Ramapo College of New Jersey
Susan Eisner
 
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Berrie Vita

SUSAN P. EISNER

(Updated January 2006)

EDUCATION
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MPA, Public Administration; Administration Fellow (areas of interest: leadership, communication, policy) 1974

Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, BA; Durant Scholar, Highest Academic Honors (major: political science; minor: sociology) 1971


CAREER TO DATE
Ramapo College of New Jersey, School of Administration and Business, Tenured, Professor of Management (2005-), Associate Professor of Management (1999-2005), Assistant Professor of Management (1995-1999) 1995-

Wellesley College, Management Basics, Faculty (adjunct) 1998-

New York University, The Management Institute, Faculty (adjunct) 1994-1995

March of Dimes National Birth Defects Foundation, Director of Communications 1985-1987

Susan Eisner Associates, President 1983-

WNET/Thirteen Television, Director of Broadcasting, Assistant Director of
Broadcasting, Executive Producer, Producer, Coordinating Producer 1975-1983

Democratic National Committee, Director of Communications/National Telethons 1972-1974

McGovern Presidential Campaign, National Press Coordinator 1972

U.S. Department of Health/Education/Welfare, Welfare Reform Planning Staff 1971

U.S. Senate, Labor and Public Welfare Committee Staff (Senator Jacob Javits) 1970

National Urban League, Special Consultant to Executive Director Whitney M.Young Jr. 1969-1971


HONORS/AWARDS
Faculty Commendation, Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society (Business Administration),
Delta Nu Chapter (DMD/DN), Ramapo College 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000

Outstanding Teacher, School of Administration and Business, Ramapo College
(Selected by DMD/DN student inductees) 2003, 1998

Expert Teacher (Designated by Ramapo College Faculty Resource Center) 2003

Fred and Florence Thomases Faculty Award (President’s Award for Excellence in
Teaching, Scholarship, Contribution to College and Community, and Professional
Responsibility), Ramapo College 1999

Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society (Leadership), inducted (twice) 2005, 1998

Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society, inducted 1997

NAEB Graphics and Design Awards, Producer (Work in Progress – Dance in America,
Making Poldark – Location, Everything Beautiful at the Ballet, Window on the World,
Haven’t Stopped Dancin’ Yet, Masterpiece Theatre Quotes Montage, Listening to You) 1978-1979

Wellesley College, Durant Scholar/Highest Academic Honors 1971

American Legion Award for Citizenship 1965

Mayor's Award for Young Citizenship, New Rochelle, New York 1965


BEST PAPER AWARDS AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES (5)
Click Here for Reality: Enhancing Student Engagement, The 2006 College Teaching & Learning Conference (international, refereed) 2006

Apprentice Watch: Learning Through Reality TV, The 2006 College Teaching & Learning
Conference (international, refereed) 2006

Simulating Workplace Skills: Three Integrative Exercises, The 2004 College
Teaching & Learning Conference (international, refereed) 2004

Teaching Generation Y: Three Initiatives, The 2004 College Teaching & Learning
Conference (international, refereed) 2004

Effective Pedagogy for Business Schools Post-9/11/01, International Business and
Economic Research Conference (international, refereed) 2002


PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNIZED IN BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE LISTINGS
Directory of International Biography (editions 24, 25)

Empire Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women (2005)

International Directory of Distinguished Leadership (edition 5)

International Leaders in Achievement (edition 5)

International Who's Who of Contemporary Achievement (1997, edition 4)

International Who's Who of Professional & Business Women (2000, edition 7; also editions 1-6)

International Who's Who of Professionals (1995-1996)

Madison Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals (2005)

Men and Women of Distinction: Fourth World Edition

Outstanding Young Women in America (1981)

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2005, edition 9; also editions 5, 6)

Who’s Who in America (2006, edition 60; also editions 57-59)

Who’s Who in Finance and Industry (2002, edition 33)

Who's Who in the East (edition 25)

Who's Who in the Media and Communications (1997, edition 1)

Who’s Who in the World, Millennium Edition (2000)

Who's Who of Advertising (edition 1)

Who's Who of American Women (2006, edition 25; also editions 14-17)

Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America (edition 1)

World Who's Who of Women (editions 10-14)


RAMAPO COLLEGE COURSES/# OF SECTIONS TAUGHT SPRING 95 THROUGH SPRING 05
(95.1% student responses on Ramapo College course evaluations for Prof. Eisner reported excellent/
strongly agree <71.3%> or very good/agree <23.8%> for Spr 95 thru Spr 05; 2,219 students reported)
BBAD 115 Perspectives of Business and Society (48 sections) (redesigned)

BBAD 228 Career Building (1 section) (created)

BBAD 229 Women in Business (8 sections) (created)

BBAD/BMGT 327 Organizational Theory and Behavior (18 sections) (redesigned)

BMGT 301 Management Theory and Practice (13 sections) (redesigned)

BMGT/CCOM 302 Principles of Contemporary Arts Management (10 sections) (created)

BMGT 307 Business Communication (9 sections) (created)

