Fordham University - Schools of Business
>>>> Monday, June 11 2007 <<<<
9 AM – 5 PM
Fordham University at Lincoln Center
LOCATION: McMahon Hall, 155 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023, U.S.A.
Theme:
Complex IS dynamics and strategic performanceConference Chair
: Dr. Nicholas C. GeorgantzasProgram Chair
: Dr. Evangelos Katsamakas (katsamakas[@]fordham[dot]edu)
As markets become increasingly hyper-competitive and companies leverage globally distributed innovation, information systems (IS) transform every business aspect. Managers must first understand the dynamic effects of IS in business, and then design IS strategies to perform well in dynamically complex business environments. In that context, dynamic complex-system thinking and simulation modeling is helping managers see the causal interconnections behind the dynamically complex interaction of technology and business performance.
Keynote Speaker: Michael E. Raynor, PhD
Distinguished Fellow, Deloitte Research, Deloitte Consulting
author The Strategy Paradox, 2007
co-author (w. Clayton Christensen) The Innovators Solution, 2003, HBS Press
Business Leaders, Business & IT Managers and Academics are invited to attend!
- 8:30
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Welcome! Steven Najdzionek, Associate Dean, Fordham University Business Schools
Building an IS dynamics community for research and practice
Nicholas Georgantzas, Professor and Director System Dynamics Consultancy
and Evangelos Katsamakas, Assistant Professor, Fordham University Business Schools
9:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Session #1 Introduction to system dynamics Nicholas C. Georgantzas, Professor, Fordham University Business Schools
10:10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Refreshment/coffee Break
10:20 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Session #2 Business and IT alignment Aditya Saharia, Associate Professor, Fordham University Business Schools
11:00 a.m. – 12:00
Session #3 Keynote Presentation: The Strategy Paradox Michael E. Raynor, Distinguished Fellow, Deloitte Research12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Location: TBA)
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Session #4 Open source software development dynamics Evangelos Katsamakas, Assistant Professor, Fordham University Business Schools
Session #5 Impact of IT on global sustainability
RP Raghupathi, Associate Professor, Fordham University Business Schools
Session #6 Strategic dynamics in software component sourcing markets
Roumen Vragov, Assistant Professor, Baruch College, CUNY
3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:10 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Session #7 Information security dynamics
Amitava Dutta Eakin Chair and Professor of MIS and OM, George Mason University3:50 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Session #8 Scenario-driven planning for strategic performance Nicholas Georgantzas, Professor and Director System Dynamics Consultancy, Fordham University Business Schools
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Session #9 Summary and Discussion: Complex IS Dynamics Research Dr. Evangelos Katsamakas will summarize the main themes of the conference and facilitate group discussion on Complex IS Dynamics Research
5:00 p.m.-.. Afternoon wine reception thanks to Wonderful Ethnic Wines!