Myung S. Ko, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Information Systems and Technology Management
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249-0608
Office Phone: 210-458-6339
Fax: 210-458-6305
E-mail: myung.ko@utsa.edu
ACADEMIC TRAINING:
Doctor of Philosophy, 2003
School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Major – Information Systems
Minor – Accounting
Dissertation Title: An Exploration of the Impact of Information Technology
Investment on Organizational Performance: An Integrative Approach
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson
Master of Accountancy, 1990
School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Accounting
Bachelor of Arts, 1982
School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Business Administration
SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE
Academic:
Assistant Professor (2003 – Present)
Department of Information Systems and Technology Management
The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Instructor (1998 – 2002)
Department of Information Systems
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Instructor (Spring 1999, Visual Basic Programming)
White Oaks Semi-Conductor, Richmond, VA
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Graduate Assistant (1997 – 2002)
Department of Information Systems
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Non-Academic:
Auditor (1990 – 1997)
Auditor of Public Accounts (APA), Richmond, VA
COURSES TAUGHT:
University of Texas at San Antonio
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IS 4053:
IS 6703:
Analysis and Design of IS (2003 – Present)
Advanced Business Information Systems (Fall 2007, Fall 2008)
Virginia Commonwealth University
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INFO 258:
INFO 361:
Visual Basic Programming, 6 semesters (1998 – 2000)
Systems Analysis and Design, 5 semesters (2001 – 2002)
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS – JOURNAL ARTICLES
Ko, M. Osei-Bryson, K.-M., and Dorantes, C., “Investigating the Impact of Publicly
Announced Information Security Breaches on Three Performance Indicators of the
Breached Firms,” Information Resource Management Journal, forthcoming in April,
2009.
Ko, M. and Osei-Bryson, K.-M.(2008), “Reexamining the Impact of Information
Technology Investment on Productivity Using Regression Tree and Multivariate
Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS),” Information Technology & Management,
Vol. 9, issue 4, p. 285-299.
Ko, M. Clark, J., and Ko, D. (2008) “Revisiting the Impact of Information
Technology Investments on Productivity: An Empirical Investigation Using
Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS),” Information Resource
Management Journal, Vol. 21, issue 3, p. 1-23.
Ko, M. and Dorantes, C (2006) “The Impact of Information Security Breaches on
Financial Performance of the Breached Firms: An Empirical Investigation,” Journal
of Information Technology Management, Vol. XVII, No. 2, p. 13 - 22.
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Ko, M. and Osei-Bryson, K. (2006) “Analyzing the Impact of Information
Technology Investments Using Regression and Data Mining Techniques,” Journal of
Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 19, issue 4, p. 403-417.
Ko, M. and Osei-Bryson, K. (2004) “The Productivity Impact of Information
Technology in the Healthcare Industry: An Empirical Study Using a Regression
Spline-Based Approach,” Information and Software Technology, Vol. 46, p. 65-73.
Ko, M. and Osei-Bryson, K. (2004) “Using Regression Splines to Assess the Impact
of Information Technology Investments on Productivity in the Healthcare Industry,”
Information Systems Journal, Vol. 14, issue 1, p. 43-63.
Osei-Bryson, K. and Ko, M. (2004) “Exploring the Relationship between Information
Technology Investments and Firm Performance Using Regression Splines Analysis,”
Information and Management, Vol. 42, p. 1-13.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS - CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Ko, M. and Clark, J. (2008) “Understanding the Information Technology Innovation
Impact on Firm Performance: An Empirical Investigation,” Proceedings of the
Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS).
Dorantes, C. and Ko, M. (2007) “ERP long-term performance impact and its
relationship with the CIO’s membership to the TMT,” Proceedings of the Information
Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA), p. 1261 1263.
Ko, M. and Roztocki, N. (2007) “Financial Performance of Internet and Brick-andMortar Companies- A Comparative Analysis”, Proceedings of the Information
Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA), p. 426-429.
Osei-Bryson, K. and Ko, M. (2004) “Applying Data Mining Techniques to
Understand the Impact of Information Technology on Organizational Productivity,”
Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), p. 724733.
Ko, M. and Bryson, K. (2002) “An Exploration of the Impact of Information
Technology Investments in the Healthcare Industry: A Regression Splines Based
Analysis,” Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems
(AMCIS), p. 1244 -1250.
