challenges and opportunities for growth within the global

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2012

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

April 26-27

2012

Global Landscapes Conference

Challenges and Opportunities

for Growth within the

Global Landscape

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WELCOME

It is with great pleasure and pride that I welcome you to King’s College, and the 2012 Global Landscapes Conference! The King’s Global Landscapes Conference provides a unique opportunity for our community, faculty and students to explore issues of importance to our global arena.

Throughout this conference, presenters will highlight some of the accomplishments of our programming at King’s College as well as introduce you to a host of topics including:

Ethics and Social Responsibility Public Policy Technology and Social Media Accounting and Finance Society and Culture Business Management Economics Healthcare Environmental Issues Entrepreneurship

We also acknowledge the outstanding presentations being introduced here by our colleagues from around the globe. This is truly a GLOBAL conference and we welcome the range of perspectives presented in each session by students, King’s faculty, faculty from visiting colleges and universities, regional business partners as well as from far away lands. It is truly encouraging to see so many partners working together toward common goals. As you can see, there is an abundance of excitement here at King’s College. We invite you to join in our celebration, encourage your discussion and welcome you to the 2012 Global Landscapes Conference! Sincerely, Father John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph.D. President King’s College

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GENERAL INFORMATION

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Conference Chair Bindu Vyas, Ph.D. Associate Professor of International Business/Management

Conference Program Coordinator Margarita Rose, Ph.D. Professor of Economics

Karen Baker Director of Academic Grants Suzanne McCabe Director of Conference and Event Services Track Chairs Garrett Barr, Ph.D. - Environmental Issues Bridget Costello, Ph.D. - Society / Culture Bernard Rudegeaire - Ethics / Social Responsibility Hengameh Hosseini, Ph.D. - Health Care Valerie K. Kepner, Ph.D. - Economics Jayne Klenner-Moore, Ph.D. - Technology / Social Media Paul R. Lamore, Ph.D. - Business Management Mark Leffler - Entrepreneurship Ayesha Ray, Ph.D. - Public Policy Tara Shawver, DBA - Accounting / Finance Acknowledgement Jacqueline Sikora Student Assistant

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

Continuing Education credit will be granted by the Pennsylvania Northeast Chapter of the IMA (PA State Board of Accountancy Sponsor License Number: PX177820).

STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS The undergraduate student research presentations are sponsored by the International Business Honor Society, Epsilon Chi Omicron, King’s College Chapter.

GLC 2012: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH WITHIN THE GLOBAL LANDSCAPE This interdisciplinary conference “Challenges and Opportunities for Growth within the Global Landscape” assembles scholars, educators, students, and community members who are interested in the connections among business, ethics, and sustainability. The objective of this interdisciplinary confer-ence is to promote discussion of the challenges and opportunities related to growth within a global landscape across academic curricula and business practice. The King’s Global Landscapes Conference is supported in part by a U.S. Department of Edu-cation Business and International Education grant, the McGowan School of Business, and the McGowan Ethics Center.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012

MORNING PROGRAM 8:15 – 9:00 am Breakfast/ Registration 9:00 – 10:30 am Session I Plenary Session Welcoming Remarks Barry Williams, JD, MT, MBA, CPA Dean, William G. McGowan School of Business, King’s College Opening Address

Beyond This Horizon: Intangible Assets as the New Source of Growth Urmi Ashar, M.D., M.B.A. Founding President and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors, Three Rivers Chapter, Pittsburgh

10:30 – 10:45 am Tea/Coffee Break 10:45 am – 12:15 pm Session II Concurrent Sessions

AFTERNOON PROGRAM

12:15 – 2:00 pm Lunch Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade - Drivers of Growth in Pennsylvania

David Briel Executive Director, Center for Direct Investment Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Dominic V. O’Brien Senior Marketing Representative / Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Michael Horvath Coordinator, International Business Development Manager NEPA Alliance, Pennsylvania Regional Export Network

2:00 – 3:30 pm Session III Concurrent Sessions 3:30 – 3:45 pm Tea/Coffee Break

3:45 – 5:15 pm Session IV Concurrent Sessions

EVENING PROGRAM 5:15 – 6:45 pm Dinner 7:00 pm Keynote Address / Book Signing Nilofer Merchant

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012

MORNING PROGRAM

8:15 – 9:00 am Breakfast/ Registration 9:00 – 10:15 am Session V Plenary Presentation The Impact of Growth on Women In Developing Countries Cristina Manfre

Senior Associate, Cultural Practice, LLC, Bethesda, Md.

