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PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Founder
and Co-Principal
9/89 - present
Kurke
& Associates, Inc.
Speaking, Strategic Planning and Leadership Development
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Academic Director, M.B.A. Programs
7/06 – 6/07
Chairman, Leadership & Change
Management Division
7/03 – 7/06
Associate Professor of Management
8/92 – 9/07
Visiting Professor—Duquesne
Italian Campus
1/03 - 5/03
Director—European Study Abroad Program
7/95 - 6/96
Co-director—European
Study Abroad Program
8/94 - 6/95
Chairman,
Behavioral Division
7/92 - 7/95
Assistant Professor of Management
9/89 - 7/92
John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business
A. J. Palumbo School of Business
Administration
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Adjunct Associate Professor
1/99 - present
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Columnist
1/00 – 6/02
SBN Magazine
Periodic column entitled: Leading Strategic Change
President
5/99 – 5/01
CEO
Club of Pittsburgh
A Non-Profit Organization Serving
Chief Executive Officers Since 1978
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Visiting Professor
4/97 - 5/97
Nemzetközi
Menedzser Központ
International
Management Center
Central
European University
Budapest, Hungary
Assistant Professor of Management
7/86 - 8/89
Co-director—Far East Management Program
8/88 - 8/89
Director—Field
Study Program
6/87 - 6/88
Babcock
Graduate School of Management
Wake
Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Assistant Professor of Organizational
Behavior
9/81 - 8/86
Research Associate
7/80 - 9/81
Teppler Graduate School of Industrial
Administration
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Medical Technologist
2/75 - 7/76
Veterans Administration
H. J. Miller School of Medicine
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
EDUCATION
Development
Dimensions International
March 2004
Certified Trainer
Cornell University, Ph. D.
August 1981
Johnson Graduate School of Management
Major: organization theory and behavior
Minors: sociology of organizations and public policy
Cornell University, M. A.
March 1979
Major: organization theory and behavior
Cornell University, M. B. A.
January 1979
Major: quantitative analysis
for administrative decisions
University of Florida
1975-76
Post-baccalaureate studies in economics
and anthropology
Stetson University, B. S.
May 1974
Major: chemistry
Minors: British
literature & biology
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION
Refereed Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Kurke, Lance B. “The phenomenology of creativity.” Issues in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. NY: Springer, 2008. (Forthcoming.)
Weber, James, Kurke, Lance B., and Pentico, David W. “Why
do employees steal?: Assessing differences in ethical and unethical employee behavior using ethical work climates.” Business and Society, 2003, 42, 3: 359-380.
Kurke, Lance B., and Brindle, Margaret. “The
process of enactment: Evidence from Alexander the Great.” Advances
in Qualitative Organizational Research, 2001, 3: 41-57.
Seabright, Mark A., and Kurke, Lance B. “Organizational
ontology and the moral status of the corporation.” Business Ethics Quarterly, 1997, 7, 3:65-81.
Kurke, Lance B. “Repression and restitution:
Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China.” Journal of Contemporary Asia,
February 1992, 22, 2: 234-248.
Barley, Thomas, Ersoz, Clara Jean, Pentico, David W., Kurke, Lance B., Forney, Nancy L., and Gillette, Nancy L. “A developmental
model of the total quality management process for hospital products.” Journal
of Hospital Marketing, Fall 1991, 5, 2: 37-46.
Kurke, Lance B., Weick, Karl E., and Ravlin, Elizabeth C.
“Can information loss be reversed?: Evidence for serial reconstruction.”
Communication Research, February 1989, 16, 1: 3-24.
Kurke, Lance B. “Does adaptation preclude adaptability?:
Strategy and performance.” In Lynne G. Zucker (ed.), Institutional
Patterns and Organizations: Culture and Environment, Boston: Ballinger, 1988, 199-222.
Kurke, Lance B., and Aldrich, Howard E. “Mintzberg
was right!: A replication and extension of The Nature of Managerial Work.” Management Science, 1983, 29, 8: 975-84.
Goodman, Paul S., and Kurke, Lance B. “Studies
of change in organizations: A status report.” In P. S. Goodman (ed.), Change
in Organizations, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1982, 1-46.
Book Published
Kurke, Lance B. The
Wisdom of Alexander the Great: Enduring Leadership Lessons from the Man Who Created an Empire. NY: AMACOM, September 2004.
Translations: Japanese,
Korean, Portuguese, Greek, Hebrew, Lithuanian, and Chinese
Refereed Proceedings
Weber, James and Kurke, Lance B. “Why do employees
steal?: Assessing differences in ethical and unethical employee behavior using ethical work climates.” Proceedings of the Southern Management Association, November 2002,
12-16. (Paper won award for “Best Paper in Track.”)
Kurke, Lance B. “Doors and gates as metaphors
for understanding differences in countries’ organizational paradigms.” Proceedings of the International Management Development Association, July 1997, 178-81.
Kurke, Lance B. “Creating an international
study trip for students.” Proceedings
of the International Association of Business and Society, March 1997, 434-9.
Kurke, Lance B. “History of health care and
health insurance in Japan: Implications for Japan
and the US.” Proceedings of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute,
April 1996, 157-9.
Kurke, Lance B. “Using Sun Tzu to teach business
and society relationships: An experiential exercise offering cross-disciplinary learning opportunities.” Proceedings of the International Association of Business and Society,
March 1996, 653-6.
Chenet, Robert J., and Kurke, Lance B. “Incentive
plans revisited: Exploring and applying alternatives.” Proceedings
of the Association of Management—Human Resource
Management Group, 1994, 12, 1: 1-7.
Kurke, Lance B., and Buzzi, William P. “Ancient
self-help books: A brief guide for using the classics to train managers.” Proceedings
of the Association of Management—Education, 1993, 11, 2: 35-40.
Kurke, Lance B. “What is unique about Japanese
management?: On, amae, kaisha, and group identity.” Proceedings
of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, April 1991, 254-6.
