Overview
Bob's interests are the management of information technology-enabled change, strategic application of information technology, the evolution of information infrastructures and the societal implications of information technology. He was a Visiting Research Associate at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he is engaged in research activities at MIT's Center for Information Systems Research, and Management in the 90's Program. Bob also has a consulting practice in strategic management of information technology. He retired at the end of 1988 from Xerox where he was a manager of Strategic Planning for the Corporation's Information Systems function. Bob had been with Xerox since 1971, during which time he held positions in all facets of information systems management.
Research Interests
Management of the IS function, evolution of electronic commerce, change management, societal impacts of information technology
Teaching Interests
Managing the IS function, future of the IS function, change management, e-business, social and ethical issues in IS application
Professional Interests
The transforming power of Moore's Law and how it has changed the IT field from the following perspectives: the management of the IT function, organizational change, and societal implications of IT. These have been my main concerns in my work in industry, consulting, teaching and writing.
Personal Interests
golf, cooking, travel, family and friends