Alfred Hagan, PhD

Professor of Economics and International Business

Graziadio Business School

Biography

Dr. Hagan is a professor emeritus of economics and international business at the Graziadio Business School. Dr. Hagan served on the Pepperdine faculties of the Division of Business, Seaver College; The Graziadio Business School; and, the School of Public Policy.

Dr. Hagan's scholarly achievements include writing three books, many book chapters, articles, and numerous presentations to academic and government audiences in Latin America, Europe, and the United States.

Since his retirement, Hagan has embarked on a new career as a fine artist in oil and watercolor. He has an art studio in the Destination Art Gallery and Studios in Torrance, CA.

Hagan continues to serve as a Board Member of the Western Decision Sciences Institute representing the country of Mexico.

Education

PhD, International Business, The University of Texas, Austin
MBA, International Business, Indiana University, Bloomington
B.Sc., Industrial Management, The University of Maine, Orono

Research
Awards
Presentations

Articles

Smith, David M. & Al Hagan. The California Electricity Crisis: Economic Lessons from a Failing Deregulation Process. Graziadio Business Review, vol. 4, issue 2, 2001.

Hagan, A. J., Li, Eldon Y., & Rogers, J. C. "Marketing information systems in Fortune 500 companies: A descriptive study." Proceedings of the 29th Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Hawaii: 2000.

Hagan, A. J., Rogers, J. C. & Hagan, M. J. "A Decision Style Comparison of U.S. and Hungarian Managers: A Contribution of Globalization to a Culture of Peace." Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics, Baden-Baden, Germany: The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics. 1999.

Hagan, A. J., Rogers, J. C., & Hagan, M. J. "Marketing Information systems in Fortune 500 firms: An update." Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics, Baden-Baden, Germany: The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics. 1998.

Hagan, A. J., Rogers, J. C., & Hagan, M. J. "Globalization and the road to peace: The case of Latin America." Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics, Baden-Baden, Germany: The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics. 1997.

Hagan, A.J., J.C. Rogers, and M.J. Hagan. "Information Technology: The Key to Growth in Higher Education." Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics, Baden-Baden, Germany: The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics, 1995.

Hagan, Alfred J., Edward Sanford, and Monica J. Smith. "Managing Educational Change in a Resource-Scarce Environment: An Alternative to Downsizing." Proceedings of the International Higher Education Strategic Management Conference, St. Andrews, Scotland: H+E Associates, 1994.

Hagan, Alfred J. Private Sector Partnering in Traditional Public Sector Development Projects: Partnerships for Sustainable Growth and Development Conference, Cambridge, England: H+E Associates, 1993.

Snow, Sheldon C., and Alfred J. Hagan. "International Partnership Arrangements: The Pepperdine Experience." Proceedings of the Partnerships for Sustainable Growth and Development Conference, Cambridge, England: H+E Associates, 1993.

Hagan, Alfred J., Edward Sanford, Sheldon C. Snow, and Terry W. Young. "Emerging Global Opportunities for Entrepreneurs." Proceedings of the IntEnt92 Conference, Dortmund, Germany: Universitat Dortmund, 1992.

Fojtik, Charles W., Alfred J. Hagan and Xavier Aguilar Milanes. "Computer Usage among Mexican Executives." Proceedings of the Business Association of Latin American Studies, Notre Dame, IN: BALAS, 1992.

Books and Chapters

Hagan, Alfred J., Edward Sanford, Sheldon C. Snow, Terry Young, "Emerging Global Opportunities for Entrepreneurs." In: Klandt, Heinz, and Detlef Muller-Boling, Eds., Internationalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training. Koln-Dortmund, Germany: Fordwerkreis Grundungs-Forschung, 1993, pp. 58-63.

Rivera, Juan and Alfred J. Hagan, Eds. Sustainable Economic Business Growth in Latin America. Notre Dame, IN: College of Business Administration, University of Notre Dame, 1993.

Alfred J. Hagan, "Devaluation," in: Frank N. Magill, Ed., Survey of Social Science: Economics. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1992, pp. 561-568.