Non-refereed Publications
Kurke, Lance B., and Ball, Dave. “Solving the
unsolvable problem: Achieving results through enactment.” www.businessknowhow.com,
8/23/05.
Kurke, Lance B. “A clean sweep.” SBN
Magazine, June 2002, 9, 2:32.
Kurke, Lance B. “Of planks and people.” SBN
Magazine, March 2002, 8, 11:39.
Kurke, Lance B. “Water tower strategy.”
SBN Magazine, November 2001, 8, 7:15.
Kurke, Lance B. “Why you shouldn’t
plan.” SBN Magazine, October 2001, 8, 6:24-25.
Kurke, Lance B., and Bagasrawala, Firdaus “Dragonfly
dirge.” SBN Magazine, September 2001, 8, 5:20.
Kurke, Lance B. “The illusion of control.”
SBN Magazine, August 2001, 8, 4:18.
Kurke, Lance B. “Turning a supertanker.”
SBN Magazine, July 2001, 8, 3:18-19.
Kurke, Lance B. “Can you say ‘continuous?’”
SBN Magazine, June 2001, 8, 2:18.
Kurke, Lance B. “People are everything.” SBN
Magazine, April 2001, 7, 12:24-25.
Kurke, Lance B. “The $0.00 process.”
SBN Magazine, March 2001, 7, 11:12-13.
Kurke, Lance B., and Hoffman, James. “The Art
of War.” SBN Magazine, February 2001, 7, 10:14-15.
Kurke, Lance B., and Hoffman, James. “Bonsai
business.” SBN Magazine, January 2001, 7, 9:12-13.
Kurke, Lance B. “Zen leopards.” SBN
Magazine, December 2000, 7, 8:12-13.
Kurke, Lance B. “OK, jump!” SBN
Magazine, November 2000, 7, 7:12-13.
Kurke, Lance B. “Maggot method.” SBN
Magazine, October 2000, 7, 6:12-13.
Kurke, Lance B. “Teaching a horse to fly.”
SBN Magazine, September 2000, 7, 5:12-13.
Kurke, Lance B. “Navigating in the dark.”
SBN Magazine, August 2000, 7, 4:12-13.
Kurke, Lance B. “People are like bats.”
SBN Magazine, July 2000, 7, 3:12-13.
Kurke, Lance B. “On knowing yourself.” SBN Magazine, June 2000, 7, 2: 16-17.
Kurke, Lance B. “The big, bad bear.”
SBN Magazine, May 2000, 7, 1: 16.
Kurke, Lance B. “The power relationship.”
SBN Magazine, April 2000, 6, 12: 18.
Kurke, Lance B ”Are you a chopper or a cutter?”
SBN Magazine, March 2000, 6, 11: 46.
Kurke, Lance B ”Do you plan in the shower?”
SBN Magazine, February 2000, 6, 10: 14-5.
Kurke, Lance B. ”On fine wines and strategic
planning.” SBN Magazine, January 2000, 6, 9: 12.
Matejka, J. Kenneth, and Kurke, Lance B. “Designing
a great syllabus.” College Teaching, Summer 1994, 42,
3: 115-7.
Matejka, J. Kenneth, Kurke, Lance B., and Gregory, Barbara.
“Mission impossible?: Designing a great mission
statement to ignite your plans.” Management Decisions, 1993,
31, 4: 34-7.
Papers Presented at Professional Conferences
Kurke, Lance B. “The phenomenology of creativity.” Keynote speaker at Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Cankaya University, Ankara, Turkey. To be published in Issues in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. NY: Springer, 2008. (Forthcoming.)
November 2007.
Liebowitz, Jay., Sivasubramaniam, Nagaraj., & Kurke, Lance.
“Can we develop authentic leaders? A business school’s experience.” IUT Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, July 2005.
Weber, James, and Kurke, Lance B. “Why do employees
steal.” Southern Management Association, Atlanta, November 2002. Paper won award for
“Best Paper in the Track.”
Kurke, Lance B. “Finding your niche: SWOT analysis.” Conference on Social Entrepreneurship for Nonprofit Organizations, Pittsburgh, November 1999.
Kurke, Lance B., and Brindle, Margaret. “The
cognitive processes of enactment: Evidence from Alexander the Great.” Academy of Management, Chicago,
August 1999.
Kurke, Lance B. “Doors and gates as metaphors
for understanding differences in countries’ organizational paradigms.” Presented
by Dr. Jan Saykiewicz in my absence, Chonju
City, Republic of Korea, July 1997.
Kurke, Lance B. “Identifying and rewarding
the free riders and high performers in cooperative learning groups.” Conference
on Advancing Teaching in College Classrooms and Campus Cultures, State College, PA, March 1997.
Kurke, Lance B. “Creating an international
study trip for students.” International
Association of Business and Society, Destin, March 1997.
Kurke, Lance B. “History of health care and
health insurance in Japan: Implications for Japan
and the US.” Northeast Decision
Sciences Institute, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, April 1996.
Kurke, Lance B. “Using Sun Tzu to teach business
and society relationships: An experiential exercise offering cross-disciplinary learning opportunities.” International Association for Business and Society, Santa Fe,
March 1996.
Kurke, Lance B., Paige, Kenneth L., and Pentico, David W.
“Mentoring new and junior faculty.” Conference on Advancing
Teaching in College Classrooms and Campus Cultures, State College, PA, March 1996.
Seabright, Mark A., and Kurke, Lance B. “Ontological
analysis of the moral status of social collectives.” Academy
of Management, Vancouver, Canada, August 1995.
Chenet, Robert J., and Kurke, Lance B. “Incentive
plans revisited: Exploring and applying alternatives.” Association of Management,
Dallas, August 1994.
Matejka, J. Kenneth, and Kurke, Lance B. “How
to design a great syllabus.” Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference,
Windsor, Canada,
June 1994.
Kurke, Lance B. “Cooperating with colleagues.” Annual Conference on Advancing Teaching in College Classrooms and Campus Cultures,
State College, PA, March 1994. (With Rick McCown.)
