BBA100: Business and Society
Good Evening, everyone.
Thank you so much for the opportunity to present our bid to jointly host the 17th PST conference in New York.
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Dr. Hak J. Kim
Chairperson & Associate Professor
Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics
Phone: 516-463-4244
E-mail: [email protected]
Information Systems & Business Analytics
I am Hak Kim from Hofstra University.
My colleague, Dr. Hossein Sarrafzadeh from St. Bonaventure University.
We prepare this presentation, but unfortunately he cannot join today’s presentation.
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Who am I
BBA from Korea University
MBA from Korea University
MIM (Int’l Mgt) from Thunderbird University
MS (Telecommunications) from Univ. of Colorado
Ph.D. in Information Science from Univ. of Pittsburgh
Research Engineer at SK Telecom (‘Korea Mobile Telecom)
Assistant/Associate Professor in University of Houston
Moved to Hofstra University in Fall 2010
Director of Computer and Network Lab from Fall 2010
Tenured at Hofstra University in 2014
Department Chairperson from Fall 2016
Office Hours
Hak J. Kim, Ph.D.
Office: 211A Weller Hall
Phone: 516.463.4244
E-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours:
M/W: 2:30pm - 4:30p
Anytime available by appointment
In general, I’m in my office a lot – feel free to stop by with questions if the door is open.
Information Systems and Business Analytics (IS/BAN)
Academic Scope of IS/BAN
Database
&
Enterprise Systems
Business Applications
&
Programming
(Coding)
Computer Networking
&
Cyber Security
Data
Analysis
Business
Problem
Solving
Data
Visualization
Data
Collection
Programs & Tracks
Undergraduate
Major
Information Systems
Business Analytics
Minor
Information Systems
IS & Business Analytics
Business & Design
Graduate
M.B.A.
Information Systems
Business Analytics
Quality Management
Master of Science (MS)
MS in Information Systems
MS in Business Analytics
IT/Analytics Skill Sets
Academic Alliance
BBA100 Sessions
(IS/BAN Area)
Session I: Data and Information Systems (SAP ERP)
Session II: Mobile App Design (MIT App Inventor)
Session III: Computer Networking/Cybersecurity
Session IV: Big Data, IoT, AI, Blockchain, etc.
Today’s Menu
Session I: Data and Information Systems
Data vs. Information
Information Systems
Database (DB) and DBMS
SAP ERP Hands-on Lab
Data vs. Information
Processing
Data
Information
Input
Output
Raw facts
Manipulated Data
Models
Tools
Example :
Thousands of
Transactions
Statistics
Excel
Average Sales
in Regions
Example: Data
What is the revenue in each country in 2007?
Example: Information
Pivot Table
Enterprise IT Infrastructure
Enterprise (Business) Information Systems
Information Systems
Function
Transactional
Processing
System
Executive
Information
System
Management
Information
System
Decision
Support
System
Artificial
Intelligence
System
ERP
i.e., 5-year forecasting
i.e., Quarterly Sales Report
i.e., Investment Decision
i.e., Ordering/Fulfilme.
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Before 1918, approximately 60 of the wolves in the New Mexico a.docxgarnerangelika
Before 1918, approximately
60%
of the wolves in the New Mexico and Arizona region were male, and
40%
were female. However, cattle ranchers in this area have made a determined effort to exterminate wolves. From 1918 to the present, approximately
70%
of wolves in the region are male, and
30%
are female. Biologists suspect that male wolves are more likely than females to return to an area where the population has been greatly reduced. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
What is the probability that
8
or more were female?
.
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Bed Bath & Beyond – The Raise and Struggle 1
Bed Bath & Beyond – The Raise and Struggle
By
John Doe
Mary Joe
Peter Jackson
Ray Jones
Victor Smith
Professor Dr. Harry Omoregie
University of the Cumberlands
Information Governance
10/05/2019
Bed Bath & Beyond – The Raise and Struggle 2
Table of Contents
Company Profiles .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Phoenix
Solution
s Inc ................................................................................................................................ 4
Leadership Profiles ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) .................................................................................................................... 5
Chief Financial Officer (CFO): .................................................................................................................... 5
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) ................................................................................................................. 5
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) ................................................................................................................. 5
Chief Risk Officer (CRO) ............................................................................................................................. 6
History of Bed Bath & Beyond ...................................................................................................................... 6
Challenges Faced by Bed Bath & Beyond in the Last Decade ....................................................................... 8
Major Competitors in Global E-Commerce ................................................................................................. 10
Discuss the Opportunities and Challenges of Big Data in Global E-Commerce .......................................... 11
Opportunities Provided by Big Data to the Global E-Commerce Organizations: ................................... 12
Customer analysis. .............................................................................................................................. 12
Personalization. ................................................................................................................................... 13
Customer service. ............................................................................................................................... 13
Flexible pricing policy. ......................................................................................................................... 13
Safer online payments. ........................................................................................................
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70%
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Ray Jones
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University of the Cumberlands
Information Governance
10/05/2019
Bed Bath & Beyond – The Raise and Struggle 2
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Company Profiles .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Phoenix
Solution
s Inc ................................................................................................................................ 4
Leadership Profiles ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) .................................................................................................................... 5
Chief Financial Officer (CFO): .................................................................................................................... 5
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) ................................................................................................................. 5
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) ................................................................................................................. 5
Chief Risk Officer (CRO) ............................................................................................................................. 6
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Challenges Faced by Bed Bath & Beyond in the Last Decade ....................................................................... 8
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Customer analysis. .............................................................................................................................. 12
Personalization. ................................................................................................................................... 13
Customer service. ............................................................................................................................... 13
Flexible pricing policy. ......................................................................................................................... 13
Safer online payments. ........................................................................................................
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1) Listen to one (1) composition (i.e., for a symphony) by Beethoven. Identify the composition that you listened to, and determine whether you would characterize the chosen composition as either the Classical or Romantic style of music. Explain the features that lead you to your conclusion.
2) What were the Romantics all about? If you had only one example to use to explain Romanticism to someone who had never heard of it or read your book, which work of visual art or literary art from your text would you choose, why? What did the Romantics think about the technological and scientific innovations of their age? Do you think they would feel similarly today, why or why not?
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Please respond to the following:
In your readings, you have explored the topics of social controls and the underlying causes of deviance. Examine the types of social controls and analyze one social control which you believe is more compelling in regard to the sanctioning of behaviors. Then explore the underlying cause of biology and inherited behavior and determine whether either of these underlying causes can be treated and corrected to allow an individual to align his or her thinking with the majority. Provide support for your response.
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Elaine has worked in the IMCU of a community hospital for 11 years. She is one of the best nurses, and serves as a preceptor and a resource for other nurses on the unit. Elaine has made numerous contributions to the unit. She has presented training classes, in-services, and booklets. Elaine has been the day shift charge nurse for 5 years.
