D.P.S. Pace University Management/Marketing 5/2013
M.B.A. Baruch College Finance & Investments 6/1987
B.E. Cooper Union Civil Engineering 6/1982
Professional Experience
Research / Creativity Interest Area
PUBLICATIONS IN FIELD OF EXPERTISE — BOOKS
De Feis, George L. Management Science: A Practical Approach for Today’s Business
Management Student (with project management, forecasting, inventory management, and spreadsheets), 2nd Edition, ISBN: 0-759-35213-5, Thomson/Cengage Publishing 2007, 200 pages.
De Feis, George L. Teaching Management Science and Instructor’s Resource CD,
ISBN: 0-759-35214-3, Thomson Publishing 2005, 40 pages.
De Feis, George L. Management Science: A Practical Approach For Today’s Business
Management Student (with spreadsheets), 1st Edition, ISBN: 0-759-33862-0,
Thomson Publishing 2004, 150 pages.
Papers in Peer-Reviewed Professional Journals and Proceedings:
Peer-Reviewed Professional Journals:
Julieta Domínguez-Soberanes; MA Medoza-Moreno; George L. De Feis; Mayeli Peralta-
Contreras. (2024). https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.132.24770. “Sustainability of the
agricultural sector in Mexico – compliance or not – with key United Nations’ 17
Sustainable Development Goals: Aguascalientes as a case study.” African Journal of
Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND), Vol 24, No. 7.
DeFeis, George. (2023). “Strategic Alliance Sustainability: Partner Cohesion and Customer Goal Achievement.” Journal of Business and Economic Studies, 26 (2): 1–33.
De Feis, G.L. and Grunewald, D. (2022), “Integrated case for COVID-19: hospitality management, finance, marketing, strategy, and sustainability – “Good ‘Ol Camp Teddy amidst the COVID pandemic””, The CASE Journal, Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 688-708. https://doi.org/10.1108/TCJ-06-2021-0079.
De Feis, G.L. (with Dr. Robert G. Vambery). When a Trade Deficit Provides a Surplus: How Semi-finished and Finished Product Imports Yield Gains When Sold. Journal of Marketing Perspectives, Volume I, 2018, p. 1-14.
De Feis, G.L. Youth Groups Needed to Achieve the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). International Journal of Business & Applied
Sciences, Volume 7, No. 1, 2018, p. 49-65.
De Feis, G.L. (with Dr. Donald Grunewald and George N. De Feis, Pace
University). International Trade Theory of Hyper-Globalization and
Hyper-Information Flow Conceived. International Journal of Business & Applied
Sciences, Volume 5, No. 1, 2016, p. 22-28.
De Feis, G.L. (with Dr. Richard N. LaRocca). Management of Conflict in Family Businesses
during Crises and Changes: A Strategic Alliance Perspective. Academy of Business Research Journal, Volume II, 2015, p. 104-126.
De Feis, George L. (with Dr. Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld and Dr. Suzanne
Discenza). Strategic Alliances & Customer Impact: A Case Study of Community Hospitals. Journal of Business and Economic Research, 2010, p. 13-22.
De Feis, George L. (with Dr. Noushi Rahman). Strategic Decision Making: Models and
Methods in the Face of Complexity and Time Pressure. Journal of General
Management, Winter 2009/2010, p. 43-59.
De Feis, George L. (with Dr. Robert G. Vambery). Economic Growth Generating
Semi-Finished and Finished Product Imports and Their Impacts on Sustainable
Innovation: Inquiry and Cases. Accepted: Journal of Business Case Studies, July 2009
(not published).
De Feis, George L. Building Tomorrow’s Leaders. American Management Association,
Management Review. 88(9) October 1999, p.63-64.
De Feis, George L. Sustainable development issues: Industry, environment, regulations and
competition. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 120(2), April 1994. p. 177-182.
De Feis, George L. ASCE Activities Become Global Issues. Journal of Professional Issues
in Engineering Education and Practice, 119(3), July 1993. p. 254-260.
De Feis, George L. The Double-Edged Sword of Technological Advancement. Journal of
Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 117(3), July 1991. p. 245-249.
De Feis, George L. Planning a Technical Visitation Program to the Soviet Union. Journal of
Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 116(2), April 1990, 150-155.
De Feis, George L. People: An Invaluable Resource. Journal of Management in Engineering, 3(2), April 1987. p. 155-162.
Proceedings:
De Feis, George L. “Sustainable Development and Diversity: Luxury for Higher Economic Groups and Necessity for Lower Economic Groups.” 50th Annual Northeast Business & Economics Association Conference, Liberty Hill, PA, October 26-28, 2023, p. 54-57.
De Feis, G.L. and Grunewald, D. “Integrated case for COVID-19: hospitality management, finance, marketing, strategy, and sustainability – “Good ‘Ol Camp Teddy amidst the COVID pandemic”.” 49th Annual Northeast Business & Economics Association Conference, Portsmouth, NH, November 10-12, 2022.