Kurke, Lance B., and Buzzi, William P. “Ancient
self-help books: A brief guide for using the classics to train managers.” Association
of Management, Atlanta, August 1993.
Kurke, Lance B. “Introducing total quality
management into the classroom.” Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference,
Calgary, Canada,
June 1992.
Kurke, Lance B. “What is unique about Japanese
management?: On, amae, kaisha, and group identity.” Northeast
Decision Sciences Institute, Pittsburgh, April 1991.
Kurke, Lance B. “How do great leaders manipulate
the environment?: Some historical evidence for enactment.” Academy of Management, San
Francisco, August 1990.
Kurke, Lance B. “Symbolically manipulating
reality: The leadership of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.” International
Conference on Organizational Symbolism and Corporate Culture, Fontainebleau,
France, June 1989.
Ulrich, David, and Kurke, Lance B. “When do
theories of environmental selection and organizational adaptation best apply?”
Academy of Management, Anaheim, August 1988.
Kurke, Lance B. “Classical advice for managers.” Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Los
Angeles, June 1988.
Kurke, Lance B. “Using the classics to study
organizations and management.” Academy
of Management, New Orleans,
August 1987.
Kurke, Lance B. “How does corporate culture
contribute to organizational survival?” International Conference on Organizational
Symbolism and Corporate Culture, Milan, Italy,
June 1987.
Kurke, Lance B., and Stein, A. William. “What
made Alexander great?: Strategy and performance.” Academy
of Management, Chicago,
August 1986.
Kurke, Lance B. “Does adaptation preclude adaptability?:
Strategy and performance.” Institutional Patterns and Organizations Conference,
University of California at Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, May 1985.
Kurke, Lance B. “The ecology of organizational
adaptability: Introducing choice into the population ecology model.” American
Sociological Association, Detroit, August 1983.
Kurke, Lance B. “Understanding managerial work.” Office Automation Workshop, Diebold Automated Office Program, Seattle, September 1981.
Kurke, Lance B. “Mintzberg was right!: A replication
and extension of The Nature of Managerial Work.”
Academy of Management, Atlanta, August 1979.
Research Projects Completed (Manuscripts Available)
Kurke, Lance B., and Atkin, Robert. “Cultural
and economic explanations for Japanese human resource systems.”
Kurke, Lance B. “What made Alexander Great?:
Strategy and tactics.”
Kurke, Lance B. “The adaptive and the creative
manager: A comparison of the strategies, tactics, and the organization of the armies of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.”
Kurke, Lance B. “Symbolically manipulating
reality: The leadership of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.”
Proprietary Manuals Published
Kurke, Lance B. Leading
Excellence: Beginning the Journey, second edition. Heinz North America, 2001.
Kurke, Lance B. Becoming
World Class: Middle Management Development Program—Participant Manual, fourth edition. Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania, 1995-6.
Kurke, Lance B. Total
Quality Team Training Manual. Pine
Richland School District, 1994.
Herbick, Aaron A., Haines, M. Susan, Friday, Susan M., and Kurke, Lance B. Service Delivery Training Program Manual. Reed Smith Shaw and McClay, 1994.
Research In Progress (Manuscripts Not Yet Available)
Kurke, Lance B. “Using weighted self- and peer-evaluations
in project teams to attain equity in reward systems.”
Kurke, Lance B. “Historical uses of historical
methods: Implications for organizational research.”
Kurke, Lance B., and Seabright, Mark A. “Issues
in organizational perception.”
Case Studies
Kurke, Lance B. “The USS Stark and USS Vincennes:
Epistemology, or how do we know what we know?” (A case about decision making
with ambiguous information.) John
F. Donahue Graduate
School of Business Administration, February 2002.
Kurke, Lance B. “Joe Doe.” Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest University, January 1988.
Case Studies In Progress
Kurke, Lance B. “What made Alexander Great?”
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Conferences (Participated But No Paper Presented)
Excellence
in Government, Washington,
D.C., June, 2006.
US Marine Corps Educator Workshop, Quantico, VA. June 2003.
“International
Business: Production and Operations Management,” Session Chair. Northeast
Decision Sciences Institute, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, April 1996.
“Measuring
Service Quality,” Discussant. Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, St.
Croix, Virgin Islands, April 1996.
“Thriving
locally in a global economy.” Organizational committee for this conference
hosting Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Pittsburgh,
October 1996.
“Teaching
Workshop.” Center for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne University, A. J. Palumbo
School of Business, Pittsburgh, September 1995.
“Administrative
cycle time reduction workshop.” John E. Connelly Center for Entrepreneurship
and Emerging Enterprise, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, December 1994.
“Introduction
to activity based costing workshop.” John E. Connelly Center for Entrepreneurship
and Emerging Enterprise, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, November 1994.
Co-organized
full-day workshop on cooperative learning. Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh,
May 1994. (With Drs. Dorothy Frayer and Rick McCown.)
Co-organized
full-day workshop on cooperative learning, Duquesne University,
Pittsburgh, January 1994.
(With Drs. Dorothy Frayer and Rick McCown.)
Organizational
Behavior Teaching Conference. Bucknell
University, Lewisburg, PA, June 1993.
Co-organized
full-day workshop on cooperative learning, Duquesne University,
Pittsburgh, May 1993.
(With Drs. Dorothy Frayer and Rick McCown.)
Conference
on Advancing Teaching in College Classrooms and Campus Cultures. State College, PA, March 1993.
Chaired
a semester-long faculty workshop on cooperative learning. Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh,
Spring 1993.
Co-organized
full-day workshop on cooperative learning. Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh,
January 1993. (With Drs. Dorothy Frayer and Rick McCown.)
Academy of Management. Las Vegas, August 1992.
Summer Academy for the Advancement of College Teaching. Invited participant in weeklong training program sponsored by the State System of Higher Education, the
Pennsylvania Academy of Teaching, and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Boiling Springs,
PA, May/June, 1992.
