Contact:
rrazavi@kent.edu
330-672-1155
About:
Jose Benitez is a Professor of Information Systems (IS), Department Chair of Information Systems and Business Analytics, and the Bridgestone Endowed Chair in International Business at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA. His research interests cover the impact of digitalization on companies and individuals and the development of theory and quantitative research methods in IS research. His research has been published in about 50 papers in leading journals including MIS Quarterly, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Management Information Systems,Journal of the Association for Information Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology, Information & Management,Decision Support Systems, Decision Sciences, and Journal of Business Research. Jose was recognized as an Association for Information Systems (AIS) Distinguished Member Cum Laude in July 2021 and received the AIS Sandra Slaughter Service Award in December 2022. He is a Senior Editor of the European Journal of Information Systems, Information & Management, and Decision Support Systems and an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems. He also serves as an Editorial Review Board member for Information Systems Research. In addition, Jose has served as a Guest Editor of Decision Sciences. His teaching interests and instructional expertise cover managing digital business transformation, digital innovation, the business value of digital technologies, IT management, IT strategy, theory development, and quantitative research methods in IS research at Ph.D., Executive MBA, Global MBA, MIM, and BBA. Jose is a passionate speaker who enjoys working with students, colleagues, and executives to positively impact the business world and society. He has also provided consulting services and worked on IT development and digital transformation projects with many leading companies worldwide.
Research Interests:
- The impact of digitalization on companies and individual
- The development of theory and quantitative research methods in IS research