Faculty

 

Leon A. Bazil, PhD

Industry Professor

Location:Babbio 546
Phone:201.216.8646
Fax:201.216.5541
Email:lbazil@stevens.edu

Courses:
EM 322EM 345EM 450
EM 457EM 605EM 611
 
Research & Education
Research
  • Computer-Aided Organizational Design
  • Organization Development Simulation and Business Games
  • Management Information Systems in Learning Organizations
  • Problems of Transitional Economics (Privatization, Deregulation, Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions)
  • Activity Based Management & transfer prices
  • Education
    • D.Sc. (1984) Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Technical University, Russia (Management Science)
    • Ph.D. (1970) Moscow State University, Russia ( Math. Economics)
    • M.Sc (1967) University of Birmingham, UK (Operational Research)
    • B.Eng. (1962) Institute of Engineering Production, Russia (Machine Building)
     
    Experience & Service
    General Information
    Leon Bazil came to Stevens from the University at St. Petersburg, Russia where he was the Chair of the Cybernetics Department His research and consulting interests are in the areas of organizational development and computer-aided design, and modeling and simulation. He has authored or co-authored 4 books, over 20-refereed publications and approximately 50 other technical publications. He has served as a consultant to companies and to governments during their transition periods (privatizations, conversion, mergers and acquisitions). From 1967 to 1987 Dr. Bazil has held positions in several areas from Project Management to Academia. From 1987 through 2000 he has served as founder and Professor of the first private Estonian Business School, the sole internationally recognized in 1992 for Education of MBA by American, British and German colleges. He left Russia to the West in 1992 to become a Professor of the US International University in London and to Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey in 1993. Since joining Stevens, he has created new masters and PhD courses in Management and chaired i new BizTech undergraduate program. He is a member of the American Society of Engineering Management, of International Federation of Operations Research Societies and of System Dynamics Society.
    Institutional Service

    1998-2000 Chair of Business & Technology Curriculum Committee

    Consulting Service

    IMPIVAARA Securities Inc. (London, UK)

    Experience

    1970-1975 Director of R&D Department of Lensystemotechnica Corp (USSR, now St.Petersburd, Russia)

    1975-1984 Director of Economics Institute in Leningrad Polytechnic (St.Petersburg Technical University)

    1987-1991 Academic Director of Leningrad (St.Petersburg) Management School

    Appointments
    • Chair of Cybernetics Department at St. Petersburg (Russia) University
    • Professor of US International University (Europe), London
    • Founder of Business School in USSR
    • International Management Training in Russia, Estonia, and Ukraine
    • Consulting on "Computer Aided Organization Design" and/or "Activity Based Transfer Pricing" in Soviet Union
     
    Achievements & Professional Societies
    Professional Societies
    • American Society of Engineering Management
    • British and International Operational Research Societies
    • Mathematical Economics Council of Russian Academy of Sciences
    • Editorial Board of European Journal of Informational Systems
    • System Dynamics Society
    Honors & Awards
    • Scholarship in University of Burningham, UK
    • CIBER Scholarship at University of Maryland, USA
    Patents & Inventions

    Business and Management Games: CyberMarket, Pyramid of Businesses

    Publications
      Report
      • L. Bazil. (1992). "Transition From a Command to a Market Economy: Creation of a Valid Management Information System", Bill McCarthy, The Journal of Information, Amer.Account.Association
      • L. Bazil. (1984). "Computer Aided Organizational Design", V.Egorov, Book, Leningrad University Press
      • L. Bazil. (1979). "Mathematical Models of Organizational Structures", V.Fedotov, Book, Mashinbuilding Press