Curriculum Vitae Jaana Porra University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business Department of Decision and Information Sciences Management Information Systems 280G Melcher Hall Houston, TEXAS 77204-6282

Last updated: September 5^th, 2006

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (Information Systems concentration) (August 22, 1996)
Jyvaskyla Graduate School in Computing and Mathematical Sciences (COMAS)
Information Systems Programme
University of Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä, Finland

Dissertation: Colonial Systems, Information Colonies and Punctuated Prototyping
eximia cumlaude approbatur.

Professor Kalle Lyytinen, Advisor.

Master of Science in Economics, and Business Administration, 1987
University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
Major: Information Systems and Computer Science
Minor: Business Administration
Thesis: "Developing the Information System of a Small Enterprise",
Professor. Heikki Laitinen, Advisor.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2000- 2006 Assistant Professor

University of Houston

C.T. Bauer College of Business

Department of Decision and Information Sciences

2003-2006 Bauer Faculty Fellow, University of Houston

2002- 2003 Melcher Faculty Fellow, University of Houston

2001- Julian Jackson Porra Parks’ Mother

2001-2002 on leave from the University of Houston tenure process due to maternity

1999- 2000 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Houston

1998 - 1999 Lecturer
(1998 August) Research Fellow
Department of Management Science and Information Systems
College and Graduate School of Business
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

1997 - 1998 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Houston

1996 - 1997 Research Fellow
Fisher Center for Information Technology and Management
Haas School of Business
University of California, Berkeley

1995 - 1996 Visiting Assistant Professor (Visiting Annenberg Fellow)
EC2-The Annenberg Incubator Project
School of Cinema-Television
University of Southern California

1995 - 1996 Technical Coordinator
EC2 - Test bed Facility
The Annenberg Incubator Project
University of Southern California

1994 - 1995 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Houston

1992 - 1995 Director, Heavimetal Media Transaction Lab, Information Systems Research Center, University of Houston

1992-1994 Visiting Scholar, University of Houston

1991-1992 Oy Penetic Ab (Penetic Limited), Helsinki, Finland
Owner
an Open Systems consulting and training company.

1989-1991 Oy Penetron Ab (Penetron Limited), Helsinki, Finland
CEO
an Open Systems consulting and training company.

1987-1989 Ministry of Treasury and Finnish State Computer Center, Helsinki, Finland
Senior Designer
T90 Open Systems Strategy project.

1986-1987 Haka-Käsine Ky (Gloves from Haka), Kokkola, Finland
Partner

1984-1986 Volvo Auto Oy Ab (Volvo Auto Limited), Helsinki, Finland
Systems Analyst

1985 Kibbutz Misgav Am, Upper Galilee, Israel.
Volunteer (Autumn 1985).

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Porra, J. and M.S. Parks (2006). “Sustaining Virtual Communities: Suggestions from the Colonial Model”, Information Systems and e-Business Management, forthcoming.

Avison, D., Bjørn-Andersen, N., Coakes, E., Davis, G.B, Earl, M.J., Elbanna, A., Fitzgerald, G., Galliers, R.D., Hirschheim, R., Iivari, J. Klein, H.K., Land, F., de Marco, M., Pettigrew, A.M., Porra, J., Carsten Stahl, B., Sørensen, C., Wood, B. and T. Wood-Harper (2006). “Enid Mumford: A Tribute”, Information Systems Journal, forthcoming.

Porra, J., Hirschheim, R. and M.S. Parks (2006) “Forty Years of Corporate Information Technology Function at Texaco Inc. – A History”, Information and Organization, 16, pp. 82-107.

Porra, J., Hirschheim, R. and M.S. Parks (2005). “The History of Texaco’s Corporate IT Function – A General Systems Theoretical Interpretation”, MIS Quarterly, 29, 4 I(December, 2005) pp. 721-746.

Ives, B., Parks, M.S., Porra, J. and L. Silva (2004). “Phylogeny and Power in the IS Domain: A Response to Benbasat and Zmud’s Call for Returning to the IT Artifact” Journal of Association for Information Systems, 5, 3, pp. 108-124.

Hirschheim, R., Porra J. and M.S. Parks (2003) “The Evolution of the Corporate IT Function and the Role of the CIO at Texaco – How do Perceptions of IT’s Performance Get Formed?, Data Base, 34, 4(Fall), pp. 8-27.

Porra, J. (2001). “A Dialogue with C. West Churchman,” Information Systems Frontiers, 3, 1, pp. 19-27.

Porra, J. (2000). “Electronic Commerce Internet Strategies and Business Models – A Survey,” Information Systems Frontiers, 1, 4, pp. 389-399.

