David C. Wigglesworth, President and Prime Consultant of D.C.W. Research Associates International since 1967, brings a wealth of experience gained in working in residence in Latin America, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa. His consulting assignments have taken him throughout the United States as well as to Canada, Mexico, Japan, China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, France, Denmark, and England.

Working as an intercultural, his assignments have addressed: the “cultural determinants” of management and organization development; international management; intercultural management; intercultural dynamics of business; intercultural team building; needs assessments; and program monitoring.

His client list has included: Saudi-Aramco, Pertamina, Berkeley Laboratories, Kaiser-Permanente, The British Broadcasting Corporation; American Electronics Association, among others.

He is widely published in books and professional journals and appears in a number of training videos.

BOOKS:

Your Guide to Resources for Workforce Diversity: Books, Videos, Publications, Organizations, Conferences. H.R. Press, P.O. Box 28, Fredonia, NY 14063. 1993;
Compiler/Editor I.P.P.A. Annotated Bibliography of Selected Books and Articles That Relate to International/Intercultural Training, International Professional Practice Area (IPPA), American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), Alexandria, VA: 1989;

Editor ASTD In China, ASTD – American Society for Training & Development, Alexandria, VA: 1981;

Editor Career Education, Canfield Press, Harper & Row Publishers, San Francisco, CA: 1975;

PI/LT Programmed Instruction/Language Teaching, Behavioral Research Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA: 1968.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS:

“Diversity and Team Building” in Berger, Mel (Editor) Cross-Cultural Team Building, McGraw-Hill, London, UK: Fall 1996;

"International OD Competencies" in Rothwell, William J. and Roland Sullivan and Gary N. McLean (Editors) Practicing Organization Development, A Guide for Consultants, First Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York: 1995.

"Meeting the Needs of the Multicultural Workforce" in Kummerow, Jean (Editor) New Directions in Career Planning and the Workplace, Practical Strategies for Counselors, Consulting Psychologists Press, Palo Alto, CA: 1991;

VIDEOS:

“The Bottom Line”, “Teams In Motion”, “Global Contrasts” Consultant/Presenter in the Griggs Productions Video Series Human Energy at Work. Griggs Productions, San Francisco: 1995;

“Intercultural Dimensions of Human Resource Development” in Foundations of Training & Development, University of Houston Extension Division, Houston: 2001;

“Introduction to Organization Development” in Foundations of Training & Development, University of Houston Extension Division, Houston: 2001.

ARTICLES:

“From the Bedroom to the Boardroom – 40 Years As A Sole Practitioner” in Seasonings, the Organization Development Network’s on-line magazine, June 2007;

“Mentoring in a Diverse Workforce” in The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, 05 June 1994;

“Global Mindsets and Social Responsibility” in Cultural Diversity at Work, March 1994;

"Video-ing Diversity" in ASTD's Training & Development Magazine, December, 1992;

"Mentoring in a Diverse Workforce" in Managing Diversity, October, 1992;

"Public Speaking: The Cultural Determinants" in Cultural Diversity at Work, July, 1992;

"Mentoring A Diverse Workforce: The Cultural Determinants" in The Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Diversity Conference, May, 1992;

"Doing Business in the Middle East: The Cultural Determinants" in Intercultural Business Perspectives, April-May, 1992;

with Judith Sweet "Postcards from Dubai" in The ASTD Reporter (San Francisco Golden Gate Chapter), February, 1992;

"International Management Development: The Cultural Determinants" in The Indian Training and Development Journal (New Delhi, India), February, 1992; "Value Systems and Workforce Diversity" in Managing Diversity, January, 1992;

"Training for International Technology Transfer: The Cultural Determinants" in The Proceedings of the 8th Gulf International H.R.D. Conference (Dubai), November, 1991;

"Global Marketing: The Cultural Determinants" in The Business Journal of San Jose and Silicon Valley. 28 October, 1991;

"Organically Appropriate International Technology Transfer" in The Proceedings of the 2nd Emerging Link Conference: Global Telecommunications in Transition, March, 1991;

"Global Management" in ASTD's International Dateline, Winter 1990-91;

"Global Management: The Cultural Determinants" in The Sundridge Park Management Review (U.K.), Spring, 1991;

"Facing New Challenges: Global Management - The Cultural Determinants" in Vision/Action, The Quarterly Journal of the Bay Area OD Network, Winter, 1990;

"International Business Success: The Cultural Determinants" in Training & Education News, The Quarterly Newsletter of the International Training & Education Associa tion, Summer, 1990;

"Cultural Insight Aids Middle East Ventures" in Doing Business Abroad, Magazine of the San Francisco Business Times, July, 1990;

"Immigrants - Beggars or Benefactors?" in Intercultural News Network Newsletter, March/April, 1990;

"Technology Transfer: International/Intercultural OD" in Vision/Action, March, 1989;

with Jan Abbott "The Multicultural Workforce, New Challenges for Management" in The Sundridge Park Management Review (U.K.) "Part One" Summer, 1988 and "Part Two" Spring, 1989;

