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Ram Misra

Professor, Information Management and Business Analytics

Email:
misrar@montclair.edu
Phone:
973-655-5336
Degrees:
BS, Indian Institute of Technology (India)
MBA, Columbia School of Business
PhD, Texas A&M University
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Ram B. Misra is Professor of Management and Information Systems in the School of Business at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA. Prior to joining Montclair State University, Dr. Misra was an Executive Director at Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bell Communications Research). He has over 20 years of telecom industry experience that spans Bell Labs, and Bell Communications Research. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Before joining Bell Labs, he taught as an assistant professor at Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. Also, he earned an Executive MBA (Beta Gamma Sigma) from Columbia School of Business, Columbia University, New York. Dr. Misra has published in IEEE Transactions, the International Journal of Management Research, the International Journal of Production Research, the Naval Logistics Review and the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, the Journal of IT Cases and Applications, the Journal of Information Technology and Applications, the International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, the i-Manger?s Journal of Management, the Information Technology Journal, and The Journal of Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.

Expertise

Business Systems Analysis
Operations Management
Outsourcing
Technology Management
Business Analyitcs

Resume/CV

Office Hours

Spring

Tuesday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Research

  • Outsourcing and Innovation - an empirical study
  • Statistics Topics for Business Analytics <br>Treatment of Regression Analysis in Operations Management Texts<br>Mistakes in Statistical Analysis
  • Key Statistical Concepts that make Statistics so difficult for students

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University (1973 - 1976)
  • Assistant Professor of Quantitative Management Science , University of Houston (1976 - 1978)
  • Member of Technical Staff, Mathematical Modeling, Bell Laboratories (1978 - 1981)
  • Member of Technical Staff, Network Engineering, Bell Laboratories (1981 - 1984)
  • Member of Technical Staff, Network Operations, Bell Communications Research (1984 - 1987)
  • Director, Systems Engineering, Bell Communications Research/Telcordia Technologies (1992 - 2000)
  • Adjunct Professor, School of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University (1978 - 1998)
  • District Manager, Access Technology, Bell Communications Research (1987 - 1992)
  • Professor, Montclair State University (2008 - 2011)
  • Associate Professor, Montclair State University (2002 - 2008)
  • Executive Director, Telcordia Technologies/Bell Communications Research (2000 - 2002)
  • Visiting Faculty , Indian Institute of technology, Kanpur India (2011 - 2011)
  • Chair and Professor , Montclair State University (2011 - 2012)
  • Professor , Montclair State University (2012 - Present)

Consulting

  • Management Consulting, i-MEDSOFT. (January 2002 - Present). Software company developing medical records software.

Honors & Awards

  • Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Honor Society ( 2000)
  • Sigma Xi, Research Honor Society ( 1975)
  • Alphas Pi Mu, Industrial Engineering Honor Society ( 1972)
  • National Merit Scholarship, Indian Government ( 1964)
  • IIT Entrance Exam Merit Scholarship, ( 1963)
  • Key Note Speaker, Singhania School of Management and Research, Kanpur India (April 2011)
  • Key Note Speaker , The Kanpur Bar Asociation (January 2011)
  • Distinguished Alumni Service Award , The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur IIT), India (November 2019)
  • Career Development Award , Montclair State University (July 2019)
  • Kevin P Bradley Outstanding Impact Award , School of Business (May 2018)
  • Career Development Award , MSU (May 2014)
  • Invitation to Join the Advisory Board of HBTI School of Management , HBTI School of Management (April 2011)

