Faculty Profile
Vanessa Chio, Ph.D.
Specialty: Management, International Management
- Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2000.
- M.B.A., Concordia University, 1992.
| Office: | DOU 416 |
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| Phone: | 253-692-5885 |
| E-mail: | chio@u.washington.edu |
Specialty
- Knowledge Transfers, Development and Globalization
- Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility [UN Global Compact]
- Gender and Diversity in Organizations
- Diversity and Pedagogy
Several overarching and inter-related interests inform Dr. Chio's engagements in these streams of research: (1) an interest in interdisciplinary studies and frameworks such as critical sociology, cultural/social anthropology and postcolonial studies, (2) an interest in critical theories and methodologies, and (3) an interest in issues and concerns connected to the international and cross-cultural terrain [or diversity more generally].
Selected Publications
- CHIO, V. (2005) Malaysia and the Development Process: Globalization, Knowledge Transfers and Postcolonial Dilemmas. Studies in International Relations Series. New York: Routledge, 256 pages.
- CHIO, V. & P. M. Fandt (Accepted, 2005) Photovoice in the diversity classroom: Engagement, voice and the "I/eye" of the camera. Journal of Management Education.
- CHIO, V. (1996) Boundaries and visibilities: Anthropologizing women and work in the global economic arena. Review article. Organization, 3(4): 627-640.
Current research
Dr. Chio is currently working [with Dr. B. Banerjee] on a research proposal connected to the forms and practices of collaboration in the UN Global Compact. This is part of her research focused on issues of development, sustainability and corporate social responsibility as these pertain to the international arena.
Working Papers
- CHIO, V. (2005) Culture, community and translations: Knowledge transfers and "the other".
- CHIO, V. (2005) Institutional ethnography and globalization inquiry: Towards an anthropology of institutions and modernity.
- CHIO, V. (2005) Globalization, development and knowledge: Researching the UN Global Compact.
Honors and Awards
- 2005 - Letters of Commendation for excellence in teaching for TBGEN 480 and TBGEN 433 from Jack Nelson, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, UWT (Winter & Spring)
- 2005 - Recipient [with T. Thompson], Faculty Development Grant, Northwestern International Business Educators' Network (NIBEN), Global Business Center, UW, Seattle.
- 2001-2002 - Nominee, Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Washington, Tacoma.
- 2000-2002 - Recipient, Founder's Endowment Grant, University of Washington, Tacoma.
- 1993-pres. - Beta Gamma Sigma, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
- 1993 - Nominee, Best Conceptual Paper Award, Women in Management Division, Eastern Academy of Management.
- 1989-1993 - Recipient, Doctoral Fellowship in Organization Behavior, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Ottawa, Canada.
Affiliations
Professional
- Academy of International Business
- National Academy of Management
- Northwestern International Business EducatorsÂ’ Network
- Organization Behavior Teaching Society
Community
- 2002-pres. - Member, World Trade Center Tacoma (WTCTA)
- 2001-pres. - Member, United Nations Association (UNA)
Academic Service
Dr. Chio has served as an external reviewer for the Standard Grants Program, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). She has also reviewed for journals like Gender, Work and Organization, and consistently contributes as a reviewer for the National Academy of Management, Western Academy of Management, and Eastern Academy of Management in the OB/OMT, International Management and Women in Management divisions.
