Brian Galli - Biography

Bio Academic Interests Quality & Process Improvement, Engineering Management, Engineering Ethics, Project Management, Risk Management, Statistics & Probability, Healthcare Systems, Change Management, Leadership Research Interests Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Decision-Making/Decision Theory, Team Dynamics and Team Development, Team Decision-Making, Project Management, Continuous Improvement (Six Sigma, Lean, Model For Improvement, PDSA/PDCA), Decision Sciences, Innovation, Change Management, Queuing Theory, and Continuous Improvement Deployment & Sustainability.

Research Industries Higher education, Engineering education, Manufacturing, Healthcare delivery, Training delivery, and Curriculum Development and Assessment.

Certification & Licenses Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification, Dartmouth College Lean Bronze Certification - Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)/American Society for Quality (ASQ)/Shingo Institute Certified Professional In Engineering Management (CPEM) Engineering Management

- American Society of

Project Management Professional (PMP) – Project Management Institute (PMI) Improvement Advisor Professional Development Program – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Professional Engineer License in Industrial Engineering, New York State Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, Dartmouth College Telephonics Corporation Greenbelt Certification in Six Sigma Professional Memberships American Society For Engineering Management (ASEM) • Northeast Regional Director (2016-2019) Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) – Senior Member • Northeast Regional Vice President (April 2019 – Present) • Lean Division –Board Member (April 2019 – Present) • Long Island Section American Society For Quality (ASQ) – Senior Member

• Lean Division – Committee Member • Healthcare Division • Six Sigma Forum • Long Island Section – Former Board Member Project Management Institute (PMI) • Long Island Chapter Society For Health Systems (SHS) American Society For Engineering Education (ASEE) Industrial Engineering & Operations Management Society (IEOM) Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Outside Interests Football, Camping, Hiking, Biking, and anything Disney!!

Recent Publications Tier 1 (Total = 14) 1. Thoughts of Using Economic Decision-Making to Systems Engineering and Systems Thinking – An Exploratory Study. Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of System Dynamics Applications, 8(3), 1 – 14. (ISI Index - Clarivate Analytics - Emerging Sources Citation Index)(Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author 2.

Continuous Improvement Maturity Models – How to View Them Effectively. Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, & Technology, 10(4), 26-38. (ISI Index - Clarivate Analytics - Emerging Sources Citation Index) (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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Exploring the Relationship Between Continuous Improvement & Predictive Analytics. Galli, B., & Ocampo, L.A. (2019). International Journal of Advanced Operations Management, 11(3), 189-210. (Scopus Indexed: SJR Impact Factor: 0.17, CiteScore = 0.45; SNIP; 0.158; H-Index = 5) (Acceptance Rate = 21%; Altmetric =5). Primary Author

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Communicating and Managing Communication in a Project Environment – A Practitioner’s View. Galli, B. (2019). IEEE Engineering Management Review, 47(2), 23-25. (SJR Impact Factor = .130; CiteScore = .11; SNIP = .821). Primary Author

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Economic Decision Making And Risk Relationship in Project Environment: Insights From The Literature. Galli, B., Kaviani, M.A., & Ocampo, L.A. (2019). International Journal of Project Organisation & Management, 11(2), 110-139. (Scopus Indexed: SJR Impact Factor: 0.27, Citescore: 0.79, SNIP: 0.544, H-Index = 9)(Acceptance Rate 20%-30%; Altmetric = 10). Primary Author

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Economic Decision-Making & The Impact of Risk Management – How They Relate To Each Other. Galli, B., & Battiloro, G. (2019). International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, & Technology, 10(3), 1-13. (ISI Index - Clarivate

Analytics - Emerging Sources Citation Index) (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author 7.

