Global Landscapes Conference 2018 · Global Landscapes Conference 2018, an interdisciplinary symposium will assemble scholars, educators, students, and community members who are interested

Global Landscapes Conference 2018 An Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Conference Theme:

Triple Bottom Line: Profit, People and Planet

April 25-26, 2018

133 North River Street

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

2018

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Global Landscapes Conference 2018 An Interdisciplinary Research Symposium Conference Theme: Triple Bottom Line: Profit, People and Planet Global Landscapes Conference 2018, an interdisciplinary symposium will assemble

scholars, educators, students, and community members who are interested in examining

important issues facing humanity and who recognize the need for cooperation among

different stakeholders to find sustainable solutions amid a changing social, cultural,

political, economic, and financial environment.

This interdisciplinary conference has proven that world citizens need to look beyond

firm, industry, national, and regional boundaries, create connections and build bridges for

innovation, sustainability and growth. An interdisciplinary approach shows that there are

many ways to analyze and research a topic. For the past 10 years, the GLC has enabled

discussion triggered by participants in the forms of presentations, posters and panels.

These sessions have enriched ideas formed by the interactions with the experts.

The objective of the conference is to promote interdisciplinary discussion of the research

topics within a global landscape across academic curricula, business practice and policy

perspective.

The undergraduate research conference presentations are sponsored by the King’s

College Chapter of the International Business Honor Society Epsilon Chi Omicron.

Bindu Vyas, Ph.D., Conference Chair

Associate Professor of International Business-Management, King’s College

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Honor Society Members:

International Business Honor Society, Epsilon Chi Omicron, King’s College Chapter

Margaret A. Bentkowski Anthony Della Ragione

Dana Maurizi Elizabeth Novak

Anneliese Romani Matthew Tavaglione

Kathleen McIntosh Ali Brady

Hayley Forgatch

Alpha-Mu Chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon

Zackary Godfrey Eugene Gibbons

Emily Kabalka Mikaela Hank

Sunny Patel Sean Padden

2018 Conference Committee:

Bindu Vyas, Ph.D., King’s College Margarita Rose, Ph.D. King’s College

Chair, Global Landscapes Conference

Tara Shawver, D.B.A., King's College Valerie K. Kepner, Ph.D., King's College

Student Assistants:

Margaret Bentkowski, President (17-18) Kathleen McIntosh, President (18-19)

Epsilon Chi Omicron, King’s College Epsilon Chi Omicron, King’s College

Anthony Della Ragione, Vice President (17-18) Hayley Forgatch, Vice President (18-19)

Epsilon Chi Omicron, King’s College Epsilon Chi Omicron, King’s College

Epsilon Chi Omicron

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GLC Program Overview Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Morning Program

8:15 – 9:00 am Breakfast/ Registration

9:00 – 10:00 am Session I Plenary Session

Welcoming Remarks

Joseph Evan, Ph. D.,

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs,

King’s College

Opening Panel:

How Digital Revolution will boost the Triple Bottom Line in

the Healthcare Industry? Smita Nikam M.D., Chief Medical Officer, mundaii.com

10:00 – 10:45 am Poster Session Tea/Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:00 pm Session II Concurrent Sessions

Afternoon Program

12:00 – 12:45 pm Lunch / Networking

12:45 – 1:45 pm Session III Plenary Session

Close the Loop: B-Corp and Triple Bottom Line

Rita Lacey, Founder and Owner

Close the Loop Company, a Pennsylvania Benefit Corporation

1:45 - 3:00 pm Session IV Concurrent Sessions

3:00 - 3:45 pm Poster session Tea/Coffee Break

3:45- 5:00 Session V Concurrent Session

5:00 - 6:00 pm Reception

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

Morning Program

8:15 – 9:15 am Breakfast/ Registration

9:15 -10:15 am Session VI Morning Plenary

Reflections on the Triple Bottom Line and Wall Street

Glenn Tyranski, Managing Director

Forensic Accounting & Advisory Services

10:15 – 11:00 am Poster Session Tea/Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:15 pm Session VII Concurrent Sessions