In January, the unit manager decided to retire. The IMCU manager position was posted. A very unpopular nurse from another unit bid on the position, as well as a nurse from another hospital. The staff has approached Elaine, imploring her to bid for the job. They tell her she will be a terrific manager, and they all love her. Elaine is very happy with her job, but she knows that things will change with a new manager.
After serious deliberation, Elaine bids on the position. Her qualifications are undisputable, and she is offered the position. She is warned, however, that her relationship with her co-workers will not be the same. She has long been a leader, but she must now see herself as a manager. Try to imagine that you are Elaine:
What steps will you take to initiate this change?
How will you establish your new position with the staff?
What type of management/leadership style would you employ?
How do the “Cores of Credibility” apply to your new role?
Your response should consist of complete sentences and should be at least one complete paragraph, but it should be no more than three paragraphs in length.
Post your individual responses by the end of the day on Friday of Module 2.
Read the postings of other students, and thoughtfully respond to at least two other student postings by end of the day on Sunday of Module 2.
Please click the Grading Information button, then the View Rubric button to the right of the discussion board window for grading criteria.
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The McDonald’s ‘Beef Fries’ Controversy
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The McDonald’s ‘Beef Fries’ Controversy
“Hindus and vegetarians all over the world feel shocked and betrayed by McDonald's deception
and ultimate greed.”
- Attorney Harish Bharti, on filing the lawsuit against McDonald’s, in May 2001.
“These are the ways the fries are made in the US, and we don’t have any plans to change.”
- Walt Riker, McDonald’s spokesperson, in May 2001.
A CONTROVERSY ERUPTS
In May 2001, a class action lawsuit
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was filed against the world‘s largest fast-food chain
McDonald‘s, in Seattle, US. The lawsuit alleged that the company had, for over a decade, duped
vegetarian customers into eating French fries
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that contained beef extracts. The lawsuit followed a
spate of media reports detailing how the French fries served at McDonald‘s were falsely promoted
as being ‗100% vegetarian.‘
Although McDonald‘s initially declined to comment on the issue, the company issued a
‗conditional apology,‘ admitting to using beef flavoring in the fries. The furore over the matter
seemed to be settling down, when to McDonald‘s horror, some of its restaurants in India were
vandalized. Activists of Hindu fundamentalist groups – the Shiv Sena, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad
(VHP) and the Bajrang Dal, staged a demonstration in front of the McDonald‘s head office in
Delhi protesting the alleged use of beef flavouring. They submitted a memorandum to the Prime
Minister, demanding the closure of all McDonald‘s outlets in the country.
Activists also staged protests in front of McDonald‘s restaurants in south Mumbai and Thane.
Mobs ransacked the outlet at Thane, broke the glass panes and smeared the McDonald‘s mascot
Ronald with cow dung. About 30 people were arrested and later let off on bail. Company officials
estimated the loss to the outlet at Rs 2 million.
Officials at McDonald‘s India quickly announced that the vegetarian products served in India did
not have any non-vegetarian content (Refer Exhibit I for details). However, despite this
reassurance, the anti-McDonald‘s wave refused to die down.
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Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary
, the McFadden article, or the music video for “Formation”) helped to enhance your learning experience. What connections did you draw between the two sources? Why was it important for you to examine the non-literary source alongside the literary one? How did this help you to further develop your understanding of American childhood? Please write at least one long, detailed paragraph, observing standard conventions of strong academic writing.
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Because of the difficulties that expatriates face, some firms have begun a policy of “inpatriation” (a concept discussed further in the Debate section of chapter 13), whereby they relocate foreigners to the host country, with the expectation that after a period of time, they will replace expatriates. While this provides the MNE with a source of workers who do not face cultural obstacles, some significant problems remain. First, inpatriates, who are paid the going rate in the MNE’s home country, are often disappointed or upset when they go to the host country, where salaries are much lower. Second, many inpatriates are ineffective because of their ambiguous position. While the headquarters views inpatriates as “us” because of their time in the home country, other HCNs also view them as “us” because of their common ethnicity.
1.Given the pros and cons of expatriation and inpatriation, which do you feel is more effective for MNEs? Would certain situation call for one strategy over another? What could an MNE do to alleviate some of the difficulties of inpatriation?
2.
MNEs operate in multiple locations, negotiating through a complicated web of formal and informal institutions that are different from country to country. An MNE is successful, in part, because of its ability to work within a complex network of laws and values to create a global, cross-cultural entity. The question is could labor unions do the same? While union presence is strong in some countries, it is nearly absent in others, so that workers in those countries have relative little protection from potentially unfair actions. What is the feasibility of establishing a global (or semiglobal) labor union to cover these countries? How would they overcome institutional obstacles presented by governments and by MNEs? What would be the pros and cons of such a movement?
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Because Eileen Dover, the CEO of Good For You! Bakery, began her.docxgarnerangelika
Because Eileen Dover, the CEO of Good For You! Bakery, began her business with limited background in data architecture, some historical data that was saved in legacy systems is in bad shape. For example, sales date information was entered haphazardly, in different formats; sometimes sales amounts included a dollar sign and cents to the right of the decimal, and sometimes they didn’t; and the alphanumeric code she initially used to designate products is confusing to her new managers.
Ms. Dover wants to ensure that she can move data from her legacy system to SAS®. She had one of her new IT people produce a pipe-delimited data file in .txt format. He was not able to do much data validation/cleaning on his end, and Ms. Dover wants to know if this crucial step can be completed in SAS®. She wants you to do the following:
Import the legacy data file (
Week 4 Assignment Data
) into SAS®. (Note that if you look at the .txt file using a text editing program such as Notepad, you can see anomalies in the data; for example, dates and dollar amounts are represented in different formats.)
Create a report that:
Lists sales, by month, with subtotals and a grand total
Interprets all dates correctly and displays them in the same format
Interprets all dollar values correctly and displays them in the format $99
Add comments to the SAS® code to explain what each section of the code does, so that your team can apply similar to logic to cleaning/validating other data files.
Follow
the instructions in the
Week 4 Assignment Instructions
document to complete this assignment. You will be using the
Week 4 Assignment Data
file to complete this assignment.
Submit
your SAS® program.
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Beauty, Effort, and Misrepresentation: How
Beauty Work Affects Judgments of Moral
Character and Consumer Preferences
ADRIANA SAMPER
LINYUN W. YANG
MICHELLE E. DANIELS
Women engage in a variety of beauty practices, or “beauty work,” to enhance their
physical appearance, such as applying cosmetics, tanning, or exercising. Although
the rewards of physical attractiveness are well documented, perceptions of both the
women who engage in efforts to enhance their appearance and the high-effort
beauty products marketed to them are not well understood. Across seven studies,
we demonstrate that consumers judge women who engage in certain types of ex-
tensive beauty work as possessing poorer moral character. These judgments occur
only for effortful beauty work perceived as transformative (significantly altering ap-
pearance) and transient (lasting a relatively short time), such that they emerge
within cosmetics and tanning, yet not skincare or exercise. This effect is mediated
by the perception that putting high effort into one’s appearance signals a willingness
to misrepresent one’s true self, and translates into lower purchase intentions for
higher-effort cosmetics. We identify several boundary conditions, including the at-
tractiveness of the woman performing the beauty work and whether the effort is at-
tributed to external norms or causes. In examining how beauty work elicits moral
judgments, we also shed light on why effortful cosmetic use is viewed negatively,
yet effortful products continue to be commercially successful.
