BRUCE DEHNING

 

Argyros School of Business and Economics

Phone: (714) 628–2702

Chapman University

Fax: (714) 532–6081

One University Drive

Email: bdehning@chapman.edu

Orange, CA  92866

Website: www.brucedehning.com

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Fulbright Scholar, Czech Republic, 2005
  • Wang–Fradkin Professorship, Chapman University, 2004–2006
  • Virginia Paul Dee Professorship, University of New Hampshire, 2001–2002
  • American Accounting Association Information Systems Section Notable Contributions to the Literature Award, 2006
  • Argyros School of Business and Economics, Associate Dean, 2008–2009
  • Argyros School of Business and Economics, Faculty Chair, 2007–2008
  • President, American Accounting Association IS Section, 2007–2008
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 2007–2009
  • Nineteen total publications, including three premier publications and nine top tier publications; cited more than 400 times; thirty four refereed conference presentations and proceedings.

EDUCATION

The University of Colorado at Boulder, Leeds School of Business

  • Doctor of Philosophy, August 1998

o   Primary Field: Accounting; Secondary Field: Behavioral Research

  • Master of Science, August 1993

o   Major: Accounting; Minor: International Business

  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, May 1987

o   Emphasis: Finance

EMPLOYMENT

Aug 2002 – Present          Chapman University; Orange, California

                                          Assistant Professor (2002–2005), Associate Professor (2005–present,) Associate Dean (Oct. 2008–present)

 

Aug 1997 – Aug 2002      University of New Hampshire; Durham, New Hampshire

                                          Instructor (1997–1998), Assistant Professor (1998–2002)

 

Jan 1993 – May 1997        University of Colorado; Boulder, Colorado

                                          Research Assistant, Part Time Instructor, Teaching Assistant

 

Jan 1991 – Aug 1997        Lyle E. Dehning, CPA, PC; Longmont, Colorado

                                          Small Business Information Systems Consultant

 

Jan 1988 – Dec 1990        State Farm Insurance; Boulder, Colorado

                                          Claim Representative

RESEARCH

Citation Analysis:

  • SSCI Citations (SSCI): 104
  • Scopus Citations (Scopus): 108
  • Google Scholar Citations (Google): 385

Premier Publications:

  • “The Financial Performance Effects of IT–Based Supply Chain Management Systems in Manufacturing Firms.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Robert W. Zmud) – Journal of Operations Management (Journal Impact Factor (JIF) = 2.420), Vol. 25, Issue 4, June 2007, pp. 806–824.  Citations: SSCI: 1; Scopus: 2; Google: 18.
  • “Reexamining the Value of Relevance of E–commerce Initiatives.” (with Vernon J. Richardson, Andrew Urbaczewski, and John D. Wells) – Journal of Management Information Systems (JIF = 2.358), Vol. 21, No. 1, Summer 2004, pp. 57–84, (Special Issue on Measuring the Business Value of IT in e–Business Environments).  Citations: SSCI: 4; Scopus: 5; Google: 19.
  • “The Value Relevance of Announcements of Transformational Information Technology Investments.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Robert W. Zmud) – MIS Quarterly (JIF = 5.183), Vol. 27, No. 4, December 2003, pp. 637–656.  Citations: SSCI: 18; Scopus: 21; Google: 70.

Top–Tier Publications:

