Monideepa Tarafdar

Charles J. Dockendorff Endowed Professor: PhD Coordinator in Management Science; Operations & Information Management

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Academic Background

Education

Ph.D. (Major MIS, Minor Strategic Management), Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India, 2002

Academic Appointments

Professor, Lancaster University (Management School), United Kingdom, 2013-2020

Co-Director of the Centre for Technological Futures, Lancaster University

Co-Director, Highwire Doctoral Training Program, Lancaster University, 2014-2019

Senior Fellow, Wiezenbaum Internet Institute, Berlin, 2019

Leverhulme Research Fellow, United Kingdom, 2017-2018

Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India, 2007-2018

Visiting Scholar, MIT Sloan School (CISR), 2016

Professor, University of Toledo, Ohio, 2012-2013

Associate Professor, University of Toledo, Ohio, 2007-2012

Assistant Professor, University of Toledo, Ohio, 2003-2007

Research Interests

Maladaptive and motivational use of Information Systems
Bias and AI
Algorithmic work
Social media driven social protest and activism
Healthcare Information Systems
Societal impacts of social media
Supply chains and Information Systems

Teaching Interests

Digital innovation and strategy
Strategic and organizational aspects of data analytics/AI/algorithms
Dark side of information technology

Professional Background

Professional Experience

Scientific Advisor, 2017-present, Unplug, Dublin, Ireland

Recent Honors & Awards

Distinguished Member Cum Laude, Association of Information Systems, 2019

Reviewer Hall of Fame, Journal of the Association of Information Systems, 2019

Keynote Address: Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems, Tampere: Information Systems for a Responsible World , August 2019

Keynote address: OR60 Conference, UK: Artificial Intelligence: Crystal Ball or Mirror? , September 2018

Annual Best Paper Award, Decision Sciences Journal, Decisions Sciences Institute , 2017

Dean’s Research Award, Lancaster University Management School , 2017

Outstanding Research Award, University of Toledo, 2007 and 2011

Graduate Teaching Award, University of Toledo, 2009

Selected Publications

Tarafdar, M. and Ray., D.K., Role of Social Media in Social Protest Cycles: A Sociomaterial Examination, Information Systems Research, forthcoming

Maier, C., Laumer, S., Tarafdar, M., Mattke, J., Reis, L., and Weitzel, T., Challenge and hindrance IS use stressors and appraisals: Explaining contrarian associations in post-acceptance IS use behavior, Journal of the AIS, forthcoming

Fernandez, A., Tarafdar, M., Spring, M., Information Technology Use in Temporary Organizations: The Case of the 2016 Olympic Games, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, forthcoming 2021

Tarafdar, M., Maier, C., Laumer, S., and Weitzel, T., Explaining the link between technostress and technology addiction in social networking site, Information Systems Journal, 20, Issue 1, 2020.

Pirkkalainen, H., Salo, M., Tarafdar, M., and Makkonen, M., Deliberate or Instinctive? Proactive and Reactive Coping with Technostress, Journal of MIS, October 2019.

Tarafdar, M., Beath, C.M., and Ross, J., Using AI to enhance business operations, MIT Sloan Management Review, June, 2019

Stich, J., Tarafdar, M., Stacey, P., and Cooper, C.L. Appraisal of Workplace Stress from Email Use: A Person-Environment Fit Approach, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 20, Issue 2, Article 2, March 2019.

Tarafdar, M., Cooper, C.L., Stich, J. The technostress trifecta - techno eustress, techno distress and design: Theoretical directions and an agenda for research, Information Systems Journal, 30, 1, 2019

Tarafdar, M., and Tanriverdi, H. Impact of the Information Technology Unit on Information Technology - Embedded Product Innovation, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 19, 8, Article 2, September 2018

Dobrzykowski, D., and Tarafdar, M. Understanding Information Exchange in Healthcare Operations. Journal of Operations Management, 36, 2015, p. 201-214