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Dr. Nicolas A. Koudou is a retired Professor of Business Administration and Director of Graduate Programs in Business Administration at Park University School of Business. Dr. Koudou was a two-time recipient of J. William Fulbright U.S. Scholar and the U.S. Department of State Scholar. He previously held Adjunct faculty positions at Butler University and the University of Indianapolis, Indiana; worked as visiting professor at "Université Africaine de Technologie et de Management, Institut Universitaire du Benin" in Republic of Benin and at Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in Accra, Ghana. He also worked for several years as Associate Editor of African Journal of Business Management. Dr. Koudou's second book "Business Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa" was released in 2019 and his research papers are published in a number of academic and professional journals such as the European Journal of Business and Management; the European Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development; the Journal of Management &World Business Research; the International Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives; the International Journal of Business and Public Administration; the Forest Product Journal; the Ghana Journal of Forestry, and the African Development Bank Magazine. His research interests are in the area of Freshwater and Sustainable Economic Development; the Impact of culture in Small Business Enterprise Innovation in Africa; Prestige Marketing; Green Marketing; Hermetic marketing; Land Acquisitions and sustainable Natural Resources Management; Foreign Direct Investment; Sustainable Economic development; Forest Resources and Eco-tourism based Sustainable development; and International Trade and Marketing of Forest Products. Professor Koudou's other academic recognitions include Park University President's Award for Teaching Excellence; Outstanding Park School of Business Faculty Award; MBA Distinguished Professor Award; three times winner of Who's Who Among America's Teachers and Member of Louisiana State University Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta. Professor Koudou has taught Global Executive MBA seminars and courses and worked as a consultant in an online Curriculum Development and Redevelopment programs as well as Blended courses. As a consultant, Dr. Koudou evaluated Graduate Business Programs to ensure quality and effective curricula delivery. Dr. Koudou is the founder of the American University of Cote d'Ivoire in 2018.