Mary C. Lacity
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Also affiliated: City University of Hong Kong (2017); Walsh University (2022); American University (2014–2024); University of Missouri–St. Louis (1994–2018); Missouri College (2017); Temple College (1994); Arkansas State University System (2024); University of Oxford (1996); University of Houston (1993–1995); City University of Seattle (2017); University of Missouri (1993–2017); University of Hong Kong (2017); London School of Economics and Political Science (2018)
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Mary C. Lacity's research program examines the strategic implications and practical applications of emerging information technologies, with a particular focus on automation and blockchain technologies. Her work investigates how organizations can leverage these tools to enhance efficiency, gain competitive advantages, and navigate evolving business landscapes. Lacity has explored the practical implementation of robotic process automation and cognitive automation, developing principles to guide their effective adoption.
Her recent publications delve into the potential of blockchain technology to transform industries, including its role in consumer valuation of product traceability and its connection to the broader concept of a token economy. Lacity leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, fostering collaboration among scholars in the field. Her extensive publication record, evidenced by an h-index of 52 and over 12,800 citations, underscores the significant impact of her contributions to information systems research. She has collaborated with numerous colleagues, including Remko van Hoek and Jeffrey K. Mullins, on shared research projects.
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- h-index: 52
- Publications: 284
- Citations: 12,868
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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Top Collaborators
- 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
- What's Next in Blockchain Research?
- What's Next in Blockchain Research?
- What's Next in Blockchain Research?
- What's Next in Blockchain Research?
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