Bruce Dehning

Dr. Bruce Dehning

Associate Professor, Accounting Information Systems
The George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics
Expertise: Accounting Information Systems; Information Technology Strategy; Enterprise Resource Planning Systems; Return on Investments in Information Technology; Strategic Information Systems; Financial Accounting
Office Location: Beckman Hall 403K
Office Hours: By appointment only.
Education:
University of Colorado at Boulder, Bachelor of Science
University of Colorado at Boulder, Master of Science
University of Colorado at Boulder, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Dehning was awarded the Wang-Fradkin Professorship at Chapman University in 2004. He was named a Fulbright Scholar to teach in the Czech Republic in 2005, and in 2010 received a commemorative medal for merits towards the development of the Faculty of Management and Economics at Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic. Alpha Kappa Psi named Professor Dehning faculty member of the year in 2010. He served as associate dean of the Argyros School 2008-2011 and in 2017. Bruce served as president of the Information Systems Section of the American Accounting Association from 2007 to 2008, as an associate editor at the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems from 2007 to 2010, and an editor of the Journal of Information Systems in 2014 and 2015. He currently sits on the editorial and review boards of the Journal of Information Systems, the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, and the Journal of Competitiveness. He has presented papers at numerous prestigious national and international conferences, and his research has been published in MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Information and Management and other academic journals. His research has been cited almost 3,000 times, and in 2006 and 2013 he received the American Accounting Association Information Systems Section Notable Contributions to the Literature Award along with Vern Richardson. Outside of academia Dr. Dehning spent time in the insurance industry and as an accounting information systems consultant for small businesses.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

