Program Agenda

 

BUS400/BUS700 Business Institute 2001

 

June 25 – June 29, 2001

Monday to Friday, 2:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Salem Room, Alumni Building, South Campus

 

Director:  Dr. Pesi J. Amaria, Professor & Chair, OM/MIS

e-mail:    pesi.amaria@salemstate.edu

 

Cosponsor:  Dr. Massoud Farahbakhsh, Professor, Management

Executive Director, Center for International Business & Economic Studies

 

Russia - A Decade of Progress

 

 

 

June 25,  Monday

2:00-5:00 p.m.

            Russia, Europe and NATO - Geo-Political, Social and Economic Overview

            Professor A. Martin Onasanya, Management Consultant

 

6:00-9:00 p.m.

Information Technology and E-Commerce in Russia

Professor Joseph Aiyeku, Department of Marketing

 

 

June 26,  Tuesday

2:00-5:00 p.m.

From Command Economy to Global Market System - A Leap of Faith

Professor Dorothy Siden, Department of Economics

 

6:00-9:00 p.m.

Health Care System in Russia - How healthy is a Russian?

            Ms. Christine Boucher, Administrative Director, Cardiac Care

Salem Hospital, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA 01970

June 27,  Wednesday

2:00-5:00 p.m.

Investment Risk in Russia

Professor Sanjay Jain, Department of Accounting & Finance       

 

6:00-9:00 p.m.

The Stability of Financial Institutions in Russia

Professor Raminder Luther, Department of Accounting & Finance

 

 

June 28,  Thursday

2:00-5:00 p.m.

Operational Risks of Business Enterprises in Russia

            Professor Philip Vaccaro, Department of Operations Management/MIS

 

6:00-9:00 p.m.

Legal, Environment and Energy Production in Russia

            Professor Massoud Farahbakhsh, Department of Management

 

 

June 29  Friday

2:00-5:00 p.m.

Underground Economy in Russia: Anecdotal Stories

Mr. Ardian Dhana, Management Consultant

 

6:00-9:00 p.m.

            Review, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation.

            Professor Pesi J. Amaria, Department of Operations Management/MIS

 

 

 

DINNER MEETING:          (5:00-6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, Faculty Dining Room)

                        All students are required to attend the dinner discussion meetings

 

Attendance:    Compulsory for participants registered for credit.

 

Course Evaluation:

 

Participants registered for credit will be required to submit a paper based on the topics discussed. The instructor will prepare a list of proposed paper topics in consultation with guest speakers. Students will submit their paper for evaluation on or before the last day of the end of Summer Session‑II (usually within 6 weeks). Final grade will be assigned based on student participation, grade obtained on term paper, and on other requirements as established by the instructor in relation to the activities of the Business Institute.

 

Submission Requirements:    No more than 25 pages paper on topics discussed during the Institute.

                       Paper due by August 9, 2001.