The Department of Information Technology and Supply Chain Management (IT-SCM) faculty stays current in their fields through research, contact with peers and regular interaction with the business community. The IT and Supply Chain Management Faculty incorporate examples from real life, include speakers and cases that enhance the learning process, and incorporate service-oriented projects where appropriate. The Information Technology Management (ITM) program emphasizes a balance between human, technical, and organizational components in the application of information technology and the analysis of business functional requirements. The Supply Chain Management (SCM) program integrates operational processes from functional areas of the business with analytical techniques and skills necessary to manage the movement of products and services through the organization. Community outreach is emphasized in the Department of IT & Supply Chain Management through student projects and internships, teaching, and professional instructors.
Submissions from 2024
The 2023 SIM IT Issues and Trends Study, Vess Johnson, Chris Maurer, Russell Torres, Katia Guerra, Hossein Mohit, Smriti Srivastava, and Sourav Chatterjee
Impact of Female and Male University Instructors Revealing Their High-Functioning Autism to Their Students, Gundars Kaupins and Tim Chenoweth
Submissions from 2023
AIS Teaching Curation Project: The Introductory Course in Information Systems, James Burleson, Teagen Nabity-Grover, and Karim Jetha
M&M's®, Sampling, and X-Bar/R Control Charts: A Demonstration and Validation, Matthew Castel
Which Diversity Measures Best Capture Public Company Value?, Benjamin P. Foster, Andrew S. Manikas, and James R. Kroes
WIoT Adoption Among Young Adults in Healthcare Crises, Katia Guerra, Chang Koh, Victor Prybutok, and Vess Johnson
Do Online Consumers Value Corporate Social Responsibility More in Times of Uncertainty?: Evidence from Online Auctions Conducted During the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Andrew S. Manikas, James R. Kroes, E. Shaunn Mattingly, and Garrett A. McBrayer
Improving Sales in Online Auctions: The Impact of Emphasizing Corporate Social Responsibility in Item Descriptions, Andrew S. Manikas, James R. Kroes, Shaunn Mattingly, and Garrett A. McBrayer
How COVID-19 Stole Christmas: How the Pandemic Shifted the Calculus Around Social Media Self-Disclosures, Teagen Nabity-Grover, Christy M. K. Cheung, and Jason Bennett Thatcher
Does Accuracy Matter?: Methodological Considerations When Using Automated Speech-to-Text for Social Science Research, Steven J. Pentland, Christie M. Fuller, Lee A. Spitzley, and Douglas P. Twitchell
Non-Invasive Measurement of Trust in Group Interactions, Lee A. Spitzley, Xinran Wang, Xunyu Chen, Steven J. Pentland, Jay F. Nunamaker, Judee K. Burgoon, and Norah E. Dunbar
Expressing Uncertainty in Information Systems Analytics Research: A Demonstration of Bayesian Analysis Applied to Binary Classification Problems, Douglas P. Twitchell and Christie M. Fuller
Submissions from 2022
Teaching Tip: Socio-Cultural Learning to Increase Student Engagement in Introduction to MIS, Amy J. Connolly, Leigh A. Mutchler, and Daniel E. Rush
Prioritizing IT Management Issues and Business Performance, J. Philipp Klaus, Kevin Kim, Adi Masli, Katia Guerra, and Leon Kappelman
The Operational Impacts of Chief Supply Chain Officers in Manufacturing Firms, James R. Kroes, Andrew S. Manikas, Thomas F. Gattiker, and Matthew J. Castel
Comparing Regions Globally: Impacts of COVID-19 on Supply Chains – A Delphi Study, Anna Land
