VITA
Glenn J. Browne
Rawls Chair in Information & Decision Sciences
Rawls College of Business
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409
glenn.browne@ttu.edu
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Published articles in top journals in IS and in reference discipline of applied psychology
(e.g., MIS Quarterly, Management Science, Journal of the Association for Information
Systems (JAIS), Journal of Management Information Systems, Information Systems Journal,
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Decision Sciences).
Ranked #32 among IS scholars worldwide for publications in top 4 IS journals (MISQ, ISR,
JAIS, JMIS) in 12-year period from 2001-2012 and #25 for 4-year period from 2009-2012.
Ranked #34 for publications in top 6 IS journals (MISQ, ISR, JAIS, JMIS, ISJ, EJIS) for 20012012.
Co-author of paper named winner of the JAIS Best Paper Award for 2009 and named one of
Top 5 Information Systems publications worldwide for 2009.
Senior Editor for Journal of the Association for Information Systems.
Track co-chair for major information systems conferences and conference co-chair for
special interest group conferences.
Chaired or co-chaired committees of 8 Ph.D. students and served on 13 other doctoral
committees.
Member of Texas Tech University Teaching Academy for excellence in teaching since 1999.
Education
Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Information & Decision Sciences
Carlson School of Management
J.D.
M.A.
A.B.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University
University of Michigan
Research
Research Interests
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Cognitive and Neuroscience Investigations of Information Search and Stopping Rules
Information Requirements Determination
Managerial Decision Making
Cognitive and Behavioral Issues in Systems Development
Research Domains
My research has generally focused on information search and stopping behavior in understanding
information use and in developing technology. Much of my research has been devoted to
information requirements determination for systems development and online information search,
stopping, and filtering. My research method has typically been experimentation, although I have
also used protocol analysis, simulation, and surveys. In the information requirements
determination area, I have (1) applied new theoretical lenses to improve the conceptualization of
the process and its implementation, (2) extensively explored elicitation of information from users
of systems, (3) helped increase our understanding of cognitive problems that occur during
elicitation, (4) proposed new prompting tools to overcome elicitation limitations, and (5)
investigated the use of stopping rules by analysts when eliciting requirements. I have also
investigated the sequential adoption of novel technologies in recent work, using an
organizational learning perspective to study how similarly situated companies decide whether to
adopt new, novel technologies. In the area of online user search behavior, I have been concerned
with stopping rules that serve as filtering mechanisms for decision making. My current research
focuses primarily on investigating searching and stopping behavior using various neuroscience
techniques.
Refereed Journal Articles
Browne, Glenn J. and Jeffrey Parsons. “More Enduring Questions in Cognitive IS Research.”
Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 13(12), 2012, pp. 1000-1011.
Appan, Radha, and Glenn J. Browne. “The Impact of Analyst-Induced ‘Misinformation’ on the
Requirements Elicitation Process.” MIS Quarterly, 36, 2012, pp. 85-106.
Appan, Radha and Glenn J. Browne. “Investigating Retrieval-Induced Forgetting During
Information Requirements Determination.” Journal of the Association for Information
Systems, 11, 5, 2010, pp. 250-275.
Walden, Eric A. and Glenn J. Browne. “Sequential Adoption Theory: A Theory For
Understanding Herding Behavior in Early Adoption of Novel Technologies.” Journal of
the Association for Information Systems, 10, 1, 2009, pp. 31-62. Winner of the JAIS
Best Paper Award for 2009. Named one of Top 5 Information Systems publications
worldwide for 2009 by Association for Information Systems Senior Scholars
Committee.
Walden, Eric A. and Glenn J. Browne. “Rational Fads in Investor Reactions to Electronic
Commerce Announcements: An Explanation of the Internet Bubble.” Electronic
Commerce Research and Applications, 7, 2008, pp. 44-54.
