Abstract:

In this talk, Prof. Varun Grover will assess the state of theorizing in the IS field and how researchers could address demands for theory in our rapidly changing digital world.

About the Speaker:

Varun Grover is the Chaired Full Distinguished Professor (George and Boyce Billingsley Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor) of IS at the Walton School of Business, University of Arkansas. Prior to this he was the  David D. Glass Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor of IS at the Walton School of Business (from 2017 to 2021).  Prior to this he was the William S. Lee (Duke Energy) Distinguished Professor of Information Systems at Clemson University. He has published extensively in the information systems field, with over 450 publications, with over 300 of which are in major refereed journals. Over ten recent articles have ranked him among the top four researchers globally based on number of publications in the top IS journals, as well as citation impact. Dr. Grover has an h-index of 100 and around 52,000 citations in Google Scholar. Thompson Reuters recognized him as one of 100 Highly Cited Scholars globally in all Business disciplines.  He is Senior Editor for MISQ Executive, Editor of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems Section on Path Breaking Research, and has served as Senior Editor for MIS Quarterly (2 terms), the Journal of the AIS (2 terms) and Database. Dr. Grover’s current work focuses on the impacts of digitalization on individuals and organizations.  He is recipient of numerous awards from USC, Clemson, AIS, Academy of Management, DSI, the OR Society, Anbar, PriceWaterhouse, among others, for his research and teaching. He is a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems and recently received the prestigious LEO Award for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement in Information Systems.  He has had the privilege of being extensively involved with PhD students, serving as an advisor to over 45 PhD students and as Co-Chair of numerous doctoral consortia at both the International Conference on Information Systems and Americas Conference on Information Systems.  He has been invited to give numerous keynote addresses and talks at various institutions and forums around the world.

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