Articles by Michael Williams, PhD
Michael Williams, PhD, is an assistant professor of Information Systems at the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University. Dr. Williams earned a PhD in Information Systems from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He received an MDiv and an MA from Abilene Christian University. Prior to entering academe, Dr. Williams was an IT consultant in the Washington, D.C. area.
The Appreciative Inquiry Handbook, 2nd Edition by David L. Cooperrider, Diana Whitney, and Jacqueline M. Stavros
This book provides a thorough introduction to Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in theory and in practice.
Managing Organizational Knowledge
Through knowledge management, organizations identify and leverage their collective knowledge to compete, including the creation, storage/retrieval, transfer, and application of knowledge.
Mapping IT Resources for Successful Implementations
An IT Resource Gap Framework is a simple tool for identifying project risk, systemic weaknesses, and strategic concerns for implementation projects.
IT MATTERS: Measuring Success
IT and quantitative analysis offer extraordinary benefits to decision-makers but complex decisions cannot always be measurable.
Connecting Enterprise Information and People in a Web World
Based on research and consulting with over a dozen firms, authors believe that firms who devote sustained energy to motivating user involvement in IT initiatives are much more likely to succeed.
IT MATTERS: Ethics, Information Systems, and a Steel Ax
Although information systems may seem value-neutral, their control of information—and thus power—within organizations bring ethical concerns.
