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RESEARCH
Research Interests
Management of Information
Systems
Software Engineering
Measurement and Modeling
Accounting and Economic Issues
in Information Systems
Technology adoption and
diffusion
Researcher Ranking
Ranked Top 50 Most Cited
Author in top journals, 1990-2004, by Lowry, P.B., et al., "Assessing
Leading Institutions, Faculty and Articles in Premier Information
Systems Research Journals", Communications
of the AIS, v. 20, 2007
Ranked Top 10 in the world in
terms of research publications, by Athey S. and Plotnicki, J. "An Evaluation of Research Productivity in
Academic IT", Communication of the AIS, v.3, March
2000.
University of Pittsburgh
Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award Nominee, 1999-2000.
Ranked Top 25 in the world in
terms of research publications and productivity, by Im, K.S., Kim, K.
Y., and Kim, J. S. "An Assessment of Individual and
institutional research productivity in MIS", Decision
Line, January 1998.
Best Paper
Recognition
"A Model to Evaluate Variables Impacting
Productivity on Software Maintenance Projects”,
(with R. Banker and S. Datar), Management Science, v. 37, n. 1, pp.
1-18, January 1991.
("Top
100" Most Cited Article, 1990-2004, Lowry, P.B., et al., "Assessing Leading
Institutions, Faculty and Articles in Premier Information Systems
Research Journals", Communications
of the AIS, v. 20, 2007)
“The Assimilation of
Software Process Innovations: An Organizational Learning Perspective”, (with R. Fichman) Management
Science, v. 43, n. 10, pp. 1345-1363, October 1997.
("Top
100" Most Cited Article, 1990-2004, Lowry, P.B., et al., "Assessing Leading
Institutions, Faculty and Articles in Premier Information Systems
Research Journals", Communications
of the AIS, v. 20, 2007)
Cusumano, M., MacCormack, A.,
Kemerer, C., Crandall, B., “Software Development Worldwide: The State of
the Practice”, IEEE Software,
v. 20, n. 6, pp. 28-34, November/December 2003. (Selected as one of IEEE Software’s 25th
Anniversary’s best peer-reviewed full length articles).
"Toward a Detailed Classification Scheme for
Software Maintenance Activities", (with E. Barry and
S. Slaughter), Proc. Of the 5th Americas Conference on Information
Systems, August 1999. (Best paper award, Software Process Improvement
mini-track)
“Object Technology and Software Reuse:
Lessons from Longitudinal Case Studies of Early Adopters”,
(with R. Fichman) IEEE Computer, v. 30, n. 10, pp.-47-59, October 1997.
(Translated into Japanese and reprinted in a ‘Best of’
collection of papers, Nikkei Computer Books, ISBN 4-8222-0771-4,
1998.
“Computerized Loan Origination Systems: An
Industry Case Study of The Electronic Markets Hypothesis”,
(with C. Hess), MIS Quarterly, v. 18, n. 3, pp. 251-275, September
1994. (Awarded “Best Paper of 1994” by the MIS Quarterly
editors)
“How the Learning Curve Affects Computer
Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Tool Adoption”,
IEEE Software, v. 9, n. 5, pp. 23-28, May 1992. (Nominated for
“Best Article of the Year, 1992”, IEEE Software editorial
board.)
“An Agent-theoretic Perspective on the
Management of Information Systems”, (with V.
Gurbaxani), Proceedings of the 22nd Hawaii International Conference on
System Sciences, v. III, pp. 141-150, January 1989. (Awarded
“Best Paper”, Economics of Information Systems Management
Minitrack.)
Working Papers
Jiang, Y., J. Shang, C. Kemerer and Y.Liu,
"Optimizing
E-tailer Profits and Customer Savings: An Online Dynamic
Bundle Pricing Model", working paper, August 2009.
“Does
Software Process Improvement Reduce the Severity of Defects? A
Longitudinal Field Study”, (with D. Harter and S. Slaughter),
working paper, December 2008.
Liu, C., C. Kemerer, S.
Slaughter, M. Smith, "Standards
Competition In the Presence of
Conversion Technology: An Empirical Analysis of the Flash Memory Card
Market ", December 2008.
Published Papers
Liu, C., E. Gal-Or, C.
Kemerer, M. Smith, "Compatibility
and Proprietary Standards: The Impact of Conversion Technologies in
IT-Markets with Network Effects", accepted for publication in Information Systems Research, 2009.
Cusumano, M., MacCormack, A.,
Kemerer, C. and Crandall, B., "Critical
Decisions in Software Development: Updating the State of the Practice",
accepted for publication in IEEE
Software, 2009.
