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Ron Thompson

Emeritus John B. McKinnon Professor, Area Chair
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BIOGRAPHY

Ron joined the Wake School of Business in 2000. He is a former Senior Editor of MIS Quarterly, and was also formerly on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the AIS.

HONORS

  • 2011 - Best Conference Paper Award , Mediteranean Conference on Information Systems
  • 2010 - Cowan Research Award, Wake Forest Schools of Business
  • 2005 - Reviewer of the Year, MIS Quarterly
  • 2000 - Outstanding Teacher of the Year, University of Vermont School of Business
  • 1998 - Distinguished Research Award, Allied Academies International Conference
  • 1994 - Outstanding Teacher of the Year, University of Vermont School of Business

IN THE MEDIA

  • November 3, 2006 - "E-commerce lumber company plans new digs, another 30 jobs," , Business Journal - Triad.
  • November 23, 2004 - "Greensboro, N.C.-based manufacturer outsources IT arm to IBM Global Services," , Winston-Salem Journal
  • October 15, 2004 - "Local tech vet Kottyan joins Triad data firm." , Business Journal - Charlotte
  • August 1, 2003 - "Banks update Web sites as poll questions security." , Business Journal - Triad

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Information Systems (IS) Project Management
  • Effort Withholding in IS Projects
  • Moral Complexity and Ethical Decision Making

TEACHING INTERESTS

  • Information Technology Management
  • DataManagement
  • Information Resource Management

EDUCATION

  • Ph D, University of Western Ontario (Business Administration) - 1989
  • MBA, McMaster University (Business Administration) - 1983
  • BMath, University of Waterloo (Mathematics) - 1980