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Dr. Gordon McCray

Associate Professor
EMAIL: gmccray@wfu.edu
PHONE: (336) 758-4914
OFFICE: Farrell 241
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HONORS

  • 2000 - Reid-Doyle Prize for Excellence in Teaching
  • 2000 - Senior Teaching Award
  • 1999 - T.B. Rose Fellowship for Innovative Education

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Project Management
  • Outsourcing
  • Systems Development
  • Visual Arts Market

TEACHING INTERESTS

  • IS/IT Management
  • Project Management
  • Systems Analysis & Design
  • Visual Arts Market

EDUCATION

  • Ph D, Florida State University (Information Systems) - 1996
  • MBA, Stetson University (Management) - 1988
  • BS, Wake Forest University (Physics) - 1985

PUBLICATIONS

Project Management Journal

Biases and Heuristics in Project Management
McCray, G. E. ,  Purvis, R. , &  McCray, C. G.
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Project Management Journal

Biases and Heuristics in Project Management
McCray, G. E. ,  Purvis, R. , &  McCray, C. G.
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International Journal of Project Management

What's in it for me? Using expectancy theory and climate to explain stakeholder participation, its direction and intensity
Purvis, R. L. ,  Zagenczyk, T. J. , &  McCray, G. (2014)
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International Journal of Project Management

What's in it for me? Using expectancy theory and climate to explain stakeholder participation, its direction and intensity
Purvis, R. L. ,  Zagenczyk, T. J. , &  McCray, G. (2014)
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Communications of the Association for Information Systems

Are You Managing an "Everest" Project? A Case Study Considering Issues for Project Managers Born from Tragedy
Purvis, R. L. ,  Henry, R. M. ,  Leigh, W. , &  McCray, G. (2009)
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Communications of the Association for Information Systems

Are You Managing an "Everest" Project? A Case Study Considering Issues for Project Managers Born from Tragedy
Purvis, R. L. ,  Henry, R. M. ,  Leigh, W. , &  McCray, G. (2009)
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Information & Management

Exploiting organizaitonal knowledge in developing IS project cost and schedule estimates: An empirical study
Henry, R. M. ,  McCray, G. ,  Purvis, R. L. , &  Roberts, T. L. (2007)
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Information & Management

Exploiting organizaitonal knowledge in developing IS project cost and schedule estimates: An empirical study
Henry, R. M. ,  McCray, G. ,  Purvis, R. L. , &  Roberts, T. L. (2007)
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Science Direct

Exploiting organizaitonal knowledge in developing IS project cost and schedule estimates: An empirical study
Henry, R. M. ,  McCray, G. ,  Purvis, R. L. , &  Roberts, T. L. (2007)
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Science Direct

Exploiting organizaitonal knowledge in developing IS project cost and schedule estimates: An empirical study
Henry, R. M. ,  McCray, G. ,  Purvis, R. L. , &  Roberts, T. L. (2007)
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Engineereing Management Journal

Heuristics and Bias in Information Systems Project Management
McCray, G. ,  Purvis, R. , &  Roberts, T. (2004)
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Engineereing Management Journal

Heuristics and Bias in Information Systems Project Management
McCray, G. ,  Purvis, R. , &  Roberts, T. (2004)
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Information and Management

Trust-buidling Mechanisms Utilized Over Time in Outsourced IS Development Projects: A Case Study
McCray, G. ,  Lander, M. C. , &  Purvis, R. (2004)
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Information and Management

Trust-buidling Mechanisms Utilized Over Time in Outsourced IS Development Projects: A Case Study
McCray, G. ,  Lander, M. C. , &  Purvis, R. (2004)
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Project Management Journal

Project Management Under Uncertainty: The Impact of Heuristics and Biases
McCray, G. , &  Purvis, R. L. (2002)
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Project Management Journal

Project Management Under Uncertainty: The Impact of Heuristics and Biases
McCray, G. , &  Purvis, R. L. (2002)
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