Refereed Published Articles

  • H. Ravinder, R. Misra, H. Su (2015). Quantifying the Risk of Intellectual Property Loss in Analytics Outsourcing. Information Resources Management Journal / IGI Global
  • H. Ravinder, R. Misra (2014). ABC Analysis for Inventory Management: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Classroom. American Journal of Business Education
  • R. Misra (2004). Global IT Outsourcing: Metrics for Success of Client and Service Provider. Special Issue of the Journal of Information Technology Cases and Applications (JITCA)
  • R. Misra, R. Sharma, H. Kakkar (2011). A Case Based Study of the Relationship Between Innovation, and Organizational Structure and Architecture. Journal of Academy of Business and Economics
  • R. Misra (2006). Evolution of the Philosophy of Investments in IT Projects. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology
  • R. Misra, S. Srinivasan, D. Mital (2006). Outsourcing of Healthcare services: Issues and A Framework for Success. Journal of Information Technology and Applications
  • R. Misra, R. Peterson (2006). Managing a Mobile Computing Initiative in a Business School. I-manager's Journal on Management
  • R. Misra, D. Mital, S. Srinivasan (2006). The Use of Web Services Technology in the Design of Complex Software Interfaces: An Educational Perspective. Information Technology Journal
  • R. Misra (2007). A "Modest Proposal" for Making the Standardized Normal Distribution Tables in Business Statistics Texts to an Upper Tail Format. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education
  • R. Peterson, M. Berenson, R. Misra (2007). What is "Normal" in Faculty Norming Reports?. Journal of Applied Business and Economics (Special Edition: Issues in Higher Education),
  • R. Peterson, M. Berenson, R. Misra, D. Radosevich (2008). An Evaluation of Factors Regarding Students’ Assessment of Faculty in a Business School. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education
  • R. Misra (2008). The Use of Outsourcing As a Business Strategy: a case study. Journal of Information Technology Research
  • R. Misra, A. Mukherjee, R. Peterson (2008). Value creation in virtual communities: The case of a healthcare website. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing
  • R. Subramanian, T. Singh , R. Misra, C. Jayachandran (2008). Infosys Technologies Limited: The Global Talent Program. Asian Case Research Journal
  • M. Allyn, R. Misra (2009). Motivation of Open Source Developers: Do License Type and Status Hierarchy Matter?. International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes
  • H. Ravinder, R. Misra (2016). Forecasting When Trend and Seasonality Are Present: What Should Operations Management Textbooks Teach?. Journal of the Academy of Business Education
  • R. Misra, H. Ravinder, R. Peterson (2016). An Integrated Approach to Teaching of Operations Management in a Business School. Journal of Education for Business
  • H. Ravinder, R. Misra (2016). The Treatment Of Six Sigma In Introductory Operations Management Textbooks: Clearing Up The Confusion. American Journal of Business Education
  • S. Mamonov, R. Misra, R. Jain, G. Lang, G. Davis, C. Woratschek, N. Martin, J. Molluzzo, J. Lawler, L. Waguespack (2015). INFORMATION SYSTEMS EDUCATION JOURNAL. Information Systems Education Journal (ISEDJ)
  • H. Ravinder, R. Misra (2015). Multicriteria Inventory Categorization: A Review of the Literature. Academy of Business Research Journal
  • S. Mamonov, R. Misra, R. Jain (2015). Business analytics in practice and in education: A competency-based perspective. Information Systems Education Journal
  • M. Johnson, R. Misra, M. Berenson (2022). Integrating Bayesian and Markov Methods in Business Analytics Curricula. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE)
  • R. Misra (2022). Common Mistakes, Their Sources, and Remedies in Conducting Statistical Data Analysis . Pathways to Research in Business and Economics, EBSCO Information Services
  • T. Wu, R. Misra (2023). Why Big Projects Fail — and How to Give Yours a Better Chance of Success. Harvard Business Review
  • Y. Li, Y. Ping, Y. Zhong, R. Misra (2023). Learning-by-Doing in Non-Homogeneous Tasks: An Empirical Study of Content Creator Performance on a Music Streaming Platform. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Published Proceedings

