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Expanding Respite Care Services To Meet Demand And Increase Organizational Competitiveness, Donna M. Iucolano Ph.D., Christopher Mallozzi, Kaylee Fernandez, Robert Mongitore
Expanding Respite Care Services To Meet Demand And Increase Organizational Competitiveness, Donna M. Iucolano Ph.D., Christopher Mallozzi, Kaylee Fernandez, Robert Mongitore
Faculty Presentations: Business
This paper presents the results of student efforts in an undergraduate Capstone course at Molloy University’s School of Business. During the 14-week Spring 2023 semester, these 12 students worked in small teams to address an opportunity presented by a senior executive of The Viscardi Center, a highly regarded 70-year old nonprofit organization based in Albertson (Long Island), New York. To help executives evaluate whether Viscardi could expand its respite care services, students were asked to conduct: (1) research about competitive respite care services/programs; (2) market research with key stakeholders; and, (3) an analysis of financial viability. Students gave Viscardi the …
Linking Business And Healthcare For The Greater Good, Michael Messina, Dawn Distefano Dps
Linking Business And Healthcare For The Greater Good, Michael Messina, Dawn Distefano Dps
Faculty Presentations: Business
Molloy University just celebrated its tenth year of its renowned Capstone program. In doing so, students who have successfully completed the program (alum) as well as current students were acknowledged for their accomplishments pertaining to their final Capstone projects. This year the consulting teams worked with a fairly large nonprofit, The Hospice Care Network of Northwell Health. This enabled our students to delve into an interdisciplinary study between the Business and Healthcare fields to assist children who have been adversely impacted by the loss of a loved one and who are participants in their bereavement program. The consulting teams not …
Tip Your Hat To Your New Teammate, Gayle O'Keefe, Micah Minarik
Tip Your Hat To Your New Teammate, Gayle O'Keefe, Micah Minarik
Faculty Presentations: Business
As the evolution of human-AI teams (HATs) progresses, it will cause a paradigm shift of previously accepted group dynamic and social exchange principles. Though the broad context of HAT development encompasses three dimensions: job displacement, job augmentation, and job creation, we focus on job augmentation, where AI (Artificial Intelligence) and humans will work best in collaboration. We investigate the impact on theory and implications to practice as the unique challenges and opportunities presented by these new collaborative interactions and exchange dynamics arise.
Rebounding After Loss: A Nonprofit Organization’S Recovery After The Untimely Death Of Its Founder, Donna M. Iucolano Ph.D., Jaclyn Schuman, Shane Salam
Rebounding After Loss: A Nonprofit Organization’S Recovery After The Untimely Death Of Its Founder, Donna M. Iucolano Ph.D., Jaclyn Schuman, Shane Salam
Faculty Presentations: Business
Students pursuing degrees at Molloy University’s School of Business are required to complete a Capstone course in their final semester or year. This signature course uses a mixed methods approach that combines the flipped classroom with community engagement to provide students with an experiential learning opportunity. This paper presents the results of student efforts in an undergraduate Capstone in Fall 2022. During the 14-week semester, students worked in small teams to address challenges presented by the Executive Director of the Learning Institute of Tennis, Life Skills, and Sportsmanship (LITLSS), a young nonprofit organization based in Freeport (Long Island), New York. …
Building Nonprofit Capabilities To Continue Growing After Starting With Covid-Driven Demand, Donna M. Iucolano Ph.D., Thomas Bloecker, Evan Rudolfsky
Building Nonprofit Capabilities To Continue Growing After Starting With Covid-Driven Demand, Donna M. Iucolano Ph.D., Thomas Bloecker, Evan Rudolfsky
Faculty Presentations: Business
This paper summarizes the Spring 2023 results of students enrolled in an MBA Capstone at Molloy University’s School of Business. During an immersive 7-week semester, students in this online synchronous class worked in teams to address needs presented by the Founder and Executive Director of Elite Community Foundation (ECF), a young nonprofit organization based in Laurelton (Queens County), New York. The start-up organization had high demand for its services and programs during the COVID-19 pandemic which coincided with its start. With the worst of COVID behind us, ECF turned to Capstone for help building capabilities to help it grow strategically. …
Does Management Education Need A Facelift? The Intersection Of Managing, Leading, And Coaching. Part V: Environmental Scan Of Higher Education, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Does Management Education Need A Facelift? The Intersection Of Managing, Leading, And Coaching. Part V: Environmental Scan Of Higher Education, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Faculty Presentations: Business
This paper is the fifth in a series of five papers that collectively explore management education and its value to workplace preparation. The purpose of this research path is to ensure that management education remains cutting edge and relevant to the needs of organizational leaders and to our students’ professional goals. At the 2021 Northeast Business and Economics Association Conference (NBEA.us) the author set the stage for a five (5) paper multi-phase research agenda. The purpose of this research, Part V, is to explore where coaching knowledge and skill-development currently exists within higher education programs, degrees, and curriculum. This paper …