Dynamic Capabilities Theory, Anna Land, Tim Gruchmann, Erik Siems, and Philip Beske-Janssen
Contextualizing Self-Disclosure to the Online Environment: An Assessment of the Literature, Teagen Nabity-Grover, Jason B. Thatcher, and Allen C. Johnston
The Effects of Lean Implementation on Hospital Financial Performance, Sriram Narayanan, Shawnee K. Vickery, Mariana L. Nicolae, Matthew J. Castel, and Michael K. McLeod
Best Practices for Leveraging Data Analytics in Procurement, Benjamin B. M. Shao, Robert D. St. Louis, Karen Corral, and Ziru Li
Leveraging Free-Form Comments to Assess and Improve Patient Satisfaction, Regis Terpend, Christian Rossetti, James Kroes, Sandy Mudge, and Justin Glass
Manipulating Common Method Variance via Experimental Conditions, Alison Wall, Marcia Simmering, Christie Fuller, and Brian Waterwall
Submissions from 2021
Noteworthy Diversity Efforts and Financial Performance: Evidence from DiversityInc's Top 50, Benjamin P. Foster, Andrew Manikas, Dianna Preece, and James R. Kroes
Resource Efficiency in Manufacturing: A Case for Board Diversity, Andrew Manikas, Benjamin P. Foster, Dianna Preece, and James Kroes
Does the Importance of Environmental Issues within an Industry Affect the Relationship Between Lean Operations and Corporate Financial Performance?, Andrew S. Manikas, James R. Kroes, and Benjamin P. Foster
Marrying the Agile Framework with InfoSec Management Education, Leigh A. Mutchler, Amy J. Connolly, and Daniel Rush
Teaching Lean Principles in Nonmanufacturing Settings Using a Computer Equipment Order Quotation Administrative Process, Regis Terpend and Patrick Shannon
Submissions from 2020
Building High Performance Supply-Chain Relationships for Dynamic Environments, Muhammad Usman Ahmed, Mehmet Murat Kristal, Mark Pagell, and Thomas F. Gattiker
Using Role Play to Teach Complexity in IT Project Management, Amy J. Connolly, Daniel Rush, and Leigh Mutchler
Should College Instructors Reveal Their High Functioning Autism in the Classroom?, Gundars Kaupins, Tim Chenoweth, and Felice Klein
Generating Efficient Rebalancing Routes for Bikeshare Programs Using a Genetic Algorithm, James R. Kroes, Andrew S. Manikas, and Thomas F. Gattiker
Inside Out and Outside in: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affects Self-Disclosure on Social Media, Teagen Nabity-Grover, Christy M.K. Cheung, and Jason Bennett Thatcher
An Agile Framework for Teaching with Scrum in the IT Project Management Classroom, Daniel E. Rush and Amy J. Connolly
Design Principles for Signal Detection in Modern Job Application Systems: Identifying Fabricated Qualifications, Nathan W. Twyman, Steven J. Pentland, and Lee Spitzley
Too Busy to Be Manipulated: How Multitasking with Technology Improves Deception Detection in Collaborative Teamwork, Nathan W. Twyman, Jeffrey G. Proudfoot, Ann-Frances Cameron, Eric Case, Judee K. Burgoon, and Douglas P. Twitchell
Submissions from 2019
Adaptive and Maladaptive Coping with an It Threat, Tim Chenoweth, Tom Gattiker, and Karen Corral
How Emotional Self-Control Relates to IT Mindfulness and Technostress in Students, Amy J. Connolly and Daniel Rush
Misalignment Between Societal Well-Being and Business Profit Maximization: The Case of New York Taxis Drivers’ Incentive System, Andrew S. Manikas, James R. Kroes, and Thomas F. Gattiker
Data Quality Relevance in Linguistic Analysis: The Impact of Transcription Errors on Multiple Methods of Linguistic Analysis, Steven Pentland, Lee Spitzley, Christie Fuller, and Doug Twitchell