BMKT 324 Entrepreneurship (2 sections) (redesigned)

ZSRS 428 Senior Seminar: Gender and Work (4 sections) (created)

BMBA 640 Graduate: Managerial Communication (7 sections) (created)

BBAD/BMGT 271/371 Independent Study (36)

BBAD/BMGT 388 Coop (76)

BMBA 6-- Senior Project Reader/Advisor (2)


GRANTS
AACSB Accreditation Planning and Transition to Curriculum Enhancement Plan,
Ramapo College, School of Business 2006

Ramapo College Foundation Grant for “Apprentice Watch” (DMD/DN faculty advisor) 2004

SBR Grant for Research on Contemporary Arts Management, Ramapo College 2000

Sanyo Grant, for Curriculum Development, Ramapo College 1998, 1995

Faculty Development Release Time, for Curriculum Development, Ramapo College 1998, 1996

Sanyo Grant for Research on Women at Work, Ramapo College 1997

SBR Grant for Research on Women at Work/Solutions, Ramapo College 1997

Ramapo College Foundation Grant for Marketing of The School of Contemporary Arts 1997

Environmental Literacy Grant for Curriculum Infusion (FIPSE, via Prof. Mike Edelstein) 1997

Administration Fellowship, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government 1971-1974


PUBLICATIONS – PAPERS (21)
Click Here for Reality: Enhancing Student Engagement, Proceedings (international, refereed), The 2006 College Teaching and Learning Conference, 2006

Apprentice Watch: Learning Through Reality TV, Proceedings (international, refereed), The 2006 College Teaching and Learning Conference, 2006

Managing Generation Y, Advanced Management Journal (refereed, international), Vol. 70, Number 4, Autumn 2005, pp. 4-15 (lead article) (revised after Proceedings)

Managing Generation Y, Proceedings (refereed, international), Society for Advancement of
Management (SAM) Annual Conference, 2005

A Model for Win-Win Interviewing: The 5 C’s, Management in Practice (refereed, international), No. 1, 2005 (featured article) (revised after Proceedings)

Teaching Workplace Skills Through Integrative Exercises, Journal of College Teaching and Learning (refereed, international), Vol. 1, Number 11, Nov. 2004, pp. 61-72 (revised after Proceedings)

Teaching Generation Y College Students: Three Initiatives, Journal of College Teaching and Learning (refereed, international), Vol. 1, Number 9, Sept. 2004, pp. 69-84 (revised after Proceedings)

A Model for Win-Win Interviewing: The 5 C’s, Proceedings (refereed, international), SAM Annual Conference, 2004

Teaching Generation Y, “Best Paper,” Proceedings (international, refereed), 2004 College Teaching and Learning Conference, 2004

Simulating Workplace Skills – Three Integrative Exercises, “Best Paper,” Proceedings (international, refereed), 2004 College Teaching and Learning Conference, 2004

The Class Talk Show - A Pedagogical Tool, Advanced Management Journal (international, refereed), Vol. 69, Number 1, Winter 2004, pp. 34-42 and 49 (revised after Proceedings)

The Class Talk Show - A Pedagogical Tool, Proceedings (international, refereed), SAM Annual Conference, 2003

The Impact of High Visibility Corporate Scandals on Business Students’ Attitudes, Proceedings (international, refereed), SAM Annual Conference, 2003

Effective Pedagogy for Business Schools Post-9/11/01, Journal of Business and Economics Research (international, refereed), Vol. 1, Number 1, Jan. 2003, pp. 59-75 (revised after Proceedings)

Effective Pedagogy for Business Schools Post-9/11/01, “Best Paper,” Proceedings (international, refereed), The International Business and Economics Research Conference, 2002

Contemporary Arts Management – A 21st Century Model, Proceedings (international, refereed), SAM Annual Conference, 2001

The Impact of Business Schools on Student Attitudes Toward Diversity in the 21st Century, Transformations (national, refereed), Vol. 1, Number 10, Spring 1999, pp. 49-68

Who and What Interns in Washington Know, Clio’s Psyche: Understanding the “Why” of Culture, Current Events, History, and Society (national, refereed), Vol. 5, Number 3, Dec. 1998, pp. 95-96

The Role of Technology Infusion in Communication Education in College Business Programs: Preferences, Preparation, Results, Proceedings (national, refereed), The Conference on Corporate Communication, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1998, pp. 125-137

Student Attitudes toward Workplace Acceptance of Diversity, and Factors Influencing Student Preparation/Expectation/Preference for Workplace 2000, Proceedings (national, refereed), The American Association of University Women, 1997, pp. 171-178

Paying Do's in Teaching Entrepreneurship, Newsletter (international, refereed), Academy of Management, Vol. 11, Issue 2, Spring 1996, pp. 6-7

PUBLICATIONS – PAPERS ACCEPTED FOR PRESENTATION/PUBLICATION IN UPCOMING CONFERENCE/PROCEEDINGS
The Mommy Trek? When Women Leave Work, submitted for presentation/publication at Society for Advancement of Management 2006 Annual Conference and Proceedings (refereed, international)