"The Impact of
Design and Code Reviews on Software Quality: An Empirical Study Based
on PSP Data", (with M. Paulk), IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering,
vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 534-550, July-Aug. 2009.
Ramasubbu, N., Mithas S.,
Krishnan M.S, and C. Kemerer, “Work Dispersion, Process-Based Learning and
Offshore Software Development Performance” MIS
Quarterly, v. 32, n. 2, pp. 437-458, June 2008.
"Network Effects in the Flash
Memory Market: A Preliminary Analysis" (with C. Liu, S. Slaughter, and
M. Smith) accepted at the Workshop on Information Systems and Economics
(WISE), Montreal, Canada, December 2007.
“How Software Process Automation Affects
Software Evolution: A Longitudinal Empirical Analysis",
(with E. Barry and S. Slaughter), Journal of Software Maintenance and
Evolution, v. 19, n. 1, pp. 1-31, January-February 2007.
“Environmental Volatility, Development
Decisions and Software Volatility: A Longitudinal Analysis”,
(with E. Barry and S. Slaughter), Management Science, v. 52, n. 3, pp.
448-464, March 2006.
"The Structural Complexity of Software: An
Experimental Test" (with D. Darcy, S. Slaughter, and
J. Tomayko), IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, v. 31, n. 11,
pp. 982-995, November 2005.
"OO
Metrices in Practice", (with D. Darcy), IEEE Software, v. 22, n. 6, pp.
17-19, November/December 2005.
Ramasubbu, N., Mithas
S., Krishnan M.S, and C. Kemerer, "Empirical Analysis of Quality Management
Practices in Distributed Custom Software Development"
Proc. of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA,
August 2004
Cusumano, M, MacCormack, A.,
Kemerer, C., Crandall, B., “Software Development Worldwide: The State of
the Practice”, IEEE Software, v. 20, n. 6, pp.
28-34, November/December 2003.
(Selected as one of IEEE Software’s 25th
Anniversary’s best peer-reviewed full length articles).
MacCormack, A., C. Kemerer, M.
Cusumano, and B. Crandall, “Trade-offs between productivity and quality
in selecting software development practices”
IEEE Software, v. 20, n. 5, pp. 78-85, September/October 2003.
E. Barry, C. Kemerer, and S.
Slaughter, “On the Uniformity of Software Evolution
Patterns”, Proc. of the 25th International
Conference on Software Engineering, Portland, Oregon, May 2003.
R. Fichman and C.
Kemerer, "Activity Based Costing for Component-based
Software Development ", Information Technology and
Management, v. 3, nos. 1/2, pp. 137-160, January 2002.
R. Banker, S. Datar, C.
Kemerer, and D. Zweig, “Software Errors and Software Maintenance
Management”, Information Technology and
Management, v. 3, nos. 1/2, pp. 25-41, January 2002.
R. Fichman and C. Kemerer, "Incentive Compatibility and Systematic
Software Reuse ", Journal of Systems and Software, v.
57, n. 1, pp. 45-60, April 2001.
“Empirical studies of evolving systems”
(with K. Bennett, E. Burd, M. Lehman, M. Lee, R. Madachy, C. Mair, D.
Sjoberg, and S. Slaughter), Empirical Software Engineering, v. 4, n. 4,
December 1999.
"An Empirical Analysis of Software Evolution
Profiles and Outcomes", (with E. Barry and S.
Slaughter), Proc. of the 20th International Conference on Information
Systems, December 1999.
“The Illusory Diffusion of Innovations: An
Examination of Assimilation Gaps”, (with R.
Fichman), Information Systems Research, v. 10, n. 3, pp. 255-275,
September 1999.
"An Empirical Approach to Studying Software
Evolution" (with S. Slaughter), IEEE Transactions on
Software Engineering, v. 25, n. 4, pp. 493-509, July/August 1999.
"Toward a Detailed Classification Scheme for
Software Maintenance Activities", (with E. Barry and
S. Slaughter), Proc. Of the 5th Americas Conference on Information
Systems, August 1999.
(Best
paper award, Software Process Improvement mini-track)
“Managerial Use of Object Oriented Software
Metrics”, (with S. Chidamber and D. Darcy),
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, v. 24, n. 8, pp. 629-639,
August 1998.
"Progress, Obstacles,
and Opportunities in Software Engineering Economics", Communications of the ACM, v. 41,
n. 8, pp. 63-66, August 1998
"A Longitudinal Empirical
Analysis of Software Evolution", (with S. Slaughter), International
Workshop on Principles of Software Evolution, Kyoto, Japan, April
20-21, 1998.
