Amit Das Associate Professor College of Business & Economics Qatar University P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar (+974) 485-1836 (Office) E-Mail: amit.das@qu.edu.qa PERSONAL PROFILE Nationality: Indian Marital Status: Married EDUCATION 1. Ph.D. Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, USA (1994). Dissertation Title: Productivity in Knowledge Work: A study of technical support in supercomputing Advisor:Prof. Paul E. Johnson 2. MBA. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (1986). 3. B.Tech (Hons.). Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (1984). Training Program Name Institution Country Year CERTIFICATION & TRAINING PROGRAMS PCMPCL IV (Program on Case Method and Participant Centered Learning), Part 1 Harvard Business School Boston, USA 2007 PCMPCL IV (Program on Case Method and Participant Centered Learning), Part 2 HongKong, China 2007 AWARDS & HONORS MBA Teacher of the Year 2004, Nanyang Business School o runner-up in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 Undergraduate Teacher of the Division 2002, Nanyang Business School RESEARCH INTERESTS 1. Decision Making (behavioral and cognitive approaches) 2. Technology evolution (specifically modularity) 3. e-government 4. Mixed-effects statistical models COURSES TAUGHT Courses taught at Qatar University: Undergraduate Graduate Organization Theory ebusiness Page: 1
Courses taught at other universities: Undergraduate Introduction to Information Technology Information Security MBA Technology and e-business Emerging Technologies Statistical Research Methods Executive Critical Thinking Evidence-based Decision Making ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Associate Professor, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Assistant Professor, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT Market Research Officer, Tata Motors List your publication in chronological order beginning with the most recent publication: Peer Reviewed Journals articles: Learning & Pedagogical (Instructional): Lim, E. N-K., Das, S. & Das, A. (2009). Diversification Strategy, Capital Structure, and The Asian Financial Crisis (1997-98): Evidence From Singapore Firms, Strategic Management Journal, 30, 577-594. Singh, H., Das, A., & Joseph, D. (2007). Country-level Determinants of e- Government Maturity. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 20, 632-648. Das, A. (2003). Knowledge and Productivity in Technical Support Work, Management Science, 49, 4, 416-431. PUBLICATIONS Das, A. & Das, S. (1996). Complementarities in Information Technology and the Implications for Management. Accounting & Business Review, 3, 1, 129-140. Contributions to Practice (Applied): Discipline - Based (Basic): Other Intellectual Contributions (conference presentations, seminars, chapters in books, textbooks, monographs,, etc): Learning & Pedagogical (Instructional): Refereed Conference Proceedings Chua, C. & Das, A. (2008). Robot Battle and Robot Dance: Motivating Students to Enroll in IT. Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 18th Annual Workshop on Page: 2
Information Technologies and Systems (WITS) in Paris, December 13-14, 2008. Das, A., Chua, C., & Seal, K. (2007). The Sensitivity of Sensitivity: Hazards of software-based financial decision making. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Decision Support Systems, January 2007, Kolkata, India. Das, A., Das, S., Neo, B. S., & Soh, C. (2000). More Bang for the IT Buck: The Singapore experience. Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Information Systems, December 2000, Brisbane, Australia. Fu Xiaowen & Das, A. (2000). Convergence in Technology and Regulation: The case of IP telephony. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on the Management of Innovation and Technology, November 2000, Singapore. Das, A., Soh, C., & Lee, P. (1999). Client Satisfaction with Outsourced IT Services: A Transaction Cost Approach. Proceedings of the 20 th International Conference on Information Systems, December 1999, Charlotte NC. Das, A. (1997). Determinants of Computer Security Behavior. Proceedings of the AIS Americas Conference, August 1997, Indianapolis, IN. Das, A. & Johnson, P. E. (1996). Automated Generation of Diagnostic Knowledge. Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge-Based Computer Systems, December 1996, Bombay, India. Das, A. (1996). Users' Troubles and the Need for Technical Support. Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Computer-Human Interaction Conference, August 1996, Singapore. Das, A. & Das, S. S. (1993) Supporting Diversity in Technology : The role of MIS managers. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information Systems, December 1993, Orlando FL. Das, A., Johnson, P. E., Zualkernan, I. A. & Chatterjee, S. (1992). Reuse of Knowledge for Decision Support. Transactions of the 12th International Conference on Decision Support Systems, June 1992, Chicago IL, 51-56. Refereed Conference Papers Das, A. (2008). Mix and match: Prospects for inter-firm modularity-in-use. Presented at the 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 8-13, Anaheim, CA. Chew, K-H. & Das, A. (2005). An Exploratory Study of the Performance Consequences of CEO Succession: A Singapore Perspective. Academy of Management Conference, Hawaii, USA. Singh, H., Das, A. & Joseph, D. (2004). Country-level Determinants of e- Government Maturity. e-government Research Workshop, International Conference on Information Systems, Washington DC. Das, A. (2003). Rethinking Knowledge Work. Presented at the Interdisciplinary session on Knowledge Management of the Academy of Management Conference, Seattle, WA. Das, A. (2001). Productivity in Technical Support Work. Carnegie Conference on Page: 3