Quality
Management Workshop, Facilitator. Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh,
September 1991.
World-Class
Quality Conference. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, May 1991.
First
National Symposium on the Role of Academia in National Competitiveness and Total Quality Management. Morgantown, WV,
July 1990.
Workshop
on “Dynamics of Strategy” at the Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, September 1988 (1 week).
Presentations to University & Community Organizations
Cited in Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review: “Workplace inferno” by Mark Kanny. June 30, 2006.
Keynote Speaker: “Reality is irrelevant: How effective leaders reframe their world.” Training Officers Conference, Annual Institute, Virginia
Beach, VA, April 2006.
“Reality is yours to create!” College of Business
Public Lecture Series. Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan,
March 2006.
“What made Alexander Great?: Strategy, tactics, and creative leadership.” Presented at:
● United States Secret Service, Dallas, TX, March 2006.
● United States Secret Service, Chicago,
IL, March 2006.
● United States Secret Service, Ft.
Lauderdale,
FL, August 2005.
● Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, Jekyll Island, GA, June 1005;
● Treasury
Executive Institute, Washington,
D.C., March 2005 repeated April 2005;
“How to learn from Alexander the Great.” Pleasant
Valley Rotary Club, Pittsburgh,
January 2005.
“Leaders are the problem.” Leadership Academy, Duquesne University, April 2004.
“Case study of Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.”
Nonprofit Summit/Social Entrepreneurs: Driving Social and Economic Change, Pittsburgh,
March 2004.
“Improving your strategic planning and decision making for competitive advantage.” National Leadership Health Care Conference, Pittsburgh,
November 2003.
“Conceive, Believe, Achieve.” Leadership Academy, Duquesne University, April 2003.
“Dream bigger dreams.” Alpha Sigma Lambda. School of Leadership and Professional Advancement, Duquesne University, August 2002.
“Teaching and assessing for critical thinking and deep learning.” Discussant at teleconference, Duquesne University, March 2002.
“Personal leadership style.” Reach for the
Stars: Fall Leadership Conference, Carnegie Mellon
University, September 2001.
“The fiscal responsibilities of the non-profit board.”
Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh
Chamber Music Society. Pittsburgh,
March 2001.
“Excellence in leadership.” Entrepreneur’s
Growth Conference, Duquesne University,
June 2000.
“What made Alexander Great?” Masters in Leadership Program, Duquesne University, May 2000.
“The role of symbolism in leadership.” Guest
of Honor. Midshipman’s Ball. Pittsburgh, January 2000.
“Intrapreneurship
and entrepreneurship in developing countries.” Pittsburgh Council for International Visitors. Pittsburgh, March 1998.
“Solving
the free rider problem in student groups.” Center for Teaching Excellence,
Duquesne University,
February 1997.
“Some
comments on leadership: Free minds, destruction, and Satyagraha.” Phi Lambda
Sigma chapter of Duquesne University’s
Pharmacy Leadership Society, Pittsburgh, November 1996.
“Using
interactive multimedia case studies to enhance understanding of international business management.” Center for Teaching Excellence Technology Fair, Duquesne
University, February 1996.
“What
the US and Japan
can learn from each other about strategic planning.” Pittsburgh
Council for International Visitors--Kansai Productivity
Center. Pittsburgh, October 1995.
“Building
your leadership skills.” Pittsburgh
Legal Administrators Association Education Conference, Hidden Valley, September 1995.
“Business
reengineering.” Human Resource Development Program, Leadership Institute,
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, July 1995.
“The
ongoing agenda: How leaders solve seemingly impossible problems with limited
resources.” CEO Club, Pittsburgh, March 1995
“Doing
much more with much less: The art of overcoming insurmountable obstacles.” CEO Club, Pittsburgh,
February 1995.
“Business
reengineering.” Arabic Executive Leadership Program, Leadership Institute,
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, February 1995.
“Total
quality progress at Duquesne.” Medrad Quality Forum, Pittsburgh, December 1994. (With Dean Thomas
J. Murrin.)
“What
can Americans teach the Japanese?” Pittsburgh
Council for International Visitors—Kansai Productivity Center. Pittsburgh, October 1994.
“Leading
Pittsburgh into the future.” Leadership Development Initiative (sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce), Pittsburgh, October 1994.
“Cooperative
learning.” University 101 Orientation, Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh,
June 1994.
“How
can Americans understand the sources of Japanese human resource systems?: Economic and cultural explanations.” Duquesne University,
Pittsburgh, March 1994.
(With Robert Atkin.)
“Total
quality for teams in education.” Pine-Richland
School District, Pittsburgh,
February to April 1994. (This
school district subsequently won the QNET Quality Award for the category “Significant Commitment.”)
“Leadership
in a pharmaceutical setting.” Phi Lambda Sigma chapter of Duquesne University’s Pharmacy Leadership Society,
Pittsburgh, October 1992.
“Cooperative
learning workshop.” A. J. Palumbo School
of Business, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, November 1993.
“Strategic
planning: What Americans and Japanese can teach each other.” Pittsburgh Council for International Visitors--Kansai Productivity Center, Pittsburgh,
October 1993.
“Introduction
to cooperative learning.” Center for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh,
September 1993. (Repeated twice; repetition of
November 1992 presentation). (With Rick McCown.)
“Total
quality management.” Institute on the American Economy, Pittsburgh, July 1993.
Interviewed
on WDUQ by President John Murray about Japan Faculty Study Trip, Pittsburgh, June 1993. (With
Thomas J. Murrin.)
“Cooperative
learning.” Faculty Development Resource Association, Pittsburgh, April 1993. (With Rick McCown.)
“Envisioning
and creating the future.” Leadership Pittsburgh
Year IX: Mid-Year Retreat, (sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce), Hidden
Valley, PA, February 1993.
“Introduction
to cooperative learning.” Center for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne University,
Pittsburgh, November 1992.