Porra, J. (1999). "Colonial Systems," Information Systems Research, 10, 1 (March), pp. 38-69.

Segev, A., Porra, J. and M. Roldan (1998). "Internet Security -- The Case of Bank of America". Communications of the ACM, Vol. 41, No. 10 (October), pp. 81-87.

Segev, A., Porra, J. and M. Roldan (1997). "Internet-based EDI strategy", Decision Support Systems, 617, 21, 3, 1997, p. 157-170.

Segev, A., Porra, J. and M. Roldan (1997). "Internet-Based Financial EDI: The Bank of America Pilot", EDI Forum, 10, 2, 1997, pp. 40-50.

Segev, A., Porra, J. and M. Roldan (1997). "Internet-Based Financial EDI: The Bank of America Pilot", The Journal of Electronic Commerce, 10,2, pp.40-4 5. (electronic journal, reprint of the EDI Forum article directly above).

Segev, A., Porra, J. and M. Roldan (1997). "Internet-Based Financial EDI: The Case of Bank of America and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Pilot", Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, 2, 1 (January), (electronic journal, reprint of the Journal of Electronic Commerce article directly above, shortened).

WORK IN PROGRESS

Goel L. and Porra, J. The Importance of Power in The Implementation Process of a Successful Knowledge Management System – A Case Study. Submitted to the Journal of the Association of Information Systems.

Parks, M.S., and J. Porra. “An All-Digital Production Cycle” Information Technology and People, revise resubmit status.

Porra, J. with M.S. Parks. “Organizational Colonies – Toward A Group Level Model of Organizational Sustainability”, University of Houston, To be submitted to Organization Science.

Porra J. with Rudy Hirschheim. Guest editors. A Special Issue entitled “Enid Mumford’s Contribution to Information Systems Theory and Theoretical Thinking”, Journal of the Association for Information Systems. Editorial board: Jim Backhouse (London School of Economics), Gordon Davis (University of Minnesota), Robert Galliers (Bentley College), Juhani Iivari (University of Oulu), Frank Land (London School of Economics), Allen Lee (Virginia Commonwealth University), Kalle Lyytinen (Case Western Reserve University), Ann Majchrzak (University of Southern California), M. Lynne Markus (Bentley College), Lars Mathiassen (Georgia State University), John Mingers (Kent University), Michael Myers (University of Auckland), Mike Newman (University of Manchester), Leiser Silva (University of Houston), Geoff Walsham (Cambridge University).

Porra, J. with R. Hirschheim “A Dialogue with Enid Mumford” An introductory article for the Journal of the Association for Information Systems Special Issue entitled “Enid Mumford’s Contribution to Information Systems Theory and Theoretical Thinking”.

Porra J. with B. Ives and I. Junglas. “Catastrophes and Information System Infrastructure. How to improve communications and dissemination of information before, during and after the catastrophe.” A proposal for a special issue to be submitted to the ”, Journal of the Association for Information Systems.

Porra J. with B. Ives and I Junglas. “The Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Information System Infrastructure and Some Consequences to Corporations and Individuals” a pilot study.

Porra, J. with M.S. Parks and D. Steel. The Ten Year Anniversary of The Philosophical Foundations Mini-Track The Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems at AMCIS. A pilot study.

Porra, J. “Supporting the Information Systems Field in Latin American Countries”, Report to the Association for Information Systems Council. A full paper to be submitted to the Communications of the Association journal.

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Porra, J. (1999). "A Strategic Framework for Electronic Commerce: The Digital Production Cycle" (Chapter 29). In Handbook on Electronic Commerce edited by M. J. Shaw, R. Blanning, T. Strader and A. Whinston, Springer Verlag.

Porra, J. (1992). "Socio Technical Information Systems Design and The Tavistock School". In K. Lyytinen, and M. Nurminen (eds.), Organization Theories and Information Systems Technology, Publications in Computer Science, University of Jyväskylä Publication Series TU-13, (in Finnish).

REPORTS AND MONOGRAPHS

Porra, J. (2002).“Supporting the Information Systems Field in Latin American Countries”, A progress report to the Association for Information Systems Council, Barcelona, Spain, December.

Porra, J. (1996). "Colonial Systems, Information Colonies and Punctuated Prototyping". Jyvaskyla Studies in Computer Science, Economics and Statistics, 33, University of Jyvaskyla Press, Jyvaskyla, Finland.

Porra, J. (1996). Critique of the book Information Systems Development and Data Modeling--Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations by Hirschheim, R., Klein, H., and Lyytinen, K. (Cambridge University Press, 1996): Volume I: Chapters 2,3,4 and 5 (205 pages); Volume II: Chapters 1,6,7,8, and 9 (42 pages).

