Research
J. P.’s research investigates how Information Technology can be used to change the world in a positive way.
His research has been published in the Journal of Information Technology, Communications of the ACM, the International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Information Technology & People, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, and The Information Society. His book chapters have been featured in collections published by Information Today, Lawrence Erlbaum, Academic Press, University of Minnesota Press, McGraw-Hill, and MIT Press.
Latest projects
Web 2.0 and Open Platforms
ICTs and Business Values
Open Educational Resources for IT
Ongoing projects
Digital Gaming/Alternate Reality Gaming
Mobile Technologies and Applications
Social Informatics
Innovation Theory (including the Social Shaping of Technology, and Actor-Network Theory)
Past projects
Advanced Manufacturing
Privacy
Awards
J. P. received the USF School of Business and Management Outstanding Research Award in 2005.
J.P. Allen is an Associate Professor of Information Technology at the School of Business and Management, University of San Francisco. 