Publications

 

Journal Articles

  • (With N. Roztocki) Information Technology Investments in Emerging Economies − Editorial Introduction, Information Technology for Development, 14(1): 1–10, 2008.
  • (With N. Kunene) An Approach for Predicting and Describing Patient Outcome Using Multicriteria Decision Analysis and Decision Rules. European Journal of Operational Research, 185: 984–997, 2008.
  • (With S. Mishra) A Framework for Integrating Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance into the Systems Development Process. Communications of the Association for Information Systems 20: 712-727, 2007.
  • (With A.D. Korzyk And J.W. Sutherland) A Conceptual Model for Integrative Information Systems Security. Journal of Information System Security 2(1): 44-59, 2006.
  • (With N. Roztocki) Stock Price Reaction to Investments in Information Technology: The Relevance of Cost Management Systems. Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation, 9(1): 27-30, 2006.
  • (With R.D. Neal and R.J. Coppins) An improved suite of object-oriented software measures. Journal of Computer Information Systems, XLVI(1): 71-78, Fall 2005.
  • (With B.D. Hill and P.H. Aiken) A Dynamic Simulation Comparing Classical and Emergent-Network Models: Organizational Design Implications. Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 11(1): 59-85, 2005.
  • (With C.H. Smith) A Framework for Describing and Classifying Multicriteria Portfolio Selection Problems: An Object-Oriented Approach. Journal of International Technology and Information Management, 14(3): 33-42, 2005.
  • (With N. Roztocki) Evaluating Information Technology Investments: A Fuzzy Activity-Based Costing Approach. Journal of Information Science and Technology, 2(4): 30-43, 2005.
  • (With N. Roztocki) Evaluating information technology investments in emerging economies using activity-based costing. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries 19(2): 1-6, 2004.
  • (With B. Wooldridge) Supporting government performance by capturing the values and expertise of key stakeholders: A Delphi/decision support system approach to local revenue planning. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial Management, 16(3): 362-376, 2004.
  • (With M.A. Spinelli, G.C. Canavos, and F.P. Fuhs) A merit pay allocation model for college faculty based on performance quality and quantity. Economics of Education Review, 20: 41-49, 2001.
  • (With B.E. Wooldridge and R. Singh) A multi-criteria approach to local tax planning. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 33: 301-315, 1999
    (With S.C. Narula) The state of multiple criteria decision support software.  Annals of Operations Research, 72: 299-313, 1997.
  • (With E.G. Zapatero and C.H. Smith) Evaluating multiple attribute decision support systems.  Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, 6: 201-214, 1997.
  • (With R.D. Neal) A simulation model for managing student computer labs. Journal of Computer Information Systems, XXXVI(3): 99-104, Spring 1996
    (With J.B. Gasen) Assessment of information systems programs: A life cycle approach. Journal of Education for Business, 70(5): 258-262, May/June 1995.
  • (With J.W. Kim and R.T. Redmond) Expert systems for bond rating: a comparative analysis of statistical, rule based and neural network systems.  Expert Systems, 10(3): 167-172, August 1993.
  • (With J.B. Gasen and K. Haynes) Development of an instrument for assessing MIS majors: Results of a pilot study.  The Journal of Computer Information Systems, XXXII(2): 20-22, Winter 1991-1992.
  • (With J.B. Gasen) Assessing business information systems majors.  Interface - The Computer Education Quarterly, 12(3): 2-5, Fall 1990.
  • (With K.S. Koong) Faculty usage of management information systems journals: A survey.  The Journal of Computer Information Systems, XXX(1): 1-4, Fall 1989.
  • (With S.C. Narula) A flexible method for nonlinear multicriteria decision making problems.  IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC‑19(4): 883-887, 1989.
  • (With H.W. Robb) Performance criteria for evaluating mathematical programming codes.  IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, SE‑13(4): 479‑489, 1987.
  • (With S.C. Narula) Computation of probability and non‑centrality parameter of a non‑central F‑distribution.  Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, 15(3): 871‑878, 1986.
  • Careful usage of pessimistic values is needed in multiple objectives optimization.  Operations Research Letters, 4(1): 23‑25, 1985.
  • A combined over‑ and under‑achievement programming approach to multiple objectives decision making.  Large Scale Systems, 7: 47‑58, 1984.
  • Modeling the demand for construction.  Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 18: 36‑47, 1984.
  • (a) Multi-objective interactive non-linear achievement-programming (MINA). (b) Multi-objective interactive non-linear goal-programming (MING). (c) Multi-objective over- and under-achievement programming (MOUP).  Revue Belge de Statistique, d'Informatique et de Recherche Operationelle, 23(4): 96-98, 1983.
  • An interactive goal‑programming method for non‑linear multiple‑criteria decision making problems. Computers and Operations Research, 10(4): 311‑320, 1983.
  • Interactive over‑achievement programming for multiple criteria decision making.  Operations Research Letters, 1(6): 241‑245, 1982.
  • Constrained optimization with normed moving truncations penalty‑functions.  Computing, 25: 233‑241, 1980

