Prof Ronald Weber - Researcher Profile

Biography

Ron Weber is Dean, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University. Previously, he was Professor of Information Systems in the School of Business and Research Director for the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Queensland. In 1972, he graduated with first-class honors and a University Medal in Accounting from the University of Queensland. From 1970 to 1973, he worked as a programmer, systems analyst, and project manager in the Queensland Main Roads Department. He then undertook his MBA and PhD in Management Information Systems at the University of Minnesota.

In 1977 Ron returned to Australia as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Public Finance at the Australian National University. In 1979 he took up the post of Reader in Commerce at The University of Queensland. In 1981 he was appointed Professor of Commerce, and in 1988 he was the inaugural appointment to the GWA Chair in Commerce, which he held until 1993. During periods of leave from The University of Queensland, he has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Minnesota, New York University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Alberta, the University of Otago, Nanyang Technological University, and City University of Hong Kong.

Ron has taught and researched in the information systems and accounting areas, and he has published extensively in both Australian and international journals. He has also consulted widely on information systems matters, especially the control and audit of computer systems. Many students and practitioners use his book, Information Systems Control and Audit, internationally. In 1999 he won a University of Queensland award for excellence in teaching. In 2000 he won the inaugural Outstanding Educator Award and the Notable Contribution to the Accounting Literature Award, both presented by the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealands. In 2000, he also won the Prime Ministers Award for Individual University Teacher of the Year and the Australian Universities Teaching Committees Teaching Award for Business, Economics and Related Studies. In 2002 he was elected as a life-member of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand. Ron is the 2011 recipient of the the Leo Award, this award is sponsored by the Association of Information Systems and the International Conference on Information Systems.

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Keywords

Enterprise Information Systems

Qualifications

PhD Management Information Systems

Institution: University of Minnesota

Year awarded: 1977

Master of Business Administration

Institution: University of Minnesota

Year awarded: 1975

Commerce (Honours)

Institution: The University of Queensland

Year awarded: 1973

Publications

Book Chapters

Weber, R.A.G., 2006, Like ships passing in the night: the debate on the core of the Information Systems Discipline, in Information Systems: The State of the Field, eds John Leslie King and Kalle Lyytinen, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester England, pp. 293-299.

Shanks, G., Nuredini, J., Weber, R., 2005, Evaluating conceptual modelling practices: composites, things, properties, in Business Systems Analysis with Ontologies, eds Peter Green and Michael Rosemann, IGI Publishing, Hershey USA, pp. 28-55.

Weber, R.A.G., 2003, Choosing the Problem: Information Technology versus Information Systems Phenomena, in Exploring Patterns in Information Management: Concepts and Perspectives for Understanding IT-Related Change, eds Bo Sundgren, Par Martensson, Magnus Mahring and Kristina Nilsson, Economic Research Institute, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm Sweden, pp. 321-332.

Weber, R.A.G., 2003, XML, XBRL, and the Future of Business and Business Reporting, in Trust and Data Assurances in Capital Markets: The Role of Technology Solutions, eds Dr Saeed J. Roohani, Bryant College, Smithfield, U.S., pp. 3-6.

Weber, R.A.G., 2002, Ontological Issues in Accounting Information Systems, in Researching Accounting as an Information Systems Discipline, eds Steve Sutton and Vicki Arnold, American Accounting Association, Sarasota FL USA, pp. 13-33.

Journal Articles

Weber, R., 2012, Evaluating and developing theories in the information systems discipline, Journal Of The Association For Information Systems [P], vol 13, issue 1, Association for Information Systems, Atlanta GA USA, pp. 1-30.

Milton, S.K., Rajapakse, J., Weber, R., 2012, Ontological clarity, cognitive engagement, and conceptual model quality evaluation: An experimental investigation, Journal Of The Association For Information Systems [P], vol 13, issue 9, Association for Information Systems, Atlanta GA USA, pp. 657-693.

Shanks, G., Weber, R., 2012, The hole in the whole: A response to Allen and March, MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems [P], vol 36, issue 3, MIS Research Center, Minneapolis MN USA, pp. 965-980.

Shanks, G., Moody, D.L., Nuredini, J., Tobin, D., Weber, R., 2010, Representing classes of things and properties in general in conceptual modelling: An empirical evaluation, Journal Of Database Management [P], vol 21, issue 2, IGI Publishing, Hershey PA USA, pp. 1-25.

Burton-Jones, A.N., Wand, Y., Weber, R., 2009, Guidelines for empirical evaluations of conceptual modeling grammars, Journal Of The Association For Information Systems [P], vol 10, issue 6, Association for Information Systems, Atlanta GA USA, pp. 495-532.

Shanks, G., Tansley, E., Nuredini, J., Tobin, D., Weber, R., 2008, Representing part-whole relations in conceptual modeling: An empirical evaluation, MIS Quarterly, vol 32, issue 3, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN USA, pp. 553-573.