Application of Continuous Improvement Techniques to Improve Organization Performance: A Case Study. Khan, S.A., Kaviani, M. A., Galli, B, & Ishtiaq, P. (2019). International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 10(1), 1 - 25. (ISI Index - Clarivate Analytics - Emerging Sources Citation Index) (SJR Impact Factor = 0.89; CiteScore = 2.23; SNIP = 1.342; H-Index = 19)(Acceptance Rate = 50%; Altmetric = 41). Third Author

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Importance and Impact of Culture and People in Continuous Improvement. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Sociotechnology & Knowledge Development, 10(4), 13-44. (Scopus Indexed: SJR Impact Factor = 0.18; CiteScore = .61; H-Index = 8) (Acceptance Rate = 15%; Altmetric =4). Primary Author

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Application of System Engineering to Project Management – How They Relate & Overlap. Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of System Dynamics Applications, 8(1), 79-93. (ISI Index - Clarivate Analytics - Emerging Sources Citation Index)(Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author

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Decision-Making Tools and Strategic Planning in Project Environments: The Overlap Of The Two Concepts. Galli, B. (2018).

Journal of Modern Project Management, 6(2), 90-107. (CiteScore 0.30; SNIP = 0.141). Primary Author

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Systems Thinking & Systems Analysis in Six Sigma – A Relational Review. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of System Dynamics Applications, 7(4), 98-112. (ISI Index - Clarivate Analytics - Emerging Sources Citation Index)(Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author

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Application of System Engineering to Project Management – How to View Their Relationship. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of System Dynamics Applications, 7(4), 76-97. (ISI Index - Clarivate Analytics - Emerging Sources Citation Index)(Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author

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A Evidence-Based Model of Virtual Team Training & Development. Galli, B. (2018).

International Journal of Information Technology Project Management, 9(2), 65-79.

(Acceptance Rate = 20% - 30%). Primary Author

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Lessons From Lincoln’s Leadership. Galli, B. (2017). Journal of Leadership Studies 11(2), 72-80. (Acceptance Rate =7% - 12%) (SJR Impact Factor = 0.18) (Cabell’s CCI Snapshot = 23%). Primary Author

Tier 2 (Total = 54) A new statistical pattern recognition method and a new sequence hybrid method of intelligent systems. Babič, M., Subasi, A., Bergmann, C.P., Moradi, M., Barka, N.,

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Abu-Mahfouz, I., Sergey, P., Ocampo, L., Galli, B.J., Zheng, C., Vuherer, T., & Hluchy, L. (2019). ELEKTROTEHNIŠKI VESTNIK 86(3), 110-116. Ninth Author.

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Practitioner’s View on The Future of Economic Decision-Making in Project Management – A Research Note. Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Applied Industrial Engineering, 6(2), 33-55. (Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author

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Effective Strategies for Communication Management in a Project Management Environment. Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Applied Logistics, 9(2), 3957. (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author.

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Risk Assessment of Incidents Response for Downstate New York Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure. Galli, B., & Khizar, A. (2019). International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management (IJRCM), 8(2), 31-65. (Acceptance Rate = 39%).

Primary Author

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Optimization Methods in Continuous Improvement Models – A Relational Review.

Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Applied Industrial Engineering, 6(1), 46-59.

(Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author

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Why Are There So Many Different Continuous Improvement Models? – A Reflection of Practice. Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Applied Logistics, 9(1), 73-91.

(Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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Role of Big Data in Continuous Improvement Environments – A Reflection on The Relationship. Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Applied Logistics, 9(1), 5372. (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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Economic Decision Making and Risk Management – How They Can Relate. Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Risk & Contingency Management (IJRCM), 8(1), 3458. (Acceptance Rate = 39%). Primary Author

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Critical Thinking of Human Resources in The Goal: A Research Note. Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, & Technology, 10(1), 19-29. (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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The Value of Marketing in Project Environments From Three Key Perspectives.

Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, & Technology, 10(1), 1-18. (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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How Cost of Poor Quality Factors Into Continuous Improvement Models. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Applied Management Sciences & Engineering, 6(1), 1-13. (SJR Impact Factor = 0.21) (Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author

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Change Management Models: A Comparative Analysis and Concerns. Galli, B. (2018). IEEE Engineering Management Review, 46(3), 124 -132. (SJR Impact Factor = .130; CiteScore = .11; SNIP = .821). Primary Author

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Integrated Model of Teamwork For Team Effectiveness Analysis: An Empirical Study. Galli, B., & Kaviani, M.A. (2018). International Journal of Business & Systems Research, 12(4), 411-440. (Acceptance Rate = 11-20%). Primary Author

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The Effects of Shared Leadership on Team Dynamics in Six Sigma Teams. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Knowledge Based Organizations, 8(4), 29-66.

(Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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Risks Management in Agile New Product Development Project Environments – A Review of Literature. Galli, B., & Hernandez – Lopez, P. (2018). International Journal of Risk & Contingency Management (IJRCM), 7(4), 37-67. (Acceptance Rate = 39%). Primary Author

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A Research Study on How Project Management Can Help Improve Lean Six Sigma A Proposed Approach. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, & Technology, 9(4), 1-25. (Acceptance Rate = 15%).

Primary Author

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What Human Resource Management Can Teach The Goal. Galli, B. (2018).

International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, & Technology, 9(4), 26-36. (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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Effectively Using Systems Thinking in New Product Development (NPD). Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Applied Logistics, 8(2), 69-85. (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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Project Management Maturity Models – An Overview of The Common Models & A Proposed Uniform Model. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Applied Logistics, 8(2), 19-38. (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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Can Project Management Help Improve Lean Six Sigma? Galli, B. (2018). IEEE Engineering Management Review, 46(2), 55-64. (SJR Impact Factor = .130; CiteScore = .11; SNIP = .821). Primary Author

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Continuous Improvement Relationship to Risk Management – The Relationship Between Them. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Applied Management Sciences & Engineering, 5(2), 1-14. (SJR Impact Factor = 0.21) (Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author

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Risks Associated With Global Software Development & Outsourcing– A Reflection of Practice. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Risk & Contingency Management (IJRCM), 7(3), 1-41. (Acceptance Rate = 39%). Primary Author

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Ethics of Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Information Systems & Social Change, 9(3), 53-69. (Acceptance Rate = 20% - 30%). Primary Author

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How Project Management Can Help Lean Six Sigma Methodology. Galli, B. (2018).

International Journal of Productivity Management and Assessment Technologies, 6(2), 39-55. (Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author

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Risks Related to Lean Six Sigma Deployment and Sustainment Risks: How Project Management Can Help. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, & Technology, 9(3), 82-105. (Acceptance Rate = 15%).

Primary Author

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A Case Study of Apple v. Samsung and How Big Data Analytics Might Have Changed the Outcome. Margulis, C., & Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Qualitative Research in Services, 3(1), 21-35. (Acceptance Rate = 22%). Second Author

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How Ethics Impacts Hacktivism: A Reflection of Events. Galli, B. (2018).

International Journal of Qualitative Research in Services, 3(1), 11-20. (Acceptance Rate = 22%). Primary Author

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What Risks Does Lean Six Sigma Introduce? Galli, B. (2018). IEEE Engineering Management Review, 46(1), 80-90. (SJR Impact Factor = .130; CiteScore = .11; SNIP = .821). Author

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Effective Decision-Making in Project Based Environments: A Reflection of Best Practices. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Applied Industrial Engineering, 5(1), 50-62. (Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author

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Critical Analysis of The Goal in Relation to Human Resource Management: A Research Note. Galli, B. (2018). Journal of Modern Project Management (JMPM), 5(3), January – April 2018, 6-13. (CiteScore 0.30; SNIP = 0.141). Primary Author

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The Lessons of Human Resources in The Theory of Constraints. Galli, B. (2018).

International Journal of Organizational & Collective Intelligence 8(1), 13- 27.

(Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author

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Overlaying Human Resource Principles To The Goal. Galli, B. (2018). International Journal of Applied Logistics 8(1), 20-34. (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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How to Relate to Quality & Marketing in Project Focused Environments: A Literature Review of Real World Thinking. Galli, B. (2017). IEEE Engineering Management

Review 45(4), 53-64. (SJR Impact Factor = .130; CiteScore = .110; SNIP = .821).

Primary Author 34.

