Eric K. Clemons Faculty Profile

Eric K. Clemons
Professor of Operations and Information Management and Management

PhD, Cornell University, 1976; MS, Cornell University, 1974; SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970

Research Areas
Information technology and business strategy; risk-reward tradeoffs in outsourcing and off-shoring; information technology and financial markets; making the decision to invest in strategic information technology ventures; managing the risk of strategic information technology implementations; strategic implications of electronic commerce for channel power and profitability

Current Projects
Reginald Jones Center research project on strategic and competitive information technology. Working with major corporations to study impacts of information technology on the future of their firms and industries; special focus on financial services, consumer packaged goods distribution.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1976-present. Visiting appointments: Harvard University; Cornell University; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Professional Leadership 2003-2007
Editorial Board, Journal of Management Information Systems, 1988-present; Editorial Board, Journal of Electric Commerce, 1996-present

Representative Publications
(Bin Gu)
"Justifying Information Technology Investments: Balancing the Need for Speed of Action with Certainty before Action." Journal of Management Information Systems Vol. 20 No. 4, (Winter 2004).

(S.P. Bradley, J. Wind, V. Mahajan, and R. Gunther)
“Strategic Uncertainty And The Future of Electronic Consumer Interaction: Developing Scenarios, Adapting Strategies.” Convergence Marketing: Strategies for Reaching the New Hybrid Consumer Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2002.

(R. Aron and S. Reddi)
“Just Right Outsourcing: Understanding and Managing Risk.” Journal of Management Information Systems (Fall 2005).