Marianne D'Onofrio

• Chair at Central Connecticut State University

The authors utilized a quasiexperimental design across sections of managerial communication and management information systems classes (N = 212) to test the impact of compulsory attendance policies on student absenteeism and performance. Students in the compulsory attendance policy condition received an attendance policy that punished excessive abs...

Recently much has been written about sustainability and greening and the issue is likely to continue to resurface on the agendas of decision makers. This paper addresses one aspect of the topic: that of sustainability and greening through information technology management. The authors review existing research and publications on the topic and concl...

This study describes a conceptual approach to greening and sustainability through Information Technology management. The authors reviewed existing research and publications on the topic of greening, and concluded that while much has been written about ways to go green, much less are available on guidelines to help gauge the degree of greening effor...

The paper shows that systems thinking is needed in research efforts in Community Informatics. It analyses briefly Virtual Community Informatics, Community Informatics and the broader field of (Virtual) Community Informatics as suggested by Bieber and Gurstein. The links between Community Informatics and Community Operations Research and indirectly...

This paper describes research experiences in studen t learning assessment in information systems programs. These research experiences resulted from research implemented at two Connecticut State universities during the past six years. The paper provides an overview of the expanding research in Information Systems education assessment and links asses...

Journal the Association for Information Systems The Minnesota GDSS Research Project is a 20-year program of interdisciplinary research that has generated more than 80 articles, chapters, dissertations, and proceedings publications and has influenced other researchers who developed their own niches. Grounded in Adaptive Structuration Theory, which e...

This paper describes research experiences in student learning assessment in information systems programs. These research experiences resulted from research implemented at two Connecticut State universities during the past six years. The paper provides an overview of the expanding research in Information Systems education assessment and links assess...

This paper describes a methodology for using scoring rubrics to assess student learning. The artifact used to assess learning is projects in interrelated information systems' courses. An overview of the role of educational projects in student learning is presented. The various aspects of defining rubrics in interrelated courses are discussed. A met...

This paper provides a foundation for program assessment in the discipline of management information systems. This foundation is generated by analyzing the suitability of various assessment methods and techniques and by using the knowledge gained to begin the evolution of an MIS program assessment process. Factors contributing to the successful deve...

As the world moves into the 21st century, a fresh look is warranted at the major forces in the environment that affect the delivery of learning. Environmental forces fluctuations in demographics, globalization of markets, shifts in the economy, and advancing technology. This article examines today's dynamic environments through a relatively new met...

Simulated evaluations of business professors for the purposes of merit pay increases are analyzed using conjoint analysis. Results from a national sample of department heads at AACSB accredited colleges show that significant interdisciplinary differences in evaluation perspectives exist within business colleges. A continuum exists between the acade...

Maintaining quality data and information challenges today’s organizations, and is essential to good decisionmaking and competitive advantage. The purpose of this study is to understand the dimensions of data quality and to learn how managers perceive them. The 20 dimensions of data quality posited by Wang and Strong were used in this study. The rel...

Thesis--Ohio State University. Bibliography: leaves 156-159.