10:15 – 10:30 am Tea/Coffee Break 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Session VI Concurrent Sessions

AFTERNOON PROGRAM 12:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch Prospects for Growth and Emerging Market Risks Glenn W. Tyranski Senior VP Compliance, NYSE Regulation Inc. 1:00 – 2:00 pm Student Posters 2:00 – 3:30 pm Session VII Concurrent Sessions 3:30 – 3:45 pm Tea/ Coffee Break 3:45 – 5:15 pm Session VIII Plenary Session Closing Remarks Nicholas A. Holodick, Ed.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs, King’s College Alumni Panel: A Personal Perspective on Challenges and Opportunities for Growth within the Global Landscape

William Purpura Andrew R. Johnston Dalia Matos Managing Director Major, Field Artillery Social Security Administration Great Lakes Global, NY PM Towed Artillery Systems, NJ Ann Marie Slavick Benjamin T. Broedel Hannah Beach Global Employment USA Kraft Foods, Inc., PA Kearney and Company, DC

EVENING PROGRAM 5:15 – 7:00 pm Alumni Reception

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS


Opening Plenary Session Snyder Room Welcoming Remarks

Barry Williams, JD, MT, MBA, CPA Dean, William G. McGowan School of Business, King’s College

Introduction Glenn W. Tyranski

Senior Vice President Compliance, NYSE Regulation, Inc. Opening Address Beyond This Horizon: Intangible Assets as the New Source of Growth

Urmi Ashar, M.D., M.B.A. Founding President and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors, Three Rivers Chapter, Pittsburgh

Session II Concurrent Sessions 10:45 am -12:15 pm

Session I Opening Plenary Session 9:00 - 10:30 am

A Culture, Governance and Globalization Walsh Room

Ayesha Ray, King’s College Session Chair and Discussant

Ruskin Bond, An Anglo – Indian Author From a Global Point of View

Chandana Bhowmik Holy Cross College, Agartala, India

Decolonization and Globalization of the Stage: Impacts and Responses in Girish Karnad’s Plays

Aparna Das Holy Cross College, Agartala, India

Emerald Noir: The Rise in Irish Crime Fiction during the Celtic Tiger Period

Jennifer McClinton-Temple King's College

Lessons from Arab Spring and Anna Hazare: A Review and Synthesis of Models of Governance for Sustainability and Growth

Appa Rao Korukonda Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

B Student Papers: Session 1 Fitzgerald Room

Jacqueline Sikora, King’s College Session Chair

Valerie Kepner, King’s College Discussant

Sustained Pet Nutrition: Economic Viability of Biologically Appropriate Dog and Cat Food

Alyssa Davis Wilkes University

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Edmonds Introduction to Sovereign Wealth Funds

Clayton Kaier Elizabethtown College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sanjay Paul

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Is it Worth It? Marc C. Weber

Elizabethtown College Faculty Advisor: Prof. Terrie Riportella

Global Supply Chain Management and Logistical Issues in the Chemical/Industrial Gas Industry

Noah Arslanian King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas

Hola, somos amigos! Jennifer VonRue

King’s College Faculty Advisor: Fr. Daniel Issing, CSC

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CONCURRENT SESSIONS


C Educational Issues on the Global Landscape Lipo Room

Joseph Asklar, King’s College Session Chair and Discussant

Constructing Short-Term Service-Learning Trips Abroad

Andrew P. Miller Megan Boone Valkenburg

Wilkes University

Why Should Colleges and Universities Consider Instituting Test-Optional Admission Policies?

Michelle Schmude King's College

Study Abroad Partnerships: Lessons From England and Ireland

Barry Williams Bindu Vyas Kim Fabbri

King's College

Lunch 12:15 - 1:45 pm

Lunch Snyder Room Introduction

Emily D’Amato King’s College

Luncheon Presentation Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade - Drivers of Growth in Pennsylvania

David Briel Executive Director, Center for Direct Investment

Pennsylvania Dept. of Community and Economic Development

Dominic V. O’Brien Senior Marketing Representative

Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

Michael Horvath Coordinator, International Business Development Manager

NEPA Alliance, Pennsylvania Regional Export Network

Session III Concurrent Sessions 2:00 - 3:30 pm

A Policy and Politics on the Global Landscape Walsh Room

Bridget Costello, King’s College Session Chair and Discussant

Popular Culture and Public Policy: A Case Study of Japanese Americans and World War II

