Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Senior Associate Dean Executive and Part-Time Programs
and Professor of Information Systems Technology Management
charla.brown@pepperdine.edu
Dr.Griffy-Brown is an accomplished professor, board member and consultant who leads transformational change. She works extensively in the area of digital innovation helping organizations leverage new opportunities through analytics, risk evaluation, and emerging technology deployment to achieve their strategic objectives. She also has extensive experience working with executives in the area of information security. Her track record includes working with C-level executives and boards for public and private companies across different verticals including manufacturing and services industries. Having lived and worked extensively in the Asia-Pacific region she brings a global perspective enabling her to engage with executives to identify and solve mission critical problems as well as design strategy. Her published work demonstrates her unique set of skills in critical reasoning and expanding perspectives on technology deployment to achieve strategic objectives. She has been recognized as a thought-leader for her published work and is now distinguished as Editor-in-Chief of the international journal, Technology in Society.
Dr. Griffy-Brown has a portfolio of global business and academic experience that intersects business, executive development, and consulting. She has experience across multiple verticals working with organizations to design their business strategy, taking into account opportunities in digital innovation to reduce costs, increase their ROI and expand their customer base. She worked with SAP and other multinational organizations to deploy SaaS systems in order to achieve sales growth and expand market share. She has also worked with organizations (public and private) to deploy customer-facing systems embracing new business models in this area.
As a tenured full-professor at Pepperdine University, she has trained hundreds of executives in the areas of business process redesign and enterprise architecture. Importantly, she has extensive experience working with executives and boards in the area of information systems security and risk as an element of all new technology initiatives. Dr. Griffy-Brown has a strong track record helping executives implement new initiatives in enterprise architecture, including agile, hybrid and cloud-based enterprise systems. From 2016-2018, working with the principal of Blue Lava consulting, she completed a project involving 80 companies and 200 executives and board members to develop a risk-based approach to information security. This approach was presented at the Pacific Telecommunications Conference where she has been a regular speaker since 2012. Working with business leaders and executives to deploy this approach in organizations such as Disney, CitiNational Bank, Johnson & Johnson, and Nintendo.
In addition to her current work serving on corporate boards and as a strategic advisor to executives, she has been a featured speaker sponsored by the US State Department in transitional economies such as Bangladesh and Bulgaria where she has worked with government advisors and heads of state. Most recently, Dr. Griffy-Brown has conducted research at companies such as Honda, Hilton Hotels and Pratt-Whitney Rocketdyne/Boeing. She has worked with CIOs from the U.S. Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service, the US Department of Homeland Security, FDIC and NASA exploring critical success factors for these roles. She continues to be a featured speaker at international conferences and workshops including co-leading CyberSecure LA 2018 with SecuretheVillage.org. Dr. Griffy-Brown graduated from Harvard University, is a former Fulbright Scholar, and holds a PhD in Technology Management from Griffith University in Queensland, Australia. She has worked for NASA in programming at the Kennedy Space Center and served as a consultant for the United Nation's Global Environmental Facility and the European Commission.
Her research has been funded by a Denny Endowment, a SAP University Alliance Grant, the Pacific Telecommunications Council, the Rothschild Research Endowment, and Graziadio School of Business Funds for Excellence. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Technology in Society, an International journal published by Elsevier. In 2015, she was recognized by the Vice-Provost of Pepperdine University as one of the most internationally cited scholars at the university. In 2011, she was recognized as one of the University's outstanding faculty with the Howard A. White Teaching Award. Her research on customer facing systems, innovation and new value creation for public and private sector organizations was recognized with a best paper award at the International Conference on Services Management held in New Delhi, India in 2011. She has also received recognition from the International Association for the Management of Technology as one of the most active and prolific researchers in the Technology Management and Innovation field.
A former researcher at the Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Tokyo, Dr. Griffy-Brown also served as an associate professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. During 2012 she served as a Visiting Fellow at Tsinghua University in China and Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan. In 2017, she was a visiting fellow at Jyvlaskyla University in Finland. She has lived and worked in Japan, China, Indonesia and Australia.
PhD, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
BA, Harvard University, Cambridge MA
Research Areas include: Cyber Risk; Digital Innovation; The dynamic interactions of technology and society; Cyber Risk, IoT and Analytics
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Griffy-Brown, C., Earp, B. and Rosas, O. (2018). Technology and the Good Society. Technology in Society , 52 (1), 1-5.
2. Miller, H. and Griffy-Brown, C. (2018). Developing a Methodology for Assessing Cyber Risk for Business Leaders. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 20 (3), 100-114.
3. Griffy-Brown, Lazarikos and Chun, M.S. (2017). Cybercrime Business Models: Developing an Approach for Effective Security against Better Organized Criminals. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 19 (8), 80-94.
4. Griffy-Brown, C. (2017). The Changing Discourse of Technology in Society: Identifying Themes and Broader Questions. Technology in Society, 49 (1), 4-8.
5. Griffy-Brown, Lazarikos and Chun, M.S. (2016). How Do You Secure an Environment Without a Perimeter? Using Emerging Technology Processes to Support Information Security Efforts in an Agile Data Center. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 18 (1), 90-102.
6. Shanahan, D. E., Griffy-Brown, C. (2016). Hardy Process Solutions: Lots of Data, But Little Insight (2016 ed., vol. Sage Business Case Digital Library). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
7. Griffy-Brown, C. C., Daim, T. (2015). Infrastructure and service integration as a key process in technology management. Technology in Society, 43(November 2015), 90-96.
8. Chun, M.S and Griffy-Brown, C. (2014) The New Normal: Fundamental Shifts for 21st Century Organizations and for the CIOs Who Lead Them. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 26-40.
9. Griffy-Brown, C. C. (2013). Biotechnology, Controversy, and Policy: Challenges of the Bioeconomy. In Latin America. Technology in Society, 75-162.