PUBLICATIONS - COURSE MATERIALS (THROUGH RAMAPO COLLEGE BOOKSTORE)
Study Guide – Business Communication, Ramapo College, annually, 2002-present

Study Guide – Contemporary Workplace Communication, Ramapo College, 2000

Study Guide – Gender and Work, Ramapo College, annually, 2001-present

Study Guide – Managerial Communication, Ramapo College, annually, 2000-present

Study Guide – Management Theory and Practice, Ramapo College, 2000, 1998, 1997

Study Guide – Organizational Theory and Behavior, Ramapo College, annually, 2002-present

Study Guide – Perspectives of Business and Society, Ramapo College, annually, 1997-present

Study Guide – Principles of Contemporary Arts Management, Ramapo College, 2000-present (and 1997)


INTERVIEWED AS ACADEMIC EXPERT FOR PUBLICATIONS BY OTHER AUTHORS
Newspaper Article: Interviewed by Lani Buess, Managing Editor, for Suburban News, 2004

Paper: Interviewed by Nicole Kohleriter and Karin Rodgers for their Masters Project on Women’s Networking for the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2003

Article: Interviewed by Joanne Murray, Director of the Center for Work and Service, Wellesley College, for “Do the Write Thing” (business communication) in Monster Management, 2002


PUBLICATIONS - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (11)
Religious Intolerance, The New York Times, July 20, 2004

Budgets and Taxes: The Bush Formula, The New York Times, January 7, 2003

For the Young, Scars of Sept. 11, The New York Times, May 6, 2002

The Role of the Press in Wartime, The New York Times, October 22, 2001

Re: Another Kind of Bitter Split, The New York Times, December 17, 2000

Unplug the Kids, and Let Life Begin, The New York Times, August 18,1999

The Future of Teachers, The New York Times, November 20, 1998

Frailties, Not Crimes, The New York Times, September 15, 1998

Families Can't 'Just Say No' To Television, The New York Times, July 17, 1997

Why GOP Tolerates Powell and His Message, The New York Times, August 15, 1996

If Bob/Bill/Ron Were the First Men, The New York Times, July 22, 1996


PRESENTATIONS - ACADEMIC – REFEREED (17)
Click Here for Reality: Enhancing Student Engagement, The 2006 College Teaching and Learning Conference (international refereed), 2006

Apprentice Watch: Learning Through Reality TV, The 2006 College Teaching and Learning Conference (international refereed), 2006

Managing Generation Y, Society for Advancement of Management Annual Conference (international, refereed), 2005

A Model for Win-Win Interviewing: The 5 C’s, Society for Advancement of Management Annual Conference (international, refereed), 2004

Teaching Generation Y – Three Initiatives, 2004 College Teaching and Learning Conference (international, refereed), 2004

Simulating Workplace Skills – Three Integrative Exercises, 2004 College Teaching and Learning Conference (international, refereed), 2004

The Impact of High Visibility Corporate Scandals on Business Students’ Attitudes, Society for Advancement of Management Annual Conference (international, refereed), 2003

The Class Talk Show - A Pedagogical Tool, Society for Advancement of Management Annual Conference (international, refereed), 2003

Effective Pedagogy for Business Schools Post-9/11/01, International Business and Economic Research Conference (international, refereed), Best Paper Award, 2002

Contemporary Arts Management – A 21st Century Model (international, refereed), Society for Advancement of Management Annual Conference, 2001

Effects of New Technologies on Communication Education (national, refereed), The Conference on Corporate Communication, Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), 1998

Women’s Solidarity at Work (regional), New Jersey Research Consortium, 1998

Building Effective Business Communication: Preferences and Outcomes of Business Communication Courses Vs. Infusion Across the Business School Curriculum (international, refereed), The Association for Business Communication Annual Conference, 1997

Teaching Tomorrow's Workforce in College Today: Student Preference/Expectation/Preparation for the Affirmative Action Workplace (national, refereed), American Association of University Women (AAUW), 1997

Setting Corporate Communication Policy: The Impact of Women Managers of Corporate
Communication (national, refereed), The Conference on Corporate Communication, FDU, 1997

Win-Win Communications: Building Bridges and Maximizing Impact at Work (international, refereed), The Association for Business Communication Annual Conference, 1996

Women's Solidarity at Work: Solutions (national), Rutgers Institute: Research on Women, 1996


PRESENTATIONS – ACADEMIC – INVITED (32)
Teaching in Times of Turmoil, Atlantic Cape Community College (through the New Jersey Project), 2006 (upcoming)

Teaching Generation Y, Caldwell College (through the New Jersey Project), 2005

Apprentice Watch 2 at Ramapo College: A Career Building Workshop (media literacy), (Delta Mu Delta/Delta Nu National Honor Society and Ramapo College Foundation sponsored), Ramapo College, 2005

Apprentice Watch at Ramapo College: Lessons Learned from the TV Series (media literacy), (Delta Mu Delta/Delta Nu National Honor Society and Ramapo College Foundation sponsored), Ramapo College, 2004

