Dr. D.A. (Arjen) Wassenaar

Picture Arjen Wassenaar

Emeritus Associate Professor Business Information Systems
Capitool Building

P.O. Box 217

7500 AE Enschede
Tel: (31) (0) 53 489 3500

Fax: +31 (0) 53 489 2159

Email: d.a.wassenaar@planet.nl

General information

Conformists will be cast away by the tide of history, Haier (China)

Courses

retired

Curriculum Vitae

Education

·	Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, Free University of Amsterdam

·	MA in Organizational Behavior, Foundation post doctoral Organization Science and Behavior

·	Special trainings in system design and project management IBM

·	BA and MA in Economics, University of Groningen

Business and Academic Experience

·	Part-time Assistant and Associate Professor, University of Twente, 1983 – 2005

·	Chairman IS department, 1988-1997

·	Part-time IT consultant, 20-30 consultancy projects in Dutch government, private companies and Dutch multinationals, 1983 – 2000

·	Manager IT consultancy department, 1980 - 1983

·	Head of the department system analysis Computer center, 1976 - 1980

·	IT project leader Computer Center, 1971 - 1976

·	Trainee programming and systems analysis, Ministry of Internal Affairs, 1967 - 1971

Research Areas

·	Strategic IS planning

·	Impact and Evaluation IS systems and managerial aspects

·	Interorganizational systems

·	E-business

Professional Service

·	Visiting professor University of Bandung, Indonesia, 1996

·	Chairman founding committee of a new interdisciplinary study Business Information Technology, a joint venture of the Faculties Computer Science and Management and Technology of the University of Twente, 1990 - 1993

·	Responsible for the development of a new curriculum Business Information Systems, a differentiation within the study Management and Technology, 1983 - 1987

Recent and Relevant Publications

Journal Publications

·	Driedonks, C., Gregor S., Wassenaar, A. & Van Heck, E. (2005) Economic and Social Analysis of the Adoption of B2B Electronic Marketplaces: A Case Study in the Australian Beef Industry. International Journal of Electronic Commerce. 9:3.

·	Gregor, S., Wassenaar, D.A. & S. Marshall (2002) Developing a virtual organisation: Serendipity or Strategy? Asian Academy of Management. 7:1, 1-19

·	Keil, M., Tan, B.C.Y., Wei, K.K., Saarinen, T., Tuunainen, V. & Wassenaar A. (2000) A cross-cultural study on escalation of commitment behavior in software projects, MIS Quarterly, 24 (2): 299-325

Conference Papers

·	Wassenaar, D.A. & Katsma, C.P., IT-based Innovation in a digital economy - a social learning perspective, 6th International Conference on Electronic Commerce, 25-27 October, Delft, 2004

·	Standing, C., Sims, I., Stockdale, R. & Wassenaar, A., Can E-Market places bridge the digital divide? IFIP WG8.2, Athens, 15-17 June, 2003

·	D.M. Swagerman, D.M., Stöpetie, D.H. & Wassenaar, D.A., Application Of XBRL For Local Authorities, 6th European Accounting Information Systems Conference, Seville, March 31/April 1, 2003

·	Swagerman, D.W., and D.A. Wassenaar, The transformation of Traditional Organizations Into virtual Organizations, PRO-VE, Sesimbra, Portugal, 2002

·	Wassenaar, D.A., Towards an eclectic approach of Strategic IOS Management - or how to act strategically in a turbulent E-Business Environment, 4^th International Conference on Electronic Commerce, 23-25 October, Hong Kong, 2002

·	Wassenaar, D.A., S. Gregor and D.W. Swagerman, ERP implementation in different organizational and cultural settings, European Accounting Information Systems Conference, Copenhagen, 23-24 April, 2002 http://accountingeducation.com/ecais