Ko, M. and Bryson, K. (2002) “A Regression Tree Based Exploration of the Impact
of Information Technology Investments on Firm Level Productivity,” Proceedings of
the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), p. 506-517.
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Ko, M. and Bryson, K. (2002) “The Contribution of Information Technology to
Organizational Productivity: An Exploration Study Using a Regression Tree,”
Proceedings of the Information Resources Management Association International
Conference (IRMA), p. 330-332.
PRESENTATIONS – CONFERENCES
Ko, M. and Roztocki, N. "Financial Performance of Internet and Brick-and-Mortar
Companies- A Comparative Analysis", Proceedings of the Information Resources
Management Association International Conference (IRMA), May, 2007.
Ko, M. and Bryson, K., “An Exploration of the Impact of Information Technology
Investments in the Healthcare Industry: A Regression Splines Based Analysis,”
Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), August,
2002.
Ko, M. and Bryson, K., “The Contribution of Information Technology to
Organizational Productivity: An Exploration Study Using a Regression Tree,”
Proceedings of the Information Resources Management Association International
Conference (IRMA), May, 2002.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS – BOOK REVIEW
Ko, M. (2008) “The Emerging Markets Century: How a New Breed of World-Class
Companies is Overtaking the World” by Antoine van Agtmael, Journal of Global
Information Technology Management, Vol. 11, issue 4, p. 81-83.
ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW
Ko, M. and Roztocki, N. "Types of Internet Strategies and Their Impact on Firm
Performance: A Comparative Analysis,” Journal of Information Technology Theory
and Application (JITTA).
Khoo, H. and Ko, M., “Understanding Users’ Computer Security Concerns and Their
Coping Strategies: An Exploratory Investigation,” Scandinavian Journal of
Information Systems(SJIS).
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
“Improving Information Retrieval Effectiveness in Digital Forensic Text String
Searches: Clustering Search Research Results Using Self-Organizing Neural
Networks,” with Dr. Beebe (targeting DSS).
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“Power Distribution in the Top Management Team: An Important Factor for the
Productivity of Large-Scale IT Systems,” with Dr. Dorantes (targeting JMIS).
"Intra-Industry Information Transfers Associated with Publicly Announced
Information Security Breaches” with Humayun Zafar (in analysis stage).
“Understanding the Impact of Information Technology Innovation on Firm
Performance” (in final draft stage).
SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES
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Paper Reviewer, Journal of Enterprise Information Management (JEIM), 2005.
Paper Reviewer, Journal of Information Technology for Development (ITD), 2006 &
2007
Paper Reviewer, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), 2004, 2007
& 2008.
Program Committee Member and Reviewer, Information Resources Management
Association (IRMA) International Conference, 2002 & 2007
SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
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Attended the SAS Data Mining Training for Educators, California State University
Long Beach, August 15-19, 2005.
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Taken Salford System’s on-line training course, “Data Mining with Decision Trees
(CART),” February 1, 2008.
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Taken Salford System’s on-line training course, “Random Forests & Introduction to
Predictive Modeling with MARS Automated Non-Linear Regression Tool,” February
29, 2008.
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Taken WRDS on-line training course, “Using WRDS Effectively: Research and
Training,” November 21, 2008.
HONORS, AWARDS, AND OTHER SPECIAL RECOGNITION
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A Graduate School Fellowship, School of Graduate Studies, Virginia Commonwealth
University, 2002- 2003.
Professional Certification: Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
UTSA College of Business Summer Research Grant, 2006, 2007, and 2008
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SERVICE ACTIVITIES AT UTSA
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State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) Area Champion 2006
Member of Department of Information Systems & Technology Management Faculty Search
Committee 2007, 2008
Faculty Greeter, UTSA Spring 2008 & Fall 2008 Commencements
Learning Assessment Coordinator to coordinate with SACS accreditation, 2008
PH.D. STUDENT ADVISING:
Member of Department of Information Systems and Technology Management Ph. D.
Dissertation Committee
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Barbara Hewitt:
Nicole Beebe:
Carlos A. Dorantes:
Kenneth Jones:
Ruben Mancha:
Humayun Zafar:
2005 – 2008
2006 – 2007
2006 – 2007
2008
2008
2008
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Association for Information Systems
Last updated: December 12, 2008
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