Leon A. Kappelman, Ph.D.

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Some of My Articles

• Bridging the Chasm (Architecture & Governance Magazine, 3(2), 2007).

• Enterprise Architecture: Not Just Another Management Fad (Align Journal, April-May 2007).

• Early warning signs of IT project failure (Information Systems Management, Fall 2006) 

  • Abridged version of early warning signs study published online November 2006 by The Institute for Management Excellence along with additional project management materials.

• "Promoting Information System Success: The Respective Roles of User Participation and User Involvement," with Eph McLean, Journal of Information Technology Management (1992) III(1), 1-12.

• "The Respective Roles of User Participation and User Involvement in Information System Implementation Success," with Eph McLean, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Information Systems, New York (December 15-18, 1991), 339-348.

• We've Only Just Begun To Use IT Wisely  (InformationWeek, May 6, 2002) 

• Crime Is Crime, Online Or Off (InformationWeek, January 15, 2001)  

• Not All Junk Mail Is Created Equal (InformationWeek, November 13, 2000)  

• The Future Is Up To Us (InformationWeek, October 16, 2000)  

• (Almost) Everything Old Is New (InformationWeek, September 18, 2000)

• Killer Apps & Dead Bodies (InformationWeek, June 26 2000) [Software quality]

• Closing the Digital Divide  (InformationWeek, May 8, 2000)

• Free Speech vs. Free Markets  (InformationWeek, April 17, 2000)

• Working In The Global Village  (InformationWeek, March 20, 2000) [E-age drivers, globalization, & privacy]

• Some Strategic Y2K Blessings  (IEEE Software, March/April, 2000) [Quality, simplicity, ethics]

• Three Cheers For The Victors!  (InformationWeek, February 7, 2000)

• Rebalancing Acts   (CIO Magazine, December 15, 1999/January 1, 2000)

• How To Repel The Aliens (InformationWeek) [IT and the law]

• Partnerships Between IT Mangers & User: Taming the 800 lb. Gorilla (InformationWeek)

• Measuring User Involvement (DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems)

• Microcomputer Playfulness: Stable or Dynamic Trait? (DATA BASE for Advances in IS)

• A Comprehensive Model for Assessing the Quality & Productivity of the IS Function (Information Resources Management Journal)

• Some Year 2000 (Y2K) Articles can be found here