian Softwood Import. International Journal of Business and Economics Perspectives Volume 3, Number 3, 2008.

Koudou, A. Nicolas. Can Fiscal Incentives Be The Only Key Success Factor For Foreign Direct Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa? International Academy of African Business and Development. Seventh International Conference Accra, Ghana. May 2006.

Koudou, A. Nicolas. Can Sustainable Economic Development Prevail in Sub-Sahara Africa with the Current HIV/AIDS Misfortune? International Academy of African Business and Development Fifth International Conference Atlanta, GA. April 7-10, 2004.

Koudou, A. Nicolas and Murat M. Ulusu. Forest Resources and Eco-tourism Based Sustainable Development in Africa: The Case of Côte d'Ivoire. International Academy of African Business and Development. Fourth International Conference London, U.K. April 9-12, 2003.

Koudou, A. Nicolas and R. P. Vlosky. A Framework for Forest Stakeholder Communication:

A Case Study of Cote d'Ivoire. Forest Products Journal. Vol. 49, No.3, 1999.

Koudou, A. Nicolas and R. P. Vlosky. Stakeholder Needs Assessment for Sustainable Forest Industry and Development Programs in Cote d'Ivoire. Ghana Journal of Forestry, Vol.7, 1999; reprinted with permission of GJF in African Development Bank Bulletin Vol. 2-No 4/1999.

Recent Teaching 
Innovations 

Online Teaching Technology
PowerPoint

Awards

Fulbright Fellowship January-July 2011 Ivory Coast, West Africa
MBA Distinguished Professor Award 2009
Outstanding Faculty School of Business and Management 2007-2008
Fulbright Fellowship 2004-2005 Benin Republic, West Africa
Three Times National Recognition as Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2002, 2000, 1996)
Member of Louisiana State University Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta, 1996

Academic Positions

Professor of Strategic Marketing 2008
Associate Professor 2002
Assistant Professor 1998-2001

Nonacademic Positions

Associate Editor of African Journal of Business Management 2006
President and CEO, International Business Training and Consulting 2005
Operation Manager, Henkels and McCoy, Indianapolis, Indiana, Summer 1994
Special Program Monitor, iNET, Indianapolis, Indiana 1991-1994

Fulbright Fellowship January-July 2011 Ivory Coast, West Africa
Fulbright Fellowship 2004-2005 Benin Republic, West Africa

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