Keywords: aesthetics, beauty, beauty work, effort, cosmetics, moral judgments,
true self, innate self
T hroughout history, women have gone to great lengthsto enhance their physical appearance. Queen Elizabeth I inspired a generation of women to coat theirfaces with lead to achieve the perfect pale complexion, and
Victorian ladies removed their ribs to whittle down their
waists (Corson 1972/2003). While modern beauty rituals
may be less extreme, we continue to see consumers engage
in extensive “beauty work,” defined as the beauty practices
people perform on themselves to elicit certain benefits
within a social hierarchy (Kwan and Trautner 2009). These
practices are often effortful, such as popular multistep
Korean skincare regimens (Chang 2011) or trends in con-
touring and strobing, where layers of make-up are carefully
applied to highlight facial features (Cardellino 2015). Even
mundane routines such as styling hair or applying cosmet-
ics often require significant time and care. Interestingly,
while research acknowledges that physical attractiveness
can be enhanced through beauty work (Etcoff et al. 2011;
Kwan and Trautner 2009), it has not examined how the
Adriana Samper ([email protected]) is assistant professor of marketing
at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe,
AZ 85287. Linyun W. Yang ([email protected]) is assistant profes-
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Beau Nelson posted Apr 6, 2020 10:10 AM
1. What position/positions in your organization are accountable for workplace relations in your organization? What impact do they have? What programs are in place to impact relations at work? Provide specific examples.
My organization is unique. As a member of the IG, I am tasked with inspecting other organizations for compliance, readiness, resource management, and training. Most military organizations have a commander who is responsible for workplace relations in the organizations. The commander ‘s responsibilities include executing the mission, leading people, managing resources, and improving the unit (Air Force Instruction 1-2, 2014).
The commander is responsible for the organization but is not alone. The First Sergeant is responsible for ensuring the force understands the commander’s goals, objectives, and policies. The first Sergeant must communicate with other leaders in the unit and be familiar with personnel programs, professional military education, financial needs, family matters to include housing (Air Force Instruction 36-2113, 2014).
There are many other personnel responsible for workplace relations in the organization. Supervisors at all levels, Equal Opportunity, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office, the Inspector General, and the legal office. All these key organizations play a role in the organizations under their span of control.
2. If you were an HR manager in a private-sector organization, what key programs would you implement to improve employee-employer relations? Why?
The first program I would implement is streamlined communication. If assigned to a large organization I would look at developing a smart phone application to help with the follow of communication. Employees want to know where they fit in the organization and what they are working toward (Smith, 2017).
Another program I would ensure was developed was a recognition program. Gallup recently completed a survey showing fifty-three percent of employees are not engaged, another survey showed workers who give their management a lower rating is more likely to apply or interview for other positions (Duran, 2020).
Finally, a program I believe is essential today is a career development program. In a survey in 2018, forty-two percent of millennials said their current employer provide learning, development, and training opportunities (Witkin, 2018). Eighty six percent of millennials say they would stay at their current job if the company offered development training opportunities (Duran, 2020).
3. How would you determine the added value of your programs?
As with most programs a Return on Investment (ROI) Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) should be performed. A BCR greater than one shows the program has worth and is not losing the organization money (Kaminski, & Lopes, 2009). ROI was deemed impossible to calculate for human resources, but that is no longer the case (SHRM, 2016).
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BE6-5 In its first month of operation, Moraine Company purchased 100 units of inventory
for $6, then 200 units for $7, and finally 140 units for $8. At the end of the month,
180 units remained. Compute the amount of phantom profit that would result if the company
used FIFO rather than LIFO. Explain why this amount is referred to as phantom
profit. The company uses the periodic method.
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Bear in mind what you learned about Imagism as you answer one of the following questions geared towards showcasing what you've learned about this aspect of the Modernist movement. NO OUTSIDE SOURCES may be used for this and other discussion posts.
1) Pound’s definition of the image was “that which presents an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time." How does "In a Station at the Metro" fall in line with this definition? What is the intellectual and emotional complex being presented here?
2) If Imagist poetry deals with fleeting associations, what role is Helen as a figure playing in this poem? What revisions are being made to the myth in terms of how Helen is represented?
3) William Carlos Williams is famous for turning ordinary objects into poetic subjects with meaning. How does he accomplish this in “The Red Wheelbarrow”? What overall tone or feeling are you left with at the end of this? How does “The Red Wheelbarrow” work within the scope of Imagism?
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Be the Chair of the Federal Reserve BankGo to the following si.docxgarnerangelika
Be the Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank
Go to the following site and play the Fed Chairman game.
http://sffed-education.org/chairman/
Then, answer the following questions
1. How did you do?
2. Did you get reappointed? Why, or why not? Explain.
3. Were you dismissed? Why, or why not? Explain.
4. What did you learn from this exercise? Explain
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Be sure to support with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.
Continuous Variable
The continuous variable I selected is “Problems w/Public Health Clinics”. The means for this data is 7.43, the median is 7.4335 and the mode is 0. For the variable, the mean is the best measure it incorporates every value of this variable making it more representative of the variable (Frankfort-Nachmias, Leon-Guerrero, & Davis, 2020). The standard deviation is 5.11961, this number represents the difference of the data points from the mean. This number means that the scores regarding problems with health clinics differed from the mean by 5.11961. The variance is 26.210 describes the degree to which the data points are spread. I would describe this variable as having a lot of variability and extreme. Those that had no problems with public clinics more than double the amount of those that had a median amount of problems and triple those that had lots of problems.
Categorical Variable
Categorical variables are nominal or ordinal and cannot be described with mean or median. The best central tendency for these variables are mode, which is the score that shows up most frequently (Frankfort-Nachmias, Leon-Guerrero, & Davis, 2020). The categorical variable I selected is “country’s present economic condition compared to 12 months ago”, is mode is a tie for same and better all with the frequency of 2872 and a percent of 27.8%. This variable has low variability. Most of the participants believe there has been a small change or no change in economic conditions over the past 12 months.
References
Frankfort-Nachmias, C., Leon-Guerrero, A., & Davis, G. (2020). Social statistics for a diverse society (9th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Wagner, III, W. E. (2020).
