Ravi Patnayakuni

 D.B.A, CSCP

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Associate Professor
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
College of Administrative Sciences
University of Alabama in Huntsville
301 Sparkman Drive, ASB 350
Huntsville, AL 35899

Office: ASB 311
Phone: 256.824.6155
Fax: 256.824.2929
E-mail:
r.patnayakuni@uah.edu

I joined UAH in the Summer of 2004.  Prior to my current appointment, I have held positions at the Department of MIS, Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University, Philadelphia and Department of Information Systems, The University of Melbourne, Australia.

My official web page is here.


Research Interests

·         IT in supply chain integration, supply chain management.

·         Diffusion and implementation of IT

·         IT and Business Value

·         Knowledge Management and Systems Development


Refereed Publications

Mandviwalla, M, R Patnayakuni and D Schuff, "Improving the peer review process with IT," forthcoming in Decision Support Systems.
Abstract                                          Decision Support Systems

Seth, N, R Patnayakuni, “Online matrimonials and the transformation of arranged marriage in India,” forthcoming in Social Networking Communities and eDating Services: Concepts and Implications, edited by C. Romm and K. Setzekorn, IDEA Group.
Abstract

Patnayakuni, R, C Ruppel “Back to basics: A socio-technical perspective on systems development improvement”  forthcoming in Information Systems Frontiers.
Abstract                                Information Systems Frontiers

Hornyak, R, Lewis, M. Patnayakuni, R, and A Rai. “Business Network Agility for Demand-Supply Synchronization:  A Comparative Case Study in the Apparel Industry” Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 11(2), (2008).
Abstract                                          Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Patnayakuni, R , A Rai and A Tiwana, “Systems development process improvement: A knowledge integration perspective,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,54,2,(2007) 286-300.

      Abstract                                          IEEE Transactions on Engineering

Patnayakuni, R, C Ruppel and A Rai, “Managing the complementarity of knowledge integration and process formalization for systems development performance,” Journal of the Association of Information Systems, 7, 8 (2006), 545 – 567.

      Abstract                                          Journal of the Association of Information Systems

Patnayakuni, R, A Rai, and N Seth, “Relational antecedents of information flows in supply networks,” Journal of Management Information Systems, 23, 1,(2006), 13-49.

      Abstract                                          Journal of Management Information Systems

Rai, A, R Patnayakuni, and N Seth, “Firm performance impacts of digitally-enabled supply chain integration capabilities,” MIS Quarterly 30, 2, (2006), 225-246.

      Abstract                                          MIS Quarterly

Hovav, A, R Patnayakuni, and D Schuff, “A model of Internet standards adoption: The case of IPv6,” Information Systems Journal 14, 3 (2004), 265-294.

      Abstract                                          Information Systems Journal

Patnayakuni, R and A Rai, "Development infrastructure capabilities and process maturity," Communications of the ACM. 45, 4ve, (2002), 201-210.

      Abstract                                          Communications of the ACM

Kock, N and R Patnayakuni, "Who is in the driver's seat? The evolution of collaboration technologies in organizations," Organization & Society, 6, 16, (2000), 21-33.

      Abstract

Patnayakuni, R and N Patnayakuni, "Information processing theory as a guide to choosing information delivery models on the WWW," Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 58, 2, (1999), 203-210.

      Abstract                                Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Seddon, P, S Staples, R Patnayakuni and M Bowtell, "Dimensions of IS success," Communications of the AIS, 2, 20, (1999), 1-60

      Abstract                                          Communications of the AIS

Rai, A, R Patnayakuni and N Patnayakuni, "Technology investments and business performance," Communications of the ACM, 40, 7, (1997), 89-97.

      Abstract                                          Communications of the ACM

Rai, A and R Patnayakuni, "A structural equation model for CASE adoption behavior," Journal of Management Information Systems, 13, 2, (1996), 205-234.

      Abstract                                          Journal of Management Information Systems

Rai, A, R Patnayakuni and N Patnayakuni, "Refocusing where and how IT value is realized." Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, 24, 4, (1996), 399-412.

      Abstract                                          Omega

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Conference Publications (Partial List)

Patnayakuni, R, N Seth and A Rai, “Building social capital with IT and collaboration in supply chains: An empirical investigation” accepted for presentation at the International Conference on Information Systems, Milwaukee, WI, December 2006.

Marie-Kelley, J, P Xiang and R Patnayakuni, “OOo can I have that? An examination individual adoption of Open Office software” 2006 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Acapulco, Mexico.

