BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SHEET

Sherry D. Ryan
Associate Professor

| General Information | Education | Experience |
| Books | Journal Articles, Refereed | Abstracts, Proceedings and Papers Presented |








GENERAL INFORMATION

Information Technology and Decision Sciences
University of North Texas
Denton, TX 76203
940-565-3106
E-mail: Sherry.Ryan@unt.edu

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EDUCATION

Ph.D., Information Systems, University of Texas at Arlington, 1997

M.B.A.,  Business Administration, University Of Southern California, 1982

BS., Business Management, Oral Roberts University, 1981

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EXPERIENCE

 

1998-Present

University of North Texas
Associate Professor

Courses taught:

Administrative Problems in Information Systems        

Basic Information Systems

Comparative Information Systems Theory

Foundations of Database Management Systems

Introduction to Computers in Business

Information Systems Development  

Business Research Methods

Seminar in Business Administration:  Learning and Managing Knowledge in     Organizations

 

1996-1998

University of Texas at Arlington
Visiting Assistant Professor

Courses taught:
Applied Database Managagement (graduate level), Applied Database Management (undergraduate level), Analysis and Design (graduate level)

1993-1997

University of Texas at Arlington
Graduate Teaching Assistant

Courses taught:
Applied Database Management (graduate level), Applied Database Management 
(undergraduate level), Data Communication and Networking (undergraduate level)

1988-1994


IBM
Advisory Instructor/Developer

1982-1989

 

IBM
Systems Engineer

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Books

   An Introduction to Sybase/SQL, Bijoy Bordoloi and Sherry Ryan, Center for Information Technologies Management: University of Texas at Arlington, 1995.

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Journal Articles, Refereed

 “Evaluating Security Threats in the Mainframe and Client/Server Environments, ” Sherry D. Ryan and Bijoy Bordoloi, Information and Management, 32 (1997), 137-146.

 

  “A Model of the Motivation for IT Retraining, Sherry D. Ryan, Information Resources Management Journal, 12, 4 (1999), 24-32.

 

  “The Motivational Reengineering Of The Information Systems Graduate Teaching Assistant,” Sherry D. Ryan, Journal of Computer Information Systems, 39, 4 (1999), 88-92.

 

  “Considering Social Subsystem Costs and Benefits in IT Investment Decisions: A View from the Field on Anticipated Payoffs,” Sherry D. Ryan and David A. Harrison, Journal of Management Information Systems, 16, 4 (2000), 11-38.

 

  “Conceptual Data Modeling Skill Acquisition: The Effect of Cooperative Learning and Self-Efficacy on Learning Outcomes,” Sherry D. Ryan, Bijoy Bordoloi, and David A. Harrison,  DATA BASE, 31, 4 (2000), 9-24.

 

  “Factors Affecting the Adoption of Knowledge Management Technologies:  A Discriminative Approach,” Sherry D. Ryan and Victor R. Prybutok, Journal of Computer Information Systems, 41,4 (2001), 31-37.

 

  “Information-Technology Investment Decisions: When Do Costs and Benefits in the Social Subsystem Matter? ” Sherry D. Ryan, David A. Harrison, and Lawrence L. Schkade, Journal of Management Information Systems, 19, 2, (2002), 85-127.

 

  “Inclusion of Social Subsystem Issues in IT Investment Decisions:  An Empirical Assessment, ” Sherry D. Ryan and Michael S. Gates, Information Resources Management Journal, 17, 1 (2004), 1-18.

 

  “The Influence of A Learning Culture on IT Investments, Sherry D. Ryan, Lixuan Zhang, and Robert Pavur, Journal of Information Technology Management, 16, 3 (2005), 18-29.

 

  “Creating Value through Managing Knowledge in an E-Government to Constituency (G2C) Environment, Chang E. Koh, Sherry Ryan, and Victor R. Prybutok, Journal of Computer Information Systems, 45, 5 (2005), 32-41. 

 

  “Exploring Knowledge Sharing in ERP Implementation: An Organizational Culture Framework, Mary C. Jones, Melinda K. Cline, and Sherry D. Ryan, Decision Support Systems, 41, 2 (2006), 411-434. 

 

  “The Importance of Strategic Readiness in an Emerging E-Government Environment, Chang E. Koh, Victor R. Prybutok, Sherry D. Ryan, and Bashorat Ibragimova, Business Process Management Journal, 12,1 (2006), 22-33.

 

  “ “Data Flow Diagramming Skills Acquisition: Impact of Cooperative versus Individual Learning,” Anne Powell, Bijoy Bordoloi, and Sherry D. Ryan, Journal of Information Systems Education 18, 1 (2007), 103-112.

