Big data. Big Business.
Information Systems and Analytics (ISA) is an interdisciplinary department that considers how technology can facilitate business decisions to guide organizations to success. Our curriculum focuses on the intersection of areas like big data and business intelligence. It combines theory and strategy with hands-on experience.
As an undergraduate major in Management Information Systems or Accounting & Information Systems, you’ll have the chance to design applications in the lab and then put your learning to practice through credit bearing internships. Our Master’s in Information Systems students all complete a capstone project, which involves creating and implementing software for a local company.
We’ve been there—members of our faculty have founded companies and worked in both engineering and management. And they are pushing the field forward with research in business intelligence, software engineering, computer security, business analytics, and supply chain management.
No other school teaches information systems and analytics like we do. You’ll be at the forefront of the discipline and have fantastic job prospects when you graduate.
Submissions from 2024
The fulfillment service in online marketplaces, Jun Li, Wenjing Shen, Yi Liao, Gangshu (George) Cai, and Xiangfeng Chen
Submissions from 2023
Partial centralization in a durable-good supply chain, Jin Li, Xiaodong Yang, Victor Shi, and Gangshu (George) Cai
Interaction Between Manufacturer's Wholesale Pricing and Retailers’ Price-Matching Guarantees, Arcan Nalca and Gangshu (George) Cai
Managing demand slowdown: The interplay between trade-ins and quality improvement, Wei Wang, Lipan Feng, Yongjian Li, Gangshu (George) Cai, and Wubo Zhang
Curtailing Bank Loan and Loan Insurance Under Risk Regulations in Supply Chain Finance, Wenli Wang and Gangshu (George) Cai
When ignorance is bliss: The retailer’s intelligence hazard under information sharing and exchanging, Chu Zhang, Bin Liu, Gangshu (George) Cai, and Tao Huang
Manufacturer’s product line selling strategy and add-on policy in product sharing, Yu Zhang, Min Huang, Lin Tian, Gangshu (George) Cai, Delong Jin, and Zhiping Fan
Submissions from 2022
Implications of Price Matching in Supply Chain Negotiation, Weixin Shang and Gangshu (George) Cai
Cascade degradation and upcycling of polystyrene waste to high-value chemicals, Zhen Xu, Fuping Pan, Mengqi Sun, Jianjun Xu, Nuwayo Eric Munyaneza, Zacary L. Croft, Gangshu (George) Cai, and Guoliang Liu
Submissions from 2021
Build or join a sharing platform? The choice of manufacturer's sharing mode, Yu Zhang, Min Huang, Lin Tian, Delong Jin, and Gangshu (George) Cai
The Role of Expectation–Reality Discrepancy in Service Contracts, Xuying Zhao, Hong Guo, and Gangshu (George) Cai
Submissions from 2020
Buyer Financing in Pull Supply Chains: Zero-Interest Early Payment or In-House Factoring?, Xiangfeng Chen, Qihui Lu, and Gangshu (George) Cai
Guarantor Financing Selection Under Influence of Supply Chain Leadership and Economies of Scale, Tiantian Lin, Weihua Zhou, and Gangshu (George) Cai
Optimal Policy for Production Systems with Two Flexible Resources and TwoProducts, Jianjun Xu, Shaoxiang Chen, and Gangshu (George) Cai
Manufacturer Strategy on Service Provision in Competitive Channels, Xiaodong Yang, Gangshu (George) Cai, Charles A. Ingene, and Jihong Zhang
Guarantor Financing in a Four-Party Supply Chain Game with Leadership Influence, Weihua Zhou, Tiantian Lin, and Gangshu (George) Cai
Submissions from 2019
Modeling multichannel supply chain management with marketing mixes: a survey, Gangshu (George) Cai, Yue Dai, and Wenzhu Zhang
The Cash Flow Advantages of 3PLs as Supply Chain Orchestrators, Xiangfeng Chen, Gangshu (George) Cai, and Jing-Sheng Song
The Effects of Herding and Word of Mouth in a Two-Period Advertising Signaling Model, Xueping Zhen, Gangshu (George) Cai, Reo Song, and Sungha Jang
Impact of In-store Promotion and Spillover Effect onPrivate Label Introduction, Yingjue Zhou, Tieming Liu, and Gangshu (George) Cai
Submissions from 2018
Financing Multiple Heterogeneous Suppliers in Assembly Systems: Buyer Finance vs. Finance, Shiming Deng, Chaocheng Gu, and Gangshu (George) Cai
