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Academics need to stop sending automated messages on holidays.
As I've sat with family this weekend... I've received automated reminders from review systems. My daughter has received reminders to fill...
Questions to not miss when negotiating an academic job offer (or advice I gave my student who just l
Questions to not miss when negotiating an academic job offer (or advice I gave my student who just landed a job). Academic job offers are...
On what is a research pipeline? (or understanding academic jargon).
Every profession has jargon that can be difficult for new members or outsiders to understand. We use jargon as shorthand to convey...
Oh anti-Arabic sentiment in academe.Every season of my academic life has brought surprises - the b
Oh anti-Arabic sentiment in academe. Every season of my academic life has brought surprises - the biggest of which is my naïveté....
On building a research pipeline (and academic reputation).
I am sometimes asked about how did I become so productive by early career faculty. I sometimes wonder, when asked, if they think there is...
On reconnecting to the academic community (even if your uni does not reward it).
Every so often, I have a chance to talk to early career scholars who took positions at non-research schools. Their perspective is...
On benchmarking against yourself (or defining your academic success).
I've placed my Ph.D. students at many schools - some research, some teaching, some abroad. When they leave campus, I offer pretty simple...
On mentoring.
The most important label is mentor. What does success mean? If you do not pass lessons learned on to the next generation of scholars? ...
MIS-O-Ween
My teams have won a few awards - but this is the most fun to earn - the office decorating competition! Many thanks to Laurel Miller for...
On sorting out what is important in your academic career (or it's not all about winning).
I've taken substantial time to reflect on what I want the last stage of my career to look like over the past 16 months. In part, my...
Many thanks to the AIS Doctoral Student College
Many thanks to the AIS Doctoral Student College for recognizing my work as a mentor to PhD students. Faculty choose where they invest...
On the importance of consistent word choice in academic writing (or your creative writing teacher wa
On the importance of consistent word choice in academic writing (or your creative writing teacher was wrong). (Part Two). I often...
On the importance of consistent word choice in academic writing (part one).
On the importance of consistent word choice in academic writing (or your creative writing teacher was wrong). (Part One). Early career...
On why you were dismissed as a reviewer (or remember your role).
On why you were dismissed as a reviewer (or remember your role). While visiting with a journal editor over lunch, I had a great...
I would be remiss if I did not pause to think about the students, the faculty, and people of Iran.
While I have had a great week in Saudi Arabia, I would be remiss if I did not pause to think about the students, the faculty, and the...
On having my eyes opened in Saudi Arabia
On having my eyes opened in Saudi Arabia (and the benefit of attending conferences in unfamiliar places). I spend a lot of time on the...
Many thanks to Mazen Shawosh and the Saudi AIS team for hosting the MENA conference on IS.
Many thanks to Mazen Shawosh and the Saudi AIS team for hosting the MENA conference on Information Systems. All y’all knocked it out of...
On a change in focus (and a new journal editor).
When journals change, no one knows what to expect. Suprateek Sarker was recently named editor in chief of Information Systems Research...
On transparency about journal operations (or viewing unexpected candor).
I have actively served in editorial boards since the mid-2000s. Usually, to non-board members, Editors can be somewhat opaque about...
On academic families (or you always remain friends).
When Mohammad was a PhD student and I was assistant professor, we both had babies. All these years later, we are both tenured faculty and...
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