Keynotes/Presentations
The Bentley faculty has an impressive record of keynotes and presentations at premier conferences around the world. They have served as experts on a range of topics including: branding and diversity, managing information systems, online politics, global outsourcing strategies, auditing, banking and finance. Their expertise has been sought out by top managers in the public and private sectors, and they have addressed CEOs of Fortune 500 companies worldwide, deans of the top business schools and scholarly experts.
April 2008
Mark Frydenberg, senior lecturer in Computer Information Systems, presented at the Boston Knowledge Management forum held on April 9 at Bentley. In the presentation, “Web 2.0 Tools for Knowledge Management,” Frydenberg provided an overview of Web 2.0 tools and concepts, and described how they may be used to create, share, and manage knowledge. According to Frydenberg, recent years have seen a shift in how people have used the World Wide Web as it evolved from a tool for disseminating information and conducting business to a platform facilitating new ways of information sharing, collaboration, and communication in a digital age. The result is the emergence of a new vocabulary, as mashups, flickr, YouTube, del.icio.us, twitter, and Wikipedia have come to characterize the genre of interactive applications collectively known as Web 2.0.
Jean C. Bedard, Timothy B. Harbert Professor of Accountancy, served as a panel expert for the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) Boston Public Dialogue Tour on April 8 – the ninth dialogue event in a national tour. Bedard and cohorts discussed several pressing issues facing the capital markets today, including the reliability and transparency of financial statements, corporate governance, and regulatory requirements of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Bedard, the only academic on the Boston panel, said, “Although [SOX] has annoyed many people, much good has come of it. There is some potential in the long term for fraud and earnings mismanagement to be reduced. There is such complaint about the costs of 404, yet there is a corresponding benefit here. I hope we'll continue down that path and I hope the SEC will stay the course to pull the smaller companies into 404 as well.”
Tony Buono, professor of Management and Sociology, and executive director of the Bentley Alliance for Ethics and Social Responsibility, was the visiting distinguished scholar for the Contemporary Trends in Change Management Lecture Series at Benedictine University on April 5. Buono presented a day-long interactive lecture based on his book, Creative Consulting, the fourth volume in the Research in Management Consulting series. The discussion explored consulting-related trends and techniques, focusing on ways that management consulting firms and management consultants have become increasingly creative in the ways they attempt to position themselves and engage their clients. The discussion emphasized a Janus-faced view of consultants and consultancies, with alternating positive and negative perspectives on the role of consulting today. The day concluded with a discussion of Buono’s recent research on enhancing organizational change capacity.
March 2008
Aaron Nurick, Wilder Professor of Management and Psychology, presented on the topic of emotional intelligence on March 14, 2008, at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore. The lecture focused on the emerging field of emotional intelligence and discussed how the intelligent application of emotions can enhance managerial and organizational effectiveness. “Managing in the complex and rapidly changing world of organizations requires a balance of cognitive and emotional/interpersonal skills (IQ and EQ),” Nurick notes.
January 2008
A group of Bentley administration and faculty participated in the International Conference on Business and Finance, January 11-12, in Hyderabad, India. Nader Asgary, associate provost for International Relations and director of the Cronin International Center, gave the inaugural address. He also co-presented “A Model for International Business Ethics for Multinational Firms” with Professor of Information and Process Management Satya Prakash Saraswat. Additional presentations by Professor Saraswat included: “Contemporary Issues in United States Telecommunications Policy: A Transnational Perspective”; “Simulation Based Workflow Modeling as a Best Practice for Business Process Improvement in Enterprise Resource Planning”; and “Emerging Global Issues in Business and Society.” Other Bentley presenters included:
Donald Chand, professor of Information and Process Management, and Gary David, associate professor of sociology: “The Challenges of Integrating Indian Sites in a Unified Global Work Force”
Professor of Law Beverley Earle: “Are Anti-Corruption Efforts Paying Off? International and National Measures in the Asia-Pacific Region and their Impact on India and Multinational Corporations”
Gerald Madek, professor of Law: “India and the United States: A Clash of Intellectual Property Interests”
Kartik Raman, Kane Professor of Finance: “Placement Agents, Reputation, and the Cost of Placing Equity Privately.” Raman also presented “Acquisitions of Listed and Unlisted Commercial Banks: An analysis of Bidder Gains and the Private Company Discount,” on behalf of Atul Gupta, Dorn Professor of Finance.