“Future Markets:
Information Technology’s Impact on Market Structure”
Chapter 1 in Information Technology and Industrial Competitiveness: How
IT Shapes Competition, C. F. Kemerer (ed.), Kluwer Academic Press, 1998.
“Object Technology and
Software Reuse: Lessons from Longitudinal Case Studies of Early Adopters”, (with R. Fichman) IEEE
Computer, v. 30, n. 10, pp.-47-59, October 1997.
(Translated into Japanese and reprinted in Nikkei Computer, pp.
145-153, April 13, 1998)
(Translated into Japanese and reprinted in a ‘Best of’
collection of papers, Nikkei Computer Books, ISBN 4-8222-0771-4,
1998.
“Determinants of Software Maintenance
Profiles: An Empirical Investigation” (with S.
Slaughter) Journal of Software Maintenance, v. 9, pp. 235-251, 1997.
“The Assimilation of
Software Process Innovations: An Organizational Learning Perspective”, (with R. Fichman) Management
Science, v. 43, n. 10, pp. 1345-1363, October 1997.
“Reusable Asset”
InformationWeek, September 22, 1997, pp. 64-66.
“Methodologies for
Performing Empirical Studies: Report from the International Workshop on
Empirical Studies of Software Maintenance” (with S. Slaughter) Empirical
Software Engineering, v. 2, n. 2, pp. 109-118, 1997.
“A Longitudinal Analysis Of Software
Maintenance Patterns”, (with S. Slaughter) 18th
International Conference on Information Systems, research in progress,
Atlanta, Georgia, December 1997.
"Network Externalities
in Microcomputer Software: An Econometric Analysis of the Spreadsheet
Market",
(with E. Brynjolfsson) Management Science, v. 42, n. 12, pp. 1627-1647,
December 1996.
“Software Complexity and
Software Maintenance: A Survey of Empirical Research”, Annals of
Software Engineering, v. 1, n. 1, pp. 1-22, August 1995.
“Computerized Loan
Origination Systems: An Industry Case Study of The Electronic Markets
Hypothesis”,
(with C. Hess), MIS Quarterly, v. 18, n. 3, pp. 251-275,
September 1994.
(Awarded “Best Paper of 1994” by the MIS Quarterly editors)
"A Metrics Suite for Object Oriented Design",
(with S. Chidamber), IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, v. 20,
n. 6, pp. 476-493, June 1994.
"Evidence on Economies of Scale in Software
Development", (with R. Banker, and H. Chang)
Information and Software Technology, v. 36, n. 5, pp. 275-282, 1994.
“Software Complexity and Software Maintenance
Costs”, (with R. Banker, S. Datar and D.
Zweig), Communications of the ACM, v. 36, n. 11, pp. 81-94, November
1993.
"Toward a
Theory of the
Adoption and Diffusion of Software Process Innovations", (with R.
Fichman) IFIP Working Conference on Diffusion, Transfer and
Implementation of Information Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
October 1993.
“Reliability of Function Points Measurement:
A Field Experiment”, Communications of the ACM,
v. 36, n. 2, pp. 85-97, February 1993.
“Adoption of Software Engineering Process
Innovations: The Case of Object-Orientation”
(with R. Fichman), Sloan Management Review, vol. 34, n. 2, pp. 7-22,
Winter 1993.
(Translated
into Dutch and reprinted as “Acceptatie van programmeertechnische
procesinnovaties: de objectorièntatie” in Management en
Organisatie van Automatiseringsmiddelen, Kluwer Bedrijfswetenschappen,
Netherlands, March 1995).
"Bridging the Gap between
Research and Practice in Software Engineering Management: Reflections
on the Staffing Factors Paradox", pp. 116-120 in Experimental Software
Engineering Issues: Critical Assessment and Future Directions, Rombach,
H. D., V. R. Basili and R. W. Selby (eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin,
(1993).
“Staffing
Factors in
Software Cost Estimation Models” (with M. Patrick) Chapter 11
in
the Handbook of Software Engineering Productivity, J. Keyes, (ed.),
McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, pp. 175-190, 1993.
“Performance
Evaluation Metrics for Information Systems Development: A
Principal-Agent Model”, (with R. Banker) Information Systems
Research, v. 3, n. 4, pp. 379-400, December 1992.
“Improving the Reliability of Function Point
Measurement: An Empirical Study”, (with B.
Porter) IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, v. 18, n. 10, pp.
1011-1024, November 1992.
“Object-Oriented and
Conventional Analysis and Design Methodologies: Comparison and Critique” (with R. Fichman), IEEE
Computer, v. 25, n. 10, pp. 22-39, October 1992.
(Reprinted in Readings in Object-Oriented Systems and Applications, D.