10. Griffy-Brown, C. C. (2013). Technology in Society insights from Chinese and Islamic perspectives. Technology in Society, 35(3), 162-164.
11. Griffy-Brown, C., Hooten, D. and Wambugu, F. (2013), African Harvest Biotech Foundation International: Biotechnology and Information Technology Fighting Hunger in Africa. Marketing Management and Strategy, Tesar and Kuada (eds). Rutledge, Oxford
12. GLEAN: Social Learning for Business Students'. Transformation in Teaching: Social Media Strategies in Higher Education (2012). Gautsch, S. and Griffy-Brown, C (2012). (ed. Cheal, Coughlin and Moore). Informing Sciences Press. Santa Rosa, California. pp. 275-311.
13. Watanabe, C., Shin, J., Heikkinen, J., Zhao, W., Griffy-Brown, C (2011). New functionality development through follower substitution for a leader in open innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 78, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 116-113.
14. Griffy-Brown, C. (2011). Supporting the emergence of women's entrepreneurship: Regulative, institutional and technological changes in Japan. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 3 Issue 1, pp.75 – 78.
15. Griffy-Brown, C., Chun, M.W.S and Koeppel, H. (2011). Using Customer-Facing Technology to Create New Business Value: Insight from the Public and Private Sector into the Changing Value Equation. Journal of Technology Management for Growing Economies, Volume 2, Number 2, October 2011
16. Liu, X., Zhu, B., Zhou, W., Hu, S., Chen, D., Griffy-Brown, C. (2011). CO2 emissions in the calcium carbide industry: An analysis of China's mitigation potential. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control; 5(5):1240-1249.
17. Zhou, W., Zhu, B., Chen, D., Griffy-Brown, C., Ma Y. and Fee, W. (2011). Energy Consumption Patterns in the Process of China's Urbanization. Population and Environment, March 20, 2011.
18. Zhou, W., Zhu, B., Li, Q., Ma, T., Hu, S., and Griffy-Brown, C. (2010).CO2 emissions and mitigation potential in China's ammonia industry (2010). Energy Policy, 38 (7), 3701-3709.
19. Zhu, B., Zhou, W., Hu, S., Li, Q., Griffy-Brown, C and Jin, Y. (2010). CO2 emissions and reduction potential in China's chemical industry. Energy, Volume 35, Issue 12, pp 4663-4670.
20. Watanabe, C., Shin, J., Akaike, S., and Griffy-Brown, C., (2009). Learning and assimilation vs M&A and innovation: Japan at the crossroads. Technology in Society, Volume 31, Issue 3, August, 2009, pp. 218 -231.
21. M. Nakagawa, C. Watanabe and C. Griffy-Brown (2009). Changes in the Technology Spill over Structure due to Economic Paradigm Shifts: A Driver of the Economic Revival in Japan's Material Industry beyond the Year 2000, (2009), Technovation, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2009, pp. 5-22.
22. Zhao, W., Watanabe, C., and Griffy-Brown, C. (2009). An Exploration of Competitive Advantage in an Industry Cluster with in Local Institutional Systems: The Case of Dalian Software Park in China, Technology in Society, Volume 31, Issue 2, pp. 139-149.
23. Chun, M.W.S and Griffy-Brown, C. (2008). Weighing the trade-offs of knowledge management systems implementation: The case of Pratt-Whitney Rocketdyne. (2008), Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp 14-29.
24. Griffy-Brown, C., Chun, M. W.S., (2008). Hilton Hotels Corporation Self-Service Technology (2008). Griffy-Brown, C., Chun, M. W.S. Journal of Information Technology Cases & Application Research, Volume 10, Issue 2, pp. 36-53.
25. Chen, C., Watanabe, C. & Griffy-Brown, C. (2007). The co-evolution process of technological innovation- An empirical study of mobile phone vendors and telecommunication service operators in Japan. Technology in Society, Volume 29, Issue 1, pg 104-120.
26. Griffy-Brown, C. and Chun, M. (2007) Aligning Business Strategies and IS Resource Utilization: A Resource-Based View of Establishing Dynamic Capabilities in Japanese SMEs. Journal of Global Information Technology Management, Volume 10, Issue 3.
27. Chun, M.S., Montealegre, R., and Griffy-Brown, C. (2007). Leveraging the Sales Force with Portal Technology at the American Subsidiary of a Japanese Motor Company, Communications of the Association of Information Systems Journal, Volume 20, pp. 393-408.
28. Griffy-Brown, C. (2004). Just-in-Time to Just-in-Case: Managing Supply Chain in Uncertain Times. Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 1, No. 1, 36-46.
29. Chihiro Watanabe, Reiko Kondo, Noritomo Ouchi, Haihong Wei, Charla Griffy-Brown ( 2003). Institutional elasticity as a significant driver of IT functionality development. Technology Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 7, No. 2.
30. C. Watanabe, A. Nagamatsu and C. Griffy- Brown (2003). Behavior of Technology in Reducing Prices of Innovative Goods: An Analysis of the Governing Factors of Variance of PV Module Prices, (2003) Technovation 23, No. 5, 423-436.
31. Charla Griffy-Brown and Mike Hamlin (2003). 'Experiential E-Learning as Mechanism for Creating Competency in Information and Security Systems.' Issues in Information Systems, Volume 4, Issue 2.
32. M. Takayama, C. Watanabe and C. Griffy-Brown (2002). 'The Alliance Strategy as a Competitive Strategy for Successively Creative New Product Development,' Technovation Vol. 22, Issue 10, 607-614.
33. Takayama, C. Watanabe and C. Griffy-Brown (2002). 'Remaining Innovative without Sacrificing Stability: An Analysis of Strategies in the Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry that Enable Firms to Overcome Inertia Resulting from the Successful Market Penetration of New Product Development,' Technovation, Vol. 22, No.12, 747-759.
