Education:
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1983 (Political Science)
Areas of Expertise:
East Asian affairs, with a particular interest in Chinese politics and trade issues.
Books and Publications
"China: Getting Beyond the Headlines." Thunderbird International Business Review 52:4, July/August. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011
"The 'BRICs': A Last Hope? Maybe Not." International Journal of Business & Social Science II:18, September. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011
"The BRICs: Still Under Construction." Proceedings of the Northeast Business and Economics Association 2010 Annual Meeting. (Books and Publications: Abstract) 2010
"What About the BRICs?" Yale Global Online Magazine 13, August (http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/what-about-brics). The article was reprinted overseas newspapers and online publications, including the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Outlook (India), Daily Times (Pakistan) and Jakarta Post. It was picked up by overseas blogs and news aggregation sites in Japan, Malaysia, Russia, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere and was translated into Portuguese on the Brazilian Foreign Ministry website and into Chinese for Yale Global's mirror site at Fudan University (Shanghai). (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2009
Featured review of Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money & Mind, by David M. Lampton (University of California Press, 2008). Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, December 2008/January 2009. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2009
Review of "Power and Restraint: A Shared Vision for the US-China Relationship." Eds. Rosencrance & Gu. Commissioned by the Far Eastern Economic Review. June. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2009
Entry on Chinese military industrial policy. Das grosse China-Lexikon (revised). Eds. Staiger, Friedrich and Schütte. Darmstadt, Germany: WBG-Wissenverbine. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2008
Frankenstein, J. and N. Hirakubo. "Innovation and Organization: Success Factors." Emerging Business Theories. Eds. M. MacKenzie and S. Rosenberg. Cambridge Scholars Publications. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2008
Review of Chinese Foreign Relations: Power and Policy Since the Cold War, by Robert Sutter. Far Eastern Economic Review April. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2008
Review of Peace Power & Order in East Asia, by David Kang. Far Eastern Economic Review June. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2008
Review of Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money & Mind, by David M. Lampton. Far Eastern Economic Review September. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2008
Review of China Stands Up: The PRC and The International System. by David Scott. The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies 25. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007
Review of Interpreting China's Military Power: Doctrine Makes Readiness, by Dr. K.P. Ng. Far Eastern Economic Review 168.2: 76-77. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005
"China's High Tech Puzzle," review article. Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, Summer. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2004
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Nominated as candidate for "Teacher of the Year" by colleagues. (Awards and Honors) 2013
Nominated by colleagues for Business School teaching excellence award. (Awards and Honors) 2013
Research Activities
Working on a paper (with Professor Nakato Hirakubo) on business environment leadership at a time of economic crisis. 2009
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Invited to attend the Stockholm China Forum by the sponsor, the German Marshall Fund. The forum brings together American and European China scholars, along with participants from China. June. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2011
"The BRICs: Still Under Construction" accepted, after peer review, for the annual meeting of the Northeast Business and Economics Association. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Discussant, "Developing Economies Panel." Northeast Business & Economics Association Annual Meeting. October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Interviewed on WBAI Wakeup Call program concerning November-December crises on Korean peninsula and implications for Asia and the United States. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010
Panelist, "Global Regional Panel: China, Hong Kong and Japan." World Congress and International Association of Colleges Conference. New York, February. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
"Central Asia Today." Foreign Policy Association Study Group/League of Women Voters. Westfield, N.J. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
Frankenstein, J. and N. Hirakubo. "Innovation and Organization." Northeast Business & Economics Association. October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
Panelist, "Workshop on China's High-Tech Industries." U.S. Department of State. Washington, D.C., March. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004
Professional Leadership
Continuing as chairman, strategy group working on the School of Business AACSB accreditaton process. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2013
Chairman, strategy group working on the School of Business AACSB accreditaton process. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2011
Business, Management and Finance Program liaison with Brooklyn College Library. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010
Member, Strategic Planning Working Committee, contributing to the new Brooklyn College Strategic Plan. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010
Member, BC Asian Studies Task Force, continuing in 2010. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009
Member, Business Program Curriculum Committee, continuing in 2010. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009
Member, subcommittee perparing reports for Middle States Self-Study. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2008
Other Professional Activities
Participant, invitation-only China roundtables, Council on Foreign Relations, New York. 2013
Article referee, Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies. 2012
Article referee, Thunderbird International Business Review. 2012
Consultant and interviewee for program about China, "The World" (BBC/PRI/WBGH). 2012
Invited participant, conference on China, sponsored by the National Bureau for Asian Research, Quantico, Va. 2012
Invited participant, invitation-only China roundtables, Council on Foreign Relations, New York. 2012
Article referee for "Asian Survey" (published at the University of California, Berkeley). 2010
Member, editorial board, Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, published by the Asia Research Center, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. 2010
Interviewed and quoted by reporters about the effect of the detention in China of an Australian businessman and his staff (the "Rio Tinto Affair") on the business environment in China, including David Barboza, The New York Times; John Garnaut, The Age (Sydney); Tania Branigan, The Guardian (United Kingdom); and Melinda Liu, Newsweek. July. 2009
Participant, Carnegie Foundation-supported two-day symposium on "China in 2020." Center for Global Affairs, New York University. The report of the symposium, China 2020, was published in the New York University CGA Scenario Series, March 2010. 2009
Article reviewer, Thunderbird International Management Review. 2008
Editorial board member and article reviewer, Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies. 2008
Textbook reviewer, Pearson/Prentice Hall and McGraw-Hill. 2008
Member, task force on "Chinese Military Power," Council on Foreign Relations. New York. 2003