Transitions: Workplace Relations, Ramapo College, 2004

Career Planning Workshop (for Delta Mu Delta National Business Administration Honor Society/Delta Nu Chapter) (host/presenter), Ramapo College, 2004

Empowering Higher Education Managers Seminar Series: Communication, William Patterson University, 2003

Terrorism and the March to War: Part II, The Day After, Ramapo College (for faculty), 2003

Public Forum on War with Iraq – The War and Military Issues, Ramapo College, 2002

Business Communication, Wellesley College, 2003, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1997

Organizational Behavior and Culture, Wellesley College, 2003, 2001

Communicator Smarts, Ramapo College (Immediate Decision Day), 2002 (2 sessions), 2000 (2 sessions)

Presenting Oral and Written Business Reports, Ramapo College (for Senior Seminar), 1999

Workplace Communication Skills, Ramapo College (for Professional Staff Association), 1999

Communication Management: Interpersonal Skills for the Workplace, Ramapo College Staff
Training, 1999

Environmental Literacy Videotape (discussing curriculum infusion), on-camera interview,
distributed nationally through Ramapo College, 1998

Syllabus Development, Ramapo College, All-College New Faculty Orientation, 1998

New Deal Compared to Contract with America, Ramapo College (for Prof. A. LaManna), 1997

Communicator Smarts, Senior Seminar: Strategy and Policy, Ramapo College, 1997

Women at Work, Nassau Community College, 1997

Communication Skills for Entrepreneurs, Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1996

Teaching Leadership, Ramapo College All-College Lecture Series on Leadership, 1995

Career Building Skills Workshop, Ramapo College, 1995

Mediasmarts: How to Read Between the Journalists’ Lines, Nassau Community College, 1994


PRESENTATIONS – ACADEMIC – CONFERENCE – SESSION CHAIR/MODERATOR/
DISCUSSANT/JUDGE – INVITED (15)
Society for Advancement of Management Annual Conference (international), Student Case Competition, Judge, 2006

The 2006 College Teaching and Learning Conference (international), Session Chair (two
sessions), 2006

Society for Advancement of Management Annual Conference (international), Student Case
Competition, Judge, 2005

Society for Advancement of Management Annual Conference (international), Session Chair (two sessions), 2005

Society for Advancement of Management Conference (international), Session Chair, and Discussant 2004

Society for Advancement of Management Conference (international), Session Chair, 2003

The International Business and Economic Research Conference (international), Session Chair, 2002

Society for Advancement of Management Conference (international), Session Chair, 2001

Women, Work and Careers Conference (regional), “Ramapo Women Breaking Barriers,” Plenary Session Moderator, Ramapo College, 2000

Dimensions of Equity: An Update on AAUW Educational Foundation Research, Plenary Session Moderator, AAUW National Convention College/University Symposium (NCCUS) (national), 1999

Women in Higher Education: How Much Progress?, AAUW NCCUS (national), Session Chair, 1999

Ecological Literacy and College Curriculum: Infusing Business School Curriculum, Fourth Mid-Atlantic Environmental Conference, Session Chair, and Discussant, Ramapo College, 1998


PRESENTATIONS - PRACTITIONER – INVITED (7)
Effective Interpersonal Workplace Skills, Scull Sessions for Management Excellence, 2000

Conflict Resolution, for Becton-Dickinson (Rutgers University Center for Management Development in association with Ramapo College), two sessions, 2000

Successful Oral Presentation, for Becton-Dickinson (Rutgers University Center for Management Development in association with Ramapo College), two sessions, 1999

Women at Work: Solutions, for Sanyo Corporation, 1996

Positive Communication: Lost Art of Listening, for NY Society of Association Executives, 1995


NEW COURSE DEVELOPMENT
Business Communication, first offered Fall 1998

Career Building, first offered Summer 1998

Gender and Work, Senior Seminar, first offered Summer 2001

Interpersonal Workplace Skills, first offered Summer 2003

Managerial Communication (graduate), first offered Spring 1999

Oral Presentation, first offered 1999

Principles of Contemporary Arts Management, first offered Fall 1996

Women in Business, first offered Winter 1998


REVIEWS OF TEXTBOOKS FOR PUBLISHERS (15)
Essentials of Organizational Behavior (disciplinary on-line review), for McGraw-Hill, 2004

Individuals in Organizations – A Management Manual (proposal), for Prentice Hall, 2004

Business and Society (proposed), for Prentice Hall/Simon& Schuster, 2002

The Corporate Insider’s Approach to Business Communication (by Plung), 2002

Organizational Behavior (by Kreitner and Kinicki), for Irwin-McGraw Hall, 2001

Power (CD/Disk) (by Guffey/Clark), for Southwestern College Publishing/ITC, 1999

Exercises/Cases Using the Internet for Business, for Southwestern College Publishing/ITC, 1999