Kukko, T., Myllyla, E., Pallas, K., Porra, J., Saastamoinen, P., et al. T90-Project Publication series, Valtionvarainministerio (Finnish Ministry of Treasury) ja Valtion Tietokonekeskus (Finnish Government Computer Center) (in Finnish):

1/1988: "Finnish Government – Office System Framework"

2/1988: "Regulation Preparation -- Information Sharing Experiment"

3/1988: "Budgeting -- Information Sharing"

4/1988: "Guide to Purchasing Open Office Systems for Finnish Government Agencies"

5/1988: "FOSIP – Telecommunications profile for the Finnish Government"

6/1988: "Open Operating System Environment"

7/1988: "Electronic Mail in Government Document transfer"

8/1988: "Office Systems Architecture for the Finnish Government"

SUBMITTED BOOK PROPOSALS

Book proposal to Heinemann with R. Hirschheim and M.S. Parks.

Possible Titles:

(1.) The Rise and Fall of the IT Function: Lessons from Texaco Inc.

or

(2.) Is the IT Function Withering Away? Lessons from Texaco Inc.

or

(3.) The Demise of the IT Function: Lessons from Texaco Inc. (status pending)

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Goel L. and Porra, J. The Importance of Power in The Implementation Process of a Successful Knowledge Management System – A Case Study. Abstract. The Proceedings of the Decision and Information Sciences conference, San Antonio, Texas, November 2006, forthcoming.

Porra, J. (1999). “Electronic Commerce on Digital Content” Proceedings of ENABLE99, An International Conference on Enabling Network-Based Learning, International Conference, Espoo, Finland, June 2-5, pp. 405-413.

Segev, A., Porra, J. and M. Roldan (1997). "Contrasting Approaches to Implementing an Evolving Technology: Internet-EDI", Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 15-17, pp. 260-262.

Courtney, J.F., Porra, J. and M. Parks, (1997). "Incubating Foundations of Information Systems (FIS) -- Issues in Creating an Electronic Journal", Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 15-17, pp. 396-398.

Segev, A., Porra, J. and Roldan, M. (1996). "Financial EDI Over the Internet: Case Study II", Proceedings of the 2nd USENIX Workshop on Electronic Commerce, Claremont Resort and Conference Center, Oakland, California, November 18-21, pp. 173-190.

Porra, J. (1996). "Humanness as Colonial Systems" Association for Information Systems, Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems, Phoenix, Arizona, August 16-18, pp. 401-403.

Porra, J. (1994). "The Exposition of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence on the Systems Continuum -- The Phylogeny". 1994 Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, 1994 Annual Meeting, November 20-22, Honolulu Hawaii, Vol. 2, pp. 650-653.

Porra, J. and J. Helsingius (1990). "Why Open Systems are Important to the Research Community," Proceedings of the 1990 EurOpen Autumn Conference, Nice, France, October.

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Porra J. (2000). “When the World Was Overcome by Internet Commerce” Sonera Sound, 3 (September), 2000. p. 17. (a column in a Finnish telecommunications industry magazine in Finnish).

Porra, J. (1999). “Electronic Mass Hallucination,” Tietoverkko (A Finnish Magazine for information systems professionals), 2 (February), p. 10 (in Finnish).

Segev, A., Porra, J. and R. Roldan (1999). “Internet Security and the Case of Bank of America” Intraware Inc. Knowledge Center. (electronic reprint of Communications of the ACM article below).

Porra, J. (1999). “Confusing Times for E-Business” Tietoviikko (A leading weekly publication for IS professionals in Finland), 11 (March), p. 2. (in Finnish).

Porra, J. (1997). "The Pioneers of the Virtual Future" (a column). MikroPC (A leading PC enthusiasts’ magazine in Finland), 11 (6.11.), p.96 (in Finnish).

Porra, J. (1996). "Colonizing Electronic Markets - Multimedia Production through Punctuated Prototyping". Arttu (The Journal of the University of Industrial Design and Arts in Helsinki, Finland), 3, pp. 27-29.

Porra, J. (1993). "The Open Computer Systems Movement". EDISTY (A Finnish professional magazine), (August), pp. 40-44 (in Finnish).

Savaspuro, T, and J. Porra (1990). "Open Systems in Municipal Administration" Kunnallislehti (The leading Municipal Magazine in Finland), (March) (in Finnish).

WORKING PAPERS

Porra, J. and M.S. Parks (2002). “Exploring Electronic Commerce Implementation Practices”, University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business, Department of Decision and Information Sciences.