Afternoon Program


1:00 – 2:15 pm Session VIII Concurrent Session

2:15 – 3:00 pm Poster Session Tea/Coffee Break

3:00 – 3:30 Book Signing

3:30– 5:00pm Session IX

Keynote Address

The High Cost of Cheap Nature: Work, Life and Capital,

from Columbus to Climate Change

Jason W. Moore, Professor of Sociology, Binghamton

University

Co-author of the book, “A History of the World in Seven

Cheap Things: A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future

of the Planet”

5:00- 6:00 Session X

Awards/Certificates

Closing Remarks

Bindu J. Vyas, Ph.D., Chair, Global Landscapes Conference

Associate Professor of International Business-Management,

King’s College

Reception

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES CONFERENCE 2018

Conference Program

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

9:00 - 10:00 AM Session I - Opening Plenary Session Snyder Room

Opening Remarks

Bindu Vyas, Ph.D., Chair, Global Landscapes Conference

Welcoming Remarks

Joseph Evan, Ph. D.,

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

King’s College

Introduction: Dana Maurizi, King’s College

Opening Address:

How Digital Revolution will boost the Triple Bottom Line in the Healthcare Industry? Smita Nikam M.D., Chief Medical Officer, mundaii.com

10:00 – 10:45 am Poster Session

Engineering, Ethics and Sustainability Analysis

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Paul Lamore

Verrückt Waterslide Accident

William Baldwin and Monther Samandar, King’s Collge

Ford Pinto

Arthur Dysart, Kamal Patel and Shannon Grogan, King’s College

Space Shuttle Columbia

Daniel Michels, King’s College

Titanic

Samuel Moyer and Michael O’Brien, King’s College

The FIU Bridge

David Torres, King’s College

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Space Shuttle Challenger

Duncan Breig, Shamus Burke and Christian Michael, King’s College

The Big Dig

Barbara Guirin and Hana St. Claire, King’s College

Takata Air Bags

Kristian Lynn and David Weaver, King’s College

VW Diesel Testing

Bryce McElhiney and Thomas McMahon, King’s College

Chernobyl

Patrick Mitchell and Connor Zekas, King’s College

Product Design: The Importance of Raw Idea, the 3-Dimensional Scale and Product Portfolio

Brunch

Mariah Curtis, Darcy Huff, and Sarah Jarnot, Wilkes University

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anshu Arora

Sustainable Induced and Open Innovations within the Automobile Industry

Erin Glennon, Imani Claudine, and Chase Haskins, Wilkes University


Do Greener Products Earn More Green? Comparing Consumers’ Purchase Intentions and

Their Willingness to Pay Based on Environmentally Sustainable Innovative Product Design

Snehapriya Bharatha, Elizabeth Jensolowsky, and Michael Teiman, Wilkes University


10:45 – 12:00 pm Session II - Concurrent Sessions

A - Walsh Room

Session Chair and Discussant: Dr. Paul Lamore

A Simple Test Procedure on the Existence of Speculative Bubble in Stock Prices

Dean Frear, Shaokang Wang, Wilkes University

Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Turnaround Strategy: A Model and Application

John Loyack, Mark Leffler, King’s College

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B - Fitzgerald Room

Session Chair: Margaret Bentkowski

Discussant: Dr. Bulent Erenay

Reducing Costs and Carbon Footprints: Future Anesthesia Plans to Address Environmental

Concerns

Richard R. Tennesen, M.D., King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michele McGowan

Trends in Equity Crowdfunding

James Palys, Wilkes University

Faculty Advisor: Ruth Hughes and Ken Wang, Wilkes University

Community Garden Water Works

Matthew Marsh, David Batula, and David Torres

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tabitha Sprau Coulter

C - Lipo Room

Session Chair: Elizabeth Novak

Discussant: Dr. Sanjay Paul

The Subjectivity of NARCO’s Metrics: A View from Higher Education about Corporate

Citizenship

Casey Flynn, Wilkes University MBA Student

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Morgan Clevenger

The Impact of Teeth Whitening on Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Adult Patients

Danielle Ortolani, King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michele M. McGowan

