Mary C. Lacity
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Distinguished Professor and David D. Glass Endowed Chair in Information Systems
Also affiliated: City University of Hong Kong (2017); American University (2014–2024); University of Missouri–St. Louis (1995–2018); Arkansas State University System (2024); University of Oxford (1996); University of Houston (1991–1995); University of Missouri (1993–2017); London School of Economics and Political Science (2017–2018)
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Biography and Research Information
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Mary C. Lacity's research focuses on information technology (IT) sourcing practices, including outsourcing and insourcing, with an emphasis on understanding business advantage and the predictors of IT innovation adoption. Her work has investigated the value proposition of selective IT sourcing and examined the realities versus the myths surrounding IT insourcing.
She has published extensively on IT outsourcing, with several articles reviewing the empirical literature and offering insights for practice and future research directions. Lacity leads a research group and has collaborated with several faculty members at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Remko van Hoek, Jeffrey K. Mullins, Lynda L. Coon, and Zachary R. Steelman.
Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 53, with a total of 283 publications that have garnered over 12,835 citations. She remains an active researcher, with her most recent publication in 2026.
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- h-index: 53
- Publications: 283
- Citations: 12,794
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Distinguished Professor and David D. Glass Endowed Chair in Information Systems publications 2019–2026University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page
Selected Publications
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From ideology to design: Toward purposeful decentralization of information systems governance (2026)
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The Evolution of Intelligent Automation as a Sourcing Option (2024)
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An Architect’s View of Privacy (2024)
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Introduction to Human Privacy in Virtual and Physical Worlds (2024)
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Web2 Versus Web3 Information Privacy: An Information Systems Discipline Perspective (2024)
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A qualitative systematic review of trust in technology (2024)
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IT’s a matter of trust: Literature reviews and analyses of human trust in information technology (2024)
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Conflict Resolution in Business Services Outsourcing Relationships (2024)
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Debating Genres and IS Research: The Case of Action Principles for Service Automation (2023)
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Web 2 vs. Web 3 Paths to the Metaverse: Who Is Leading? Who Should Lead? (2023)
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Verifiable Credentials in the Token Economy (2022)
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Blockchains and the Token Economy (2022)
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How Many Public Corporations Recognise “Token Economy” Technologies as Materially Significant? Evidence from 10-K Reports (2022)
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Influencing supply chain practice: the action principles approach applied to pandemic risk management (2022)
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Robotic process automation in Maersk procurement–applicability of action principles and research opportunities (2022)
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- Influencing information systems practice: The action principles approach applied to robotic process and cognitive automation
- Influencing supply chain practice: the action principles approach applied to pandemic risk management
- The Evolution of Intelligent Automation as a Sourcing Option
- Conflict Resolution in Business Services Outsourcing Relationships
- Debating Genres and IS Research: The Case of Action Principles for Service Automation
- Token Economy
- What's Next in Blockchain Research?
- Intra- and Interorganizational Barriers to Blockchain Adoption: A General Assessment and Coping Strategies in the Agrifood Industry
- Blockchains and the Token Economy
- Robotic process automation in Maersk procurement–applicability of action principles and research opportunities
- Intra- and Interorganizational Barriers to Blockchain Adoption: A General Assessment and Coping Strategies in the Agrifood Industry
- Influencing supply chain practice: the action principles approach applied to pandemic risk management
- Influencing information systems practice: The action principles approach applied to robotic process and cognitive automation
- Debating Genres and IS Research: The Case of Action Principles for Service Automation
- Token Economy
- From ideology to design: Toward purposeful decentralization of information systems governance
- How Many Public Corporations Recognise “Token Economy” Technologies as Materially Significant? Evidence from 10-K Reports
- Web 2 vs. Web 3 Paths to the Metaverse: Who Is Leading? Who Should Lead?
- How Many Public Corporations Recognise “Token Economy” Technologies as Materially Significant? Evidence from 10-K Reports
- Web 2 vs. Web 3 Paths to the Metaverse: Who Is Leading? Who Should Lead?
- Verifiable Credentials in the Token Economy
- Web2 Versus Web3 Information Privacy: An Information Systems Discipline Perspective
- A qualitative systematic review of trust in technology
- IT’s a matter of trust: Literature reviews and analyses of human trust in information technology
- A qualitative systematic review of trust in technology
- IT’s a matter of trust: Literature reviews and analyses of human trust in information technology
- Introduction to Human Privacy in Virtual and Physical Worlds
- An Architect’s View of Privacy
- Exploring Preliminary Challenges and Emerging Best Practices in the Use of Enterprise Blockchains Applications
- “Can Computer Based Human-Likeness Endanger Humanness?” – A Philosophical and Ethical Perspective on Digital Assistants Expressing Feelings They Can’t Have”
- “Can Computer Based Human-Likeness Endanger Humanness?” – A Philosophical and Ethical Perspective on Digital Assistants Expressing Feelings They Can’t Have”
- What's Next in Blockchain Research?
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