Hartwick college

Research Interests:

• Information systems integration in post-merger situations.
• Economic regional development issues in China, Burma, Laos, and Thailand.
• Management leadership theory explored through East Asian literature and philosophy (Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Sun Tzu).

Recent Professional Activities:

• "Doing Business in China", January 2011 Term Abroad
• "Developing China's Business into Southeast Asia", 2010 Northeast Business and Economics Annual Meeting, NJ
• Continuing Professional Education

Memberships:

• American Accounting Association (AAA)
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA)
• New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)
• Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

Courses recently taught:

• Financial Accounting: Principles, Intermediate, Advanced
• Doing Business with & in Asia

Education: MBA University of Connecticut; BS Villanova University; BS Hartwick College

Experience:

• New York and Connecticut: 3 Public Accounting firms & member of top management of an AMEX-listed company
• Leadership: Hurricane Island Outward Bound School (Maine & Florida), Securities & Exchange Commission Fellow (Washington, DC), and employment World Trade Center of New Orleans.
• International: Teaching and January course sponsorship at various Universities in Thailand and China.

Contact: Department of Business Administration & Accounting, Golisano Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York 13820/ 607-431-4951 kolendas@hartwick.edu

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