  • “The Value Impact of Strategic Intent on Firms Engaged in Information Systems Outsourcing” (with Mark Beasley and Marianne Bradford) – International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Vol. 10, Issue 2, June 2009, pp. 79–96.  Citations: SSCI: 0; Scopus: 0; Google: 0.
  • “Analysts’ Forecasts and Investments in Information Technology.” (with Glenn Pfeiffer and Vernon J. Richardson) – International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Vol. 7, Issue 3, Sept. 2006, pp. 238–250.  Citations: SSCI: 0; Scopus: 0; Google: 1.
  • “Information Technology Investments and Firm Value.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – Information and Management (JIF = 2.358), Vol. 42, Issue 7, Oct. 2005, pp. 989–1008.  Citations: SSCI: 4; Scopus: 5; Google: 14.
  • “Information Technology and Organizational Slack.” (with Kevin Dow and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Vol. 5, Issue 1, March 2004, pp. 51–63.  Citations: SSCI: 0; Scopus: 2; Google: 5.
  • “Does the Market Recognize IT–Enabled Competitive Advantage?” (with Lewis Davis and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – Information and Management (JIF = 2.358), Vol. 40, Issue 7, August 2003, pp. 705–716.  Citations: SSCI: 7; Scopus: 8; Google: 19.
  • “Determinants of a Sustainable Competitive Advantage Due to an IT–Enabled Strategy.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – The Journal of Strategic Information Systems (JIF = 1.484), Vol. 12, Issue 1, March 2003, pp. 7–28 (lead article).  Citations: SSCI: 16; Scopus: 21; Google: 48.
  • “DuPont Analysis of an IT–Enabled Competitive Advantage.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Vol. 3, Issue 3, Sept. 2002, pp. 165–176.  Citations: SSCI: 0; Scopus: 3; Google: 11.
  • “Returns on Investments in Information Technology: A Research Synthesis.” (with Vernon J. Richardson) – Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 16, No. 1, Spring 2002, pp. 7–30 (lead article).  This article was awarded the American Accounting Association Information Systems Section Notable Contributions to the Literature Award in 2006.  Citations: SSCI: 18; Scopus: 0; Google: 73.
  • “Does Successful Investment in Information Technology Solve the Productivity Paradox?” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – Information and Management (JIF = 2.358), Vol. 38, Issue 2, Dec. 2000, pp. 103–117.  Citations: SSCI: 36; Scopus: 41; Google: 96.

Refereed Book Chapter:

  • “Using Accounting–Based Performance Measures to Assess the Business Value of Information Technologies and Systems.” (with Vernon J. Richardson, Rodney E. Smith, and Robert W. Zmud) – Robert J. Kauffman and Paul P. Tallon, eds., Economics, Information Systems and Electronic Commerce Research II: Advanced Empirical Methodologies. Volume 13 (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2009), pp. 135-154.

Practitioner Publications:

  • The Info–Tech ‘Productivity Paradox’ Dissected and Tested.” (with Kevin Dow and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – Management Accounting Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 1, Fall 2003, pp. 31–39.
  • “Returns on investments in information technology: Beyond the productivity paradox.” (with Vernon J. Richardson) – The Capco Institute Journal, Issue 6, 2002, pp. 83–91.

Other Publications:

  • Measuring the Performance of Clusters and Firms within Clusters Using the Residual Income Model” (with Drahomira Pavelkova) – Journal of Economics (JIF = 0.262), Volume 57, No. 3, 2009, pp. 230-246, published by the Institute of Economic Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, (“Využití modelu založeného na přístupu residual income pro měření výkonnosti klastrů a firem v klastrech” – Ekonomický Časopis, roč. 57, č. 3, 2009. ISSN 0013-3035, Ekonomický ústav Slovenská akadémia vied).
  • “Comprehensive Income: Evidence on the Effectiveness of FAS 130.” (with Paulette Ratliff) – The Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, Vol. 4, No. 1, March 2004, pp. 228–232.  Citations: SSCI: 0; Scopus: 0; Google: 5.
  • Financial Analysis of Potential Benefits from ERP Systems Adoption.” (with Andreas Nicolaou and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – The Journal of Business and Information Technology, Vol. 2, Issue 1, Spring 2003, pp. 40–50.  Citations: SSCI: 0; Scopus: 0; Google: 6.
  • “Discussion of Impact of IT on Public Accounting Firm Productivity.” – Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 16, No. 2, Fall 2002, pp. 223–226.

Dissertation:

Refereed Conference Presentations and Proceedings:

