Maria Cseh, Ph.D. (1998, The University of Georgia). Dr. Cseh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling /Human and Organizational Studies at George Washington University. Her research focus is on global HRD issues related to learning processes in organizations and organizational development and change. She is the author of several research articles and book chapters and has conducted research studies in the USA, Hungary, and Romania. Before joining the academic environment in the USA, Dr. Cseh was an electronics engineer responsible for several multi-country collaboration projects in Central and Eastern Europe in the computer science and textile industries. In the USA, she was a professor for seven years at Oakland University, Michigan. She served for four years as an evaluator for a $1.3 million U.S. Department of Education PT3 Grant involving a consultant/client model to enhance classroom integration of technology and worked on evaluation and development projects with Atlanta Management Institute, Ford Design Institute and Arthur Anderson Worldwide. She is an active member of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) serving on the Board of Directors, chairing and being a long-time member of the International Committee, the Emerging Scholar and Leadership Development Committee and serving on the 2001 Globalization Pre-conference Committee.

M.S. / B.S., 1982, The Polytechnic Institute, Cluj, Romania
M.A., 1992, The University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Ph.D., 1998, The University of Georgia, Athens, USA

Human & Organizational Learning (Ed.D.)
Human Resource Development (M.A. in Ed. & H.D.)

Cseh, M., & Short, D. (2006). The challenges of training with interpreters and translators: The case study of a Hungarian organization. Journal of European Industrial Training, 30(9), 687-700.

McGuire, D., & Cseh, M. (2006). The development of the field of HRD: A Delphi study. Journal of European Industrial Training, 30(8), 653-667.

Cseh, M., & Coningham, B. (2006). Consulting across cultures: Trails in organization development and change. In F. M. Nafukho & H-C. Chen (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2006 Academy of Human Resource Development International Conference (pp. 693-700). Bowling Green, Ohio: Academy of Human Resource Development.

Cseh, M., Quinn, J., Porter, A., & McEneaney, J. E. (2005, in press). A Consultant-Client Model to Enhance Classroom Integration of Technology: A Collaborative University-Public Schools Project. In S. Rhine & M. Bailey (Eds.) Transforming learning through technology: Insights and achievements of the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology program.

Cseh, M., & Coningham, B. (2005). The practice of global organization development and change consultants: Challenges and future perspectives. In A. M. Osman-Gani & G. N. McLean (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Human Resource Development in Asia (pp. 14-1 – 14-8). Taipei, Taiwan.

Cseh, M., & Krisztián, B. (2005). Magyar szervezeti kultúra típustan Hofstedétől – 2005-ben. Humánpolitikai Szemle, XVI(4), 35-38.

Cseh, M., Krisztián, B., & Nemeskéri, Zs. (2005). Human resource development education in Hungary. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on HRD Research and Practice Across Europe. Leeds, UK: Leeds Metropolitan University.

Cseh, M., Ardichvili, A., Gasparishvili, A., Krisztián, B., & Nemeskéri, Zs. (2004). Organizational culture and socio-cultural values: Perceptions of managers and employees in five economies in transition. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 17(2), 5-27.

Bierema, L. L., & Cseh, M. (2003). Evaluating AHRD research using a feminist research framework. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 14(1), 5-26.

Cseh, M. (2003). Facilitating learning in multicultural teams. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 5(1), 26-40.

Cseh, M., & Arato, N. (2003). Conducting multicultural research in human resource development and education: Implications for validity and reliability. In C. T. Akaraborworn, A. M. Osman-Gani & G. N. McLean (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Human Resource Development in Asia (pp. 42-1 – 42-9). Bangkok, Thailand: NIDA.

Bierema, L. L., & Cseh, M. (2003). Evaluating AHRD research using a feminist research framework. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 14(1), 5-26.

Cseh, M. (2002). Management learning and development in Central and Eastern Europe: The case of Romanian small business owner-managers. Journal of Transnational Management Development, 7(4), 55-71.

Cseh, M., & Short, D. (2001). The facilitation of learning in a Hungarian organization: The challenges of training with interpreters and translators. Proceedings of the Second Conference on HRD Research and Practice Across Europe: Learning at the Workplace, 41-52.

Cseh, M., Li, L., McEneaney, J., Porter, A. E., & Quinn, J. (2001). Classroom technology integration: A technology consultant model for client support. Michigan Association for Computer-related technology Users in Learning (MACUL) Conference, Detroit, Michigan.

Bierema, L. L., Cseh, M., Ellinger, A., Ruona, W., & Watkins, K. (2001). HRD on the margins: Exploring resistance to HRD in Adult Education. 42nd Annual Adult Education Research Conference: Investigating the World of Adult Education, East Lansing, Michigan.

Cseh, M., Watkins, K. E., & Marsick, V. J. (2000). Informal and incidental learning in the workplace. In G.A. Straka (Ed.), Conceptions of self-directed learning: Theoretical and conceptual considerations (pp. 59-74). New York, NY: Waxmann

Cseh, M. (2000). Management learning and development in Central and Eastern Europe: The case of Romanian small business owner-managers. Proceedings of The Ninth Annual World Business Congress: Managing in a Turbulent Business Environment, The International Management Development Association (pp. 91-98), San José, Costa Rica.

Cseh, M. (2000). Learning and unlearning for success: The case of Romanian small business owner-managers. Proceedings of the Third International Transformative Learning Conference (pp. 117-122), New York.

Cseh, M., & Short, D. (2000). An intercultural training/consulting process and its implications on meaning making and organizational change: The case of a Hungarian organization. In K. P. Kuchinke (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2000 Academy of Human Resource Development Annual Conference (pp. 740-747). Baton Rouge, LA: Academy of Human Resource Development.

Kubat, D., Cseh, M., Simion, R. N., Peckan, L., Rousseau, P., & Blass, G. (2000). The learning path towards organizational change at Daimler Chrysler Dealer Technical Operations. Discovering Connections: A Renaissance through Systems Learning Conference, Dearborn, Michigan.

Marsick, V. J., Volpe, M., Brooks, A., Cseh, M., Lovin, K. B., Vernon, S., Watkins K. E., & Ziegler, M. (2000). Meeting the informal learning challenges of the free-agent learner: drawing insights from research-based lessons learned. In K. P. Kuchinke (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2000 Academy of Human Resource Development Annual Conference (pp. 149-165). Baton Rouge, LA: Academy of Human Resource

Cseh, M (1999). The impact of globalization on managerial learning: The case of Romania. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 1(4), 55-68.

Cseh, M., Watkins, K. E., & Marsick, V. J. (1999). Re-conceptualizing Marsick and Watkins’ model of informal and incidental learning in the workplace. In K. P. Kuchinke (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1999 Academy of Human Resource Development Annual Conference (pp. 349-356). Baton Rouge, LA: Academy of Human Resource Development.

Cseh, M. (1999). The impact of globalization on managerial learning: The case of Romania. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 1(4), 55-68.

Cseh, M. (1999). Conducting multilingual qualitative research in Human Resource Development: Implications for validity and reliability. In K. P. Kuchinke (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1999 Academy of Human Resource Development Annual Conference (pp. 1174-1180). Baton Rouge, LA: Academy of Human Resource Development.

Cseh, M. (1998). Making the tacit explicit: Constructing meaning from learning experiences of senior managers of Romanian private companies in the transition to a free-market economy. In R. J. Torraco (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1998 Academy of Human Resource Development Annual Conference (pp. 611-617). Baton Rouge, LA: Academy of Human Resource Development.