Book Chapters

  • (With C.H. Smith and S.C. Narula) MCDM Software. In J. Figueira, S. Greco, and M. Ehrgott (editors): Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: State of the Art Surveys, Springer 2005.
  • (J.W. Kim, and R.T. Redmond) Expert Systems for Bond Rating: A comparative Analysis of Statistical, Rule-based, and Neural Network Systems. In R. Batchelor and P. Dua (editors): Financial Forecasting, Edward Elgar Publishing 2003. (Reprinted from 1993 paper in Expert Systems).
  • (With C.H. Smith) The College Selection Process from a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Perspective. In Y.Y. Haimes and R.E. Steuer (editors): Research and Practice in Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Vol. 487. Springer-Verlag, 2000.
  • (With C.H. Smith) On Designing Health Care Plans and Systems from the Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Perspective. In Y.Y. Haimes and R.E. Steuer (editors): Research and Practice in Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Vol. 487. Springer-Verlag, 2000.
  • (With L. Hodgson) Using AHP for Text Book Selection.  In T.J. Stewart and R. v. d. Honert (editors): Trends in Multicriteria Decision Making, Lecture Notes in Economic and Mathematical Systems, Vol. 465. Springer-Verlag, 1998.
  • (With E.G. Zapatero and C.H. Smith) Evaluacion empirica de sistemas de apoyo para decisiones de atributo multiple. In E. Martinez and M. Escudey (editors): Evaluacion y decision multicriterio: Reflexiones y experiencias, UNESCO and Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 1998.
  • (With B.E. Wooldridge and R. Singh)  Local Tax Planning with AHP and Delphi.  In G. Fandel,  T. Gal,  and T. Hanne (editors): Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Lecture Notes in Economic and Mathematical Systems, Vol. 448. Springer-Verlag, 1997.
  • (With S.C. Narula) The current state of nonlinear multiple criteria decision making.  In G. Fandel and H. Gehring (editors): Operations Research Beiträge zur quantitativen Wirtschaftsforschung, Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991.
  • (With K.S. Koong) Managing microcomputer security.  In M. Khosrowpour and D. Amoroso (editors): Managing Microcomputer Technology as an Organizational Resource, Idea Group Publishing, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1991.
  • Efficient selection of evaluation points in multi-processor univariate minimization.  In D.J. Evans, G.R. Joubert, and F.J. Peters (editors):  Parallel Computing 89, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam 1990.
  • (With S.C. Narula) Algorithms for multiple objective nonlinear programming problems:  An overview.  In A.G. Lockett and G. Islei (editors): Improving Decision Making in Organizations, Springer‑Verlag, Berlin 1989.
  • A flexible model for multi‑objective optimization.  In J. Jahn and W. Krabs (editors): Recent Advances and Historical Development of Vector Optimization, Springer‑Verlag, Berlin 1987

