Notice and Invitation Oral Defense of Doctoral Dissertation The Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University
Mario W. Cardullo
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, New York University Polytechnic Institute, 1957
Master of Mechanical Engineering, New York University Polytechnic Institute, 1959
Master of Engineering Administration, George Washington University, 1966
Development
of Information and Knowledge
Architectures and an Associated Framework and Methodology for
System Management
of a Global Reserve Currency
Thursday,
April
18, 2013, 2 – 4 pm
Room
4801
All are
invited to attend.
Committee
Dr. Andrew P. Sage, Chair
Dr. Alexander H. Levis
Dr. Janos J. Gertler
Dr. Ariela
Sofer
Abstract
The global financial system appears
to be heading for a major financial
crisis. This
crisis is being driven by a growing
global debt. This
crisis is not limited to nations that are heavily in debt such
as Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Italy or
Cyprus but to
such others as the United States. While
there has been a great deal of emphasis
on debt there are many other issues. In many
cases, the underlying causes of this potential crisis are very
complex. As this
dissertation will show, it is the
complexity of these causes and their interrelationships, coupled
with a lack of
a global financial management system, which
may be the real culprit in the potentially impending global
financial
crisis.
One very important aspect of these
potential crises is the
state of the world reserve currency and how it is managed. The concept of reserve
currencies is widely
recognized and these currencies are often used for international
transactions. There
is a very long history of the concept
of a reserve currency. This
history
involves a combination of economic and
political powers, real or
perceived, that may influence global reserve currencies.
Recent years have witnessed a
tremendous growth in
information systems and communication systems that
facilitate the design and implementation
of complex inter-enterprise processes. The basic hypothesis of
this
dissertation is that an appropriately structured global reserve
currency, based on
use of an information and knowledge management system, can
provide stability to
currencies, whereas an unmanaged single or
unstructured group of currencies will not provide currency
stability. The
proposed Information and Knowledge Architectures for System
Management of a
Global Reserve Currency (IKASM-GRC) can
provide a system and methodology which
can stabilize a reserve currency.
A copy of this doctoral
dissertation is on reserve at the Johnson Center Library.