Research

IBIT, working with our internationally renowned faculty conducts applied research that reflects our integrative business and technology focus. The Institute works with our corporate partners on collaborative research projects that produce actionable knowledge and publishable results. Workshops, speakers, and research reports provide a forum for sharing the research. 

Research Reports
IBIT publishes whitepaper style research reports relevant for practitioners based on original faculty work or in collaboration with our partners.

• Wireless Initiatives and Reports: A detailed analysis of how to set up a municipal wireless network
• Improving IS Security through Procedural and Technical Countermeasures: An analysis of organizational security measures
• Integrating the Supply Chain with RFID: A comprehensive tutorial on applying RFID
• Key Issues for IS Executives: Survey of key issues for IS executives in very large firms

Research Workshops

• Designing Digital Communities that Transform Urban Life, November 1-3, 2007
• Information Technology and International Business Theory and Strategy Development, March 26-27, 2004
• Evaluation of Information Technology Investments, October 16, 2003
• “Cyberdeviance” in the Digital Economy: Ethical, Legal, and Economic Implications, March 6, 2003
• What is really new in E-business?, March 30, 2001

Research Associates
The institute also provides seed funding for research projects through the Research Associates program. 

Areas of Expertise

Wireless Technologies

• Governmental role
• Municipal wireless networks
• Adoption
• Impact

Financial Assessment of IT

• Predict financial performance
• Total cost of ownership
• Value of IT
• Security and financial performance

Computer mediated communication

• Telecommuting
• Virtual teams
• Instant Messaging
• Collaborative systems
• Virtual communities
• Large scale professional meetings

Adoption and Diffusion

• Customer Relationship Management
• Security Policies
• Supply chain management
• Internet standards
• Electronic publishing
• Peer review of knowledge
• Information visualization
• Data warehousing

Information Management and Strategy

• E-government
• Security policies and frameworks
• Capacity planning and scalability
• Identifying strategic opportunities using Internet technologies