J. Michael Tarn

J. Michael Tarn is an associate professor of business information systems at Western Michigan University, USA. He holds a Ph.D. and an MS in information systems from Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Tarn has published numerous research papers in academic refereed journals, book chapters, and refereed conference proceedings. He currently serves as managing editor of the International Journal of Management Theory and Practices (IJMTP) and was editor-in-chief of Communications of the ICISA. He is a co-founder of the Telecommunications & Information Management (TIM) Program at Western Michigan University, the first interdisciplinary and inter-collegial TIM program in Michigan. Professor Tarn is former president of the International Chinese Information Systems Association.

Publications

Is High ICT Intensity Always the Ideal?: Lessons Learned From Contemporary Virtual Teams
Is High ICT Intensity Always the Ideal?: Lessons Learned From Contemporary Virtual Teams
Jiahe Song, Muhammad A. Razi, J. Michael Tarn. © 2021. 16 pages.
Virtual communication is a preferred working style for remotely structured teams to remain productivity while reducing cost. A variety of information and communication...
Sustaining Healthcare Through Waste Elimination: A Taxonomic Analysis with Case Illustrations
Sustaining Healthcare Through Waste Elimination: A Taxonomic Analysis with Case Illustrations
Sharie L. Falan, Bernard Han, Linda H. Zoeller, J. Michael Tarn, Donna M. Roach. © 2013. 22 pages.
The growth in U.S. national health expenditures (NHE) has continuously outpaced its Gross Domestic Products (GDP) growth since 1997 and this trend will continue with a 2.1%...
Online Privacy Protection in Japan: The Current Status and Practices
Online Privacy Protection in Japan: The Current Status and Practices
J. Michael Tarn, Naoki Hamamoto. © 2012. 18 pages.
This chapter explores the current status and practices of online privacy protection in Japan. Since the concept of privacy in Japan is different from that in western countries...
A Taxonomic View of Consumer Online Privacy Legal Issues, Legislation, and Litigation
A Taxonomic View of Consumer Online Privacy Legal Issues, Legislation, and Litigation
Angelena M. Secor, J. Michael Tarn. © 2012. 17 pages.
In this chapter, consumer online privacy legal issues are identified and discussed. Followed by the literature review in consumer online privacy legislation and litigation, a...
Sustaining Healthcare Through Waste Elimination: A Taxonomic Analysis with Case Illustrations
Sustaining Healthcare Through Waste Elimination: A Taxonomic Analysis with Case Illustrations
Sharie L. Falan, Bernard Han, Linda H. Zoeller, J. Michael Tarn, Donna M. Roach. © 2011. 22 pages.
The growth in U.S. national health expenditures (NHE) has continuously outpaced its Gross Domestic Products (GDP) growth since 1997 and this trend will continue with a 2.1%...
Online Privacy Protection in Japan: The Current Status and Practices
Online Privacy Protection in Japan: The Current Status and Practices
J. Michael Tarn. © 2009. 18 pages.
This chapter explores the current status and practices of online privacy protection in Japan. Since the concept of privacy in Japan is different from that in western countries...
Knowledge-Sharing Motivation in Virtual Communities
Knowledge-Sharing Motivation in Virtual Communities
Jengchung V. Chen, J. Michael Tarn, Muhammad A. Razi. © 2008. 16 pages.
This chapter explores the motivation of virtual community members in regards to knowledge sharing and understands the underlying factors of such sharing behaviors. In order to...
Putting Enterprise Systems in a Larger ICT Context - A Pedagogical Framework
Putting Enterprise Systems in a Larger ICT Context - A Pedagogical Framework
Thomas Rienzo, J. Michael Tarn, James Danenberg. © 2008. 10 pages.
Many business schools are attempting to integrate their curricula with enterprise software, particularly enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Although the introduction of...
The Cultural Factors in Electronic Monitoring
The Cultural Factors in Electronic Monitoring
Jeng-Chung Victor Chen, J. Michael Tarn. © 2008. 12 pages.
The use of electronic monitoring tools in the workplace has grown dramatically because of the availability of inexpensive but powerful monitoring systems and the wide use of...
Enterprise Systems Education in the 21st Century
Enterprise Systems Education in the 21st Century
Andrew Targowski, J. Michael Tarn. © 2007. 386 pages.
IT education, particularly at business colleges, is undergoing a transformation because of the emerging federated systems or enterprise-wide systems (ES). This follows a trend in...
Putting Enterprise Systems in a Larger ICT Context - A Pedagogical Framework
Putting Enterprise Systems in a Larger ICT Context - A Pedagogical Framework
Thomas Rienzo, J. Michael Tarn, James Danenberg. © 2007. 11 pages.
Many business schools are attempting to integrate their curricula with enterprise software, particularly enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Although the introduction of...
Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ)
Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ)
George Kelley. Est. 1988.
The Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ) , which has been published for over 30 years, serves as a prestigious gateway for original state-of-the-art research articles...