EDUCATION                                                                                                                                      Back to Top
Ph.D., Strategic Management
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
January 1992

Dissertation Title:  Conglomerate Strategies in the 1980's: An Examination of the Restructuring Behavior and Performance/
Strategy Linkages of Large Diversified United States Corporations

M.B.A., Management
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
January 1989

B.B.A. with highest honors, Accounting
Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA
June 1977

A.A. with highest honors, Data Processing
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
August 1982

CURRENT AREAS OF ACADEMIC INTEREST

Strategic Management
Project Management
Chinese Business Practices

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE                                                                                                             Back to Top

Associate Professor of Management
Department of Management and Marketing, University of Scranton 1996 – Present
(Assistant Professor 1990 – 1996)

Teaching Associate, Management Department, Temple University 1987 – 1988
Accounting Instructor, part-time
Harrisburg Area Community College – 1982
 

PUBLICATIONS                                                                                                                                Back to Top

“Utilizing The Experience of Non-Traditional Students in the Classroom,” Journal of Management Education, August 1999, 444-452.

"Toward a Non-Economic Centered Resource Based View of the Firm: Continuing the Conversation," In Shrivastava, Huff & Dutton (eds), Advances in Strategic Management, Vol. 12, JAI Press, 1995, Volume B, 183-192.

With R. Klavans, "Conglomerate Restructuring in the 1980s: A Study of     Performance/Strategy Linkages," Journal of Business Strategies, 1995, 141-155.

"A Class Exercise Highlighting Thompson's Three Types of Organizational Interdependencies," Journal of Management Education, 19(4), 1995, 519-523.

"A Hierarchy of Corporate Resources," In Shrivastava, Huff & Dutton (eds), Advances in Strategic Management, Vol. 10, JAI Press, 1994, 81-112.

"Applying Total Quality Management Concepts: The Airplane Manufacturing Simulation," Journal of Management Education, 18(1), 1994, 117-124.

"Occupational Skills Linkages: A Resource-Based Investigation of  Conglomerates” The Academy of Management Best Papers  Proceedings 1992, Las Vegas, NV, 7-11.

PROCEEDINGS                                                                                                                            Back to Top

"Contrasts in Corporate Capabilities: A Historical Comparison Utilizing a Resource-Based Perspective," The Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the International Association of Management, August 1997, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

"Can We Empower Students in the Classroom? (And Do We Want To?)"  The Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the International Association of Management, August 1996, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

"Examining Strategic Flexibility: A Resource-Based View," The Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the Association of Management, Volume 2, 7-12, August 1994, Dallas, TX.

"Teaching in a New Undergraduate Leadership Honors Program," The Proceedings of
the11th Annual Conference of the Association of Management, 40-45, August 1993, Atlanta,
GA.

"A Taxonomy of Conglomerate Strategies," The 1993 Proceedings of the Eastern Academy
of Management Meeting, 107-110, May 1993, Providence, RI.

With T. N. Daymont, "The Role of Military Educational Benefit Programs: Impacts on Minority Opportunities," Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Industrial Relations Research Association, 315-325, December 1989, Atlanta, GA.
 
 

PRESENTATIONS                                                                                                                       Back to Top

With  Judy Lien,  “Applying Project Management Skills to the Possible Creation of a Laboratory Outreach Program :
A Case Study” Clinical Laboratory Management Association, Audio-conference, April 2001, Wayne, PA.

“An Empirical Investigation of the Sources of Major Project Problems: A Project Manager’s
Perspective,” The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Research 2000 Conference, June
2000, Paris, France.

“Understanding Project Management Skills," Clinical Laboratory Management Association, Audio-
conference, April 2000, Wayne, PA.

“Managing Strategic Alliances: Possible Insights from the Project Management Body of Knowledge,” Project Management Institute Annual Meetings, October 1998, Long Beach, CA.

"Univac versus IBM in the 1950s: A Resource-Based Perspective on the Emergence of Competitive Advantage," The 1996 Economics & Business History Society Meeting, April 1997, Richmond, VA.

"Human Energies and Organizational Frictions: Competitive Advantage from an Expanded Resource-Based Perspective," The 1995 Academy of Management Meeting, August 1995, Vancouver, British Columbia.

With R. Grambo, "On Recognizing the Need to Balance the Art and Science of Management Education," Enhancing the Teaching of Management Conference, DePaul University, April 1995, Chicago, IL.