Hirschheim, R. and J. Porra (1998). "CIO and IT functions -- How do Perceptions Form at the Senior Executive level". In W. Chin, T. Goles, R. Hirschheim, J. Porra and P. Todd. Managing People in the Information Technology Organization. University of Houston, College of Business Administration, Information Systems Research Center, White Paper, June.

Segev, A., Porra, J., and M. Roldan (1996). "Internet-Based Financial EDI: The Case of the Bank of America and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Pilot", The Fisher Center for Information Technology & Management, Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, CITM-WP 1018, December. http://haas.berkeley.edu/~citm/EDI-proj.html

Porra, J. (1996). "Electronic Software Commerce". The Fisher Center for Information Technology and Management, Walter A. Haas Schools of Business, University of California, Berkeley, CITM Briefing Paper 96-BP-003, October, 1996.

Hartman, A. and J. Porra (1996). "Toward A Digital Economy Through Electronic Commerce", with Amir Hartman. CITM Working Paper, The Fisher Center for Information Technology and Management, Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PANELS 

“The Role of IT in the Creation of Sustainable Communities” panel presentation, ICIS, Brisbane, Australia, December, 2000, panel chair: Dr. David Paradice. (on behalf of Jaana Porra presented by Debra Bunker).

“International and Systems Theoretic Perspectives on Converged Media”, “Convergence and Multimedia Aspects of the Internet” panel presentation, AMCIS, Long Beach, California, August 10^th, 2000 panel chair: T. Stafford.

“Electronic Commerce on Digital Content” Keynote speaker, ENABLE99, Enabling Network-Based Learning, International Conference, Espoo, Finland, June 5, 1999.

"Contrasting Approaches to Implementing an Evolving Technology: Internet-EDI". Association for Information Systems, Americas Conference on Information Systems, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 17, 1997.

"Incubating Foundations of Information Systems (FIS) -- Issues in Creating an Electronic Journal", with J. F. Courtney and M. Parks. Association for Information Systems Americas Conference on Information Systems, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 15, 1997.

"The Future of Qualitative Research in Information Systems". International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.2 (IFIP 8.2), Working Conference, Panel chair: Dr. Enid Mumford, Philadelphia, May 31-June 3, 1997.

"Financial EDI Over the Internet: Case Study II". USENIX Workshop on Electronic Commerce, Claremont Resort and Conference Center, Oakland, California, November 20th, 1996.

"Humanness as Colonial Systems". Association for Information Systems, The Americas Conference on Information Systems, Phoenix, Arizona, August 16, 1996.

"Philosophy as a Reference Discipline for MIS", The First Annual Association for Information Systems, Americas Conference on Information Systems, Pittsburgh, PA, August, 25-27, 1995, a panelist.

"Philosophy as a Reference Discipline for MIS", The First Annual Association for Information Systems, Americas Conference on Information Systems, Pittsburgh, PA, August, 25-27, 1995, a panelist.

"Why Should User Organizations be Concerned about Open Systems," 1st SUUG Conference (first annual Soviet UNIX User Group Meeting), Moscow, Russia, October, 29-30, 1990.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

“Current Internet Business Models and Virtual Communities” Challenges of Digital Commerce Research Seminar, University of Jyvaskyla, Finance Department/Research Center, June 14^th, 2000 (in Finnish).

“E-Revolution in Commerce” Rautaruukki (Finnish Steel Manufacturer) 40 Year Anniversary Celebration and an Opening of a New Plant, Aulanko, Hameenlinna, Finland, May 22, 2000 (in Finnish).

“Emerging Developments in Information Technology” TIJO, Annual Seminar for Chief Information Officers, Majvik, Espoo, June 1st, 1999 (in Finnish).

“Emerging Developments in Information Technology” TIJO, Annual Seminar for Chief Information Officers, Paasitorni, Helsinki, May 26th, 1999 (in Finnish).

“Virtual Communities,” Tiedon valossa, Executive Seminar, Tieto Oyj. Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland, May 4^th, 1999 (in Finnish).

“Emerging Developments in Information Technology” TIJO, Annual Seminar for Chief Information Officers, Paasitorni, Helsinki, May 26^th, 1999 (in Finnish).

"Colonizing Cyberspace -- Pioneering the Virtual Future". ICIS '89 Business Summit -- Issues in IT Management, The Future of IT and Organizations, Electronic Commerce -- Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland, December 10^th, 1998.

"Information System Architectures of the Near Future -- A Perspective". Tieturi, TIJO Tietotekniikan Johtamisohjelma (IT Executive training program), December 8^th, 1998, Paasitorni, Helsinki, Finland. (in Finnish).

