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Dr. David Gefen
Professor of MIS
Management Department
LeBow College of Business
Drexel University
101 N 33rd St/ Academic Building
Philadelphia PA 19104
Tel.: (215) 895-2148
gefend@drexel.edu 

 

 

Courses:

1.            MIS 341 Introduction to Client/ Server systems

2.            MIS 342 Systems Analysis and Design

3.            MIS 343 Database application building

4.            MIS 344 Networking Technology for Business

5.            MIS 345 Client/Server with Visual Basic.NET

6.            MIS 359 Capstone Information Systems Project

 

7.            MIS 611 Management Information Systems

8.            MIS 631 Visual Basic Programming

9.            MIS 632 Database Analysis and Design

10.        MIS 641 IT Management and Strategy

11.        MIS 642 Special Issues in MIS 

 

12.        MGMT 903 Research and Analysis in Behavioral Science

Why You Want To Major in MIS.

1.      U.S. Department of Labor report

2.      Computerworld Study: U.S. tech industry adds 140,000 jobs in first half of 2006

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ACM Letter

Textbook

Gefen, D. and Govindarajulu , C., Advanced VB.NET:

Programming Web and Desktop Applications in ADO.NET

and ASP.NET, Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN 0-13-089367-6

Recognition

·   Recognized as 6th in the list of Top IS Researchers between 2001 and 2005, according to Clark, J.G. and Warren, J. “In Search of the Primary Suppliers of IS Research: Who Are They and Where Did They Come From,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems (18), 2006, pp. 296-328. http://www.bm.ust.hk/ismt/research/TopISResearchers_CAIS2006_Table7.pdf

·   Recognized as 16th in the list of Top 30 IS Researchers between 1999 and 2003, according to Gallivan, M. J. and Benbunan-Fich, R., “Analyzing IS Research Productivity: An Inclusive Approach to Global IS Scholarship,” European Journal of Information Systems (16), 2007, pp. 36-53. http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ejis/journal/v16/n1/full/3000667a.html

 

My research interests are in the study of trust as is relates to information systems adoption and management, including eCommerce and outsourcing. I also study gender and culture as they relate to the management and development of information systems. The theories I specialize in include sociolinguistics, trust, social exchange theory, social identity theory, agency theory, and contract theory. My research philosophy is Positivist, and the statistical methods I specialize in are accordingly regression models and structured equation modeling such as LISREL and PLS.

Sample of Recent Publications

1.                  Gefen, D., and Carmel, E. "Is the World Really Flat? A Look at Offshoring in an Online Programming Marketplace," MIS Quarterly (32:2), 2008, pp. 367-384.

2.                  Gefen, D., Wyss, S., and Lichtenstein, Y., “Business Familiarity as Risk Mitigation in Software Development Outsourcing Contracts,” MIS Quarterly (32:3), 2008, In Press.

3.                  Boudreau, M-C, Gefen, D. and Straub, D.W., “Validation in IS Research: A State-of-the-Art Assessment”, MIS Quarterly (25:1), 2001, pp. 1-16.

4.                  Gefen, D. and Straub, D.W., “Gender Differences in Perception and Adoption of E-Mail: An Extension to the Technology Acceptance Model,” MIS Quarterly (21:4), 1997, pp. 389-400. 

5.                  Gefen, D., Karahanna, E., and Straub, D.W., “Trust and TAM in Online Shopping: An Integrated Model,” MIS Quarterly, (27:1), 2003, pp. 51-90.

6.                  Pavlou, P.A. and Gefen, D., "Building Effective Online Marketplaces with Institution-Based Trust," Information Systems Research (15:1), 2004, pp. 37-59.

7.                  Pavlou, P.A., and Gefen D., “Psychological Contract Violation in Online Marketplaces: Antecedents, Consequences, and Moderating Role,” Information Systems Research (16:4), 2005, pp. 372-399.

8.                  Gefen, D. and Ridings, C., “Implementation Team Responsiveness and User Evaluation of CRM: A Quasi-Experimental Design Study of Social Exchange Theory,” Journal of Management Information Systems, Special Issue on ERP (19:1), 2002, pp. 47-63.

9.                  Gefen, D., “What Makes ERP Implementation Relationships Worthwhile: Linking Trust Mechanisms and ERP Usefulness,” Journal of Management Information Systems (21:1), 2004, pp. 275-301. 

10.              Gefen, D., Karahanna, E. and Straub D.W., “Inexperienced and Experienced With Online Stores: The Importance of TAM and Trust,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (50:3), 2003, pp. 307-321.

11.              Gefen, D. “Customer Loyalty in e-Commerce,” Journal of the Association for Information Systems (3:1), 2002, pp. 27-51 , http://jais.aisnet.org/contents.asp.

12.              Gefen D. and Straub, D.W. “The Relative Importance of Perceived Ease-of-Use in IS Adoption: A Study of E-Commerce Adoption,” Journal of the Association for Information Systems (1:8) , October 2000, pp. 1-30, http://jais.aisnet.org/contents.asp

13.              Gefen, D., Pavlou, P.A., Benbasat, I., McKnight, H., Stewart, K., and Straub, D.W., “ICIS Panel Summary: Should Institutional Trust Matter in Information Systems Research?” Communications of the Association for Information Systems (17), 2006, pp. 205-222. Invited Paper.