(Repeated September 1995.) (With Rick McCown.)
“Cooperative
learning.” Finance faculty of A. J. Palumbo School of Business Administration,
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, October 1992.
“What
can Americans teach the Japanese.” Pittsburgh
Council for International Visitors—Kansai Productivity
Center, Pittsburgh,
October 1992.
“The
role of deception in leadership.” Delta Sigma Pi chapter of Duquesne University, Pittsburgh,
October 1992.
“Faculty
and the university mission.” New Faculty Orientation, Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh,
August 1992.
“Cooperative
learning.” Accounting faculty of A. J. Palumbo School of Business Administration,
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, August 1992.
“Leadership.” Keynote speaker at Music Educators National Conference, Pennsylvania Music Educators
Association, Pocono Manor, PA,
July 1992.
“Leadership.” Institute on the American Economy, Pittsburgh, July 1992.
“Perspectives
on critical thinking.” Center for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh,
March 1992.
“Leadership:
Past and present.” Leadership Seminar, Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh,
February 1992. (With Colonel Rand Lewis.)
“Classical
advice for managers.” Rotary Club of Winston-Salem,
Winston-Salem, NC, April
1989.
“Symbolically
manipulating perceptions of reality.” Babcock
Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest University,
Winston-Salem, NC, March
1989.
“Classics,
strategy, and management.” A.
J. Palumbo School
of Business Administration, Duquesne University,
Pittsburgh, January 1989.
“Classical
strategy for modern managers.” College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, March 1988.
“Management
and the classics.” Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wake
Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, September 1987.
“The
reversibility of uncertainty absorption.” European
School of Business (INSEAD), Fontainebleau,
France, February 1986.
“Managerial
implications of uncertainty absorption.” Babcock
Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest University,
Winston-Salem, December 1985.
“Uncertainty
absorption and information compression.” Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal,
Canada, March 1985.
“Can
uncertainty absorption be reversed?” Department of Social Science, Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, February 1985.
“When
is structure independent of individuals?” Organizational Behavior Workshop,
Graduate School of Industrial Administration,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, April 1984.
(With Mark A. Seabright.)
“The
ecology of organizational adaptability.” Empirical Applications Workshop,
Graduate School of Industrial Administration,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, April 1983.
Workshop
on “Designing Effective Work Groups.” Discussant for "Intergroup
relations in organizations: A negotiations perspective," by Jeanne Brett. Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, September 1984.
Workshop
on Absenteeism. Discussant for "Effects of absenteeism on individuals and organizations,"
by Paul S. Goodman and Robert S. Atkin. Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh, September 1983.
Organizational
Behavior Teaching Conference. Harvard
Business School, Boston, June 1981.
Workshop
on Organizational Change. Discussant for "How learning and reasoning processes
affect organizational change," by Chris Argyris, and for "Philosophical problems in thinking about organizational change,"
by Kenwyn K. Smith. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,
May 1981.
Conferences (Conference Organized for the CEO Club of Pittsburgh)
Kevin Coleman, “What it takes to be successful as a 21st century CEO,” April 4, 2001.
Bill Comer, “How to protect your assets,” March
9, 2001
Tom Petzinger, “Expanding the regional economy by growing new technology companies,” and
a panel on “Economic revitalization in the new economy: Japanese & US perspectives,” Dennis Unkovic and the
Keidanren delegation, November 15, 2000.
Glen Meakem, “The power of B2B eMarketplace,” and a Panel on “The New Reality: Merging
the old and new economies,” Dan Bates, Cathy Philistine, Derek Minno, Melissa Burke, Robert Taylor, Tommy Wang, Henry
Wang, October17, 2000.
Steven
Nickerson “Maximize your advantage,” and a panel on “Campaign 2000: What it means to business,” Jon
Delano, Scott Baker, Dennis McManus, Pittsburgh, September 11, 2000.
Harvey
MacKay “Pushing the Envelope,” and a Panel on “Venture Capital in Pittsburgh:
Where is it Going,” Peter Blasier, Doug Goodall, Tom Petzinger, Sean Sebastian, Pittsburgh,
May 19, 2000.
Jay
Abraham; and a Panel on “Your New Millennium Marketplace,” Pittsburgh,
March 15, 2000.
Steve
Sullivan; “Sales Leadership and Performance,” and a Panel on “Regional Economic Development:” Sam
McCullough, James Roddey, Thomas Murphy, Richard Florida, Thomas Murrin, Pittsburgh, January 14, 2000.
Daniel
Pena; “Quantum Growth Strategies,” and a Panel on “Accessing Various Media:” Susie Barbour (KDKA Radio),
Daniel Bates (SBN), Mary Maloney Cronin (Cronin Communications), Ann Devlin (KDKA TV), Terri Marts (Source W), Pittsburgh, November 5, 1999.
Kamal
Mustafa, “Mr. Small Cap” and “Risk Management,” Michael Barbarita.
September 17, 1999.
Joe
Sugarman, “World’s Greatest Copywriter”. Pittsburgh, June 29, 1999.
Tony
Parinello, “Selling to VITO”. Pittsburgh,
April 30, 1999.
Radio & Television interviews for
The Wisdom of Alexander
the Great
KDKA
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Jon Delano, “Sunday Business Page”. Thu., Sept. 9, 2004.
WPPT
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Ron Morris “The American Entrepreneur”. Sat., Sept. 11, 2004.
KDKA
TV (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Jon Delano “Sunday Business Page” Sun., Sept. 12, 2004.
KBUL
(Billings, Montana) Tommy
B, New Talk Radio, Tue., Sept. 14, 2004.
KAKC
(Tusla, Oklahoma) Jeff Brucculeri
“Tusla Business Today”, Wed., Sept. 15, 2004.
KXEL
(Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Mike
Bunge, “On the air with Mike Bunge”, Wed., Sept. 15, 2004.
KLPW
(St Louis, Missouri) Alex
Pennock “Business Leadership Today” Tue., Sept. 21, 2004.