"Colonial Systems". A presentation to the MSIS department faculty and doctoral students, University of Texas at Austin, Graduate School of Business, Austin, Texas, October, 2^nd, 1998

"Elektronisen kaupankaynnin kaytannon toteuttajat" ("Electronic Commerce -- The implementors"). University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland, June 1^st -- June 11^th, 1998, Lecturer.

"Electronic Commerce and Digital Media Today". Kilpailukyky ja kansainvalisyys -- Digitaalisen Median vuosiseminaari (International Competitive Advantage -- Digital Media Annual Seminar, TEKES, April 21, 1998, Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland (in Finnish).

"Information System Architectures of the Near Future -- A Perspective". Tieturi, TIJO Tietotekniikan Johtamisohjelma (IT Executive training program), April 20^th, 1998, Kalastajatorppa, Helsinki, Finland. (in Finnish).

"Telework and Computer Networks from the Individual and Colonial Perspective". Helsingin Puhelinyhdistys (Finnet Corporations) Data Communications Theme Seminar, Vanha Ylioppilastalo, Helsinki, Finland, May 15, 1997. (in Finnish)

"Media Hype and Reality -- How do Large American Corporations Actually Use the Internet". A seminar consisting of five lectures of: (1.) "Product Acquisition, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales and Distribution on the Internet"; (2.) "American Large Corporation Internet Strategies"; (3.) "Business Models and Business Applications for the Internet"; (4.) "How do American Large Corporations Respond to the State of the Art of Internet Applications in Advertising/Maintaining Point of Presence, On-line Ordering, Payment Systems, Distribution, Critical Business Transactions, Security"; (5.) "What Should a Finnish Large Corporation do and not do to Successfully Participate in the Internet Revolution". Corporate Intranets '97, Tieturi Executive Seminar, Hotel Intercontinental, Helsinki, Finland, March 3th, 1997 (in Finnish).

"Why is Finland Leading the Internet Revolution?" The Finnish Studies Program Seminar, University of California, Berkeley, December 5th, 1996.

"Real Time Research by Punctuated Prototyping - Emerging Method for Internet Based Business". IEOR Monday Seminar Series, School of Industrial Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, November 25th, 1996.

"Toward A Digital Economy Through Electronic Commerce". The Fisher Center for Information Technology and Management Sponsor Retreat, Silverado Country Club & Resort, Napa, October 01-02, 1996.

"Combining Open Systems Environment Definitions with Multimedia Standards". Joint IMA/DAVIC Annual Meeting (International Multimedia Association hosting the European sister organization, DAVIC), Beverly Hills Hilton, Los Angeles, CA, September 10-15, 1995, a presentation in the Special Joint IMA & DAVIC Session Tuesday, September 12th, 1995.

"Global Information Systems -- The Open Systems Approach", Information Systems Research Seminar, University of Texas, Department of Management Science and Information Systems, January 30th, 1995.

"Colonial Systems", Seminar in Decision- making Systems and Methods, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, April 22nd, 1994.

"Multimedia in Education", University of Houston Leadership Council meeting, University of Houston, October, 1993, A joint presentation with Dr. Michael Parks.

"User Driven Openness", UNIX-91-Seminar, Dipoli, Espoo, Finland, May 13th, 1991 (in Finnish).

"UNIX-Standards and Interfaces", OtaData -conference, Dipoli, Espoo, Finland, April, 19th, 1991 (in Finnish).

"Big Bugs buy Significant Problems making Solutions Priceless -- Who would comfort the customer?", FUUG Data-Base Workshop, Kalastajatorppa, Helsinki, Finland, December, 4th, 1990 (in Finnish).

"Explode Otaniemi -- The Reform of Technical Education", Service Management in the 1990's Seminar, Kimmel, Joensuu, Finland, August 23th, 1990 (in Finnish).

"Information Technology Standards in the European Community", BLANKO'90 Conference, Tampere, October, 11-12, 1990 (in Finnish).

"Basic Principles of Open Systems", DECUS Spring Meeting (Digital Equipment Corporation User's group), Espoo, Finland, May, 15th, 1990 (in Finnish).

"Migration from Proprietary to Open Information Systems", Information System Architecture seminar (by invitation only), Finnish Ministry of Treasury, Finland, December, 12th, 1989 (in Finnish).

"Open Systems Politics and UNIX", Office Automation Seminar, Finnish State Computer Center, September, 29th, 1989 (in Finnish).

"The 'Look and Feel' of User Interfaces", Softprod 89 (Hi Tec 89 Seminar Series), Pirkkahalli, Tampere, Finland, October, 18-19, 1989 (in Finnish).