34. Chihiro Watanabe, Makoto Takayama, Akira Nagamatsu, Takashi Tagami and Charla Griffy-Brown (2002). 'Technology Spillover as a complement for High-level R&D Intensity in the Pharmaceutical Industry', , Technovation, Vol. 22, Issue 4, Pages 245-258.
35. "R&D, Technology Spillovers and Knowledge Management: The Changing Dynamics of Techno-economic Systems Beyond 2000." Special Edition of the International Journal of Technology Management. Eds. Charla Griffy-Brown and Chihiro Watanabe, Vol. 23, Issue 1.
36. Charla Griffy-Brown, Bing Zhu, Akira Nagamatsu and Chihiro Watanabe (2002). 'Technology Spillovers and Economic Vitality: An Analysis of Institutional Flexibility in Japan with Comparisons to the US,' (2002). International Journal of Technology Management, 23, No. 1.
37. K. Matsumoto, N. Ouchi, C. Watanabe and C. Griffy-Brown, (2002). "Optimal Timing of the Development of Innovative Goods with Generation," Technovation 22, No. 3, 175-185.
38. Charla Griffy-Brown, Chihiro Watanabe and Kenzo Fujisue (1999). 'Technology Spillovers and Informatization in Japan: An Analysis of IT Diffusion in Large versus Small and Medium- sized Enterprizes.' (1999), International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 362-389.
39. C. Watanabe, B. Zhu, C. Griffy-Brown and B. Asgari (2001), 'Global Technology Spillover and Its Impact on Industry's R&D Strategies,' Technovation 21, No. 5 281-291.
40. C. Watanabe, K. Matsumoto and C. Griffy-Brown (2001), 'Development and Diffusion Trajectory of Innovative Products in light of Institutional Maturity- a comparative empirical analysis of the laser beam printer and optical cards,' Technovation, No. 21, Issue 10, 637-647.
41. C. Watanabe, Y. Tsuji and C. Griffy-Brown, (2001). 'Patent Statistics: Deciphering a Real versus a Pseudo Proxy of Innovation,' Technovation, Vol. 21, No. 12, Pages 783-790.
42. Koji Wakabayashi, Charla Griffy-Brown, Chihiro Watanabe (1999). 'Stimulating R&D: An Analysis of MITI's 'Visions' and Current Challenges Facing Japan's Technology Policy-Making Mechanisms.' (1999), Science and Public Policy, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 2-16.
43. Charla Griffy-Brown, Karl Knapp, and John Humphreys (1994). 'The Cape York Space Port: Lessons in Sustainable Strategic Advantage.' Space Commerce, Vol. 2., pp 20-46..
PEER REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS
44. 'Institutional "Embeddedness", Networks and China's IT Industry: An Analysis of Dalian Software Park.' (2013). Charla Griffy-Brown, Weilin Zhou, Chihiro Watanabe, Yuji Tou. The Economic Geography of the IT Industry in the Asia-Pacific Region, eds. Philip Cooke, Glenn Searle, Kevin O'Conner, Routledge, New York.
45. 'Information Technology and Changing Institutional Systems as They Shift from an Industrial to an Information Society: An Initial Comparative Analysis of the USA, Japan, and China,' (2009), Charla Griffy-Brown, Bing Zhu and Jianbin Jin, Technological Innovation Across Nations Applied Studies of Coevolutionary Development, M. V. Van Geenhuizen, et. al (eds). Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
46. A Case Study of Effectively Implemented Information Systems Security Policy,'(2006), Charla Griffy-Brown and Mark Chun, Enterprise Information Security and Assurance. Warkentin and Vaughn (eds), IGI Publishing.
47. 'From Vision to Reality: A Model for Bringing Real-World Technology To The Management Education Classroom.' (2003) Mike Hamlin, Charla Griffy-Brown and Jim Goodrich Educating Managers Using Tomorrow's Technologies. Charles Wankel, Editor.
48. 'Inter-Firm Technology Spillover and the 'Virtuous Cycle' of Photovoltaic Development in Japan,' (2002) Watanabe, C., Griffy-Brown, C., Zhu, B and Nagamatsu, A, Technological Change and the Environment, Eds. Grubler, Nakicenvovic and Nordhaus, Resources for the Future, Washington D.C.
49. 'Inter-firm Technology Spillover and the Creation of a 'Virtuous Cycle' between R&D, Market Growth and Price Reduction: The Case of Photovoltaic Power Generation (PV) Development in Japan', (2000) Chihiro Watanabe and Charla Griffy-Brown, Resources for the Future, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis and the International Energy Agency, Laxenburg, Austria
50. 'Slow-Track Development and Its Implications for Strategic Energy Decisions in the Asia- Pacific Region.' (1999) Charla Griffy-Brown, Agenda for International Development 1999: Harnessing Globalization, ed. Takahashi Kazuo (English and Japanese), Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development.
51. 'Models of Acquisition and Preference.' Michael Commons, Charla Griffy, Ed Trudeau, and Eric Bing. Neural Network Models of Conditioning and Action. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers: Hillsdale, N.J., pp. 201-223, 1991.
OTHER PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
52. 'Women Entrepreneurship: there are indications of global changes in venture businesses in Japan' (2007). Griffy-Brown, C. and Oakland, Graziadio Business Report, Vol. 10, Issue 1.
53. Will Your Company's Electronic Records Storage Withstand Legal Scrutiny? (2005) Charla Griffy-Brown, Stephani Bodo and Linnea McCord. Graziadio Business Report. Vol.8, No. 1.
54. Wired! Hong Kong, China and Japan Flex their Electronic Muscles. (2004). Mark Chun. and Charla Griffy-Brown Graziadio Business Report, Vol. 7, No. 1.