Browne, Glenn J., Mitzi G. Pitts, and James C. Wetherbe. “Cognitive Stopping Rules For
Terminating Information Search in Online Tasks.” MIS Quarterly, 31, 2007, pp. 89-104.
Pitts, Mitzi G. and Glenn J. Browne. “Improving Requirements Elicitation: An Empirical
Investigation of Procedural Prompts.” Information Systems Journal, 17, 2007, pp. 89110.
Li, Dahui, Glenn J. Browne, and James C. Wetherbe. “Online Consumers' Switching Behavior:
A Buyer-Seller Relationship Perspective.” Journal of Electronic Commerce in
Organizations, 5, 2007, pp. 30-42.
Sherif, Karma, Robert W. Zmud, and Glenn J. Browne. “Managing Peer-to-Peer Conflicts in
Disruptive Information Technology Innovations: The Case of Software Reuse.” MIS
Quarterly, 30, 2006, pp. 339-356.
Li, Dahui, Glenn J. Browne, and Patrick Y.K. Chau. “An Empirical Investigation of Web Site
Use Using a Commitment-Based Model.” Decision Sciences, 37, 2006, pp. 427-444.
Li, Dahui, Glenn J. Browne, and James C. Wetherbe. “Why Do Internet Users Stick with a
Specific Website? A Relationship Perspective.” International Journal of Electronic
Commerce, 10, 2006, pp. 105-141.
Li, Dahui and Glenn J. Browne. “The Role of Need for Cognition and Mood in Online Flow
Experience.” Journal of Computer Information Systems, 46, 2006, pp. 11-17.
Alter, Steven and Glenn J. Browne. “A Broad View of Systems Analysis and Design:
Implications for Research.” Communications of the Association for Information Systems,
16, 2005, pp. 981-999.
Browne, Glenn J. and Mitzi G. Pitts. “Stopping Rule Use During Information Search in Design
Problems.” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 95, 2004, pp. 208224.
Browne, Glenn J. and Nirup M. Menon. “Network Effects and Social Dilemmas in Technology
Industries.” IEEE Software, September/October 2004, pp. 44-50.
Browne, Glenn J., John R. Durrett, and James C. Wetherbe. “Consumer Reactions Toward
Clicks and Bricks: Investigating Buying Behavior On-Line and at Stores.” Behaviour
and Information Technology, 23, 2004, pp. 237-245.
Pitts, Mitzi G. and Glenn J. Browne. “Stopping Behavior of Systems Analysts During
Information Requirements Elicitation.” Journal of Management Information Systems, 21,
2004, pp. 213-236.
Browne, Glenn J. and V. Ramesh. “Improving Information Requirements Determination: A
Cognitive Perspective.” Information & Management, 39, 2002, pp. 625-645.
Browne, Glenn J. and Michael B. Rogich. “An Empirical Investigation of User Requirements
Elicitation: Comparing the Effectiveness of Prompting Techniques.” Journal of
Management Information Systems, 17, 2001, pp. 223-249.
Curley, Shawn P. and Glenn J. Browne. “Normative and Descriptive Analyses of Simpson’s
Paradox in Decision Making.” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes,
84, 2001, pp. 308-333.
Browne, Glenn J., Shawn P. Curley, and P. George Benson. "The Effects of Subject-Defined
Categories on Judgmental Accuracy in Confidence Assessment Tasks." Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 80, 1999, pp. 134-154.
Ramesh, V. and Glenn J. Browne. "Expressing Causal Relationships in Conceptual Database
Schemas." Journal of Systems and Software, 45, 1999, pp. 225-232.
Browne, Glenn J., Shawn P. Curley, and P. George Benson. "Evoking Information in Probability
Assessment: Knowledge Maps and Reasoning-Based Directed Questions." Management
Science, 43, 1997, pp. 1-14.
Curley, Shawn P., Glenn J. Browne, Gerald F. Smith, and P. George Benson. "Arguments in the
Practical Reasoning Underlying Constructed Probability Responses." Journal of
Behavioral Decision Making, 8, 1995, pp. 1-20.
