Brief Vita
Brief Biography
Coming soon Minas Partners training and consultancy.
Dean - School of Innovation and Management - degrees via a virtual competency-based but high touch program with first cohort from Vietnam. Join us on our SIM Facebook page.
He became co-editor of Health Systems at start of 2018.
Nelson King joined the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Khalifa University. He was Graduate Program Chair and started the MSc in Systems & Engineering Management at Khalifa University, a Top 300 university.
He was previously associate professor in information systems at the AACSB accredited Olayan School of Business - American University of Beirut (AUB) with the top MBA program in Eurasia and the Middle East for 2013-14 (Eduniversal ranking). He was designated as Academic Director - Center for Digital Organizational Transformation and follow Learnist boards on MOOCs and Hybrid Learning.
He worked for over 20 years as a systems engineer in natural resources, aerospace, and information technology before starting my academic career. His research focuses on the integration of healthcare information systems including medical imaging, indoor positioning systems, and clinical applications. He also explores social media to identify any parallels with networked healthcare organizations.
He was nominated for the AUB 2009/10 Teacher of the Year Award.
Courses Taught
Engineering Economic Analysis (BS)
Data and Information Engineering (BS)
Human Factors and Safety (BS)
Supply Management (BS)
Cost Engineering (MS)
While at OSB:
Management Information Systems (BBA core) [currently exam case writer/course coordinator]
Social Media in Digital Business (BBA)
Social Media Management Strategy (MBA)
Challenges of Project Management (MBA)
Introduction to Management Information Systems (MBA)
Process Improvement in Nursing (MSN)
Enterprise and Systems Integration (MBA)
Knowledge management (BBA, EMBA)
Business Database Systems (BBA), Data and Information Management (MBA)
Management of Search Marketing Technologies (BBA)
Education
Post-doctoral research, Image Processing and Informatics Laboratory, Dept. of Radiology, University of Southern California
Ph.D., Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
M.S., College of Engineering and Mines, University of Arizona
B.S., Columbia University School of Engineering, New York
Research Interests
Clinical systems integration strategies, integration of location and tracking technologies with clinical workflow, socio-technical aspects of collaboration and process changes in use of clinical information systems, information technology adoption in healthcare, architectures for secure storage and recovery of clinical image data, decision support for clinical order entry. I've recently moved into the organizational side of social media.
Primary/Teaching Research Interest Information Systems
Specific Research Interest Healthcare Information Systems, Organizational Impact, Integration
Specific Teaching Interest Information Systems, Global Information Technology
Recent Publications
My Google Scholar citation profile and Researchgate profile.
Anderson, A., Feng, S., Interlandi, F., Melkoniana, M., Parezanovic, V., Woolsey, M.-L., Habak, C. & King, NE (as PI). 'Building a Socio-Cognitive EvaluationFramework to Develop Enhanced Aviation Training Concepts for Gen Y and Gen ZPilot Trainees', In: H. Handley & A. Tolk (eds.), A Framework for Human System Engineering Projects, IEEE Press via Wiley, 2021, pp 129 - 141
Schweiker M, … King NE … (multi-national study) “Evaluating assumptions of scalesfor subjective assessment of thermal environments – do laypersons perceive themthe way, we researchers believe?”, Energy and Buildings, V211, 2020, #109761
Saeed N, King NE, Said Z, Omar A. “Automatic Defects Detection in CFRP Thermograms, usingConvolutional Neural Networks and Transfer Learning”, Infrared Physics and Technology, V102, 2019 #103048
Schweiker M, … King NE … (multi-national study) “The Scales Project, across-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal comfort scales”, Scientific Data (a Nature research journal), V6, 2019, #289
King NE, “Modeling Organizational Value Realization inE-prescribing Exchanges as a Service Value Network”, International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, V23, No 3, 2020, pp. 220-246
An H., King NE, Hwang S. (2019). Issues and solutions in air-traffic infrastructure and flow management for sustainable aviation growth: a literature review." World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research 90
Jayaraman R., Saleh K., King, E. (2018). "Improving Opportunities in Healthcare Supply Chain Processes via the Internet of Things and Blockchain Technology." International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI) 14(2): 49-65.
King NE, Khauli L (2016) “Losing [IT] Control to Gain It: Exploring Organizational Linkages of Social MediaTechnology”, Information Systems Management, V 33, N 4, pp344-356 [author's manuscript link]
King NE, Jayaraman R, “Going beyond healthcare ITinter-operability in chronic disease management”, IEEE Systems Conference, 2016
King NE, Khauli L, “Case Exams for Assessing HigherOrder Learning: A Comparative Social Media Analytics Usage Exam”, IEEE Engineering Education Conference, 2016
King NE, “Case-based Exams for Learning andAssessment: Experiences in an Information Systems Course”, IEEE Engineering Education Conference, 2016
King NE, Azad B, “Recognizing the System Impact ofTechnology Adoption on Inter-organizational Workflow: Exploring U.S.E-prescribing”, IEEE Systems Conference, 2015
King NE (2014) Expanding the boundaries of clinical informatics for interdisciplinary systems research. Health Systems 3(1), 1-11.
King NE, “Exploring the Impact of Operating Model Choice onthe Governance of Inter-Organizational Workflow: The US E-Prescribing Network”, European Journal of Information Systems, September 2012, 22(5), pp 548-568
King NE, Khauli-Hanna L, “What Does a Parent Do with a Socially Engaged Agent?", Finalist - SIM Paper Award 2012 (extended abstract)
Azad B, King NE, “Institutionalized Computer Workaround Practices in a Mediterranean Country: An Examination of Two Organizations”, European Journal of Information Systems, July 2012, 21(4) pp 358-372
King NE, A Service Value Approach to the Micro-Organizational Networks of E-prescribing, 17th Americas Conference on Information Systems, 2011
King NE, Azad B, “A Synthetic Representation of Inter-Organizational Multi-Actor Collaborative Structures: A Pragmatic Look at U.S. E-Prescribing”, 2010 AIS SIGPrag Event at ICIS 2010 in St. Louis
Azad B, King NE, "Grounded Discovery of Practices: Reflections on Challenges of Employing the 'Practice Lens'", Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2010
King NE, "Moving from Paper to an Online Case Question Exam – Lessons Learned from INFO 200 Midterm", Academic Computing Center - Center for Teaching and Learning Inaugural Brown Bag Workshop, January 2010 [invited] (AUB website news note) (Lebanon Daily Star article)