Knowledge Management, September 2001, Pittsburgh, PA. Das, A. & Das, S. (2001). Computing Power: The social construction of microprocessor performance. Presented at the TIM division meeting of the 60 th Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, Washington DC. Das, A. (1998). Towards a Theory of Technical Support Work. Presented at the TIM division meeting of the Academy of Management Conference, San Diego, CA. Das, A. & Das, S. S. (1992). Facilitating Learning in Complex Manufacturing Environments. Presented at the National Meeting of the Academy of Management, Las Vegas, NV. Invited Conference Papers Das, A., Johnson, P. E. & Sinha, K. K. (1995). Learning in Non-Routine Work. Presented at the invited session on Organizational Learning and Learning Organizations at the INFORMS International Meeting, Singapore, June 1995. Das, A., Johnson, P. E. & Sinha, K. K. (1994). Productivity in Technical Support. Presented at the invited session on Carlson School Studies in Productivity and Efficiency at the TIMS/ORSA National Meeting, Detroit MI, October 1994. Other Conference Papers Das, A., Johnson, P. E. & Sinha, K. K. (1995). Information Technology and the Productivity of Knowledge Work. Presented at the INFORMS International Meeting, June, Singapore. Das, A. (1992). Cost-Benefit Analysis of Information Systems. Presented at the TIMS/ORSA National Meeting, November, San Francisco CA. Das, A., Zualkernan, I. A. & Chatterjee, S. (1992). Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Semiconductor Fabrication. Presented at the TIMS/ORSA National Meeting, May, Orlando FL. Invited Book Chapters Das, A. (2004). Digital Convergence in C. Argyris, C. Cooper & G. B. Davis (eds.) Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management 2 nd edition, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford UK (forthcoming). Das, A. (2002). Knowledge Representation. H. Bidgoli (ed.) Encyclopedia of Information Systems, Academic Press. Das, A. (1998). Artificial Intelligence; Cognitive Science and Information Systems; Expert Systems in C. Argyris, C. Cooper & G. B. Davis (eds.) Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford UK (1998). Das, A. (1997). Impact of Automation on Employment in Singapore. In L. C. Lee (ed.) Survey of Impact of Automation in Employment. Asian Productivity Page: 4
Organization, Tokyo, Japan. Other publications and presentations Das, A. (2002). Prices in online auctions : The case of popular music CDs on E- bay. IMARC Seminar Das, A. & Tung, L L. (2002). Effectiveness of Singapore GCIO 2002. Das, A. (2001). The View from the U : Knowledge Management in the small. MIS Asia, July 2001. Das, A. (2000). Residential Broadband : The Race for the Last Mile. SCV Infocomm Lecture 2000. Das, A. (1997). Corporate Transformation through Network Computing. Seminar for the Korea Productivity Center. Das, A. (1997). Network Computing : Promises and Pitfalls. IMARC presentation. Das, A., Das, S., Neo, B. S., & Soh, C. (1997). More Bang for the IT Buck : The Singapore experience. IMARC Working Paper. Das, A. (1995). Estimating the Benefits of Learning-by-Doing. IMARC Working Paper. Das, A. (1995). The Locus of Productivity in Technical Support Work. IMARC Working Paper. Johnson, P. E., Das, A. & Zualkernan, I. A. (1993). Knowledge Deficit in Semiconductor Manufacturing. Final Report prepared for the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, New York NY. Contributions to Practice (Applied): Discipline - Based (Basic): FUNDED GRANTS Title of Research Granting Body Grant Amount Project Duration (years) Role in research * * (Principal researcher, co-researcher, coordinating research) Page: 5
SUPERVISIO N OF GRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECTS Title of Thesis Type of Supervision (main supervisor or co-supervisor) Date of degree awarded Prospects for IP Telephony Sole Supervisor Masters in Business (by Research), 2000 Adaptive responses to disease epidemics Sole Supervisor B.Eng. 2011 Inter-trader communication and Sole Supervisor B.Eng. 2011 stockmarket outcomes De-biasing the disposition effect Sole Supervisor B.Eng. 2010 Estimating the size of the disposition effect Sole Supervisor B.Eng. 2010 A simulation model of the disposition effect Sole Supervisor B.Eng. 2009 21 (Twenty one) MBA disserations Sole Supervisor MBA (1996 to 2009) 38 (Thirty Eight) Undergraduate Final Year Projects Sole Supervisor MBA (1995 to 2009) Investors' Reactions to Different Committee Member Ph.D., 2005 Management Forecast Forms Multiple measures of the Balanced Committee Member Ph.D., 2005 Scorecard Effects of Exposure To Subsequently Committee Member Ph.D., 2004 Invalidated Evidence Auditors Judgments on Audit Differences Committee Member Ph.D., 2003 that Affect the Client s Ability to Meet Significant Thresholds, Effect of Technical Knowledge and Decision Committee Member Ph.D., 2003 Aids on Evaluation of Diagnostic and Nondiagnostic Evidence, Investigation of Auditors Ethical Reasoning Committee Member Ph.D., 2001 Expert System for Knowledge Discovery Committee Member Masters in Business (by Research), 1999 Assessing the Effectiveness of Extranets Committee Member Masters in Business (by Research), 1999 COMMUNITY SERVICES Committee Name Strategic Planning and Accreditation Assessment and Curriculum Planning Standing/Ad hoc Applicant Role (e.g. chair, member) Dates Standing Member Present Standing Member Present Remarks MEMBERSHIPS Professional Organizations: 1. Academy of Management Page: 6
Editorial ships: Board Member: SEREVICE TO PROFESSION AND PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED TECHNOLOGY SKILLS LANGUAGES 1. Track Chair: 20 th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Melbourne, December 2009 (Strategy and Management track) Computing: Windows, Linux/Unix Math / Statistical : SPSS, Stata, Matlab English (Excellent). Other: Hindi, Bengali Page: 7