Life at SAIT
Dr. Paramonov teaches in the BBA and BA Marketing, Management and Supply Chain streams and has been at SAIT since 1998.
Using his wide experience in industry as well as a recognized niche in pedagogical expertise, Dr. Paramonov encourages his students to challenge themselves through experiential learning, case-based analysis, and international dialogue. He has led the X-Culture experiential learning project at SAIT, designed to offer students a unique opportunity to work in global virtual teams and complete consulting projects for multinational companies.
Education
He has a BSc and MSc in Economic Geography and Mathematics and a PhD in Economic Geography and Logistics.
Professional accomplishments
Dr. Paramonov has over thirty years of research, teaching, and consulting experience in North America and the former USSR. His academic activities have resulted in close to forty publications and numerous presentations covering regional economic integration, global value chains, foreign direct investment, marketing channels for industrial products, economic geography, and business education.
His consulting experience involves various projects in international business, regional economic development, higher education, marketing research, feasibility studies and market entry recommendations for small and medium-sized firms and non-profit organizations in the United States, Canada, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. He has conducted academic workshops and professional development seminars for business communities in various countries.
Dr. Paramonov received a grant from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada to participate in the 1991-1992 Canada-USSR Academic Exchange Program at the University of Western Ontario. In 1996, he was selected by the Fulbright Association for a research and faculty development program at the University of Montana in association with the United States Information Agency. For two academic years, he researched foreign direct investment and taught classes in international business at the School of Business Administration at the University of Montana. Dr. Paramonov has also received awards for teaching excellence, including the Mortar Board’s Professor Award from the University of Montana’s Pentralia Chapter and X-Culture.
Books co-authored
- 1990, The Southeastern Region in the United Complex of the Tatarstan, Kazan State Institute of Finance and Economics.
Refereed publications
- 2019, Regional Trade Agreements and Value Chains: Why and What to Study, Academy of International Business (AIB) – U.S. Southeast Annual Conference Proceedings.
- 2019, North American Integration and Cross-Border Value Chains, Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) Conference Proceedings.
- 2017, Canada’s Pact with Europe and North America’s Economic Integration: Is CETA bigger than NAFTA? Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies, Volume 10.
- 2017, CETA: The Last of the Free Trade Pacts or a Blueprint for Future Deals? Academy of International Business – U.S. Southeast Annual Conference Proceedings.
- 2017, North American Economic Integration on Trial: Current Challenges and Outlook, Academy of International Business – U.S. Midwest Annual Conference Proceedings.
- 2014, Gated Globalization and North American Economic Integration: The Choice of Reason, The Journal of American Business Review, Volume 2, Number 2.
- 2013, The Rise of Asia and North American Integration: A Canadian Perspective, The Business Review, Cambridge. Vol.21, Number 1.
- 2012, North American Integration: NAFTA and Beyond, The Business Review, Cambridge. Vol. 20, Number 2.
- 2002, Foreign Direct Investments by Russian Firms: The Rise of New Multinationals, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Proceedings.
- 1997, Foreign Investment in Russia: Analysis and New Concepts, Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute.
- 1993, Crossroads of Soviet Geography, The Operational Geographer, The Canadian Journal for Practicing Geographers, Vol.11.
*List of scholarly participation, including refereed and non-refereed publications and conference presentations in Russia and the USSR from 1986 to 1996, can be provided upon request.
Non-refereed publications
- 1998, On the Frontiers of Global Marketing: How to Succeed in Russia and Other Untapped Markets, Montana Business Quarterly, Summer 2.
- 1996, Business with Russia: Reality and Prospects, Montana Business Quarterly, Winter 4.
Conferences and presentations
- 2019, Regional Trade Agreements and Value Chains: Why and What to Study, Annual Academy of International Business – U.S. Southeast Conference.
- 2019, North American Integration and Cross-Border Value Chains, Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Conference.
- 2018, Canada at the Crossroads of Global Trade, Texas International Business and Economics Conference and Business Symposium, Baylor University.
- 2017, CETA: The Last of the Free Trade Pacts or a Blueprint for Future Deals? Annual Academy of International Business – U.S. Southeast Conference.
- 2017, North American Economic Integration on Trial: Current Challenges and Outlook, Annual Academy of International Business – U.S. Midwest Conference.
- 2016, Canada’s Pact with Europe and North America’s Economic Integration: Is CETA bigger than NAFTA? Academic and Business Research Institute Conference.
- 2014, Gated Globalization and North American Economic Integration, The Economics, Finance, Accounting & Management Research Conference.
- 2013, North American Economic Integration and Challenges of Rising Asia and Trading with Europe: The Choice of Reason, The Global Business, Marketing, Finance & Economics Research Conference.
- 2012, North American Economic Integration: NAFTA and Beyond, The Global Management, Finance & Information Research Conference.
- 2002, Acquisition Activities by Russian Energy Firms: Overview and Initial Explanations, Mergers and Acquisitions Summit 2002. Strategic Management Society and the University of Calgary.
- 1997, Foreign Investment in Russia: Analysis and New Concepts, Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting Western Decision Sciences Institute.
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.