Conference Proceedings

  • (With A. Mattia) Information Systems Development: Understanding User Participation as a Social Network, Seventh Annual Symposium on Systems Analysis and Design, Aspen Grove, Utah, May 23-24, 2008.
  • (With M. Harris) Does User Participation Lead to System Success? Southern Association of Information Systems Conference, Richmond, Virginia, March 14-15, 2008.
  • (With S. Mishra) Issues With Incorporating Regulatory Compliance Into Agile Development: A Critical Analysis, Southern Association of Information Systems Conference, Richmond, Virginia, March 14-15, 2008.
  • (With A. Mattia) Information System Development: A Categorical Analysis of User Participation Approaches, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 7-10, 2008.
  • (With N. Roztocki) Stock Price Reactions to Investments in EAI and ERP: A Comparative Event Study, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 7-10, 2008.
  • (With N. Roztocki, S. Morar, and S. Nasirin) IS/IT in Developing and Emerging Economies, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Keystone, Colorado, August 9-12, 2007.
  • (With N. Roztocki) Identifying Success Factors for Information Technology Investments: Contribution of Activity Based Costing, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), St. Gallen, Switzerland, June 7-9, 2007.
  • (With M. Thomas) Aligning Information Systems Development with Service Orientation: The Service Oriented Systems Model, European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), St. Gallen, Switzerland, June 7-9, 2007.
  • (With M. Thomas) Aligning Information Systems Development with Service Oriented Architecture, Sixth Annual Symposium on Systems Analysis and Design, Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 12-13, 2007.
  • (With L. Hodgson and A.J. Wynne) Enhancing Student Learning in the Teaching of Systems Analysis and Design Using Earned Value Analysis, Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Savannah, Georgia, February 21-23, 2007.
  • (With N. Roztocki) How Do Investments in Enterprise Application Integration Drive Stock Prices? Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 4-6, 2007.
  • (With A.J. Wynne and G. Saunders) The Capstone Information Systems Course within a Comprehensive and Experiential Framework for Teaching Systems Analysis and Design, Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, Texas, 2006.
  • (With N. Roztocki) Enterprise Application Integration and its Effect on Business Value: A Stock Market View, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Acapulco, Mexico, August 4-6, 2006.
  • (With C. Woo, M.D. Butukkurt, and L.J. Calloway) Panel: Pedagogical Issues of Systems Analysis and Design, Fifth Annual Symposium on Systems Analysis and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 13-14, 2006.
  • (With M. Lapke and G. Tejay) Integrating Security into Information Systems Development: A Socio-Technical View, 5th Annual Security Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2006.
  • (With S. Mishra) A Framework for Integrating Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance into The Software Development Process, Southern Association of Information Systems Conference, Jacksonville, Florida, March 11-12, 2006.
  • (With K.N. Kunene) Design of a Method to Integrate Knowledge Discovery Techniques with Prior Domain Knowledge for Better Decision Support, First Design Science Research Conference, Claremont, California, February 24-25, 2006.
  • (With A.J. Wynne, G. Saunders, C.D. Challa, and H. Reif) Teaching Information Systems Development: A Rapid Application Development Techniques & Enterprise Engine Facilitated Approach, Decision Sciences Institute, 2005.
  • (With A.J. Wynne, G. Saunders, and L. Hodgson) Project Management, Design, and Construction within an Experiential Framework for Teaching Information Systems Development. Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, 2005.
  • (With A.J. Wynne) Teaching Systems Analysis and Design: A Comprehensive and Experiential Framework, Fourth Annual Symposium on Systems Analysis and Design, Cincinnati, OH, April 23-24, 2005.
  • (With K.N. Kunene) Expanding the Knowledge Base for More Effective Data Mining, European Conference on Information Systems, Regensburg, Germany, May 25-27, 2005.
  • (With N. Roztocki) A Framework for IT Investment Evaluation in Emerging Economies, Americas Conference on Information Systems, Omaha, NE, 2005.
  • (With A.D. Korzyk) Countermeasure Selection for Information Systems Security: A Conceptual Model, 4th Annual Security Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2005.
  • (With K.N. Kunene) Integrating Knowledge Discovery Techniques with Prior Domain Knowledge for Better Decision Support, ISOneWorld, 2005.
  • (With N. Roztocki) Fuzzy Logic Value Chain Analysis: Information Technology Investment Evaluation in Emerging Economies, ISOneWorld, 2005.
  • (With C.H. Smith) Decision Support for Portfolio Problems, Southern Association of Information Systems Conference, 2005.
  • (With N. Roztocki) The Impact of Cost Management Systems on the Stock Price Reaction to Information Technology Investments, 11th European Conference on Information Technology Evaluation (ECITE), 2004.
  • (With A.J. Wynne and G. Saunders) A Collaborative Experiential Framework Approach to the Systems Analysis and Design and the Projects in Information Technology Course Sequence, 35th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004.
  • (With N. Roztocki) A Framework for Evaluating Information Technology Investments using Value Chain Analysis, 35th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004.
  • (With N. Roztocki) Using Activity-Based Costing for Evaluating Information Technology Related Investments in Emerging Economies: A Framework, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), New York, New York, 2004.
  • (With J. Wynne, G. Saunders, and H.L. Reif) A Design and Implementation Course Framework: A Curriculum Proposal for an Experiential Approach to the Systems Analysis and Design and the Projects in Information Technology Course Sequence in the Information Systems Major, Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Charleston, South Carolina, 2004.
