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Kelly Burke

Associate Professor, Management Information Systems

 

Contact Information:

University of Hawaii at Hilo
College of Business and Economics
200 W. Kawili St.
Hilo, HI 96720
Ph: 808-974-7554
email: kellyb@hawaii.edu
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~kburke

Education:

Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, in Communication and Information Sciences (CIS), May, 1994.

Majors: Management Information Systems, Theory of Human Communication
Minors: Data Communication Technology, Organizational Communication.
Dissertation topic: Development processes and performance in groups using an electronic meeting system: A comparison of face-to-face, synchronous, and asynchronous meeting environments.

MBA, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hi., 1991.

Concentrations: Management Information Systems, International Business.

BA, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hi., 1974.

Major: Philosophy

Home Page Contents: Teaching Interests, Research Interests, Awards, Courses Taught, Research, Professional Service and Development, University Service, Community Service, Management Experience, References

Teaching Interests:

MIS Planning and Policy, Collaborative Technologies, Decision Support Systems, Strategic Information Systems, Electronic Commerce, Entrepreneurship/Small Business Information Systems, Database Management.

Telecommunications, Networks, Client/Server Computing, Organizational Communication.

Research Interests:

  • Information and information technology issues associated with entrepreneurships and small businesses.
  • Appropriation of collaborative technologies for globally distributed work projects.
  • Assessing and managing strategic, policy and organizational issues of information technologies.

Awards:

  • The Journal of Small Business Management Editor's Choice and Office Depot Best Paper Award, 2004. Presented at the 2004 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship conference.
  • Idaho State University Faculty Research Grant, 1995-97.
  • Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Doctoral Fellowship, 1993-94.
  • Beta Gamma Sigma Membership.
  • Full Scholarship (ROTC), 1966-70.

Courses Taught:

  • BUS 400 (Internship, University of Hawaii at Hilo)
  • QBA 365 (Electronic Commerce, University of Hawaii at Hilo)
  • QBA 364 (Database Design and Administration, University of Hawaii at Hilo)
  • QBA 362 (Principles of MIS, University of Hawaii at Hilo)
  • QBA 360 (Management Science, University of Hawaii at Hilo)
  • MGT 235 (Planning, Process and Structure in E-Business, University of Hawaii at Hilo)
  • BUS 100 (Introduction to Business, University of Hawaii at Hilo)
  • MINS 345 (MBA DSS course, California State University, Chico)
  • MINS 216 (Capstone Undergraduate MIS, California State University, Chico)
  • MINS 118 (Database, California State University, Chico)
  • MBA 682 (Project Management, Idaho State University).
  • MBA 614 (MIS Policy, Idaho State University).
  • CIS 485/585 (Networks, Idaho State University).
  • CIS 381 (Principles of MIS, Idaho State University).
  • TIM 362 (Travel Industry Management Information Systems, University of Hawaii, Manoa).
  • IS 610 (MIS Policy, Hawaii Pacific University).
  • IM 510 (Information Management, Japan America Institute of Management Science, Hawaii).
  • MGT 341 (Organizational Behavior, University of Hawaii, Manoa).

Published Research:

Journals:

Burke, K. and Calton, J. "A Framework Describing the Relationships among Social Technologies and Social Capital Formation in Electronic Entrepreneurial Networking," International Journal of e-Collaboration, forthcoming, 2009.

 

Burke, K. and Sewake, K. "Adoption of Computer and Internet Technologies in Small Firm Agriculture: A Study of Flower Growers in Hawaii, " Journal of Extension, June, Vol. 46 (3), 2008, online at http://www.joe.org/joe/2008june/rb5.shtml.

 

Burke, K. "The Impact of Firm Size on Internet Use in Small Businesses," Electronic Markets, Vol. 15 (2), pp. 5-19, 2005.


Burke, K., Chidambaram, L., and Aytes, K. "Do Some Things Change Faster than Others? The Dynamics of Behavioral Change in Computer-Supported Groups." Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 11 (4), pp. 293-309, July, 2002.


