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Professor Janice Burn

Adjunct Professor

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Background

Janice Burn has had a 30 year career in Information Systems and was previously Foundation Professor and Head of School of Management Information Systems at Edith Cowan University and Director of the We-B research centre - Working for e-Business. She previously held senior academic posts in Hong Kong and the UK with Visiting Positions in Australia and Canada. She is a member of the Australian Research Council and an adviser to the Australian Government on IT.

She is recognised as an international researcher with over 150 refereed publications in journals and international conferences. Her fifth book - e-Business Strategies for the Virtual Organisation was published by Heinneman in October 2001. She is on the editorial board of six prestigious IS journals and participates in a number of joint research projects with international collaboration and funding.

Janice has been closely involved with the Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) since 1993 and was appointed Vice President for Communications in 1997. In 2000 she assumed the role of World President (IRMA) and in 2001 she was elected Fellow. She will continue her association with IRMA as a member of the IRMA Board and a program committee member for IRMA Seattle Conference in 2002.

Research Areas and Interests

  • information systems strategy
  • benefits evaluation in virtual organisations
  • social, political and cultural challenges in an e-business environment.

Staff Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Hong Kong (SAR of China) .

Research

Recent Research Grants

  • Collaborative Commerce for SMEs in Regional Knowledge Networks,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (APAI),  2008,  $4,227.
  • Collaborative Commerce for SMEs in Regional Knowledge Networks,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (APAI),  2007,  $17,682.
  • Better Planning for and Managing Asymmetric Threats to Australia's Security: Applying the Field Anomaly Relaxation(FAR) Systems Thinking Approach.,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (Projects),  2007,  $21,745.
  • Building a Prototype for Quality Information Retrieval from the Internet,  University of Wollongong,  Grant - Discovery,  2006,  $48,978.
  • Better Planning for and Managing Asymmetric Threats to Australia's Security: Applying the Field Anomaly Relaxation(FAR) Systems Thinking Approach.,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (Projects),  2006,  $48,395.
  • Collaborative Commerce for SMEs in Regional Knowledge Networks,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (APAI),  2006,  $95,254.
  • Better Planning for and Managing Asymmetric Threats to Australia's Security: Applying the Field Anomaly Relaxation(FAR) Systems Thinking Approach.,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (Projects),  2005,  $43,675.
  • Building a Prototype for Quality Information Retrieval from the Internet,  University of Wollongong,  Grant - Discovery,  2005,  $47,020.
  • Collaborative Commerce for SMEs in Regional Knowledge Networks,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (APAI),  2005,  $91,537.
  • Evaluating the Benefits of Regional e-Marketplaces for SMEs,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (APAI),  2005,  $21,656.
  • Classifying the indirect costs of information systems and information technology in business,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Discovery,  2005,  $32,088.
  • Better Planning for and Managing Asymmetric Threats to Australia's Security: Applying the Field Anomaly Relaxation(FAR) Systems Thinking Approach.,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (Projects),  2004,  $25,968.
  • Collaborative Commerce for SMEs in Regional Knowledge Networks,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (APAI),  2004,  $85,066.
  • Building a Prototype for Quality Information Retrieval from the Internet,  University of Wollongong,  Grant - Discovery,  2004,  $50,000.
  • Evaluating the Benefits of Regional e-Marketplaces for SMEs,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (APAI),  2004,  $21,154.
  • Classifying the indirect costs of information systems and information technology in business,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Discovery,  2004,  $31,428.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

  • Burn, J., Standing, C., Lin, C., (2008), Information Systems Teaching and Research in West Australian Universities. The Information Systems Academic Discipline in Australia, 281-294, Canberra, Australia.

Journal Articles

  • Knight, S., Burn, J., (2011), Introducing the OTAM: Exploring Users? Perceptions of their on-going Interaction with Adopted Technologies. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 17(1), 5-41, Australia.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy,  The Impact Of User Perceptions On Information Quality On World Wide Web Information Retrieval Strategies..
  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Taking Shape: Implementing Citizen-centric Local E-government In Western Australia.

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Evaluating The Influence Of It Capability In The Context Of Smes..

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Comparing The Performance And Satisfaction Of Face-to-face And Virtual Teams In A Learning Environment..
  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Terroists Conducting Information Warfare: Enhancing National Security In Western Nations..
  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Creating New Instruments To Advance Research Into Virtual Organisations.
  • Doctor of Philosophy,  An Examination Of Critical Factors For Successful Implementation Of Inter-organisational Relationships Between Smes And Large Organisations..
  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Assessing The Success And Evaluating The Benefits Of Government-sponsored Regional Internet-trading Platforms For Small And Medium Enterprises: A Western Austrlian Perspective.
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