
Overview
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Dr. George M. Marakas is a Full Professor of Information Systems and the Director of the Office of Doctoral Programs for FIU Business. His teaching expertise includes Digital Transformation, Systems Analysis and Design, Technology-Assisted Decision Making, Electronic Commerce, Management of IS Resources, Behavioral Research Methods, Business Intelligence, Data Mining, and Data Visualization and Decision Support. In addition, George is an active researcher in Systems Analysis Methods, Data Mining and Visualization, Creativity Enhancement, Conceptual Data Modeling, Technology Acceptance, and Computer Self-Efficacy.
Dr. Marakas received his Ph.D. in Information Systems from Florida International University and his MBA from Colorado State University. Prior to his position at FIU, he was a tenured member of senior faculty at University of Kansas and the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, as well as an assistant professor at University of Maryland and adjunct faculty member at Helsinki School of Economics. Preceding his academic career, he enjoyed a highly successful career in the banking and real estate industries. His corporate experience includes senior management positions with Continental Illinois National Bank and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. In addition, George served as the first President and CEO for CMC Group, Inc., a major real estate development firm in Miami, FL for three years.
Throughout his academic career, Dr. Marakas has distinguished himself both through his research and in the classroom. He has received numerous national teaching awards and his research has appeared in the top journals in his field including Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, European Journal of Information Systems, and Management Science. He is also the author of five best-selling textbooks in information systems: Decision Support Systems for the 21st Century, Systems Analysis and Design: An Active Approach, Data Warehousing, Mining, and Visualization: Core Concepts and Management Information Systems and Introduction to Information Systems with Professor James O’Brien.
Dr. Marakas has devoted his energies to doctoral education throughout his career and has served as chair for more than 20 doctoral dissertation committees and as member for 17 dissertation committees.
Beyond his academic endeavors, George is also an active consultant and has served as an advisor to major organizations including the Central Intelligence Agency, British-American Tobacco, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Defense, Xavier University, Citibank Asia-Pacific, Nokia Corporation, Heineken International, Professional Records Storage, Inc., and United Information Systems, among many others. His consulting activities are concentrated primarily on digital transformation of processes, global IT strategy, design and deployment of global IT architectures, workflow reengineering, e-Business strategy, and ERP and CASE tool integration.
George's community service include serving as past chairman for the South Dade Chamber of Commerce and he is currently a member of the Baptist Health Foundation Board.
research interests
- Business Analytics; Computer Self-Efficacy; Corporate Global IT Strategy; Search Engine Optimization; Doctoral Education
Scholarly & Creative Works
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2019Two distinct routes for inducing emotions in HCI designFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2018.11.012 Web of Science: 000458707800006
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2016
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2016Omission of Causal Indicators: Consequences and Implications for MeasurementFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15366367.2016.1205935 Web of Science: 000391191800001
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2014A Rejoinder to Rigdon et al. (2014)Full Text via DOI: 10.1287/isre.2014.0545 Web of Science: 000346857700009
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2014Partial Least Squares and Models with Formatively Specified Endogenous Constructs: A Cautionary NoteFull Text via DOI: 10.1287/isre.2013.0493 Web of Science: 000346857700006
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2013Measurement of Composite Reliability in Research Using Partial Least Squares: Some Issues and an Alternative ApproachFull Text via DOI: 10.1145/2544415.2544417 Web of Science: 000328605100001
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2012Exploring Choice as an Antecedent to Behavior: Incorporating Alternatives into the Technology Acceptance ProcessFull Text via DOI: 10.4018/joeuc.2012010105 Web of Science: 000208914200005
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2009Toward Building Self-Sustaining Groups in PCR-based Tasks through Implicit Coordination: The Case of Heuristic EvaluationFull Text via DOI: 10.17705/1jais.00189 Web of Science: 000267037600004
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2006Differential social attributions toward computing technology: An empirical investigationFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2005.09.002 Web of Science: 000236475900004
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2006The impact of operational user participation on perceived system implementation success: An empirical investigationFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/08874417.2006.11645930 Web of Science: 000241783400010
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2003Escalating commitment to information system projects: findings from two simulated experimentsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(02)00104-0 Web of Science: 000185053400006
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2002A comparative study of distributed learning environments on learning outcomesFull Text via DOI: 10.1287/isre.13.4.404.72 Web of Science: 000179749300005
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2000Research report: The role of behavioral modeling in computer skills acquisition - Toward refinement of the modelFull Text via DOI: 10.1287/isre.11.4.402.11869 Web of Science: 000166388300005
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1998Semantic structuring in analyst acquisition and representation of facts in requirements analysisFull Text via DOI: 10.1287/isre.9.1.37 Web of Science: 000073669900004
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1997Creativity enhancement in problem solving: Through software or process?Full Text via DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.43.8.1136 Web of Science: A1997XR72700007
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1996Passive resistance misuse: Overt support and covert recalcitrance in IS implementationFull Text via DOI: 10.1057/ejis.1996.26 Web of Science: A1996VT16500007
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1995Conceptual data modelling in theory and practiceFull Text via DOI: 10.1057/ejis.1995.21 Web of Science: A1995TX59500006
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Book
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Book Chapter
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2014Modeling Choice between Competing Technologies: A Comparison of Mechanisms and Information Integration. 189-222.Full Text via DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4860-9.ch011 Web of Science: 000363468100012
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2008Requirements elicitation technique selection: A theory-based contingency model. 79-95.Full Text via DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-172-8.ch005
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Conference
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2012Economics of pair programming revisited. 2094-2104.
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2005Exploring the Psychological Determinants of Perceived Ease of Use and Usefulness. 1-8.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/hicss.2005.264
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1995The discovery-learning DSS: Allowing for discovery in the decision process. 72-81.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.1995.375742
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1994Managing impressions with information technology: From the glass house to the boundaryless organization. 15-22.Full Text via DOI: 10.1145/186281.186288
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Other Scholarly Work
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2016Omission of Causal Indicators: Consequences and Implications for Measurement - A Rejoinder. 170-175.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15366367.2016.1257323 Web of Science: 000391192200007
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2008Formative vs. Reflective Measurement: A Reply to Hardin, Chang, and Fuller. 535-543.Full Text via DOI: 10.17705/1jais.00169 Web of Science: 000261357800003
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Review
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2000A theoretical model of differential social attributions toward computing technology: when the metaphor becomes the model. 719-750.Full Text via DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1999.0348 Web of Science: 000086498600005
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1998The multilevel and multifaceted character of computer self-efficacy: Toward clarification of the construct and an integrative framework for research. 126-163.Full Text via DOI: 10.1287/isre.9.2.126 Web of Science: 000074973200003
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Contact
full name
- George Marakas
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- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4112-2322 (confirmed)
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