Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Brower, Ralph H., Jason B. Thatcher, and Robert M. Mason, Organizational Fields and the Diffusion of Information Technologies Within and Across the Nonprofit and Public Sectors: A Preliminary Theory; American Review of Public Administration; forthcoming.

Mason, Robert M., Culture-Free or Culture-Bound? A Boundary Spanning Perspective on Learning in Knowledge Management Systems; Journal of Global Information Management 11 (4); (October-December 2003); pp. 20-36.

Mason, Robert M., Not Either/Or: Research in Pasteur’s Quadrant; Communications of the Association for Information Systems 6 (16); (March 2001)

Yang, Hee-Dong, Robert M. Mason, and Abhijit Chaudhury, The Internet, Visibility, and Learning; International Journal of Electronic Commerce 6 (1), Fall 2001; pp. 101-120.

Jin, Zhouying, Robert M. Mason, and Peter P. Yim, Bridging US-CHINA Cross-Cultural Differences Using Internet and Groupware Technologies Les Cahiers du Management Technologique, (Summer 1998); Grenoble: Groupe ESC

Lefebvre, Louis A., Robert Mason, and Elisabeth Lefebvre, The Influence Prism in SMEs: the Power of CEOs' Perceptions on Technology Policy and Its Organizational Impacts; Management Science 43 no. 6 (June 1997); pp. 856-878.

Whitehouse, Peter J., Christine G. Sciulli, and Robert M. Mason, Dementia Drug Development: Use of Information Systems to Harmonize Global Drug Development; Psychopharmacology Bulletin 33 (1) (1997); pp. 129-133.

Mason, Robert M., Metaphors for Thinking about Corporate and Technical Strategies, Engineering Management Journal 3 no. 4 (December 1991); pp. 9-15

Mason, Robert M., The role of metaphors in strategic information systems planning, Journal of Management Information Systems, 8 no. 2 (Fall 1991); pp. 11-30.

Mason, Robert M., Office automation and information technology trends--their impact on libraries and information center management, Microcomputers for Information Management, 3 no. 1 (March 1986), pp. 1-14.

Mason, Robert M., Current and future microcomputers capabilities: selecting the hardware, Microcomputers for Information Management, (1) (March 1984); 1-13.

Mason, Robert M., and Peter G. Sassone, A lower bound cost-benefit model for information services, Information Processing and Management Vol. 14 No. 2; pp. 71-83.

Refereed Proceedings and Edited Volume Articles

Mason, Robert M., Cultural dimensions of knowledge management; Proceedings of the IAMOT 14th International Conference on the Management of Technology; Vienna 22-25 May 2005

Mason, Robert M., Bridging the Gulf Between Knowledge Management Theory and Practice: the Importance of Culture; prepared for the 3rd China US Library Conference (Knowledge Management in the Digital Age); Shanghai 23-25 March 2005; draft available here

Mason, Robert M., Avoiding Epistimological Myopia, in Inquiring Organizations: Moving from Knowledge Management to Wisdom; James Courtney, John Haynes, and David Paradice (eds.); Idea Group; 2005

Mason, Robert M., and Kevin Gallagher, Knowledge Creation and Exchange in a Multi-organization Enterprise System Project: an Actor Network Theory Perspective; Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Management of Technology, Washington, DC (April 2004)

Gallagher, Kevin, Robert M. Mason, and Betty Vandenbosch, Managing the Tension in IS Projects: Balancing Alignment, Engagement, Perspective, and Imagination; Proceedings of the 37th Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences, (January 2004)

Mason, Robert M., Managing Technology as Constant Complex Change: the case of information technology; Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Management of Technology; Miami; March 2002

Boonthanom, Ranida, Robert M. Mason, and Kent Marett, Integrating IT and Management Accounting Information: A Conceptual Framework; Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems; Boston; August 2001

Marett, Kent, Robert M. Mason, and Ranida Boothanom, Executive Use of Information Technology: What have we been missing?; Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems; Boston; August 2001

Reus, Taco H, Manolis Diakourakis, and Robert M. Mason, Effects of Culture on Individual Preferred Learning Systems: Consequences for Knowledge Management System Use; Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems; Long Beach; August 2000

Mason, Robert, SME & Internet Technologies: Keys to Enterprise Success; chapter 11 in Walter W. C. Chung (ed.) Manufacturing Information Systems Research: Business Process Renewal; Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 2000; pp. 173-193.

Mason, Robert M., and Dieter Schmidt, Bridging Industrial "Best Practices" and Learning in Business Schools: the value of a model and process orientation; Proceedings of PICMET '99; Portland 1999

Mason, Robert, Small Manufacturing Enterprises and the Vision of National Information Infrastructures; chapter 4 in Walter W. C. Chung (ed.) Manufacturing Information Systems Research: Implementation in Hong Kong; Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 1997; pp. 25-42.

Yang, Hee-Dong, and Robert M. Mason, The Internet, Value Chain Visibility, And Learning; Proceedings of the 31th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (January 1998).

Mason, Robert M., SME Adoption of Electronic Commerce Technologies: implications for the emerging national information infrastructure; Proceedings of the 30th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (January 1997)

Mason, Robert M., Knowledge acquisition and storage in organizational learning: a conceptual model and some empirical evidence; Proceedings of the Pacific International Conference on Information Systems (June 1995)

Nelson, Henry A., and Robert M. Mason, Implementation of integrated information systems: comparisons of field studies and the literature; Proceedings of the 27th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (January 1994)

Mason, Robert M., and Henry A. Nelson, Cognitive differences: conceptual frameworks of engineers and managers in U.S.-Japanese joint venture; Proceedings, 4th International Conference on the Management of Technology (Miami, 1994)

Lynn, Leonard, and Robert M. Mason, The "learning organization" in the U.S. and Japan; Proceedings, 4th International Conference on the Management of Technology (Miami, 1994)

Mason, Robert M., Strategic information systems: use of information technology in a learning organization; Proceedings of the 26th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (January 1992); vol. IV, pp. 840-849.