Advancing the Assessment of Automated Deception Detection Systems: Incorporating Base Rate and Cost into System Evaluation, Douglas P. Twitchell and Christie M. Fuller
Submissions from 2018
Classroom Strategies for Overworked Faculty of Intro to MIS: Harnessing the Power of Cooperative Learning, Amy J. Connolly and Daniel Rush
An Exploration of ‘Sticky’ Inventory Management in the Manufacturing Industry, James R. Kroes and Andrew S. Manikas
Operational Leanness and Retail Firm Performance Since 1980, James R. Kroes, Andrew S. Manikas, and Thomas F. Gattiker
Enabling Self-Service BI: A Methodology and a Case Study for a Model Management Warehouse, David Schuff, Karen Corral, Robert D. St. Louis, and Greg Schymik
Submissions from 2017
Towards a Classification of Supply Chain Relationships: A Routine Based Perspective, Muhammad Usman Ahmed, Mehmet Murat Kristal, Mark Pagell, and Thomas F. Gattiker
Leveraging Academic Partnerships to Improve Logistics at Nonprofit Organizations, Andrew S. Manikas, James R. Kroes, and Thomas F. Gattiker
Systems Enabling Low-Carbon Operations: The Salience of Accuracy, Nigel P. Melville, Terence J.V. Saldanha, and Daniel E. Rush
Designing a Prototype for Analytical Model Selection and Execution to Support Self-Service BI, Greg Schymik, David Schuff, Karen Corral, and Robert St. Louis
Submissions from 2016
Automated Feedback as a Convergence Tool, Tim Chenoweth, Karen Corral, and Kit Scott
Improved Forward Buying of Commodity Materials, Andrew Manikas and James Kroes
Metro Meals on Wheels Treasure Valley Employs a Low-Cost Routing Tool to Improve Deliveries, Andrew S. Manikas, James R. Kroes, and Thomas F. Gattiker
A Response to the AIS Bright ICT Initiative, Glen Sagers and Douglas P. Twitchell
Word Ambiguity and Search: Implications for Enterprise Performance Management, David Schuff, Karen Corral, Robert D. St. Louis, and Gregory Schymik
Employees’ Adherence to Information Security Policies: A Partial Replication, David Sikolia, Douglas Twitchell, and Glen Sagers
Making Mobile Learning Work: Student Perceptions and Implementation Factors, Sharon W. Tabor
Submissions from 2015
Enabling Self-Service BI Through a Dimensional Model Management Warehouse, Karen Corral, David Schuff, Gregory Schymik, and Robert St. Louis
Teaching Design Thinking in Business Schools, Roy Glen, Christy Suciu, C. Christopher Baughn, and Robert Anson
The Effect of Incentives and Other Instructor-Driven Strategies to Increase Online Student Evaluation Response Rates, James Goodman, Robert Anson, and Marcia Belcheir
Leveraging IT Resources, Embeddedness, and Dependence: A Supplier's Perspective on Appropriating Benefits with Powerful Buyers, Michael T. Lee and Kit Scott
A Newsvendor Approach to Compliance and Production under Cap and Trade Emissions Regulation, Andrew S. Manikas and James R. Kroes
Location Privacy in the Era of the Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics, Robert P. Minch
The Benefits and Costs of Using Metadata to Improve Enterprise Document Search, Gregory Schymik, Karen Corral, David Schuff, and Robert St. Louis
Competition or Cooperation? Promoting Supplier Performance with Incentives Under Varying Conditions of Dependence, Regis Terpend and Daniel R. Krause
Submissions from 2014
A Peer Assessment System to Improve Student Team Experiences, Robert Anson and James A. Goodman
Managerial Commitment to Sustainable Supply Chain Management Projects, Thomas F. Gattiker, Craig R. Carter, Xiaowen Huang, and Wendy L. Tate
Do I Matter?: The Impact of Individual Differences on a Technology-Mediated End User Training Process, Saurabh Gupta and Rob Anson