Allan Austin Misericordia University

Transformation of Geo-Political Landscape: Role of India and China

Pankaj Chakraborty Holy Cross College, Agartala, India

The Nature of Pakistan’s Military and Security Institutions

Ayesha Ray King's College

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Formulating Migration Policy

Valerie K. Kepner King's College

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS



Alexandra Mazaleski, King’s College Session Chair

Jennifer Edmonds, Wilkes University Discussant

Indo-US Technology Networks in Information Technology

William DeFusco King’s College


A Macroeconomic Model of Finland Gregory DeMaio

King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Margarita M. Rose

Effects of Recently Redesigned Logos on Brand Image and Company Earnings

Erika Samuels King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michelle Schmude Globalization of the US Auto Industry

Omar Tasgin King’s College


C Economics and Health Care Issues Lipo Room

Bernard Rudegeaire, King’s College

Session Chair and Discussant Challenges Faced by the U.S. Healthcare System After Its Reform: What is to Be Done?

Hengameh Hosseini Seton Hall University

Contingent Valuation Analysis of Willingness-to-Pay for the Red Knot

Royce Vaughn King’s College

Lessons from Recent Economic Policies in an Era of Austerity

Sanjay Paul Elizabethtown College

D Panel Discussion: Internships in the Global Market O'Hara Room

Moderator: Kelly Letteri

E Student Posters - Session 1 Lobby The Risk of Trade Finance

Amanda Leonhart King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hamid Hosseini The Politics of Trade Finance

Alexandra Mazaleski King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hamid Hosseini Germany’s International Trade Finance

Maury Mazur King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hamid Hosseini

The Impact of Basel Frameworks on Trade Finance

Jacqueline Sikora King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hamid Hosseini The History and Growth of Export Credit Insurance in Europe and North America: Can Exporters Afford To Do Business Without It?

Matthew Weitz King’s College


Panel Participants: Terrance Wagner Kaitlin Murphy Sarah Beyer Representative from The Washington Center

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS


Session IV Concurrent Sessions 3:45 - 5:15 pm

A Student Papers: Session 3 Walsh Room

Omar Tasgin, King’s College Session Chair

Mark Leffler, King’s College Discussant

Reality Television and Its Effect on Users’ Behavior

Kevin Lewis Alexandra Shiner

Jay Torres King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michelle Schmude

Globalization of Turkish Firms Navruz Cangoz

King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas

Economic Validity of Farming in an Urban Setting Nicholas Wesley

Wilkes University Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Edmonds

Can We Do Better with Bottled Water Packaging? An Examination of Attitudes Towards Packaging Alternatives

Jamie Cybulski Molly Brown

Shane Johns King's College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Garold Lantz


Colleen Barr, King’s College Session Chair

Bridget Costello, King’s College Discussant

Budget Expenditures and Veterans’ Benefits

Noah Arslanian King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Margarita M. Rose Income and Wealth Inequality: An International Comparison

Patrick Doughty Elizabethtown College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sanjay Paul

Soccernomics: The Pay-Performance Relationship in the English Premier League

Callum Luff Elizabethtown College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sanjay Paul Outsourcing Manufacturing and its Impact on Local Communities

Emily D’Amato King’s College


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Robert Listerman Working with Sensitive Information in the Work-place: The modern demands for transactions to be performed in an instant, along with regula-tions for reporting to governmental agencies of transactions between consumers and the busi-

ness requires the collection and maintenance of personally identifiable information (PII). Employees learn about what hap-pens to their customers (or members) if they lose control of PII. The proper handling of PII is discussed and the impact on the organization (and their job) should a data breach occur will be shown. A short recorded breach incident is played out to set the stage of this program. Bob is the President of BTR-Security.

CONFERENCE SESSIONS


The US Role in Libya: Past and Present Approaches

Alexandra Mazaleski King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ayesha Ray Counter-Insurgency vs. Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Afghanistan

Andre Vaillancourt King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ayesha Ray

C Student Panel: American Interventionist Policy in Libya, Afghanistan, and North Korea Lipo Room

Andrew Miller, Wilkes University Session Chair and Discussant

The Great Debate: How to Handle North Korea

Kathryn Lisante King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ayesha Ray America's Political, Diplomatic and Military Involvement in Libya

Karmen Matusek King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ayesha Ray

D Student Posters - Session 2 Lobby Can Affirmative Action Be Linked to Good Corporate Social Responsibility?

