Mojtaba Seyedian

Department of Business Administration
School of Business
E336 Thompson Hall
SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063

Tel: (716) 673-3505
Fax: (716) 673-3332
E-mail: mojtaba.seyedian@fredonia.edu

Ph.D., Economics (1985)
Specialization: Monetary Economics
M.A., Applied Economics (1983)
State University of New York at Binghamton
 
M.S., Managerial Science (1976)
Marywood University, Scranton, PA
 
B.S., Economics and Public Administration (1974)
Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran

Chair (Sept. 2001-Present)
Professor (Sept. 2000-Present)
Associate Professor (Sept. 1990-Aug. 2000)
Interim Chair (Dec. 1991-Aug. 1994)
Coordinator, Accounting & Finance Area (Sept. 1990-Aug. 1991)
Assistant Professor (Sept. 1984-Aug. 1990)
Lecturer (Sept. 1983-Aug. 1984)
Department of Business Administration
School of Business
State University of New York at Fredonia
 
Instructor (Sept. 1982-Aug. 1983)
Department of Economics
State University of New York, College at Buffalo
 
Instructor (Sept. 1981-Aug. 1982)
School of Business
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
 
Instructor (Sept. 1980-Aug. 1981)
Department of Business Administration
State University of New York, Agricultural & Technical College at Alfred
 
Teaching Assistant (Sept. 1978-June 1980)
Research Assistant (Sept. 1977-June 1978)
Department of Economics
State University of New York at Binghamton

TEACHING & ADVISING
 
Taught undergraduate courses: Freshman Seminar (1998, 2000-present); Principles of Business Finance (1981-Present); Business & Culture (1995-98, 2000-02); Investment Analysis (1984-96, 2000-01); Health Care Finance (1998-99); Survey of Business (1980-81, 1993, 1995); Principles of Economics (1980-81, 1982-83, 1994); Development Economics (1984); Money & Banking, Seminar in Financial Management, Financial Markets & Institutions (1981-82); Micro-Economics, Macro-Economics (1978-80).
 
Directed Independent Study courses (1984-Present), undergraduate student research through McNair Scholars Program(2000-01, 2004), Honor's Thesis (2001-02), Summer Undergraduate Fellowships (2001).
 
Advised full-time and Part-time undergraduate students on curricular, extra-curricular, and career matters (1980-Present).
 
Established and advised "Financial Management Association, Fredonia Chapter" (1998-2003).
 
Advised "Financial Management Association National Honor Society, Fredonia Chapter" (1985-2003).
 
Founded and advised "Money Management Club, Inc." (1984-2003).

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

"Margin Borrowing, Stock Returns, and Market Volatility: Evidence from Margin Credit Balance," Economics Letters, Vol. 87, No. 2, 2005, (with Wei Zhang and Jinliang Lee).
 
"Sugar Industry," "Owen D. Young," Encyclopedia of New York State, Ed. Peter Eisenstadt, New York: Syracuse University press, 2005.
 
"The High Performance Work System; Is it Worth Using?" Team Performance Management, Vol. 10, No. 3/4, 2004 (with Seyed-Mahmoud Aghazadeh).
 
"Public Disclosure and Brokerage Search," New York Economic Review, Fall 2004, (with Wei Zhang).
 
"Contextual Marketing and Customer Orientation Strategy for E-Commerce: An Empirical Analysis," International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Winter 2003 (with Xueming Luo).
 
"The Causal Relationship between Tax Revenues and Expenditures: Evidence from New York State," New York Economic Review. Fall 2002 (with Rebecca Glover and Xueming Luo).
 
"The Determinants of Corporate Capital Structure," Proceedings of 2001 International Business & Economic Research Conference, October 2001, (with Marco Falsone).
 
"Henry Hazlitt," "Fischer Black," The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. Vol. 3 & 4, Ed. Karen Markoe et al, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001.
 
Review of Financial management in Health Care Organizations. By Robert McLean, The Journal of Financial Education, April 2000.
 
"Stock Market Movements and New York State Budget Balance," Proceedings of Northeast Decision Sciences Institute: Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting. March 2000, (with Christopher Matroniano).
 
"Arnold Bernhard," The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. Ed. Karen Markoe et al, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
 
"Restructuring of a Distressed Company through Reverse Stock Distribution," Proceedings of Northeast Decision Sciences Institute. March 1999, (with Patrick Brown).
 
"Cornelius Shields," "Philip W. Pillsbury," The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. Ed. Karen Markoe et al, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
 
"Small Business Financial Planning," Proceedings of Society for Case Research Conference. March, 1998.
 