WPPT
(Pittsburgh Pennsylvania)
Jerry Boyer Sept. 20, 2004.
WQBC
& WNCI (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Alvin Jones Thu., Sept. 23, 2004.
KPWR
(Burbank, California) Big
Boy “Big Boy’s Neighborhood” Thu., Sept. 23, 2004.
National Syndication, Jim Blasingame “The Business Advocate” Tue., Sept. 28, 2004.
WSBA
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) Dennis Edwards “York’s Morning News” Tue., Sept. 28, 2004.
KYW
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Don Lancer “The opening
Bell” Wed., Sept. 29, 2004.
KPSI
(Palm Springs, Colorado)
Joey English Wed., Sept. 29, 2004.
KCBR
(Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Tron Simpson “Tron Talk” Mon, Oct 4, 2004.
Cable News Network. 43 States Mike Horn Wed., Oct. 13, 2004.
WAXE AM (West Palm , Florida) Rhett Palmer “Rhett Palmer Live” Mon., Oct. 25, 2004.
10000 Watts (Kansas
City, Kansas) John Jantsch. “Duct Tape Marketing” Thu.,
Oct. 28, 2004
Dma Burlington (Midd.lebury, Vermont) Jerry Germaine “Morning Dialogue” Wed., Nov. 3, 2004.
5000 Watts (Wenatchee,
Washington) Ken Johannessen “The Two
O’clock Show” Mon., Nov. 8, 2004.
WCNU (Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina) Ed Fulbright “Mastering Your Money” Tue., Nov. 16, 2004.
National Syndication, Jim Blasingame “The
Business Advocate” Tue., Nov. 16, 2004.
KCEP (Los
Angeles, CA) Kim Bailey-Tureau “Enterprising People” Tue.,
Nov. 16, 2004.
WTRC (South Ben,
Indiana) Bill Darwin “At Your Service” Thu., Nov. 18, 2004.
CFRA-AM (Ottawa,
Canada) David Proussalides “Business at night”
Mon., Nov. 22, 2004.
KFIA-AM (Sacramento,
California) Joe Pursch “Real Talk” Mon., Nov. 22, 2004.
MMFN (NY, NJ, CT) Gary Goldberg Mon., Nov. 22,
2004.
KBEM (Minneapolis,
Minnesota) Ed Jones Tue., Nov. 30 2004.
KAHI (Sacramento,
California) Mary Jane Popp, “Popp
Off” Tue., Nov. 30 2004.
KLGR-AM (Redwood
Falls, Minneapolis)
Jim and Laura “Jim and Laura in the Morn). Dec. 2, 2004.
McCook (Nebraska)
Darek Beck “Pulse of the Prairie”. Dec. 2, 2004.
KYW (Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania) Don Lancer “The Morning Bell”
Dec. 2, 2004.
KPLW (St
Louis, Missouri) Alex Tennock Thu., Dec. 2, 2004.
KAHI (Sacramento,
California) Mary Jane Popp “Popp Off” Fri., Dec. 3, 2004.
KXEL (Cedar
Rapids, Iowa) Mike Bunge Fri., Dec. 3, 2004.
KCBR (Colorado
Spring, Colorado) Tron Simpson “Tron Talk” Wed., Dec.
8, 2004.
Cable News Net (150 stations, 43 States) Mike Horn
Thu., Dec. 9, 2004.
KRMS (City unknown) Ed Foxmire Thu., Dec. 9, 2004.
KNWZ (Palm
Springs, Florida) Joe English Mon., Dec. 13, 2004.
KBEM (Minneapolis,
Minnesota) Ed Johns Fri., Dec. 17 2004.
Bus. Am Radio (National
Syndication) Freddie Ray “Business Breakthroughs” Dec. 27, 2004
Bus. Am Radio (National Syndication) Freddie Ray,
“Business Breakthroughs” Mon., Jan. 3 2005
44 Radio stations (National Syndication) Barbara
Alexander ‘MoneyDots” Jan. 29, 2005.
850 AM (Denver, CO, transmits to entire Western US and Canada) Rich Barber
June 9, 2005.
National Syndication, Jim Blasingame “The
Small Business Advocate” Wed., July 27, 2005
Grants
Anonymous donor for the Japan Faculty
Study Trip. ($25,000)
1993
Institutional Incentive Grant
1992
State System of Higher Education,
State
of Pennsylvania. ($5,000)
Wake Forest
University.
(Summer research support.)
1986-88
Carnegie Mellon
University. (Summer research support.)
1982-85
Ford Foundation. (Summer research support.)
1981
Cornell University.
(Summer research support.)
1977-79
HONORS AND AWARDS
Teaching Awards
Carnegie Mellon
University
Runner up “Martcia Wade Teaching Award” Heinz School
2005
Dean’s acknowledgement for Superior Teaching Performance
2002
Duquesne University
Nominated for “Teacher of the Year” by Omicron Delta Kappa. 1995,
1996
Duquesne University
1994
President’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching
(Co-recipient with Dr. Rick McCown)
Duquesne University
1994
A. J.
Palumbo School of Business Administration
Award
for Highest Teaching Achievement
Duquesne University
1993
A. J.
Palumbo School of Business Administration
Award
for Highest Teaching Achievement
Duquesne University
1992
Hunkele Creative Teaching Award
(First
recipient; 1 of 4)
Duquesne University
1991
A. J.
Palumbo School of Business Administration
Award
for Highest Teaching Achievement
Wake Forest
University
1989
Babcock Graduate School of Management
Executive MBA program Teacher of the Year Award
(First recipient; chosen by students)
Exxon Foundation / A. A. C. S. B.
1987
Award for Innovation in Teaching
(Honorable
Mention)
Carnegie Mellon
University
1985
Graduate School of Industrial Administration
Industrial Management Award for Excellence
in Teaching
(First recipient)
Professional Honors
Southern Management Association
2002
Weber, James, and Kurke, Lance B. “Why do employees steal.”