  • “Change in Earnings Quality after ERP Implementation” (with Charu Sinha and Praveen Sinha )WDSI 2009 Annual Conference, April 2009.
  • “AMT Investments: Measuring and Strengthening of their Influence on Company’s Performance” (with Adriana Knapkova, Libor Friedel, and Jiri G. Drobny) – Society of Plastics Engineers’ Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC 2008 Milwaukee, WI), May 2008.
  • “Cluster Performance Measurement: A Case-Study of Plastic Clusters in the Czech Republic.” (with Adriana Knapkova, Daniel Remes, and Jiri G. Drobny) – Society of Plastics Engineers’ Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC 2007 Cincinnati, OH), May 2007.
  • “A Framework for Measuring the Business Value of Cluster Initiatives” (with Jack Broughton and Drahomira Pavelkova) – The Ninth Annual Global Conference of the Competitiveness Institute (Clusters 2006 Lyon Rhone–Alpes), Oct. 2006.
  • “The Distribution of Financial Performance Benefits from Supply Chain Initiatives Between Buyers and Suppliers” (with Rod Smith and Vernon J. Richardson) – American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Aug. 2006.
  • “A Meta–Analysis of the Effects of IT Investment on Financial Firm Performance” (with Jee–Hae Lim and Vernon J. Richardson) – Fifth Annual Mid–Year Conference of the AAA Information Systems Section, Jan. 2006.
  • “Analysts’ Forecasts and Investments in Information Technology.” (with Glenn Pfeiffer and Vernon J. Richardson) – Sixth International Research Symposium on Accounting Information Systems, Dec. 2005.
  • “Information Technology Investment and Firm Financial Performance: A Meta–Analysis” (with Jee–Hae Lim and Vernon J. Richardson) – American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Aug. 2005.
  • “Analysts’ Forecasts and Investments in Information Technology.” (with Glenn Pfeiffer and Vernon J. Richardson) – 8th European Conference on Accounting Information Systems, May 2005.
  • “Measuring the Duration of Competitive Advantage Using the Strategic Residual Income Model” – Finance A Účetnictví Ve Vědě, Výuce A Praxi (International Conference on Finance and Accounting in Science, Education, and Practice) Tomas Bata University, April 2005.
  • “The Financial Performance Effects of Supply Chain Management Initiatives in Manufacturing Firms.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Robert W. Zmud) – The 35th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Nov. 2004. Extended abstract published in the meeting proceedings.
  • “The Strategic Residual Income Model.” – The 35th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Nov. 2004. Extended abstract published in the meeting proceedings.
  • “The Financial Performance Effects of Supply Chain Management Initiatives in Manufacturing Firms.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Robert W. Zmud) – American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Aug. 2004.
  • “The Financial Performance Effects of Supply Chain Management Initiatives in Manufacturing Firms.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Robert W. Zmud) – The 2004 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Aug. 2004.
  • “Analysts’ Forecasts and Investments in Information Technology.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Glenn Pfeiffer) – Western Region American Accounting Association Meeting, April 2004. Extended abstract published in the meeting proceedings.
  • “The Financial Performance Effects of Supply Chain Management Initiatives in Manufacturing Firms.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Robert W. Zmud) – 7th European Conference on Accounting Information Systems, March 2004 (Invited Presentation).
  • “The Strategic Residual Income Model.” – Strategic Management Society 23rd Annual International Conference, Nov. 2003.
  • “Reexamining the Value Relevance of E–commerce Initiatives.” (with Vernon J. Richardson, Andrew Urbaczewski, and John Wells) – American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Aug. 2003.
  • “Information Technology Investments and Firm Value.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – The 2003 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Aug. 2003.
  • “Information Technology Value Added.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – 2003 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Aug. 2003. We were unable to present this paper due to conflicts with the American Accounting Association and Academy of Management meetings.
  • “Organizational Slack and the Productivity Paradox.” (with Kevin Dow and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – Institute of Management Accountants 84th Annual International Conference, June 2003.
  • “Analysts’ Forecasts and Investments in Information Technology.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Glenn Pfeiffer) – Western Decision Sciences Institute 32nd Annual Meeting, April 2003.
  • “Information Technology and Slack.” (with Kevin Dow and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – The 10th Annual AIS Research Symposium, Feb. 2003.
  • “Reviewing Event Studies in MIS: An Application of the Firm Value Framework.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – The 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Jan. 2003. Extended abstract published in the meeting proceedings.
  • “Information Technology Investments and Firm Value” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – Journal of AIS Theory Development Workshop, ICIS, Dec. 2002.
  • “The Firm Value Framework: A Unified Theory of Strategy.” (with Semra Kilic–Bahi and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Nov. 2002. Extended abstract published in the meeting proceedings.
  • “Determinants of a Sustainable Competitive Advantage Due to an IT–Enabled Strategy.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Aug. 2002.
  • “The Value Relevance of Information Technology Investment Announcements: Incorporating Industry Strategic IT Role.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Robert W. Zmud) – American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Aug. 2002.
  • “Adoption of Enterprise Systems and Firm Performance.”(with Andreas Nicolaou and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – 9th Annual AIS Research Symposium, Forum Paper, Feb. 2002.
  • “Determinants of a Sustainable Competitive Advantage Due to an IT–Enabled Strategy.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – First Annual Mid–Year Meeting of the AAA Information Systems Section, Forum Paper, Jan. 2002.
  • “Information Technology and Sustainable Competitive Advantage.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – First Annual Mid–Year Conference of the AAA Information Systems Section, Forum Paper, Jan. 2002.
  • “Information Technology and Sustainable Competitive Advantage.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – University of Oklahoma School of Accounting Bi–Annual Conference, May 2001.
  • “Dupont Analysis of an IT–Enabled Competitive Advantage.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – The 8th Annual AIS Research Symposium, Feb. 2001.
  • “Information Technology Investment and Financial Performance: An Exploratory Analysis of Firm Level Evidence.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – 5th International Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute, July 1999. Extended abstract published in the meeting proceedings.

