G. Kent Webb,
Professor,
Ph.D.,
M.B.A., M.S.E., M.A., University
of Pennsylvania, combined program with business and engineering. B.A., Utah State. Formerly Vice President of Technology
Research Group for McGraw-Hill, Manager of Planning for WCBS-TV, Systems
Analyst for the City of Philadelphia, Assistant Professor of Business at Drexel
University.
Research
“Using Google Keyword Statistics to Explain Changes
in Traffic to Internet Sites Related to Global Environmental Management,”
forthcoming in Issues in Information Systems (2008).
“Extrapolating Trends in Distributed System Costs: The Future of Distributed Graphic Computing”,
paper presented to 4th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society
(2008).
“Analysis of Web Pages and Metrics Related to
Global Environmental Management”, Issues in Information Systems (2007), Volume
VIII, No. 2, pp. 7-13
“Risk Adjustment for Decision Analysis: Decision Trees, NPV, and the Capital Asset
Pricing Model”, Proceedings of the American Society of
Business and Behavioral Sciences (2007), Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 1735-1741
“The
Market for IS and MIS Skills and Knowledge:
Analysis of On-Line Job Postings”, Issues in Information Systems 7(1)
(2006). pp. 253 - 258.
“An Estimate of Demand for MIS Skills”, proceedings
of the Decision Sciences Institute (2005), pp. 14821 – 14829.
“Using an Online Virtual Server to Simulate Network
Administration”, Issues in Information Systems 6(1) (2005). pp. 135 - 141
“Stock Market Data as an Input to the Enterprise
Resources Planning Forecast”, proceedings of the American Society of
Business and Behavioral Sciences (2005).
“Predicting Processor
Performance”, Issues in Information Systems, 5(1) (2004). pp. 340 – 346.
“Interconnection Strategies
for Single-Board Computers”, proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences
Institute (2004).
“Optimal Sampling for Systems
Integration: A Case Study”, proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences
Institute (2004).
“A Rule Based Forecast of
Hard Disk Drive Costs”, Issues in Information Systems, 4(1) (2003). pp. 337 - 343.
“Faster Ethernet and the ATM
Market Boundary”, Issues in Information Systems, 3(2002), pp. 639 - 645.
“Estimating
Storage Costs for Computer Network Design”, presented at INFORMS, 2002.
"From
E-Business into the O-Zone: Development
of Optical Networks", Issues
in Information Systems, 2(2001), pp. 474 - 479.
"Evaluating Deployment
of Virtual Private Networks", abstract in proceedings of the Decision
Sciences Institute, 2001.
"Database
Cost-Benefit Analysis: The Case of
Quality Control for a Computer Manufacturer", proceedings of the 16th
International Conference on Computers and Their Applications, 2001
"Selecting the
Transmission Architecture for Backbone Networks," proceedings of the 13th
International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering,
2000.
"Location of Network Components,"
Issues in Information Systems, 1(2000), pp. 446-452.
"Distance Routing
Algorithms," presented at INFORMS, 2000.
"Choosing the Display
for Distributed Interactive Systems," proceedings of the Western Decision
Sciences Institute, 2000.
"Decision Analysis of
Design Choice: The
"Cost Estimating for
Distributed System Design," presented at INFORMS, 1999.
"Building a Strategic
Decision Support System for the Printed Circuit Market", proceedings of
the Western Decision Sciences Institute, 1999.
"Batch or Real-Time:
User Preferences for Training Over the Internet", proceedings of the
Western Decision Sciences Institute, 1999.
"Client Preference for
Synchronous versus Asynchronous Training", proceedings of the American
Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 1999.
"Integrating Client
Analysis into the Systems Design Process", paper presented at the American
Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 1999
"Software Productivity:
The Promise of Objects", paper presented at Western Economics Association,
1998.
"Economics of Local Area
Network Design," paper presented at Fifth Annual Conference on
Telecommunications Modeling, 1998.
"Product Development and
Price Trends for Local Area Network Components," proceedings of Western
Decision Sciences Institute, 1997
"Estimating Customer
Satisfaction with Hotel Service", proceedings of the Western Decision
Sciences Institute, 1997
"Designing a Customer
Satisfaction Database", paper presented at INFORMS, 1997.
"A Cost Model of Network
Computing", paper presented at Western Economics Association, 1997.
"Price Trends and
Product Life Cycles for Fiber Optic Components", Technovation,
16(3)(1996)pp 133-141.
"Empirical Tests of
Exchange Rate Theories: Yen to Dollars," proceedings of Western Decision
Sciences Institute, 1996.
"Technological Basis for
the Integrated Circuit Price Path", proceedings of the International
Conference on the Management of Technology, 1996
"Local Area Network
Design" paper presented at the Western Economics Association, 1996.
"A Financial Model of
Cable Television with a Simulation Analysis of the 1993 Rate Regulations",
Telecommunications Systems, 4(1995). pp. 217 -239.
"Decision Analysis of
Pricing Strategy: The Case of Cable Television", proceedings of Western
Decision Sciences Institute, 1995.
"Quantitative Techniques
Used by Practicing Operations Research Analysts", proceedings of Western
Decision Sciences Institute, 1995.
"Forecasting Demand for
Electronic Components", paper presented at the 15th International
Symposium on Forecasting, 1995.
"Analysis of the 1994
Cable Rate Regulations", paper presented to Western Economics Association,
1995.
"Optimal Pricing of
Telecommunications Services", paper presented to conference on
Telecommunications Modeling sponsored by INFORMS, 1995.
"Electronics Industry
Model: A Report on Two Decades of Implementation", International Journal
of Forecasting. 10(1994) pp. 583-596.
"Integrated Circuit
Pricing", the Journal of High Technology Management Research, 5(1994) pp.
247-260.
"Trends in Stock Prices:
The Case of a Computer Company", proceedings of the Western Decision
Sciences Institute, 1994.
"Multimedia: Producing
an Inexpensive and Reliable Computer Demonstration," proceedings of the
Western Decision Sciences Institute, 1994.
"A Cable Television
Financial Model with Analysis of the 1993 Rate Regulations", proceedings
of the Third International Conference on Telecommunications Systems Modeling,
1994.
"Life Cycles for Fiber
Optic Components," proceedings of International Conference on Management
of Technology, 1994.
"Dollars to Deutsche
Marks as Explained by Inflation, Interest Rates, Trade Balance, Gold, and a
Trend", proceeding of Western Decision Sciences Institute, 1993.
"Estimating Delivery
Times in Scheduling Truck Transport," proceeding of Western Decision
Sciences Institute, 1993.
"Regulating Cable
Television", paper presented to Western Economics Association, 1993.
"A Financial Analysis of
Corporate Investment in New Technology: Electronic News Gathering",
proceedings of Western Decision Sciences Institute, 1992.
"Survey versus Cross
Section Methods for Estimating Demand", paper presented to ORSA/TIMS
conference, 1992.
"Electronic Component
Price Model," paper presented to ORSA/TIMS conference, 1992.
Economics of Cable
Television (Lexington
Books, 1983).