Chairman Linda W. Cropp at the request of the
Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the appointment of Mr. Charlie E. Mahone, Jr. to the District of Columbia
Local Business Opportunity Commission.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited
as the "District of Columbia Local Business Opportunity Commission Charlie E. Mahone,
Jr. Confirmation Resolution of 2001".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
Mr. Charlie E. Mahone, Jr., Ph.D.
1318 Emerson Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20011
(Ward 4)
as a member of the District of Columbia Local Business Opportunity Commission,
established by section 4 of the Minority Contracting Act of 1976, effective March 29, 1977
(D.C. Law 1-95; D.C. Code § 1-1143), replacing Shelly Hayes, whose term ended March 28,
1996, for a term to end March 28, 2002.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this
resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
CHARLIE E. MAHONE, JR., Ph.D.
Home Address:
1318 Emerson Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20011
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Director of Graduate Programs & Acting Director, Center for Banking Education,
School of Business Administration, Howard University, Washington, D. C., 7/00 – Present
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Business Administration, Howard
University, Washington, D. C., 7/98-6/00
Chairman, Department of Finance, International Business, and Insurance & Acting
Director, Center for Banking Education, School of Business Administration, Howard
University, Washington, D. C., 7/94-6/98
Administrative responsibilities include oversight and management of the academic unit
which includes majors in these three areas, in addition to courses offered in real estate.
Also and have supervisory responsibilities for the Center of Insurance Education.
Associate Professor of International Business, School of Business Administration,
Howard University, Washington, D.C., 8/89-Present
Responsibilities include teaching various international business courses at the
undergraduate and graduate level, research productivity, and participating on assigned
school and university committees. Designed the first international Business course offered
at the MBA level. Research interests include the internationalization of small-and-medium
sized U.S. businesses and private sector development in Africa.
Associate Professor of International Business and Management, School of Business and
Industry, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1/85-8/89
Responsible for internationalizing the undergraduate and MBA programs,
internationalizing the skills of the faculty, and structuring two international executive
MBA programs. Teaching responsibilities include international business, management and
global business policy courses on both the undergraduate and graduate level. Also taught a
variety of professional training courses.
Assistant Professor of International Business, College of Business Administration,
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 11/81-8/83.
Teaching responsibilities included international business and
international business management courses at the undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral levels.
Was a member of various school committees including doctoral dissertation and masters
thesis committees.
Director of Research, Georgia World Congress Institute, Georgia State University,
Atlanta, Georgia, 11/81- 8/83
Had supervisory and oversight responsibilities for the overall research
activities which resulted in a variety of publications related to the internationalization
of the state of Georgia. Also actively involved in several research projects which led to
publications in the Institute’s Research Series.
Supervised a study that produced a document which: (1) assessed the
efforts by the state of Georgia to encourage foreign investment into the state and
increase exports by Georgia-based business; (2) assessed the efforts of other states in
both of these areas; and (3) offered specific recommendations, many of which were adopted,
to the Governor regarding how Georgia could improve its efforts.
Was Project Director for research grant from the U.S. Department of
Commerce Economic Development Agency that: (1) assessed the international services offered
by various types of organizations located in the state; (2) surveyed manufacturing and
agricultural concerns located in Georgia to assess their information and service needs;
(3) initiated the development of a computerized data bank that will be used to match needs
with services.
Lecturer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Eastern Michigan University;
Ypsilanti, MI, 1979 – 1981
Professional Training Programs, Various Locations, 1979 – Present
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Consulting and Internships, 1979 – Present
Various USAID funded projects. Numerous U.S. multinationals such as American Telephone
and Telegraph, Citicorp, Corning Glass Works, Dupont, General Motors, Hewlett Packard,
Kraft Foods, Rockwell International. Various small businesses, state and local
governments, and academic institutions.
Branch Office Manager, Household Finance Corporation, Various Locations, 1968 -1975
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, Mi., 12/81
Major: International Business, Business Policy
M.B.A., University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, Mi., 4/78
Major: International Business, Finance
B.B.S., Wayne State University; Detroit, Mi., 6/76
Major: Finance, Accounting
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journals
"Infra- and Inter-Continental Transmission of Inflation in
Africa," with Jin-JiI Jeong, Philip Fanara, Jr., Applied Financial Economics,
accepted,
Minority Owned Business Enterprises’ Participation in International
Trade," with N. Frank Ekanem, Multinational Business Review, Fall 1998, pp
52-62
"What Determines Exports of Black-owned Enterprises?" with N.
