Research output per year
Research output per year
Associate Professor, Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor
Research activity per year
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.
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
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
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 → 1994Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
Michelle L Kaarst-Brown (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
Michelle L Kaarst-Brown (Member of program committee)
Activity: Attendance types › Participation in conference
Michelle L Kaarst-Brown (Organizer), Mary Sumner (Organizer) & Ulrike Schultze (Organizer)
Activity: Attendance types › Participation in conference
Michelle L Kaarst-Brown (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
Michelle L Kaarst-Brown (Organizer)
Activity: Attendance types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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
Kaarst-Brown, Michelle L (Recipient), 1988
Prize: Honorary award
Kaarst-Brown, Michelle L (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Honorary award
Kaarst-Brown, Michelle L (Recipient), 1994
Prize: Honorary award