Special Issue: Impacts of Information Technology Investment on Organizational Performance

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsMo Adam MahmoodMo Adam Mahmood is Professor of Computer Information Systems in the Department of Information and Decision Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso. He also holds the Ellis and Susan Mayfield Professorship in the College of Business Administration. He received his Ph.D. in management information systems at Texas Tech University. Dr. Mahmood's research interests center on the utilization of information technology including electronic commerce for managerial decision-making and strategic and competitive advantage, group decision support systems, and information systems success as it relates to end user satisfaction and usage. On these and other topics, he has published over 30 technical research papers in some of the leading journals in the information technology field including Decision Sciences, Journal of Management Information Systems, MIS Quarterly; European Journal of Information Systems, INFOR—Canadian Journal of Operation Research and Information Processing, Information and Management, Journal of End User Computing, and Database. He has also published over 35 research manuscripts in leading conference proceedings and has presented papers in a number of regional, national, and international conferences. He has recently edited and published a second book, entitled Measuring Information Technology Investment Payoff: Contemporary Approaches. Dr. Mahmood presently serves as President of the Information Resources Management Association and Editor of the Journal of End User Computing. He has also recently completed his two one-year terms as President of the Faculty Senate at the University of Texas at El Paso. In 1997, Governor George W. Bush appointed him to a Texas State Board.Gary J. MannGary J. Mann is Professor of Accounting and Chair, Department of Accounting at the University of Texas at El Paso. He also holds the El Paso Community Professorship in Accounting. He received a Ph.D. in business administration from Texas Tech University. Dr. Mann's primary research interests include the impacts of information technology investment on organizational performance and of human behavior in accounting and control systems. He has published research and professional articles in the Journal of Management Information Systems, Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, Information and Management, Accounting, Management, and Information Technologies, Behavior and Information Technology, Systems Development Management, Advances in Accounting, Internal Auditing, Journal of Accountancy, and other journals. He has served in various offices and other capacities in the American Accounting Association, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Institute of Management Accountants. He also serves as a member of the AACSB accounting accreditation team.