OTHER COURSES

“Consumer Behavior in Virtual Reality” with J. Heikkila, O. Uusitalo, M. Pantzar, S. Pekkola, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland, Summer Curriculum, June, 2000.

“Central Issues of E-Business” with J. Heikkila, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland, Summer Curriculum, June 1999.

“Electronic Commerce in Practice” University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland, Summer Curriculum, June, 1998.

EDITED SERIES

1998 – 2003 “Foundations of Information Systems” (electronic journal), co-editor.

1994 Editor, "Journal Abstract Service" series, University of Houston, College of Business Administration, Information Systems Research Center,

1992-1993 Co-Editor, "Journal Abstract Service" series, University of Houston, College of Business Administration, Information Systems Research Center.

SCHOLARSHIPS

1993 Liikesivistysrahasto Foundation, Finland, 40.000 Fmk, for doctoral dissertation work at the University of Houston as a visiting scholar from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland;

1992 Finnish Association for Data Communications/University of Jyväskylä, Information Research Center, Finland, 20.000 Fmk, for doctoral studies at the University of Houston, as a visiting scholar

HONORS

2003-- currently Bauer Faculty Fellow, University of Houston

2002-- 2003 Melcher Faculty Fellow, University of Houston

2002 – 2003 Association for Information Systems, Council, Region 1 (Americas) Representative (reappointed by the Council).

2000 – 2002 Association for Information Systems, Council, Region 1 (Americas) Representative (elected by Association for Information Systems membership).

1999 – currently Docent, Information Sciences, Electronic Commerce, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.

1993 I.C.I.S Doctoral Consortium participant, Tallahassee, Florida.

SERVICE

2006 – MIS Speaker Series, co-organizer with Leiser Silva

2006 – currently Reviewer for the Information and Organization journal

2006 – currently Dissertation Committee, Ph.D. candidate H. Kevin Fulk

2006 – currently Course advisory board, Ph.D. candidate Elham Mousavi

2006 – currently Course advisory board, Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Gonzalez-Reinhart

2006 – currently Reviewer for the ICIS conference

2005 AMCIS MIS Camp for new Assistant professors, a camp counselor. Camp was led by Blake Ives, University of Houston and Lynda Applegate, Harvard University.

2005 – currently Reviewer for the Communications of the ACM journal

2003 – 2006 Course advisory board, Ph.D. candidate H. Kevin Fulk, DISC department, University of Houston.

2003 – 2006 Course advisory board, Ph.D. candidate Tarun Mital, DISC department, University of Houston.

2003 Association for Information Systems Council Nomination Committee member (Nomination Committee Chair, Council president R. Watson).

2002 AIS Outreach Program, Mexico City meeting, initiator and organizer, October, 25-27.

2002 European Conference on Information Systems, International Program Committee.

2002-currently Reviewer for the Information Systems and e-Business-Management –journal.

2002-currently Reviewer for the European Journal for Information Systems

2002-currently Reviewer for the European Conference on Information Systems

2002 “Social Theory and Philosophy for Information Systems” edited by John Mingers and Leslie Willcocks. Reviewer of the book proposal for Kluwer  / Plenum Publishers, UK.

2002 “Social Theory and Philosophy for Information Systems” edited by John Mingers and Leslie Willcocks. Reviewer of the book proposal for Cambridge University Press, UK.

2001 – currently Library Committee member, University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business.

2001 – currently “Information Systems and e-Business Management” journal, advisory board member (editors Jorg Becker, University of Munster, Germany and Michael J. Shaw, University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign).

2001 – currently ISWorld Ph.D. Page Co-editor with Blake Ives and Andy Schwartz.

2001 Association for Information Systems Council IS Program Accreditation Committee member.

2000 Association for Information Systems Council Nomination Committee member (Nomination Committee Chair, Council president, B. Ives).

2000 Reviewer for the “Encyclopedia of Information Systems” by Bigdoli, H. (Ed.), Harcourt Science and Technology Company.

2000 – currently Reviewer for the HICSS conference.

2000 – 2003 Association for Information Systems, 1999 Americas Conference on Information Systems, “Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems Mini-Track, Senior Co-Advisor with James Courtney.

2000 – currently Scholarship and Fellowship Committee member, University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business.

1999 – currently Reviewer for Frontiers of Information Systems.

1999 – currently Reviewer for the Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce.

1999 – currently Reviewer for IFIP WG 8.2.

1999 IFIP WG 8.2 Program Committee member.

1998 External Examiner of a doctoral thesis (candidate: John Digby Haynes: "Meaning As Perspective: A Phenomenology of Information Systems.” Bond University, School of Information Technology, Australia).

