Mark Keith

Assistant Proffessor of Management Information Systems

Office: 1103 Bevill Research Building
Phone: (205) 348-5525
Email: mjkeith@ua.edu 

Specialty areas:

Software development process, service-orientation, organizational advice networks, information privacy and security, location-based services, mobile computing, consumer lock-in with IT



Education:

Arizona State University (Ph.D.)
Brigham Young University (M.I.S.M., B.S.)



Honors, Achievements, and Affiliations:

Dr. Keith is an active member of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), INFORMS, and DSI. His recent research focuses on service-oriented software development, the efficacy of organizational social networks, the privacy risks of location-based serviced used in mobile computing, and the
switching costs and network effects associated with consumer IT. His research has appeared in the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Decision Analysis, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, the International Conference for Information Systems (ICIS) and numerous other conference proceedings.



Selected Publications:

  • "Overview and Guidance on Agile Development in Large Organizations," (with Barlow, JB, Giboney, JS, et al.) Communications of the Association for Information Systems (29:2), 2011, pp. 25-44.
  • "The Role of Privacy Assurance and Network Effects in the Adoption of Location-Based Services: An iPhone Experiment," (with Babb, JS, Furner, CP, et al.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), December 12-15, 2010, St. Louis, MI.
  • "The Influence of Collaborative Technology Knowledge on Advice Network Structures," (with Demirkan, H. and Goul, M.) Decision Support Systems (50:1), 2010, pp. 140-151.
  • "A Behavioral Analysis of Passphrase Design and Effectiveness," (with Shao, B. and Steinbart, P.) Journal of the Association for Information Systems (10:2), 2009, pp. 63-89.
  • "An Interactive Search Method Based on User Preferences," (with Roy, A., Mackin, P., et al.) Decision Analysis, (5:4), 2008, pp. 203.