Shannon Boyd King's College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tara Shawver Ruth's Place

Linda Rowe King's College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Margarita M. Rose

Forfaiting: A Form of Debt Discounting Nicole Buckman

King's College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hamid Hosseini

Macroeconomic Risk and International Trade Finance

Robert Groblewski King's College


Private Sector vs. Ex-Im Bank Export Credit Insurance

Neil Keener King's College


CONFERENCE SPEAKERS William Purpura William Purpura, managing director of Great Lakes Global, Ltd, Ltd, has traded futures and options for 30 years. Mr. Purpura became a member of COMEX in 1981 and has been an active participant in a wide variety of exchange

functions and committees, including six years as a COMEX Governor. He is an NFA member and director of the National Introducing Brokers Association. In 1987 he co-founded Great Lakes Metals which became one of the largest brokers on COMEX. Customers included most major bullion banks, fund managers and large professional traders. Currently he is a con-sultant for CME Group for metals trading and Asia strategies. He has conducted numerous trading seminars around the world and has a network of global exchange and gold trading executives. He is also a registered Commodity Trading Advisor and has launched Great Lakes Managed Futures Limited to offer managed futures products.

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Nilofer Merchant Noted CEO, Fortune 500 leader, pub-lished author, marketing whiz kid, and business strategist Why Being Big Isn’t Big Enough, Anymore The world has changed; Organizationally we have not. We need to re-imagine the fundamental enterprise. Imagine a world where people can come together easily

as co-creators of ideas. Imagine a world in which customers are more than transactions, and team-members are more than payroll recipients. In that world, shared purpose would be inte-gral to what and how we create value. As an organizing princi-ple, shared purpose can change everything and this talk ex-plores what it means for each of us as individuals, and for the organizations we lead.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Cristina Manfre With examples from her own experience as a con-sultant in developing countries, Cristina Manfre will argue for the essential role that consideration of gender plays in policy construction for eco-

nomic growth and development programs. From projects with the World Bank, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the US Agency for International Development, among others, Ms. Manfre will describe her contributions to the understanding of gender in development. Ms. Manfre is a gender and develop-ment specialist with ten years experience improving develop-ment organizations’ attention to gender issues in economic growth, agriculture and trade programming. Her most recent work includes research on gender dimensions of information and communications technology in agricultural development and a review of best practices in delivering gender equitable extension and advisory services. She is co-author of one of the leading resources on gender integration for agricultural value chains produced for USAID and provides technical assistance to USAID's Feed the Future initiative.

Urmi Ashar, M.D., M.B.A. Urmi Ashar, President and CEO of NACD Three Rivers Chapter, possesses insights derived from medicine, gifted education and business. She serves as a director at Excela Health System and at the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh.

Her unique experiences of bridging American and Indian cul-tures have been instrumental in helping organizations navigate complex challenges. Her primary interests lie in helping boards foster a creative dynamic culture within the boardroom to facili-tate enterprise wide innovation.

Glenn W. Tyranski Glenn W. Tyranski is Senior Vice President, Fi-nancial Compliance, at NYSE Regulation, Inc. He is responsible for the financial reviews of pro-spective as well as existing listed companies, of

domestic and international origin. Mr. Tyranski also represents the NYSE in many public policy matters before such organiza-tions as the SEC, PCAOB, FASB, IASB, FHFA and FEI. Mr. Tyranski received a B.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Computers and Information Systems upon graduating summa cum laude from King’s College in 1984 where he now serves on the Board of Directors. Mr. Tyranski is a CPA and a member of the Board of Trustees of various not-for-profits on Long Is-land.

CONFERENCE SESSIONS


Dinner Keynote Address

Dinner 5:15 - 6:45 pm Snyder Room

Keynote Address 7:00 pm Burke Auditorium William G. McGowan School of Business Welcome

Bindu Vyas King’s College, Conference Chair

Introduction

Exaud Hugho King’s College

Nilofer Merchant is the author of The New How, a critically acclaimed book on collaborative work and direction setting that helps organizations act flat and get fast. (Copies will be available for purchase and signing before and after the lecture)

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS


Session V Plenary Session 9:00 - 10:15 am

Plenary Session Snyder Room

Introduction

Nicole Buckman King’s College

Presentation The Impact of Growth on Women In Developing Countries

Cristina Manfre Senior Associate, Cultural Practice, LLC

Bethesda, Md.