Managerial Communication (Munter, 4th edition, Prentice Hall/Simon & Schuster), editorial consultancy for author (Mary Munter, Dartmouth), 1999

Managerial Communication (by Munter), for Simon & Schuster, 1999

Managerial Communication (by Tim/DeTienee), for Simon & Schuster, 1999

The Making of Economic Society (by Heilbroner/Milberg), for Simon & Schuster, 1999

Business Communication Today (by Bovell/Thill), for Simon & Schuster, 1998

Business Communication (prospectus), for Prentice Hall/Simon & Schuster, 1998

Business and Society (by Post), for Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1997

Business/Government/Society (by Peery), for Prentice Hall/Simon & Schuster, 1996


REVIEWS OF ACADEMIC PAPERS FOR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (56)
Entrepreneurs and Fighter Pilots: Considering “Ooda Loop” Thinking to Enhance Competitive Responsiveness, for Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) Advanced Management Journal (international), 2005

The Role of Mentoring on Career Plateau and Turnover Intentions of Female Versus Male Management Accountants, for SAM Advanced Management Journal (international), 2005

Gender Issues in Leadership, for SAM Advanced Management Journal (international), 2005

The Role of Market Structure as a Lens to Differentiate Strategy from Entrepreneurship, for SAM Advanced Management Journal (international), 2005

Effective Implementation of Zero Tolerance Policies, for SAM Advanced Management Journal (international), 2005

Organizational Value of Acute Care Hospitals and Their Impact on Marketing Effectiveness, for Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) Advanced Management Journal (international), 2005

Psychological Testing in Personnel Selection: Part 3, for Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) Advanced Management Journal (international), 2005

Psychological Testing in Personnel Selection: Part 2, for SAM Advanced Management Journal (international), 2005

Psychological Testing in Personnel Selection: Part 1, for SAM Advanced Management Journal (international), 2005

Diversity Practices: What Are Corporations Really Doing?, for SAM Advanced Management Journal (international), 2004

Is Ebay for Everyone: An Assessment of Consumer Demographics, for SAM Advanced Management Journal (international), 2004

Building Entrepreneurial E-Commerce Competitive Advantage: A Blending of Theory and Practice, for SAM Advanced Management Journal (international), 2004

Ethics, Malfeasance, and Greed, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2004

Women as Entrepreneurs, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2004

Looking Back to the Emergence of Business to Consumer E-Commence, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2004

The Pied Piper Syndrome, for SAM Advanced Management Journal and Annual Conference, 2004

Gender, Ethnicity, Diversity, and Career Advancement in the Workplace, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2003

Back to the Future – The Era of Relationships, for SAM Advanced Management Journal and Annual Conference, 2003

Managing an Innovative Organization, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2003

Undermining Leadership, A Management Challenge: Avoiding Strategies, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2003

Designing Policies to Protect Your Organization, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2003

Sexual Harassment and Power, for SAM Advanced Management Journal and Annual Conference, 2003

Management and Governance of Professional Service Firms, for SAM Advanced Management Journal and Annual Conference, 2003

All Hail the Benefits of Inertia – The Case of Smooth Versus Rugged Landscapes, for SAM Advanced Management Journal and Annual Conference, 2003

Enterprise Resource Planning and SAP R/3, for SAM Management in Practice, 2002

Ethical Issues in Subliminal Advertising, for SAM Advanced Management Journal and Annual Conference, 2002

Small Business E-Business Implementation-Exporting-Importing Industry, for SAM Advanced Management Journal and Annual Conference, 2002

Organic Evolutionary Patterns in Organizations, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2002

Nature Tourism in the Florida Keys: Performance Analysis and Strategic Planning, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2002

Building Collaborative New Product Processes: Why Instituting Teams is Not Enough, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2002

The Ethical Evaluation of Downsizing, for SAM Advanced Management Journal and Annual Conference, 2001

Trust and Technology in the Virtual Organization, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2001

Ethical Norms of Functional Specialization, for SAM Annual Conference, 2001

A Proposal for an Ethics-Based Leadership Model, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2001

Organizational Capabilities Influencing E-Business Integration in Brick and Mortar Companies, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2001

Organizational Innovation and Integrity Capacity in the Internet Age, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2001

Establishing a Web Site for Teaching Learning From a Knowledge Management Approach: Desirability and a Foundational Conceptual Design, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2001

Transportation Logistics Issues for Supply Side Management, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2001

Gendering Managerial Identities – The Implications of the Changing Governance of the UK Public Sector for Male and Female Managers, for Academy of Annual Conference, 2001

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Future of Affirmative Action, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2000

Diversity and Multicultural Management: A Case of Employing Focus Group Method to Unfreeze Diversity Personnel Perceptions, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2000

Telemanagement – Managing Remote Workers, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2000

Transformational Leadership: A Factor Analytic Study, for SAM Advanced Management Journal, 2000

Developmental Entrepreneurship, for Academy of Management Annual Conference, 1999

Breaking the Glass Ceiling to Get to the Top: What Can We Conclude from Recent Evidence?, for Academy of Management Annual Conference, 1999

