Paseka School of Business Faculty & Staff

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

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

I have an extensive practical application of the field of finance both in the area of pers...

I have an extensive practical application of the field of finance both in the area of personal finance, corporate finance and financial institutions. I have taught successfully at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the area of finance and entrepreneurship. My Educational Background is as follows: -Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, I finished the course work and comprehensive exams towards a Ph.D. with major area in finance and minor areas in economics and statistics, 1992-94 -Masters of Business Administration, American University, Washington DC, Emphasis in Finance, 1976 -Bachelor of Science in Finance, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN, 1973

Mohamed Elbannan is a tenured professor of accounting at the Paseka School of Business at ...

Mohamed Elbannan is a tenured professor of accounting at the Paseka School of Business at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He previously held accounting teaching positions at AACSB-accredited business schools at the following universities: Southern Illinois University Carbondale, California Polytechnic State University, and the American University in Cairo (Egypt). Mohamed obtained his master of science in accounting from Eastern Michigan University in 1998 and earned his Ph.D. in Business administration (with a concentration in accounting) from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2003. Mohamed has several publications in top and prominent peer-reviewed academic journals, including Accounting, Organizations and Society, Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing, and Taxation, and the Advances in Accounting. A extensive list of those publications are available at: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8AXh3yAAAAAJ&hl=en. He also has several published books. Mohamed has extensive service activities off- and on-campus, including membership of professional organizations, university and college committees, and national boards.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ralf holds a Juris Doctor from George Washington University, a Bachelor of Arts in Marketi...

Ralf holds a Juris Doctor from George Washington University, a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and International Business from Carthage College and a degree as "Bankkaufmann" in his native Germany. He currently teaches The Legal Environment of Business (ACCT 280), Contracts and Business Entities (ACCT 306), Commercial Transactions and Special Topics (ACCT 407/507), Start Your Own Business (ENTR/MGMT 229), Personal Finance (FINC 345) and First Year Experience (FYE 101) online and in traditional settings at the Paseka School. He has also taught classes in business ethics, government regulation and law in international business. He is a faculty advisor for MSUM’s Collegiate DECA chapter and offers faculty-led student experiences to Germany. Ralf has significant business experience in developing domestic and international business in the ERP, Cloud and healthcare industries. He is a licensed attorney and has worked in global executive and management positions with SNP Americas, Velocity Technology Solutions, Intelligent InSites, SAP Societas Europaea and Great Plains Software in the United States and Germany. He is a hobby blacksmith and avid traveler and likes to read and write. His most recent publications, "When in Rome (or Manila)…" and "The Chairman’s Jokes", discuss business, legal, HR and ethical issues in the international environment. Ralf’s teaching philosophy is: “Keep it simple, keep it real and make it relevant for the students”.

Kim is a full-time, tenured, Associate Professor of Accounting in the AACSB-accredited Pas...

Kim is a full-time, tenured, Associate Professor of Accounting in the AACSB-accredited Paseka School of Business at MSUM. Since joining MSUM in the fall of 2008, Kim has taught tax courses (currently teaches Tax I and II) in both undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as introductory accounting courses (financial accounting and managerial accounting) at the undergraduate level. Continuing to practice as a CPA in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota when his duties do not require him to be at the University has given him the rare opportunity that many professors envy-the opportunity to embrace life-time learning, to apply that which is learned, a tremendous bonus for his students as they discuss real-world cases and problems. Kim’s research interests have been in areas of practical application of tax law. Education: Master of Business Taxation, 1983, University of Minnesota Bachelor of Science in Business-Accounting, 1979, University of Minnesota Significant Experience: Kim T. Mollberg, LTD (Owner of CPA firm in Detroit Lakes MN, since 1991) North Dakota State University (Adjunct Instructor of Financial Accounting, 2007-2008) Price Waterhouse CPAs (Tax Manager in Minneapolis office of international CPA firm, 1985-1991) Main Hurdman CPAs (Senior Tax Accountant in Minneapolis office of international CPA firm now part of KPMG, 1982-1985) Professional Certification: Certified Public Accountant (passed all parts exam May 1980; maintain active license) Certified Management Accountant (completed requirements in 2011; maintain active license) Certified Global Management Accountant (completed requirements in 2012; maintain active license) Professional Organizations: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Minnesota Society of CPAs Institute of Management Accountants Publications: "New life for IRA qualified charitable distributions" (Journal of Accountancy/October 2018) "Property-related litigation costs held includable in home office deduction" (Journal of Accountancy/October 2015) "Government farm payments subject to SE tax" (Journal of Accountancy/November 2013) "Making a "backdoor" Roth IRA contribution" (Journal of Accountancy/April 2013) Service to University and Students: Various Departmental, University, and Faculty Association Committees and/or Positions Faculty Advisor to various students each semester and to student organization Accounting Club Support of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program Service Organizations: Detroit Lakes Kiwanis Club Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce El Zagal Shrine Temple Detroit Lakes Shrine Color Guard Mount Tabor Lodge #106, AF & AM Detroit Lakes United Methodist Church CPA, CMA, CGMA, MBT

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

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

Education: Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ph.D. in Finance 2001 Tul...