Cash Flow Management and Manufacturing Firm Financial Performance: A Longitudinal Perspective, James R. Kroes and Andrew S. Manikas
Electronic Textbooks: Antecedents of Students’ Adoption and Learning Outcomes, Regis Terpend, Thomas F. Gattiker, and Scott E. Lowe
Submissions from 2013
Using Life-Cycle Assessment Data to Evaluate the Carbon Footprints of Business Processes: A Tutorial, Thomas F. Gattiker
Estimating Demand for Container Freight Service at the Port of Davisville, James Kroes, Yuwen Chen, and Paul Mangiameli
Improving Students' Data Analysis and Presentation Skills: The Ocean State Circuits, Inc. Forecasting Project, James R. Kroes, Yuwen Chen, and Paul Mangiameli
Asset Class Impacts on the 30-Year Efficient Frontier, Matt Maher, Harry White, Phil Fry, and Matt Wilkerson
Student Adoption & Development of Digital Learning Media: Action Research and Recommended Practices, Sharon W. Tabor and Robert P. Minch
Submissions from 2012
Rethinking Design, Thomas Gattiker
Online Texts and Conventional Texts: Estimating, Comparing, and Reducing the Greenhouse Gas Footprint of Two Tools of the Trade, Thomas F. Gattiker, Scott E. Lowe, and Regis Terpend
Can E-Textbooks Help Save the Planet? It Depends on You, Thomas F. Gattiker, Scott E. Lowe, and Regis Terpend
The Cost of Mindfulness: A Case Study, Douglas N. Hales, James Kroes, Yuwen Chen, and Kyung Woo (David) Kang
Operational Compliance Levers, Environmental Performance, and Firm Performance Under Cap and Trade Regulation, James Kroes, Ravi Subramanian, and Ramanath Subramanyam
The Effectiveness of Shallow Hierarchies for Document Stores, Gregory Schymik, Karen Corral, David Schuff, and Robert St. Louis
Individual Relationships with Technology, Kit Scott
The Intersection of Power, Trust and Supplier Network Size: Implications for Supplier Performance, Regis Terpend and Bryan Ashenbaum
Submissions from 2011
On the Broader View of the Open Source Paradigm: The Case for Agricultural Biotechnology, Geoffrey Black, Meredith Taylor, and Wita Wojtkowski
Business Statistics: A Decision Making Approach, David F. Groebner, Patrick W. Shannon, Phillip C. Fry, and Kent D. Smith
Empirical Problems Using the Efficient Frontier to Find Optimal Weights in Asset Classes, Matthew Maher, Harry White, and Phil Fry
Issues in the Development of Location Privacy Theory, Robert Minch
Comparing the Understandability of Alternative Data Warehouse Schemas: An Empirical Study, David Schuff, Karen Corral, and Ozgur Turetken
Information Systems Development: Asian Experiences, William Wei Song, Shenghua Xu, Changxuan Wan, Yuansheng Zhong, Wita Wojtkowski, Gregory Wojtkowski, and Henry Linger
Managing Buyer-Supplier Relationships: Empirical Patterns of Strategy Formulation in Industrial Purchasing, Regis Terpend, Daniel R. Krause, and Kevin J. Dooley
Submissions from 2010
The Purchasing-Logistics Interface: A "Scope of Responsibility" Taxonomy, Bryan Ashenbaum and Regis Terpend
Wireless Insecurity: Examining User Security Behavior on Public Networks, Tim Chenoweth, Robert Minch, and Sharon Tabor
Strategies for Document Management, Karen Corral, David Schuff, Gregory Schymik, and Robert St. Louis
Understanding Project Champions’ Ability to Gain Intra-Organizational Commitment for Environmental Projects, Thomas F. Gattiker and Craig R. Carter
Championing Environmental Supply Management Initiatives: The Importance of Influence Tactics, Company Climate, and Individual Values, Thomas F. Gattiker, Craig R. Carter, Wendy L. Tate, and Xiaowen Huang