Rine (ed.), IEEE Computer Society Press, 1993.)
(Reprinted in High-Integrity System Specification and Design, J. Bowen
and M. Hinchey, (eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2000.)
“How the Learning Curve Affects Computer
Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Tool Adoption”,
IEEE Software, v. 9, n. 3, pp. 23-28, May 1992. (Nominated for
“Best Article of the Year, 1992”, IEEE Software editorial
board.)
(Reprinted in Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE), E. Chikofsky
(ed.), 2nd edition, pp. 154-159, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1993.)
“Cyclomatic Complexity Density and Software
Maintenance Productivity”, (with G. Gill), IEEE
Transactions on Software Engineering, v. 17, n. 12, pp. 1284-1288,
December 1991.
“Towards a metrics suite for object oriented
design ”, (with S. Chidamber), Proceedings of
the Sixth ACM Conference on Object-Oriented Programming Systems,
Languages, and Applications (OOPSLA), Phoenix, Arizona, pp. 197-211,
October, 1991. (Published as ACM SigPlan Notices v. 26, n. 11,
November, 1991)
“Recent Applications of
Economic Theory in Information Technology Research” (with J. Y.
Bakos), Decision Support Systems, v. 8, n. 5, pp. 365-386, September
1992.
“Software Cost
Estimation Models”, Chapter 28 in The Software Engineer’s
Reference Book, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., Oxford, England, UK. (1991).
(Translated into Dutch and reprinted as “Risico’s bij
systeemontwikkeling van strategische informatiesystemen” in
Management en Organisatie van Automatiseringsmiddelen, Kluwer
Bedrijfswetenschappen, Netherlands, October 1993).
“Systems Development Risks in Strategic
Information Systems”, (with G. Sosa),
Information and Software Technology, v. 33, n. 3, pp. 212-223, April
1991.
"A Model to Evaluate Variables Impacting
Productivity on Software Maintenance Projects”,
(with R. Banker and S. Datar), Management Science, v. 37, n. 1, pp.
1-18, January 1991.
"An Agency Theory View Of The Management Of
End-User Computing”, (with V. Gurbaxani),
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Systems
(ICIS), Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 279-289, December 1990.
“A Quantitative
Analysis of US and Japanese Practice and Performance in Software
Development”,
(with M. Cusumano), Management Science, v. 36, n. 11, pp. 1384-1406,
November 1990.
“Instrumenti per la
Rilevazione ed il Recupero della Produttivita’ nella Manutenzione
del Software” in Sistemi & Impresa (Italian), v. 2,
March 1990.
Translated from “Tools for Measuring and Improving Software
Maintenance Productivity: Results from Empirical Research on Software
Complexity” Proceedings of the Software Engineering Symposium 90.
Milan, Italy, February 1990.
“An Agent-theoretic Perspective on the
Management of Information Systems”, (with V.
Gurbaxani), Proceedings of the 22nd Hawaii International Conference on
System Sciences, v. III, pp. 141-150, January 1989.
(Awarded “Best Paper”, Economics of Information Systems
Management Minitrack.)
“An Agenda for Research in the Managerial
Evaluation of Computer-Aided Software Engineering Tool Impacts”,
Proceedings of the 22nd Hawaii International Conference on System
Sciences, v. II, pp. 219-228, January 1989.
"Scale Economies in New Software Development”
(with R. Banker), IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, v. 15, n.
10, pp. 1199-1205, October 1989.
“Barriers to Successful
Strategic Information Systems”, (with G. Sosa), Planning Review,
Special Issue on Strategic Information Systems, v. 16, n. 5, September
/ October 1988, pp. 20-46.
“Software Production
Economics: Theoretical Models and Practical Tools”, ACM 27th
Technical Symposium Proceedings, Gaithersburg, Maryland, June 1988.
“Factors Affecting Software Maintenance
Productivity: An Exploratory Study”, (with R.
Banker and S. Datar), Proceedings of the 8th International Conference
on Information Systems (ICIS), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pp. 160-175,
December 1987.
“An Empirical Validation of Software Cost
Estimation Models”, Communications of the ACM,
v. 30 n. 5, pp. 416-429, May 1987. (Reprinted in Software
Engineering Metrics, M. J. Shepperd (ed.), McGraw-Hill, 1994.)
Funding
"Discovering the Profiles and
Patterns of Software Evolution", National Science Foundation #9988315
& #9988227, co-Principal Investigator with S. Slaughter, July 1,
2000 through December 30, 2002, $316,165.
"Standards Competition in the
Presence of Conversion Technology: An Empirical Analysis of the Flash
Memory Card Market", (with C. Liu and M. Smith), NET Institute, New
York University.
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