Rick Randall

• D. Sc.
• MITRE

We propose in this paper that research methods drawn from three separate literature streams-industry evolution, the viable systems model, and system of systems analysis-can be combined to perform industry cybernetics analysis of technology-focused industries. The empirical example we examine for developing our method is the fifth generation (5G) mo...

We propose in this paper that research methods drawn from three separate literature streams – industry evolution, the viable systems model, and system of systems analysis – can be combined to perform industry cybernetics analysis of technology-focused industries. The empirical example we examine for developing our method is the fifth generation (5G...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of applying systems theory to the analysis of contemporary technology industries. Since the 1960s, social science scholars have recognized organizations as being open systems which import information and material resources as inputs, apply processes to convert input materials into intermed...

Addendum to IACIS 2021 conference paper on industry systems.

This article describes an exploratory qualitative case study of information sharing among cybersecurity professionals in the critical U.S. electrical power industry. Drawing on organizational information processing theory, this study examined how information related to cybersecurity related threats and response alternatives was accessed and shared...

While a large body of literature exists documenting the technological vulnerabilities of the U.S. electrical grid’s technical components, less is known in the research community about the cybersecurity interorganizational dependencies and relationship networks that are present between the nation’s more than 3,000 electrical utilities. This explorat...