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.

  1. 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.

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  2. 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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  3. 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