1998 Participated in the production of the International Conference on Information Systems, Helsinki, Finland (ICIS98) Promotional Animation "Crossing Boundaries" (with Dr. Michael Parks and Dr. Rudy Hirschheim)

1998 Americas Conference on Information Systems Placement Co-Chair (with Dr. Mary Lacity, University of Missouri, St. Louis). http://www.umsl.edu/~place98/

1998- currently Electronic Commerce Research Center, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, International Advisory Board member.

1998-currently Reviewer for the Information Technology and People -journal.

1998 ICIS Placement Co-Chair (with Dr. Mary Lacity, University of Missouri, St. Louis).

1997-currently Reviewer for the Information Systems Research -journal.

1997 Co-chaired ICIS placement service with Mary Lacity (University of Missouri).

1996- 2000 Association for Information Systems, 1999 Americas Conference on Information Systems, “Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems Mini-Track, Co Chair with James Courtney.

1997 Co-chaired ICIS placement service with Mary Lacity (University of Missouri).

1996- 2000 Association for Information Systems, 1999 Americas Conference on Information Systems, “Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems Mini-Track, Co Chair with James Courtney.

1996-currently Reviewer for the Americas Conference on Information Systems.

1995-currently Reviewer for the MIS Quarterly -journal

 1994 Reviewer for the 1994 Decision Sciences Institute Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, The Decision Sciences/Expert Systems/Artificial Intelligence Track.

TELEVISION INTERVIEWS

“Country side or Megacities – Information Society and Urbanization” 2000+, YLE, Finland (News Program Series by R. Johnson), October 20^th, 1999, 9.45-23pm. (In Finnish)

"Internet ja Elektroninen Kaupankaynti" ("Internet and Electronic Commerce"). Huomenta Suomi, MTV3 (Good Morning Finland - Television morning program). Joint interview of Professor Kalle Lyytinen, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland and Jaana Porra, December 14^th, 1998, 7.40am. (in Finnish).

"Suuret Setelit" ("Big Cash"). MTV3, Finland. (Interview for a business documentary series, A Production House Production. April 19^th, 1998 (in Finnish).

"Miten Tieto Muokkaa Meidan Maailmaamme" ("How Information Changes Our World"). Huomenta Suomi, MTV3, Finland (Good Morning Finland -Television morning program). March 7th, 7am, 1997 (in Finnish).

"Raha Verkossa" ("Money on the Net"). A-Plus, Yleisradio, Finland (Finnish News Television). An interview by Risto Johnson, November, 28th, 9.05pm, 1996 (in Finnish). http://www.yle.fi/a-studio/a-plus

RADIO INTERVIEWS

"Internet Facilitates Humanness". Radio Interview by Radio Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland. June 18th, 1996, 12pm.

MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS

Pietila, M. (2005). “The economic impact of natural disasters of the year 2005” forthcoming (in Finnish).

Pietila, M. (2005). “A Decade Later – A retake on the outsourcing phenomenon” An Interview of Jaana Porra, Johtoporras, forthcoming. (A magazine for executives; in Finnish).

Pietila, M. (2002), “U.S. responsible for maintaining a current skill set often outside company time” An interview of Jaana Porra, Lifim, April. (in Finnish)

Schenker, J.L. (2000), “The New Economy Looks Like the Old One to Women Climbing the Corporate Ladder – A Battle Against the Odds” An interview of Jaana Porra and others, Time (European Edition), September 25, pp. 12-14.

Forsten, B.E. (2000), “E-Revolution ‘From Jaana Porra’s Desk’” Vuoriteollisuus, 3, pp. 12-14. (Mining Industry Publication; in Finnish)

Dragon, K. (2000), “American Beauty – Ahead of Her Times” A close up interview of Dr. Jaana Porra, the person and the professional, Gloria (Leading Women’s magazine in Finland), July, pp. 30-33.

Rajalahti, H. (2000), “Internet Generation Produces Noncommittal Customers -- Customer Relationships Vanish on the Internet ” Talouselama (Leading Business Magazine in Finland), 23 (June), p. 41.

Pietila, M. (1999). “Does The Internet Call for New Business Models?” Lifim, Progress, 4, pp. 16-17. (in Finnish).

In 1998 and 1999 various articles in leading professional and business magazines and newspapers (e.g., in Kauppalehti and Tietoviikko) in Finland.

A cover and article about Jaana Porra -- the person and the career, Johtoporras, (Magazine for Executives and Entrepreneurs), May 1998. (in Finnish).