14.              Straub, D., Boudreau , M-C, Gefen, D., “Validation Guidelines for IS Positivist Research,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems (14), 2004, pp. 380-426.

15.              Gefen, D., “Tutorial Assessing Unidimensionality through LISREL: An Explanation and Example,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems (12:2), 2003, pp. 1-26.

16.              Gefen, D., Straub, D.W. And Boudreau, M-C., “Structural Equation Modeling And Regression: Guidelines For Research Practice,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems (4:7), August 2000, pp. 1-70.

17.              Gefen, D. and Straub, D.W., “A Practical Guide to Factorial Validity Using PLS-Graph: Tutorial and Annotated Example,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems (16:5), 2005, pp. 91-109.

18.              Gefen, D. “Nurturing Clients’ Trust to Encourage Engagement Success During the Customization of ERP Systems,” Omega: The International Journal of Management Science (30:4), 2002, pp. 287-299. 

19.              Gefen D. and Straub, D.W., “Consumer Trust in B2C e-Commerce and the Importance of Social Presence: Experiments in e-Products and e-Services,” Omega: The International Journal of Management Science (32:6), December 2004, pp. 407-424. 

20.              Gefen D., “E-Commerce: The Role of Familiarity and Trust”, Omega: The International Journal of Management Science (28:6), September 2000, pp. 725-737.

21.              Gefen D. and Ridings, C., “If You Spoke as She Does, Sir, Instead of the Way You Do: A Sociolinguistics Perspective of Gender Differences in Virtual Communities,” The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems (36:2). Spring 2005, pp. 78-92.

22.              Gefen, D. and Ridings, C., “IT Acceptance: Managing User – IT Group Boundaries,” The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems (34:3), 2003, pp. 25-40.

23.              Gefen D., “It is Not Enough to Be Responsive: The Role of Cooperative Intentions in MRP II Adoption,” The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems (31:2), 2000, pp. 65-79.

24.              Gefen, D. and Keil, M. “Developer Trust-Building Behavior and User Perceptions of Perceived Usefulness: A Social-Exchange Perspective,” The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems (29:2), Spring 1998, pp. 35-49.

25.              Gefen D., “Reflections on the Dimensions of Trust and Trustworthiness among Online Consumers,” The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems (33:3), 2002, pp. 38-53.

26.              Warkentin, M., Gefen, D., Pavlou, P.A., and Rose, G.M., “Encouraging Citizen Adoption of eGovernment by Building Trust,” Electronic Markets: the International Journal of Electronic Commerce & Business Media (12, 3), 2002, pp. 157-162 .

27.              Ridings, C., Gefen, D., and Arinze, B., “Some Antecedents and Effects of Trust in Virtual Communities,” Journal of Strategic Information Systems (11, 3-4), 2002, pp. 271-295.

28.              Ridings, C., and Gefen, D., “Virtual Community Attraction: Why People Hang Out Online,” Journal of Computer Mediated Communication (10:1), November 2004, http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/vol10/issue1/

29.              Gefen, D., Rose, G.M., Warkentin, M., and Pavlou, P., “Cultural Diversity and Trust in IT Adoption: A Comparison of USA and South African e-Voters,” Journal of Global Information Systems (13:1), 2004, pp. 54-78.

30.               Gefen, D., and Heart, T., “On the Need to Include National Culture as a Central Issue in ECommerce Trust Beliefs,” Journal of Global Information Systems (14:4), 2006, pp. 1-30.

31.              Gefen, D., and Ragowsky, A., “A Multi-Level Approach to Measuring the Benefits of an ERP System in Manufacturing Firms,” Information Systems Management (22:1), 2004, pp. 18-25.

32.              Carmeli, A. and Gefen, D., “The Relationship between Work Commitment Models and Employee Withdrawal Intentions,” Journal of Managerial Psychology (20:2), 2005, pp. 63-86.    

33.              J. Drew Procaccino, June M. Verner, Katherine M. Shelfer and David Gefen, "What Do Software Practitioners Really Think About Project Success: An Exploratory Study", Journal of Systems and Software (78:2), pp. 194-203, 2005.

 

Education

  1. Ph.D. Computer Information Systems, Georgia State University, 1997

Dissertation Topic: "Building Users’ Trust in Freeware Providers and the Effects of This Trust on Users’ Perceptions of Usefulness, Ease of Use and Intended Use." (Chair: Dr. Straub), Atlanta, GA.

  1. M.Sc. Management Information Systems, Tel-Aviv University, 1991.

Thesis Topic: "The Effect of Developing Software with an Application Generator on Software Faults" (Chair: Dr. Ariav), Tel-Aviv, Israel.

  1. Advanced Data Base Administrator for DB2

05/87 IBM-Israel Training Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

  1. B.A. in Psychology and Computer Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, 1986.