Wand, Y., Weber, R., 2006, On ontological foundations of conceptual modeling: a response to Wyssusek, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, vol 18, issue 1, IRIS Association, Aalborg University, Aalborg Denmark, pp. 127-138.

Weber, R.A.G., 2006, Reach and grasp in the debate over the IS core: an empty hand?, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, vol 7, issue 10, Reagan Ramsower, Baylor University, http://jais.isworld.org/, pp. 703-713.

Shanks, G., Tansley, E., Weber, R.A.G., 2004, Representing composites in conceptual modelling, Communications of the ACM, vol 47, issue 7, Association for Computing Machinery, New York NY USA, pp. 77-80.

Weber, R.A.G., 2004, Reprise: The Parable of Golf Balls, MIS Quarterly, vol 28, issue 4, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. iii-ix.

Weber, R.A.G., 2004, Some Implications of the Year-2000 Era, Dot-com Era, and Offshoring for Information Systems Pedagogy, MIS Quarterly, vol 28, issue 2, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. iii-xi.

Weber, R.A.G., 2004, The Grim Reaper: The Curse of E-mail, MIS Quarterly, vol 28, issue 3, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. iii-xiii.

Weber, R.A.G., 2004, The Rhetoric of Positivism Versus Interpretivism:A Personal View, MIS Quarterly, vol 28, issue 1, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. iii-xii.

Weber, R.A.G., 2003, Conceptual modelling and ontology: Possibilities and pitfalls, Journal of Database Management, vol 14, issue 3, Idea Group Publishing, USA, pp. 1-20.

Weber, R.A.G., 2003, Still Desperately Seeking the IT Artifact, MIS Quarterly, vol 27, issue 2, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. iii-xi.

Weber, R.A.G., 2003, The Problem of the Problem, MIS Quarterly, vol 27, issue 1, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. iii-ix.

Weber, R.A.G., 2003, The Reflexive Researcher, MIS Quarterly, vol 27, issue 4, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. v-xiv.

Weber, R.A.G., 2003, Theoretically Speaking, MIS Quarterly, vol 27, issue 3, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. iii-xii.

Shanks, G., Tansley, E., Weber, R., 2003, Using ontology to validate conceptual models, Communications of the ACM, vol 46, issue 10, Association for Computing Machinery Inc., New York USA, pp. 85-89.

Wand, Y., Weber, R.A.G., 2002, Research Commentary: Information Systems and Conceptual Modelling-A Research Agenda, Information Systems Research, vol 13, issue 4, INFORMS, USA, pp. 363-376.

Weber, R.A.G., 2002, Retrospection: The MIS Quarterly's Review Processes: 1995-2001, MIS Quarterly, vol 26, issue 2, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. v-xi.

Weber, R.A.G., 2002, Some Futures of the Marketplace for Journals, MIS Quarterly, vol 26, issue 4, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. iii-ix.

Weber, R.A.G., 2002, The Alliance, MIS Quarterly, vol 26, issue 3, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. v-xi.

Weber, R.A.G., 2002, The Parable of Golf Balls, MIS Quarterly, vol 26, issue 1, MIS Research Center, USA, pp. iii-viii.

Bodart, F., Patel, A., Sim, M., Weber, R.A.G., 2001, Should Optional Properties Be Used in Conceptual Modelling: A Theory and Three Empirical Tests, Information Systems Research, vol 12, issue 4, INFORMS, USA, pp. 384-405.

Conference Proceedings

Milton, S., Rajapakse, J., Weber, R., 2010, Conceptual modeling in practice: An evidence-based process-oriented theory, Proceedings of the 2010 Fifth International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, 17 December 2010 to 19 December 2010, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 533-536.

Anglim, B.L., Milton, S.K., Rajapakse, J., Weber, R., 2009, Current trends and future directions in the practice of high-level data modeling: An empirical study, Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Information Systems, 08 June 2009 to 10 June 2009, European Conference on Information Systems, Verona Italy, pp. 1-13.

Milton, S.K., Rajapakse, J., Weber, R., 2009, Ontological clarity and conceptual model validation: An experimental evalution, Proceedings of the 19th Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems, 14 December 2009 to 15 December 2009, Indiana University, Phoenix AZ USA, pp. 31-36.

Weber, R., 2009, Research on ICT for development: Some reflections on rhetoric, rigor, reality, and relevance [Keynote address], Proceedings of the 3rd International IDIA Development Informatics conference, 28 October 2009 to 30 October 2009, School of Information Technology, Monash South Africa, Ruimsig South Africa, pp. 2-27.

Rosemann, M., Vessey, I., Weber, R., Raduescu, C., 2007, Aligning organizational requirements with enterprise system's capabilities: The role of domain specific knowledge, Americas Conference on Information Systems 2007: Reaching New Heights, 9 August 2007 to 12 August 2007, Association for Information Systems, Atlanta GA USA, pp. 1-9.