Frank Ekanem, Review of Black Political Economy, vol. 26, no. 1, Summer 1998
"A Comparative Analysis of the Differences in Perceived Obstacles
to Exporting by Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers and Traders," International
Trade Journal, Fall 1995
"Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers and Traders," with
Pravat Choudhury, Multinational Business Review, Fall 1995
"Penetrating Export Markets: the Role of Firm Size," Journal
of Global Marketing, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1994
"Financing: An Impediment To Exporting by Small-and-Medium
Firms," International Journal of Commerce and Management, Vol. 2, No. 3
& 4, 1992
"Factors That Restrict Exports of Small-and-Medium Firms: The Role
of Export Financing," Journal of Small Business Strategy, November, 1991
"Choice of Export Markets by Small and Mid-Sized Companies," Competitiveness
Review, Vol. 1, No. 1 & 2, 1991
"Transfer of Technology To Less Developed Countries – Reaction 1n
The Corporate Boardroom," Florida A&M University Research Bulletin, 1988
Refereed Proceedings
"Small-and-Medium Sized Export Management Companies: Choice of
Products and Markets," Proceedings of the International Trade and Finance
Association, April, 1992
"Japan’s Official Development Assistance To Africa’s Low-Income
Countries," Proceedings of the International Association of Business Disciplines,
April 1992
"Venture Capital and Development: A Case Study Black South
Africa," with Barron Harvey and Warren Weinstein, Proceedings of the
International Conference on Africa in the World Economy, March 1992
"Export Markets of Small-and-Medium Sized Businesses: A
Reassessment of the Notion of Psychological Closeness," Proceedings of the
International Academy of Management and Marketing, April, 1991
"The Determinants of the Term Structure of Export Financing for
Small-and-Medium Sized Firms," Proceedings of the International Trade and Finance
Association Annual Meeting, with Philip Fanara and Elizabeth Gordon-McNeil, December,
1990
"Obstacles to U.S. Global Competitiveness: Impediments to Exports
by Small-and-Medium Sized Businesses," Advances in Competitiveness Research,
Proceedings of 1990 U.S. Competitiveness in the World Markets Conference, October,
1990.
"Exports of Small-and-Medium Firms: Impact of Size, Age, Export
Experience, and Number of Export Markets," Proceedings of the International
Academy of Management and Marketing, with Philip Fanara and Elizabeth Gordon-McNeil,
April, 1990
Other
"Exports of Small-and-Medium Firms: Products and Markets," Washington
Consortium Schools of Business Sixth Annual Forum, April, 1991
"Export Activities of Small-and-Medium Firms," Washington Consortium
Schools of Business Fifth Annual Forum, March, 1990
A New Direction for the University Center of Dschang: Serving the Private Sector,
(Unpublished, 1989)
Draft of a Proposal for a Venture Capital in Africa Workshop, Unpublished Research
Paper, October, 1991
Samsung-Coming: A New Business Analysis, (Unpublished, 1988)
Minisupers: The Fastest Growing Computer Segment, (Unpublished industry
analysis, 1987). Nestle: A competitor Analysis, (Unpublished, 1986)
Unilever: A Competitor Analysis, (Unpublished, 1986)
"The State of Black Business Schools In The U.S. or If Black Business Schools Were
Eliminated, Would Anyone Notice," (unpublished).
Transfer of Technology to Less Developed Countries – Reaction In The Corporate
Boardroom, The University of Michigan Working Paper #369.
"Nigeria, The Dominant Member of ECOWAS," AUGSBA, Winter, 1982.
Trade and Investment Opportunities In ECOWAS, GWCI Research Series, 1982.
U.S. Multinational Planning and The Transfer of Appropriate Technology to Less
Developed Countries, University of Michigan Doctoral Dissertation, 1981.
RESEARCH PROJECTS IN PROGRESS
Internationalization of small-and-medium sized U.S. businesses
GRANTS
Department of Education "Title VI-B" Grant, August 1997 – January 2000
Department of Education "Title VI-B" Grant, August 2000 – July 2002
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of International Business Studies
Book Reviewer for Southwestern Publishing Co.
Competitiveness Review, Editorial Committee
International Academy of Business Disciplines
International Journal of Commerce and Management, Reviewer
National Economic Association
Society of International Business Fellows
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES AND INVOLVEMENTS
HU Ad Hoc Committee on Study Abroad (1999)
HU Ad Hoc Committee on Entertainment and Sports
HU Transfer/Articulation Policy Committee (1990-1991)
HU Advisory Committee, University-Sponsored Faculty Research Program in the Social
Sciences, Humanities, and Education Program, (1991 & 1993)
SBA Academic Planning Committee, 1989-1992, Chairman (1990-1992)
SBA Advisor to International Business Society (1989-pres)
SBA Ad-Hoc Committee on Admissions and Scholarships, Chairman (1990-1991)
SBA Dean’s Search Committee (1990-1991)
HONORS, AWARDS
Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity
Outstanding Educator Award from Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Outstanding Service to the Fraternity from Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Outstanding Service and Dedicated Services to the Melville Diamond Scholars Program
Certificate of Appreciation from Small Business Development Center
Certificate of Appreciation from the Japan-America Student Conference
Certification of Appreciation from Maryland Division of Corrections
Outstanding Alumnus of the Year – University of Michigan Black Business Student’s
Association
PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
DC Mayor’s Task Force – Small Business Policy Initiative 1999-present
Japan-American Student Conference
Member, Board of Directors, 1996 – present
Washington D. C. Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc.
Member, Board of Directors, 1998-1999
President 1996-1998
Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1995
Vice President 1994-1995
Chairman, Social Action Committee 1990-1994
Assistant Keeper of the Records 1991-1992
Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund, Inc.
Chairman of the Board, 1996-1998
Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1995, 1999 – Present
Vice President, 1991-1995