African American Management History, with Dr. Leon Prieto, Clayton State University (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 305)
Dr. Leon Prieto joins host John Ray to discuss his book, African American Management History. Dr. Prieto explains the concept of ubuntu and other African ways of seeing the world which influenced African American business leaders, the principal of cooperative advantage, and groundbreaking hidden figures like Maggie Lena Walker, and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.
Dr. Leon Prieto, Associate Professor of Management, Clayton State University
Leon Prieto, PhD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP is an Associate Professor of Management at Clayton State University & an Associate Research Fellow at University of Cambridge, Judge Business School. His research areas are in Management History, Social Issues in Management, International HR Development, and Critical Management Studies, and it is focused on the contributions of minorities (gender as well as racial & ethnic) to the development of Management as a discipline, and the interrelationship between organizational management and society. 
He has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Management History, Society and Business Review, and others. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Management History and is on the editorial board of the Journal for the Advancement of Developing Economies. The Academy of Management recognized his (and his coauthor’s) African-American Management History research as being groundbreaking, and some of this research has been included in prominent management textbooks.
His first book, co-authored with Dr. Simone Phipps, is entitled African American Management History: Insights on Gaining a Cooperative Advantage. (Amazon)
Dr. Prieto holds a Ph.D in Human Resource and Leadership Development from Louisiana State University, an MBA from Georgia Southern University, and a B.S. in Business Administration from Claflin University.
Questions/Topics Discussed in this Show
- Tell me a little about your background, and what you enjoy about being a Management Professor.
- Tell me about your book, and why people should consider reading it?
- In your book you write about a number of Black business leaders such as Charles Clinton Spaulding and Maggie Lena Walker. What can we learn from them today?
- In your book you talk about cooperative advantage. What is that and why should entrepreneurs and managers consider gaining a cooperative advantage?
- Why should small businesses focus on social entrepreneurship now more than ever?
North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show can be found on all the major podcast apps by searching “North Fulton Business Radio.”
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