Invited Professional Presentations

  • 1. Rai. A., Leveraging IT Capabilities and Competitive Process Capabilities for IR Portfolio Management, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, November 2009.

  • 2. Rai. A., Leveraging IT Capabilities and Competitive Process Capabilities for IR Portfolio Management, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, October 2009.

  • 3. Rai, A., The Role of Context in Theory Development, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 2009.

  • 4. Rai. A., Leveraging IT Capabilities and Competitive Process Capabilities for IR Portfolio Management, University of Texas, Austin, TX, April 2009.

  • 5. Rai, A., A., Dynamic Management of Interorganizational Relationship Portfolios, CIO Symposium at the 28th International Conference on Information Systems, Paris, France, December 2008.

  • 6. Rai, A., Hornyak, R., and Kasi V., The Business Value of Procure-to-Pay Process Innovation, presented to Strategic Sourcing and IT Management, Georgia-Pacific, October 2008.

  • 7. Rai, A., Why Are Papers Accepted and Rejected from Premier Scholarly Journals, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, July 2008.

  • 8. Rai, A., A Framework for Managing Research Projects and Scholarly Publications, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, July 2008.

  • 9. Rai., A., Why Are Papers Accepted and Rejected at Premier Journals, City University of Hong Kong, June 2008.

  • 10. Rai, A., Hornyak, R., and Kasi V., The Business Value of Procure-to-Pay Process Innovation, presented to Strategic Sourcing and IT Management, Georgia-Pacific, April 2008.

  • 11. Rai, A., “Balancing Exploration and Exploitation in Long-Term Inter-Organizational Relationships,” University of Southern California, February 2008.

  • 12. Rai, A., “Governance of Business Process Outsourcing: From Landmines to Goldmines,” Global Technology Operations Group, Deutsche Bank, Germany, September 2007.

  • 13. Rai, A., “The Professoriate,” presented to doctoral students at the Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, August 2007.

  • 14. Rai, A., Im, G., and Hornyak, R., “Crossing the Chasm in Long-Term Relationships: From Price-Only to Value Co-creation,” presented to Senior Marketing Management at UPS Supply Chain Solutions, September 2006.

  • 15. Rai, A., Im, G., and Hornyak, R., “Crossing the Chasm in Long-Term Relationships: From Price-Only to Value Co-creation,” presented to Senior Information Technology Management at UPS Supply Chain Solutions, September 2006.

  • 16. Rai, A., Balancing Exploration and Exploitation in B2B Relationships, GSI-sponsored Summer University, University of Nantes, France, August 2006. This session was part of a thought-leadership workshop on IT and Supply Chains targeted at senior management from leading firms, including Airbus, Carrefour, GS1, and Microsoft, among others.

  • 17. Rai, A., Managing Across Boundaries in a Service Economy: Implications for Business Education, Presented to the Robinson College of Business Executive Committee, Georgia State University, August 2006

  • 18. Rai, A., Strategic Information Sharing in Supply Chain Relationships, Distinguished Scholar Presentation Series, University of Arkansas, February 2006.

  • 19. Rai, A., The Supply Chain Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges, Executive Leadership Seminar, United Parcel Services, October 2005.

  • 20. Rai, A., Business Platform Innovation: A Services Integration Perspective, Services Innovation Workshop, Pennsylvania State University, June 2005.

  • 21. Rai, A., Inter-Organizational Systems: A Network-Based Services Innovations Perspective, Gordon Davis Symposium, University of Minnesota, May 2005.

  • 22. Rai, A., Adaptive Supply Chain Planning and Optimization, SAP-sponsored Thought Leadership Symposium, Atlanta, GA, March 2005.

  • 23. Rai, A., Risk Management in Software Projects, Kent State University, October 2004.

  • 24. Rai, A., The Supply Chain Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges, CRM group, United Parcel Services, June 2004.

  • 25. Rai, A., Designing Intelligent Services Supply Chains, Smart Business Networks Workshop, Sponsored by Rotterdam School of Management and Cordys Corporation, Putten, The Netherlands, May 2004.

  • 26. Researching the Research Process at Gartner, final presentation to top management at Gartner, Inc. The presentation summarized the findings and recommendations of an intensive investigation of process capabilities for the production and distribution of research (Co-investigators and co-presenters: Lars Mathiassen & Richard J. Welke).

  • 27. Rai, A., The Supply Chain Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges, Executive Leadership Seminar, United Parcel Services, March 2004.

  • 28. Rai, A., The State of Research on Digitally-enabled Networked Organizations, Department of Marketing Research Seminar, Georgia State University, February 2004.

  • 29. Rai, A., Digital Platforms for Supply Network Agility, INFORMS College of Information Systems & Technology, Atlanta, GA, October 2003.