Using IBM® SPSS® statistics for research methods and social science statistics
(7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Chapter 4, “Organization and Presentation of Information”
Chapter 11, “Editing Output”
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Be sure to read Making Arguments I before completing this discussion and watch the documentary, The Age of Consequences, at the address below; do set of viewing questions. Click here (The Age of Consequences, Viewing Set) to download a set of those questions. Remember: Conclusions must be typed in blue font and appear at the very END of your argument all semester long (two sentence length or less only)!
Your discussion forum response is a reply to the question below. Do NOT post your responses to the viewing set questions here.
Documentary, The Age of Consequences (Links to an external site.)
The consensus of the American security experts interviewed for the documentary is that climate changes are occurring and that a certain amount of change is already built in and will continue to occur over the course of our lifetimes.
Many places in the documentary describe large-scale displacements of people due to changing climate factors where millions and tens of millions of people have been forced to re-locate to secure food and water. The experts unanimously point out the de-stabilizing effects of these mass migrations for the countries who receive them.
Do we have an ethical obligation to assist people caught up in these large-scale movements of people to help them secure the basic necessities of food, water, and a secure way of life. Why or why not?
Click on and read Making Arguments, Conclusions before completing this week's discussion assignment.
Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.
Week 1 begins with 100:
Composition:
Do the postings show consistent attention to rules of grammar, spelling and proper citation?
Argument (reply to forum question):
Did the main argument give reasons that were connected to one another and then did these reasons have a connection to the conclusion? Did the main argument show good development?
Conclusion:
Was the conclusion written according to week 1 directions with font made blue and restricted to two sentences or less?
The Age of Consequences, Viewing Set
“We must contemplate some extremely unpleasant possibilities simply because we want to avoid them.”
Conflict
1. What climate factor and what crop created local support for the Taliban in Afghanistan?
2. What climate factor frames the civil war in Syria? When did the climate event begin? How
many people were displaced by it? How much did Syrian cities grow in that period? Was the
drought in the region due to climate change?
3. What did ISIS promise to those who were displaced in the Syrian region? What resource fear
drives ISIS strategy?
Instability
4. What climate factors caused the conflict in Somalia in the early 90s?
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security? What was the name of the 2003 Pentagon study that announced the policy change?
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Be sure to mark your calendars with your day.
Points:
Outline: 20 points
Leading Prayer: 10 points
Overview
Theme:
In keeping with the topic of the class this semester and the year’s theme of love your neighbor, the theme of the prayer assignment this semester calls you to explore a world religion. Part of exploring world religions and loving your neighbor includes broadening your knowledge of spirituality, both of religious and humanist traditions. For your prayer/reflection assignment, you may choose from a world religion or a humanist tradition. For example, if the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) has interest to you, your prayer plan may include a traditional LDS prayer. If you are an atheist, then you may wish to research humanist traditions or share a piece of literature, music, or art that expresses your spirituality or foundational belief.
Format:
Similar to your freshman and sophomore year, your prayer outline is to be formatted as follows. (A sample prayer follows these instructions.)
1. Upper right corner of page one (1): Name, Block, Teacher’s name, Date of Prayer
2. Broken into the following sections: Opening; Brief explanation of the religion, group, or your world view; Prayer or Text; Reflection; Intentions; Closing.
3. Bold and underlined section headings.
Section Details:
Opening
Explain how you will open the prayer or reflection time. For example, will you ring the prayer bowl, invite everyone to do the sign of the cross, or invite them to a moment of silence?
Summary
In one or two paragraphs summarize the religion, group, or what has contributed to your world view. Either during or after your summary, be sure to cite the two resources you consulted or that have contributed to your world view.
Your summary or your personal story will include a visual or audio resource, such as a video clip, drawing, photograph, or song. You need only have one visual or audio resource during your prayer/reflection presentation, so decide if it will be in the summary or the reflection/prayer.
Prayer/Reflection
This can be a prayer from the religion, a text from the group, or text that has meaning for you. (A text can be a piece of art, video, song, piece of poetry or literature, or personal writing).
Your summary or your prayer will include a visual or audio resource, such as a video clip, drawing, photograph, or song. You need only have one visual or audio resource, choose if it will be in the summary or the prayer.
Intentions
Two intentions related to events occurring in the world that are in need of social justice (loving your neighbor). These events do not need to be related to your person or topic. With prior notification, these events may be changed due to current events at the time you lead prayer/reflection.
Intentions may be followed with “We pray to the Lord,” or a moment of silence. If you have an idea for another way to close them, please share it with the teacher.
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1. BBA100: Business and Society
Good Evening, everyone.
Thank you so much for the opportunity to present our bid to
jointly host the 17th PST conference in New York.
1
Dr. Hak J. Kim
Chairperson & Associate Professor
Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics
Phone: 516-463-4244
E-mail: [email protected]
Information Systems & Business Analytics
I am Hak Kim from Hofstra University.
My colleague, Dr. Hossein Sarrafzadeh from St. Bonaventure
University.
We prepare this presentation, but unfortunately he cannot join
today’s presentation.
2. 2
Who am I
BBA from Korea University
MBA from Korea University
MIM (Int’l Mgt) from Thunderbird University
MS (Telecommunications) from Univ. of Colorado
Ph.D. in Information Science from Univ. of Pittsburgh
Research Engineer at SK Telecom (‘Korea Mobile Telecom)
Assistant/Associate Professor in University of Houston
Moved to Hofstra University in Fall 2010
Director of Computer and Network Lab from Fall 2010
Tenured at Hofstra University in 2014
Department Chairperson from Fall 2016
Office Hours
Hak J. Kim, Ph.D.
Office: 211A Weller Hall
Phone: 516.463.4244
E-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours:
M/W: 2:30pm - 4:30p
Anytime available by appointment
In general, I’m in my office a lot – feel free to stop by with
questions if the door is open.
Information Systems and Business Analytics (IS/BAN)
3. Academic Scope of IS/BAN
Database
&
Enterprise Systems
Business Applications
&
Programming
(Coding)
Computer Networking
&
Cyber Security
Data
Analysis
Business
Problem
Solving
Data
Visualization
Data
Collection
Programs & Tracks
Undergraduate
Major
Information Systems
Business Analytics
Minor
Information Systems
IS & Business Analytics
Business & Design
4. Graduate
M.B.A.
Information Systems
Business Analytics
Quality Management
Master of Science (MS)
MS in Information Systems
MS in Business Analytics
IT/Analytics Skill Sets
Academic Alliance
BBA100 Sessions
(IS/BAN Area)
Session I: Data and Information Systems (SAP ERP)
Session II: Mobile App Design (MIT App Inventor)
Session III: Computer Networking/Cybersecurity
Session IV: Big Data, IoT, AI, Blockchain, etc.
Today’s Menu
5. Session I: Data and Information Systems
Data vs. Information
Information Systems
Database (DB) and DBMS
SAP ERP Hands-on Lab
Data vs. Information
Processing
Data
Information
Input
Output
Raw facts
Manipulated Data
Models
Tools
Example :
Thousands of
Transactions
Statistics
Excel
Average Sales
in Regions
Example: Data
What is the revenue in each country in 2007?
