Call for Nominations: OCIS Best Published Paper for 2006

Were there any newly published papers in the last year that really stood out in your mind? Here’s your chance to help the authors gain some extra recognition for their efforts. From OCISNET:
Which paper, published in 2006, stands out as exemplary for you?  Which 2006 paper had a significant impact on your thinking?  Which 2006 paper [...]

Research Advice for Graduate Students

I’m cleaning off my desk this morning and I stumble across a sheet of paper kindof like the one above.
It must be important. I’ve had it for quite a while. I read it again: it looks like good advice for graduate students and their research.

 

Be fearless, not reckless.
Ambitious goals: attack hard problems.
Aggressive time frames: months [...]

Top ten signs that you’re an MIS major

Last year a group of us at Katz were throwing ideas around for ways to attract potential undergrad MIS majors and to boost enrollment. I asked ….
How about “Top ten signs that you’re an MIS major“, starting with….
1. You dream about using computers to change the status quo.
2. You don’t mind computers doing the work [...]

Receiving Reviews

It’s that time of year when decision letters (well, emails, really!) go out for Academy of Management submissions. It’s a good time to talk about handling reviewer feedback. How do you handle receiving reviews?
Back in the pre-electronic age of snail mail, the story was you could tell something by the thickness of an envelope–the thicker [...]