Dental Anxiety and Self-Esteem

Rayma Gajula, Graduate Student in Health Care Administration, King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michele M. McGowan


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12:45 – 1:45 pm Session III – Plenary Session – Snyder Room

Introduction: Matthew Tavaglione

Close the Loop: B-Corporations and Triple Bottom Line

Rita Lacey, Founder and Owner

Close the Loop Company, a Pennsylvania Benefit Corporation

1:45 – 3:00 pm - Session IV - Concurrent Sessions

A - Walsh Room Geography, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Session Chair and Discussant: Dr. Alex Szatmary

Pennsylvania’s Economical Geography: Location, Location, Location

Paul J. Zbiek, Professor of History & Geography, King’s College

Architectural Innovation and New Product Success

Paul R. Lamore, Professor of Engineering and Business Management, King’s College

Key Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Global CSR Companies

Ellen Raineri, Penn State University, Hazelton and World Campus

An Electronic Waste Recycling Project in an Introductory Mechanical Engineering Course

Alex Szatmary, King’s College

B - Fitzgerald Room

Session Chair: Mikaela Hank

Discussant: Dr. Sanjay Paul

A Study on the Directions of US Stock Market Based on Selected Economic Indicators and

Political Factors

Christopher Nixon, MBA Student, Wilkes University

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bulent Erenay

Relationship Between Selected Health Measures and Smoking and Excessive Alcohol

Consumption in USA

Ashley Turner, MBA Student, Wilkes University


How Far Have They Come? An Analysis of the LCD’s of Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern

Asia and the Sustainable Development Goals

Kristen Flaherty, Elizabethtown College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sanjay Paul

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C - Lipo Room

Session Chair: Hayley Forgatch

Session Chair: Dr. Margarita Rose

Economic Effects of Corruption in the EU: Focus on Malta

Meshari Albakhat, King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Margarita Rose

Economic Freedom in the BRIC Countries and International Business

Sean Floto, King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas

Mission Statement, Ethics, Innovation and Triple Bottom Line in Media and Communication

Industry

Matthew Tavaglione


3:00 – 3:45 pm Poster Session

Integrated Engineering Design Project

Robotic Arm

Robert Wachter, Andrew Lemheney, Todd Anderson and Alexander Posly, King’s College


Universal Motion Detector

Ryan Morgan, Steven Ream, Christopher Dionne and Matthew Marsh, King’s College


Autonomous Vehicle

Tyler Dragon, Jessen Haug, Samuel Parri and Joseph Danko, King’s College


Universal Glove Controller

David Batula, Seamus Boyle, Jordon Wood and Jacqueline Molnar, King’s College


Reducing Costs and Carbon Footprints: Future Anesthesia Plans to Address Environmental

Concerns

Richard R. Tennesen, M.D., King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michele McGowan

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ECON 361 – Environmental and Ecological Economics Service Learning Project

Fatimah Alsaeed, Mohammed Alzubaidi, Kyle Gavrish, Eugene Gibbons, Zackary Godfrey,

Andrew Guarilia, Emily Kabalka, Michael Kolessar, David Latona, Zachary Macosky,

Jason Morgan, Sean Padden, and Max Rodriguez


What’s New in Product Design? Exploring Interrelationships Among Biomimicry, Design

Newness, and Product Innovation for R&D Ventures in Shoes Industry

Trenton Hogen, Travis Woolfenden, Cody Puza, and Matthew Reinert, Wilkes University


How Sustainable Product Innovation Affects User Involvement, Product Marketing, and

Consumer Brand Attitudes?

Michael Murphy, Salvatore Piccone, and Zachary Walser, Wilkes University


How Do CEO’s and Entrepreneurs innovate Current/New Innovations?

Abdullah Alhayek, and Daravann B. Lok, Wilkes University


Entrepreneurial Community Leadership

John DeLaPlaine, Wilkes University


John Willard Marriott, Sr.: Entrepreneurial Leader?

