academics: dissertations

Dissertations and Theses

Master’s Theses

Schwartz, Benjamin (2004). New Developments in Intergovernmental Information Systems: The New York State-Local Internet Gateway Prototype. M.A. Public Affairs and Policy (Information Strategy and Management concentration), University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Now Research Analyst, Local Government Services and Economic Development Department, New York State Office of the State Comptroller.

Dissertations

Helbig, Natalie (2010). Thinking Beyond Performance Indicators: A Holistic Study of Organizational Information Use, Ph.D, Public Adminstration and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University at Albany. Now Senior Program Associate, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany.
Ackam, Badahir (2009). Socio-Technical Processes in Interorganizational Emergency Response and Recovery Process at the World Trade Center, Ph.D, Information Science, College of Computing and Information, University at Albany. Now Assistant Professor, School of Business, Western New England College.
Mulki, Fawzi (2009). The Effects of Leadership and Authority on Cross-Boundary Information Sharing in Response to Public Health Crises: A Comparative Study between the United States and Jordan, Ph.D, Informatics, College of Computing and Information, University at Albany. Now Senior Policy Analyst, The Royal Hashemite Court, Jordan.
Zheng, Lei (2009). Leadership Behaviors in Cross-Boundary Information Sharing and Integration: Comparing the U.S. and China, Ph.D, Public Adminstration and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University at Albany. Now Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, China
Luna-Reyes, Luis (2004). Collaboration, Trust, and Knowledge Sharing in Information Technology Intensive Projects in the Public Sector, Distinguished Dissertation Award; Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Now Assistant Professor, Business School, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico.
Zhang, Jing (2003). Cross-Boundary Knowledge Sharing: A Case Study of Building the Multi-Purpose Access for Customer Relations & Operational Support (MACROS) System, Distinguished Dissertation Award; Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Now Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Management, Clark University, Worcester, MA.
Neely, Pamela (2002). A Framework and Associated Software Tool for the Analysis of Source Data for a Data Warehouse: Development and exploratory study. Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs &Policy. Now Assistant Professor of Accounting, Department of Business Administration and Economics, The College at Brockport/SUNY.
Zeng, Jihong (2002). Using Keywords/Phrases in Automatically Generating Hypertext Links: An Exploratory Study. Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs &Policy. Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems, New York Institute of Technology.
Powers, Jennifer Goodall (2001). Network Formation and the Development of Trust in Interorganizational Relationships Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs &Policy. Associate Dean, College of Computing and Information, University at Albany.
Kelly, Kristine (1999). A Systems Approach to Identifying Decisive Information for Sustainable DevelopmentPh.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs &Policy. Now Assistant Professor, Business School, Endicott College.
Pardo, Theresa A. (1998). Reducing the Risks in Innovative Uses of Information Technology in the Public Sector: A Multidisciplinary Model. Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs &Policy. Now Director, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany
Han, Charles (1998). Exploring a Path to the Formation of Network Collaboration. Ph.D. Public Administration, University at Albany.
Kim, Soon Hee (1998). The Effects of Family Leave Policy on Employees and Agencies in New York State Government: Organizational Dynamics and Policy Evaluation. Ph.D. Public Administration & Policy, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Professor, Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.
Giguere, Mark (1995). Electronic Document Description Standards: A Technical Feasibility Study of Their Use in the Microform Preservation of Contextual Cues Embedded in Structured Electronic Documents During Digital/Analog/Digital Reformatting. Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Now Electronic Records Specialist, National Archives and Records Administration.