Invited Conference Presentations:

  • Strategic Information Systems Outsourcing and Firm Performance. Plenary Speaker, Finance A Výkonnost Firem Ve Vědě, Výuce A Praxi (International Conference on Finance and the Performance of Firms in Science, Education, and Practice), Tomas Bata University, April 2009.
  • Developing a Better Understanding of the Relationship Between IT and an Organization’s Value, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Aug. 2008.
  • AIS New Scholar Consortium Panelist, Seventh Annual Mid–Year Meeting of the AAA Information Systems Section, Jan. 2008.
  • Panel Member, Management Accountants and Information Technology: The Forgotten Constituents, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Aug. 2007.
  • Editor’s Panel, REA–25: A Conference in Celebration of the REA Enterprise Model, June 2007.
  • Plenary Speaker, Finance A Výkonnost Firem Ve Vědě, Výuce A Praxi (International Conference on Finance and the Performance of Firms in Science, Education, and Practice), Tomas Bata University, April 2007.
  • AIS New Scholar Consortium Panelist, Sixth Annual Mid–Year Meeting of the AAA Information Systems Section, Jan. 2007.
  • Presenter, UNH Conference on Meeting Instructional Challenges with Technology, 2001.

Other Academic Presentations:

  • University of Arkansas
  • University of Alabama, Huntsville
  • Binghamton University
  • Chapman University
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Colorado
  • Claremont–McKenna College
  • CUNY Baruch College
  • Emory University
  • George Washington University
  • Lehigh University
  • University of New Hampshire
  • North Carolina State University
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Providence College
  • University of San Diego
  • Santa Clara University
  • Univerzita Tomáše Bati, Zlin
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Vysoká Škola Ekonomická, Prague

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • American Accounting Association Information Systems Section Outstanding Service Award, 2008
  • American Accounting Association Information Systems Section Notable Contributions to the Literature Award, 2006
  • Fulbright Scholar, Czech Republic, 2005
  • Wang–Fradkin Professorship, Chapman University, 2004–2006
  • Virginia Paul Dee Professorship, University of New Hampshire, 2001–2002
  • University of New Hampshire Faculty Development Grant, 2000
  • University of Colorado Graduate Teacher Certification, 1997
  • American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 1996
  • Gerald R. Hart Research Fellowship, 1996