Example: Information
Pivot Table
6. Enterprise IT Infrastructure
Enterprise (Business) Information Systems
Information Systems
Function
Transactional
Processing
System
Executive
Information
System
Management
Information
System
Decision
Support
System
Artificial
Intelligence
System
ERP
i.e., 5-year forecasting
i.e., Quarterly Sales Report
i.e., Investment Decision
i.e., Ordering/Fulfilment
i.e., Business Simulation
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System
“Business Processing Integration”
(BPI)
7. Database (DB)
A single base with standardized data format
Database Management System
(DBMS)
Oracle
MySqL
SQL Server
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Data Warehouse and Data Mining
Discover patterns
ETL
Process
Central
Repository
SAP ERP System
- Hands-on Lab -
SAP ERP System
Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP)
Founded in Walldorf, Germany in 1972
World’s Largest Business (Enterprise) Software Company
Name of the Company
SAP AG (Germany)
SAP America
8. SAP UK
Name of the Software
SAP® R/2®, SAP® R/3®, SAP ECC 6.04
74% of the Forbes 500 companies
More than 120 countries
Market leader (27.5% market share). Second (Oracle) is at
13.9% market share
SAP ERP System Structure
Sales & Distribution (SD) Module
SAP ERP Lab
(SD Module)
Logon
System: EAGLE
Client: 123
Student IDs: LEARN-XXX
Student Password: PridePAS
Next Session
Mobile App Design
9. BBA100: Business and Society
Good Evening, everyone.
Thank you so much for the opportunity to present our bid to
jointly host the 17th PST conference in New York.
1
Big Data and Business Analytics
Dr. Hak J. Kim
Associate Professor
Educating for Personal and Professional Achievement
Today’s Menu
Internet of Things (IoT)
Big Data
Business Analytics
IoT
Explosion in Data
Data in Meaningful Ways
10. Analytics Landscape
Uses of Big Data Analytics
Business Use Example
Business Analytics Program
Business Analytic Tools
Python / R Programming
(Coding)
Tableau
(Data Visualization)
SAS / SAP / SPSS
(Statistical Analysis & Graphing)
Thank you
11. BBA100: Business and Society
Good Evening, everyone.
Thank you so much for the opportunity to present our bid to
jointly host the 17th PST conference in New York.
1
BBA100 Sessions
(IS/BAN Area)
Session I: Data and Information Systems (SAP ERP)
Session II: Mobile App Design (MIT App Inventor)
Session III: Computer Networking/Cybersecurity
Session IV: Big Data, IoT, AI, Blockchain, etc.
Today’s Menu
Session I: Mobile App Design
What is App Inventor
Components: Designer and Block Editor
Getting Started App Inventor
App Inventor Hands-on Lab
App Inventor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZReUeCMHNI&feature=yo
utu.be
What is App Inventor
Google’s visual programming interface is based on research
12. and development at MIT
Project led by Hal Abelson, Professor of Computer Science and
Engineering at MIT (2009)
Completed at Google as a visiting professor which ended in
May 2010.
What is App Inventor
App Inventor is a visual "blocks" language for programming
mobile apps
Android apps
What is App Inventor
The App Inventor servers store your work and help you keep
track of your projects.
App Inventor lets you develop applications for Android phones
using a web browser and either a connected phone or emulator.
You build apps by working with App Inventor Designer
and App Inventor Blocks Editor
Can you guess what these blocks do?
No Programming Experiences !
Java Programming vs. App Inventor
Java Code
AppInventor
public class HelloWorldApp {
13. public static void main(String[ ] args) {
System.out.println("Hello World!");
}
}
Examples
No Text While Driving
Why App Inventor Works
No typing of code
Drag and drop, only some blocks plug-in
No Syntax Errors
High-level Android library built by Googlers
Components
Designer
Blocks Editor
Emulator
Designer
14. Block Editor
Getting Started App Inventor
Setting Up App Inventor
Option 1: Connect your Phone or Tablet over WiFi
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/setup-device-wifi.html
Option 2: Installing and Running the Emulator in AI2
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/setup-emulator.html
Option 3: Connecting to a phone or tablet with a USB cable
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/setup-device-usb.html
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/get-started.html
Getting Started App Inventor
Packaging Apps
Export an App to a PC
Import an App to a PC
Getting Started App Inventor
Sharing an App
Send an e-mail the app (".apk" file) to your friends
15. App Inventor Labs
TalkToMe Text-to-Speech App
Extended TalkToMe App: Shake!
BallBounce Game App
DigitalDoodle Drawing App
Next Session
Computer Networking
Cybersecurity
Computer Networking and Cybersecurity
Dr. Hak J. Kim
Associate Professor
Department of Information Systems & Business Analytics
Educating for Personal and Professional Achievement
Today’s Menu
Computer Network Concepts
Internet
Cloud Computing
Cybersecurity
Cisco Packet Tracer Demo
Business Data Communication
Successful Data Communications
16. Information
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Employees
Suppliers
Customers
Regulators
Facilities
Applications
Successful Business Process
Very challenging in large and geographically dispersed
enterprises!
IP Networks
Information is transmitted to each device by networking
technology
Local Area Network (LAN)
17. Wide Area Network (WAN)
Internet
The network of network using TCP/IP protocol suite
The largest network in the world
Internet
How to deliver data ?
Packet
IP addressing
Routing (Optimal Path)
Characteristics of Internet Protocol (IP)
Connectionless (packetized)
Hierarchical addressing
Best-effort delivery
IP Address
Communications Tasks
20. Business Partner
with a Cisco Router
Regional Office with a
Cisco PIX Firewall
SOHO with a Cisco
SDN/DSL Router
Mobile Worker with a
Cisco VPN Client
on a Laptop Computer
ASA
Legacy
Concentrator
Main Site
Perimeter
Router
Legacy
22. CCVP™, CCDP®
Associate:
CCNA®, CCDA®
Security
IP Communications
Wireless
Storage Networking
Optical
Advanced Routing
and Switching
Foundation
Cisco Certified Entry Network
Technician (CCENT™)
NEW
CCNA Security
CCNA Voice
CCNA Wireless
NEW
Cisco Certificates
“Certifications validate your practical experience. You need
Cisco certifications for any sort of networking role – it’s what
employers demand”
Adrian Cassar
Business Systems Engineer, Budweiser UK
“Holding a Cisco certification enabled me to enter the career of
my dreams, and now I have the opportunity to work for one of
the most recognized productions studios in the world.”
Chris Cugno, Senior Network Engineer, DreamWorks Animation
23. SKG
Cisco Network Academy
Cisco Packet Tracer
- Demo -
Educating for Personal and Professional Achievement
Next Session
Internet of Things (IoT)
Big Data
Business Analytics
|Sep 12, 2017,1:30 pm
How Much Do A Company's Ethics Matter In The Modern
Professional
Climate?