The Cognitive And Affective Components Of Organizational Identification, Brian O'Neill
The Cognitive And Affective Components Of Organizational Identification, Brian O'Neill
Faculty Presentations: Business
Extant literature has linked organizational identification (OID) to many vital organizational constructs and outcomes, such as job satisfaction, job involvement, work engagement, organizational affective commitment, organizational-based self-esteem, cooperation, creativity, extra-role and organizational citizenship behavior, work effort, intention to stay, decreased turnover intentions, and job performance. However, despite the identified benefits of organizational identification, a growing body of research has noted its dark side. For example, OID has been linked to identity lies, negative emotions, and unethical proorganizational behavior. At the same time, there is limited research examining the separate influences of the cognitive and affective components of organizational identification on …
The Importance Of Humor As A Leadership Skill, Bruce Haller
The Importance Of Humor As A Leadership Skill, Bruce Haller
Faculty Presentations: Business
Humor is an important skill for leaders. This paper examines the underappreciation and underutilization of humor as a tool that studies conclude can improve relationships, decrease stress, and enhance productivity in the workplace. While inappropriate humor such as aggressive humor can have a negative effect, effective use of humor by leaders, supervisors, and subordinates can have multiple positive changes on organizational culture. Understanding what humor is and how it can be implemented as an impactful organizational and leadership tool is the purpose of this scholarship. Leadership is as important for the success of an organization as it is misunderstood and …
The Euroweek Experience: Supporting Sustainable Development Through Academic Programs Promoting Student Research, Technology Innovation And The Commercialization Process, Meryl Rosenblatt, Ishita Sharma, Mya Ferreiro
The Euroweek Experience: Supporting Sustainable Development Through Academic Programs Promoting Student Research, Technology Innovation And The Commercialization Process, Meryl Rosenblatt, Ishita Sharma, Mya Ferreiro
Faculty Presentations: Business
University-based research continues to rely on industry partnerships to help support the innovation, exchange and application of new technologies. At the same time, University R&D has increasingly focused on technologies that support a wide range of environmental, societal and economic Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) launched by the United Nations in 2015. This has put a spotlight on the need to address technology transfer from the university to industry, where the university often lacks the resources needed to assess the feasibility of market adoption of new technologies. Recent literature indicates that there is a role for the international academic community to …
A Novel Framework For Building Organizational Capabilities, Alexander Chan
A Novel Framework For Building Organizational Capabilities, Alexander Chan
Faculty Presentations: Business
The pace of change in the business environment is constantly being accelerated by rapidly emerging technologies and evolving customer demands. It is no longer sufficient for organizations to keep their strategic focus on elevating their existing capabilities to achieve excellence in their product and service offerings. It is critical to be able to develop new organizational capabilities which are aligned with new strategic insights. Existing frameworks have their limitations in terms of helping to identify new organizational capabilities and ensuring that they are closely aligned with the overall business strategy. In response to these challenges, a novel framework for designing …
Does Management Education Need A Facelift? The Intersection Of Managing, Leading, And Coaching. Part Iv, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Does Management Education Need A Facelift? The Intersection Of Managing, Leading, And Coaching. Part Iv, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Faculty Presentations: Business
This paper is the fourth in a series of five papers that collectively explore management education and its value to workplace preparation. It is part of a multi-phase research study that was introduced in 2021 and is laser-focused on the growing profession of executive coaching. As business educators who are committed to preparing future leaders for the complexity of the workplace, we must ensure that the curriculum remains cutting-edge and satisfies the professional goals of our students and the needs of the leaders that will become their employers. The premise of integrating coaching as a component of management education, supports …
Metaverse’S Rise And Decline, Nir Kshetri, Jeffrey Voas, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Diana Rojas Torres, Gayle O'Keefe
Metaverse’S Rise And Decline, Nir Kshetri, Jeffrey Voas, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Diana Rojas Torres, Gayle O'Keefe
Faculty Publications: Business
Major companies in diverse industries have recently downsized or closed down their metaverse divisions. The authors look at the factors that have led to such strategies.
