Nory B. Jones

 

Maine Business School

209 Donald P. Corbett Business Building

University of Maine

Orono, ME 04469

(207) 581-1971

jonesnb@gmail.com

Web Page: http://mbs.maine.edu/~jones_nory/

                                                                             

Education

Graduate:

            Ph.D.:  Information Technology, School of Information Science, Learning Technologies, University of Missouri, Columbia.  Dissertation: The diffusion of a collaborative technology to facilitate knowledge management and performance improvement. 2001.

            M.B.A.: University of Massachusetts (Amherst) 1984.

            M.S. (Toxicology): University of Idaho (Moscow) 1979.

Undergraduate:

            B.A. (Biology): University of Colorado (Boulder) 1976.

 

Experience

 

Interim Director, Graduate Business Programs: Business School, University of Maine, Orono. 2007- Present

            Responsible for the MBA and MSA graduate programs in the Maine Business School. Tasks include program and curriculum development, student advising, marketing and promotion, internships, assessments and student feedback, statistics, recruiting, admissions and development, web development, alumni and business outreach and development, student association support, operations, process and policy maintenance and development, scholarships, graduate assistant management, liaison with administration and faculty, management of international trips, integration with graduate school, collaborations with ERP and web-based solutions, knowledge management, interdisciplinary collaborations throughout University.

 

Associate Professor:  Management Information Systems, Maine Business School, University of Maine, Orono. 2007- Present

Assistant Professor: Management Information Systems, Maine Business School, University of Maine, Orono. 2001- 2007

Teaching responsibilities: Undergraduate: Electronic Commerce and Information Systems & Technology for Business.  Graduate: Electronic Commerce, Knowledge Management & Decision Support Systems, and Creating & Capturing Value in the Digital Economy (Marketing & MIS). Research Areas include Knowledge Management, Collaborative Technologies, Knowledge Portals, and Diffusion of Innovations. Distance education is also a major responsibility with dual delivery of graduate courses via streaming Internet and live classes. Outreach: community charity events including fund-raising for the Children’s Miracle Network with participation by many student groups, U.S. Senator Collins, U.S. Representative Michaud, Governor Baldacci, University of Maine President Kennedy, several UMaine sports teams, alumni association among many other groups on campus. Numerous university-wide committees including graduate and executive graduate committee, system strategic distance education committee, UMaine representative to state-wide entrepreneurship working group, Chair, undergraduate curriculum committee.

 

Teaching Assistant: School of Information Science & Learning Technologies, University of Missouri, Columbia. 2000-2001

Instructional responsibilities: Graduate-level Internet course “The Diffusion of Innovations” and a traditional undergraduate course “Telecommunications via the Internet”.  Developmental responsibilities: web-based “Technology Integration into Schools” project.

 

Adjunct Assistant Professor:  School of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri- Columbia. 1998 - 2000

Instructional responsibilities: Retail Marketing, MBA Team Case Course, MBA Team Consulting Project Course, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Management, Strategy and Policy. 

 

Assistant Professor:  Stetson School of Business, Mercer University, Macon, GA. 1990- 1996 

Instructional responsibilities: Undergraduate and graduate MIS, Marketing and Management courses. Administrative responsibilities:  departmental and University committees. 

 

President: Munchkin Outfitters, Inc., Valdosta, GA. 1987-1989 

Founded and operated mail-order company dealing in children's apparel and accessories. Responsible for marketing, promotion, purchasing, budgeting, distribution, and operations.

 

Instructor: Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. 1987-1989

Faculty member: Department of Marketing and Management.  Taught Principles of Marketing, Marketing Management, Channels of Distribution, Salesmanship, Principles of Management, Organizational Behavior, Production and Operations Management, Quantitative Methods. Departmental responsibilities included student advising and course development. 

 

Financial Analyst:  Texas Instruments, Inc. 1984-1986

Financial Planning & Forecasting, Capital Budgeting, Latin American Division,

Cost Accounting, Credit & Collections.

 

AACSB Project Coordinator: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. 1983-1984

Analysis and documentation to reaccredit School of Management.

 

Marketing Project Specialist:  Friendly Ice Cream Corporation (Hershey Foods, Inc.) 1983

Sales forecasting, computer/statistical modeling for strategic growth, advertising effectiveness, competitive analyses, market trend analyses and comparative pricing studies.  Some involvement in new product planning and development, and consumer behavior studies.

 

Study Director:  Stauffer Chemical Company, Farmington, CT. 1979-1981

Managed  pre-market product testing including sub-chronic and chronic mammalian studies for product registration (agricultural and pharmaceutical compounds).  Supervised up to 10 lab technicians, coordinated functional group activities for efficient information flow to support writing of final reports for EPA or FDA registration.

 

Computer Skills

 

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access), SPSS, BSCW, Inspiration, End Note, HTML, Web page authoring  (Dreamweaver), PHP, MySQL, WebCT online course management software.

 

 

Publications and Presentations

 

“Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce”. Nory B. Jones, University of Maine Business School Herbert Remidez, University of Arkansas, Little Rock Submitted to the Handbook of Technology Management, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., The Handbook of Technology Management (Three Volume Set) Hossein Bidgoli, Ph.D., Editor, Submitted April, 2008.

 

“Ontologies and models of Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning”, Sicilia, M., Lytras, M., and Jones, N., submitted to the Annals of Information Systems, KM & Organizational Learning, Bill King, Editor, Submitted April, 2008.