55. 'Small Firms Keep R&D Vibrant: Stay competitive despite limited resources' (2002) Charla Griffy-Brown, The Graziadio Business Report, Winter 2002. http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/gbr/index.html.
56. 'Knowledge Management and Business Portals: Choosing the right tools and ensuring a smooth deployment' (2001) Charla Griffy-Brown and Scott Fletcher, The Graziadio Business Report, Spring 2001. http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/gbr/index.html.
57. 'Do Japan's High Tech Failures Open Doors for Western Firms?' (2000) Charla Griffy-Brown, Bing Zhu and Chihiro Watanabe, The Graziadio Business Report, Summer 2000. http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/gbr/index.html.
58. 'Knowledge Management and the Internet: Harnessing the Power of Search Engines.' Charla Griffy-Brown. The Graziadio Business Report, Winter 2000. http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/gbr/001/search.html
59. 'Globalization and the Political Discourse of Science and Technology in Development: An Analysis of China and India's Space Technology Experiences', (1999) Charla Griffy-Brown, Occasional Paper No. 14, (in English and Japanese), Foundation for Advanced Studies in International Development.
60. 'Australia Explores Expanding Opportunities in Commercial Space Development.' Charla Griffy-Brown. Roundtable Research Quarterly. Washington, D.C., Vol 3., 1994.
61. 'Chinese Satellite Development Contributes to China's Educational System and Land Resource Management.' Charla Griffy-Brown. Roundtable Research Quarterly. Washington, D.C. , Vol. 2., 1993.
62. 'Inter-firm Technology Spillover and the Creation of a 'Virtuous Cycle' between R&D, Market Growth and Price Reduction: The Case of Photovoltaic Power Generation (PV) Development in Japan', (1999) Chihiro Watanabe and Charla Griffy-Brown, International Greenbook Proceedings from the International Workshop on Technological Change and the Environment, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 21-22 June 1999.
63. 'Trends in US Technological Economic Development: IT Spillovers, Technology Standards, and Demand Management.' Charla Griffy-Brown, International Technology Metabolism Committee Report, Fujitsu Research Institute, 1998.
64. 'Elucidating the Role of Demand Dynamics and the Evolution of the Marketplace on Technological Economic Development.' Charla Griffy-Brown, International Technology Metabolism Committee Report, Fujitsu Research Institute, 1998.
65. 'Critical Factors Driving Strategic Asia-Pacific Space Technology Development,' Charla Griffy-Brown. 4th Australian Space Development Conference Proceedings, Canberra, Australia, 28 March 1996.
66. 'Competition versus Cooperation in Asia-Pacific Space-Based Telecommunications.' Charla Griffy-Brown. Strengthening Cooperation in the 21st Century. Advances in Astronautical Sciences Series. American Astronautical Society, Univelt Corp., 1995
67. 'An Analysis of Space Policy and Technology Management Strategies in China and Japan.' Charla Griffy-Brown and Gordon Pike. Satellite Communications. Proceedings of the Ninth National Space Engineering Symposium, Institute of Engineers, Australia, 1994.
68. Women, Technology and Entrepreneurship: Global Case Studies. Vinnie Jauhari and Charla Griffy-Brown, Editors. Reference Press. New Dehli, 2009.
69. Knowledge-based Economic Growth and Socio-political Implications in East Asia. Ed. Ng Chee Yuen and Charla Griffy-Brown. Foundation for Advanced Studies in International Development, 2001. (in English and Japanese)
70. Socio-Economic Changes and Political Trends in East Asia. Ed. Ng Chee Yuen and Charla Griffy-Brown. Foundation for Advanced Studies in International Development, 2000. (in English and Japanese)
71. Trends and Issues in East Asia, ed. Ng Chee Yuen and Charla Griffy-Brown, Foundation for Advanced Studies in International Development, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1999. (in English and Japanese)
72. 'Technology, Power and Strategic National Decisions: Space Industry Development in the Asia-Pacific Region.' PhD dissertation, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia, 1997.
COMMISSIONED AND PEER REVIEWED POLICY REPORTS
1. 'Globalization, Information Systems and Environmental Sustainability in East Asia: A Policy Making Framework and Regional Case Studies,' (2000) Charla Griffy-Brown. Prepared for the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan (in English and Japanese), Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development.
2. 'Globalization and the Changing Realities of Donor Coordination', (1999) Charla Griffy-Brown. Prepared for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan. (in English and Japanese)
3. 'Inter-firm Technology Spillover and the Creation of a 'Virtuous Cycle' between R&D, Market Growth and Price Reduction: The Case of Photovoltaic Power Generation (PV) Development in Japan', (1999) Chihiro Watanabe and Charla Griffy-Brown, International Greenbook Proceedings from the International Workshop on Technological Change and the Environment, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 21-22 June 1999.
4. 'Trends in US Technological Economic Development: IT Spillovers, Technology Standards, and Demand Management.' Charla Griffy-Brown, International Technology Metabolism Committee Report, Fujitsu Research Institute, 1998.
5. 'Elucidating the Role of Demand Dynamics and the Evolution of the Marketplace on Technological Economic Development.' Charla Griffy-Brown, International Technology Metabolism Committee Report, Fujitsu Research Institute, 1998.
6. 'Critical Factors Driving Strategic Asia-Pacific Space Technology Development,' Charla Griffy- Brown. 4th Australian Space Development Conference Proceedings, Canberra, Australia, 28 March 1996.
7. 'Australia Explores Expanding Opportunities in Commercial Space Development.' Charla Griffy-Brown. Roundtable Research Quarterly. Washington, D.C., Vol 3., 1994.
8. 'Chinese Satellite Development Contributes to China's Educational System and Land Resource Management.' Charla Griffy-Brown. Roundtable Research Quarterly. Washington, D.C. , Vol. 2., 1993.