Burke, K. and Aytes, K. "Do Media Really Affect Perceptions and Procedural Structuring among Partially-distributed Groups?", Journal of Systems and Information Technology, Vol. 5 (1), pp. 33-58, June, 2001.

 

Burke, K., Aytes, K., and Chidambaram, L. "Media Effects on the Development of Cohesion and Process Satisfaction in Computer-supported Workgroups: An Analysis of Results from Two Longitudinal Studies," Information Technology and People, Vol. 14 (2), pp. 122-141, 2001.

 

Burke, K. and Chidambaram, L. "How Much Media Bandwidth is Enough? A Longitudinal Examination of Media Characteristics and Group Performance," MIS Quarterly, Vol. 23 (4), pp. 557-580, December, 1999.

 

Burke, K., Aytes, K., Chidambaram, L. and Johnson, J.  "A Study of Partially Distributed Work Groups: The Impact of Media, Location and Time on Perceptions and Performance," Small Group Research, Vol. 30 (4), pp. 452-490, August, 1999.

Burke, K and Chidambaram, L. "An Assessment of Change in Behavioral Dynamics Among Computer-supported Groups: Different Factors Change at Different Rates," Industrial Management and Data Systems , MCB Press, Vol.99 (7), pp. 288-295, 1999.

Burke, K. and Chidambaram, L. "Developmental Differences Between Distributed and Face-to-face Groups in Electronically Supported Meeting Environments: An Exploratory Investigation," Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 4 (3), pp. 213-233, 1995.
 

Refereed Proceedings:

Burke, K. “Internet ICT Use: A Comparison of Micro-enterprises to Larger SMEs,” E-Business Review - Proceedings of the International Academy of E-Business, 2009, vol. 19.

 

Burke, K. “Internet and ICT Use Among Agricultural SMEs: Evidence from Hawaii,” the proceedings of the International Conference for Electronic Business, 2008, pp. 259-271, online at http://misweb.cba.csus.edu/iceb2008/.

 

Burke, K. and Calton, J. “Online Cooperatives as Virtual Communities of Practice: A Social Capital Perspective on Entrepreneurial Networks,” the proceedings of the Group Decision and Negotiation – 2007 International Conference, May, 2007.

 

Burke, K. “The Effects of Firm Size on Computer and Internet Use in Small Businesses,” the proceedings of the U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) International Conference, January, 2004. 


Burke, K. and Aytes, K. "Preference for Procedural Ordering in Distributed Groups: How Do Media and Repeated Interaction Affect Perceptions and Procedural Structuring?," the Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), IEEE Computer Press, 2001.

Burke, K. and Aytes, K. "A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effects of Media Richness on Cohesion Development and Process Satisfaction in Computer-supported Workgroups," the Proceedings of the Thirty-first Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), IEEE Computer Press, pp. 135-144, 1998.

Aytes, K., Burke, K. and Johnson, J. "Perceptions and Practice Over Time Related to Meeting Procedures in Partially Distributed Groups," Proceedings of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) 1997 Americas Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 15-17, 1997.

Burke, K., Aytes, K., and Chidambaram, L. "The Impact of Media, Location and Time on Perceptions and Performance in Computer-supported, Partially Distributed Work Groups," Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Conference of the Association of Management/International Association of Management (AoM/IAoM), W.A. Hamel, ed., Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 35-46, 1997.

Burke, K. and Chidambaram, L. "Temporal Effects on Workteams: Do Attitudes Toward Different Structural Factors Evolve Differently Over Time in Computer-supported Groups?" Supplemental Proceedings ofthe15th Annual International Conference of the Association of Management/International Association of Management (AoM/IAoM), W.A. Hamel, ed., Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 113-121, 1997.

Burke, K. and Chidambaram, L., "Do Electronic Media Differ in Information Richness?: A Comparison of Collocated and Dispersed Meetings," the Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), IEEE Computer Press, Vol. 3, pp. 92-101, 1996.