Does Management Education Need A Facelift? The Intersection Of Managing, Leading, And Coaching. Part Iii, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Does Management Education Need A Facelift? The Intersection Of Managing, Leading, And Coaching. Part Iii, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Faculty Presentations: Business
This paper continues the multi-phase exploration of management education, the growing profession of executive coaching, and its value to workplace preparation. It is the third in a series of five papers dedicated to this exploration. Part III summarizes the knowledge presented in both Part I and Part II. Part I included a literature review and discussion as to who defines premier business education, the growing profession of executive coaching, and higher education’s responsibility to relevant workforce preparation. It set the stage for the multi-phase research plan focused on three sets of stakeholders: senior leaders/employers, business faculty, and MBA graduates. Part …
Does Management Education Need A Facelift? The Intersection Of Managing, Leading, And Coaching. Part I, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Does Management Education Need A Facelift? The Intersection Of Managing, Leading, And Coaching. Part I, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
This paper continues the exploration of management education and its value to workplace preparation. The purpose of this research path is to ensure that management education remains cutting edge and relevant to the needs of organizational leaders and to our students’ professional goals. At the 2021 NBEA conference the author set the stage for a multi-phase research agenda. In part I of this series the author discussed who defines premier business education, the growing profession of leadership coaching, and higher education’s responsibility to relevant workforce preparation. In this paper, titled, Part II, the author reviews the theoretical foundation for this …
Mba Capstone Students Focus On Process, People And Technology To Develop Recommendations For Not-Forprofit Organization, Anthony Alduino, Christopher Alonzo, Kendra Beauchamp, Tj Magno, Riksan Stephens, Brian O'Neill
Mba Capstone Students Focus On Process, People And Technology To Develop Recommendations For Not-Forprofit Organization, Anthony Alduino, Christopher Alonzo, Kendra Beauchamp, Tj Magno, Riksan Stephens, Brian O'Neill
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
In an effort to promote engagement with organizations in the not-for-profit sector, Molloy College’s graduate business program includes an experiential learning component. Prospective graduates of the MBA program are required to complete a rigorous Capstone course, through which students provide consulting services to a not-for-profit organization. Tasked with finding solutions to real problems, the students must apply their cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills to develop a comprehensive proposal for their clients. In one short seven-week semester, class members must form teams with fellow students, meet their clients, assess the problems presented and develop comprehensive proposals. This paper describes the consulting project …
Building Recreational Programs ‘Focusing On What Matters’, Gaëtane Bastien, Dawn Distefano
Building Recreational Programs ‘Focusing On What Matters’, Gaëtane Bastien, Dawn Distefano
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
Molloy’s fourteen-week capstone program involves Molloy College students who learn professional skills and much more during the capstone experience. The students work with ‘live’ non-profits located on Long Island and their efforts serve these organizations to jointly move their missions forward toward social good. This semester’s senior project was focused on the developmentally and physically disabled community as well as promoted admirable social responsibility via the collaboration of the assigned organization and the student consulting teams. This project not only was a success from an academic standpoint, but also personally for the students who transformed into well-rounded citizens. Their acquired …
Does Management Education Need A Facelift? The Intersection Of Managing, Leading, And Coaching. Part I, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Does Management Education Need A Facelift? The Intersection Of Managing, Leading, And Coaching. Part I, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
This paper introduces the premise that coaching should be actively integrated into management education. This paper will be the first in a series of papers that will explore coaching as a meaningful body of knowledge, skills, and theories, for business managers and leaders. The premise of coaching as a component of management education probes the alignment with workplace preparation. The growing profession of coaching and its integration into the workplace, demands our attention as business educators. We must ensure that business education remains cutting-edge and relevant to both the needs of organizational leaders and to our students’ professional goals. A …
Creating Relationships For Social Good, Nikola Aleksic, Dawn Distefano
Creating Relationships For Social Good, Nikola Aleksic, Dawn Distefano
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
The marketing research completed by students who are in their senior year of study at Molloy College proved yet again to be a rewarding experience for all parties involved. Student success came about while working harmoniously as a team to complete a fourteen-week research project that helped develop their professional as well as personal skills throughout the capstone experience. The students worked with a ‘live’ non-profit located on Long Island and their efforts proved to serve society well while moving their mission forward. This senior project promotes civic engagement within our local community while continuing to be beneficial toward their …
A Comparative Review Of Perceived Costs And Benefits Of Business School Accreditation Options, Daniel R. Ball
A Comparative Review Of Perceived Costs And Benefits Of Business School Accreditation Options, Daniel R. Ball
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
Business schools are continually challenged with developing programs that prepare students for successful careers and meet the evolving needs of industry. An accreditation association can provide business schools with best practice guidelines that help them ensure quality in their educational programs and supporting processes. The choice of accrediting agency is an important one for each school and could impact its success in achieving its mission. This paper examines the three primary business program accreditation associations in the United States: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB); The Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP); and The International …
Soaring House Prices Reflect A Shortage Of Homes Rather Than A New Housing Bubble, Peter D'Antonio
Soaring House Prices Reflect A Shortage Of Homes Rather Than A New Housing Bubble, Peter D'Antonio
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light a flaw in the accounting and pricing of housing services in consumer spending (PCE) and the consumer price index (CPI). The dramatic shifts in housing usage caused by the pandemic have not registered at all in PCE. This paper takes a fresh look at the use of opportunity costs to measure housing services. It shows how the current gauge can miss real changes in services flows. The paper proposes that housing services be measured instead by hedonic methods, using new survey questions added to the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) and the CPI.