9. 'Competition versus Cooperation in Asia-Pacific Space-Based Telecommunications.' Charla Griffy-Brown. Strengthening Cooperation in the 21st Century. Advances in Astronautical Sciences Series. American Astronautical Society, Univelt Corp., 1995
2018 Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, for workshop helping Asian Business Association in Orange County (equipping SMBs and non-profits address cyber risk)
2017 Waves of Innovation Grant winner, Pepperdine University
2016 Golden Acorn Award, for legislative advocacy, Washington State PTSA
2011 Howard A. White Teaching Award, Pepperdine University
2011 Best Paper Award, International Conference on Services Management held in New Dehli, India
2007-2009 Denny Endowed Chair, Graziadio Business School, Pepperdine University
2005-2006 Rothschild Research Endowment
This grant award is for research extending the boundaries of knowledge in the area of cross-cultural information systems security and ethics. The research objective is to discover what cultural lenses are embedded in the understanding of cyber ethics in the context of small and medium-sized businesses in Japan and China.
2004-2008 SAP University Alliance Program Grant
This corporate grant sponsored by, SAP, a large multinational software company, was for a large scale multi-national research project requiring coordination of multiple partners in Japan and China. The project explored mobile technologies and web-applications in Small and Medium Enterprises in China and Japan.
2004-2005 Lilly Foundation/Pepperdine Voyager Project Grant
The grant award was for the development of an online module in Information Systems Security and Ethics
2004 International Association of the Management of Technology Award One of 30 international scholars to be recognized for significant and prolific research in the field of technology management
1999-2002 Research Grant, Ministry of Education, Japan
This research grant was co-authored with Prof. Chihiro Watanabe and colleagues from the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis
1. Griffy-Brown, Lazarikos, Chun, M. (2018). "Agile Business Growth and Cyber Risk: How do we secure the Internet of Things Environment?" Temscon, IEEE, June 27-29, Evanston, Illinois.
2. Griffy-Brown, C. (2018). "Building your Leadership in Cyber Risk: What Board Members Should Do and Questions You Should Ask." Women in the Boardroom, June 26, 2017.
3. Griffy-Brown (2018). "Cybersecurity 101 for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses". Asian Orange County Business Association. Annaheim, CA. May 11, 2018.
4. Chun, M., Griffy-Brown, C., Hall, O., & Krogh, E. (2018). The Diffusion of Digital Innovation Technologies For Predictive Analytics: The Next Steps For Leveraging Corporate Data Resources, National Business and Economics Society conference. Honolulu, HI, January 2018.
5. Chun, M., Seaman, S., Griffy-Brown, C., Smith, D. (2018) Digital Innovation: Changing the Economics of Business Profitability and Functionality, National Business and Economics Society conference. Honolulu, HI, January 2018.
6. Chun, M., Griffy-Brown, C., Hall, O, & Krogh, E. (2018) The Evolution of the Chief Information Officer Role: Chief Innovation Officer + Chief Marketing Officer?, National Business and Economics Society conference. Honolulu, HI, January 2018.
7. Griffy-Brown, C., Lazarikos, D., Chun M (2017). "Cybercrime business models", Pacific Telecommunications Conference, Honolulu, HI, January 14-17, 2017.
8. Griffy-Brown, C. and Chun, M (2017). "Preparing the Workforce of the Future: Cybercrime, Big Data, and AI. University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. April 26, 2017.
9. Griffy-Brown, C. and Watanabe, C. (2017). "Qualitative Research Demonstrating 'Trust' in Teachers, Education, and the Development of Digitally Rich Learning Environments Enhancing US Business Innovation". Cambridge Mathematics Forum. Jyvlaskyla University, Finland. April 27, 2017.
10. Griffy-Brown, C., Hall, O. P. (June 2015). "Crowdsourcing, Social Learning and Business Education Assessment", STLHE, Vancouver, Canada.
11. "One Country, Three types of CIOs: The Emergence of Technology Executives in China," (2014) Chun, M. Griffy-Brown, C., Sung, K & Koeppel, H. Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Kona, Hawaii, January 2014
12. "How to succeed in publishing research in International Journals: Experiences from the Editor-in-Chief of Technology in Society", (2012) Griffy-Brown, C. C., AGU Visiting Fellow Lectures, Tokyo, Japan, Global Business, Presentations at academic conferences and seminars. (November 29, 2012).
13. "What Factors Predict Success in Graduate Programs?-An Analysis of Success Factors in a Joint Bachelors and MBA Program", (2012) Griffy-Brown, C. C., Valadez, R. M. di Lellio, J. A., Forsyth, J. , Rogers, N., GSBM Academic Forum, West LA, Contemporary business practice, Presentations at academic conferences and seminars. (November 12, 2012).
14. "Digital Ecosystems and New Value Creation in the 21st Century", ( 2012) Griffy-Brown, C. C., Ass. Dean's Visiting Fellow Series, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Presentations at academic conferences and seminars. September 15, 2012.
15. "Social Media Strategies in Higher Education: GLEAN and Social Learning for Business Students", (2012) Griffy-Brown, C. C., Gautsch, S. M. , Informing Science: IT and Education, Montreal, Contemporary business practice, Presentations at academic conferences and seminars. June 25, 2012.
16. "Information Technologies in Society and Innovation", (2012) Griffy-Brown, C. C., Vice Rector and Executive Committee, Sofia, Bulgaria, Global Business, Presentations at academic conferences and seminars. (March 21, 2012).
17. "Digital eco-systems and creativity in entrepreneurship", (2012)Griffy-Brown, C. C., American Chamber of Commerce, Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria, Global Business, Presentations at practitioner seminar or conventions. (March 20, 2012).
18. "Information Systems and Business Innovation: technological advance in the business world – new prospects and marketplace dynamics", (2012) Griffy-Brown, C. C., Association of Bulgarian Leaders and Entrepreneurs, Sofia, Bulgaria, Global Business, Presentations at practitioner seminar or conventions. (March 20, 2012).
