He received his PhD in Business Administration with a concentration on Management Science and Information Systems from Pennsylvania State University, University Park. His research interests include economics of information systems, knowledge management, electronic business, business process management, information security, and social networking. He has published more than 40 articles in various scholarly journals, books, and conference proceedings. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Global Information Management, an associate editor for the Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, and an editorial board member for six other journals.