Research
My research (Google Scholar, DLBP, CSB) focuses on IT governance. My research has appeared in journals in information systems (ISR, JMIS, MISQ), as well adjacent fields such as strategy (SMJ, CMR), marketing, finance, and software engineering (ACM Transactions, IEEE Software).
I serve or have served on the editorial boards of Information Systems Research (ISR), Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Information Systems, MIS Quarterly, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. I received ISR’s Outstanding Associate Editor award in 2009 and two service awards in 2011 (AE) and 2016 (as a Senior Editor).
Representative recent research
Platform Evolution, Information Systems Research (ISR).
Platform Synergy (solo), ISR.
Evolutionary Competition in Platform Ecosystems (solo), ISR.
Complementarities between Organizational IT Architecture and Governance (PPTs), ISR.
Knowledge-Governance Fit in Systems Development (solo), ISR. Runner-up for 2010 best paper award.
Does Interfirm Modularity Complement Ignorance? (solo), Strategic Management Journal.
Does Modularity Substitute for Interfirm Control? (solo), Strategic Management Journal.
Does Peripheral Knowledge Complement Control?, Strategic Management Journal.
Do Bridging Ties Complement Strong Ties?...Ambidexterity, Strategic Management Journal.
Process Integration in the US Electric Industry, MIS Quarterly.
Platform Desertion, JMIS.
Concurrent IT Sourcing, JMIS.
Design Convergence in Systems Development,(solo), JMIS.
A Comparison of TCE, Agency, & KBV Predictors of IT Outsourcing (PPTs) JMIS.
Complementary and Substitutive Roles of Formal and Informal Controls, JMIS.
Control in Internal & Outsourced Systems Development , JMIS.
Expertise Integration in Systems Development, JMIS.
The IT Governance Cube, JMIS. (PPT)
Towards a Theory of Whistleblowing Intentions, Decision Sciences.
Project Escalation: A Real Options Model, Decision Sciences. 2006 Best Paper Award. Others>>
Bounded Rationality Bias in Real Options Valuation, Decision Sciences.
Real Options Thinking in Project Management, California Management Review.
Corporate Collaborations
Organizations that have supported my field research include UPS, Hitachi, Toshiba, HP, Fujitsu, Ericsson, Lilly, SAP, Mitsubishi, IBM, Japan Electronics & IT Industries Association, Italy’s Istituto Superiore Universitario di Formazione Interdisciplinare, Japan’s Joint Forum for Strategic Software Research, Japan’s Information Science Foundation, US DoD, and NASSCOM. I serve on various industry advisory boards. I also cochaired the AMCIS 2014 program. Popular press coverage includes Nikkei (interview in Japanese), the notorious SlashDot (archive), and Microsoft (interview). Industry reports from research involving Mozilla developers, the IT industry, and the US franchise industry can be found here.
Teaching
I teach in Terry’s Executive MBA, MBA, Ph.D, MIT, and BBA programs. I received 2017 and 2014 Terry Outstanding Teacher awards and the 2015 SMIS Teacher of the Year Award. I was Terry's MIS doctoral coordinator from 2012-2014. My teaching in the MBA, MS, and BS programs at Iowa State (blurb) was highlighted in its BusinessWeek’s profile. I taught in Emory's MBA and BBA programs at from 2001-2004, and at Georgia State from 1998-2001. I’ve also taught invited Ph.D.-level mini seminars in Italy, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, and Japan; and a graduate course on platforms in Holland. My 1999 book on knowledge management (2nd edition) is widely translated; a book on platforms appeared in 2014.
And...
My pre-MIS work from 1989-1996 in semiconductor applications design also influenced my research philosophy (more) towards nomothetic positivist empiricism. More on influences (and celebrity pictures)>>
Rand's Fountainhead and Bach's Illusions, top my perennially-favorite books. Miles Davis, Chris Rea, Mark Knopfler, 50¢, 2Pac, Metallica, and AC/DC top my music list. I’m a Mac user since OS8, Linux dabbler, and a reluctant Windows user. Links to my research are up top.