Kenneth R. Walsh is an Associate Professor in the Information Systems Group of the Management and Marketing Department, College of Business, at the University of New Orleans. He is published widely in the scientific community with articles in the Communications of the ACM, Information and Management, Journal of Computer Information Systems, and many others. Dr. Walsh has conducted consulting or research engagements with many organizations including the National Science Foundation, US Navy, City of New Orleans, New Orleans RTA ,and the Louisiana Partnership for Innovation, among others. Dr. Walsh received hi Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. Before devoting is life to research, he was a Senior Systems Analyst for Exxon leading project to develop database systems for oil and gas production. When not conducting research, Dr. Walsh enjoys sailing.
Sathiadev Mahesh, Professor of Management, has been on faculty of the University of New Orleans since 1984. Dr. Mahesh received his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1984. He has an M.B.A. from Oklahoma State University and degrees in Engineering from the I.I.T. Madras and the University of Madras, India. His research has been published in many journals including Decision Sciences, Omega, Information Resources Management Journal, the Journal of Organizational Change Management, The Health Care Manager, and the Journal of Health & Human Services Administration. He has worked on many systems development projects and has experience with a wide range of business applications. In addition, Dr. Mahesh has worked in business process improvement, including process quality improvement. He is a past vice president of education for the local APICS chapter and has taught many certification modules. Dr. Mahesh teaches courses in MIS and operations management.