Research Output per year
Personal profile
Professional Information
Coming into academia with over twenty-years in management and consulting in the financial services industry, Kaarst-Brown brings a pragmatic, problem solving orientation to her research and teaching. Her prior work experience in organizational development, human resources management, marketing, project management, quality business, research, and strategic management provide her with a holistic view of organizations and their strategic problems. Dr. Kaarst-Brown has worked and conducted research in Canada, the US, the Caribbean, and Europe.
Research Interests
Kaarst-Brown's research is driven by a desire to better understand the strategic and practical integration of information technology at multiple levels: institutional, individual, and societal. Working with industry, she emphasizes practical research that advances theory but that can also inform management practice. This translates into publications in top academic journals and also in practitioner journals where interesting findings can be put to use. Research projects include the following: ~ Enterprise Risk Management - perceptions of IT's role in ERM initatives. ~ IT Governance and Strategic management of IT, including impact of culture on innovation, championship behavior, conflict, and competitive advantage. ~ Social implications of information technology, including general cultural, gender, and generational issues .Doctoral Level Research Courses: Advanced Qualitative MethodsSocial Issues and ICT's; Doctoral Gateway - Introduction to Research and Methods; Organizational Theories and ICT Research; Conducting Literature Reviews; Research Seminar: Conducting Field Research
Education
Organizational Theory/Organizational Behavior and Management Information Systems, Ph.D.
1988 → 1995
Policy/Strategic Management, Master of Business Administration
1987 → 1988
Insurance - Information Systems and Human Resources Management, FLMI, Life Office Management Institute
… → 1981
External positions
Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems, University of Richmond, E. Claiborne Robins School of Business
1994 → 2001Instructor, University of Waterloo, Department of Management Science
1993Instructor, York University, Schulich School of Business
1988 → 1994Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Michelle L Kaarst-Brown is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Network
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Research Output
Mindful new service conception in not-for-profit organisations: A study of sustainable innovation with scarce resources
Rubleske, J. & Kaarst-Brown, M. L., Jan 1 2019, In : International Journal of Business Innovation and Research. 18, 1, p. 87-108 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The future of iT work: Computers and people
Niederman, F., Kaarst-Brown, M., Quesenberry, J. & Weitzel, T., Jun 12 2019, SIGMIS-CPR 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 Computers and People Research Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 28-34 7 p. (SIGMIS-CPR 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 Computers and People Research Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Editors' comments: Special issue editorial: New approaches to optimizing the digital workplace
Kaarst-Brown, M. L., Quesenberry, J., Niederman, F. & Weitzel, T., Jan 1 2018, In : MIS Quarterly Executive. 17, 4, p. ix-xxiiiResearch output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Scopus
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Special issue editorial: New approaches to optimizing the digital workplace
Kaarst-Brown, M. L., Quesenberry, J., Niederman, F. & Weitzel, T., Jan 1 2018, In : MIS Quarterly Executive. 18, 1, p. ix-xivResearch output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
The Placement Evolution of Information Systems Graduates
Kaarst-Brown, M. L. & Guzman, I. R., 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Activities
SIM Connect Live Annual Meeting: Practitioner-Academic Track
Mary Sumner (Organizer), , Michelle L Kaarst-Brown (Organizer), & Ulrike Schultze (Organizer)
2018
Activity: Attendance types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
iSchool Faculty Search Committee (External organization)
Michelle L Kaarst-Brown (Member)
2018 → 2019
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
MISQE Special Issues Workshop, Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS)
Michelle L Kaarst-Brown (Organizer)
2018
Activity: Attendance types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
SIM Connect Live Annual Meeting: Practitioner-Academic Track
Michelle L Kaarst-Brown (Organizer), , Mary Sumner (Organizer), & Ulrike Schultze (Organizer)
2018
Activity: Attendance types › Participation in conference
Society for Information Management Practitioner-Academic Research Track, Standing Committee (External organization)
Michelle L Kaarst-Brown (Member)
2018 → 2019
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
Press and Media
PROFESSORS HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS MEREDITH AND TEACHING RECOGNITION AWARDS
Michelle L Kaarst-Brown, Timothy Michael Korter, Matthew Cleary, Thomas A Perreault, Alexander McKelvie, Adam Peruta, Lois Agnew & Brice Nordquist
4/19/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Prizes
Anthony Cunliffe Memorial Scholarship
Kaarst-Brown, Michelle L (Recipient), 1988
Prize: Honorary award
Award for Outstanding Research and Scholarship
Kaarst-Brown, Michelle L (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Honorary award
Award for Teaching Excellence and Contributions to the Quality of Academic Life
Kaarst-Brown, Michelle L (Recipient), 1994
Prize: Honorary award