Smith, Gerald F. and Glenn J. Browne. "Conceptual Foundations of Design Problem Solving."
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 23, 1993, pp. 1209-1219.
Book Chapters
Browne, Glenn J. “Analysis and Specification of System Requirements.” In H. Topi and A.
Tucker (eds.), Information Systems and Information Technology, Volume 2 (Computing
Handbook Set, Third Edition). Boca Raton, FL: Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Browne, Glenn J. “Research Issues in Information Requirements Determination for Systems
Development and Human-Computer Interaction.” In D. Galletta and P. Zhang (eds.),
Human-Computer Interaction and Management Information Systems - Applications. Vol.
5, Advances in Management Information Systems. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2006,
pp. 313-336.
Wetherbe, James C. and Glenn J. Browne. “Requirements Determination for Information
Systems.” In G.B. Davis (ed.), Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, Vol. 7,
Management Information Systems. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
Wetherbe, James C. and Glenn J. Browne. “Recognizing the Functionality of the Future.” In J.
Luftman (ed.), Competing in the Information Age: Align in the Sand. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2003, pp. 62-73.
Browne, Glenn J. and Shawn P. Curley. "Reasoning with Category Knowledge in Probability
Forecasting: Typicality and Perceived Variability Effects." In G. Wright and P. Goodwin
(eds.), Forecasting With Judgment. Chichester: Wiley & Sons, 1998, pp. 169-200.
Ramesh, V., Jeffrey Parsons, and Glenn J. Browne, "What is the Role of Cognition in
Conceptual Modeling?" In P.P. Chen, J. Akoka, H. Kangassalo, B. Thalheim (eds.),
Conceptual Modeling: Current Issues and Future Directions. Berlin: Springer-Verlag,
1998.
Selected Conference Proceedings and Presentations
Walden, Eric A., Glenn J. Browne, and Michael O’Boyle. “Computational Thinking: Changes to
the Human Connectome Associated with Learning to Program.” Proceedings of the
International Conference on Information Systems, Ft. Worth, TX, December 2015.
Browne, Glenn J. and Roozmehr Safi. "Goal Framing as a Persuasive Technique to Promote
Safe Behavior in the Domain of Information Security." Proceedings of the 21st Americas
Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), San Juan, PR, August 2015.
Browne, Glenn J. and Eric A. Walden.
“Stopping Information Search: A NeuroIS
Investigation.” Presentation at NeuroIS Symposium, Gmunden, Austria, June 2013.
Browne, Glenn J. “What is Systems Analysis and Design Research?” Part of panel presentation,
Twelfth Annual SIGSAND Symposium, Provo, UT, May 2013.
Browne, Glenn J., Vijay Khatri, Jeffrey Parsons, and Richard Snodgrass. “Fidelity of Conceptual
Data Models to User Requirements: Theory and an Empirical Investigation.”
Presentation at Tenth Annual SIGSAND Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada, June 2012.
Browne, Glenn J. and Eric A. Walden. “Information Search and Stopping on the Web: A
NeuroIS Investigation.” Presentation at NeuroIS Symposium, Gmunden, Austria, June
2011.
Browne, Glenn J. and Vijay Khatri. “Requirements Elicitation for Conceptual Modeling:
Sufficiency and Effectiveness.” Proceedings of the Ninth Annual SIGSAND Symposium,
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, May 2010.
Browne, Glenn J. “Cognitive Theory in Systems Analysis and Design.” Part of panel
presentation, Americas Conference on Information Systems, San Francisco, CA, August
2009.
Browne, Glenn J. and Radha Appan. “The Impact of Analyst-Introduced ‘Misinformation’ on
the Requirements Determination Process.” Proceedings of the Fifth Annual SIGSAND
Symposium, Vancouver, BC, May 2006.