John Walter, Wilkes University


3:45 – 5:00 pm Session V - Concurrent Sessions

A - Walsh Room

Session Chair: Dr. Sandra Loeb

Strategic Planning in a Non-Profit Environment

Christopher S. Alexander, King’s College

Mark Leffler, King’s College

Barry Williams, King’s College

Money as the Devil: Some Literary & Historical Sources for the Idea of Wealth as Temptation

in B. Traven’s Assembly Line

Anthony R. Grasso, CSC, English Department, King’s College

An Examination of Microloan Program in Lusaka: What we can Learn from Participants

Sandra Loeb and Garold Lantz

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B - Fitzgerald Room

Session Chair: Anthony Della Ragione

Discussant: Dr. Tabitha Sprau Coulter

Patient Health Monitor

Benjamin Baileys, Erin Schmidt, Victor Arnold, and Ali Brady, King’s College


Aligning End User Identified Issues with a Campus Sustainability Plan

Zack Lescowitch, Rene Sousa, Robert Wachter, King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sprau Coulter

Supply Chain Management of a Fashion and Luxury Brand: Case of a Spanish Based

Multinational Company

Nilab Mominzada, Wilkes University


C - Lipo Room

Session Chair: Kathleen Mc Intosh

Discussant: Dr. Valerie Kepner

Distinctive Competencies, Strategies and Performance in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

Anthony Della Ragione, King’s College


Corruption Perception Index, BRICS and International Business

Dana Maurizi, King’s College


Cost – Benefit Analysis of Social Security

David Latona, King’s College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Valerie Kepner

5:00 – 6:00 pm Reception

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Conference Program

Thursday, April 26, 2018

8:15 – 9:15 am Breakfast/Registration

9:15 - 10:15 am Session VI - Morning Plenary

Introduction: Kathleen McIntosh

Reflections on the Triple Bottom Line and Wall Street

Glenn Tyranski, Managing Director

Forensic Accounting & Advisory Services

10:15 – 11:00 am Poster Session

ECON 358 – International Trade Projections

Eugene Gibbons, Mikaela Hank, Lyle Luckenbill, Brianna May, Allison Moyer, Sunny Patel,

Charles Rafalko, Dana Trentalange

Dr. Margarita Rose, King’s College

Collaboration with Tri-CRI on the Shifting Gears Campaign

Matthew Basile, Margaret Bentkowski, Hayley Forgatch, Elizabeth Novak, and Ayrton

Omoigui, King’s College


Frank Sweetenham: Influential Entrepreneurial Leader

Victoria Morrison, Wilkes University


Supporting Pupils with Speech and Language Impairments in K – 12 Classroom

Ashley Johnson, Misericordia University

Faculty Advisor Dr. Steve Broskoske

Importance of Training for Parents of Students with Autism

Scott Bargisen, Misericordia University

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Steve Broskoske

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11:00 – 12:15 pm Session VII - Concurrent Sessions

A - Walsh Room

Session Chair and Discussant: Dr. Stephen Broskoske

An Overview of Corporate Citizenship and Higher Education: Behavior, Engagement, and

Ethics

Dr. Morgan Clevenger, Wilkes University

An Overview of Business and Corporation Engagement with Higher Education: Models,

Theories, and Best Practices

Dr. Morgan Clevenger, Wilkes University

Dr. Cynthia J. MacGregor, Missouri State University

Preparing Preservice Teachers to Promote an Active K-12 Classroom

Dr. Stephen L. Broskoske, Associate Professor, Education, Misericordia University

B - Fitzgerald Room

Session Chair: Ali Brady

Discussant: Dr. Elizabeth Moorhouse

Comparative Analysis of the Average Wage across Regions in the United States

Elena Pikounis, Lycoming College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Moorhouse

Aid Selection: The Effects of Military and Economic Foreign Aid on Intrastate Paramilitary

and Insurgent Organizations Across Essential Regime Typologies

Benjamin Thompson, Lycoming College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jonathon Williamson

Changes and Challenges in the Global Economy: Work and Lives

Steven Valencia Saray, King’s College



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1:00 – 2:15 pm Session VIII - Concurrent Sessions

