Bryan Christiansen

Bryan ChristiansenBryan Christiansen is the Chief Executive Officer of Tactical Systems, LLC in Indiana, USA. A former business lecturer at universities in Turkey, Russia, and the USA, he has traveled to 41 countries where he has conducted international business since 1985 in multiple languages and various industries with Global 500 firms and smaller. Christiansen received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing at the University of the State of New York in 1996 and his MBA degree at Capella University in 2003. The author of 20 Reference books on business, economics, and psychology, he is currently working on his Doctor of Business Administration degree at Middlesex University in London, England and is expected to graduate in 2020.

Publications

Advancing Student Employability Through Higher Education
Bryan Christiansen, Angela M. Even. © 2024. 429 pages.
The global skills gap and labor market disruptions pose a significant challenge for organizations worldwide. Higher education struggles to bridge the mismatch between skills...
Generative AI and Multifactor Productivity in Business
Festus Fatai Adedoyin, Bryan Christiansen. © 2024. 270 pages.
As organizations grapple with the challenges of a dynamic market, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerges not only as a technological progression but a strategic...
Global Practices on Effective Talent Acquisition and Retention
Bryan Christiansen, Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Elle Lily O'Keeffe. © 2024. 320 pages.
Studies have indicated that employers across the globe face difficulties in filling critical roles, sparking a worldwide "war for talent." This talent war, once a temporary...
Effective Human Resources Management in the Multigenerational Workplace
Angela M. Even, Bryan Christiansen. © 2024. 304 pages.
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the landscape of human resources management has been reshaped by an array of unprecedented challenges. From the global skills gap to...
Prioritizing Skills Development for Student Employability
Bryan Christiansen, Angela M. Even. © 2024. 340 pages.
In the throes of a global skills gap and relentless labor market disruptions, organizations grapple with the pressing challenge of aligning workforce skills with the demands of a...
Analyzing International Business Operations in the Post-Pandemic Era
Bryan Christiansen, John D. Branch. © 2023. 309 pages.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an overwhelming impact on business operations such as global supply chain management, remote work, emerging economic and financial models, and...
Handbook of Research on Sustainable Tourism and Hotel Operations in Global Hypercompetition
Hakan Sezerel, Bryan Christiansen. © 2023. 677 pages.
To compete effectively today and remain sustainable over the long term, business organizations must create flexible means of generating competitive advantage given the...
Preface
Bryan Christiansen, Angela M. Even. © 2023. 4 pages.
This Preface is included in the book Examining Applied Multicultural Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Preface
Angela M. Even, Bryan Christiansen. © 2023. 5 pages.
This Preface is included in the book Enhancing Employee Engagement and Productivity in the Post-Pandemic Multigenerational Workforce.
Handbook of Research on Applied AI for International Business and Marketing Applications
Bryan Christiansen, Tihana Škrinjarić. © 2021. 702 pages.
Artificial intelligence (AI) describes machines/computers that mimic cognitive functions that humans associate with other human minds, such as learning and problem solving. As...
Recent Applications of Financial Risk Modelling and Portfolio Management
Tihana Škrinjarić, Mirjana Čižmešija, Bryan Christiansen. © 2021. 432 pages.
In today’s financial market, portfolio and risk management are facing an array of challenges. This is due to increasing levels of knowledge and data that are being made available...
Handbook of Research on Applied Social Psychology in Multiculturalism
Bryan Christiansen, Harish C. Chandan. © 2021. 358 pages.
Social psychology is the scientific study of how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, and implied presence of others. In...
The Role of Cultural Indoctrination in Architectural Style: Religion as a Mediator
Gülşah Koç, Bryan Christiansen. © 2021. 27 pages.
This chapter examines the potential influence of cultural indoctrination (CI) on architectural style worldwide. Based on an encompassing literature review, this chapter focuses...
Cultural Indoctrination and Management Education Curriculum
Bryan Christiansen. © 2021. 17 pages.
As organizations are increasingly confronted with the need to engage with stakeholders from a variety of different cultural backgrounds, the need to understand the ways in which...
Theoretical and Applied Mathematics in International Business
Bryan Christiansen, Fatima Shuwaikh. © 2020. 358 pages.
In the past, practical applications motivated the development of mathematical theories, which then became the subject of study in pure mathematics where abstract concepts are...