“Smart Cities in Postwar Karabakh.” (with Orkhan Nadirov and Vusal Mammadrzayev), Baku Dialogues: Policy Perspectives on the Silk Road Region, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2024, pp. 88-101.
“Income taxes and the motivation to work: A review.” (with Orkhan Nadirov), Ekonomická Revue – Central European Review of Economic Issues, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2023, pp. 9-20.
“Passenger Car Sales Projections: Measuring the Accuracy of a Sales Forecasting Model.” (with Drahomíra Pavelková, Lubor Homolka, Jana Vychytilová, Vu Minh Ngo, and Le Tuan Bach) – Journal of Economics, Vol. 66, No. 3, 2018, pp. 227-249, – Ekonomický Casopis, roc. 66, c. 3, 2018. ISSN 0013–3035, Ekonomický ústav Slovenská akadémia vied.
“Portfolio Risk-Return Analysis: The Case of the Automotive Industry in the Czech Republic.” (with Florin Aliu and Drahomira Pavelkova) – Journal of International Studies, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2017, pp. 72-83.
“To Work More or Less? The Impact of Taxes and Life Satisfaction on the Motivation to Work in Continental and Eastern Europe.” (with Orkhan Nadirov and Khatai Aliyev) – Economics & Sociology, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2017, pp. 266-280.
“Who Reacts to Income Tax Rate Changes? The Relationship Between Income Taxes and the Motivation to Work: The Case of Azerbaijan” (with Orkhan Nadirov, Khatai Aliyev, and Minura Iskandarova) – Scientific papers of the University of Pardubice, Series D, No. 40, February 2017, pp. 165-176.
“Change in Earnings Quality Surrounding ERP Implementation.” (with Charu Sinha and Praveen Sinha) – Corporate Ownership & Control, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Fall 2017, pp. 8-17.
“Cost Analysis – A Case Study of Participating in Groupon Sales” (with Frank Badua) – The Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, Vol. 22, No. 1, September 2016, pp. 17-23.
“Modelling the Impact of Fiscal Policy On Non-Oil GDP in a Resource Rich Country: Evidence From Azerbaijan” (with Khatai Aliyev and Orkhan Nadirov) – Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, Vol. 64, No. 6, 2016, 1869-1878.
“Cost Analysis – A Case Study of Participating in Groupon Sales” (with Frank Badua) – The Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, Vol. 22, No. 1, September 2016, pp. 17-23.
“Modelling ‘Productivity’ of Budget Expenditure Items Before-and-After the Oil Boom in a Resource Rich Country: Evidence From Azerbaijan” (with Khatai Aliyev and Orkhan Nadirov ) – International Journal of Economic Research, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2016, pp. 991-1023.
“Further Evidence on the Ability of FIFO and LIFO Earnings to Predict Operating Cash Flows: An Industry Specific Analysis” (with Brock Murdoch and Paul Krause) – Journal of Applied Business Research, 2013, Vol. 29 No. 4, July/August 2013, pp. 1231-1241.
“Earnings Under Generally Accepted Inventory Methods and the Prediction of Operating Cash Flows” (with Brock Murdoch and Paul Krause) – Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, Volume XXXIX, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2012.
“The Financial Performance of Global Information and Communication Technology Companies” (with Tim Bauer and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 26, No. 2, Fall 2012, pp. 119-152.
“Emerging Issues of Management Education in the 21st Century.” (with Amy E. Hurley-Hanson and Cristina Giannantonio) – Global Business and Economics Anthology, Vol. 1, March 2011, pp. 1-7.
“A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of IT Investment on Firm Financial Performance.” (with Jee-Hae Lim, Vernon J. Richardson, and Rod Smith) – Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 25, No. 2, Fall 2011, pp. 145-170.
“Measuring the Performance of Clusters and Firms within Clusters Using the Residual Income Model” (with Drahomira Pavelkova) – Journal of Economics, Volume 57, No. 3, 2009, pp. 230-246, published by the Institute of Economic Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, (“Využití modelu založeného na prístupu residual income pro merení výkonnosti klastru a firem v klastrech” – Ekonomický Casopis, roc. 57, c. 3, 2009. ISSN 0013-3035, Ekonomický ústav Slovenská akadémia vied.
“The Value Impact of Strategic Intent on Firms Engaged in Information Systems Outsourcing” (with Mark Beasley and Marianne Bradford) – International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Vol. 10, Issue 2, June 2009, pp. 79–96.
“Using Accounting–Based Performance Measures to Assess the Business Value of Information Technologies and Systems.” (with Vernon J. Richardson, Rodney E. Smith, and Robert W. Zmud) – Robert J. Kauffman and Paul P. Tallon, eds., Economics, Information Systems and Electronic Commerce Research II: Advanced Empirical Methodologies. Volume 13 (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2009), pp. 135-154.
“The Financial Performance Effects of IT–Based Supply Chain Management Systems in Manufacturing Firms.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Robert W. Zmud) – Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 25, Issue 4, June 2007, pp. 806–824.
“Analysts’ Forecasts and Investments in Information Technology.” (with Glenn Pfeiffer and Vernon J. Richardson) – International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Vol. 7, Issue 3, Sept. 2006, pp. 238–250.
“Information Technology Investments and Firm Value.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – Information and Management, Vol. 42, Issue 7, Oct. 2005, pp. 989–1008.
“Reexamining the Value of Relevance of E–commerce Initiatives.” (with Vernon J. Richardson, Andrew Urbaczewski, and John D. Wells) – Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 21, No. 1, Summer 2004, pp. 57–84, (Special Issue on Measuring the Business Value of IT in e–Business Environments).
“Information Technology and Organizational Slack.” (with Kevin Dow and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Vol. 5, Issue 1, March 2004, pp. 51–63.
“Comprehensive Income: Evidence on the Effectiveness of FAS 130.” (with Paulette Ratliff) – The Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, Vol. 4, No. 1, March 2004, pp. 228–232.
“The Value Relevance of Announcements of Transformational Information Technology Investments.” (with Vernon J. Richardson and Robert W. Zmud) – MIS Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 4, December 2003, pp. 637–656.
“The Info–Tech ‘Productivity Paradox’ Dissected and Tested.” (with Kevin Dow and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – Management Accounting Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 1, Fall 2003, pp. 31–39.
“Does the Market Recognize IT–Enabled Competitive Advantage?” (with Lewis Davis and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – Information and Management, Vol. 40, Issue 7, August 2003, pp. 705–716.
“Financial Analysis of Potential Benefits from ERP Systems Adoption.” (with Andreas Nicolaou and Theophanis Stratopoulos) – The Journal of Business and Information Technology, Vol. 2, Issue 1, Spring 2003, pp. 40–50.
“Determinants of a Sustainable Competitive Advantage Due to an IT–Enabled Strategy.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Vol. 12, Issue 1, March 2003, pp. 7–28.
“Discussion of Impact of IT on Public Accounting Firm Productivity.” – Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 16, No. 2, Fall 2002, pp. 223–226.
“DuPont Analysis of an IT–Enabled Competitive Advantage.” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Vol. 3, Issue 3, Sept. 2002, pp. 165–176.
“Returns on investments in information technology: Beyond the productivity paradox.” (with Vernon J. Richardson) – The Capco Institute Journal, Issue 6, 2002, pp. 83–91.
“Returns on Investments in Information Technology: A Research Synthesis.” (with Vernon J. Richardson) – Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 16, No. 1, Spring 2002, pp. 7–30. This article was awarded the American Accounting Association Information Systems Section Notable Contributions to the Literature Award in 2006.
“Does Successful Investment in Information Technology Solve the Productivity Paradox?” (with Theophanis Stratopoulos) – Information and Management, Vol. 38, Issue 2, Dec. 2000, pp. 103–117.