Peer-reviewed Journal Publications
AMCIS 2017 Panel Report: Experiences in Online Education
Ferran, C.; Alanís González, M.; Esteves, J.; Gómez Reynoso, J. M.; and Guzman, I. (2019). AMCIS 2017 Panel Report: Experiences in Online Education, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 45, pp 433–463. Abstract Online education is often disregarded by MIS faculty as yet one...
Goals, Values, and Expectations of the AIS Family of Journals (JAIS)
Saunders, C.; Brown, S. A.; Bygstad, B.; Dennis, A. R.; Ferran, C.; Galletta, D.; Liang, T. P.; Lowry, P. B.; Recker, J.; and Sarker, S. (2017). Goals, Values, and Expectations of the AIS Family of Journals, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 18(9), pp 633-647. Abstract The...
Goals, Values, and Expectations of the AIS Family of Journals (CAIS)
Saunders, C.; Brown, S. A.; Bygstad, B.; Dennis, A. R.; Ferran, C.; Galletta, D.; Liang, T. P.; Lowry, P. B.; Recker, J.; and Sarker, S. (2017). Goals, Values, and Expectations of the AIS Family of Journals, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 41, pp 334-348. Abstract The...
Logical Friction: Some Lessons from the Automotive Industry to the Software Industry.
Ferran, C. & Salim, R. (2016). Logical Friction: Some Lessons from the Automotive Industry to the Software Industry. ARPN Journal of Systems and Software, 6(1), 8-13. Abstract Even a perfectly manufactured vehicle requires periodic maintenance in order to function properly throughout its life...
Business school accreditation in the changing global marketplace: a comparative study of the agencies and their competitive strategies
Zhao, J., & Ferran, C. (2016). Business school accreditation in the changing global marketplace: a comparative study of the agencies and their competitive strategies. Journal of International Education in Business, 9(1), 52-69. Abstract This paper aims to examine current trends in business...
MOOCs Will Not Replace Traditional Academia
Ferran, C. (2014). MOOCs Will Not Replace Traditional Academia. In proceedings of the Academy of Business Research Conference in San Antonio, TX ABSTRACT MOOC are posed in the popular press as a replacement for traditional academia. They can serve many more students than the traditional academy at...
Accounting Server: Automatically Generating Accounting Transactions from Business Modules
Salim, R. & Ferran, C. (2014). Accounting Server: Automatically Generating Accounting Transactions from Business Modules. Journal of Applied Financial Research, Vol II, pp 20-27. Abstract The proliferation of inexpensive yet complex business programs has allowed many small businesses to start...
Is Educating and Assessing Through Computer Simulations and Gamification Gender Biased?
Ferran, C. (2013). Is Educating and Assessing Through Computer Simulations and Gamification Gender Biased? In proceedings of the Academy of Business Research Conference in San Antonio, TX ABSTRACT Simulations and gamifications provide a richer and far more engaging environment for education. A...
Infoenergy: Technology for Replacing Massive Degradation with Speedier (Cleaner) Energy.
Ferran, C., & Salim, R. (2013). Infoenergy: Technology for Replacing Massive Degradation with Speedier (Cleaner) Energy. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 3 (4), pp 447-458. Abstract This paper provides an information technology perspective of energy that can help explain...
Distributed Cognition Supported by Information Technology Can Help Solve the Knowledge Management Bottleneck
Ferran, C., & Salim, R. (2012). Distributed Cognition Supported by Information Technology Can Help Solve the Knowledge Management Bottleneck. Academy of Business Research Journal, IV, pp 32-54. ABSTRACT Information theory describes three types of information: syntactic, semantic, and...
Videoconferencing in the field: A Heuristic Processing Model. Management Science
Ferran, C., & Watts, S. (2008). Videoconferencing in the field: A Heuristic Processing Model. Management Science, 54(9), 1565-1578. Abstract This research uses dual-process cognitive theory to describe how people process information differently when it is delivered via videoconference rather...
El Análisis Regional Frente al Avance Tecnológico y la Redistribución Espacial de Actividades Económicas
Ferran, C., & Ferran, B. (2008). El Análisis Regional Frente al Avance Tecnológico y la Redistribución Espacial de Actividades Económicas. Revista BCV XXII(1), 137-162. Abstract This article shows how fast technological change has impacted the distribution of economic activities across regions...
Fragilidad Pragmática: ¿Las Tecnologías de la Información reducen el subdesarrollo o se adaptan a él?
Ferran, C., & Salim, R. (2008). Fragilidad Pragmática: ¿Las Tecnologías de la Información reducen el subdesarrollo o se adaptan a él? Economia, XXXIII(25), 13-45. Abstract Modern information technologies (it) can increase the digital divide between countries. Using information theory this...
Enterprise Resource Planning for Global Economies: Managerial Issues and Challenges
Ferran, C., & Salim, R. (Eds.). (2008). Enterprise Resource Planning for Global Economies: Managerial Issues and Challenges. Hershey, PA: IGI-Global. Abstract
Las Estrategias de Contratación
Ferran, C. (2005). Las Estrategias de Contratación. Revista BCV XIX(1). ABSTRACT Rightsourcing is a business strategy that looks into the appropriate balance between the activities that take place internally and externally in an enterprise. An enterprise may insource activities that were formerly...
IAC Accounting Data Model: A better data structure for computerized accounting systems
Ferran, C., & Salim, R. (2004). IAC Accounting Data Model: A better data structure for computerized accounting systems. Review of Business Information Systems 8(4). ABSTRACT It is said that accounting is the heart of all Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP). This metaphor reminds us that...
The Internet and the Digital Divide
Ferran, C., & Salim, R. (2003). The Internet and the Digital Divide. Asian Information-Science-Life, 2(1). Abstract The Internet provides less benefit to the underdeveloped countries than to the developed ones. Thisholds true even when network access is similar in both countries. We argue that...
Endnote: Using technology to keep track of references
Ferrán-Urdaneta, C. (2001). Endnote: Using technology to keep track of references. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 7(19). ABSTRACT EndNote is a program for managing bibliographic references that allows the user: To create a database of references (and extended abstracts)...
Books
Enterprise Resource Planning for Global Economies: Managerial Issues and Challenges
Ferran, C., & Salim, R. (Eds.). (2008). Enterprise Resource Planning for Global Economies: Managerial Issues and Challenges. Hershey, PA: IGI-Global. Abstract
Proceedings
MOOCs Will Not Replace Traditional Academia
Ferran, C. (2014). MOOCs Will Not Replace Traditional Academia. In proceedings of the Academy of Business Research Conference in San Antonio, TX ABSTRACT MOOC are posed in the popular press as a replacement for traditional academia. They can serve many more students than the traditional academy at...
Is Educating and Assessing Through Computer Simulations and Gamification Gender Biased?
Ferran, C. (2013). Is Educating and Assessing Through Computer Simulations and Gamification Gender Biased? In proceedings of the Academy of Business Research Conference in San Antonio, TX ABSTRACT Simulations and gamifications provide a richer and far more engaging environment for education. A...