  • (With C.H. Smith) An Object-Oriented Model of the Portfolio Selection Problem. Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Tampa, Florida, 2003.
  • (With C.H. Smith and S.C. Narula) The State of Multiple Criteria Decision Support Software. Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2003.
  • (With C.H. Smith) Decision Support Models for Portfolio Selection. Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Dallas, Texas, 2002.
  • (With B.E. Wooldridge) Developing a Decision Support System for Governmental Revenue Planning. The First Gulf Conference on Decision Support Systems, Kuwait, 2000.
  • (With F.P. Fuhs, M. Spinelli, and G. Canavos) Annual Faculty Output Evaluation: A Structured Approach Based on Quality and Quantity. Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, California, 1997.
  • (With L. Hodgson) A Structured Approach to Text Book Selection. ISECON ’97, Orlando, Florida, 1997.
  • (With S.C. Narula) Decision Support Software for Multiple Criteria Decision Making. Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Charleston, South Carolina, 1996.
  • (With J.-H. Tarn and W.-C. Cheng)  A Simulation Approach to Course Demand Prediction. Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1995.
  • (With R.D. Neal) Managing Student Computer Labs: A Simulation Approach. Decision Sciences Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1994.
  • (With B.E. Wooldridge) Developing a Multi-Criteria Decision Support System for Public Sector Planning. Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1994.
  • (With E.G. Zapatero and C.H. Smith) Empirical Evaluation of Multiattribute Decision Support Systems.  Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1994.
  • (With D.W. Johnson) A Simulation Approach to Managing Student Computer Labs (abstract only).  Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, D.C., 1993.
  • (With E.G. Zapatero) An integrated framework for multiple criteria decision support systems (abstract only).  Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1993.
  • (With J.W. Kim and R.T. Redmond) Expert systems for the bond rating problem: a comparative analysis.  Decision Sciences Institute, San Francisco, California, 1992.
  • (With S.C. Narula and J.W. Kim) A comparative evaluation of MADM based DSS's.  Tenth International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, 1992.
  • (With P. Ranganathan) Customer call support system - a simulation study.  Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Savannah, Georgia, 1992.
  • (With J.W. Kim and R.T. Redmond) Decision support methodologies for the bond rating problem.  Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Savannah, Georgia, 1992.
  • Integrating GamePlan into the undergraduate MIS course (abstract only).  Decision Sciences Institute, Miami Beach, Florida, 1991.
  • (With M. Sniedovich) Towards a non-sequential and interactive approach in data processing (abstract only).  Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Arlington, Virginia, 1991.
  • (With S.C. Narula) The current state of implementation and application of MCDM methodology (abstract only).  Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, California, 1990.
  • (With K.S. Koong and L.C. Liu) An exploratory study of information on selected Pacific black market exchange rates (abstract only).  Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1989.
  • (With S.C. Narula and K.S. Koong) An overview of recent MCDM applications.  In M.T. Tabucanon and V. Chankong (editors): Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Applications in Industry and Service, Proceedings of the International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 1989.
  • (With S.C. Narula) Implementation of MCDM methodology in decision support systems.  IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989.
  • Interactive solution of a hypothetical water resources management problem as an example of computer aided multi‑criterion decision making.  Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Winston‑Salem, North Carolina, 1988.
  • Multiple objectives optimization by interactively narrowing bounds on the most preferred solution.  IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1984.
  • Goal programming and extensions.  In T.J. Stewart (editor): Interactive Decision Analysis and Modeling, NRIMS Summer Seminar Series, NRIMS of the CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa, 1983.
  • Approaches to prior preference assessment in decision analysis.  In T.J. Stewart (editor): Interactive Decision Analysis and Modeling, NRIMS Summer Seminar Series, NRIMS of the CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa, 1983.
  • Modeling the South African building materials market.  Annual Conference of the Operations Research Society of South Africa, Rustenburg, South Africa, 1982.
  • A System dynamics model of the South African building materials market.  Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Denver, Colorado, 1982.
  • Over‑achievement programming for multiple objectives optimization.  In G.R. Joubert (editor): Seventh South African Symposium on Numerical Mathematics, Durban, South Africa, 1981.
  • Mixed under‑ and over‑achievement programming for multiple criteria decision making.  Annual Conference of the Operations Research Society of South Africa, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1981.
  • A non‑linear goal programming algorithm.  In G.R. Joubert (editor): Sixth South African Symposium on Numerical Mathematics, Durban, South Africa, 1980.
  • (With L.C. Blakey) Unidimensional minimization with parallel processing.  In H.R. Weistroffer (editor): Fifth South African Symposium on Numerical Mathematics, Durban, South Africa, 1979.
  • (With H.W. Robb) On comparing mathematical programming codes.  In H.R. Weistroffer (editor): Fifth South African Symposium on Numerical Mathematics, Durban, South Africa, 1979.
  • A penalty‑function method for solving constrained non‑linear optimization problems.  In G.R. Joubert (editor): Fourth South African Symposium on Numerical Mathematics, Durban, South Africa, 1978.