EXTERNAL SERVICE

  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 2007-2009
  • Co–Editor, Journal of Information Systems Research Forum, (a special issue of the Journal of Information Systems on the Role of Technology and Accounting in the New Information Era), 2005–2008
  • Editorial and Review Board, Journal of Information Systems, 2004–2009
  • Coordinator, Journal of Information Systems New Scholars Research Workshop, 2003–2005
  • Past President (Executive Committee Member), American Accounting Association IS Section, 2008–2009
  • President, American Accounting Association IS Section, 2007–2008
  • Vice President, American Accounting Association IS Section, 2006–2007
  • Secretary, American Accounting Association IS Section, 2005–2006
  • Treasurer, American Accounting Association IS Section, 2004–2005
  • AAA IS Section Research and Publications Committee, 2003–2004
  • AAA IS Section Officer, Member–at–Large, 2002–2003
  • AAA Notable Contributions and Distinguished Contributions Screening Committee, 2009-2010
  • AAA Annual Meeting Program Committee, Member–at–Large, 2004–2005
  • Planning Committee, 7th European Conference on Accounting Information Systems, 2004
  • External Dissertation Reviewer, “The Value of Transformational IT Investments in South Africa: An Event Study Analysis,” Nicholas van Gysen, University of Cape Town, 2006.
  • Dissertation Committee Member, “Three Essays on Information Technology and Firm Performance,” Jee–Hae Lim, University of Kansas, Defended April 21, 2006
  • Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation, 2005
  • Project Reviewer, J. William Fulbright Commission in the Czech Republic, 2005, 2007
  • Reviewer for The Accounting Review, 2008
  • Reviewer for MIS Quarterly, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Reviewer for Information Systems Research, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
  • Reviewer for Journal of Management Information Systems, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Reviewer for Journal of Operations Management, 2008
  • Reviewer for Sloan Management Review, 2005
  • Reviewer for The Journal of Information Systems, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Reviewer for Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2003, 2004
  • Reviewer for Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2006
  • Reviewer for Decision Support Systems, 2003
  • Reviewer for International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Reviewer for Accounting and Finance, 2003, 2004
  • Reviewer for Advances in Accounting Education, 2000–2004, 2006, 2007
  • Reviewer for Journal of High Technology Management Research, 2004
  • Reviewer for Compendium of Classroom Cases and Tools for AIS, 2003, 2004, 2006
  • Reviewer for the AAA Annual Meeting, 2001–2008
  • Reviewer for the AAA IS Section Mid–Year Conference, 2001–2008
  • Reviewer for the International Conference on Information Systems, 2004, 2005
  • Reviewer for the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2002, 2003, 2004
  • Reviewer for the Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 2002, 2004
  • Reviewer for the 10th Annual AIS Research Symposium, 2003
  • Reviewer for the 6th International Research Symposium on AIS, 2005
  • Reviewer for the AAA Western Region Annual Meeting, 2003, 2004
  • Reviewer for the IPSI Venice Conference, 2004
  • Discussant, 8th European Conference on Accounting Information Systems, 2005
  • Discussant, AAA IS Section Mid–Year Conference, 2002
  • Discussant, Northeast AAA Regional Meeting, 1998, 2000
  • Author, Standard and Poor’s Financial Reporting and Analysis Cases and Projects for Financial Accounting, Libby, Libby, and Short, 3rd Ed. and 4th Ed.

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE

Chapman University:

  • Internship Advisory Board, 2008-2009
  • ASBE Faculty Chair, 2007–2008
  • Honors Program Steering Group, 2007–2008
  • Assessment Committee, 2005–2007 (Chair 2005–2007)
  • Academic Council, 2006–2007
  • ASBE Undergraduate Committee, 2003–2006 (Chair 2005–2006)
  • Fulbright Campus Committee, 2004–2008
  • Roller Hockey Club Faculty Advisor, 2006–2007

University of New Hampshire:

  • Program Planning Group for Developing an MS in the Management of Technology 2001–2002
  • WSBE Undergraduate Curriculum Redesign Committee 2001–2002
  • WSBE Curriculum Committee, 1998–1999, 2000–2002
  • WSBE Information Technology Committee, 1998–1999
  • Masters Thesis in Resource Economics – Committee Member, 1999–2001
  • Masters Paper in Accounting – Supervisor, 2000
  • Honors Theses in Accounting (2) – Supervisor, 2001–2002
  • Honors Thesis in Finance – Supervisor, 1999
  • Compustat and CRSP Database Administrator, 1998–2002

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Webmaster, Friends of the Ladera Ranch Library, 2004–2008
  • Board of Directors (Treasurer), Friends of the Ladera Ranch Library, 2003–2004

TEACHING

  • Teaching Evaluations
  • Financial Accounting (MBA/EMBA), Fall 1997, Fall 1998, Fall 1999, Fall 2008, Fall 2009
  • Accounting Information Systems, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Jan. 2009, Jan. 2010
  • Intermediate Accounting 1, Fall 1994, Fall 2007
  • Czech Republic Travel Course, Summer 2006, Jan. 2007
  • What Makes People Happy: A USA–Czech Republic Cross–Cultural Comparison, Fall 2006
  • English for Finance and Accounting Managers (Czech Republic), Spring 2005
  • Introduction to Financial Accounting, Summer 1994, Fall 1997, Spring 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2000, Fall 2000, Fall 2001, Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2005
  • Accounting Information Systems (MS Acct), Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002
  • Financial Statement Analysis, Spring 2001, Spring 2002
  • Financial Statement Analysis (MBA), Spring 2001, Spring 2002
  • Intermediate Accounting 2, Fall 1996

AFFILIATIONS

  • Member, Beta Gamma Sigma
  • Member, American Accounting Association
  • Member, Association for Information Systems