"Lessons that Last a Life Time," Campus Journal. Fall 1997.
 
"Small Business Financial Planning: the Case of Miller Corporation," Annual Advances in Business Cases. 1997.
 
"The Influence of Changes in Money Supply on the Mexican and U.S. Stock Markets: a Comparative Study," Proceedings of Northeast Decision Sciences Institute. March 1996 (with Jan Lux).
 
"Financial Forecasting: The Case of Fudge Inc," Proceedings of Mid-West Society for Case Research Workshop. Summer 1993.
 
"Creating an Effective Loan Proposal Policy, "Commercial Lender's Alert. Vol. 21, No. 3, March 1991 (with James Hopson and Muhammad Islam).
 
"Reverse Stock Splits as a Useful Management Tool: The Case of Quasi-Reorganization," Journal of Business Strategies. Vol. 8, No. 2, Spring 1991 (with James Hopson).
 
Review of Introductory Business Forecasting. By Paul Newbold and Theodore Bos, The Journal of Business Forecasting, Methods and Systems. Fall 1990.
 
"Sales/Production Forecasting for Small Businesses Using Cyclical and Economic Indicators," Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship. Vol.2, No.1, March 1990 (with James Hopson and Muhammad Islam).
 
"Franco Modigliani," Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences. Edited by Bernard S. Katz, New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1989.
 
"Burton Malkiel," Biographical Directory of the Council of Economic Advisors. Ed. R. Sobel and B. Katz, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1988.
 
"The Reverse Stock-Splits and the Efficient Market Hypothesis: The Case of the New York Stock Exchange," Proceedings of Northeast Business and Economics Association Annual Conference. 1988.
 
"Describes How to Prepare and Use Forecasts in Operational and Strategic Planning," Review of A Guide to forecasting for Planners and Managers. By Raymond E. Willis, The Journal of Business Forecasting, Methods and Systems. Winter, 1987-1988.
 
"Goals and Strategies of Integrated Office Information Systems Managers," HRMOB Proceedings, Annual National Conference. 1987 (with Seyed-Mahmoud Aghazadeh).
 
"Simulated Stock Broker," Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Exercises. Vol. 14, March 1987 (with Seyed-Mahmoud Aghazadeh).
 
Describes in Simple Terms How to Integrate Macro-Forecasts into Business Forecasting Models," Review of Economic Forecasting for Business: Concepts and Applications. By John J. McAuley, The Journal of Business Forecasting, Methods and Systems. Summer 1986.
 
"The Wealth Effect of Corporate Bond Valuation on Consumption," Dissertation Abstracts International. 1985.
 
"The Interest-Induced Wealth Effect of Corporate Bonds," New York Economic Review. Vol. XIV, 1984.
 
"Capital Loss in the Corporate Bond Market and Stock Valuation," Proceedings of Thirty-Second Annual Invitational Seminar. College of Business Administration, Alfred University, 1982.

Presentations

"The Causal Relationship between Tax Revenues and Expenditures: The Case of New York," American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences’ 8th Annual Meeting, February 2001, (with Jermaine Kenner).

"Stock Market Movements and New York State Budget Balance," Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference, 2000, (with Christopher Matroniano).

"Financial Information System Debacle: the Case of Oxford Health Plans Inc.," Society for Case Research Summer Workshop, 1999, (with Paul Baddeley).

"Restructuring of a Distressed Company through Reverse Stock Distribution," Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference, 1999, (with Patrick Brown).

"The Influence of Changes in Money Supply on the Mexican and U. S. Stock Markets," Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference, 1996 (with Jan Lux).

"Small Business Financial Planning: The Case of Miller Corporation," Society for Case Research Summer Workshop, 1996.

"Financial Forecasting: The Case of Fudge, Inc.," Midwest Society for Case Research Summer Workshop, 1993.

"An Analysis of Unusual Performance in Pre-College Economic Education: Evidence from the NAEE Database," Eastern Economic Association Conference, 1990 (with William Foeller).

"Forecasting Returns to Small Businesses Using Cyclical and Economic Indicators," Southwestern Small Business Institute Association Annual Conference, 1990 (with James Hopson and Muhammad Islam).

"The Reverse Stock-Splits and the Efficient Market Hypothesis: The Case of the New York Stock Exchange," Northeast Business and Economics Association Annual Conference, 1988.

"Reverse Stock-Splits and the Semi-Strong Efficient Market Hypothesis," Eastern Economic Association Conference, 1988.

