Varun Grover

Varun GroverVarun Grover is the William S. Lee (Duke Energy) Distinguished Professor of Information Systems at Clemson University. He has published extensively in the information systems field, with over 220 publications in major refereed journals. Over ten recent articles have ranked him among the top four researchers based on number of publications in the top Information Systems journals, as well as citation impact. Dr. Grover has an h-index of 76 and over 26,000 citations in Google Scholar. Thompson Reuters recognized him as a Highly Cited research in 2013. He is Senior Editor for MISQ Executive, Section Editor of JAIS, and Senior Editor (Emeritus) for MIS Quarterly, the Journal of the AIS and Database. He is currently examining the impacts of digitalization on individuals and organizations. He is recipient of numerous awards from USC, Clemson, AIS, DSI, Anbar, PriceWaterhouse, etc. for his research and teaching. He is a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems.

Publications

Revisiting Web 2.0
Revisiting Web 2.0
Michael Dinger, Varun Grover. © 2019. 12 pages.
This chapter revisits and considers the application of Web 2.0 technologies in contemporary business environments. Web 2.0 refers to a general category of internet technologies...
Revisiting Web 2.0
Revisiting Web 2.0
Michael Dinger, Varun Grover. © 2018. 10 pages.
This chapter revisits and considers the application of Web 2.0 technologies in contemporary business environments. Web 2.0 refers to a general category of internet technologies...
Mobile Phone Identity: The Mobile Phone as Part of Me
Mobile Phone Identity: The Mobile Phone as Part of Me
Michelle Carter, Varun Grover, Jason Bennett Thatcher. © 2016. 13 pages.
Mobile Devices and the Self: Developing the Concept of Mobile Phone Identity
Mobile Devices and the Self: Developing the Concept of Mobile Phone Identity
Michelle Carter, Varun Grover, Jason Bennett Thatcher. © 2013. 15 pages.
With increasing ubiquitousness of information technologies (IT), identity issues have begun to attract the attention of IS researchers. While some IS research has examined the...
The Web 2.0 Trend: Implications for the Modern Business
The Web 2.0 Trend: Implications for the Modern Business
Michael Dinger, Varun Grover. © 2010. 9 pages.
This article introduces and describes the use of Web 2.0 technologies in contemporary business environments. Web 2.0 refers to many current generation internet technologies that...
Free and Open Source Software
Free and Open Source Software
Mohammad AlMarzouq, Guang Rong, Varun Grover. © 2009. 6 pages.
Free and open source software (F/OSS) is emerging as a promising alternative to proprietary software. The interest in F/OSS solutions is growing as firms realize that it could...
Theory Development in Information Systems Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Evaluation and Recommendations
Theory Development in Information Systems Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Evaluation and Recommendations
Nicholas Roberts, Varun Grover. © 2009. 18 pages.
Structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques have significant potential for assessing and modifying theoretical models. There have been 171 applications of SEM in IS research...
International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC)
International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC)
Jingyuan Zhao. Est. 2005.
The International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC) addresses the design and implementation of e-collaboration technologies, assesses its behavioral impact on individuals and...
The Use of Structural Equation Modeling in IS Research: Review and Recommendations
The Use of Structural Equation Modeling in IS Research: Review and Recommendations
Kun S. Im, Varun Grover. © 2004. 22 pages.
The structural equation modeling (SEM) technique has significant potential as a research tool for assessing and modifying theoretical models. There have been 139 applications of...
Process Think: Winning Perspectives for Business Change in the Information Age
Process Think: Winning Perspectives for Business Change in the Information Age
Varun Grover, William Kettinger. © 2000. 416 pages.
"Process Think" is a managerial orientation to act proactively in identification of process opportunities, a capability to apply process concepts in problem solving, and a...
Business Process Change: Reengineering Concepts, Methods and Technologies
Business Process Change: Reengineering Concepts, Methods and Technologies
Varun Grover, William Kettinger. © 1998. 704 pages.
Corporations are undergoing massive restructuring efforts to cope with a changing competitive environment. Fundamental to these efforts is the redesign and change of business...
Strategic Use of Information Technology in International Business: A Framework for Information Technology Application
Strategic Use of Information Technology in International Business: A Framework for Information Technology Application
Steven J. Simon, Varun Grover. © 1993. 12 pages.
Information Technology’s (IT) link to the strategy of the firm has been explored in Information System literature, but the application of IT to the strategy of the international...
An Empirical Study on the Determinants of Effective Database Management
An Empirical Study on the Determinants of Effective Database Management
James T.C. Teng, Varun Grover. © 1992. 13 pages.
Data resource management (DRM) has been critical to IS for almost two decades and yet there have been curiously few research studies on the subject. This study proposes and tests...
Issues in Corporate IS Planning
Issues in Corporate IS Planning
Varun Grover. © 1991. 10 pages.
The most prevalent planning models that originated in the late sixties are the rational or top-down models, where the underlying notion of organizational level inputs to the IS...