Larry Alton Contributor
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More than ever, a company’s success depends on the talent it’s
able to attract, but
attracting the best talent is about more than just offering the
best salary —or even the
best benefits. Companies may have a lucrative offer for a
prospective candidate, and a
culture where they’ll feel at home, but how do corporate ethics
stack up against those of
its competition?
This may not seem like the most important question to ask when
you’re trying to hire
someone for a position—especially one that might not be
directly affected by the actions
of your corporation as a whole—but the modern workplace is
changing, as are American
professionals’ values, and if you want to keep up, you need to
know just how significant
those ethical values are.
What Qualifies as “Ethics”?
What do I mean by “ethics”? This is a broad category, and
subjective in nature, but
generally, I’m referring to these areas:
• Fraud and manipulation. This should be obvious, but ethical
companies don’t
engage in shady or manipulative financial practices, such as
fraud, bribery, or
insider trading. The problem here is that individual actions are
often associated
with the company as a whole, so any individual within your
25. company who behaves
in an unethical way could compromise the reputation of your
company. Setting
strict no-tolerance policies and taking proper disciplinary action
can mitigate these
effects.
• Sustainability. Sustainability refers to practices that may be
continued
indefinitely, usually with respect to the environment. Choosing
renewable forms of
energy, such as solar and wind, and decreasing pollutants are
examples of this.
However, sustainability may also refer to the use or
consumption of other natural
resources, such as water.
• Diversity and inclusion. Diversity and inclusion efforts are
also seen as
responsible, ethical business practices. These include programs
to hire people from
more diverse backgrounds, including different ethnicities,
sexes, and differently
abled people.
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climate/#ecb4fd61c790
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do-a-companys-ethics-matter-in-the-modern-professional-
climate/#ecb4fd61c790
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assessment/corporate-sustainability.jsp
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26. assessment/corporate-sustainability.jsp
• Exploitation. Large companies can m ake greater profits by
exploiting local
populations, especially in developing countries, or by exploiting
tax loopholes to the
disadvantage of individuals and businesses around them. These
practices may yield
your business a short-term benefit, but they’re heavily frowned
upon by the
American public, and are usually seen as unethical.
• Donations and contributions. Finally, a business’s donations
and volunteer
contributions to charitable organizations, local groups, and good
causes can also be
considered an ethical and/or benevolent practice.
So is it more important that a company pay attention to, and
potentially invest in these
areas?
The Age of Information
We’ve entered an age beyond the industrial; we’re living in the
information age. And no,
that isn’t just a buzzword used by digital marketers—it’s being
studied and treated as
a major leap forward in human history . Today’s prospective
employee has more
information than ever before, and businesses are more
transparent now than they ever
have been.
A company’s history, public messages, and even current staff
27. are all publicly available
information, and all it takes is a Google search for a prospective
employee to find it. For
that reason alone, company ethics are more important than
they’ve been in past
decades; one scandal or breach of ethics will stick for
potentially years, and conversely,
any efforts made to conduct business ethically will be more
apparent and publicly
recognized.
The Millennial Factor
It’s also important to realize that millennials are the next
generation of talent entering
the professional world—and they’re the ones dictating what’s
important for
companies. According to a Bentley University study , 86
percent of millennials consider
it a main priority to work for a business that conducts itself
ethically and responsibly. In
fact, most millennials would be willing to take a considerable
pay cut to work for such a
business.
What does that mean for ethical practices at your company? It
means if you want any
chance of recruiting up-and-coming talent in your industry, you
need to start engaging
in a more responsible way. Otherwise, you’ll be alienating 86
percent of the young
workforce before you even get to make an offer.
Increased Competition
One other factor to consider here is the compounding nature of
28. competition. As more
businesses begin to realize the importance of responsible and
ethical practices, more
businesses are going to invest in those efforts, which means any
businesses that don’t
follow suit are going to look worse by comparison.
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http://www.bentley.edu/impact/articles/millennials-does-big-
paycheck-trump-ethical-responsibility
As just one illustration of this effect, between 2011 and 2015,
the percent of Fortune 500
companies that published sustainability reports ran from 20
percent to 81 percent.
Developing a company ethically is only going to become more
significant as competitors
invest in their respective initiatives.
The Bottom Line
A company’s ethics and corporate social responsibility matter
more today than they did
a few decades ago. Workers place a higher emphasis on the
values of their employers,
and have access to more information than ever before.
If you want your company to remain competitive in the hunt for
the best candidates in
your field, spend some time defining, perfecting, and promoting
your company’s ethical
behavior.
I'm a full-time freelance writer and business consultant. With
over 7 years of experience providing
30. creating an
organizational culture with a shared sense of purpose and values
between
employees and leadership.
Uber’s ongoing allegations of hostile and unfair treatment of
female
employees and Wells Fargo’s secret creation of millions of
unauthorized
deposit and credit card accounts at the expense of customers
show that
company culture can actually incite coordinated illegal
activities. How does
this happen?
(Photo courtesy of Jonathan Aberman)
Jack Ewing, author of “Faster, Higher,Farther” looked at this
issue in
connection with the fraud surrounding Volkswagen’s corporate
decision to
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top/?utm_term=.a3502f787883
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business/wp/2017/06/19/ethical-business-practices-start-at-the-
top/?utm_term=.a3502f787883
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business/wp/2017/06/19/ethical-business-practices-start-at-the-
top/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c2cd9c08badb
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business/wp/2017/06/19/ethical-business-practices-start-at-the-
top/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c2cd9c08badb
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sell hundreds of thousands of cars with diesel engines that did
not comply
with environmental regulations. Over many years, VW
systematically built
engines designed to cheat on emission tests and to obscure
inspections on
just how toxic they were.
How it got to this point is instructive. It begins with the
corporate culture.
A “corporate culture is never written down; it’s just what
everyone knows,”
Ewing told me. CEOs who do not tolerate failure or who are not
interested
in dissenting opinions rapidly create an environment where
issues of
legality or social norms become irrelevant against the broader
goal of
growth.
Tension inevitably builds because at some point in any large
organization,
employees will have to exercise judgement and decide for
themselves what
is right or wrong. When faced with that choice, will employees
do the right
thing?
As an observer of business culture, Ewing says the answer is
clear:
employees will not always do what is right, that “it’s up to
management to
32. set an example.”
My experience in the business world very much supports what
Ewing
observed through his research on Volkswagen. Leaders must
encourage
employees who might have bad news to deliver to speak up, and
create an
environment where subordinates can express themselves about
uncomfortable situations. A mercurial founder who makes it
clear he or she
won’t tolerate contrary opinions is less likely to hear about
important
issues.