 

An Exploratory Study on Knowledge Sharing, Information Technologies and Firm Performance”, Jones, N. and Borgman, R. OR Insight Journal, December, 2007.

“Using Web-Based Technologies for Transformative Hybrid Distance Education”, Jones, N. and Vollmers, G., Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies: New Opportunities and Challenges, Volume 1, pp.  , 2007.

 “Exploring the Challenges of a Hybrid Distance Course”, Jones, N., Golann, B, and Vollmers, G. Journal of Informatics Education Research, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 2006.

“Derive the Best Tax Treatment for Computers and Software”, Colburn, S.C. and Jones, N.B., Practical Tax Strategies, 77(4), 216-222, October, 2006.

 

“Using Web-Based Technologies in a Graduate Class To Develop an Entrepreneurship Knowledge Portal”, Jones, N., Golann, B. and Vollmers, G. International Journal of Web-Based learning and Teaching Technologies, 1(2), 31-49, 2006.

“Developing a University Research Web-Based Knowledge Portal”, Jones, N, Provost, D., and Pascale, D. International Journal of Knowledge and Learning (IJKL), 2(1/2), 2006.

“Small Business Transformation Through Knowledge Management,” Jones, N. and Gupta, J. In Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology. Editor: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Information Resources Management Association, 2005.

“Success Factors in the Implementation of a Collaborative Technology and Resulting Productivity Improvements in a Small Business: An Exploratory Study”, Jones, N. & Kochtanek, T. In Advanced Topics in Organizational and End User Computing, Volume 4, Editor: M. Adam Mahmood, Idea Group Publishing (IGP), 2005.

“Knowledge Management & Business Intelligence: The Importance of Integration,” Herschel, R. and Jones, N. Journal of Knowledge Management, 9 (4), 2005.

“Enhancing Graduate School Marketing with Web Technologies,” Jones, N. Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Conference, April 2005, New Haven, CT

“Success Factors in the Implementation of a Collaborative Technology and Resulting Productivity Improvements in a Small Business: An Exploratory Study”, Jones, N. & Kochtanek, T., Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, 16(1), 2004.

“Using Dynamic Web-Based Technologies to Support Knowledge Management and Decision-Making in Small Businesses,” Jones, N. Decision Sciences Institute 2004 Annual Meeting, November 2004, Boston, MA

 “Transforming Small Businesses into Intelligent Enterprises Through knowledge Management, Jones, N. & Gupta, J., Chapter XIII in "Intelligent Enterprises of the 21st Century", Idea Group Publishing., Hershey, PA, 2004.

“Using Knowledge Champions to Facilitate Knowledge Management”, Jones, N., Herschel, R., & Moesel, D., Journal of Knowledge Management, 7(1), 2003.


“Consequences of Web-Based Technology Usage”, Jones, N. & Kochtanek, T., Online Information Review, 26(4), pp.256-264, 2002.

 

“How to Facilitate E-Collaboration and E-Learning in Organizations”, Jones, N.B. & Laffey, J, in The ASTD E-Learning Handbook: Best Practices, Strategies, and Case Studies for an Emerging Field, Editor: Allison Rossett,  McGraw-Hill, 2002.

 

“The Diffusion of Collaborative Technologies into a College Classroom”, Jones, N. & J. Laffey, Performance Improvement Quarterly, 13(4), pp 29-46, 2001.

 

“Can Web-Based Knowledge Sharing Tools Improve the Learning Process in an MBA Consulting Class?, Jones, N.B. & M. Rice, Technology Horizons in Education, April, 2000, Volume 27 (8), pp. 100-106 or online at http://www.thejournal.com.

"Integrating TQM into Business Schools," Jones, N. B. & K. M. Gibler, Chronicle of Continuous Quality Improvement, June 1995.

"Integrating Total Quality Management into Business Schools", Jones, N.B. & K. M. Gibler, presented and published in the proceedings of the International Forum on Quality in Higher Education, Daytona Beach, FL, February, 1995, and the Eighth Annual Eastern Regional Competency-Based Education Consortium:  Total Quality Education Conference, Wrightsville Beach, NC, March, 1995.

"Putting TQM To Work For You", Gibler, K. M. & N. B. Jones, Journal of Property Management.

"Integrating Total Quality Management into the Marketing Curriculum".  Jones, NB & Gibler, KM Presented at the Mid-South Marketing Educators Conference, Long Beach, MS, April 7, 1994.

"Winn-Dixie:  Responsiveness to Change: Case Study"; Jones, NB & Hanks, GW, Retailing Management, Barton Weitz, Irwin, 1992.

 

 

Editorial Boards

 

Journal of Electronic Commerce Research

International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning  (IJTEL): Inderscience Publishers

International Journal of Social and Humanistic Computing  (IJSHC): Inderscience Publishers

 

Awards  & Grants

 

Nicolas Salgo Summer Research Grant, 2007

 

University of Maine Business School Distinguished Employee Achievement Award, in recognition of outstanding service and leadership, 2005.

 

“Murphy Scholar” award for academic year 2004-2005: This was awarded to several professors in the Maine Business School to recognize their work in teaching, research and service. The funding for this award was used to work on research for a University of Maine Research Knowledge portal.

 

Nicolas Salgo Summer Research Grant, 2002

 

University of Maine Faculty Development IT Technology Award, 2002.