Managerial Value and the Entrepreneurial Process, for Academy of Management Annual Conference, 1998

Does Money Matter? Wealth Attainment as the Motive for Initiating Growth-Oriented Ventures, for Academy of Management Annual Conference, 1998

Where Does the Entrepreneurial Process End and the Firm Begin, for Academy of Management Annual Conference, 1998

Multiple Sources of Emotional Dissonance, for Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management Annual Conference, 1997

Classification of Humor, for Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management Annual Conference, 1997

The Impact of Religious Conversion on the Giving on Individual Consideration by Leaders, for Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management Annual Conference, 1997

The Postbureaucratic Organization and Employee Interviews, for The Association for Business Communication Annual Conference, 1997

Should Business Communication Teach Grammar and Punctuation, for The Association for Business Communication Annual Conference, 1997


OTHER WRITING, RESEARCH, AND/OR CONSULTANCY
Faculty Perceptions of Student Attitudes/Skills and Effective Educational Strategies (survey of students in computer-assisted courses), consultant for survey design, for Nassau Community College Faculty Development Committee of the Academic Senate and the Office of the Dean of Instruction, 1998/2000; results published at Nassau Community College, 2002

Media/Project Consultant for Gladys Dobelle, 1993 -, consultant for various media and public relations properties in development including Glad Tydings (public relations company), Single in the City (book proposal titled to coincide with her radio talk show), and Smile Power (annual public relations event with multimedia component); consultant for media strategy/interviews/appearances resulting in New York Times articles (May and Sept. 2000), and NBC Dateline 1 hour TV documentary (Nov. 2000)

Communication consultant for Stratos Costalas…, President/founder of NYC Hoops (international athletic organization) to devise a strategic plan, create marketing/presentation materials, and build oral presentation skills, 2002

Survey of Students in Computer-Assisted Courses, consultant for survey design, for Nassau Community College Faculty Colloquium Steering Committee, 2000

You Never Know When ..., book proposal for client Gladys Dobelle for her William Morris agent, 1997; revised in 1999 for new agent in San Francisco

Happy Healthy Kids: If You Were Me, Montauk Pioneer newspaper, August 18, 1995

Woodcliff Lake Corporate Sports and Fitness Center, planning/proposal and marketing materials, commissioned by Surdi Physical Therapy, 1994

Snoopy’s Superskate at Radio City Music Hall, proposal, for Dick Foster Productions, 1994

Physical therapy and antitrust legislation strategy and materials, for New York state health care practitioners, distributed to major national political operatives including The White House and Congressional leaders, commissioned by Surdi Physical Therapy, 1993-1994

Health Care Proposal, proposal and marketing materials, for Surdi Physical Therapy, 1993

The Premier Way (c.1984 S. Eisner), concept for multimedia fitness property commissioned by prima ballerina Cynthia Gregory, published under her name and title by Simon & Schuster


SERVICE TO COMMUNITY
Center for Business and Public Policy (Ramapo College), Advisory Board member, 2005-, Editorial Advisory Board member, 2003-

The New Jersey Project, Campus Speaker Series, faculty presenter, 2003-

Advanced Management Journal (international, refereed), Editorial Review Board member, Society for Advancement of Management, 2000-

Academic Reviewer: Society for the Advancement of Management, 2000-; Prentice Hall/Simon & Schuster, 2004, 2002, 1999, 1998, 1996; Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 2004, 2001, 1997; Academy of Management, 1998-2001; Southwestern College Publishing/ITC, 1999; Association for Business Communication, 1997; Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management, 1997

Becton-Dickinson and Company (BD) Minority Scholar Program, mentor, 1999-2001

American Association of University Women, Planning Committee for 1999 National Convention College/University Symposium, 1998-1999

Harvard University, Professional Connection Advisor, 1998-

Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society (Leadership), member, 1998- (inducted a second time in 2005)

Delta Mu Delta National Business Administration Honor Society/Delta Nu Chapter at Ramapo College, member, faculty advisor, producer/host Annual Induction Dinner, 1997-

Fairleigh Dickinson University, The Conference on Corporate Communication, Advisory Board member, 1997-1998

New York University, The Management Institute, Globalization Advisory Board, Executive Committee member, 1994-1995

SERVICE TO RAMAPO COLLEGE
AACSB/SAB Accreditation, Faculty Mentoring Committee, ad hoc chair, 1999-

AACSB/SAB Accreditation, Student Analysis Committee, chair, 1998-

Affirmative Action Representative, SAB Management Convening Group Search Committee (appointed), 2003

All-College Access Librarian Search Committee, member, 1999-2000

All-College Affirmative Action Committee, member, 1998-2001

All-College Berrie Center Director Search Committee, 1998-1999

All-College Career Development Committee, Union Representative, 1996-

All-College Cooperative Education Faculty Advisor (Advisory Board member), 1997-

All-College Faculty Assembly Advisory Council member, 2004-

All-College Faculty Resource Center, Advisory Council member, Expert Teacher, 2003-