Covid Stimulus Fails To Benefit Hardest-Hit Sectors, Amanda Bonacasa, Mark Streiber, Peter D'Antonio, Meryl Rosenblatt
Covid Stimulus Fails To Benefit Hardest-Hit Sectors, Amanda Bonacasa, Mark Streiber, Peter D'Antonio, Meryl Rosenblatt
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
This paper demonstrates the ineffectiveness of the COVID-19 stimulus checks distributed in 2020 under the CARES Act to increase consumer spending and provide economic relief where it was most needed. This is consistent with prior stimulus packages issued during severe economic downturns (1968, 1975, 2001 and 2008), where tax cuts and rebatesresulted in increased consumer savings and reduced levels of debt rather than increases in consumer spending. The intensity of the economic impact of the COVID pandemic, and the uneven recovery, was largely due to the need for ‘social distancing’ and the reduction of inperson interactions to help manage the …
Maintaining Substainable Growth: The Strength Of Partnerships, Maria Bovina, Matt Carcione, Greg Goeller, Ed Ryan, Dawn Distefano Mba, Phd
Maintaining Substainable Growth: The Strength Of Partnerships, Maria Bovina, Matt Carcione, Greg Goeller, Ed Ryan, Dawn Distefano Mba, Phd
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
The impact of fruitful partnerships can go a long way to improve society and better the communities in which we live in. Student consulting teams have taken the initiative to conduct field research and establish a wide range of partnerships in order to raise awareness of a local non-profit and continue its mission toward sustainable growth. This past semester has brought about additional challenges that normally would not be present in order to complete their charge assigned by their client (e.g. non-profit) and do it with finesse. The capstone course is transformational in nature due to the students working with …
Bridging The Gap In The Technology Commercialization Process, Christopher Rontanini, Adam Mahadeo, Meryl Rosenblatt Mba
Bridging The Gap In The Technology Commercialization Process, Christopher Rontanini, Adam Mahadeo, Meryl Rosenblatt Mba
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
Cogeneration merges the production of usable heat and electricity into a single process that helps to reduce carbon emissions, energy waste and energy costs. Until now, this source of sustainable energy has been used mostly in the industrial sector, the consumer market is unknown. One type of cogeneration system, the Stirling engine, is a heat engine that is operated by a cyclic compression and expansion of air or other gas at different temperatures. This cogeneration system is capable of charging a smartphone’s battery using the heat of everyday objects like a hot cup or a radiator, or a human hand. …
Young Adults Achieving For Local Non-Profit: Ambassadors Of Social Change, Meghan Brown, Adam Mahadeo, Steven Rizzo, Dawn Distefano Mba, Phd
Young Adults Achieving For Local Non-Profit: Ambassadors Of Social Change, Meghan Brown, Adam Mahadeo, Steven Rizzo, Dawn Distefano Mba, Phd
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
Molloy College students in conjunction with a local non-profit have joined forces to not only move an organization forward, but to be agents of change toward social good in their local community. The students take their newly learned skill sets and develop a business plan that will allow Board members to implement shortly after their consulting projects are complete. What happens over the course of this project is not only are the students’ efforts rewarded by making strides to assist a local non -profit, but their demeanor changes throughout this entire process. The students transform themselves into ambassadors, making the …
Investing In Socially-Minded Young Adults: Because Nice Matters, Patrick Kennedy, Dawn Distefano Mba, Phd
Investing In Socially-Minded Young Adults: Because Nice Matters, Patrick Kennedy, Dawn Distefano Mba, Phd
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
The research herein is part of a fourteen-week research project involving Molloy College students located in Rockville Centre, NY. This project comes from students learning professional skills and much more during the capstone experience. The students worked with a ‘live’ non-profit located on Long Island and their efforts were to serve for the greater good of society while moving the assigned non-profit forward with its mission. This senior project also promotes civic engagement within their local community with this all-inclusive real-world project. Hence the students put together turnkey recommendations that would assist the non-profit to implement their findings leading toward …