Jahangir Sultan, Gibbons Professor of Finance and founding director of The Hughey Center for Financial Services: “Risk Premium, Volatility, and Terrorism: New Evidence” (co-authored with Professor of Economics David Gulley)
October 2007
Shiping Zheng, chair of the International Studies Department, was the 2007 Hong Kong Distinguished Speaker at Milton Academy. In an October 17 address delivered at the Greater Boston private preparatory school, Professor Zheng discussed globalization and the challenges and opportunities that a rising China has presented to the U.S. and the world. He also answered students’ questions that included Beijing’s relations with the Dalai Lama, environmental issues, the U.S. trade deficit with China, and China’s role in Darfur and Burma. The Hong Kong Distinguished Speaker Series was established to bring speakers who can help educate students and faculty about Asian issues. Past speakers have included Hong Kong Finance Secretary John Tsang, Former Ambassador Burt Levin, actor B. D. Wong, Howard Law Professor Frank Wu, author Anchee Min, and violinist Lynn Chang.
Shiping Zheng, chair of the International Studies Department, presented “U.S-China Relations in the 21st Century: Friends, Foes, or Competitors?” at the China Seminar Series held at the U.S.-China Institute at Bryant University in Rhode Island on October 11. His presentation focused on the history between the United States and China, the impact on the U.S. economy resulting from the rise of the economy of China, and ways to deal with a rising China.
June 2007
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Bob Galliers gave the keynote address, “Organizational Dynamics of Technology-Based Innovation: Diversifying the Information Systems Research Agenda,” at the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 8.6 conference at the University of Salford (U.K.), June 14 to 16. In his speech, Galliers explored the need for greater diversification and innovation — in method and topic — in information systems research and curricula design.
Jane Tchaicha, chair and associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages, was invited to speak at the International Conference on Mediterranean Women and the Challenges of Human Development at the Palais des Congrès, in Fez, Morocco, from June 28-30. Her presentation on “Re-thinking Globalization at the Local Level: Six Case Studies in Morocco and Tunisia” asks organizations, governments, and funding agencies to reconsider the concept of “globalization” and the application of technology in developing countries such as Morocco and Tunisia, in such a way that women at the very local level — rural areas and poorer districts of larger towns of cities — can participate fully in the political, social and economic development of their country.
“One way to empower these women is to allow for innovative approaches to integrating different types of technology that will meet the needs of the 'local women',” said Tchaicha.
The “call to action” that underpins the theme of paper, she added, relies on important findings from six case studies conducted in Morocco and Tunisia between 2003 and 2005 that illustrate how women-focused NGOs combined the “power” of various technologies to give voice to the large communities of disenfranchised women whose voices have often been lost in the frenzy of expanding the larger-scale, business-oriented economic sector.
Tchaicha’s research interests focus on women and Islam, and technology and the developing world. Her work has appeared in publication such as the International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society and The Journal of North African Studies. She also produced “Behind the Wall: A Photo-Documentary of the Public and Private Lives of Moroccan and Tunisian Women.”
May 2007
Professor of Natural Sciences P. Thompson Davis presented “Little Ice Age Fluctuations of Glaciers on Mt. Baker, Washington” at the Cordilleran Section meeting of the Geological Society of America in May. Approximately 700 geoscientists attended the conference at the University of Western Washington in Bellingham, Washington.
Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences Mihaela Predescu presented “On the Dynamics of Some Nonlinear Discrete Models” at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems on May 30 in Snowbird, Utah. The lecture explored some of the global asymptotic stability techniques employed in the study of nonlinear discrete dynamical equations and systems of difference equations, and their application to selected models in biology and ecology. Her participation was funded by a travel grant from the Association for Women in Mathematics.
March 2007
Franklyn Salimbene, senior lecturer in Law, Taxation and Financial Planning and director of the Bentley Service-Learning Center, was joined by Bentley graduate student Scott Morency to present the keynote address at a conference sponsored by Bristol Community College in Fall River, Mass., on March 30. Geared toward the Bristol community, the conference focused on how to make service-learning a viable program in a two-year community college setting. Senator Mark Pacheco, who is sponsoring legislation for state government to implement and support community service generally across the state, also spoke at the event.
