Dr. Kwame Addey is an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics at Minnesota State Univers...

Dr. Kwame Addey is an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He holds a PhD in Statistics and an Ms. in Applied Economics from North Dakota State University. His teaching responsibilities and interests include predictive analytics, machine learning, big data analytics, risk analytics, financial times series, econometrics, probability theory, and all areas of business analytics. A central focus of his research is the application of operations research and data science in the study of real-world problems with the aim of making better decisions. Specifically, his work employs analytical techniques, such as mathematical programming, machine learning, data mining, optimization and simulation, to formulate and solve problems in financial markets and business based on finance, economics and risk theory. In addition, Kwame has a special interest in Markov decision processes. His current research scholarship focusses on the implications of policy (fiscal/monetary) and financial market risks for business operations. Kwame is highly skilled in the use of SAS and R programming languages. His previous research has been published in top tier journals in the areas of finance and economics. He has several years of teaching and research experience in higher education in the US. Dr. Addey is the founder and director of the Center of Operations Research and Data Science (CORDS), a free YouTube teaching channel. Kindly visit his website for other aspects of his experience and interests not highlighted here (https://sites.google.com/view/kwameaddey/home).

EDUCATION: Ph.D., Business Administration: Marketing, Rutgers-The State University of New...

EDUCATION: Ph.D., Business Administration: Marketing, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, USA MS, Management Information Systems: Oklahoma State University, USA BBA, Business Administration: University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA (with Honor) BA, Advertising & Public Relations: Hanyang University, Korea (Cum Laude) AWARDS, CERTIFICATES & HONOR: BEST ABSTRACT in Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity Marketing Track (Atlantic Marketing Association, 2019) BEST PAPER in Social Media Track (Society for Marketing Advances, 2018) CERTIFIED Academic Advisor (MSUM, 2018) Beta Gamma Sigma (The University of Hawaii at Hilo Chapter, 2007) Who’S Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges (2007) Scroll of Gratitude & Certification of Appreciation (Eighth United States Army, 2003) COURSES TAUGHT at MSUM: MKTG 490 Digital Marketing MKTG 311 Marketing Management MKTG 270 Principles of Marketing ENTR 232 Entrepreneurial Marketing COURSES TAUGHT at Rutgers: Intro to Marketing Consumer Behavior Management Information Systems BIO: Dr. An is a mentor, an experienced marketing educator, and a marketing researcher with a demonstrated history of working in higher education and the real world of industry. He is skilled in college student teaching/mentoring/counseling/advising. His teaching focuses on Digital/Social Media Marketing. Helping students is a great joy for him. Before entering the field of higher education, Dr. An was an inventory analyst in the retail industry utilizing his management information skills and sales data analytic skills. Hands-on industry experience earned from the real world of business helps him offer students a broader view toward the industry. Since he joined MSUM, Dr. An has been actively participating in academic research activities and he presented his studies in various academic conferences including the Atlantic Marketing Association (AtMA), Academy of International Business Midwest Chapter (AIB-Midwest), Society for Marketing Advances (SMA), Business and Applied Sciences Academy of North America (BAASANA) and Northeast Business & Economics Association (NBEA). He is an active member of the Society for Marketing Advances (SMA) and Beta Gamma Sigma the exclusive business honor society. Besides, he is actively contributing to the academic communities by reviewing peer-review journal/conference articles.

Dr. Peter Geib, Professor of international business and management, has earned a post-doct...

Dr. Peter Geib, Professor of international business and management, has earned a post-doctoral fellowship from Yale University in management policy. He holds a PhD from the University of Michigan in political science and foreign policy. His dissertation focuses on trade policy formulation. He has conducted research on transition economies beginning with on-site interviews in China in 1988-1989. In the summers of 1991-1996, he conducted interviews in the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary. This research on transition economies and their strategic management implication has continued with efforts in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore, China and India. Most recently, Geib conducted teaching and research in Shanghai in the summers of 2013, 2014 and 2017.

EDUCATION: Ph.D., Business Administration: Marketing, Temple University, USA MBA, Market...