For VW and its substandard diesel engines and Uber with its
perceived
negative treatment of female employees, we have learned in
retrospect of
ample opportunities for the companies to change their paths and
do the
right thing, but employees didn’t feel safe to raise their
concerns, and
leadership didn’t show an interest.
It really does start at the top.
Stories like these serve as a reminder that without rules
governing conduct,
we should not assume that businesses will always act ethically.
Business
leaders are generally evaluated against the twin metrics of
profitability and
their ability to achieve effective collective action. If a company
is justifiably
motivated to pursue profit, we should not expect that every
33. business will
act in society’s best interest.
Let’s be fair to our business leaders; their job is to maximize
profits and
work within the rules, not to create new ones.
If we want to eliminate pollution, benefit from a fair financial
services
industry, and enjoy equality in the workplace, it is wise to have
rules for
business to follow.
We do not assume that citizens will always do the right thing —
that’s why
we have laws to regulate conduct. Why assume that it is any
different for
businesses?
A company can be objectively well-managed, yet willfully
violate the law.
Like a well-schooled crew team, frantically stroking as it tips
over a
waterfall.
Jonathan Aberman is a business owner, entrepreneur and
founder of Tandem NSI, a national community that connects
innovators
to government agencies. He is host of “What’s Working in
Washington” on
WFED, a program that highlights business and innovation, and
he
lectures at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School
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Steve DePalo
Director – North American Sustainability
McDonald’s Corporation
Steve DePalo is a Director in McDonald’s North American
Sustainability Organization for McDonald’s Corporation. In this
position, Steve is currently responsible for Climate related
energy programs, including energy efficiency and renewable
energy, water, and emerging issues and technologies. A key
responsibility for Steve’s team is to develop the strategies and
oversee implementation of programs that will deliver on the
U.S. portion of McDonald’s 2030 Global Science Based Climate
Target announced in early 2018.
Steve wasn’t initially interested in the environment but did see
the world of environmental conservation as a place where he
could make a big mark. He knew early on that he wanted to
work in a job that would allow him to gain national visibility.
He was hired by McDonald’s in 2004 as National Energy
Manager. His desire to rise to the top was recognized, and he
was promoted to Director of Energy in 2009. In this role, Steve
had responsibility for McDonald’s waste & recycling programs
as well as sustainability for packaging. He was grateful for this
work because it received a lot of attention; this role gave him an
opportunity to step into the spotlight and lead.
Steve was the key architect of McDonald’s Energy Risk
47. Management program, which focuses on lowering costs and
managing energy price risk in regulated and deregulated
markets for corporate and franchised restaurants. This program
has saved McDonald’s restaurants more than $130 Million over
14 years, and Steve knew it was an accomplishment that would
be recognized by many across McDonald’s globally.
Steve received McDonald’s President’s Award in 2007, given to
the top 1% of employees globally. Steve credits the award to his
desire to rise to the top and be recognized for his influence.
Steve holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. He received
a Mini-MBA from Loyola University. Prior to joining
McDonald’s, Steve spent 14 years in the utility industry, in
various roles ranging from distribution system engineering and
design, to key account and national account management.
In his spare time, Steve is an avid golfer and international
traveler, and has visited more than 30 countries.
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BIO – Philip Rugile
Phil Rugile currently works with the digital gift card startup
eGifter as the Human Capital Strategist, responsible for
developing a unique company culture that provides value to the
company for personnel recruiting and marketing/PR efforts.
Phil is also the Director of a separate business within the
eGifter offices called Launchpad Huntington (LPH), a co-
working and corporate event space whose mission is to become
48. a hub of entrepreneurial activities in the region; establishing
Huntington as a center for investment, education, and workforce
development for the emerging start-up communities. LPH
currently houses 30 startup and early stage tenant companies
with 12 corporate, educational and government sponsors.
Prior experiences include; Entrepreneur in Residence for
Accelerate Long Island; co-founder of 100 Urban
Entrepreneurs, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to supporting
minority entrepreneurship; co-founder of MYMAG, a celebrity
driven marketing company that created unique personalized
print and digital products; preceded by stints at numerous media
and technology companies such as Reuters, Times Mirror and
others.
More information at https://www.linkedin.com/in/prugile
Email: [email protected]
Bob McInnis is a marketing automation specialist helping to
turn new and existing Web sites into lead generation and sales
machines. He is successful today, and has always been good at
whatever he sets out to accomplish.
He started his career in media ad sales and sales management,
eventually being hired by New York Newsday, which at that
time was the largest newspaper in the U.S. He created a new
way of selling advertising that brought in an additional $3
million in revenue its first year. National newspaper
associations started inviting him in to share his approach.
A few years later, when Bob was 30, he left Newsday to start a
successful ad sales consulting business, working with over
49. 1,000 media companies in North America and the U.K. He was a
frequent speaker at the International Newspaper Marketing
Association and the World Association of Newspapers.
But when the Great Recession hit in 2007-2008, businesses
began cutting back significantly on advertising expenditures.
This trend coincided with the digital age coming into its own
and, as a result, the little advertising dollars that were being
spent migrated away from newspapers to digital advertising
platforms, which were considerably cheaper.
This one-two punch put the newspaper industry in a downward
spiral from which they have yet to recover. There simply wasn’t
enough money in newspaper ad sales to hire sales consultants.
It dawned on Bob’s that he could transfer his skills to another
area that was growing in demand.
So, at 52, Bob decided to explore how to shift from the field of
print advertising to a digital realm. While changes in
technology sent many of his colleagues back to the bottom of
the workforce, Bob was determined to remain a leader in his
field. Bob was confident he would be successful.
Right about that time, an old acquaintance reached out to Bob to
try to convince him to come work with his digital marketing
agency. The agency was located in Sweden and Boston, with
clients including PepsiCo, Volvo, Ikea, GSK, and the UN. Bob
recognized the opportunity and agreed to come on board.
Bob was hired as the global account director which mainly
involved managing accounts and bringing in new ones. He
started reading about a new tool called marketing automation
that helped businesses grow and he began studying everything
he could on the subject, even hiring a “tutor” out of his own
pocket.
50. The agency eventually purchased marketing automation
software and Bob created the strategy and installed the system
for the agency. Bob became good enough at it that the agency
started selling his marketing automation services to its current
and prospective clients and Bob began building marketing
automation systems for a variety of international brands.
In the past three years, Bob has created and implemented
marketing automation strategies for a wide range of clients
including an aquaculture firm, a cosmetics company, a
university, a restaurant, and a programmatic advertising
company. He finds the approach incredibly effective and
rewarding and now speaks extensively on the subject.
Overall, Bob believes his professional experiences taught him
the following lesson: you shouldn’t view changes in the world
around you as threats. Changes are opportunities to continue to
grow and learn. You can even surprise yourself with how well
you can rise to the challenge.
John Davi Bio
John Davi has 18 years of experience spanning across Macro
ETF Strategy, Quantitative Research & Equity Derivatives.