The Effects of GPS Patents on Our Future and Rights. Margulis, C., & Galli, B. (2017). International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, & Technology 9(1), 55-67. (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Second Author

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Using Marketing to Implement a Strategic Plan: Reflection of Practiced Literature.

Galli, B. (2017). International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, & Technology 9(1), 41-54. (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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The Impacts of Risk on Deploying And Sustaining Lean Six Sigma Initiatives. Galli, B., and Kaviani, M.A. (2017). International Journal of Risk & Contingency Management 7(1), 46-70. (Acceptance Rate = 39%). Primary Author

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HRM's Importance Throughout the Organization: Analyzed Through the Concepts and Views Portrayed in Eli Goldratt's "The Goal.” Galli, B. (2017). IEEE Engineering Management Review 45(3), 1 – 10. (SJR Impact Factor = .130; CiteScore = .110; SNIP = .821). Primary Author

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The Economics of Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare. Galli, B. (2017). Industrial Management (Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers), September/October 2017, 26 – 30. (Acceptance Rate = 21%-30%). Primary Author

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An Investigation of Shared Leadership & Key Performance Indicators in Six Sigma Projects. Galli, B., Kaviani, M.A., Bottani, E., & Murino, T. (2017). International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS) 8(4), 1-45. (SJR Impact Factor = .460) (Acceptance Rate = 15%-20%). Primary Author

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Risk Management in Project Environments: Reflection of The Standard Process.

Galli, B. (2017). Journal of Modern Project Management (JMPM) 5(2), September – December 2017, 40-49. (CiteScore 0.30; SNIP = 0.141) Primary Author

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The Impact of Change Management on Leadership in Six Sigma Teams. Galli, B., Kaviani, M.A., & Margulis, C. (2017). Middle Eastern Journal of Management 4(4), 267-282. (Acceptance Rate = 23%). Primary Author

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An Experimental Design Approach for Optimizing Degree of Shared Leadership in Senior Engineering Design Teams. Galli, B., Santos-Arteaga, F.J., Kaviani, M.A., & Mohebbi, C. (2017). Vol 4 (Issue 2), 157-186. International Journal of Knowledge Engineering & Data Mining (Acceptance Rate = 21%). Primary Author

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How To Truly Win in Business With Leadership – A Case Study Report. Galli, B. (2017). Vol 4 (Issue 3), 235-245. Middle Eastern Journal of Management (Acceptance Rate = 23%). Primary Author

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Using Conjoint Analysis to Improve the Value of New Product Development and Marketing: A Case Study. Galli, B., Kaviani, M.A., Goldfarb, P.S, & Shahmaei, A. Vol 8 (Issue 2), April-June 2017, 11-30. International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS) (SJR Impact Factor = .460) (Acceptance Rate = 15%-20%).

Primary Author

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The Effective Approach of Managing Risk in New Product Development (NPD).

Galli, B. (2017). Vol 4 (Issue 2), July-December 2017, 27-40. International Journal of Applied Management Sciences & Engineering (SJR Impact Factor = 0.21) (Acceptance Rate = 20%). Primary Author

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Applying Strategic Analysis to Quantify Investor Risk: Case Study of Pfizer. Galli, B. Vol 6 (Issue 3), July-September 2017, 1-13. International Journal of Risk & Contingency Management (IJRCM) (Acceptance Rate = 39%). Primary Author

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Are Project Management and Project Life Cycles Affected By Marketing And New Product Development? Galli, B., & Kaviani, M.A. Vol 5 (Issue 1), May – August 2017, 12-21. Journal of Modern Project Management (JMPM) (CiteScore 0.30; SNIP = 0.141) Primary Author

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The Value of Self-Directing Work Teams. Galli, B., & Kaviani, M.A. Industrial Management (Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers), March/April 2017, 2226. (Acceptance Rate = 21%-30%). Primary Author

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Do Ethical Leaders Exist? A Unified Theoretical Framework to Identify and Evaluate Them. Galli, B., Santos-Arteaga, F.J., Di Caprio, D., & Kennedy, D. Vol 15 (Issue 3 & 4). November 2016. International Journal of Management & Decision Making (IJMDM) (SJR Impact Factor = .360) (Acceptance Rate = 18%) Primary Author