EDUCATION: Ph.D., Business Administration: Marketing, Temple University, USA MBA, Marketing Emphasis, Pepperdine University, USA MSc, Marketing, Strategy and International Business, Konkuk University, Korea AWARDS & HONORS (Selected): • Best Paper Award, The Korea-America Hospitality & Tourism Educators Association (2024) • Best Paper Award at the 2021 Three Technology Innovation Associations’ Conference in South Korea (2021) • Honored as Top 10 Most Read Articles by the Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science (2019) • Best Paper Award in Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity Marketing Track, The Atlantic Marketing Association (2019) • Employee Excellence Award in Research & Creative Activity, MSUM (2019) • Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award with Beta Gamma Sigma, MSUM (2019) • Best Paper Award by Tourism Sciences Society of Korea, The Korea-America Hospitality & Tourism Educators Association (2019) • Junior Faculty Scholarship Award, The Midwest Academy of Management (2018) • Best Conference Paper Award, The Korea-America Hospitality & Tourism Educators Association (2018) • Advisory Board in Professional Science Master Program, KMAC (2016-2018) • Best Paper Award in Sports Marketing Track, The Atlantic Marketing Association (2017) • Google i-10 High Citation-Impact Award, The Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science (2016) COURSES TAUGHT AT MSUM: [Undergraduates] MGMT/ENTR 229 Start Your Own Business MKTG 270 Principles of Marketing MKTG 311 Marketing Management MKTG 421 Consumer Behavior MKTG 444 International Marketing MKTG 451 Marketing Research I: Theory and Statistics in Marketing MKTG 452 Marketing Research II: Actual Marketing Project and Consulting [Graduates] MBA 611 Marketing Management MBA 615 International Marketing MBA 695 Portfolio - MBA Thesis BRIEF BIO: Dr. Wooyang Kim’s experience is characterized as a business savoir-faire, encompassing a diverse set of global experiences in industry and academia. He is a frequent invited guest (lecturer, panelist, etc.) in academia and practice, as well as a member of Beta Gamma Sigma (Temple University honoree), an honor society for business schools worldwide. As a practitioner, he has worked for companies as an analyst, consultant, instructor, and researcher. The companies have included Samsung, LG, and other Korean conglomerates, as well as small & medium companies in both South Korea and the USA (e.g., CA, FL, MN, ND, NJ, NY, and PA). His main duties have included market & marketing analysis, behavioral analytics, brand & new product development, and employee education. He is also a certified mentor and subject expert at SCORE, which is affiliated with the Small Business Administration (SBA). Moreover, he serves as an advisory board member to small businesses in South Korea and a campus & civic adviser at the National Millennial and Generation Z Community. As a scholar, his foci on research are consumer perception and decision process in the naturalistic given information underlying an ecological perspective (e.g., foraging behavior and heuristics), which represents an infusion of the Darwinian framework in behavioral ecology into marketing fields. Dr. Kim’s research interests cover three topic areas: consumer decision process, consumer innovativeness and innovation diffusion, cultural & generational marketing, and healthcare service consumption. His scholarly works have been awarded academic achievements and are found in academic journals, books, conference proceedings, etc. He has served as an editorial board member and reviewer in reputed journals and a vice president and board member in various academic societies. His expertise encompasses the following areas: behavioral theories and analytics, consumer decision process, cultural marketing, healthcare marketing, marketing strategy, and research methodology. At PSB in MSUM, Dr. Kim has worked with students to encourage their talent development. During his tenure at MSUM, he has successfully helped his students with several academic publications in national/international academic journals and conferences, as well as completed numerous local business projects in collaboration with the MSUM Career Development Center.

Vinod Lall, Ph.D., CSCP is the co-chair and professor of Operations and Supply Chain Manag...

