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James A. O'Brien is a professor of Computer
Information Systems in the College of Business Administration at Northern Arizona
University. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Hawaii and
Gonzaga University and earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Business Administration from the
University of Oregon. He has been coordinator of the CIS area at Northern Arizona
University, professor of Finance and Management Information Systems and chairman of the
Department of Management at Eastern Washington University, and a visiting professor at the
University of Alberta, the University of Hawaii, and Central Washington University. Dr. O'Brien's business experience includes working in the Marketing Management Program of the IBM Corporation, as well as serving as a financial analyst for the General Electric Company. He is a graduate of General Electric's Financial Management Program. He has also served as an information systems consultant to several banks and computer services firms. Jim's research interests lie in developing and testing basic conceptual frameworks used in information systems development and management. He has written eight books, including several that have been published in multiple editions, as well as Dutch,French, or Japanese translations. He has also contributed to the field of information systems through the publication of many articles in business and academic journals, as well as through his participation in academic and industry associations in the field of information systems. |
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