Alfred J. Hagan, "Engel's Law and the Engel Curve" in: Frank N. Magill, Ed., Survey of Social Science: Economics. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1992, pp. 688-693.

Edward Sanford and Alfred J. Hagan, "Wealth: An Overview," in: Frank N. Magill, Ed., Survey of Social Science: Economics. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1992, pp. 2431-2435.

Vieira da Silva, Paolo, Alfred J. Hagan, et al. O Papel das Multinacionais: No Desenvolvimento. Sao Paolo: Editora Ipiranga, 1988.

Gwinner, Robert F., Stephen W. Brown, Alfred J. Hagan, Lonnie L. Ostrom, Kenneth L. Rowe, John L. Schlacter, Alfred H. Schmidt & David L. Shrock. Marketing: An Environmental Perspective. St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1977.

Membership in Professional and Honor Societies:
Academy of International Business, AIB
Alpha Kappa Psi
Business Association of Latin American Studies, BALAS
Sigma Iota Epsilon
Sophomore Honor Society, University of Maine, Orono
Senior Honor Society, President, University of Maine, Orono
Western Decision Sciences Institute, WDSI
Western Economic Association, WEA

Fay, P., Hagan, M. J., & Hagan, A. J. "Globalization, Culture, and Management Styles: An Examination of Management Style Differences between U. S. and Argentine Managers." Presented paper, 6th International Meeting of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2009.

Hagan, A. J., Hagan, M. J., & Fay, P. "Management Style Differences between U. S. and Argentine Managers." Presented paper, 36th Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Denver, CO, April, 2007.

Hagan, A. J., Rogers, J. C., Hagan, M. J., & Gallegos, A. "Management Style Differences between U. S. and Mexican Managers." Presented paper, 35th Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Waikoloa, HI, April, 2006.

Hagan, A. J., Rogers, J. C., Hagan, M. J., & Levin, E. "Management Style Differences between U. S. and Australian Managers: Are Australian Managers Antipodean Americans?" Presented paper, 15th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics & Cybernetics, Baden-Baden, Germany, July, 2003.

Hagan, A. J., Rogers, J. C., & Hagan, M. J. "A Cross-Cultural Decision Style comparison: U.S. and Hungarian Managers." Presented paper, 30th Meeting, Western Decision Sciences Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada, April, 2001.

Hagan, Alfred J. "A Multicampus Approach to Executive Education in the USA." Presented to faculty and staff of Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, while gathering information for the Global Committee of GSBM, August, 1997.

Hagan, Alfred, Young, Terry W., & Sanford, Edward. "U. S. Private Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America: Emerging Trends," Business Association for Latin American Studies meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April, 1997.

Presented findings of the above research to faculty and graduate students of the Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales de Buenos Aires, a private, business-supported university in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April, 1997.

Keynote Address at the Symposium on the Culture of Peace. Joint sponsors: The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Baden-Baden, Germany, August, 1997.

Co-panel leader with Dr. Ann Feyerherm in the Strategic Partnerships in Northern and Southern Context Panel at the Western Academy of Management meeting in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, June, 1996.

Hagan, A.J., J.C. Rogers, & M.J. Hagan. "Information Technology: The Key to Growth in Higher Education." Presented to the 7th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics in Baden-Baden, Germany, August, 1995.

Hagan, Alfred J. "Managing Educational Change." Presented to the faculty and graduate students of the University of Sunderland, Sunderland, England, Summer, 1994.

Session Chairman, Consumer Behavior Session, Western Decision Sciences Institute, Maui, HI, 1994.

Program Chair, Business Association for Latin American Studies (BALAS): Malibu/San Pedro, CA, 1993.

Hagan, Alfred J. "Private Sector Partnering in Traditional Public Sector Development Projects: The Central American Experience." Presented to the faculty and graduate students of the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, Summer, 1993.

Hagan, Alfred J. "International Partnership Arrangements: The Pepperdine University Experience." Presented to faculty and graduate students of the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, Summer, 1993.