Vinod Lall, Ph.D., CSCP is the co-chair and professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at the AACSB accredited Paseka School of Business (PSB) at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) with teaching responsibilities in supply chain management, operations management, prescriptive analytics and project management. Since 2003, he has been involved in delivering a graduate course in logistics and supply chain management to US Navy personnel through the Department of Engineering Management at Old Dominion University. Every Fall Semester, he teaches an Executive MBA course in Operations Management for American University Bulgaria (AUBG) at the Elieff Center in Sofia, Bulgaria. Other international teaching assignments at the graduate level have taken Vinod to Ecuador, India and Thailand. Previously, he developed and taught online courses for Kaplan College.com, a division of The Washington Post and has developed online content for several institutions. Vinod’s recent research activities have focused on the application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for selection decisions and the application of the Six Sigma methodology to services and transactional data. He has an active research agenda and published thirteen peer reviewed journal articles between 2010 and 2019. In August 2006, Vinod earned the Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) credential by APICS, The American Society for Operations Management. Between 2013 and 2018, he served as a member of the CSCP subcommittee. The subcommittee is responsible for developing and maintaining the CSCP body of knowledge. Vinod and his wife Rita have been married for 33 years. They are the proud parents of two daughters - Naveena (27) and Anjali who unexpectedly passed away in June 2014 at the age of 18. CSCP

Atif is a PhD in Industrial Engineering from North Dakota State University. His research i...

Atif is a PhD in Industrial Engineering from North Dakota State University. His research interests are in sustainable optimization of renewable energy supply chains, stochastic programming, simulation modeling, and application of systems engineering concepts to healthcare operations.

Ph.D. in Strategic Management, Syracuse University. MBA, Emphasis in Management, Universi...

Ph.D. in Strategic Management, Syracuse University. MBA, Emphasis in Management, University of West Georgia. B.Sc. in Chemistry, Bogazici University Istanbul. Dr. Serdar's research interests include corporate social responsibility and corporate governance. His research examines the combined impact of state and national politics on how firms operate and how politics affect firm performance. Dr. Serdar teaches Strategic Management, International Business, and Organizational Behavior both at MBA and undergraduate capstone level. As a practitioner, he has spent most of his time in the pharmaceutical industry. He has practical experience in the United States, Germany, and Turkey with companies including Johnson & Johnson and Bayer HealthCare.

Co-Chair, School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership | Program Coordinator, Health Services...

Co-Chair, School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership | Program Coordinator, Health Services Administration & Leadership & Innovation in Aging Studies | Certified in Lean Process Improvement Methodology & Online Teaching Certified in Bioinformatics DHSC

Siwei holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship from Stevens Institute of...

Siwei holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship from Stevens Institute of Technology, an MS in Management Information System from New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a BS in Electric and Information Engineering from Beijing Information Science and Technology University. Siwei's research focuses on knowledge networks, entrepreneurship education, and corporate innovation. JOURNALS: • Zhu, Siwei, Aleta Sanford, Gokce Serdar. Business Ethics for Introductory Courses: A Framework and a Teaching Protocol (2025) 21:181-206. Q3 in SJR. • Zhu, Siwei. Network dynamic for experimental learning cycle and innovation process: A conceptual model. Entrepreneurship Research Journal (2024) 14(2): 677-705. Q2 in SJR and B in ABDC. • Zhu, Siwei, Baris Morkan, and Zhipeng Yan. Young Geniuses vs. Old Masters: Different Curvilinear Trajectories of Knowledge Depth and Breadth in the Innovation Process. Knowledge and Process Management (2023) 30 (1), 55-64. Q2 in SJR and B in ABDC. • Zhu, Siwei, and Gokce Serdar. Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: Searching Combinatorial Potential Through Knowledge Networks. International Journal of Innovation Management 26, no. 02 (2022): 2250017. Q2 in SJR. • Bertels, Heidi MJ, Murad Mithani, Siwei Zhu, and Peter A. Koen. Corporate Champions of Early-stage Project Proposals and the Institutionalisation of Organisational Inertia. International Journal of Innovation Management 24, no. 03 (2020): 2050028. Q2 in SJR. BOOKS: Zhipeng Yan, Yan Zhan, Siwei Zhu (2015), Maniacs, Swindlers and Fools: A Third Eye on Investments, Beijing: The Commercial Press COURSES: MBA 661 Corporate Entrepreneurship MBA 641 Human Resource Management MGMT 465 Entrepreneurial Thinking MGMT 260 Principle of Management MGMT 229 Start Your Own Business PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Reviewer (Journal): R&D Management, Journal of Knowledge Management, Entrepreneurship Research Journal, Knowledge Management Research & Practice, Sustainability Reviewer (Conference): AOM, Babson, AMS