Pandemic Pricing Policies: Professional Prerogative Or Political Plaything, Bruce Haller, Steven Kent
Pandemic Pricing Policies: Professional Prerogative Or Political Plaything, Bruce Haller, Steven Kent
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
Pricing a product is considered an important component of the marketing mix that induces consumer behavior. During the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, price gouging emerged from obscure rarely litigated business law to sensational above the fold headlines. $79.99 hand sanitizer went from a ridiculous pricing decision to an abuse of power and a criminal offense. This paper will begin with an overview of common pricing strategies and then examine the limits placed on pricing in the form of laws which prohibit price gouging. While many of the jurisdictions which make short term increases in the price of certain goods and services …
Agents Of Change - Continuing A Legacy, Kristen Callahan, Jacob Plaut, Jessica Strauber, Dawn Distefano Mba, Phd
Agents Of Change - Continuing A Legacy, Kristen Callahan, Jacob Plaut, Jessica Strauber, Dawn Distefano Mba, Phd
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
Students throughout their academic journeys become agents of change when they experience transformational learning. The students at Molloy College in conjunction with local non-profits have partnered to advance society with their field research. While the mission is fascinating for the assigned non-profit, what is truly amazing is how the capstone course shapes our students to become good citizens in our society. There are overarching rewards for all parties involved whether it be the students, faculty, members of the non-profit, and our community at large. Three consulting teams are created to address the most relatable charges to the assigned non-profit. However, …
An Mba Capstone Consulting Experience In The Midst Of Covid-19, Jacqueline Bassey, Carolyn Hartmann, Rich Nyhus, Phil Quinones, Brian M. O'Neill
An Mba Capstone Consulting Experience In The Midst Of Covid-19, Jacqueline Bassey, Carolyn Hartmann, Rich Nyhus, Phil Quinones, Brian M. O'Neill
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
In alignment with Molloy College’s commitment to civic engagement, the MBA program requires prospective graduates to complete its Capstone course, which entails providing consulting services to a not-for-profit organization. The course requires students to apply their cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills to solve real problems for their clients. In one short semester, students must form working relationships with fellow project members, develop an understanding of their client’s mission and objectives, and propose solutions that address their client’s challenging problems. The semester culminates with the delivery of a written proposal, a formal presentation to the client, and a final reflection. This paper …
The Sustainable Closet, Ryan Mott, Jessica Strauber, Meryl Rosenblatt Mba
The Sustainable Closet, Ryan Mott, Jessica Strauber, Meryl Rosenblatt Mba
Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)
The technology that created the boom in online shopping has turned the local thrift store into a mainstream phenomenon. Customers of the future will look for ways to recycle, resell or upcycle, and will be drawn to the incredible value of buying secondhand, with millennials and Gen Z adopting second hand faster than other age groups. This will have a significant positive impact on global sustainability, as the fashion industry produces 10% of all carbon emissions, is the second-largest consumer of the world’s water supply, and pollutes oceans with microplastics. The clothing industry follows oil as the second largest industrial …
Higher Education Underperformance, Precovid19!, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Higher Education Underperformance, Precovid19!, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.
Faculty Presentations: Business
Higher Education is facing severe market challenges and threats to its survival. The challenges that higher education leaders and stakeholders are facing are being both masked and exasperated by the 2020 Pandemic. Understanding the reasons for underperformance before the 2020 Pandemic, is essential. Recognition of the pre-pandemic challenges may prevent college and university leaders from pretending that these challenges did not previously exist. The challenge in facing reality is that much of the influences emerge from public doubt in the value of higher education. This paper and presentation focuses on the influences that both feed public doubt and the negative …