Paper won
award for “Best Paper in the Track.”
What is unique about Japanese management?:
On,
1991
amae, kaisha, and group identity.
Nominated for the
Robert W. Pearson Award for the Outstanding
Contribution to Theory, Northeast Decision
Sciences
Institute, Pittsburgh, April 1991.
Invited participant
1983
Organization and Management Theory Junior
Faculty Workshop, Academy
of Management, Dallas.
Invited participant
1978
Organizational Behavior Doctoral Consortium,
Academy
of Management, San Francisco.
Other Honors
Who’s Who in Business Higher
Education
2003
Alpha Sigma Lambda, Leadership Honor Society
2002
CEO of the Month, Center for Entrepreneurial
Management
Feb. 1999
Cited in: Chief Executive Officer’s Newsletter
Phi Kappa Phi, Academic Honor Society
1996
Who's Who in
American Education, fourth edition
1994
Who's
Who Registry of Global Business Leaders
1994
Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Fraternity
1992
Beta Alpha Phi, Honorary Business Society
1992
Delta Sigma Pi, Business Fraternity
1990
Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Chemical Honorary
Fraternity
1974
Memberships
National Speakers Association
American Society for Training and Development
Academy of Management
Pennsylvania Society of Teaching Scholars
International Association for Business and Society
Lifetime member, Chief Executive Officers Club
TEACHING
Duquesne University
Strategy Formulation and Implementation
(required
graduate-level)
The Strategic Management Process
(required
graduate-level)
European Study Abroad Trip
Director
1995-96
Co-director
1994-95
(required and elective undergraduate- and graduate-level)
Leadership
(elective
graduate-level)
Organizational Behavior
(required graduate-level)
Independent Study
(elective graduate-level)
Leadership and Ethics
(required undergraduate-level)
Executive Policy
(required
undergraduate-level)
Strategic Management
(required master-level)
Introduction to Total Quality Management
with William D. Presutti
(elective graduate-level)
Managerial Decision-Making
(required master-level)
Executive Action Simulation
(required undergraduate-level)
Human Resource Planning
(elective undergraduate-level)
Principles of Management
(required undergraduate-level)
Principles of Macroeconomics
(required undergraduate-level)
Wake Forest University
Organizational Behavior
(required master-level; executive and
evening)
Human Resource Management
(required master-level; executive)
Organizational Design
(elective master-level; resident)
The Classics and Modern Management
(elective master-level;
resident)
Leadership and Executive Action
(required master-level; executive
and resident)
Organizational Development
(elective master-level; evening)
Carnegie Mellon University
H. John Heinz III
School of Public Policy and Management
Leadership, Innovation, and Organizational Change
(elective master-level)
Advanced Topics in Leadership
(elective
master-level)
Organization Management
(required master-level)
Strategic Management Process
(required
master-level)
Teppler Graduate School
of Industrial Administration
Advanced Seminar in Organizational Theory
(required
Ph.D.-level)
Human Behavior in Organizations
(required
master-level; resident and executive)
Organizational Analysis
(required master-level;
resident and executive)
Topics in Organizational Design
(elective
master/Ph.D.-level; resident)
Organizational Behavior
(required undergraduate-level)
Program for Executives
(miscellaneous lectures;
top executives)
Operations Management Project
(elective
master-level; resident)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Duquesne University—University-Level Service
University
Leadership Committee
2003-4
Task Force
for Strategic Planning
2002
CEO Club
of Pittsburgh, President
1999-2001
E.D. Committee
at the University of Pittsburgh,
1995-98
Graduate School
of Education,
Denise Shipes:
“A Study of Total Quality in
Pine-Richland School District.”
University
International Business Ad Hoc Committee
1994-96
Ph.D. Committee
at the University of Pittsburgh,
1995-96
Katz Graduate
School of Business,
Robert Atkin:
“Finances of U.S. Labor
Unions: 1979-1993.”
Pittsburgh
Health Research Institute
1995
Initiated, coordinated, and closed
the transfer of this prestigious research institute from Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania to the Rangos School of Health
Sciences. The financial commitment to the university is about $2,500,000.
State System
of Higher Education
1995
Campus evaluation team leader
Peer Reviews:
Dr.
Sean McClinden—Rangos School of Health Sciences
1995
Dr. Clifford Pohl—Rangos School of Health Sciences
1994
Dr. Marshall Schminke—Creighton University
1994
Student Computer
Initiative Committee
1994-95
Selection
Committee for University Faculty
1994-95
Development Fund
President’s
Awards Committee
1994-96
Total Quality
Performance—Teaching Committee (Chair)
1993-94
Center for
Teaching Excellence, Board of Directors
1991-93
University Center for Instructional Services, Liaison
1991-92
Design Team,
E.D. Program in Leadership
1991-92
School of Education
University
Faculty Handbook Committee
1990-91
M. S. N.
Thesis Committee:
Jill Larkin
1995-96
Jean Dobay
1990-91
Duquesne University—School of Business
MBA Alumni
Advisory Board
2006-2007
Chairman
2006-2007
Internship
and Placement Committee
1998-2007
Library Committee
2000-2006
Undergraduate
Studies Committee
1997-99
Research
Committee
1993-95, 1996-99
Strategic
Planning Committee
1997-1999
Chair,
Increase Networking subcommittee
1997-99
Management
Advisory Board
1990-2004
Chairman
1991-99
Japan MBA
Study Abroad
Created, directed, and lead group for two weeks of this
study
2006-2007
abroad tour; created a new course—wrote a syllabus, secured additional funding, secured Japanese
partnership with Rikkyo University
(which
is the sixth ranked university in Japan).
Created
all in country experiences for Kyoto and Tokyo,
in partnership
with Rikkyo.
Italy, Hungary,
and Germany Study Abroad
Directed and lead group for three weeks of
this study
1995-96
abroad tour; made significant changes in this course--wrote
a syllabus, secured additional funding, found
internships, etc.
