Research
Doctoral and applied research.
On enterprise systems, AI, and institutional governance — pursued in parallel with executive practice.
Active threads
Dissertation research
Executive PhD at California Tech. Research at the seam between enterprise systems, organizational theory, and the executive practice of digital transformation.
ERP discontinuance in higher education
Fieldwork on why ERP modernization programs stall, get abandoned, or quietly fail mid-flight inside higher education institutions.
AI and institutional governance
Applied research on how complex, multi-stakeholder organizations actually adopt and govern AI — beyond procurement theater.
Digital transformation frameworks
Linking executive sponsorship, operating model, and technology architecture into models that survive contact with real institutions.
Publications
Peer-reviewed & working papers
Placeholder entries — replace with real publications as they are released.
- 2025·Journal·Journal of Enterprise Information Management
Governance scaffolding in ERP modernization
A working paper examining the governance structures that distinguish ERP programs that compound institutional capability from those that consume it.
Citation
- 2025·Working paper·EDUCAUSE Review
AI adoption in higher education administration
An applied analysis of how administrative units in higher education adopt AI tools, with implications for governance and workforce design.
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- 2024·Journal·Information Systems Journal
ERP discontinuance — a longitudinal case study
A longitudinal case study of an ERP modernization program that was discontinued mid-flight, examining institutional and governance factors.
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Conference presentations
Selected talks
- 2025
Governance as product surface
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference · Nashville, TN
- 2025
AI-native operating models for the modern university
AIR Forum · Seattle, WA
- 2024
Why ERP programs stall
HEUG Alliance · Las Vegas, NV