19. "Digital eco-systems and creativity in entrepreneurship", (2012) Griffy-Brown, C. C., Vice Rector and Executive Committee, Sofia, Bulgaria, Entrepreneurship, Presentations at academic conferences and seminars. (March 20, 2012).
20. "Technology and Higher Education in the US, Japan and Australia", Griffy-Brown, C. C. (2012), Dept of State Meeting with US Ambassador Warlick and Bulgarian Minister of Education Sergei Ignatov, Sofia Bulgaria, Global Business, Reports from sponsored research on practice issues. (March 19, 2012).
21. "Innovation Management: What makes the US long term leader in the innovation?"(2012), Griffy-Brown, C. C., Innovation Management at the International University College, International University College, Sofia, Bulgaria, Global Business, Presentations to education seminars or conventions. (March 19, 2012).
22. "Technology, Economic Development and Strategic National Decisions: Tech Parks that work and those that fail", (2012) Griffy-Brown, C. C., President Rosen Asenov Plevneliev and the President's Economic Advisor Evgeni Angelov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Global Business, Reports from sponsored research on practice issues. (March 19, 2012).
23. "The Evolving Role of the CIO within Public and Private Sectors: A Comparison between the US and China Technology Executives," (2012) Chun, M. Griffy-Brown, C., & Koeppel, H., Western Decision Sciences Conference, Kona, Hawaii, April 2012.
24. "An Investigation of Asia-Pacific Telecom Enhancements for e-Learning Networks," (2012), Chun, M. Griffy-Brown, C., & Koeppel, H., Western Decision Sciences Conference, Kona, Hawaii, April 2012.
25. "Creating Economic Value: Telecommunications and eLearning in the Asia-Pacific," (2012). Griffy-Brown, C., Gautsch, S., & Chun, M. Pacific Telecommunications Council Conference, Honolulu, HI. January 2012.
26. Technology and Shifts in Women's Entrepreneurship: The Case of Japan. (2010). Griffy- Brown, C. The Diana Conference, Banff, Canada, August 1-4, 2010.
27. The Evolving Role of the CIO in Public and Private Sectors. (2010). Chun, M. and Griffy-Brown,
C. Keynote Presentation, Public Sector CIO Summit, Scottsdale, Arizona May 25, 2010.
28. C-Government to the Power of 3: Customer Centric Culture in Government. (2010). Griffy- Brown. Invited panelist/speaker New York State CIO Academy, Albany, New York, April 28-29, 2010.
29. Knowledge Management and Networks: The Role of Technology and Knowledge Enabled Social Networking in Innovation. (2009), Griffy-Brown, C., Chun, M. W.S., The 3rd IIASA- Tokyotech Workshop on Hybrid Management of Technology in the 21st Century, Vienna, Austria, December 14, 2009.
30. The Networked-Based Digital Business World in Japan and Shifts in Women's Entrepreneurship. (2009). Griffy-Brown, C., Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 29, 2009.
31. Women, Technology and Entrepreneurship in Japan", Griffy-Brown, C., Entrepreneurship in Japan. (2009), Stanford Program for Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Tokyo, Japan, May 28, 2009.
32. The Fortress and the Cloud: Women, Technology and Entrepreneurship in Japan. (2009), Griffy-Brown, C., Stanford Program for Regional Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, Invited Lecture, January 23, 2009.
33. Knowledge Management and Networks: The role of technology enabled social networking in innovation, Griffy-Brown, Charla and Chun, Mark W, Western Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Kauai, Hawaii, April 7-11, 2009.
34. Information Systems Security and Web 2.0: The Security Challenges of Social Networking, Griffy-Brown, C., Durand, J., Chun, M. W.S., 8th Annual International Conference for Electronic Business, Kona, Hawaii, October, 2008.
35. Digital Corporate Social Responsibility: Asking the right questions and shaping the future. (2008), Griffy-Brown, C., Digital Social Responsibility: Search for a Sound, Responsible Information Society, New York, New York, Japan Society of New York, Lectureship Sponsored by Hitachi, October 29, 2008.
36. Enterprise 2.0: Creating a national innovation system capable of surviving and thriving in the 21st Century. (2008), Griffy-Brown, C. Tokyo, Japan: Symposium on Institutional Management of Technology, Jan 30 – Feb.1 2008.
37. Knowledge and Innovation Management: Transforming Global Business Processes Within the Networked Environment to Create New Business Opportunities (2008), Griffy-Brown, Charla, Chun, Mark W, Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, & Change in Organizations, August 5-8, 2008.
38. SMEs Assimilating Global Best Practices: Changing from Dependence on External Networks to Endogenous Use of Technology. (2007) Griffy-Brown, C. and Chun, M. Hybrid
Management of Technology in the 21st Century- The Co-evolutionary Development of Manufacturing and Information Technology Fusing Indigenous Strength and Assimilating Global Best Practice, Vienna, Austria, September 8-9, 2007.
39. How technology and information management are transforming global corporate strategy, Griffy-Brown, C., Corporate Strategies to Meet the Challenges of Globalization, Tokyo, Japan, May 2007.
40. 'Process and Experiences in Constructing an Interactive e-learning Module to Engage Business Managers in Theological Considerations of Purpose and Vocation through Information Stewardship,' Griffy-Brown, C., and Hamlin, M. , AACE Conference Proceedings, Orlando, Florida, June 26-30, 2007.
41. 'Hilton Hotels Self-Service Technology: A Case Study,' Griffy-Brown, C. & Chun, M., Western Academy of Management / Western Casewriters Association Conference Proceedings, Long Beach, CA, March 30, 2006.
42. 'African Harvest Biotechnical Foundation International: A Case Study,' Griffy-Brown, C., Hooten, D. and Wambugu, F., Western Academy of Management / Western Casewriters Association Conference Proceedings, Long Beach, CA, March 30, 2006.
