Uri Gal

 

2688 Mayfield Road Cleveland, OH 44106

Email: uri.gal@case.edu

Phone: 216-368-3835

 

 

 

Research Interests

 

1. Inter-organizational systems

2. Social and organizational aspects of information systems

3. Enterprise systems

 

Teaching Interests

 

1. Social, organizational, and managerial aspects of information systems

2. Systems design and analysis

3. Information systems and social theory

 

Education

 

Case Western Reserve University

Ph.D. in Information Systems, May 2007 (expected)

Dissertation Title: An Inter-organizational Perspective on Technological Changes: The Case of 3D Modeling Technologies in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry

 

London School of Economics and Political Science

MSc in Organizational and Social Psychology, 2001

Thesis Title: The Complexity of Technological Changes in Organizations: Social Aspects and Management Rationality

 

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

B.A in Sociology and Anthropology (2000)

Thesis title: The Relationship Between the Fulfillment of Workers' Values in the Workplace and Their Job Satisfaction

 

Work Experience

 

2001-2002, Consultant / Researcher: JDC, Brookdale institute, Jerusalem, Israel

 

Courses Taught

 

MIDS 301, Introduction to Information Systems

ORBH 250, Introduction to Organizational Behavior (teaching assistant)

 

Publications

 

Gal, U. & Yoo, Y. & Boland, R. Jr. (2004) The Dynamics of Boundary Objects, Social Infrastructures, and Social Identities, Sprouts: Working Papers on Information Environments, Systems, and Organizations, Volume 4, Issue 4, pp 193-206, http://sprouts.case.edu/2004/040411.pdf

 

Conference Publications

 

Gal, U. & Lyytinen, K. & Lou-Carlo, J. & Rose, M. G. (2007) Explaining Radical Technology-Based Innovations in Organizations, In Proceedings of the 13th American Conference on Information Systems, Keystone, USA

 

Gal, U. & Berente, N. (2006) Control and Enterprise Systems: A Multidimensional View, In Proceedings of IFIP 8.2 Oasis, Milwaukee, USA

 

Gal, U. & Berente, N & Yoo, Y. (2006) Dressage and the Illusion of Enterprise Control, In Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Information Systems, Goteborg, Sweden

 

Gal, U. & Yoo, Y. & Boland, R. Jr. (2005) The Dynamics of Boundary Objects, Social Infrastructures, and Social Identities, In Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Regensburg, Germany

 

Papers under Review

 

Gal, U. & Berente, N. & Yoo, Y. Dressage and the Illusion of Enterprise Control. European Journal of Information Systems. Second round of reviews.

 

Gal, U. & Yoo, Y. & Lyytinen, K. The Dynamics of IT Boundary Objects, Social Infrastructures and Social Identities: The Introduction of 3D Modeling Technologies into the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry. European Journal of Information Systems. Second round of reviews.

 

Gal, U. & Berente, N. A Social Representations Perspective on Information Systems Implementation: Rethinking the Concept of Frames. Information Technology and People. First round of reviews.

 

Work in Progress

 

Gal, U. & Berente, N. & Hansen, W. S. Making Sense of Technologies: A Review of Socio-Cognitive Theory in Information Systems Research

 

Berente, N. & Gal, U. A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Enterprise Control

 

Gal, U. & Lyytinen, K. & Lou-Carlo, J. & Rose, M. G. Explaining Radical Technology-Based Innovations in Organizations

 

Paper Presentations

 

A Relational Perspective on Technology and Organizations: The Dynamics of Boundary Objects, Social Infrastructures, and Social Identities. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, May 2006.

 

A Relational Perspective on Technology and Organizations: The Dynamics of Boundary Objects, Social Infrastructures, and Social Identities. Brunel University, London, UK, May 2006.

 

A Relational Perspective on Technology and Organizations: The Dynamics of Boundary Objects, Social Infrastructures, and Social Identities. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, June 2006.

 

Special Awards and Honors

 

ECIS Doctoral Consortium, Goteborg, Sweden, June 2006.

 

Dean's List: 1999 and 2000

 

 

 

 

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