Appan, Radha, Vidhya Mellarkod, and Glenn J. Browne. “The Role of the Abilene Paradox in
Group Requirements Elicitation Processes.” Proceedings of the Americas Conference on
Information Systems, Omaha, NE, August 2005. AMCIS Best Paper Award Winner.
Mellarkod, Vidhya, Radha Appan, and Glenn J. Browne. “Counterfactual Thoughts: A
Theoretical Explanation of the Cognitive Mechanism Underlying the Formation of User
Satisfaction and IS Continuance Intention.” Proceedings of the Americas Conference on
Information Systems, Omaha, NE, August 2005.
Browne, Glenn J., V. Ramesh, S. Balaji, and V. Khatri. “User Requirements Verification:
Evaluating the Effect of Formality in Presentation Modeling Representations.”
Proceedings of the Fourth Annual SIGSAND Symposium, Cincinnati, OH, April 2005.
Browne, Glenn J., Mitzi G. Pitts, and James C. Wetherbe. “Stopping Rule Use During WebBased Search.” Proceedings of the 38th Hawaii International Conference on System
Sciences, Hawaii, January 2005, p. 271b.
Li, Dahui and Glenn J. Browne. “The Role of Need for Cognition in Online Flow Experience:
An Empirical Investigation.” Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information
Systems, Washington, DC, August 2004.
Walden, Eric A. and Glenn J. Browne. “Information Cascades in the Adoption of New
Technology.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems,
Barcelona, Spain, December 2002.
Visiting Scholar Positions
University of Mannheim Business School
Bordeaux Business School
Dissertations Supervised
I have supervised (chaired or co-chaired) eight Ph.D. dissertations.
Roozmehr Safi. Dissertation in progress.
David Lucus. Dissertation in progress.
Vidhya Mellarkod. “An Empirical Investigation of the Conflicts Between IS Users and
Developers: A Relationship Interdependency Perspective.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas
Tech University. Completed–October 2009. Vidhya is Manager, U.S. Marketing
Science, Alcon Corp., Fort Worth, Texas.
Naveen Gudigantala. “Adoption of Online Recommendation Agents (RAs): An Empirical
Investigation of the Roles of RA Characteristics and Outcomes of RA Use.” Ph.D.
Dissertation, Texas Tech University. Completed–June 2009. Naveen is a tenured
associate professor at the University of Portland.
Radha Appan. “Factors That Influence Users’ Ability and Willingness to Provide Requirements:
Three Empirical Studies.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas Tech University. Completed–
August 2006. Radha is a tenured associate professor at Cleveland State University.
Dahui Li. “Why Do Internet Users Stick with a Specific Web Site? Investigating the Continuous
Use of Information Systems From a Relationship Perspective.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas
Tech University. Completed–July 2002. Dahui is a full professor with tenure at the
University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Mitzi G. Pitts, "The Use of Evaluative Stopping Rules in Information Requirements
Determination: An Empirical Investigation of Systems Analyst Behavior." Ph.D.
Dissertation, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Completed–April 1999. Mitzi is
deceased. She was formerly an assistant professor at the University of Memphis.
Michael B. Rogich, "An Empirical Evaluation of Context-Independent Questioning Tools for
Requirements Determination." Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Completed–September 1997. Mike is a full professor in the College of Business at Saint
Leo University.
Dissertation Committee Membership
I have been a member of 13 dissertation committees in addition to those I have chaired.
Editor Positions and Editorial Board Membership
I am a Senior Editor for the Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS). I am a
past Associate Editor for Information Systems Research. I have been a guest Associate Editor
for MIS Quarterly and Decision Sciences.
Outside Tenure Reviews
I have served as an outside tenure and/or promotion portfolio reviewer for applicants at 14
universities.
Professional Association Memberships
Association for Information Systems (AIS)
AIS Special Interest Group on Systems Analysis and Design
AIS Special Interest Group on Cognitive Research
Society for Judgment and Decision Making