Johnson, J.J., Aytes, K. and Burke, K. "Supporting Partially Distributed Groups in Electronic Meetings," in the Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), IEEE Computer Press, Vol. 3, pp. 112-117, 1996.

Burke, K., Chidambaram, L. and Locke, J., "Evolution of Relational Factors Over Time: A Study of Distributed and Non-Distributed Meetings," Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), IEEE Computer Press, 1995.

Burke, K. and Chidambaram, L., "Development in Electronically-Supported Groups: A Preliminary Longitudinal Study of Distributed and Face-to-face Meetings," Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), IEEE Computer Press, Vol. 4, pp. 104-113, 1994.
 

Currently Under Review:

Burke, K. "Internet ICT Use by Micro-enterprises: A Comparative Study", submitted to the Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship.


Burke, K. "Internet and ICT Use among SME Agribusiness Growers and Producers", submitted to the Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.


Conference Presentations:

Burke, K. and Aytes, K., "Preference for Procedural Ordering among Distributed Groups:
Can Repeated Interaction Affect Outcomes?", presented at Group Decision and Negotiation-2000, July, 2000.

Burke, K. and Chidambaram, L. "Do Some Things Change Faster than Others? The Dynamics of Behavioral Change in Computer-Supported Groups," presented at INFORMS-98, 1998.

Aytes, K., Burke, K. and Johnson, J., "The Structuring of Partially Distributed Groups: The Effect of One Remote Participant," Northwest Group Support Systems Conference, 1995.

Burke, K. and Chidambaram, L., "Investigating Media Differences In Electronically Supported Groups: An Empirical Test of Media Richness Theory In Face-to-face vs. Distributed Settings," Northwest Group Support Systems Conference, 1995.

Professional Service and Development:

  • Referee: MIS Quarterly, Academy of Management Review, e-Service Journal, Information Systems Research (ISR), International Journal of e-Collaboration, (IJeC), Journal of Information Technology for Development (JITD), Journal of Information Technology Theory & Application (JITTA), Journal of Systems and Information Technology (JoSIT), DSS, Management Communication Quarterly, Group Decision and Negotiation, the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Hawaii International Conferences on System Sciences (HICSS), the US Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, and the Worldwide Systems Educators Conference.
  • Invited Chair, IT Management, Innovation and Infrastructure in e-Business, International Conference on Electronic Business, 2008.
  • Invited Chair, Community and Enterprise Networks, Group Decision and Negotiation 2007 International Conference.
  • Invited to International Editorial Advisory Board, Advances in E-Collaboration Book Series, 2007.
  • Invited Editorial Board Member for the Open Information Systems Journal, Bentham Science Publishers, 2007.
  • Member, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2002 – present.
  • Guest Editor, Special issue on Electronic Collaboration for the e-Service Journal, 2002.
  • Co-chair, the Distributed Group Support Systems Mini-Track for the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), 1996-2003.
  • Associate editor, e-Service Journal (a journal dedicated to examining all facets of the theory and practice of electronic commerce in both the private and public sectors).
  • Presented two-day Electronic Commerce workshop to the Hilo business community, 2001.
  • Member, Institute For Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS - formerly ORSA/TIMS), 1995 - present.
  • Attended workshop on the digital "New Economy," 2000.
  • Faculty member and mentor to Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, 1999 – present.
  • Certified, BMC Systems Administration Software, 1998.
  • Attended workshops on "Teaching and Critical Thinking" sponsored by the Institutional Research Department at ISU, springs 1996 and 1998.
  • Attended ProModel University, simulation and modeling seminar, 1996.
  • Panelist, "Role of the Electronic Meeting Room in Conflict Resolution", Hawaii Peace Research Conference, 1994.
  • Member, Decision Sciences Institute 1994-2000.
  • Member, Association for Computing Machinery 1992-1998.