Ilen, I., "Internet on Yrittajien Paikka" ("Internet is for Entrepreneurs"). Decus (Digital Equipment Corporation's Users Group's magazine. Interview for the 20th Anniversary Special Issue. 1997 (in Finnish).

"Telework -- Teleworking Requires Applying Colonial Models". Interview for Puhelin (Finnish Professional Magazine for Telecommunications Professionals). 4, 1997, 24-26 (in Finnish).

“Computer Networks and Applying A Colonial Model Provide a Solution to Telework” Datalinja, 3, 1997.

Tonttila, S-L., "Telecommuting Means Flexibility for the Small Business Owner". Interview for Yrityslinja (Finnish Professional Magazine for Small Business Owners). 3,1997, 8-9 (in Finnish).

Karjalainen, M. "Information Technology is Humane". Interview for Kotiliesi (Finnish News Magazine), 19, (October, 4), 1996, 109. (in Finnish)

Karjalainen M. "Toward Humane Information Society". Interview of Jaana Porra. Opettaja (Teacher Magazine), October 11th,1996, 41, pp. 20-21. (in Finnish).

Sokala, H. "Hollywoodin ja Piilaakson Avioliitto". ("The Marriage of Hollywood and Silicon Valley"). Interview of Jaana Porra. Helsingin Sanomat (A daily Finnish newspaper), Tieto&Kone, Friday, January 5^th, 1996. (in Finnish).

MAGAZINE CITATIONS

in Stalter, K. "USC Hatches High-Tech Lab -- Egg Co. 2 Aims to Connect Entrepreneurs with Hollywood". Daily Variety, Thursday, August 24, 1995.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

AMCIS Jr. Faculty Summer Camp. Camp counselor in August 2005 program:

Led by Blake Ives, University of Houston, and Linda Applegate from Harvard Business School, I am one of the camp counselors for junior faculty at the AMCIS conference in Omaha, Nebraska, summer 2005.

Initiating the Association for Information Systems Latin America Outreach program:

As the Americas representative on the Association for Information Systems Council, I initiated the Latin American outreach program. The purpose of the program is to help information systems faculty in Latin American countries in research, teaching and business relations. 2000-2003.

Co-Founding and Co-Editing a Refereed Electronic Journal:

Foundations of Information Systems (FIS) -- Refereed Electronic Journal for Interdisciplinary Development of the Philosophy of Information Systems. Founder and co-editor with Dr. James Courtney, Texas A&M University. 1997-2003.

Co-Organizing and Co-chairing an Association for Information Systems (AIS) Americas Conference on Information Systems Mini-Track series:

1996 – 2000 Co-Organized and co-chaired an annual Association for Information Systems (AIS) Americas Conference on Information Systems Mini-Track series entitled “Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems” with Jim Courtney from the Texas A&M University.

Global Ethical Management Working Group (gEm), (founded and chaired by Dr. C. West Churchman), June, 1996 - (member).

During the academic year 1996-1997 I participated in the pilot Internet based undergraduate lecture series by C. West Churchman as a University of California, Berkeley faculty member; mentored the development of an Internet based course on ethical management (project lead by C. West Churchman assisted by Paul Horan); and helped formulate grant proposals and other written materials for gEm.

Informs, 1996- (member)

Decision Sciences Institute, November, 1994-1995 (member).

Finnish UNIX User Group, Helsinki, Finland, Chairperson, August 1990 - March 1991, Co-Chairperson, January 1990 - August 1990. While I was the chair, the group was instrumental in extending the Internet to Soviet Union. We also helped organize the first Soviet UNIX users group annual conference (see presentations).

EurOpen (European Federation of Open Systems and UNIX User Groups), London, England.
EurOpen Governing Board, Finnish representative, January 1990 - March 1991.

EWOS (European Workshop for Open Systems), Brussels, Belgium, Common Applications Environment Group, Finnish Data Communications Association Representative 1990-1991.

Open Distributed Processing ISO Standards Monitor Group, Helsinki, Finland, member, January 1987 - August 1991.

X/Open (vendor association for defining Open Systems), London, England, participant in Xtra Program (future directions for Open Systems), 1989-1991.

USENIX (association for UNIX users and developers), member, January 1987 - August 1991.

EWMD (European Women's Management Development Network), Brussels, Belgium, member, January 1988 - December 1991.

Ekonomiliitto (Association for Business Masters Degree holders), Helsinki, Finland, member, September 1981 - December 1991.

Tietotekniikan Liitto (Association for Information Technology), Helsinki, Finland, member, September 1981 - December 1991.

Women's Association Union, Chair of the Information Systems, Special Interest Group, Helsinki, Finland, 1990.