A - Walsh Room

Session Chair and Discussant: Dr. Morgan Clevenger

Intergenerational Workforce: Opportunities and Barriers and the Use of Mentoring to Bridge

the Gap

Dr. Joan M. Blewitt, and several students from the William G. McGowan School of Business

Global Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in SMEs in NEPA: A Research

Study Inspired by Just Capital

Dr. Morgan Clevenger and Christine Walsh, Wilkes University

B - Fitzgerald Room

Session Chair: Matthew Tavaglione

Discussant: Dr. Elizabeth Moorhouse

Current Mission Statement Emphasis, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Triple

Bottom Line

Margaret Bentkowski, King’s College


Explaining Oil Prices

Jonathan Larralde, King’s College


Variations in Compensations Across Occupations

Mackaella Goodwin, Lycoming College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Moorhouse

Making SAFE’s safer for Equity Crowdfunding

Corey Hauser, Wilkes University

Faculty Advisor: Ruth Hughes and Ken Wang

2:15 – 3:00 pm Poster Session

International Business and Leadership

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu J. Vyas, King’s College

Doing Business in Germany

Bassil Althunaiyan, Katelyn Shifflett, and Jamie Lukas, King’s College

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Doing Business in Brazil

Randill Deasis, and Nicole Berger, King’s College

CEO Summit

Jared Gambino, Leo Woelkers, King’s College

Experiential Learning: Global Virtual Team Project

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas, King’s College

X-Culture Project: A Platform of Opportunity

Mohammed S. Al-Mohannadi, Maryam A. Almarhoon, Abdullah Albosedh, Abdulmajeed

Alsaadoun, Abeer S. Alharbi, Jaser M. Alyami, King’s College

Creating Connections in the Around the World

Margaret Bentkowski, Randill Deasis, Ali Brady, Anthony Della Ragione, Bruce M. Damon,

King’s College

X-Culture Project: Working in a Global Virtual Teams

Nicholas D. Foley, Ryan M. Georgetti, Joshua A. Kramer, Dana C. Maurizi, Brianna J. May,

King’s College

Elizabeth M. Novak, Jamelys Portuhondo, Anneliese M. Romani, Badra M. Sakhakhini,

Tracey A. Ermer, King’s College

Participating in the X-Culture Project and Learning International Business Skills

Matthew J. Tavaglione, Matthew Tomy, Vincent J. Villani, Michael A. Symeon, Kevin

Marzol, King’s College

Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility


Painting the Town Indigo: Eliza Lucas Pinckney’s Entrepreneurial Leadership

Samantha Lisk, Wilkes University

Women in Entrepreneurship: Instrumentation for a Pennsylvania Study

Younes Hidass, Wilkes University

Corporate Social Responsibility: A View from Community

Josh King, Wilkes University

3:00 – 3:30 pm Book Signing

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3:30 – 5:00 pm Session IX Snyder Room

Keystone Address

Introduction: Margaret Bentkowski

The High Cost of Cheap Nature: Work, Life and Capital, from Columbus to Climate

Change

Jason W. Moore, Associate Professor of Sociology, Binghamton University

Author of the book, “A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things: A Guide to Capitalism,

Nature, and the Future of the Planet”

5:00 – 6:00 pm Session X Snyder Room

Awards/Certificates

Closing Remarks

Bindu J. Vyas, Ph.D., Chair, Global Landscapes Conference

Reception

Participating Faculty Advisors

Anshu Arora, Wilkes University

Stephen Broskoske, Misericordia University

Morgan Clevenger, Wilkes University

Tabitha Sprau Coulter, King's College

Bulent Erenay, Wilkes University

Ruth Hughes, Wilkes University

Valerie Kepner, King's College

Paul Lamore, King's College

Michele McGowan, King's College

Elizabeth Moorhouse, Lycoming College

Sanjay Paul, Elizabethtown College

Margarita Rose, King's College

Bindu Vyas, King's College

Ken Wang, Wilkes University

Jonathan Williamson, Lycoming College

Thank You

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Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

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Global Landscapes Conference 2018 · Global Landscapes Conference 2018, an interdisciplinary symposium will assemble scholars, educators, students, and community members who are interested