Richard Cleary, professor and chair of Mathematical Sciences, presented a workshop on “Chance and Fate: Great Ideas in Statistical Reasoning” on March 12 and 13 in Burlington, Mass., The lecture was part of an in-service training program for the K-12 faculty in the Burlington School District.
February 2007
Mark Frydenberg, senior lecturer in Computer Information Systems, presented “Podcasting in the Classroom: More than Just Listening” at the Society for Advancement of Learning and Teaching conference in Orlando, Florida. Focusing on podcasting for educators, the presentation was based on Frydenberg’s use of podcasts in his information technology course, particularly how student-created podcasts of course lectures enhance the learning process.
October 2006
Ruth Nemzoff, adjunct assistant professor of International Studies, presented “Gender in the 2006 Mid-Term Elections,” at St. John’s University in New York to discuss the start of a new gender studies program.
Mark Frydenberg, senior lecturer in Computer Information Systems, presented “Podcasting and New Media in the Classroom” at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School on October 3. His discussion included how student-created podcasts have changed the learning process inside and outside of the classroom.
September 2006
Senior Lecturer in Computer Information Systems Mark Frydenberg presented “Podcasting for Educators” at Podcamp Boston, held at Bunker Hill Community College. Sponsored by the Museum of Science, the program was the first international gathering of nearly 350 podcasting practitioners.
August 2006
Several members of the Law, Taxation and Financial Planning Department attended the Academy of Legal Studies in Business annual conference in St. Petersburg, Florida in August. Beverley Earle and Jerry Madek received the prestigious Holmes-Cardozo Award for the best paper submitted at the conference, “The Mirage of Whistleblower Protection Under Sarbanes-Oxley: A Proposal for Change.” The paper will be published in the American Business Law Journal. Beverley Earle and Anita Cava of the University of Miami delivered a paper, “Barges for Sale: A Business Opportunity or a Crime?” at the Master Teachers’ Symposium. Jerry Ferrera and John Darrow presented a paper, “Who owns a Decedent’s E-mails?: Inheritable Probate Assets, Property of the Employer or the Network?” Steve Lichtenstein and John Darrow presented a paper, “Employment Termination for Employee Blogging — Number 1 Tech Trend for 2005 and Beyond, or a Recipe for Getting Dooced?” John Hayward presented a paper, “Grokster Unplugged: Is It Time To Legalize P2P File Sharing?” David Missirian presented “How Same Sex Marriage and Civil Unions Affect Holding Title to Real Property and How Statutory Protection afforded Married Couples are Impacted by These New Designations in Various New England States.” Jerry Madek was a panelist on “Publishing in the Journals of the Regional Organizations” and on “Business Law Majors and Minors.” He also attended the House of Delegates and Executive Committee Meeting as a representative of the North Atlantic Regional Business Law Association.
June 2006
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Bob Galliers gave the keynote address, “Strategizing for Agility: Confronting Information Systems Inflexibility in Dynamic Environments,” at the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 8.6 conference at the National University of Ireland in Galway, June 7-10. Given the dynamic nature of business environments, Galliers noted the need for agile, flexible information systems, and considered the process of information systems strategizing in this context. The text of the keynote is published as a chapter in the book Agile Information Systems: Conceptualization, Construction, and Management (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006).
James Hunton, Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Accountancy, delivered the keynote address, “The Science of Accounting Information Systems” at the Accounting Information Systems Educator Conference on June 25 in Estes Park, Colorado. Hunton discussed how teaching and research in the area of accounting information systems (AIS) can often become intrigued with and mired in the nuances and minutia of technology—giving little thought to the scholarship of accounting or information systems. “By scholarship, I am referring to the philosophical, conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of AIS,” he said, “and how such pillars support and inform AIS education, research and practice.” Hunton built a case for changing ontology away from a technology-centric, practice-focused orientation toward a theoretically-based information science perspective called “accounting informatics.”
Mark Frydenberg, senior lecturer in Computer Information Systems, and Elizabeth LeDoux, lecturer in English, presented “Podcasting in Higher Education” at UMass-Amherst on June 30. The conference was part of MediaGiraffe, a UMass project that aims to unite media, political, education and technology sectors in charting the future of journalism.