43. 'Women Technology and Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of Small Office/Home Office Development in Japan,' Griffy-Brown, C. & Whitfield, G., Global Information Technology Management Association Conference Proceedings, Orlando, Florida, June 11-13, 2006.
44. 'Information Stewardship: The Transformation of Institutions Leveraging Knowledge and Values,' Invited Speaker, Symposium on the Management of Institutional Innovation and Technology. Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, Febuary 28-January 2, 2006.
45. 'The Role of Information Systems in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Japan,' Charla Griffy-Brown, America's Conference on Information Systems, Omaha, Nebraska, August 11-14, 2005.
46. 'The Weakest Link? Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Context of Information Systems Security,' Charla Griffy-Brown, Panel addressing the topic 'Are Prevailing Theories and Practices of IS Security Management Adequate?', America's Conference on Information Systems, Omaha, Nebraska, August 11-14, 2005.
47. 'The Role of Information Systems in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Japan and China', Charla Griffy-Brown, Annual Conference of the International Association for the Management of Technology, Vienna, Austria, May 22-26, 2005.
48. 'A Case Study of Africa Harvest: Leveraging Biotechnology and Information Technology Solutions in Productivity Enhancement for Social Advance', Charla Griffy-Brown, Denny Hooten and Florence Wambugu, Annual Conference of the International Association for the Management of Technology, Vienna, Austria, May 22-26, 2005.
49. 'Institutional Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises: A US-Japan Comparison', Charla Griffy-Brown, Symposium on the Science of Institutional Innovation and the Management of Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 28-March 2, 2005.
50. 'Globalization and the Changing Role of Government, Industry and the Academy: An analysis of Technology in China and India', Charla Griffy-Brown, Annual Conference of the International Association of the Management of Technology, Washington, DC, April 2004.
51. 'Experiential E-Learning as Mechanism for Creating Competency in Information and Security Systems.' Charla Griffy-Brown and Michael Hamlin, International Association of Computer Information Systems, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 1-4, 2003.
52. 'Information Technology and the Effectiveness of Institutional Systems in Turbulent Times: A Comparative Analysis of the US and Japan' Charla Griffy-Brown, Proceedings for The Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management, Kyushu, Japan. Oct. 25-26, 2002.
53. 'Corporate Portals and Higher Education: Using Your Portal to Create Community and Enhance Corporate Training', Scott Fletcher, Charla Griffy-Brown, and Michael Hamlin. DCI Portal Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 12-14, 2002.
54. 'Adapting Corporate Portal Technology for Management E-Learning.' Michael Hamlin, Charla Griffy-Brown, E-Learn 2002 – World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education, Montreal Canada, October 15-19, 2002.
55. 'Using the Portal as a Corporate Training and Higher Education Tool.',Charla Griffy-Brown, DCI Corporate and e-Business Portals Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 30-May 2, 2002.
56. 'Institutional Flexibility and Information Systems,' Charla Griffy-Brown, Invited Lecture, New Energy and Development Organization, Tokyo, Japan, 16 July, 2002.
57. 'Weapons of Mass Disruption: The US and the World Post-September 11 in Technology and Strategic Decisions in Business Practice.', Charla Griffy-Brown, International Committee Meeting for Science and Technology Policy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 17 April, 2002.
58. 'Information Technology and the Effectiveness of Institutional Systems as They Shift from an Industrial to an Information Society,' Charla Griffy-Brown, An Elucidation of the Role of Institutional Systems in Characterizing Technology Development Trajectories – A Global Comparative Analysis of Manufacturing Technology and Information Technology in the Enhancement of Business Practice, Technical Meeting, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Vienna, Austria, 22-23 September, 2002.
59. 'Creating Community in a Distributed Environment-The GraziadioNet Information Portal.' Michael Hamlin and Charla Griffy-Brown, AACSB Deans Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 7-9, 2001.
60. 'Portals as a Higher Education and Corporate Training Tool,' Charla Griffy-Brown, DCI Portal Conference, Palm Springs, CA, September 30- October 3, 2001.
61. 'Information Systems, Competitiveness and Institutional Innovation: A Comparison of the Convergence of Organizational Processes and Technology Structures in the US and Japan.' Charla Griffy-Brown, Mathematical Modeling and Empirical Analysis of Institutional Innovation and Elasticity in Information-based Techno-Economic Development, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Vienna, Austria, September 23-24 2001. URL: http://www.me.titech.ac.jp/~iiasatit/index.html.
62. 'Entrepreneurship, Technology Spillover .and Competition: The Changing Dynamics of Techno-Economic Systems Beyond 2000.' Charla Griffy-Brown, Special Lecture, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. 23 July 2001.
63. Old versus New Corporate Strategies: The Cross-Pollination of Ideas Coupled with New Technology at Motorola and Qualcomm.' Charla Griffy-Brown, Mathematical Models Describing the Coevolution of Technology and its Impact on the New Economy, Firms and Customers, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Vienna, Austria, March 4-5 2001. URL: http://www.me.titech.ac.jp/~iiasatit/index.html.
64. 'Technology Spillovers, Learning and Institutional Flexibility,' Charla Griffy-Brown, International Collaboration on Experience Curves for Energy Technology Policy (EXCETP)- EXCETP3 Tokyo Meeting, 15-17 November 2000, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
65. 'Knowledge-based Economic Growth and Socio-Political Implications in East Asia', Charla Griffy-Brown, East Asia 21 Network Meeting, October 25-26, 2000, Foundation for Advanced Studies in International Development, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, Japan.
66. 'Complexity and Convergence: An Analysis of Selected Technology Trajectories,' Charla Griffy-Brown, Technical Meeting on Mathematical Models of Techno-economic Processes- Problems of Economic Growth and Innovation Dynamics, Euler International Mathematical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia (delivered via netmeeting), 7-11 June 2000.