Global Applications of Multigenerational Management and Leadership in the Transcultural Era
Bryan Christiansen. © 2020. 328 pages.
While much thought has been given to how business leaders and managers can obtain the most productivity from Millennials (Generation Y) and subsequent groups such as Generation...
Economic, Educational, and Touristic Development in Asia
Bryan Christiansen, Hakan Sezerel. © 2020. 241 pages.
The progression of the independent states that were created after the collapse of the Soviet Union has become a prevalent area of research as these countries continue to make...
Cultural Factors and Performance in 21st Century Businesses
Bryan Christiansen, John David Branch, Joanna Karmowska. © 2020. 284 pages.
Businesses rely heavily on their culture to ensure sustainable success, and company culture is invariably influenced by national values. In an era of global hypercompetition...
Best Practices for Teaching ESL in Higher Education
Bryan Christiansen. © 2020. 13 pages.
This chapter examines three realities in the typical higher education English as a second language (ESL) classroom in non-English speaking countries and how they can be resolved...
Emerging Economic Models for Global Sustainability and Social Development
Bryan Christiansen, Irina Sysoeva, Alexandra Udovikina, Anna Ketova. © 2019. 430 pages.
Change is an inevitable aspect of human life. As time goes by, certain processes and ways of doing things become inadequate. When it comes to economic systems, there is a need to...
Global Cyber Security Labor Shortage and International Business Risk
Bryan Christiansen, Agnieszka Piekarz. © 2019. 447 pages.
Global events involving cybersecurity breaches have highlighted the ever-growing dependence on interconnected online systems in international business. The increasing societal...
Applied Psycholinguistics and Multilingual Cognition in Human Creativity
Bryan Christiansen, Ekaterina Turkina. © 2019. 300 pages.
Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of globalization and cultural openness. Owing to the ease of access to information facilitated by the...
Reusable and Sustainable Building Materials in Modern Architecture
Gülşah Koç, Bryan Christiansen. © 2019. 302 pages.
Designing buildings and physical environments depends on social structure, social needs, economic data, environment, and technological development. Planning these environments is...
International Firms’ Economic Nationalism and Trade Policies in the Globalization Era
Harish C. Chandan, Bryan Christiansen. © 2019. 299 pages.
The current world economy is interconnected; however, due to recent economic crises, trade deficits, and nationalist movements, there is a political trend of economic nationalism...
Cultural Indoctrination and Open Innovation in Human Creativity
Bryan Christiansen, Mahmoud Ahmed Gad. © 2019. 25 pages.
This chapter explores the connection between cultural indoctrination (CI) and open innovation in human creativity and its importance in an era of global hypercompetition. As...
Cultural Indoctrination and Management Education Curriculum
Bryan Christiansen. © 2019. 15 pages.
As organizations are increasingly confronted with the need to engage with stakeholders from a variety of different cultural backgrounds, the need to understand the ways in which...
China's Economic Growth and Innovation in Globalization
Bryan Christiansen. © 2019. 27 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the potential long-term effects of contemporary globalization on the Chinese economy and innovation in an era of global...
Economic and Geopolitical Perspectives of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eurasia
Oxana Karnaukhova, Alexandra Udovikina, Bryan Christiansen. © 2018. 323 pages.
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional organization that formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. It has few supranational powers, but aims to...
Fractal Approaches for Modeling Financial Assets and Predicting Crises
Inna Nekrasova, Oxana Karnaukhova, Bryan Christiansen. © 2018. 306 pages.
In an ever-changing economy, market specialists strive to find new ways to evaluate the risks and potential reward of economic ventures. They start by assessing the importance of...
The Effects of Globalization on the CIS and Eurasia
Bryan Christiansen. © 2018. 29 pages.
Globalization today is basically accepted as the process which dismisses geographical boundaries and enables the economic integration and interdependence of national economies...
Corporate Espionage, Geopolitics, and Diplomacy Issues in International Business
Bryan Christiansen, Fatmanur Kasarcı. © 2017. 374 pages.
As global business competition continues to accelerate, it is imperative that managers and executives examine all facets of an organization so that it remains successful. Often...
Cultural Influences on Architecture
Gülşah Koç, Marie-Therese Claes, Bryan Christiansen. © 2017. 352 pages.
