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Education
Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1985; MBA, Oregon State University, 1979; B.S., Oregon State University, 1978
Research Areas
Decision support; bridging the concepts, methods and technologies of the artificial intelligence, knowledge management and decision support disciplines
Recent Consulting
Teradata Corporation; Law Offices of C'Connor, Cavanaugh, Anderson, Killingsworth & Beshears; Honeywell Bull, Inc.; Arizona Public Service
Current Projects
"An Empirical Examination of the Impact of ICT Investments on Future Levels of Institutionalized Democracy and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries," (with D. Soper, H. Demirkan and R. St. Louis) Journal of the Association for Information Systems, forthcoming.
"Service Oriented Technology Management to Improve Organizational Agility," (with H. Demirkan), International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, forthcoming.
Academic Positions
Arizona State University: 1985-present. Previous Appointments: Oregon State University
Career and Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Recipient, MBA/MSIM Concentration Teaching Award, 1997-1999; A "Most Popular Professor," Business Week, 1998-1999; Recipient, Accounting Circle Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, 1996-1997; Recipient, Annual College of Business Graduate Teaching Award, 1992-1993
Professional Leadership
Editor, International Journal of Expert Systems, 1998-2000; Associate Editor, Decision Sciences, 1990-1992; Editorial Board, Journal of Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance, and Management, 1991-present; Member: Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Information Systems, Association for Computing Machinery, Decision Sciences Institute
Representative Publications
"Enterprise Model Management and Next Generation Decision Support." (with K. Corral). Decision Support Systems, Special issue on Integrated Decision Support, Vol. 43, 2007, 915-932.
"Towards the Service Oriented Enterprise Vision: Bridging Industry and Academics," (with H. Demirkan), Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Vol. 18, No. 26, Nov. 2006, 546-556.
"Autonomic Workflow Execution in the Grid," (with J. Nichols and H. Demirkan), Special Issue on Engineering of Autonomic Systems in the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 36, No. 3, May 2006, 353-364.
ASU is a tier 1 research university and W. P. Carey is proud of its strong tradition of teaching and classroom excellence. Our students directly benefit from the research and theories our faculty brings into the classroom. Below is a list of courses being taught during the current semester by this faculty member. Click a course to view it in the ASU course catalog.
CIS 484 - Internship
Structured practical experience following a contract or plan, supervised by faculty and practitioners.
CIS 493 - Honors Thesis
Supervised research or creative activity focused on preparation and completion of an undergraduate honors thesis or creative project.
CIS 499 - Individualized Instruction
Provides an opportunity for original study or investigation in the major or field of specialization on an individual and more autonomous basis. Neither a substitute for a catalog course nor a means of taking a catalog course on an individual basis. Requires application well in advance of regular registration with the student's advisor, the advisor's signature, and approval by both the instructor with whom the student will work and the chair of the department offering the course.
CIS 590 - Reading and Conference
Independent study in which a student meets regularly with a faculty member to discuss assignments. Course may include such assignments as intensive reading in a specialized area, writing a synthesis of literature on a specified topic, or writing a literature review of a topic.
CIS 790 - Reading and Conference
Independent study in which a student meets regularly with a faculty member to discuss assignments. Course may include such assignments as intensive reading in a specialized area, writing a synthesis of literature on a specified topic, or writing a literature review of a topic.
CIS 792 - Research
Independent study in which a student, under the supervision of a faculty member, conducts research that is expected to lead to a specific project such as a dissertation, report, or publication. Assignments might include data collection, experimental work, data analysis, or preparation of a manuscript.
CIS 795 - Continuing Registration
Used in situations where registration is necessary but where credit is not needed. Replaces arbitrary enrollment in reading and conference, research, thesis, dissertation, etc. Used by students when taking comprehensive examinations, defending theses or dissertations, or fulfilling the continuous enrollment requirement in doctoral programs. Credit is not awarded, and no grade is assigned.
CIS 799 - Dissertation
Supervised research focused on preparation of dissertation, including literature review, research, data collection and analysis, and writing.