67. 'Net Effects: The US Digital Economy and Institutional Elasticity,' Charla Griffy-Brown, The International Committee of the Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management. Tokyo Institute of Technology, 27 July 2000.
68. 'Net Effects: The US Economy after the Soft Landing,' Charla Griffy-Brown, Fujitsu Research Institute Meeting, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 24 July 2000.
69. 'Entrepreneurship, Technology Spillovers and Competition: Combining the "Complexity" and "Crocodile" Models,' Charla Griffy-Brown, Technical Meeting on a Comparative Analysis of the Development Path of Europe, the US and Japan- The Interaction between Technology and Economics, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Tokyo, Japan, 11-12 December 1999.
70. 'Inter-firm Technology Spillover and the Creation of a 'Virtuous Cycle' between R&D, Market Growth and Price Reduction: The Case of Photovoltaic Power Generation (PV) Development in Japan', (1999) Chihiro Watanabe and Charla Griffy-Brown, International Workshop on Induced Technological Change and the Environment, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 21-22 June 1999.
71. 'Globalization and the Political Discourse of Science and Technology in Development: An Analysis of China and India's Space Technology Experiences' Charla Griffy-Brown, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Friday In- House Seminar, 16 April 1999.
72. 'Globalization and the Changing Realities of Donor Coordination' Charla Griffy-Brown, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 29 August 1999.
73. 'Elucidating the Role of Demand Dynamics and the Evolution of the Marketplace on Technological Economic Development.' Charla Griffy-Brown. Technical Meeting on a Comparative Analysis of the Development Path of Europe, the US and Japan- The Interaction between Technology and Economics, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Vienna, Austria, February 28, 1998.
74. 'US Technological Economic Development: Technology Spillover, Technology Standards, Value-chain Restructuring and Demand Dynamics.' Charla Griffy-Brown, 9th Conference on Policy and Research Management, Japan Society for Science and Technology Policy, Tokyo, October 24, 1998.
75. 'A Systems Approach to Technology Transfer in the Energy Sector.' Charla Griffy-Brown and Chihiro Watanabe, United Nations Global Environmental Facility, Science and Technical Advisory Panel Workshop, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 19, 1998.
76. 'Current Trends in US Technological Economics: IT Spillover, Technological Standards and Demand Management.' Charla Griffy-Brown, Fujitsu Research Institute Annual Meeting, Tokyo May 1998.
77. 'Science and Technology Education in the US and Australia.' Charla Griffy-Brown, Japan Society for Technology Policy, Tokyo, August 1997.
78. 'Critical Factors Driving Strategic Asia-Pacific Space Technology Development,' Charla Griffy-Brown, 4th Australian Space Development Conference, Canberra, Australia, March 28,1996.
79. 'Global Trends in Space-Based Telecommunications.' Charla Griffy-Brown, Queensland Information Industry Board, QTEL lectures, Brisbane, Australia, February 14, 1995.
80. 'Competition versus Cooperation in Asia-Pacific Space Based Telecommunications', Charla Griffy-Brown, The American Astronautical Society's Sixth International Space Conference of Pacific Basin Societies, Los Angeles, California, December 6-9, 1995.
82. 'Space Technology and Telecommunications: Global and Regional Trends,' Charla Griffy- Brown, The Institute of Radio and Electronics Engineers Australia, Brisbane, Australia, November 30, 1994.
83. 'An Analysis of Space Policy and Technology Management Strategies in China and Japan: Australian Opportunities in Space Technology,' Charla Griffy-Brown, The Australian Institute of Engineers' Ninth National Space Engineering Symposium, Sydney, Australia, September 5-7, 1994.
Denny Endowed Chair, Graziadio Business School, Pepperdine University
This research grant was co-authored with Prof. Chihiro Watanabe and colleagues from the International Institute of Applied Systems Analy
CORPORATE AND SPONSORED RESEARCH
1. Hilton Hotels Corporation. IT and Customer Facing Technology. C. Griffy-Brown and Robert Machen, VP of Customer Facing Technology (2006).
2. 'Implementing Web-Based Portals at American Honda Motor Corporation', presentation and case study, Mark Chun, Charla Griffy-Brown and Ramiro Monteleagre, Los Angeles, California, October 2004.
3. 'EU Project on Industry Value Added Services (IVAS): Analyzing the Status of IVAS in Japan.' Charla Griffy-Brown, Chihiro Watanabe, and Masakazu Katsumoto. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Seville, October 1998.
4. 'Technology and Strategic National Decisions: Japan's Transition to an Information-Based Society.' Charla Griffy-Brown, Chihiro Watanabe, Kenzo Fujisue, Keisuke Baba. Japan Foundation Final Report Series, June 1998.
5. 'Japan Overcoming High-Technology Failures and Restructuring Science and Technology Policy for the Twenty-First Century,' (2000) Charla Griffy-Brown, Chihiro Watanabe and Masakazu Katsumoto, European Science and Technology Organization's Techno-Economic Analysis Report. European Commission.
6. 'A Systems Approach to Technology Transfer in the Energy Sector.' Charla Griffy-Brown and Chihiro Watanabe. United Nations Global Environmental Facility, Science and Technical Advisory Panel Report, 1998.
7. 'A Report of the Workshop on Technology Transfer in the Energy Sector.' Charla Griffy-Brown and the Working Group on Climate Change, UN Science and Technical Advisory Panel. United Nations Global Environmental Facility, Report to Council, 1998.
8. 'EU Project on the Benchmarking of Framework Conditions –the Diffusion of Information and Telecommunications Technologies and Organizational Changes (ICT-O): Final Report on Phase 1 Data Collected in Japan.' Charla Griffy-Brown, Chihiro Watanabe, and Masakazu Katsumoto. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Seville, January 1998.
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