Ph.D. Profiles

Ph.D Profiles


Paul Di Gangi
Curriculum Vitae
Phone: (850) 644-4417
E-mail: pmd06c@fsu.edu

Education

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Ph. D. Management Information Systems
(Expected graduation 2010)

The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2006
M.S. Information Systems Technology

Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, 2003
B.S. Computer Information Systems

Research

Journal Publications
Di Gangi, P. M. and Wasko, M. (Forthcoming) Steal my idea! Organizational adoption of user innovations from a user innovation community: A case study of Dell IdeaStorm. Decision Support Systems.

Di Gangi, P. M. and Wasko, M. "Should we follow the leader? Examining Lead Users in an online user innovation community," Under review at Research Policy.

Book Chapters
Di Gangi, P. M. and Wasko, M. (2009) Open innovation through online communities. Annals of Information Systems: Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management (Ed. W. R. King).

Conference Proceedings & Presentations
Di Gangi, P. M., Wasko, M., and Hooker, R. E. (Forthcoming) "Getting your customer's ideas to work for you: Building user innovation communities for your business," Pre-ICIS SIM Workshop on Enterprise and Industry Application of Web 2.0.

Di Gangi, P. M. and Wasko, M. (Forthcoming) "The co-creation of value: Exploring engagement behaviors in user-generated content websites," Pre-ICIS 8th Annual JAIS Theory Development Workshop.

Di Gangi, P. M. (Forthcoming) The co-creation of value: Exploring engagement behaviors in user-generated content websites. 5th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration.

Di Gangi, P. M. and Wasko, M. (2008) Would you share? Examining how knowledge type and communication channel influence knowledge sharing. Proceedings of the 14th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS).

Di Gangi, P. M. and Bush, A. (2008) The impact of IT structure and firm interdependency on relational rents in innovation collaboration networks. Proceedings of the 14th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS).

Di Gangi, P. M. (2008). Following the leader: Predicting user innovations from structural social capital in an open innovation community. Sunbelt XXVIII International Sunbelt Social Network Conference.

Di Gangi, P. M. (2007). Would you share? Examining how the interactions between knowledge type and expectations of reciprocity influence knowledge exchange. Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Annual International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS).


Teaching Experience

Instructor, ISM 3003 Foundations of Management Information Systems, Management, Florida State University, Fall 2009.

Instructor, ISM 4117 Decision Support Systems (Capstone Course), Management Information Systems, Florida State University, Summer 2007, Spring 2009, and Summer 2009.

Instructor, ISM 4314 Project Management, Management Information Systems, Florida State University, Fall 2008, Spring 2010 (tentatively)

Teaching Assistant, ISM 4117 Decision Support Systems, Management Information Systems, Florida State University, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, and Fall 2007.


Related Industry Experience

Shelton Public School Systems, System Administrator


Professional Affiliations

Association for Information Systems (AIS)

Academy of Management (AOM)

International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)

Southern Management Association (SMA)

Honors and Awards

  • Doctoral Consortiums:
    • 2009 WikiSym Doctoral Symposium
    • 2009 OCIS Doctoral Consortium
  • Additional Honors:
    • Winner - FSU Dissertation Research Grant (2009)
    • Nominated 2009 FSU Doctoral Student Teaching Award
    • Nominated 2008 FSU Graduate Student Leadership Award
    • Nominated 2008 Microsoft Award
  • Honor Society Memberships:
    • Beta Gamma Sigma
    • Alpha Iota Mu

Dissertation

Title: : “The co-creation of value: Exploring engagement behaviors in user-generated content websites”