De Feis, George. Strategic Alliance Sustainability: Partner Cohesion and Customer Goal Achievement. 48th Annual Northeast Business & Economics Association Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey November 4-6, 2021.
De Feis, George. National Cultural Attributes Shape Reputation, Loyalty and Commitment:
“Harkening Hofstede.” XX International Business and Economy Conference
(IBEC), Virtual, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, January 4-8, 2021.
De Feis, George. Policy Management – Past, Present and Future. XIX International
Business and Economy Conference (IBEC), Bergamo, Italy, January 7-9, 2020.
De Feis, George. People and the Propensity to Adapt. XVIII International Business and Economy Conference (IBEC), Rouen, France, January 7-10, 2019.
De Feis, George (with Donald Grunewald and Dolores Atallo). Tone at the Top – From C-
Suite to D-Suite. XVII International Business and Economy Conference (IBEC), San Francisco, California, January 4-7, 2018.
De Feis, George (with Donald Grunewald and Dolores Atallo). Growth Hacking Utilizing
Ansoff Matrix: A Unique Role in Accelerating Enrollment in Academia. XVII International Business and Economy Conference (IBEC), San Francisco, California, January 4-7, 2018.
De Feis, George L. (with Donald Grunewald). Loyalty and Commitment Forever:
“Harkening Hofstede.” BAASANA International Conference, New York, New York, August 17-19, 2016.
De Feis, George L. (with Donald Grunewald). Power, Politics, Protocol of the International
Olympic Committee: An Organization Theory Case Study Proceedings of the 11th
Annual CIBER-HAGAN Summer Symposium at the Hagan School of Business at
Iona College, New Rochelle, New York, July 30, 2016.
De Feis, George (with Donald Grunewald, and George N. De Feis). An International Trade
Theory for Our Time: Trade Theory of Hyper-Globalization and Hyper-Information
Flow. XV International Business and Economy Conference (IBEC), Stuttgart, Germany, January 6-9, 2016.
De Feis, George L. (with Donald Grunewald). Are People Loyal and Committed Forever, or
is there more to it? “Harkening Hofstede.” Proceedings of the 10th Annual CIBER-
HAGAN Summer Symposium at the Hagan School of Business at Iona College,
June 20, 2015.
De Feis, George L., Comparing the Impact of Globalization on the Industrialized and Non-
Industrialized World Vis-À-Vis Achieving Sustainable Development. XIV
International Business and Economy Conference (IBEC), Bangkok, Thailand,
January 5-8, 2015.
De Feis, George L. (with Dr. Richard N. LaRocca). Management of Conflict in Family
Businesses During Crises and Changes: A Strategic Alliance Perspective. Academy of
Business Research Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 26-28, 2014.
De Feis, George L. “Sustainable ‘Business’ Development Today.” Proceedings of the 9th
Annual CIBER-HAGAN Summer Symposium at the Hagan School of Business at
Iona College, June 21, 2014.
De Feis, George L. (with Dr. Robert G. Vambery, Pace University). Empirical Evidence
on the Challenge of Trade Deficit Reductions in Face of the Impacts of Semi-Finished
and Finished Product Imports. Proceedings of the 2011 Barcelona European Business
& Economics Conference, Barcelona, Spain, June 6-9, 2011.
De Feis, George L. (with Dr. Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld, Iona College, and Dr. Suzanne
Discenza, Rockhurst University). Strategic Alliances & Customer Impact: A Case
Study of Community Hospitals. Proceedings of the 2010 Clute Institute Conference
for Academic Research/2010 European Applied Business Research Conference
(EABR), Orlando, Florida, January 4-6, 2010.
De Feis, George L. Market Performance Influenced by Miles & Snow’s Business
Typologies, with Narver & Slater’s Market Orientation and Hrebiniak & Joyce’s Organizational
Adaptation as Moderators – Empirical. Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science 14th
Biennial World Marketing Congress, Oslo, Norway, July 22-25, 2009.
De Feis, George L. (with Dr. Robert G. Vambery, Pace University). Economic Growth
Generating Semi-Finished and Finished Product Imports and Their Impacts on Sustainable Innovation: Inquiry and Cases. Proceedings of the Clute Institute for Academic Research – 2009 European Applied Business Research Conference (EABR), Prague, Czech Republic, June 8-11, 2009.
De Feis, George L. Market Performance Influenced by Miles & Snow’s Business
Typologies, with Narver & Slater’s Market Orientation and Hrebiniak & Joyce’s Organizational Adaptation as Moderators – Conceptual. Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Conference of the Academy of Marketing Science, Baltimore, MD, May 20-23, 2009.
De Feis, George L. First-Mover Advantage and Change Management in Higher Education:
Changing Early from Traditional, Synchronous, Onsite Programs of Study to Untraditional, Asynchronous, Online Programs of Study. Proceedings of the 2008 Eastern Academy of Management Conference, Washington, May 14-17, 2008.