Push, Pull, and Supply Chain Risk-Averse Attitude, Lei Yang, Gangshu (George) Cai, and Jian Chen
Submissions from 2017
Pharmaceutical Product Recalls: Category Effects and Competitor Response, Ram Bala, Pradeep Bhardwaj, and Pradeep K. Chintagunta
Service Differentiation and Capacity Strategy for Joint Product-Service Offerings, Aditya Jain and Ram Bala
Design of the Reverse Channel for Remanufacturing: Must Profit-Maximization Harm the Environment?, Lan Wang, Gangshu (George) Cai, Andy A. Tsay, and Asoo J. Vakharia
Competitive Retailer Strategies for New Market Research, Entry and Positioning Decisions, Xiaodong Yang, Gangshu (George) Cai, Ying-Ju Chen, and Shu-Jung Sunny Yange
Submissions from 2016
Evergreening and Operational Risk under Price Competition, Ram Bala, Sumit Kunnumkal, and Milind G. Sohoni
Using the Default Option Bias to Influence Decision-Making While Driving, Klaus Goffart, Michael Schermann, Christopher Kohl, Jörg Preißinger, and Helmut Krcmar
Penalty and financial assistance in a supply chain with supply disruption, Yongjian Li, Xueping Zhen, Xiangtong Qi, and Gangshu (George) Cai
Toward an Ontology of Workarounds: A Literature Review on Existing Concepts, Nina Röder, Manuel Wiesche, Michael Schermann, and Helmut Krcmar
The Role of Transaction Cost Economics in Information Technology Outsourcing Research: A Meta-Analysis of the Choice of Contract Type, Michael Schermann, Konrad Dongus, Philip Yetton, and Helmut Krcmar
A response to “Transaction Cost Economics on Trial Again”, Michael Schermann, Philip Yetton, and Helmut krcmar
Does advertising indicate product quality? Evidence from prelaunch and postlaunch advertising in the movie industry, Reo Song, Sungha Jang, and Gangshu (George) Cai
Transportation disruption risk management: business interruption insurance and backup transportation, Xueping Zhen, Yongjian Li, Gangshu (George) Cai, and Dan Shi
Procurement with Reverse Auction and Flexible Noncompetitive Contracts, Sean X. Zhou, Zhijie Tao, Nianbing Zhang, and Gangshu (George) Cai
Submissions from 2015
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising, Ram Bala and Pradeep Bhardwaj
What Determines Information Systems Project Performance? A Narrative Review and Meta-analysis, Konrad Dongus, Simon Ebert, Michael Schermann, and Helmut Krcmar
Determinants of vendor profitability in two contractual regimes: an empirical analysis of enterprise resource planning projects, Stefan Hoermann, Tobias Hlavka, Michael Schermann, and Helmut Krcmar
Ausgewählte Prinzipien für die Steuerung von Plattformen, Julia Manner, Michael Schermann, and Helmut Krcmar
Workaround Aware Business Process Modeling, Nina Röder, Manuel Wiesche, Michael Schermann, and Helmut Krcmar
Understanding the Enabling Design of IT Risk Management Processes, Manuel Wiesche, Michael Schermann, and Helmut Krcmar
Online Manufacturer Referral to Heterogeneous Retailers, Hao Wu, Gangshu (George) Cai, Jian Chen, and Chwen Sheu
Submissions from 2014
The Roles of Bank and Trade Credits: Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Evidence, Gangshu (George) Cai, Xiangfeng Chen, and Zhiguo Xiao
Control and Performance in IS Projects: A Meta-Analysis of Hierarchical and Market-based Control Relationships, Konrad Dongus, Simon Ebert, Michael Schermann, Philip Yetton, and Helmut Krcmar
Transaction Cost Economics and Industry Maturity in It Outsourcing: A Meta-Analysis of Contract Type Choice, Konrad Dongus, Philip Yetton, Michael Schermann, and Helmut Krcmar
Towards Identifying Contextual Factors on Parking Lot Decisions, Klaus Goffart, Michael Schermann, Christopher Kohl, Jörg Preißinger, and Helmut Krcmar
Risk Profiles in Individual Software Development and Packaged Software Implementation Projects: A Delphi Study at a German-Based Financial Services Company, Stefan Hoermann, Michael Schermann, Marco Aust, and Helmut Krcmar
Advertising in Asymmetric Competing Supply Chains, Bin Liu, Gangshu (George) Cai, and Andy A. Tsay
IT Enabled Agility in Organizational Ambidexterity, Nina Röder, Michael Schermann, Michael Schermann, and Helmut Krcmar
A Situational Perspective on Workarounds in IT-enabled business processes: A multiple case study, Nina Röder and Manuel Wiesche
