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Biography

I am an Associate Professor in the MIS at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. I received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University, a Diplôme d’Enseignement Supérieur Spécialisé from l’École Supérieure des Affaires de Grenoble (France), and an M.B.A. from l’Université Laval in Québec (Canada).

My research has primarily centered on examining how information technologies and information systems, including integrated software packages and open-source software, can bring about organizational change. Lately, my research interests have expanded to explore the connection between information systems and organizational and group identity. Additionally, I have explored the role of information systems in promoting environmental sustainability, often referred to as Green IS or Energy Informatics.

I have authored articles published in many journals, such as Organization Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, The Academy of Management Executive, Information Technology & People, Journal of the AIS, and many conference proceedings.

My teaching interests include the design and management of databases, business process management, and qualitative research.

Office Hours

Wednesday 2PM - 4PM.

Education

  • PhD, Business / Computer Information Systems, Georgia State University, 2001
  • MBA, Management Information Systems, Laval University (Quebec, Canada), 1995
  • DESS, Management Information Systems, Ecole Superieure des Affaires (Grenoble, France), 1994
  • BBA, Management Information Systems, Laval University (Quebec, Canada), 1993

Research Interests

  • Organizational Change
  • Workplace Digitization
  • Energy informatics
  • Green IS
  • Identity

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Sesay, A., Ramirez, R., Boudreau, M.-C., and Kane, G., “Bureaucratizing the Clan: An Affordance Perspective on Technology-Based Control in Organizations.” Forthcoming at the Journal of Management Information Systems.
  • Cardoso, A., Boudreau, M.-C., and Carvalho, J., “Organizing Collective Action: Does Information and Communication Technology Matter”,” Information and Organization, 29(3), 2019.
  • Watson, R. T., Dawson, G. S., Boudreau, M.-C., Li, Y., Zhang, H., Huang, W. W., and Al-Jabri, I. “Constraining Opportunism in Information Systems Consulting: A Three Nation Examination,” Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 20(7), 2019.
  • Watson, R. T., Boudreau, M.-C., and van Iersel, M. W. “Simulation of Greenhouse Energy Use: An Application of Energy Informatics,” Energy Informatics, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2018.
  • Seidel, S., Bharati, P., Fridgen, G., Watson, R. T., Albizri, A., Boudreau, M.-C., Butler, T.; Kruse, L. C.,  Guzman, I., Karsten, H., Lee, H., Melville, N., Rush, D., Toland, J., and Watts, S. “The Sustainability Imperative in Information Systems Research,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Vol. 40, Article 3, 2017.

Book Chapters

  • Boudreau, M.-C., Watson, R. T., and Jeszke, N. “Energy Informatics: origins, emergence, and future thoughts on data and process management,” in Research Handbook on Information Systems and the Environment, Cooper, V., Kranz, J. J., Mathew, S. K., and Watson, R. T., Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2023
  • Safadi, H., Boudreau, M.-C., and Faraj, S. “One Picture to Study One Thousand Words: Visualization for Qualitative Research in the Age of Digitalization” in Cambridge University Press Handbook of Qualitative Research in the Age of Digitalisation. 2020.

Books

Awards, Honors, and Recognition

  • 2023: Inducted into UGA Teaching Academy
  • 2023: Selected as a UGA Senior Teaching Fellow
  • 2022: AIS Doctoral Student College’s Faculty Mentor Award
  • 2022: Selected as a UGA Sustainable Writing Practice Fellow
  • 2021: AIS Distinguished Member Award (Cum Laude Designation)
  • 2021: AIS Sandra Slaughter Service Award
  • 2021: AIS Technology VISION Award
  • 2017-2018: Selected as a UGA Women Leadership Fellow
  • 2012: Teacher of the Year (attributed by Alpha Kappa Psi)
  • 2009: First prize winner (with R. Watson, S. Li, and J. Levis) of SIM case competition
  • 2009: Highly Commended Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence (for a paper published in the Journal of Systems and Information Technology) (Chen et al., 2009)
  • 2007: Highly Commended Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence (for a paper published in the journal Internet Research) (Boudreau and Watson, 2006)
  • 2004: Recognized at the UGA Honors Day Reception for teaching effectiveness.
  • 2003: Best Paper Award (in the Organizational Track) for a paper published at the HICSS Conference (Boudreau, 2003)