Session VI Concurrent Sessions 10:30 am -12:00 pm

A Technology and Social Media in a Changing Landscape Walsh Room

Appa Rao Korukonda Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Session Chair and Discussant Social Media Landscape: A Source of Social Capital

Umesh Kumar Khatri Holy Cross College, Agartala, India

Texting While Driving Sandra Loeb Garold Lantz King’s College

Population Composition and Change in Northeast Pennsylvania

Alexandra Serio Younica Jayne Klenner-Moore

King's College

B Student/Faculty Research Collaboration Fitzgerald Room

Tara Shawver, King's College Session Chair and Discussant

Gender Composition of Undergraduate Institutions

Allyson Blizman Elizabeth Moorhouse

Lycoming College Accounting Policies and the Economic Impact of Drilling

Matthew J. Ruch Anthony Cooper

Marianne M. Rexer Wilkes University

Natural Gas Drilling and Managerial Accounting

Weston McCollum Stephen Exeter

Marianne M. Rexer Wilkes University

The Effects of Cultural Differences on Entry-Level Managers: A Case Study Approach

Christopher Alexander Paige Carlin

Angela Desiderio William Joyce

Julianna Lynott Rob McGuiness

King's College

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS


C Business Adjustments on the Global Landscape Lipo Room

Hamid Hosseini, King’s College Session Chair and Discussant

Expatriate Adjustment and Cross-Cultural Training: Challenges of Adjustment in the United Arab Emirates

Sonia Ammar Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Antecedents of Proactive and Responsive Market Orientation

Paul Lamore King’s College

David Berkowitz University of Alabama in Huntsville

Hispanic Businesses Opportunities in Pennsylvania: Roads to Success or Obstruction

David P. Sosar King's College

The Dichotomy of Globalism and Localism in Pennsylvania

Paul Zbiek King's College

Lunch 12:00 - 2:00 pm

Lunch Snyder Room Introduction

Jacqueline Sikora King’s College

Luncheon Presentation Prospects for Growth and Emerging Market Risks

Glenn W. Tyranski Senior Vice President, Financial Compliance

NYSE Regulation Inc.

Student Poster: Session 4 1:00 - 2:00 pm Lobby and Fitzgerald Room The Effects of Cash Advances on International Trade

Ashley Scarpetta King’s College


Service-Learning in ECON 373: Public Economics Faculty Advisor: Dr. Valerie Kepner

Tutoring Program

Giancarlo Dilonardo Talia Mamola

Dexter Mickens Michael Zurek

King's College

Survey of Bus Riders Robert Groblewski

Dana Abend Maury Mazur King's College

Survey of Local Employers

Nicole Buckman Eric Ludwig

Ryan Querci Michael Bocan

King's College Survey of Public Transportation Funding

Timothy Griffith Jamie Cybulski

Ryan Evans King's College

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS


Creating Blue Oceans: Strategy for Growth Within the Global Landscape


iPad: Creating a Blue Ocean the Apple Way

Mario Amadeo Christopher Klaiss

Rich Falzone Andrew Neyer

King's College Redbox in a Blue Ocean

Amanda Urban Michelle Hoffman Matthew Steltzer

Michael Lombardi Patricia Swope

King's College Vera Bradley: Blooming in a Blue Ocean

Alex Martino King's College

Starbucks: Making ‘Bucks’ with Blue Ocean Strategy

Exaud Hugho Stephen Foster

Karla Lavelle Dominic Massaro

Paul Miscavage King's College

I Phone: Creating a Blue Ocean the Apple Way

Logan Monaco Marc Shaffer

James O’Connor Corey Koons

Amie Franconi King's College

Under Armour: ‘Protecting the House’ and Creating a Blue Ocean

Nick Diaco Michael Jordan

Natalie Pica Amanda Melski

King's College

Session VII Concurrent Sessions 2:00 - 3:30 pm

A Workplace Information Walsh Room

Tara Shawver, King’s College Session Chair

Working with Sensitive Information in the Workplace

Robert Listerman President, BTR-Security


Emily D’Amato, King’s College Session Chair

Elizabeth Moorhouse, Lycoming College Discussant

The Relationship Between the Time Spent on Facebook and College Grade Point Averages

Brianne Schmidt David Castro

Sean McGowan King's College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michelle Schmude

A Macroeconomic Model of Italy Ashley Scarpetta

King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Margarita M. Rose

Social Media Advertisements and their Effect on the Consumer Decision-Making Process

Michael Deegan Kimberley Sharkey

King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michelle Schmude

Made in China: Consumer Perception and Behavior of US Consumers

Colleen Barr King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Bindu Vyas, Ph.D.

