MIST Faculty and PhD student photos in the Foley Courtyard on Friday

Richard (Rick) Thomas Watson

  • Regents’ Professor and J. Rex Fuqua Chair for Internet Strategy Emeritus, Department of Management Information Systems

Education

  • Dr.h.c., University of Liechtenstein, 2021
  • PhD, MIS, University of Minnesota, 1987
  • MBA, Business, Monash University, 1974
  • Dip Comp, Computer Science, University of Western Australia, 1970
  • BS, Mathematics, University of Western Australia, 1969

Research Interests

  • Capital productivity
  • Sustainability
  • Energy Informatics
  • Digital transformation
  • Literature reviewing methodology

Publications

Books

  • Watson, R. T. (2020). Capital, Systems and Objects: The Foundation and Future of Organizations: Springer.
  • Lind, M., Michaelides, M. P., Ward, R., & Watson, R. T. (Eds). (2020). Maritime Informatics: Springer.

Service

Advanced Practices Council of the Society for Information Management, Research Director, 2009–2018, Professional