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Joseph S. Valacich

Professor of MIS

• Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1989

Courses

• MIS 341 Information System Analysis and Design
• MIS 541 Analysis and Design of Service-Oriented Systems

Research Interests

• Cyber security
• Deception detection
• Human-computer interaction
• Technology-mediated group decision-making
• Electronic commerce

Journal Publications

• George, J.F., Carlson, J., & Valacich, J.S. (forthcoming). Media Selection as a Strategic Component of Deceptive Communication. MIS Quarterly.
• Campbell, D.E., Wells, J.D., & Valacich, J.S. (forthcoming). Breaking the Ice in B2C Relationships: Understanding Initial Perceptions of Websites with the eCommerce Attraction Model. Information Systems Research.
• Tang, F., Hess, T.J., Valacich, J.S., & Sweeney, J.T. (forthcoming). The Effects of Visualization and Interactivity on Calibration in Financial Decision Making. Behavioral Research in Accounting.
• Basoglu, K.A., Valacich, J.S., & Fuller, M.A. (forthcoming). Analysis of TMS: When Visual Artifacts and Interruptions can Improve Project Success. ACM Transactions on MIS.
• Hur, Y., Ko, Y.J., & Valacich, J.S. (2011). A Structural Model of the Relationships between Sport Web Quality, E-Satisfaction, E-Loyalty, and Behavioral Intention. Journal of Sport Management, 25, 576-592.
• Wells, J.D., Valacich, J.S., & Hess, T. (2011). What Signal are you Sending? How Consumer-Facing Technology Influences Perceptions of Quality. MIS Quarterly, 35(2), 373-397.
• Wells, J.D., Parboteeah, D., and Valacich, J.S. (2011). Online Impulse Buying: Understanding the Interplay Between Consumer Impulsiveness and Website Quality. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 12(1), 32-56.
• Wells, J.D., Valacich, J.S., & Hess, T. (2011). What Signal are you Sending?  How Consumer-Facing Technology Influences Perceptions of Quality.  MIS Quarterly, 35(2), 373-397.
• McNab, A.L., Hess, T.J., & Valacich, J. S. (2011). Designing Emergency Response Dispatch Systems for Better Dispatcher Performance. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, 3(1), 26-54.
• Wells, J.D., Campbell, D.E., Valacich, J.S., and Featherman, M. (2010). The Effect of Perceived Novelty on the Adoption of Information Technology (IT) Innovations: A Risk/Reward Perspective. Decision Sciences, 41(4), 813-843.
• Sarker, S. & Valacich, J.S. (2010). An Alternative to Methodological Individualism: A Microfoundational Approach to Studying Technology Adoption by Groups. MIS Quarterly, 34(4), 779-808.
• Jung, J.H., Schneider, C., & Valacich, J.S. (2010). Enhancing the Motivational Affordance of Group Collaboration Environments: The Effects of Real-Time Performance Feedback and Goal Setting.  Management Science, 56(4), 724-742

Books and Book Chapters

• Valacich, J.S. & Schneider, C. (2014—in revision). Information Systems Today (6th Edition). Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
• Hoffer, J.A., George, J.F., & Valacich, J.S. (2014—in revision). Modern Systems Analysis and Design (7th Edition). Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
  
• Valacich, J.S., Looney, C., & Wright, R. (in press). Mobile Computing. Advances in Management Information Systems: Topics of Collaboration Research. M.E. Sharpe, Inc., Armonk, NY.
• Valacich, J.S., George, J.F., & Hoffer, J.A. (2012). Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design (5th Edition). Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
• Hoffer, J.A., George, J.F., & Valacich, J.S. (2011). Modern Systems Analysis and Design (6th Edition). Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
• Valacich, J.S. & Schneider, C. (2011). Information Systems Today (5th Edition). Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Conference Proceedings and Other Published Papers

• Wilson, D.W. & Valacich, J.S. (2012). Unpacking the Privacy Paradox: Irrational Decision-Making within the Privacy Calculus. International Conference on Information Systems.
• Schneider, C., Weinmann, M, & Valacich, J.S. (2012). Detecting User's Psychological States through Mouse Movements: The Case of Flow. Americas Conference on Information Systems.
• Valacich, J.S., Dimoka, A. & Wright, R.T. (2012). Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) (Introduction to Mini-Track). Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. (Published on CD).
• Wang, X. Schneider, C., & Valacich, J.S. (2012). Fine-tuning Group Collaboration Environments: How Differences in General Causality Orientation and Performance Targets Shape Interaction and Performance. . Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. (Published on CD).
• Chatterjee, S., Valacich, J.S. & Sarker, S. (2012). Unethical Use of Information Technology: A Two-Country Study. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. (Published on CD).
• Tang, F., Hess, T.J., Valacich, J.S., & Sweeney, J.T. (2011). The Effects of Visualization and Interactivity on Calibration in Financial Decision Making. Americas Conference on Information Systems.
• Valacich, J.S., Wells, J.D., & Wright, R.T. (2011). Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) (Introduction to Mini-Track). Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. (Published on CD).

Professional Associations

• The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Association for Information Systems (AIS) (founding member)

Honors and Awards

• 2012, Distinguished Alumni Award, The University of Montana Alumni Association
• 2011, Best Paper, AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction
• 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003. Dean's Fellow; Washington State University, College of Business
• 2011, Outstanding Faculty Research Award, Washington State University, College of Business
• 2009, Outstanding Alumnus Award, School of Business Administration, University of Montana. Award given annually to a single individual.
• 2009, Ranked as one of the 25 most prolific scholars in the history of MIS Quarterly over the 32-year life of the journal (1977-2008)