A society’s culture is a contributing factor to the structure and design of its architecture. As contemporary globalism brings about the evolution of the world, architectural...
The Role of Cultural Indoctrination in Architectural Style: Religion as a Mediator
Gülşah Koç, Bryan Christiansen. © 2017. 34 pages.
This chapter examines the potential influence of cultural indoctrination (CI) on architectural style worldwide. Based on an encompassing literature review, this chapter focuses...
Transcontinental Strategies for Industrial Development and Economic Growth
Bryan Christiansen, Gulsah Koc. © 2017. 346 pages.
In contemporary society, it is vital for countries to consistently seek new ways to provide stable growth for their increasing populations. As such, it is important to stay on...
Handbook of Research on Organizational Culture and Diversity in the Modern Workforce
Bryan Christiansen, Harish C. Chandan. © 2017. 506 pages.
Optimal development of contemporary businesses is dependent on a number of factors. By creating novel frameworks for organizational behavior, effective competitive advantage can...
Technological Integration as a Catalyst for Industrial Development and Economic Growth
Bryan Christiansen, Ülkü Yüksel. © 2017. 272 pages.
The ubiquity of new technologies has led to significant developments across the globe. By utilizing the latest available innovations, countries can optimize their industrial and...
Handbook of Research on Human Factors in Contemporary Workforce Development
Bryan Christiansen, Harish C. Chandan. © 2017. 563 pages.
The development of any organization is deeply connected with the influences of its employees. By implementing new competencies in the workforce, both the employees and the...
Comparative Economics and Regional Development in Turkey
Bryan Christiansen, M. Mustafa Erdoğdu. © 2016. 451 pages.
The rise of globalization has affected the ways in which nations maintain sustainable development and economic prosperity. Certain countries, such as Turkey, have evolved into a...
Handbook of Research on Comparative Economic Development Perspectives on Europe and the MENA Region
M. Mustafa Erdoğdu, Bryan Christiansen. © 2016. 605 pages.
The MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region’s economy is experiencing steady growth and is expanding as an active participant in investments with Europe, the Americas, and...
Motivation of EFL Students in Turkey: Potential Impact on the Nation's Economic Sustainability
Bryan Christiansen, Dilara Demir, Hacer Günsever, Melike Esra Kaymak. © 2016. 17 pages.
The global marketplace is characterized by various changes occurring in economic, social, natural, and technological areas. As such, experts in numerous fields are still working...
Comparative Political and Economic Perspectives on the MENA Region
M. Mustafa Erdoğdu, Bryan Christiansen. © 2016. 386 pages.
The region that includes the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) faces a diverse set of cultural, political, and economic issues. Exploring the countries that are considered...
Handbook of Research on Global Supply Chain Management
Bryan Christiansen. © 2016. 689 pages.
Supply Chain Management (SCM) has always been an important aspect of an enterprise’s business model and an effective supply chain network is essential to remaining competitive in...
Neuroeconomics and the Decision-Making Process
Bryan Christiansen, Ewa Lechman. © 2016. 354 pages.
Neuroeconomics has emerged as a field of study with the goal of understanding the human decision-making process and the mental consideration of multiple outcomes based on a...
Handbook of Research on Public Finance in Europe and the MENA Region
M. Mustafa Erdoğdu, Bryan Christiansen. © 2016. 618 pages.
Since the 1970s, globalization has created an economic environment of interdependency between nations. Now, many countries in European and the MENA (Middle East and Northern...
Cultural Indoctrination in Global Hypercompetition: A Conceptual Framework for International Management
Bryan Christiansen. © 2016. 13 pages.
This article examines the potential influence of cultural indoctrination (CI) on international management and corporate performance today in an era of global hypercompetition....
Taxpayers' Attitudes towards Tax Evasion in Latin American Countries
Müslüm Basılgan, Bryan Christiansen. © 2016. 34 pages.
The weight of the state in economic and social life is very important even if it might differ from country to country. The state provides particular public services and needs to...
International Journal of ICT Research in Africa and the Middle East (IJICTRAME)
Mehdi Khosrow-Pour. Est. 2016.
The International Journal of ICT Research in Africa and the Middle East (IJICTRAME) publishes original, cutting-edge research articles on adoption, diffusion, use and impact of...