De Feis, George L. An Insight to Managing the Four-Legged Stool of Sustainable
Development: Involve Youth Organizations Early. Proceedings of the Academy of Management/UN Global Compact/Case Western Reserve University: Business as an Agent of World Benefit: Management Knowledge Leading Positive Change Conference, Cleveland, OH, October 23-25, 2006.
De Feis, George L. Learning Outcomes Based on Constructivist Designs for a Distance
Learning Course (Case Study – “Management Science” Course). Proceedings of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE), 22nd World Conference on Distance Education. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 3-6, 2006.
De Feis, George L. (with William R. Wells, Dean, UNLV). High Level Radioactive Waste
Management – Facilitating Acceptance Toward a Solution – An American Perspective. Proceedings of the 9th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, Sydney, Australia, May 1994.
De Feis, George L. (with William R. Wells, Dean, UNLV). Research Issues on Nuclear
Waste Disposal. Proceedings of the International Topical Conference on Research Trends in Environmental Physics, La Jolla, California, December 1993.
De Feis, George L. The Double-Edged Sword of Technological Advancement. Proceedings
of the 3rd International Conference on the Management of Technology (now IAMOT), Miami, Florida, February 1992.
De Feis, George L. The Implementation of a CADD System (or How to Lose Friends and
Irritate People). Proceedings of the Computing in Civil Engineering Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 1988.
De Feis, George L. People: An Invaluable Resource. Proceedings of 1st ASCE Conference
on Engineering Management, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 1986.
PUBLICATIONS IN FIELD OF EXPERTISE — Authored Peer-Reviewed Chapters in Books:
DeFeis, George L. (2025). “Complexity Management and Leadership – An International Perspective: Insights, Similarities, Differences in Crises/Tragedies – A) 9-11-2001 B) COVID-19 Pandemic C) Wars.” Crisis Management and Complexity: Case Studies of Applied Systems Thinking.
De Feis, G. (with Dolores Atallo). (2019). Chapter 12: Policy Management Toolset. Book: Evolving Toolbox for Complex Project Management, Taylor & Francis, 2019.
De Feis, G. (2018). Chapter 39: Business Youth for Engaged Sustainability to Achieve the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Book: Handbook of Engaged Sustainability, Springer International Publishing.
Additional Information
PROFESSIONAL HONORS, PRIZES, GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS:
Awarded Fulbright Specialist position by the U.S. Department of State and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and World Learning for the period 12/8/2023 to 12/8/2026.
Visiting Professor, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, Spring 2024.
Visiting Professor, University of Economics and Environment, Nuertingen-Geislingen University, Germany, Awarded 2021 (Spring 2023).
Visiting Professor, Universidad Panamericana (Mexico), Summer 2022-Current
Visiting Professor, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, Awarded 2013-Current.
Awarded 2018 Gardiner Foundation Grant to establish a formal collaboration between Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona College and Bergen County Historical Society (BCHS).
Awarded 2016 Academic Innovation Grant from Iona College for creating and civic engagement and public values course, entitle “Service-Learning Management for Sustainable Development.”
Awarded the “2013-2014 Bronze Medal Jefferson Award” by Pace University for continued civic engagement service, related to the “Project Pericles Fellowship” received.
Appointed 2012-2013 Visiting Professor at Baruch College (CUNY).
Awarded Project Pericles Fellowship from Pace University for developing a new course, entitled: “Managing Sustainable Development: Management, Civic Engagement, Corporate and Social Responsibility” (2012).
Received Mini-Grant for Non-Quantitative Core Courses, Pace University (2011).
Appointed Acting Chair (2008), Department of Management, Iona College.
Appointed 2008-2009 Visiting Professor at Iona College.
Awarded 1999 Corporate Citizenship Award (Delta Sigma Pi Foundation, Houston, TX).
Awarded “International Engineering Community Service Award” from the American Society of Civil Engineers, September 15, 1992.
GOVERNMENT GRANTS-IN-AID
(For each grant received George L. De Feis was the Principal Investigator and wrote the grant application. He also served as Secretariat of the International High-Level Radioactive Waste Conference Series.)
1994 – International High-Level Radioactive Waste Conference – $90,000 from U.S. Department of Energy
1993 – International High-Level Radioactive Waste Conference – $90,000 from U.S. Department of Energy
1992 – International High-Level Radioactive Waste Conference – $90,000 from U.S. Department of Energy
1991 – International High-Level Radioactive Waste Conference – $90,000 from U.S. Department of Energy
1990 – International High-Level Radioactive Waste Conference – $90,000 from U.S. Department of Energy
1990 – ASCE Visitation to Egypt and France – $20,000 from National Science Foundation
1990 – International UPADI Convention hosted in Washington, DC – $90,000 from National Science Foundation
1989 – ASCE Visitation to Soviet Union – $20,000 from National Science Foundation
