Alex Glosenberg Honored with AACSB Influential Leader Award

Alex Glosenberg, associate professor of management, has been selected by AACSB International as a 2024 Influential Leader. Glosenberg is one of 22 exceptional faculty members from AACSB-accredited business schools around the world who are advancing new knowledge and creating a significant impact on business and society through their research.

More specifically, Glosenberg was recognized for his groundbreaking work on using entrepreneurship to facilitate the empowerment of some of the world's most marginalized populations and his cutting-edge approaches to entrepreneurial mindset training.

"I was surprised but honored to receive this award - in reality, everything I've done has been a team effort," said Glosenberg, who credits the generous support of CBA Dean Dayle Smith, the Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship led by David Choi, the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainability led by Jeff Thies, and both the Center for Asian Business and the Center for International Business Education led by Yongsun Paik.

Glosenberg is also indebted to psychologist Michael Frese for teaching him his innovative approach to entrepreneurship training. "The secret to this training is not simply providing tools for success, but helping entrepreneurs, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, see more clearly that they already have what it takes to succeed - and then helping them work with their peers to hone their skills at being proactive, innovative, and resilient," he said.

Using his own background as an industrial-organizational psychologist, Glosenberg has incorporated psychological insights into effective training to assist North Korean refugee entrepreneurs; marginalized women in South Korea; Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and women entrepreneurs in Los Angeles; and entrepreneurs living in poverty in the African countries of Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

For the last three years, Glosenberg has worked to support BIPOC entrepreneurs in Los Angeles as part of the Ascend LA program. A partnership between LISC-LA, CMG Alliance, and LMU College of Business Administration, the Ascend LA program has helped local entrepreneurs increase their revenues by over $60 million. Glosenberg and Choi have made this program a success by partnering with other business faculty, including Jason D'Mello, Angélica Gutiérrez, Mitch Hamilton, Mark Hattendorf, Julian Saint Clair, and Rochelle Webb.

"There is no doubt that Alex is living and breathing our mission to be a force for good in the global community," said Dean Smith. "This recognition by AACSB is a testament to his dedication and the transformative power of his work."

In May, Glosenberg will lead seven LMU students to Korea and Indonesia as part of the "Global Sustainability in Asia" course sponsored by the Center for Asian Business. Students will have a chance to meet North Korean refugees and help a small business in Indonesia alongside students from our sister Jesuit institution, Sanata Dharma University. Glosenberg is also developing a curriculum based on this experience with support from the LMU Office of Faculty Development's Global-Local Learning Curriculum Development Grant.

"This is a great opportunity to involve students in my research and to build strong international connections here at LMU," said Glosenberg. "Entrepreneurship has the power to transform society for the better and create lasting impact and I'm just happy to be a part of it all.

View a full summary of Alex Glosenberg's research impact here.

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