John was Head of Morgan Stanley’s Institutional ETF Content
where he produced hundreds of strategy pieces over an 8-year
period. It was a Multi-Asset job and involved developing ETF
investment ideas to add alpha to investors’ portfolios.
While working for Morgan Stanley’s ETF Product Group, John
frequently traveled across the world to meet with sophisticated
Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, and Pension/Endowments.
John’s ETF content was top ranked twice by Institutional
Investor magazine under the Sales & Trading category, as well
as by ETF.com. John assisted some of the biggest ETF
Providers on New Product Development ideas and Product
Strategy.
John began his career in 1999 doing research on ETFs in Merrill
Lynch’s Global Equity Derivatives group when the product had
51. only $100 bln AUM vs. over $3 trillion now. Within the Global
Equity Derivatives group, John was Head of the Delta-1
Research group where he produced several hundred research
reports on ETFs, Futures, Options, and Indices.
John structured ETF model portfolio solutions as early as 2002
for both Merrill Lynch’s Institutional Investors and Financial
Advisors where several billions of assets were raised. John’s
team created numerous indices which were packaged into
structured products and distributed into the firm’s Retail
Division.
While John worked in the firm’s Global Equity Derivatives
Research group, he was part of a team that was ranked top 3 by
Institutional Investor magazine in 6 of his 8 years. He was the
only member of the Global Derivatives Research team not to
have a PhD, advanced mathematic degree, MBA, or CFA.
John’s research lead to broker votes and increased trade
allocation from the buy-side.
John was a Merrill Lynch Innovation Award Recipient where he
was 1 out of 40 VPs globally chosen and received funding to
launch a new business.
Between Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, John spent 4 years
on a Global Derivatives Desk where he structured a broad array
of derivative solutions for many of the world’s largest Asset
Managers, Hedge Funds, and ETF providers.
In 2017 John founded Astoria Portfolio Advisors, an investment
advisor that specializes in the construction, management and
sub-advising of low-cost, ETF Model Portfolios. The firm
utilizes a comprehensive list of macroeconomic models and
cross asset risk indicators as well as the firm’s deep quantitative
portfolio construction background with the goal of providing
better risk adjusted returns across varying economic cycles.
John graduated with honors from Hofstra University. He
interned 35 hours a week in while finishing his last year of
school for Merrill Lynch’s Global Equity Derivatives Research
group. John also worked 25 hours a week as an Investment
Strategist for Dreyfus while finishing his junior year at Hofstra.
52. John sits on various boards, is active in his community, spends
a lot of time mentoring aspiring finance professionals, and
works with several non-profit organizations. John is an avid
reader of Investment books. His favorite is ‘The Most
Important Thing’ by Howard Marks. John was born, raised, and
lived in Astoria, Queens for 28 years.
Nick Natale Bio
Nick Natale is an audit partner in KPMG’s Long Island office
with over 15 years serving clients in the technology industry.
He began his career with KPMG in September 2003 after
graduating from Hofstra University. Nick’s consistent high
performance, technical knowledge and exceptional client
service earned him a promotion to partner in 2017. He has
provided audit and advisory services to clients that range from
Fortune 500 public companies to fact growing emerging
technology start-ups. Over the course of his career he has
received numerous accolades at the national level within KPMG
for high performance and mentoring professionals across the
firm. Nick pioneered the firm’s Engagement of Choice initiative
which focused on innovative ways to provide predictability and
flexibility to professionals across the firm. He is also a current
board member and treasurer of the Long Island Software and
Technology Network (LISTnet), a non-for profit organization
dedicated to mentoring and promoting technology start-ups on
the Long Island.
Melissa M. Castello
Director, Human Resources
EvensonBest
Melissa Castello is the Director of Human Resources at
EvensonBest, an interior office design firm in Manhattan.
Melissa has more than 15 years of strategic human capital
53. planning experience. She is responsible for enhancing the
overall employee experience at all EvensonBest locations;
developing the intern and full-time training curriculums;
implementing standard hiring and onboarding practices; and
creating new programs to foster employee engagement.
However, one of her biggest roles is managing and developing
an ongoing talent pipeline at all levels.
She joined EvensonBest after working in professional services
firms on Wall Street, Long Island and London. Melissa's roles
always incorporate talent acquisition and retention initiatives,
training programs, performance management, and total rewards
programs. She actually began her professional career working
with Human Resources information systems here at Hofstra
University.
Melissa earned her B.A. in Public Communication from
American University and her M.B.A from Hofstra University.
She is an adjunct professor at Mercy College, a board member
of SHRM LI and Veterans on Wall Street (VOWS).
Arturo Rodriguez is currently the Senior Vice President of
Finance at Mohawk Group, Inc. Mr. Rodriguez started at
Mohawk in late 2017 to build out its financial reporting and
compliance. Since joining, Mr. Rodriguez has driven the
conversion from cash to accrual basis accounting, completed the
implementation of Mohawk’s first Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP), completed the first two audits of Mohawk’s financials
and was an integral part of the leadership team raising
Mohawk’s Series C equity financing and refinancing its debt
lines. Mr. Rodriguez sits on the executive leadership committee
and currently spends more of his time in various Human
Resource, Legal and Operational projects. Most recently he
founded the Company’s product safety compliance committee as
part of Mohawk’s first voluntary product recall.
54. Prior to joining Mohawk, Mr. Rodriguez spent five years as
Chief Accounting Officer and Global Controller for the Piksel
Group (formerly Kit Digital Inc.). Mr. Rodriguez was part of
the leadership team which reorganized Kit Digital through a
structured bankruptcy and reorganization ensuring the survival
of the group, saving 800 jobs and rebranding KIT Digital to
Piksel. The root cause of the bankruptcy was financial fraud
and embezzlement uncovered by the new finance leadership
team, including Mr. Rodriguez, resulting in the arrest,
prosecution and conviction of KIT Digital’s former CEO, COO
and CFO. At the end of Mr. Rodriguez’s tenure at Piksel, he
served as the Interim COO, based in the United Kingdom,
leading 500 people worldwide through a functional and strategic
reorganization of the Piksel Group splitting its business into
industry focused business units.
Mr. Rodriguez spent the majority of his career at Atari. Over
that eleven year span Mr. Rodriguez, was promoted seven times
ultimately holding the title of CFO of North America in 2006
and the relocating to France as the Deputy CFO worldwide in
2008. Throughout his career at Atari, Mr. Rodriguez was
instrumental in various strategic reorganizations to provide the
company financial flexibility as the video game industry
migrated through various cycles including the shift from
traditional platforms to online and mobile formats. When Mr.
Rodriguez officially left Atari in late 2011 it was finally
EBITDA profitable.
Mr. Rodriguez started his career at Arthur Andersen and is a NY
State CPA. Mr. Rodriguez is graduate of Hofstra University
(Class of 1997) and currently resides in New Jersey with his
family.