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      Joe Valacich
Faculty: George & Carolyn Hubman Dist.Prof. in MIS
Department of Information Systems
Washington State University, Pullman

Office: Todd 437L
Phone: 509-335-1112
Email: jsv@wsu.edu
Office hours: by appointment only
Home Page: www.cb.wsu.edu/~jsv
Vita: www.cb.wsu.edu/~jsv/valacich.pdf
Joined Washington State University in 1996
Overview: Technology-mediated collaboration, wireless technologies, electronic commerce, human-computer interaction, distance education.
Media: You may contact me directly
 
   
  Expertise:
  • Management Information Systems: Computer-mediated group decision making
  • Management Information Systems: Education
  • Management Information Systems: Electronic commerce
  • Management Information Systems: Information technology design and implementation
  • Management Information Systems: Technology and learning
  • Management Information Systems: Technology enhanced distance education
  • Management Information Systems: Virtual teamwork
  • Organizational behavior: Decision making
  • Organizational behavior: Negotiation
  • Organizational behavior: Team development and decisions
Teaching Area:
  • Ph.D. - Management Information Systems
  • MBA - Management Information Systems
  • Undergraduate - Management Information Systems
Research:
  • Technology Enabled Collaboration
  • Technology Mediated Learning
  • Mobile and Electronic Commerce
  • Human-Computer Interaction
Education:
  • Ph.D., Business / MIS / Operations Management, University of Arizona, 1989
  • MBA, General Management, University of Montana, 1983
  • BA, Computer Science, University of Montana, 1982
Professional Memberships:

  • Association for Information Systems (AIS) (founding member)
  • The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Publications:
  • Article (Refereed journal): "The Influence of Website Characteristics on a Consumer's Urge to Buy Impulsively," Information Systems Research, 2009    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Uncovering the Intellectual Core of the Information Systems Discipline," MIS Quarterly, 2008    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Media, Tasks, and Communication Processes: A Theory of Media Synchronicity," MIS Quarterly, 2008    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Increasing the Number of A+ Published Papers in the Information Systems Discipline: Improving the Journal Review Process (Appendix to Editor's Comments)," MIS Quarterly, 2007    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Empirical Benchmarks for Promotion and Tenure in Information Systems," MIS Quarterly, 2006    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Publication Opportunities in Premier Business Outlets: How Level is the Playing Field?," Information Systems Research, 2006    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "The Effects of Individual Cognitive Ability and Idea Stimulation on Individual Idea Generation Performance," Group Dynamics, 2006    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Paradoxes of Online Investing: Testing the Influence of Technology on User Expectancies," Decision Sciences, 2006    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "The Effects of Interruptions, Task Complexity and Information Presentation on Computer-Supported Decision Making Performance," Decision Sciences, 2003    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Evaluation of a multiple-criteria group decision support system based on AHP and filtering methodologies," European Journal of Operation Research, 2000    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "The Influence of Task Interruption on Individual Decision Making: An Information Overload Perspective," Decision Sciences, 1999    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Electronic Brainstorming: Illusions and Patterns of Productivity," Information Systems Research, 1999    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Discovering and Overcoming the Hidden Profile Bias in Group Decision Making: The Influence of Group History and Use of a Group Support System," Journal of Management Information Systems, 1998    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "The Effectiveness of Multiple Dialogues in Electronic Brainstorming," Information Systems Research, 1997    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Facilitation, GSS, and training as sources of process restrictiveness and guidance for structured group decision making: An empirical assessment," Information Systems Research, 1996    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Process structuring in electronic brainstorming," Information Systems Research, 1996    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Using IT to Reengineer Business Education: An Exploratory Investigation of Collaborative Telelearning," MIS Quarterly, 1995    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "IS'95: Guidelines for Undergraduate IS Curriculum," MIS Quarterly, 1995    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "The effects of numerical and logical group size on computer-mediated idea generation," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 1995    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Structuring conflict in verbal versus computer-mediated group decision making," Decision Sciences, 1995    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Devil's advocacy and dialectical inquiry effects on group decision making using computer-mediated versus verbal communication," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 1995    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Idea generation in computer-based groups: A new ending to an old story," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 1994    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "A mathematical model of performance for computer-mediated group idea generation," Journal of Management Information Systems, 1994    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Effects of devil's advocacy and dialectical inquiry on individuals versus groups," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 1994    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Communication Concurrency and the New Media: A New Dimension for Media Richness," Communication Research, 1993    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Computer brainstorms: More heads are better than one," Journal of Applied Psychology, 1993    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Electronic brainstorming and group size," Academy of Management Journal, 1992    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Information technology for negotiating groups: Generating options for mutual gain," Management Science, 1991    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Electronic meeting systems to support group work: Theory and practice at Arizona," Communications of the ACM, 1991    
  • Article (Refereed journal): "Effects of anonymity and evaluative tone on idea generation in computer-mediated groups," Management Science, 1990    
Service:

  • MIS Quarterly, Senior Editor
  • Graduate Education Commission, Member
  • Information Technology and Management Journal, Advisory Board
  • Small Group Research, Member of Editorial Board
  • Information Systems Research, Associate Editor
  • Association for Information Systems, Executive Committee for Model Curriculum
  • CSAB, Inc. (Computing Sciences Accreditation Board), Board of Directors
  • International Conference on Information Systems, 2003 General Conference Chair
  • WSU Taekwondo Student Club / Instructor, Advisor
  • Vice-Provost Search Committee, Member
  • Trust and Repect Strategic Planning Implementation Team, Member
Awards:
  • Outstanding Faculty Research Award , College of Business , 2008
  • Dean's Fellow , College of Business , 2008
  • Dean's Fellow , College of Business , 2007
  • Dean's Fellow , College of Business , 2006
  • Outstanding Faculty Research Award , College of Business , 2006
  • Dean's Fellow , College of Business and Economics, WSU , 2005
  • Dean's Fellow , College of Business and Economics, WSU , 2004
  • Outstanding Faculty Servie Award , College of Business and Economics, WSU , 2004
  • Dean's Fellow , College of Business and Economics, WSU , 2003
  • Outstanding Faculty Service , WSU , 1997
  • Sanjay Subhedar Faculty Fellow , Indiana University , 1996
  • Exceptional Inspiration and Guidance, Doctoral Student Association , Indiana University , 1995
  • Best Information Systems Publication , Academy of Management , 1993
  • 1992 Alpha Kappa Psi Distinguished Publication in Business Communication , Alpha Kappa Psi , 1992
 
                         
                         
 

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