Hindupur Ramakrishna Ph.D.
Education
- Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
- M.S. Ed., Northern Illinois University
- B.A., Northwestern University
Professional Background
My academic training in engineering prepared me well for my Ph.D. in Decision Sciences (& information systems). My teaching and research has focused on the intersection of decision sciences and information systems – business analytics, GIS, and value of information systems, both from people and technology.
Previous Teaching Experience
- Penn State University, Great Valley
- Salisbury State University
- Old Dominion University
- University of Connecticut
- Georgia State Univeristy
Previous Relevant Work Experience
- Manager in a steel plant(in India) in-charge of maintenance
Consulting Experience
- Role of IS in operations -- Government
- Role of IS in Small Business
- Intellectual property issues in IT start-ups
Publications
"The Fact-Net Model: A Problem Diagnosis Procedure," Interfaces, Vol. 16, No. 6 (1986), pp. 86-94 (with Harvey J. Brightman).
"Matching Problem Diagnostic Tools to Managers' Decision Styles: A Contingency Approach," OMEGA (International Journal of Management Science), Vol. 16, No. 1 (1988), pp. 1-9 (with Harvey J. Brightman and Robert Elrod).
"A Comparative Analysis of Successful and Unsuccessful Information Centers," Information and Management, Volume 19, No. 3 (1990), pp. 199-209 (with Bindiganavale S. Vijayaraman).
"Perception of the Role of Information Technology in Organizations: Development of a Measure," Computer Personnel, Vol. 20, No. 4 (1999 – actually published in 2002), pp. 39-54 (with Xiaohua Lin).
"Goal Orientation, Self-Efficacy, Organizational Climate, and Job Performance," Human Performance, Vol. 15, No. 3 (2002), pp. 275-297 (with Denise Potosky).
"Conceptualization and Exploration of composite Career Anchors: An Analysis of Information Systems Personnel," Human Resource Development Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 2 (2003), pp. 199-214 (with Denise Potosky).
Awards and service
- Recipient of Levi-Strauss Foundation Scholarship, 1980-1981
- Recipient of the George E. Manner's award for Graduate Studies in Business, 1980-1981
- Winner -- Best Empirical/Application Paper ABA Conference, 1994
- Excellence in teaching award, 2008