Burton-Jones, A.N., Wand, Y., Weber, R., 2007, Informational equivalence, computational equivalence, and the evaluation of conceptual modelling, Proceedings of The Sixth Annual Symposium on Research in Systems Analysis & Design, 12 May 2007 to 13 May 2007, AIS SIGSAND, http://nfp.cba.utulsa.edu/bajaja/SIGSANDSymposium6/, pp. 35-42.

Kumar, K., Welke, R., Weber, R., 2007, Restoring the viability of PhD programs in information systems: Getting past denial and targeting non-traditional markets, International Conference on Information Systems 2007, 9 December 2007 to 12 December 2007, Association for Information Systems, Atlanta GA USA, pp. 1-17.

Rosemann, M., Vessey, I., Weber, R., Wyssusek, B., 2005, Reconsidering the Notion of "Requirements Engineering" for Enterprise Systems Selection and Implementation, Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2005), 30/11/2005 to 02/12/2005, Australasian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 1-11.

Rosemann, M., Vessey, I., Weber, R.A.G., 2004, Alignment in enterprise systems implementations: the role of ontological distance, Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth International Conference on Information Systems, 12 December 2004 to 15 December 2004, Association for Information Systems, Atlanta USA, pp. 439-447.

Rosemann, M., Vessey, I., Weber, R., Wyssusek, B., 2004, On the applicability of the Bunge-Wand-Weber ontology to enterprise systems requirements, Proceedings of the 15th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 01 December 2004 to 03 December 2004, School of Information Systems, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Tasmania Australia, pp. 1-11.

Shanks, G., Nuredini, J., Tobin, D., Tansley, E., Weber, R., 2003, An empirical evaluation of conceptual modelling practices, Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 26 November 2003 to 28 November 2003, Edith Cowan University, Perth WA Australia, pp. 1-11.

Burton-Jones, A., Weber, R.A.G., 2003, Properties do not have Properties: Investigating a Questionable Conceptual Modelling Practice, Proceedings of the Second Annual Symposium on Research in Systems Analysis and Design.

Shanks, G., Nuredini, J., Tobin, D., Weber, R.A.G., 2003, Representing things and properties in conceptual modelling: Understanding the impact of Task Type, Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2003), 14/12/2003 to 17/12/2003, Association for Information Systems, USA, pp. 909-913.

Shanks, G., Nuredini, J., Tobin, D., Moody, D.L., Weber, R., 2003, Representing things and properties in conceptual modelling: an empirical evaluation, Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Information Systems: New Paradigms in Organizations, Markets and Society, 19 June 2003 to 21 June 2003, School of Information Systems, London School of Economics, http://is.lse.ac.uk/support/ECIS2003/default.htm, pp. 1-17.

Weber, R.A.G., Green, P.T., Indulska, M., Rosemann, M., 2003, Will XML Technologies and Web Services Solve the Interoperability Problem?, Utility, Usability and Complexity of e-Information Systems: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Utility, Usability and Complexity of Emergent IS, Presses Universitaires de Namur, Namur Belgium, pp. 103-115.

Shanks, G., Tansley, E., Nuredini, J., Tobin, D., Weber, R.A.G., 2002, Representing Part-Whole Relationships in Conceptual Modelling: An Empirical Evaluation, Proceedings on International Conference on Information Systems, 15/12/2002 to 18/12/2002, Association for Information Systems, Atlanta Georgia USA, pp. 89-100.

Teaching Commitment

• FIT4007 - Advanced topics in information systems
• FIT5181 - Advanced topics in information systems

Awards

Academic awards (national, international)

Leo Award Winner
2011
Association for Information Systems

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

An investigation of the impact of ontologically clear conceptual models on the quality of logical and physical database design..

Supervisors:

Rajapakse, J (Main), Weber, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Conceptual and data modeling during information systems development: theory versus practice.

Supervisors:

Weber, R (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Developing and implementing u-learning models: a framework for design and empirical evaluation.

Supervisors:

Casey, D (Main), Murphy, D (Associate), Weber, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Ontological framework for object-oriented conceptual modelling.

Supervisors:

Rajapakse, J (Main), Weber, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Refining the theory of multiple grammar selection: combining comceptual modeling context factors with the BWW ontology.

Supervisors:

Rajapakse, J (Main), Weber, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The measurement of business intelligence system success.

Supervisors:

Arnott, D (Main), Weber, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Utilising disruptive innovation theory to study healthcare innovation opportunities: a case study of a major Australian hospital.

Supervisors:

Weber, R (Main), Gao, C (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Manning, C.

Program of Study:

Knowledge management continuance intentions in small-to-medium-sized accounting firms. (PHD) 2005.

Supervisors:

Weber, R (Main), Burstein, F (Associate).

Student:

Sinha Roy, N.

Program of Study:

Designing for mobile use: extracting contextual and mobility information when eliciting requirements. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Scheepers, H (Main), Weber, R (Associate).