"Successful Training in the International Arena" in the "Training for Success" issue of the Journal of European Industrial Training (U.K.), Spring, 1988;

with Marilyn Blair and Jeanne Cherbeneau "Ethical Dilemmas in Large Scale Change Efforts" in Vision/Action December, 1987;

"Is OD Basically Anglo-Saxon? Some Potentially Controversial Thoughts" in Lead ership & Organisation Development Journal (U.K.) and reprinted in Corporate Culture: International HRD Perspectives, International HRD Annual, volume III, ASTD, Alexandria, VA: 1987;

"Applying OD In Other Cultures: Some Preliminary Thoughts" in Vision/Action, Fall, 1986;

"Auditing Technology Transfer" in ASTD's Training & Development Journal, October, 1985;

"Aspects of Travel in the U.K." in IBTN - International Business Travelers' News, July/August, 1985;

with Harry Hamlin "Old Boy Network May Not Be The Best Way To Fill Key Positions" in The Business Journal of San Jose, 06 May, 1985;

with Harry Hamlin "Back To Basics In Silicon Valley" in Electronics West, May, 1985;

“Monitoring Technology Transfer" in ASTD's International Dateline, February, 1985;

with William P. Johnston "HRD: The Heart of Third World Economic Develop ment" in ASTD's Training & Development Journal, October, 1984;

"Training Across Cultures: Six Focal Points" a reprint (from Los Angeles ASTD's Interchange, July, 1983) in the Santa Clara ASTD's El Camino Update, March, 1984;

"A Butcher, A Baker, A Computer Chip Maker - Career Cycles and Patterns" in the Bay Area Resource Directory, 1983-84, Institute for Educational Improvement, San Mateo, CA: 1983;

"Productivity and the Integration of Third World Host Nationals into Project Management" in the Proceedings of the Project Management Institute 1983 Seminar/Symposium, Houston, TX: October, 1983;

"When 'Yes' Means 'No': The Importance of Perception in Cross-Cultural Training" in ASTD's Training & Development Journal, October, 1983;

"The Ten Second Manager" an abridgement of "Other Visions/Other Actions: The Ten Second Manager" (a parody in Vision/Action, December, 1982) in the OD Practitioner, September, 1983;

"Using Educational Technology in International Training" in ASTD's Training & Development Journal, October, 1982;

"The Integration of Third World Nationals Into Project Management" in The Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress on Project Management, ( Dnmk), August, 1982;

"Utilizing Technology Transfer to Maintain the Competitive Edge in International Contracting" in Training Magazine, July, 1982;

with J.A. Sumner "Organization Development" in Klevins, C. (Editor) Materials and Methods in Adult and Continuing Education (2nd Edition), Klevens Publications, Canoga Park, CA: 1982;

with D.G. Guelette "Technology and the Future" in Klevins, C. (Editor) Materials and Methods in Adult and Continuing Education (2nd Edition), Klevens Publications, Canoga Park, CA: 1982;

"Education Which Is Not Modern" in InfoWorld, 31 May, 1982;

"International Training With Educational Technology" in the Proceedings of the Society for Applied Learning Technology Conference on International Technology Transfer, March, 1982;

"Management Development Overseas: Some Thoughts" in ASTD's Training & Development Journal, October, 1981;

with William Key Cantrell "Bumbling: Cross-Cultural Encounters That Refresh, Renew, and Reward" in The Bridge, The Journal of Cross-Cultural Affairs, Fall, 1981;

"Cross-Cultural Technology Transfer and Cultural Values" in Training Magazine, July, 1981;

"Where East and East Meets West and West" in Training Magazine, July, 1981;

with William Key Cantrell "Bumbling in the P.R.C." in ASTD In China, 1981;

"Technology Transfer Presents New Problems" in International Dateline, April, 1981;

"H.R.D. In China" in ASTD's Training & Development Journal, February, 1981 [reprinted in ASTD In China (above)];

"New Technologies in Technology Transfer, Focus: The Middle East" in The Bridge, The Journal of Cross-Cultural Affairs, Fall, 1980;

"Challenges of Technology Transfer" in Andrew Klemmer's International Training Memorandum, June/July, 1980;

with Edgar M. Easley "Jonestown In The Shadow of Maslow's Pyramid" in The Humanist, July/August, 1979;

"Different Strokes for Different Folks? - Transcultural Awareness in the Design of Training Strategies" (Keynote Address Chase Manhattan Bank's World Information Conference on International Technology Transfer) in The Bridge, The Journal of Cross- Cultural Affairs, Winter, 1978;

with others "Task Analysis in Curriculum Development" in Klevins C. (Editor) Materials and Methods in Adult and Continuing Education (1st Edition), Klevens Publications, Canoga Park, CA: 1976.

David C. Wigglesworth has long contributed reviews of books and videos on training, diversity, and intercultural issues to ASTD Chapters' Newsletters and Websites, as well as to the Delta Intercultural Academy’s Dialogin Website, Houston OD Network Website, SIETAR Houston Website, and Cultural Diversity at Work, Managing Diversity, and Diversity 101 newsletters. His reviews have also appeared in Vision/Action, the OD Practitioner, Training & Development Magazine and H.R. Magazine.