Reina Arakji
Information Systems
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Email: Reina.Arakji@baruch.cuny.edu
Education
- PhD in Business/Information Systems, Baruch College, City University of New York September, 2005 – present, Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2009
- MBA in Finance, American University of Beirut, Beirut Lebanon, 2002. Final project: "The Rehibilatation of Berbir Hospital, A Feasibility Study"
- BA in Economics, American University of Beirut, Beirut Lebanon, 1999.
Publications
- Arakji, Reina Y., Benbunan-Fich, Raquel and Koufaris, Marios, "“Exploring Contributions of Public Resources in Tagging Sites," Decision Support Systems, under second revision.
- Arakji, Reina Y. and Lang, Karl R., “Avatar Chain Analysis: A method for the Evaluation of Business Value Creation Inside Virtual World Environments,” Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 207 – 218, August 2008.
- Arakji, Reina Y. and Lang, Karl R., "The Virtual Cathedral and the Virtual Bazaar." DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 33 - 39, November 2007.
- Arakji, Reina Y. and Lang, Karl R., "Digital Consumer Networks and Producer-Consumer Collaboration: Innovation and Product Development in the Video Game Industry." Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 195–219, Fall 2007.
Conference Proceedings
- Arakji, Reina Y., and Lang, Karl R., “Real Profits in Virtual Worlds? An Examination of Challenges and Business Opportunities.” Proceedings of Web2007, the 6th Workshop on E-Business, Montreal, Canada, December 2007.
- Arakji, Reina Y. and Lang, Karl R., "Digital Consumer Networks and Producer-Consumer Collaboration: Innovation and Product Development in the Digital Entertainment Industry." Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), p. 211, January 2007.
Workshops
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New York University / CeDER Summer Workshop for Doctoral Students on
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United States Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference, MD, USA Post Conflict Reconstruction. Apr 12-16, 2004.
- Introduction to Information Systems and Technologies (CIS 2200), Baruch College
- Statistical Analysis (ECON), Hunter College
- Corporate Finance, Mathematics for Economics, Hunter College
- Macroeconomics (ECON), Queens College
- Advanced Financial Analysis (ECON), Queens College
- Macroeconomics (ECON), City College
- Corporate Finance and Introductory Economics, City College
Professional Experience
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American University of Beirut (2002-2003) acted as Programs Officer at the Center for Business Excellence
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Middle East Capital Group SAL, Beirut, Lebanon (2000-2001) acted as Analyst in Corporate Finance
Language Skills
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Fluent in Arabic, English and French. Fairly fluent in Italian
Other Skills
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Computer skills include proficiency in Microsoft Windows and GNU-Linux operating systems, Microsoft Office applications, SPSS, LISREL, Mathematica, MATLAB and PaintShop Pro.
Volunteer Work
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Metro International, New York City, NY, USA (2003-Present) involved in the Global Classroom Program