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS


C Choices, Decision-Making and Internationalization Lipo Room

Garrett Barr, King’s College Session Chair and Discussant

CIBER: Internationalizing the Business Curriculum

Paul Lamore Sandra Loeb King’s College

An Examination of the Relationship of Customer Experience and Customer Value Propositions

Yang Xia Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Angelo P. Decesaris – Executive in Residence Mentoring – Informed Career Choice

Mark Leffler Christopher Sutzko

King’s College Management Information Systems and Intelligent Business Decision Making

Srinivas Nowduri Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

D Student Posters: Session 5 Lobby Opportunities and Challenges for Growth

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas Opportunities and Challenges of Doing Business in China

Alysha Emelett Nicholas Jallot

Kristina Kyle Timothy Martin

Carl Santoro King’s College

Opportunities and Challenges of Doing Business in Russia

Johnathan Alfieri Jessica Dzugan

Paul Iacano Jacob Rohring Duron Wilson King’s College

Opportunities and Challenges of Doing Business in Switzerland

Justin Eilenberger William Mccullough Allison Litchkowski

Matthew Henry Jordon Okun King’s College

Opportunities and Challenges of Doing Business in Denmark

Patrick Bonnot Michael Carleo

Louis Oley Bianca DiPaolo

King’s College

Opportunities and Challenges of Doing Business in Germany

Molly Dahl Elizabeth Hammon

Matthew Leet Peter Nallin

David Wilson King’s College

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS


Session VIII Alumni Panel 3:45 - 5:15 pm

Plenary Session Snyder Room Closing Remarks

Nicholas A. Holodick, Ed.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs

King’s College

A Personal Perspective on Challenges and Opportunities for Growth within the Global Landscape

Moderator: Noah Arslanian King’s College

King’s Alumni Panel William Purpura Andrew R. Johnston Managing Director Major, Field Artillery Great Lakes Global, NY PM Towed Artillery Systems, NJ Ann Marie Slavick Benjamin T. Broedel Global Employment USA Kraft Foods Inc., PA

Dalia Matos Hannah Beach Social Security Admin. Kearney and Company, DC

Alumni Reception Lobby 5:15 - 7:00 pm

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

David Briel Executive Director Center for Direct Investment, Office of International Business Development, Department of Community and Economic Development, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania David Briel oversees a team of six develop-ment specialists in Harrisburg and a network of ten overseas authorized representatives,

whose mission is to attract foreign direct investment and create employment in the Commonwealth. Since 2007, this network, working in close cooperation with a staff of seven professionals within Pennsylvania state government, has created and re-tained more than 4,500 jobs and attracted more than $390 mil-lion of capital investment. Before working for the Common-wealth, David worked for six years in Japan for ITOCHU, a large Japanese trading firm, and the Japanese Ministry of Edu-cation. Upon returning to the U.S., he worked with the Japa-nese Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Embassy in Washington working with US businesses expanding into the Japanese market.

Dominic V. O’Brien Senior Marketing Representative Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

As Senior Marketing Representative for the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA), Dominic O’Brien sells the Port's services to shippers, steamship lines, and other supply

chain professionals. He promotes PRPA’s marine terminals, services, and current carrier options. He markets the Port Au-thority’s inland properties, expansion plans, and economic de-velopment efforts. He is an active Board Member of several trade and professional organizations, including the World Trade Association of Philadelphia and the District Export Council. Mr. O’Brien’s work also brings him into contact with government agencies, embassies and consulates, and economic develop-ment groups. He is a Facilitator for the Division of Extended Learning at Holy Family University, where he teaches Interna-tional Business in the M.B.A. program. He has traveled to 18 countries and is a graduate of LaSalle University and George Washington University.

Michael Horvath International Business Development Manager Enterprise Development "The Northeast Region of Pennsylvania is just as economically competitive and important statewide and nationwide as any other metro area," notes Michael Horvath, International Trade Program Manager for NEPA. Previous to his job at NEPA, Mike was the Corporate

Traffic and Distribution Manager for a multi-national manufac-turing organization located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. His extensive experience in client/product service worldwide has continued to progress and is now one of his many attributes that benefits NEPA's program. Mike received a Bachelor's De-gree in Business Administration from King's College.

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THANK YOU!

Funding for this conference is provided in part by a grant to King’s College from the

U.S. Dept. of Education Business and International Education Program

WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS

The William G. McGowan School of Business

Epsilon Chi Omicron

EXO International Business

Honor Society

Department of Economic and Community Development

William G. McGowan Charitable Fund

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