Do I Matter?: The Impact of Individual Differences on Training Process, Saurabh Gupta, Robert P. Bostrom, and Robert Anson
Do Competitive Priorities Drive Adoption of Electronic Commerce Applications? Testing the Contingency and Institutional Views, Xiaowen Huang, Thomas F. Gattiker, and Roger G. Schroeder
Submissions from 2009
Order of Magnitude Reductions in the Size of Enterprise Search Result Sets Through the Use of Subject Indexes, Gregory Schymik, Robert St. Louis, and Karen Corral
Submissions from 2008
Tools and Techniques for Simplifying the Analysis of Captured Packet Data, Thomas P. Cavaiani
Structure-Infrastructure Alignment: The Relationship Between TQM Orientation and the Adoption of Supplier-Facing Electronic Commerce Among Manufacturers, Xiaowen Huang, Thomas F. Gattiker, and Roger G. Schroeder
Interpersonal Trust Formation During the Supplier Selection Process: The Role of Communication Channel, Xiaowen Huang, Thomas F. Gattiker, and Joshua L. Schwarz
Submissions from 2007
User Security Behavior on Wireless Networks: An Empirical Study, Tim Chenoweth, Robert Minch, and Sharon Tabor
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems and the Manufacturing-Marketing Interface: An Information Processing Theory View, Thomas F. Gattiker
Negotiation, Email, and Internet Reverse Auctions: How Sourcing Mechanisms Deployed by Buyers Affect Suppliers’ Trust, Thomas F. Gattiker, Xiaowen Huang, and Joshua L. Schwarz
Advances in Information Systems Development: New Methods and Practice for the Networked Society, Gabor Magyor, Wita Wojtkowski, and Gregory Wojtkowski
Books from 2006
Go! with Internet Explorer 7.0: Getting Started, Shelley Gaskin and Susan K. Fry
Advances in Information Systems Development: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry, Anders G. Nilsson; Wita Wojtkowski,; and Gregory Wojtkowski
Submissions from 2005
Legal and Ethical Implications of Employee Location Monitoring, Gundars Kaupins and Robert Minch
Submissions from 2004
Beyond Face-to-Face: A Field Study of Electronic Meetings in Different Time and Place Modes, Robert Anson and Bjorn Erik Munkvold
Privacy Issues in Location-Aware Mobile Devices, Robert P. Minch
Submissions from 1996
Facilitating Research with Group Support Systems, Robert Anson, Jack Fellers, Gigi G. Kelly, and Robert P. Bostrom
Submissions from 1994
An Exploratory Study of Hypermedia Support for Problem Decomposition, Robert P. Minch and Gary I. Green
Submissions from 1993
Visual Process Language: An Environment That Enhances Inventiveness in the System Development Process -- a Theoretical Perspective, Wita Wojtkowski and Waclaw G. Wojtkowski
Submissions from 1992
Using Group Support Systems to Facilitate the Research Process, Robert Anson, Jack W. Fellers, Robert P. Bostrom, and Laku Chidambaram
Toward a Parsimonious Architecture for Intelligent Organizational Information Systems, Robert P. Minch
Submissions from 1991
Decision Support Systems Process Tracing Using Hypermedia, Robert P. Minch
Submissions from 1990
Hypermedia Knowledge Management for Intelligent Organizations, Robert P. Minch
Measuring the Effectiveness of Hypertext In Decision Support, Robert P. Minch and Gary I. Green
Cooperative Processing: An Agenda for Research, Wita Wojtkowski and Waclaw G. Wojtkowski
Submissions from 1989
Research Issues Involving Hypertext in Decision Support Systems, Robert P. Minch
Books from 1988
Introduction to the Fourth Generation Languages, Gregory Wojtkowski and Wita Wojtkowski
Introduction to NOMAD, W. Gregory Wojtkowski and Wita Wojtkowski
Prototyping: Concepts and Tools, Wita Wojtkowski and Gregory Wojtkowski