All-College Judicial Board, volunteer, 1995-

All-College New Faculty Mentor, 2002-

All-College Presidential Search Committee, 2004-2005

All-College Senior Seminar Committee, Chair 1997-1999, member 1996-1999

All-College Strategic Planning Task Force, Subcommittee on Support Services for Academic Programs, 2001-2002

All-College Tenure Committee, alternate Union Representative, 1996

All-College Veterans Recognition Committee, 2004-2005

School of Administration and Business (SAB) Admitted Student Day, 1997-

SAB Committee to Identify Attributes of Next SAB Dean, 2004

SAB Liaison, Environmental Literacy Grant Infusion, 1995-1997

SAB Management Convening Group Acting Convener, 2002

SAB Management Convening Group Faculty Advisor, 1995-

SAB Management Convening Group Five Year Review, participant/reviewer, 2004, 1995

SAB Management Faculty Search Committee, 2003-2004, 1999-2000, 1995-1996

SAB New Faculty Mentor, 2000 –

SAB Organizational Structure and Processes Task Group, member (appointed), 2005-

SAB Personnel Committee, 2000-2004, 1995-1997

SAB Research Seminar, 2004-2005

SAB Student Advisory Board, faculty representative and coordinator, 2001-2002

SAB Teaching Roundtables, creator/chair, 2004-2005; reconstituted as Teaching, Assessment, and Program (standing committee), 2005-2006

SAB-School of Contemporary Arts, Curriculum Development Task Force, chair/liaison, 1995-1998

School of Business (SB) Teaching, Assessment, and Program Committee, member (elected), 2006

School of Contemporary Arts Marketing Task Force, chair, 1996-1997


CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of University Women

Association for Business Communications

National Association of Female Executives

Society for the Advancement of Management

CONFERENCE/LECTURE/SESSION ATTENDED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (51)
Society for the Advancement of Management Annual Conference (international), 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001

The 2006 College Teaching and Learning Conference, and the 2006 Applied Business Research Conference (international), 2006

EQ: Leadership and the Power of Emotional Intelligence (Richard Boyatzis, author, Primal Leadership and Resonant Leadership), Teachers College, Columbia University, 2005

Daniel Ellsberg (two sessions), Ramapo College, 2005

The 11th Conference on the Presidency: William Jefferson Clinton, The New Democrat from Hope, Hofstra University, 2005

The United Nations: Imperfect but Essential, Model United National Dinner, Ramapo College, 2005
Where the Religious Right Went Wrong, Center for Business and Public Policy, Ramapo College, 2005

Stretching the U.S. Military: Leadership and Organizational Change in the 21st Century, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Alumni Association of New York, 2005

Civil Liberties in Wartime (Judge Andrew Napolitano), Center for Business and Public Policy, Ramapo College, 2005

Building on Prior Knowledge: What Do Your Students Know? (Sonia Gonsalves, New Jersey Project), Faculty Resource Center, Ramapo College, 2005

Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It (Peggy Klaus, author), National Association for Female Executives Breakfast Club, 2004

The UN and the World at a Crossroads (Ambassador Ahmed Kamal), Model United Nations Dinner, Ramapo College, 2004

The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, Center for Business and Public Policy, Ramapo College, 2004

The 2004 Presidential Election, History Club, Ramapo College, 2004

Debating the 2004 Presidential Election: Which Candidate Will Best Promote the General Welfare?, American Democracy Project, Ramapo College, 2004

Electronic Portfolios, Faculty Resource Center, Ramapo College, 2004

America and the World in an Age of Terror, Harvard Club of New York City and the Kennedy School of Government Alumni Group of New York, 2004

Reaching and Teaching Underachieving Students: Unlocking Potential with Strength-Based Instruction, Nassau Community College, 2004

Healthcare: Addressing the Issues, Center for Business and Public Policy, Ramapo College, 2004

New and Old Faculty: Facilitating Community in the Academic Department, Faculty Resource Center, Ramapo College, 2004

The 2004 College Teaching & Learning Conference (international), 2004

The Human Mind: Twyla Tharp on Creativity, 92nd Street Y Lecture Series, 2003

Litigation and the Economy, Center for Business and Public Policy, Ramapo College, 2003

Conversations to Move Your Mission Forward (international), Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Alumni Professional Refresher Conference, June 2003

International Business and Economics Research Conference (international), 2002

Leading in a New Era (international), Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Alumni Professional Refresher Conference, 2002

Web-Site Development, Ramapo College, School of Administration and Business, 2001

Management Statistics, Ramapo College MBA Core I (audit), 2000

American Association for University Women College/University Symposium (national), 1999

The Conference on Corporate Communication (national, annual conference), FDU, 1998, 1997

New Jersey Research Consortium (regional), Kean University, 1998

Mid-Atlantic Conference on the Environment, Ramapo College, 1998, 1996

For the Sake of Argument (speaker: Deborah Tannen, Ph.D.), 92st Street Y Lecture Series, 1998

The Association for Business Communication Annual Conference (national), 1997, 1996

