IT and the Future of Work
Steve Sawyer and I organizing the second IFIP 9.1 workshop on IT and the Future of Work. With all the research focus on technologies and business models, we believe that significant changes to the nature…
IT & Business
The New Web, blurring the boundaries
What’s really new about the new generation of web sites and services? Whether we call it Web 2.0, mass collaboration, online community, or social networking, I believe what’s really new is how large-scale knowledge sharing,…
New technology and corporate entrepreneurship
Corporate entrepreneurship is the idea that large corporations can overcome their “risk-averse cultures” that “stifle innovation” and learn how to “create, develop, and sustain innovative new businesses”. I’ve prepared a new executive lecture session on…
The joy of information systems
In business schools, my academic specialization is called Information Systems. Information systems researchers study the design and use of information technology in all kinds of organized human activity: businesses, government, schools, hospitals, even social movements….
The iPhone pricing debacle
Last night, our local ABC 7 news featured my startling insights into the recent iPhone pricing uproar. When Apple dropped the price of an iPhone from $599 to $399 after only two months, even Apple’s…
The ‘rebirth’ of IFIP working group 9.1
Working Group 9.1 is the division within IFIP (the International Federation for Information Processing) responsible for research on computers and work. After a few years of inactivity, a team of new officers is working to…
The Dark Matter of the Business Universe
According to NASA, over 95% of the universe is made up mysterious substances known as dark matter and dark energy. We only really understand less than 5% of the cosmos. Modern biology suggests that 98%…
New presentation on the ‘IT Innovation Gap’
Research shows that IT investments pay off nicely in general, and that IT is a big contributor to labor productivity. So why are so many companies frustrated with their IT department, and complain about disappointing…