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A Shared Leadership Approach to Transformational Leadership Theory: Analysis of Research Methods and Philosophies. Galli, B. Vol 7 (Issue 3), 1 – 42. July-September 2016. International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS) (SJR Impact Factor = .460) (Acceptance Rate = 15%-20%) Primary Author

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An Investigation in How Six Sigma Project Teams Should Make Rational Decisions in Shared Leadership Environments. Galli, B. Szabat, K, Mohebbi, Y., and Y. J. Ugras. Vol 12 (Issue 4), 46-69. October-December 2016. International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (IJEIS) (SJR Impact Factor = .290) (Acceptance Rate = 15%). Primary Author

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The Right Approach to Six Sigma Leadership. B. Galli, and. H. Handley. Industrial Management (Institute of Industrial Engineers), May/June 2014, 25-30 (Acceptance Rate = 21%-30%). Primary Author

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Streamlining The Head And Neck Treatment Process in Radiation Medicine Using a Kaizen Approach. A. Kapur, N. Riebling, B. Galli, J. Cohen, A. Hochhauser, J.

Antone, D. Moore, N. Adair, L. Potters, D. L. Schwartz. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics. 2012.Vol 84 (3) (SJR Impact Factor = 2.27). Third Author 54.

Using Six Sigma to Improve Patient Safety in the Perioperative Process. B. Galli, N. Riebling, C. Paraso, G. Lehmann, M. Yule. Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare (PSQH) 2012, 10 (4), 36 – 41. Primary Author

Tier 3 (Total = 9) 1. Effectively Applying System Analysis and System Thinking in Six Sigma Environments.” Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Strategic Engineering, 2(2), 9-21. Primary Author 2. Effects on Current Day Technology, Legislation with Respect to Ethical Valuation – A Look at Edward’s Snowden Impact. Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Responsible Leadership & Ethical Decision-Making, 1(1), 1-12. Primary Author 3. Theory Of Constraints & Human Resource Management Applications. Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Strategic Engineering, 2(1), 61-77. Primary Author 4. How Can Human Resource Management Help The Theory of Constraints? Galli, B. (2019). International Journal of Strategic Engineering, 2(1), 1-13. Primary Author 5. As implicações da tomada de decisão econômica de um gerente de projeto. Galli, B. (2018). Project Design Magazine, April/May 2018, 22-29. Primary Author 6. How Continuous Improvement Can Support Logistics: A Reflection of Best Practices. Galli, B. International Journal of Strategic Engineering, 2018 1(1), 1-23 Primary Author 7. How Economic Decisions Are Made in Public vs Private Sectors: A Comparison of Methods. Galli, B. International Journal of Strategic Engineering, 2018 1(1), 38-47.

Primary Author 8. The True Art of Winning in Business. Galli, B. Integral Leadership Review. April – June 2017. Primary Author 9. What We Can Learn From Lincoln’s View on Leadership. Galli, B. Integral Leadership Review. April – June 2017. Primary Author Book Chapters (Total = 4) 1. Some Reflections on the Relationship between Technology and Marketing in a Globalizing Society. Galli, B., & Muniz, G. The Changing Landscape of Global Businesses: Principles and Practices. Chapter 6, 1st Edition. Cambridge Scholars. 2019. Primary Author

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A Review of the Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Marketing. Galli, B. The Changing Landscape of Global Businesses: Principles and Practices. Chapter 4, 1st Edition. Cambridge Scholars. 2019.

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Six Sigma Project Teams & Rational Decision Making: A Shared Leadership Perspective. Galli, B. Szabat, K., and Kaviani, M.A. Enterprise Information Systems and the Digitalization of Business Functions. Chapter 17, 1st Edition. IGI Global. 2017. Primary Author

What is Quality Management? S. Cotter, B. Galli, P. Kush. American Society For Engineering Management – Engineering Management Handbook, Quality Management Chapter 15, 2nd Edition.

October 2015. Primary Author