The Academy of Management Annual Conference (Women in Management Pre-conference), 1997

American Association for University Women College/University Symposium (national), 1997

Multiple Intelligences, Nassau Community College, 1997

Fast Forward: 20th National Conference for Women in Business, AWED, 1996

Managing Smart, National Association of Female Executives, 1996

Workforce Development: Common Goal for Business/Higher Education, College Board, 1995

Me Inc., Reinventing Your Career, National Association of Female Executives, 1995

Violence in the Media (national), St. John’s University, 1994


OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAMPUS RESOURCES, ONE’S DISCPLINE, OR SPECIAL PROJECTS
Apprentice Watch at Ramapo College, created by Delta Nu/Delta Mu Delta (Ramapo College Chapter of National Honor Society for Business Administration), supported by a grant from the Ramapo College Foundation, producer/co-presenter, (#2: 2005, #1: 2004)

Delta Nu/Delta Mu Delta (Ramapo College Chapter of National Honor Society for Business Administration) Induction Dinner, producer/host, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998

Management Convening Group Five-Year Review, member of faculty review team, 2004, 1995

All-College Senior Transitions, SAB host/presenter, 2004, 2002

Lambda Theta Alpha National Beauty Pageant, judge, 2004

Management Convening Group Five-Year Review, “Scheduling and Enrollments,” author, 2003

AACSB Management Convening Group Self-Statement, “Educational Goals and Objectives,” revised and updated draft originally outlined by former Convener Imad Zbib, 2003

AACSB Accreditation Management Convening Group Status Report to SAB Dean, author, 2003

Delta Mu Delta/Delta Nu Chapter (Ramapo College of National Honor Society for Business Administration, faculty advisor), initiated and coordinated creation of archival database of 1000 members, on-line networking, website, and career support programming for members, 2002-

MBA Program Student Orientation: Expectations, presenter, 2002, 2001, 2000

Delta Nu/Delta Mu Delta Honor Society Networking Reception, producer/host, 2001

Recommendations for AACSB Accreditation, report to SAB Dean, 2000

Recommendations for Additions to Ramapo College Library Collection, 1998-

Recommendations for Middle States Self-Study, Management Convening Group, 1998

Recommendations for Curricular Bridges Between SAB and SCA, reports, 1996-1998

Perspectives of Business and Society, recommendations for course development/revision, 1997

All-College Admitted Student Day, SAB host/presenter, 1997-


PUBLICATIONS/CREATIVE WORKS PRIOR TO RAMAPO COLLEGE (PARTIAL LIST)
MARCH OF DIMES NATIONAL BIRTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION, NEW YORK, 1985-1987
Director of Communications for Various National Multimedia Productions including: Beautiful Babies Right from the Start, Journey to Birth, National Advisory Committee Symposium on Drug Use and Pregnancy, National Advisory Council Symposium on Environmental Risks and Pregnancy, National Program Training Conference, National Volunteer Leadership Conference, Mommy Don't (Prenatal Care Campaign), Witness to Conquest: A Tribute to Jonas Salk (Cabinet and Congressional Wives' Dinner), national promotional and institutional campaigns, national public service announcements and campaigns, video news minutes; internal consultant for various special events, including Fiftieth Anniversary, Telethons

WNET-THIRTEEN TELEVISION, NEW YORK, 1975-1983
Director of Broadcasting for Various Television Programs and Mini-series including Cinema Thirteen, Classics Showcase, First Person Reports, Star Movie, Viewer's Choice, Members Choice, Gala of Stars, Celebrate Dance, Years of Darkness, Astaire, Hepburn, Lights-Camera-Annie!, The American Worker, Black History, Disarmament, Chanukah/Christmas, Nureyev/Gala of Stars/ American Pop/GI Jive/Dance in America Behind-the-Scenes, Remember the Holocaust, A Salute to Britain, Public Affairs Specials and Wrap-Arounds, Election Updates

Executive Producer/Producer for Various Television Specials, Reports, Segments, Spots, and Campaigns including Cavett Conversation with Baryshnikov-Gregory, Fawlty Towers and Monty Python Comedy Contests, I Claudius/Duchess of Duke Street/Upstairs Downstairs/Poldark Farewells, Masterpiece Theatre's Tenth Anniversary Party, On Location--Dance in America, Starfest Finale, Summercast Live, Thirteen: The First Twenty Years, Newsline, Listening To You, Masterpiece Theatre Quotes Montage, Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet, Window on the World, Everything Beautiful at the Ballet, Making Poldark--Location, Work in Progress--Dance in America, Artists At Work, Callas, Culture Spots, Lenon!, You're The Top: Empire State, Be There, Go Public, The Next Twenty Years, People and Programs, Think Again, Think Thirteen, We Are You, Where Every Minute Counts

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, WASHINGTON D.C./LOS ANGELES/MIAMI, 1972-1974
Director of Communications and Creative Consultant for Democratic National Telethon 1 (1972), Democratic National Telethon 2 (1973), and Democratic National Telethon 3 (1974)

 
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