 

  “ “Evaluating Leadership, IT Quality, and Net Benefits in an E-Government Environment,” Victor R. Prybutok, Xiaoni Zhang, and Sherry D. Ryan Information & Management  45, 3 (2008), 143-152.

 

  “ “A Model of the Relationship among Consumer Trust, Web Design, and User Attributes,”

Xiaoni Zhang, Victor R. Prybutok, Sherry D. Ryan, and Robert Pavur (Accepted at Journal of Organizational and End User Computing).

 

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Abstracts, Proceedings and Papers Presented

  ADistributed Database Security Considerations,@ Sherry D. Ryan, IBM Client/Server Conference, December 1993.

  ADDCS/2 to DB2 Problem Determination and Performance,@ Sherry D. Ryan, IBM Client/Server Conference, December 1993.

  ADistributed Database Performance,@ Sherry D. Ryan, IBM Client/Server Conference, June 1994.

  ADistributed Database Multi-Site Update,@ Sherry D. Ryan, IBM DB2 Technical Conference, September 1994.

  AMistakes to Avoid in a DDCS/2 to DB2 Environment@, Sherry D. Ryan, IBM DB2 Technical Conference, September 1994.

  ASecurity Threats in Mainframe and Client/Server Environments: A Comparative Survey,@ Sherry D. Ryan and Bijoy Bordoloi, Proceedings of the National Decision Sciences Institute Conference, November 1995.

  APedagogical Issues in the Shift to the Object-Oriented Paradigm@, Sherry D. Ryan, Proceedings of the National Decision Sciences Institute Conference, November 1996.

AScaling the Human Tendency to Adapt to Technological Change,@ Sherry D. Ryan, Proceedings of the National Decision Sciences Institute Conference, November 1996.

  AThe Human Resource Dimension of Information Economics,@ Sherry D. Ryan and Lawrence L. Schkade, Proceedings of the National Decision Sciences Institute Conference, November 1996.

   AThe Human Resource Dimension of Information Economic Decisions,@ Sherry D. Ryan and Lawrence L. Schkade, World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 1997.

  AInformation Technology Investment Decisions: A Sociotechnical Perspective,@Association for Information Systems Americas Conference, August 1997.

  AInformation Technology Training: An Investigation of Cost-Benefit Analysis Issues,@Proceedings of the National Decision Sciences Institute Conference, November, 1997.

   AConceptual Data Modeling Skill Acquisition: Impact of Cooperative versus Individual Learning,@ with Bijoy Bordoloi, International Conference on Information Systems, December, 1997.

  AThe Influence of Organizational Learning Culture on IT Decision Practices and Acquisition Decisions,@Association for Information Systems Americas Conference, August 1998.

  AFactors Impacting The Effectiveness Of IT Training,@Proceedings of the National Decision Sciences Institute Conference, November, 1998.

  "Employee-Related Costs and Benefits in IT Investment Decisions: An Empirical Investigation," with Lawrence Schkade, Proceedings of the Information Resources Management Association International Conference, May, 2000.

    “Factors Affecting the Adoption of Knowledge Management Technologies:  An International Perspective, Association for Information Systems Americas Conference, August, 2000.

    “Motivation to Retrain: An Empirical Study, Association for Information Systems Americas Conference, with David A. Harrison, August, 2001.

    “Systems Analysis and Skill Acquisition:  Impact of Cooperative versus Individual Learning, Third Symposium on Research in Systems Analysis and Design, with Anne Powell and Bijoy Bordoloi, June, 2004.

 

    “Review:  Component-Based Software Development, with Jason Sharp, International Conference on Information Systems, December, 2005.

 

    “Job Satisfaction and IT Turnover among IT Professionals, Association for Information Systems Americas Conference, with Xiaoni Zhang and Victor R. Prybutok, August, 2006.

    “ “A Research Framework for Investigating the Successful Configuration of Globally Distributed Agile Teams,” with Jason H. Sharp, Americas Conference on Information Systems, August, 2007.

 

    “ “Social Capital and Knowledge Exchange in Hybrid Virtual Communities for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Preliminary Results,” Americas Conference on Information Systems, August, 2007.

 

    “"The Successful Configuration of Global Agile Teams,” with Jason H. Sharp, OASIS, December, 2007.

 

    “ “A Preliminary Conceptual Model for Exploring Global Agile Teams,” with Jason H. Sharp XP2008 Conference, June, 2008.

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