With R. Klavans, "Conglomerate Restructuring in the 1980s: A Study of Performance/Strategy Linkages," The 1993 Academy of Management Meeting, August 1993, Atlanta, GA.

With T. N. Daymont, P. J. Andrisani, and C. L. Gilroy, "The Impact on Minority Youth of Military Education Benefit Programs," Southern Management Association Meeting, April 1988, Dallas, TX.

JOURNALS REFEREED                                                                                                               Back to Top

Journal of Business Strategy (1995-1996)
Administrative Science Quarterly (Ad Hoc Reviewer)
Academy of Management Review (Ad Hoc Reviewer)

RESEARCH GRANTS                                                                                                                   Back to Top

2001 University of Scranton Research Funding
1997 Hagley Museum and Library Grant-in-Aid
1997 University of Scranton Research Funding
1997 School of Management Research Grant
1996 School of Management Research Grant
1995 School of Management Research Grant
1995 University of Scranton Research Funding                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

CONSULTING AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING                                                                   Back to Top

2000-Present    Project Management Training, Beijing Modern
                          Management Technology Exchange Center, Beijing,
                          People’s Republic of China
 
 

Month/Year	Location in PRC	Project Management Topic	Duration
March 2001	Beijing	Comprehensive Project Plan Integration	3 days
January	Beijing	Comprehensive Project Plan Integration	3 days
	Shenzhen	Comprehensive Project Plan Integration	3 days
November 2000	Beijing	Project Integration, Human Resources	3 days
October	Beijing	Project Quality, Communications	3 days
September	Beijing	Project Cost, Risk, Procurement	3 days
August	Beijing	Project Scope, Time	3 days
	Shenzhen	IT Project Management	4 days
May	Beijing	Project Integration, HR, Quality, Risk, Procurement	4 days
	Shanghai	Same as above	4 days
April	Beijing	Project Scope, Time, Cost, Communications,	4 days
	Shanghai	Same as above	4 days

Representative List of Companies in China that sent Upper and Middle Managers  for Project Management Training

    APC (Suzhou) UPS Co., Ltd.

    Bausch & Lomb/Beijing Bausch & Lomb Eyecare Co., Ltd.

    Beijing Datang Property Management Co., Ltd.

    Beijing Engineering Consulting Corporation

    Business Alliance & Associates (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

    CEIBS

    China Eagle Securities Co., Ltd.

    China Great Wall Industry Group

    China International Engineering Consulting Corporation

    China Nanshan Development Group Inc.

    Compaq Computer/Compaq (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

    Compaq Computer/Dicheng Information Technology Co., Ltd.

    Delphi Automotive

    Dinova Shanghai (Germany)

    Ericsson (China)

    HCC InfoTech Ltd.

    Hebei Electric Power Corporation

    Hewlett Package China

    Lucent Technologies

    Northeast China International Electric Power Corporation

    Ministry of Mechanical Industry (State Administration of Import & Export Commodity Inspection

    Neu-Alpine Corporation

    Nortel Networks

    Shanghai Yao Wei Industry Co., Ltd.

    Shanghai Yin Tai Construction Management

    Shenzhen Daily Special Zone Press Group

    Shenzhen Liming Network Systems Co., Ltd.

    Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government (High-Tech Industrial Park)

    Shenzhen Highterway Cultural Development Center (Project Management Popularization Office)

    Shenzhen Zhifu Stock Analysis Science, Inc.

    Tongji University, Shanghai

    Tsinghua Shenxun Science-Technology Co., Ltd.

    Tsinghua University (Beijing)
 

1997-Present    Master Certificate in Project Management Practices Instructor, Villanova University Continuing
                          Studies,  Philadelphia, PA
Courses taught:

    Understanding Project Management Practices.
 
    Needs Assesment and Requirements Determination.

    Integrative Project Planning.
 
    Managing Turnaround Projects.
 

1998                 Consulting for the Project Management Institute, Certification
                         Department, Newtown Square, PA

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE                                                                                                              Back to Top

1983 - 1986       CACI, Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA
                           Large Scale Computer Systems Development - Group Project Manager
                           (also Part-time 1986 - 1990)
1981 - 1983       Rite Aid Corporation, Shiremanstown, PA
                          Computer Programmer
1978 - 1980       Capital Blue Cross, Harrisburg, PA
                          Provider Reimbursement Specialist
1977 - 1978       Main LaFrentz & Co., CPAs, Harrisburg, PA
                          Staff Accountant

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS                                                                                           Back to Top

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certification in Data Processing (CDP)
Project Management Professional (PMP)