Mason, Robert M., Effective intelligent organizations: knowledge is not enough; Proceedings of the 25th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (January 1992); vol. IV, pp. 464-471. Nominated for best paper in the Organizational Systems and Technology track.

Mason, Robert M., Enacting corporate and technical strategies: the importance of language and vo-cabulary, Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM); 12th Annual Meeting, Chattanooga, TN, October 20-23, 1991. Received the Merritt Williamson Award for best paper presented at the meeting.

Mason, Robert M., Information systems planning and emergent strategies, Proceedings of The Management of Management Information Systems, 2nd Annual Symposium; Grenoble, France, October 2-3, 1991; pp. 163-179; reprinted in Gestion 2000 (Belgium, 1992)

Mason, Robert M., Paul Salipante, and George Robinson, Understanding quality in engineering service organizations; Proceedings of the Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, Dundar F. Kocaoglu and Kiyoshi Niwa (eds.) (October 1991); pp. 468-472.

Mason, Robert M., Metaphors and strategic information system planning, Proceedings of the 24th Annual Hawaii Conference on Systems Science (January 1991); vol. IV, pp. 231-240.

Mason, Robert M., The economics and cost benefit of analysis services - the case of information analysis centers, in M.C.J. Elton, W.V. Lucas, and D.W. Conrath (Eds.), Evaluating New Telecommunication Services; New York: Plenum Press, 1978; pp 303-324.

Winkofsky, Ed, Robert M. Mason, and W.E. Souder, R&D budgeting and project selection: a critical review of theory and practice,; in B.V. Dean and J.D. Goldhar (Eds.), Management of Research and Development; New York: North-Holland, 1980; pp. 183-197.

Mason, Robert M., Economic assessment of information services, in Innovative Management of the Technical Information Functions (Proceeding of the Engineering Foundation Conference, Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, New Hampshire; August 14-17, 1977); Schenectady, New York: General Electric Company Technology Marketing operation, 1979; pp. 87-98.

Mason, Robert M., and G. V. Spann, Remote sensing technology transfer to the public sector; in M.J. Cetron and H.F. Davidson (Eds.), Industrial Technology Transfer; Leyden, The Netherlands: Noordoff, 1977; pp. 131-146.

Mason, Robert M., et al, Macro analysis of the potential for fuel savings using wind generators in a utility power grid; in William G. Vogt and Marilyn H. Mickle (Eds.), Modeling and Simulation, v. 6 Pitts-burgh: Instrument Society of America, 1975; pp. 121-131.

Books

Khalil, Tarek, Louis A. Lefebvre, and Robert M. Mason [eds.], Management of Technology: The Key to Prosperity in the Third Millenium: Selected Papers from the 9th International Conference on the Management of Technology; Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd., 2001

Lefebvre, Louis A., Robert M. Mason, and Tarek Khalil [eds.], Management of Technology, Sustainable Development, and Eco-Efficiency, selected papers from the seventh international conference on management of technology; Oxford: Elsevier, 1998.

Mason, Robert M., Louis A. Lefebvre, and Tarek Khalil [eds.], Management of Technology V: Technology Management in a Changing World, proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Management of Technology; Oxford, UK: Elsevier Technology Group, 1996

Mason, Robert M., and Steve Enniss, The Library Micro Consumer. MRC's Guide to Library Software, Atlanta: MRC, 1986 (ISBN 0-932393-03-9).

Roessner, J. David, Robert M. Mason, Alan L. Porter, Frederick A. Rossini, A. Perry Schwartz, and Keith R. Nelms; Office Automation and Clerical Employment in the Banking and Insurance Industries 1985-2000, with Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 1985 (ISBN 0-89930-119-3).

Mason, Robert M., Microcomputer Fundamentals: Understanding the Technology; Atlanta: MRC, 1983, 1984 (Approximately 175 pp., loose-leaf, course notebook for the Micro Course).

Mason, Robert M., and Steve Enniss, The Micro Consumer: Word Processing; A Software Selection Guide; Atlanta: MRC, 1984 (ISBN 0-932393-00-4).

Mason, Robert M., The Micro Consumer: Library Software; A Software Selection Guide; Atlanta: MRC, 1984 (ISBN 0-932392-01-2).

Mason, Robert M., and John E. Creps (eds.), Information Services: Economics, Management, and Technology; Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1981 (ISBN 0-89158-038-4).

Other Articles, Reports, and Publications

Facing Up: Science and Its Cultural Adversaries by Steven Weinberg; Harvard University Press (2001); Book Note in Knowledge, Technology, and Policy; Vol 14, # 4, Winter 2002

Mason on Micros, 34 articles published from 1983-1986 as a regular column in Library Journal

Dear Colleague, Bulletin of the American Association for Information Science, Vol. 8, No. 4 (April 1982); pp. 10-13.

Information System Design: Putting Human Factors to Work in Communicating Information (Proceedings of the 43rd ASIS Annual Meeting 1980; Volume 17); White Plains, NY: Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc.

Perceived Benefits of Information Analysis, Presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of ASIS, Minneapolis; October 17, 1979. Synopsis appears in Proceedings published by Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc., White Plains, New York.

The Marketing Ideal vs. Actual Cases: A Synthesis, Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, Vol. 15 (1978); White Plains, New York: Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc. 1978; pp. 209-212.