  • 30. Rai, A. IT Platform Resources Impacts on Resource Flow Integration and Firm Performance, Michigan State University, March 2003.

  • 31. Rai, A., Next Generation Research Issues in e-Business, Plenary Session, Bled eCommerce Conference, Bled, Slovenia, June 2002.

  • 32. Rai, A., Architecting the Digitally Enabled Relational Firm, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, April 2002.

  • 33. Rai, A., Recalibrating Digital Integration in Demand-Supply Networks, INFORMS National Meeting, Miami, FL, November 2001.

  • 34. Rai, Digital Integration Strategies for Uncertain Demand-Supply Environments, I.A.E. de Paris, Sorbonne, June 2001.

  • 35. Rai, A., Architecting Digital Supply Networks, I.A.E. de Paris, Sorbonne, June 2001.

  • 36. Rai, A., Creating and Appropriating Value with Digital Value Networks, National Chemical Specialties Manufacturing Council, Atlanta, GA, May 2001.

  • 37. Rai, A., Conceptual Foundations for Strategic Demand-Supply Digital Networks, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA, April, 2001.

  • 38. Rai, A., Interdisciplinary Research in Digital Value Networks and e-Marketplaces, e-Business Research and Teaching Session hosted by IBM, AACSB Conference, New York, April, 2001.

  • 39. Rai, A., Recalibrating Demand-Supply Chains for the Digital Economy, Netcentricity Symposium, Sponsored by Dell Corporation and University of Maryland, College Park, March, 2001.

  • 40. Rai, A., How can Your Supply Chain Make and Save $$, Society for Entrepreneurs, Georgia State University, January, 2001.

  • 41. Rai, A., e-Commerce Curriculum Innovation: The GEM Program, National Decision Sciences Institute, Panel on eCommerce Curriculum Innovation, November 2000.

  • 42. Rai, A., e-Webs for Demand Fulfillment: Past, Present and Future, Sorbonne French Delegation, Institute of International Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, October 26, 2000.

  • 43. Rai, A., Global eCommerce Masters Program, IBM eCommerce Education Conference, October 12, 2000.

  • 44. Rai, A., Challenge, Incumbents and Startups: Is Your B2B e-Web Agile to Fulfill? Atlanta e-Business Forum, October 5, 2000.

  • 45. Rai, A., Equity-focused e-Web Strategies for Demand Fulfillment, Workshop on e-Business Transformations, Jointly sponsored by the Business Strategy & Organizational Communication and Information Systems Divisions, Academy of Management Meeting, Toronto, August 7, 2000.

  • 46. Rai, A., Information Technology and the Boundary of the Firm: Patterns, Structures, and Mechanisms for Knowledge Management, MIS Quarterly Themed Issue Workshop on Information Technology and New Organizational Forms, Norman, OK, May 2000.

  • 47. Rai, A., Global e-Supply Chain Management for Direct to Customer Business Models, eCommerce in the Global Marketplace, Conference organized by University of North Carolina at Charlotte, March 2000.

  • 48. Rai, A., Strategic Considerations in e-Supply Chain Management, Executive seminar hosted by Center for Business and Industrial Marketing, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.

  • 49. Rai, A., e-Supply Chain Management Strategies, eCommerce Conference, hosted by the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism and the Albany Chamber of Commerce, Albany, GA, November 12, 1999.

  • 50. Rai, A., An Organizational Systems Perspective for Knowledge Management, Second Fall Conference on Managing Information Technologies, hosted by Oakland University, Computer Associates, Champion Enterprises, and Lear Corporation, Troy, Michigan, October 9-10, 1999.

  • 51. Rai, A., A Critical Look at the State of the Information Systems Field, Kristiansand International Workshop on Information Systems Research, Kristiansand, Norway, August 15, 1999.

  • 52. Rai, A., Toward a Theory of Systems Development Quality Management, Kristiansand International Workshop on Information Systems Research, Kristiansand, Norway, August 15, 1999.

  • 53. Rai, A., Ravichandran, T., and Samaddar, S., Modeling Internet Growth: Implications for National Policy, National INFORMS Meeting, Dallas, October 1997. 54. Rai, A., Towards a Theory of Systems Development Quality, Washington University, St. Louis, MO., May 1997.

  • 55. Rai, A., Envisioning Information Technology Design for Student Learning, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, July 1997.

  • 56. Rai, A., Managing a High Quality, High Productivity Research Agenda, Kent State University, Kent, OH, December 1996.

  • 57. Rai, A., Developing and Proactively Managing a Research Agenda: From the Ph.D. Forward, Kent State University, Kent, OH, December 1996.