Zou, S and R Patnayakuni, “Analysis of IT strategic alignment and infrastructure capability in BPR implementations,” 2004 Americas Conference on Information Systems, New York, NY, August 2004, pg 3726 -3735.

Patnayakuni, R, N Patnayakuni and A Rai, “A mediated impacts model of demand volatility on inventory flow integration in supply chains,” International Conference on Information Systems, Seattle, WA, December 2003. pg 222-232.

Patnayakuni, R and N Patnayakuni, “Social translucence and the use context of instant messaging,” Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, November 2003.

Patnayakuni, R and N Patnayakuni, “Organizational flexibility and information flow integration,” 2003 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Tampa, FL, August 2003.

Jain, A and R Patnayakuni, “Public expectation and public scrutiny: An agenda for research in the context of E-Government,” 2003 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Tampa, FL, August 2003.

Patnayakuni, R and A Rai, "Systems development performance improvement: A knowledge creation and embedding perspective." Academy of Management Conference, Denver, CO, 2002.

Patnayakuni, N, A Rai and R Patnayakuni, "Architecting the digitally enabled relational firm," Academy of Management Conference, Denver, CO, 2002.

Patnayakuni, R, N Patnayakuni and A Rai, "Towards a framework of digital supply chain integration," European Conference on Information Systems, Gdansk, Poland, 2002, 1014-1028.

Patnayakuni, R and John Darcy, "Assessing the impact of supply chain management software on company performance," Americas Conference on Information Systems, Dallas, TX, 2002, 2345-2349.

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Work in Progress and Current Projects

 

Patnayakuni, R , A Rai and N Seth, “The impact of IT Platform and relational capabilities on supply chain integration: A social capital perspective” working paper.

Seth, N and R Patnayakuni, "Using Instant Messaging: A social translucence perspective on task vs. social use" (working paper).

Patnayakuni, R, N Seth and A Rai, “Leveraging digital supply chain integration for business value creation,” (working paper).

Patnayakuni, R, N Seth and A Rai, “Coping with the bull-whip effect: Demand volatility and inventory flow integration,” (working paper).

Patnayakuni, R and N Seth, “Switching software: A study of the adoption and continued use of course management systems,”  data collection in progress.

Patnayakuni, R, “The role of institutional forces and social capital in supply chain performance,” under development.

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Teaching

For Spring 2006 I am teaching Systems Analysis and Design at the undergraduate and graduate level and Advanced Computer Programming in Business.  I have taught a variety of MIS courses in the past as listed below.

Course

Undergraduate

Graduate

Database analysis and design

Information architecture and networking

 

Knowledge management systems

 

Information systems in organizations

Systems analysis and design

Themes in IS research

 

Contemporary topics in IS research

 

Research methods

 

User interface design

 

Programming

 

 

 

 

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Professional Activities

·         Mini-Track Co-Chair, Extended Enterprise Systems, AMCIS 2008

·         VP- Communications, SIGADIT, AIS 2004 -2006

·         Tutorials and Panel Coordinator for Diffusion Interest Group in Information Technology (DIGIT) Workshop 2003, Seattle, WA.

·          I review or have reviewed for the following journals and conferences

§  MIS Quarterly

§  Information Systems Research

§  Journal of Strategic Information Systems

§  Decision Sciences

§  Communications of ACM

§  Database

§  Journal of Electronic Commerce

§  Risk Insurance and Management

§  Americas Conference on Information Systems

§  Academy of Management

§  International Conference on Information Systems

·         Mini-Track Co-Chair, “Supply Chain Management in the Digital Economy,” Americas Conference on Information Systems, Dallas, TX, 2002.

·         Mini-Track Co-Chair, “Outsourcing IT in the New Economy,” Americas Conference on Information Systems, Boston, MA, 2001.

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Awards and Recognition

 

Witmondt Fellow                                                          2005

College of Administrative Sciences, UAH, Huntsville

 

Best Paper Research Award                                          2005

College of Administrative Sciences, UAH, Huntsville

 

Executive Directors Award

for Outstanding Commitment to Teaching (MBA/MS)       2002

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Faculty Leadership Award – MIS Department                  2001

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

 

Inducted as Honorary Faculty Member                            2001

Beta chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

 

Teaching and Research Fellow                                       2000

Irwin L. Gross eBusiness Institute

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

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