March 2006
Senior Lecturer in Computer Information Systems Mark Frydenberg, spoke at the Thomson Course Technology 11th Annual National Conference in San Francisco March 29-31. His presentation, “Emerging Technology: RSS and Podcasting,” explored the technology behind RSS feeds, blogs and podcasts, and highlighted what educators need to know in order to use them in the classroom. The presentation was based on how he has integrated these technologies into his own courses.
May 2005
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Financial Planning and Taxation Steve Weisman presented a session on Identity Theft on May 24 as part of AARP’s Idea Exchange Series which brings opinion leaders to AARP headquarters for informal discussions with experts and policy leaders on issues related to the aging population. The presentation and discussions were held at AARP’s Office of International Affairs in Washington, D.C.
April 2005
Professor of Marketing Rajendra Sisodia was the keynote speaker at American Marketing Association Boston conference "Does Healthcare Marketing Need Reform?", examining the dilemmas facing healthcare marketing today and how the marketing function can help serve broader societal interests, as well as regain trust with customers and respect within organizations.
March 2005
Mike Hoffman, executive director of the Center for Business Ethics, and Tony Buono, professor of Management and coordinator of the Bentley Alliance for Ethics and Social Responsibility, spoke at the Ethics Awareness Symposium for the Boston Chapter of the Society of Financial Services Professionals on March 3. Mike addressed the evolution of Bentley's Center for Business Ethics within the context of general trends in business ethics, and Tony discussed what Bentley is doing to prepare the next generation of business professionals.
Bentley Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert D. Galliers was host and keynote speaker at the 4th Annual ISOneWorld Conference and Convention in Las Vegas.
Senior Lecturer in Computer Information Systems Mark Frydenberg spoke at Course Technology's Look Beyond: The Conference in Orlando in March 2005, on "Using Pocket PCs to Teach Introductory Technology Concepts."
February 2005
Senior Lecturer in Computer Information Systems Mark Frydenberg presented, "How to Spice Up Your Intro to Technology Course: Using Handheld Computers as a Learning Tool" at Technology Forums 2005 in Tarrytown, New York, on February 25, 2005.
Assistant Professor of Psychology Ophera Davis gave a presentation on Counseling First Generation African-Americans and Latino Students at the Careers Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on February 2, 2005.
December 2004
Bentley Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert D. Galliers was the keynote speaker at the Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2004 in Hobart, Tasmania. This year's conference theme is "Managing New Wave Information Systems: Enterprise, Government and Society."
October 2004
Ellen Foxman, associate professor of Marketing, presented her article “Intra-Family Consumer Socialization: A Qualitative Study” at the 2004 Atlantic Marketing Association Conference in Chattanooga, Tenn.
September 2004
Christine Williams, professor of Government, and Bruce Weinberg, associate professor of Marketing, presented their paper entitled "When Online and Offline Politics 'Meetup': An Examination of the Phenomenon, Presidential Campaign and its Citizen Activists" at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (September 2004).
June 2004
Rick Cleary, associate professor and chair of Mathematical Sciences, was a guest speaker at the spring meeting of the Northeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America, at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI. Cleary’s topic was "An Overview of Benford's Law with Applications to Auditing,” from his joint research with Associate Professor of Accountancy, Jay Thibodeau (June 5, 2004)
Pierre Berthon, associate professor of Marketing, was a keynote speaker at the European Foundation for Management Development’s annual conference in Madrid, Spain. He spoke on the topic "Branding and Diversity."
May 2004
Paul Diesel, senior lecturer in Marketing, recently addressed the New York Bankers Association's Management School for Career Development on "Marketing Bank Services and Products." (April 28, 2004). On May 3, he addressed the Tri-State Trust Conference (North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota) on the topic, "We DO Know What Our Clients Want (don't we?)" On May 7, he spoke to the Iowa Bankers Association Marketing Conference on "How to Market Marketing."
March 2004
Bentley Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert D. Galliers was the keynote speaker at the European Conference Accounting Information Systems 2004. "To be disciplinary or trans-disciplinary, that is the question;" Galliers argued that the emerging and complex issues confronting us in our pursuit of knowledge and practical solutions in our chosen fields of interest demand new thinking, a plurality of approaches and collaboration between fields.
Raj Sisodia, professor of Marketing, delivered the keynote address entitled "Tectonic Shift — The Realignment of Nations and Future Outsourcing Relationships" at the Outsourcing Strategies 2004 Conference.