Changed the Germany segment from Munich
to Cologne
by securing two new academic alliances, several
corporate
visits, reorganized sequence, etc.
Co-directed and lead group for two of three weeks;
1994-95
attended three week lectures on international
business at business schools in Budapest, Munich,
and
Milan; secured internships and funding; organized
seminar series; and recruited Business Associates as
a source of additional
revenue.
Delta Sigma
Pi
Faculty advisor
1998-99
Faculty co-advisor with Kurt Rethwisch
1996-1997
James Radakovich
Scholarship Committee
1993-96
Graduate
Curriculum Committee
1989-96
Chairman
1989-91
Human Resource
Management Advisory Board
1990-99
Internship
Supervisor
1990-present
Teaching
Committee
1992-98
Founding Chairman
1992-93
CNG Distinguished
Scholar Award Committee
1991-94, 1996
Graduate
Admissions Committee
1992-95
Graduate
Student Standing Committee
1992-95
Undergraduate
Student Standing Committee
1992-95
Undergraduate
Curriculum Committee
1991-95, 1996-99
Marketing
Advisory Board
1992-95
Student Recruitment
Committee
1994-95
Peer Reviews: Dr. James Weber
1995
Faculty Partnership
Committee
1994-95
Founder of Faculty Partnership Program.
Germany and Italy Faculty Study Trip
May 1994
Participated in two-week study tour of businesses and
universities
in Germany and Italy.
Japan Faculty
Study Trip
May 1993
Organized and acquired partial funding for 16 business-school
faculty
and five business associates for twelve-day study trip to
Tokyo, Osaka,
Kyoto, and Kobe Japan. Preliminary activities
included organizing a seminar series (arranged by Jan Saykiewicz)
and
coordinating travel arrangements and business visits (arranged
by James Burnham).
Chairman,
Implementation Committee
1993-94
for Japan
Faculty Study Tour
Computing
Committee
1989-92
Management
Concentration Coordinator
1991-92
Wake Forest University
Integrative
Exercise Team (Coordinator, 1986-87)
1986-89
Faculty Recruiting
1986-88
Strategic
Planning Committee
1987-88
Field Study
Program
1986-89
Director (Required, 3-credit hour MBA consulting course.)
1987-88
Co-director,
Far East Management Program
1987-88
Organized and lead a month-long trip for 20 MBA students
to Japan
(Tokyo, Kobe,
Nara, Kyoto), Hong Kong, and China
(Guandong
and Beijing).
Preliminary activities included organizing a seminar
series and coordinating travel arrangements and business visits.
Carnegie Mellon University
MBA and Ph.D.
Admissions
1982-85
MBA Program
Committee
1981-85
Faculty Recruiting
1981-86
Invited Scholars
Committee
1980-86
Chairman
1980-86
Ph.D. committees I served on:
Name
Initial Placement
Marshall Schminke University of Iowa
Elizabeth Ravlin
University of So.
Carolina
Mark Seabright
Santa Clara University
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Reviewer for Following Refereed Journals
International
Journal of Applied Quality Management (Editorial Board)
1996-98
Human Resource Planning (Editorial Board)
1988-89, 1994-98
Academy of Management Journal
ad hoc
Administrative Science Quarterly
ad hoc
Journal of Management Studies
ad hoc
Management Science
ad hoc
Organization Science
ad hoc
Reviewer for Following Professional Meetings
Academy of Management—OB Division
ad hoc: 1981-present
Academy of Management—OMT Division
ad hoc: 1981-present
Academy of Management—History Division
1996-2000
Academy of Management—Social Issues Division
1996-1999
International Association of Business
and Society
1995-1999
Organizational Behavior Teaching Society
1992-1998
Northeast
Decision Sciences Institute
1990-91, 1995-1999
Organizational Behavior Track Chair
April 1991
Eastern Academy of Management
ad hoc
Southern Academy of Management
ad hoc
Miscellaneous
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
1996
HarperCollins
1992
Harper and Row
1990
National Science Foundation (Sociology)
1983
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Non-Profit
Leadership Institute, Duquesne University
Board Member
1/01 - 2006
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Board Member (board members cycle to
“advisor” status every 3 years)
1992-2006
Marketing
Committee
1992-2006
New Idea
Factory—Entrepreneurship Committee
Jim Roddey’s initiative
to generate new ideas for Allegheny County
2000-2001
CONSULTING
Partial Client List:
Administrative Science Quarterly
Aetna US
Healthcare
Advanced Burner Technology
Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon Research Institute
Cornell University
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Duquesne University:
School of Music
Duquesne University:
School of Pharmacy
FedEx Ground
Girl Scouts of America
Harmarville Rehabilitation
Center
Heinz North America
Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Jones & Laughlin Steel—Management Education Center
Kline Keppel and Koryak
Leadership Development Initiative
Leadership Pittsburgh
Lydall-Westex, Inc.
NCR
Non-Profit Leadership Institute
PPG
Pine-Richland School
District (won Q-NET’s “serious commitment”
award)
Power and Industrial Services
Precision Therapeutics
Reed Smith
Rockdale Metal Products
Skadden/Arps (expert
witness)
Summit Properties
T. G. I. Friday's
Tompkins County
School District
Tompkins County
Trust
Union Switch and Signal
United States Government:
Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Federal Deposit Insurance Company
Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center
Internal Revenue Service
Mint
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Et cetera
United States Postal Service
W. W. Patterson Co.
Western Penn
School of Nursing
Westinghouse Electric Corporation—Plant Apparatus Division
Westinghouse Semi-conductor
Control Center
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born:
Fargo, North Dakota
(5/19/52).
Children:
Mindi Michele Righter (9/20/72
Jamie Mendelson Kurke
(2/25/93).
Maxwell Robert Kurke (3/14/00).
Grandchildren: Neo Sebastian Righter (4/12/04)
Hobbies:
Gardening, flute, international travel,
cooking, history, computer simulations.
Foreign languages: Spanish, Italian
This document was printed on: May 17,
2008