Education: Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ph.D. in Finance 2001 Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business, M.A. in Economics 2001 Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), Caracas - Venezuela. MBA 1993 Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), Caracas - Venezuela. Industrial Engineering 1990 Bio: Eduardo Pablo is Professor of Finance at the Paseka School of Business, Minnesota State University Moorhead. He has a vast experience analyzing emerging markets and teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in finance. Before moving to United States, he worked at EGADE – ITESM in Monterrey, Mexico (2003 – 2005) and at IESA in Caracas, Venezuela (2001 – 2003 and 2005 – 2010). Before becoming a professor at MSUM, Eduardo worked as a Clinical Professor at the A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University. During summer time, he collaborates with other U.S. and Latin American universities teaching and doing research abroad. His main research interests are related to (1) corporate governance, (2) dividend policy, and (3) the analysis of mergers and acquisitions and other ways to organize the economic activity. Three of his most recent research papers are in the area of dividends (Gonzalez, M., Molina, C.A., Pablo, E., and Rosso, J, The Effect of Ownership Concentration and Composition on Dividends: Evidence from Latin America. Emerging Markets Review (Elsevier), Volume 30, March 2017 pp. 1 – 18.), corporate productivity (Gaitán, S., Herrera-Echeverri, H., and Pablo E., How corporate governance affects productivity in civil-law business environments: Evidence from Latin America. Global Finance Journal (Elsevier), Volume 37, August 2018, Pages 173-185) and gender diversity (González, M., Guzmán, A., Pablo, E., and Trujillo, M.A., Does gender really matter in the boardroom? Evidence from closely held family firms. Review of Managerial Science (Springer Berlin Heidelberg). July 2018. pp 1 – 47.) At the Paseka School of Business, Eduardo currently teaches the following graduate and undergraduate courses, FINC441 Advanced Corporate Finance FINC445/545 International Finance FINC446.546 Financial Decision Making FINC450/550 Entrepreneurial Finance MBA631 Financial Management BUS642 Corporate Finance MBA

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

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

Education: PhD in Accounting, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University MS in ...

Education: PhD in Accounting, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University MS in Accounting, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University BS in Accounting, University of Tulsa Teaching: Graduate Level Financial and Managerial Accounting Advanced Accounting (Consolidations) Intermediate Accounting Cost Accounting Principles of Financial and Managerial Accounting Research: Dr. Stone’s research interests include accounting pedagogical studies, corporate crisis communication, as well as ethical decision-making. Her research has been published in several academic journals, including Issues in Accounting Education, Advances in Public Interest Accounting, Journal of Business and Accounting, and Academy of Strategic Management Journal. Dr. Stone is active in professional organizations, serving as treasurer of the Red River Valley chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. As a professor, Dr. Stone wants to not only teach her students accounting skills, but also foster a desire for learning, a commitment to excellence, respect for teammates, and responsibility for serving others. CMA

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

Siwei holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship from Stevens Institute of Technology, an MS in Management Information System from New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a BS in Electric and Information Engineering from Beijing Information Science and Technology University. Siwei's research focuses on knowledge network, entrepreneurship education, and corporate innovation. JOURNALS: S Zhu, B Morkan, Z Yan (2022), "Young Geniuses versus Old Masters: Two Different Trajectories of Individual Knowledge Bases in the Innovation Process", Knowledge and Process Management, In Press S Zhu, G Serdar (2022), "Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: Searching Combinatorial Potential Through Knowledge Network", International Journal of Innovation Management 26 (2), 2250017 S Zhu (2022), "Network Dynamic for Experimental Learning Cycle and Innovation Process: A Conceptual Model", Entrepreneurship Research Journal, In Press HMJ Bertels, M Mithani, S Zhu, PA Koen (2020), "Corporate champions of early-stage project proposals and the institutionalisation of organisational inertia", International Journal of Innovation Management 24 (03) CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: S Zhu (2022), A Network Dynamic of Experimental Learning Cycle for Early-Stage Project Success, Academy of Management Proceedings 2022 A Sanford, G Serdah, S Zhu (2022), A Cursory Overview of Business Ethics, Academy of Management Proceedings 2022 S Zhu, B Morkan(2021), Different Curvilinear Trajectories of Individual Knowledge Bases in the Innovation Process, Academy of Management Proceedings 2021, 13440 S Zhu, G Serdar(2021), Searching Combinatorial Potential through Knowledge Networks, Academy of Management Proceedings 2021, 13582 S Zhu (2021), Learning by Networking A Network Dynamic for Experimental Learning Cycle, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 41 S Zhu, G Serdar, X Gao (2020), Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: Searching Combinatorial Potential through Individual Knowledge Networks, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 40 S Zhu (2018), Creating Innovators through Knowledge Networks: Theory and Evidence, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 38 S Zhu (2017), Creating Prodigious Innovators through Knowledge Network, Academy of Management Proceeding 2017, 17403 S Zhu, H Bertels, P Koen, M Mithani (2015), What Helps and Hinders Corporate Entrepreneurs in Their Quest for Funding? Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 35 BOOKS: Zhipeng Yan, Yan Zhan, Siwei Zhu (2015), Maniacs, Swindlers and Fools: A Third Eye on Investments, Beijing: The Commercial Press COURSES: MBA 661 Corporate Entrepreneurship MBA 641 Human Resource Management MGMT 465 Entrepreneurial Thinking MGMT 260 Principle of Management MGMT 229 Start Your Own Business PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Reviewer (Journal): R&D Management, Journal of Knowledge Management, Sustainability Reviewer (Conference): AOM, Babson, AMS