University Service:

  • University Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2008-2009.
  • CoBE Personnel Committee, 2008-2009.
  • CoBE Curriculum Review Committee, 2008-2009.
  • Student and Alumni Relations Committee, 2008-2009.
  • CoBE Curriculum Review Committee, 2007-2008.
  • Chair, Accounting faculty search committee, 2006-2007.
  • Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs search committee, 2006-2007
  • Chair, UHH College of Business and Economics Faculty Senate, 2006-2007.
  • Chair, Academic Policy Committee, University of Hawaii at Hilo Faculty Congress, 2006-2007.
  • Chair, UHH College of Business and Economics Faculty Senate, 2005-2006.
  • Chair, Academic Policy Committee, University of Hawaii at Hilo Faculty Congress, 2005-2006.
  • Chair, MIS faculty search committee, 2005-2006.
  • Internship Coordinator, UHH College of Business and Economics, 2004-2005.
  • Chair, Dean search committee, UHH College of Business and Economics, 2004-2005.
  • Chair, MIS faculty search committee, UHH College of Business and Economics, 2004-2005.
  • Co-Chair, Assessment Support Committee, UHH Congress, 2004-2005.
  • Representative, UHH College of Business and Economics to UHH Congress, 2004-2005.
  • Chair, UHH College of Business and Economics Faculty Senate, 2004-2005.
  • Chair, UHH College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate, 2003-2004.
  • Chair, Information Technology faculty position search committee, UHH School of Business and Economics, 2003-2004.
  • Vice Chair, UHH College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate, 2002-2003.
  • Supervisor Faculty Computer Support and Computer Lab UHH School of Business and Economics, 1999 - present.
  • Chair, Instructional Resources Committee UHH School of Business and Economics, 2002-2004.
  • UHH Educational Improvement Fund committee, 2002.
  • Curriculum review committee UHH School of Business and Economics, 2000-2001.
  • Core course content review committee UHH School of Business and Economics, 2000-2001.
  • Search committees (UHH): Institutional Analyst, Computer Science Faculty, School of Business and Economics Faculty (5), Math Department Faculty (3), Academic Computing Services (1).
  • School of Business and Economics Advisory Council (UHH), 1999 - present.
  • Graduate Committee, College of Business (Idaho State University).
  • Chair, MBA I (Core Curriculum) committee (Idaho State University).
  • MBA Program committee (Idaho State University).
  • University Honors committee (Idaho State University).
  • Entrepreneurship committee (Idaho State University).
  • Fort Hall Shoshone-Bannock Indian Reservation outreach task force.

Community Service:

  • Hawaii County Mayor's Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee, 2003-present.
  • Ku'ikahi Mediation Center volunteer mediator, 1999-present.
  • Executive Board (elected), Cre-Act School Parents Association, 1998.
  • Neighborhood Board (elected), 1993-95.
  • Chair, Education Committee, Neighborhood Board, 1993-95.
  • Hawaii Neighborhood Justice Center volunteer mediator, 1993-95.
  • Supervisory Committee, Meadow Gold Dairies Federal Credit Union, 1990-95.
  • Board of Directors, Windward Oahu YMCA, 1977-78.

Work Experience:

1999-Present

Associate Professor, Management Information Systems,
University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI

1998-1999

Associate Professor, Accounting and Management Information Systems, California State University, Chico, Chico, CA

1995-1998

Assistant Professor, Computer Information Systems, College of Business, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID

1991-1995 

Program Coordinator, Pacific Research Institute for Information Systems (PRIISM) University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Business Administration.

1987-1991 

Sales and Marketing Management, Meadow Gold Dairies Hawaii, Inc., Honolulu, HI.

1981-1987 

Partner, Plant Manager, Diamond Head Ice Company, Honolulu, HI. 

1974-1981 

Partner, General Manager, Island Liquor Stores Inc., Kailua, HI.

1973-1974 

Unit Manager, Pioneer Take-Out Corp. Hawaii (National Restaurant Chain), Pearl City, HI.

1970-1973 

Management, The Sty Restaurant, Niu Valley, HI.

 

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