Orneita Burton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Information Systems

Contact Information:

Office:  Mabee Business Building 243
Address:  ACU Box 29317, Abilene, Texas 79699
E-mail:  orneita.burton@coba.acu.edu
Office:  325-674-2759
Fax:  325-674-2507

Primary teaching/research interest:

• Enterprise Systems and Business Intelligence
• Accounting and Management Information Systems
• E-Commerce
• Economics
• Information Management

Specific research interests:

• Management and Design of Information Systems
• Organizational Impacts of Information Systems
• Economics of Information
• Privacy and Security Issues in Electronic Information Exchanges
• Software Piracy and Intellectual Property Rights

Specific teaching interests:

• Enterprise Systems and Business Intelligence
• Information Systems Design and Management
• Electronic Commerce
• Financial and Managerial Accounting
• Micro and Macro Economics

Education:

• Ph.D. in Business Administration with emphasis in Computer Information Systems
  May 2006, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  Dissertation Title: "Assessing the Impact of Information Structure and Availability in Surveillance Processes"
•  Master of Science (Management Information Systems), 1986, University of Central Texas, Killeen, TX
• Bachelor of Science (Chemical Engineering), 1980, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Work experience:

• Spring 2007 to present, Assistant Professor: joint appointment in Management Science and the School of Information Technology & Computing, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX
• Fall 2006, Clinical Assistant Professor for E-Commerce, Web Development and Internet Technologies and Programming Concepts for Accounting Majors: Department of Information Systems, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
• 2001-2007, Center for Advancing Business through Information Technology (CABIT) Research Associate: Department of Information Systems, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
• 2001-2005, Graduate Instructor in Financial and Managerial Accounting: Arizona State University, School of Accountancy and Information Management, Tempe, AZ
• 2000-2004, Instructor in Management Information Systems, Micro and Macro Economics: College of Business Administration, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX
• 1993-2000, Quality Engineering Consultant (Self-employed), Temple, TX
• 1982-1993, Internal Consultant, Quality and Productivity Manager, Systems Engineer and Manager, Process Engineer:  Mobil Chemical Company, Temple, Texas
• 1980-1982, Process Control Engineer, Phillips Petroleum Company, Sweeny, TX

Courses taught:

• ACC 240 Managerial Accounting
• ACC 230 Financial Accounting
• CS 110/115 Computers and Society (for business and computer science majors)
• CS140 Introduction to Programming (Visual Basic & Object-Oriented Programming Concepts)
• CIS 220 Programming Concepts for Accounting Majors (Visual Basic)
• CIS 425 E-Commerce, Web Development, and Internet Technologies (ASP.NET)
• ECN 260 Macroeconomics
• ECN 261 Microeconomics
• IS 410 ERP Systems
• IS 524 Management Information Systems
• MIS 300 Management Information Systems
• MGMT 330 Production and Process Management
• U100 Freshman Orientation

Publications:

• "Willingness to pay in an open source software environment." Information Systems Research, (2009), Vol. 20, Issue 2, with T. S. Raghu, R. Sinha, & A. Vinze.
• "Challenges for Bioterrorism Preparedness in Public Health Decision Processes and Resources," in Hsinchun Chen, T.S. Raghu, Ram Ramesh,  Ajay Vinze & Daniel Zeng (Eds.), Chapter III.2, Article 2012, Handbooks in Information Systems (HIS-V002), National Security, London, UK: Elsevier Science, with M. Ipe.
• "Software piracy:  An empirical examination of the impact of network externalities and open source alternatives on willingness to pay," AMCIS 2003 Proceedings, with A. Vinze, T. S. Raghu, & Rajiv Sinha.
• "The new economy:  A look at transaction cost analysis in the electronic marketplace," AMCIS 2002 Proceedings

 
Conference presentations:

• "Assessing the Structural Development & Propagation of Information
  In Natural Communication Processes," Christian Business Faculty Conference, October 2007, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA.
• "Organizational benefits through adoption and appropriation of advanced information technologies: Examining the impact of structuration on human and social capital," DeSanctis Conference, January 2006, Duke University.
• "Assessing the Impact of Information Structure and Availability in Surveillance Processes," OCIS Doctoral Consortium, AMA 2005.
• "Software Piracy: An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Network Externalities and Open Source Alternatives on Willingness to Pay," AMCIS 2003 Proceedings.
• "Software Piracy: An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Network Externalities and Open Source Alternatives on Willingness to Pay," KPMG PhD Project 2003 ISDSA Conference.
• "The New Economy: A Look at Transaction Cost Analysis in the Electronic Marketplace," AMCIS 2002 Proceedings

Special awards and honors:

• ABE Research Grant, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Beta Gamma Sigma
• CABIT Research Scholarship, Summer 2005, Spring through Fall 2006
• DeSanctis Conference Scholarship, Spring 2006
• OCIS Doctoral Consortium, AMA Conference, July 2005
• KPMG PhD Project Scholarship
• ASU Graduate Assistantship and Scholarship
• ACU Doctoral Fellow
• Phillips Petroleum Company Award
• Robert E. Lee Wilson Scholarship

Professional affiliations:

• Beta Gamma Sigma
• Association of Information Systems
• Academy of Management
• Syndromic Surveillance Society
• KPMG PhD Project Information Systems Doctoral Students Association

Community involvement:

ReInvent Abilene; Executive Director, Central Texas Quality Consortium; active involvement in local church; active participant in the enhancement of Christian education in primary education; Teen Leadership Program, Goals 2000 in Education, Partners in Education, Tech/Prep Consortium, Expanding Your Horizons (promoting careers in math & science for young women), member of the Bell County Home School Association; served as the principal agent for the start up of Temple/Belton Christian School, a K thru 6th grade private school in Belton, TX; actively involved in the development of Southwest Christian School, Phoenix, AZ

Specialized training and certification:

• SAP ERP and Business Intelligence Training
• SPI, Variation Analysis, Design of Experiments - Institute for Productivity Through Quality, University of Tennessee
• Statistics - Center for Quality & Applied Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Taguchi Design of Experiments - Center for Quality & Applied Sciences, RIT
• Basic Statistics and Classical Experimental Design - Logicon, RDA
• Problem Solving & Decision Making - Leadership Development Institute, Kepner-Tregoe (certified instructor)
• Juran Methodology - Mobil Chemical (certified instructor)
• Malcomb Baldrige National Quality Award Criteria - Clemson University
• Team Interaction, Team Techniques, Interaction Management - Development Dimensions International (certified instructor)