  • R. Misra, R. Peterson (5s). 2005. Launching a Mobile Computing Initiative in the Business School of a Public University: A Student-Centric Solution 32nd Annual Conference of the Northeast Business & Economics Association
  • R. Misra (5s). 2005. Offshore Outsourcing and the Software Systems Development Life Cycle Methodology (SDLC): a Preliminary Impact Analysis Fourth Annual International Outsourcing Conference
  • R. Misra (5s). 2005. Changes in IT Investments Philosophy: Moving towards Strategic Importance 9th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development
  • C. Chakraborty, C. Jayachandran, R. Misra (5s). 2005. Management Challenges in Times of Global Change and Uncertainty SGBED:
  • R. Misra (5s). 2005. Toward an Understanding of Participating Behaviors and Technical Tools used in Virtual Communities 9th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development
  • S. Mamonov, R. Misra, R. Jain (5s). 2014. Business analytics in practice and in education: A competency-based perspective ISECON 2014
  • H. Ravinder, R. Misra (5s). 2014. Bringing Current Research on Multicriteria ABC Analysis to Practice Northeast Business and Economics Conference
  • H. Ravinder, R. Misra, S. suh (5s). . Analytics Outsourcing and the Loss of Competitive Edge - A Mathematical Modeling Framework. North East Decision Sciences Institute
  • R. Misra (5s). 2003. The Productivity Paradox and the Value of IT Investments Fourth Annual Global Information Technology Management World Conference
  • R. Misra (5s). 2003. Outsourcing of Telecommunications Network Management Systems: A Case Study Second Annual International Outsourcing Conference
  • R. Misra (5s). 2004. Global Outsourcing: Where does Mexico Stand? 8th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development
  • R. Misra (5s). 2003. Web Services Architecture for Deployment of Online Courses on HealthCare Systems Design, Integration and Development 30th Annual Conference of Northeast Business & Economics Association
  • R. Misra (5s). 2004. Global IT Outsourcing: Metrics for Success the Second Annual International Outsourcing Conference
  • R. Misra (5s). 2004. .NET - Its Role in System Interoperability and Programming Web Services 31th Annual Conference of Northeast Business & Economics Association
  • R. Misra (5s). 2005. Implementing Functional Interfaces in the Design of a Complex Software System via Web Services Technology: Lessons Learned in the Classroom 36th Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute
  • R. Misra (5s). 2007. A Statistical Analysis of the Tracking Stocks of Selected US Companies 10th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development
  • R. Misra, I. Qureshi (5s). 2007. IT Outsourcing - Does Pakistan Have a Chance? Sixth Annual International Outsourcing Conference
  • , , R. Subramanian, R. Misra, C. Jayachandran (5s). 2008. Infosys Technologies Limited: The Global Talent Program Eastern Academy of Management
  • M. Allyn, R. Misra, A. Kozyreva (5s). 2008. The Effect of License Type and Status Hierarchy on Developer Motivation in Open Source Communities Northeast Business & Economics Association
  • D. Petkov, R. Misra, O. Petkova (5s). 2008. Some Suggestions for Further Diffusion of Work System Method Ideas in Systems Analysis and Design The Proceedings of the Conference on Information Systems Applied Research
  • R. Misra, M. Allyn (5s). 2009. Does it Matter When Leaders Hijack Open Source Projects? 11th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, May 27-30, 2009
  • M. Allyn, R. Misra, R. Malaga (5s). 2010. Wikipedia: Issues and Analysis of its Slowing Growth Northeast Business and Economics Association
  • , M. Allyn, R. Malaga, R. Misra (5s). 2011. Using E-Commerce to Teach Entrepreneurship in a Classroom - A Case Study Annual Global Conference on Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation (AGCETI 2010)Indian Insitute of Technology Kanpur
  • R. Misra, I. Lim (5s). 2016. Impact of Outsourcing on Innovation – An Empirical Study Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Global Business and Economic Development (SGBED)

Books & Chapters

  • D. Petkov, O. Petkova, T. Andrew, R. Misra (2012). The work system method as an approach for teaching and researching information systems. Integrated Series in Information Systems Vol. 29, Information Systems Theory: Explaining and Predicting Our Digital Society, Edited by Dwivedi, Y.K, Wade, M.R. and Schneberger, S.L.; Springer
  • R. Misra (2008). The Use of Outsourcing As a Business Strategy: a case study. Business Science Reference, Outsourcing and Offshoring of Professional Services - Businesss Optimization in a Global Economy, Ed. Amar Gupta; IGI Global
  • R. Misra, D. Petkov, O. Petkova (2009). Research Directions on Incorporating Work System Method Ideas in Systems Analysis and Design. Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information Systems, The IGI Global Publications