"Data Base Management and d-Base III," International Business Schools Computer Users Group Convention, 1987 (with Seyed-Mahmoud Aghazadeh and John Olsavsky).

"Goals and Strategies of Integrated Office Information Systems Managers," The Association of Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior National Conference, 1987 (with Seyed-Mahmoud Aghazadeh).

"Pseudo Wealth-Effect in the Corporate Bond Market," Eastern Economic Association Conference, 1987.

"Simulated Stock Broker," Fourteenth Annual Conference of the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning, 1987 (with Seyed-Mahmoud Aghazadeh).

"Capital Gains in the Corporate Bond Market and Consumption Expenditure," New York State Economic Association Conference, 1983.

SERVICE

Professional Service

Consultant (1984-86), Co-director (1986-89), Director (1989-2003), Southwestern Center for Economic Education, Fredonia, NY-- the Center, affiliated with the National Council on Economic Education, helps school districts infuse economic concepts into the K-12 curriculum through teacher training and Curriculum advice.

Reviewer, Journal of Financial Education 2001

Participant, New York State Economic Association Conference 1984, 1987, 2001

Participant, Society for Case Research Conference 1991, 1996, 1998-2000

Reviewer, Annual Advances in Case Writing 1991, 1999

Reviewer, Prentice Hall Publishing 1996

Participant, Eastern Economic Association Conference 1982, 1985, 1987-91, 1995-96

Tutor (1994), State University of New York, Empire State College, Fredonia, NY--directed independent studies in Principles of Economics.

Reviewer, New York Economic Review 1987-91

Consultant (1989-90), Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation--Studied the impact of "marginal pricing" of electricity on power cost/consumption of the State University of New York at Fredonia.

Participant, Northeast Business and Economic Association Conference 1988

Participant, International Business Schools Computer Users Group Conference 1987-88

Reviewer, The Eastern Economic Journal 1985-86

Faculty Governance

Departmental Service

Chair (1999), Member (2000-01), Faculty Search Committees

Departmental Representative to United University Professions (1988-91; 1998-2001)

Chair (1990-91), Member (1995-2000), Personnel Committee

Member (1984-85; 1988-91), Chair (1999-2000), By-laws Committee

Member (1991; 1997-1999), Assessment Committee

Member (1984-85; 1988-89), Chair (1998-99), long-range Planning Committee

Member (1982-83; 1995-1999), Curriculum Committee

Faculty Secretary (1981; 1998-1999)

Coordinator (1995), Summer Internship Program

Chair (1985-87), Member (1987-94), Alumni Affairs Committee

Organizer (1984-87; 1992-94), Faculty Symposium

Member (1988-89; 1991-92), Department Chair Search Committee

Chair (1990-91), College Catalog Committee

Coordinator (1990-91), Finance & Accounting area--assisted department chair with student advising, degree audits, open houses, etc. Coordinated finance and accounting faculty's efforts in curriculum development, course scheduling, and textbook selection.

Member (1988-91), Advising Committee

Member (1989-90), Teaching Workload Committee

Member (1984), "Merit Money" Committee

University-wide Service

Member (2001-Present), Transfer Students Advisory Council

Member (1999-Present), Chancellor's Review Panel, United University Professions

Summer Orientation Advisor (1992; 1995; 1998; 2002-Present)

Interim Chair (1991-94), Chair (2001-Present), Department of Business Administration-- supervising undergraduate programs in Finance, Management, MIS, Marketing, and undergraduate/graduate programs in Accounting; providing leadership in the areas of program development and curriculum design, extra-curricular activities, strategic planning, faculty recruitment and development, community outreach and fundraising.

Member (2002; 2004-05), School of Business Director Search Committee

Member (1997-98; 2001-02; 2003-04), Dean of Natural & Social Sciences Search Committee

Member (2001), "School of Business" Master Plan Committee

Member (2001), United University Professions Labor-Management Professional Development Grants Committee

Member (1996-2000), College Senate Executive Committee

State University of New York Faculty Senator (1995-2000)

Member (1990-95), Chair (1991-95), Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching Professorship Committee

Advisor (1989-94), Continuing Education Office

Member (1989-92), College Senate

Member (1988-90), Professional Development Subcommittee of the Middle States Accreditation Committee

Member (1988-90), Professional Services Committee

Member (1988), Master's Comprehensive Examination Committee, Center for Educational Studies

Member (1984-86), International Education Committee

Member (1984-85), Educational Resources Committee

HONORS AND AWARDS