English as a Foreign Language Teaching and Productivity in Global Hypercompetition
Bryan Christiansen, Fatmanur Kasarcı. © 2016. 10 pages.
The global marketplace is characterized by various changes occurring in economic, social, natural, and technological areas. As such, experts in numerous fields are still working...
Advances in Digital Crime, Forensics, and Cyber Terrorism
Bryan Christiansen, Agnieszka Piekarz. 2015.
The digital revolution has allowed for greater global connectivity and has improved the way we share and present information. With this new ease of communication and access also...
Handbook of Research on Global Business Opportunities
Bryan Christiansen. © 2015. 672 pages.
In the modern globalized economy, it is important for businesses of all sizes to take advantage of the opportunity to enter diverse markets around the world. Through an...
Nationalism, Cultural Indoctrination, and Economic Prosperity in the Digital Age
Bryan Christiansen, Joyce Koeman. © 2015. 364 pages.
With a background of technological and communication innovations, socialization research, particularly as it refers to cultural and academic learning, has become increasingly...
Turkey: A Rising CIVETS Star?
I. Efe Efeoğlu, Bryan Christiansen. © 2015. 12 pages.
The Republic of Turkey represents solid business opportunities for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and local investors within the so-called CIVETS (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam...
Cultural Indoctrination: A Theoretical Framework
Bryan Christiansen. © 2015. 16 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to examine the potential influence of Cultural Indoctrination (CI) on organizations today in an era of global hypercompetition. It is axiomatic...
Economic Behavior, Game Theory, and Technology in Emerging Markets
Bryan Christiansen, Muslum Basilgan. © 2014. 462 pages.
Game Theory has provided an extremely useful tool in enabling economists to venture into unknown areas. Its concepts of conflict and cooperation apply whenever the actions of...
Transcultural Marketing for Incremental and Radical Innovation
Bryan Christiansen, Salih Yıldız, Emel Yıldız. © 2014. 588 pages.
As technology continues to drive innovation and impact societies across multiple national boundaries and cultures, new approaches towards marketing products must be created and...
Importance of Perpetual Government-University-Industry (GUI) Collaboration Today
Bryan Christiansen. © 2014. 8 pages.
The globalization of the 21st century has changed economic and other realities far beyond the expectations of most individuals. The competitive landscape continues to be...
Importance of Perpetual Government-University-Industry (GUI) Collaboration Today
Bryan Christiansen. © 2014. 8 pages.
The globalization of the 21st century has changed economic and other realities far beyond the expectations of most individuals. The competitive landscape continues to be...
Handbook of Research on Effective Marketing in Contemporary Globalism
Bryan Christiansen, Salih Yıldız, Emel Yıldız. © 2014. 463 pages.
The 21st century has brought about many changes in the economic realm due to acceleration of globalization. The competitive landscape in numerous areas must always be reinvented...
Handbook of Research on Economic Growth and Technological Change in Latin America
Bryan Christiansen. © 2014. 504 pages.
Investment in Latin America is continuously developing in complex patterns due to the region’s increasing role in the global economy. The Handbook of Research on Economic Growth...
Neuromarketing as a Business Strategy
José G. Vargas-Hernández, Bryan Christiansen. © 2014. 10 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of neuromarketing for designing business strategies. The initial question is...
Taxpayers' Attitudes towards Tax Evasion in Latin American Countries
Müslüm Basılgan, Bryan Christiansen. © 2014. 32 pages.
The weight of the state in economic and social life is very important even if it might differ from country to country. The state provides particular public services and needs to...
Cultural and Technological Influences on Global Business
Bryan Christiansen, Ekaterina Turkina, Nigel Williams. © 2013. 635 pages.
Technology is a key driver behind the effects of contemporary globalization on business and other organizations worldwide. Understanding this phenomena in connection with the...
Cultural Variations and Business Performance: Contemporary Globalism
Bryan Christiansen. © 2012. 418 pages.
By understanding how decision-making is best made in an era of very high competition greatly pressured by the constant speed of disruptive technologies, transcultural...
International Journal of ICT Research and Development in Africa (IJICTRDA)
Bryan Christiansen, Ewa Lechman. Est. 2010.
The International Journal of ICT Research and Development in Africa (IJICTRDA) publishes original, cutting-edge research articles on the use of information communication...