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Faruk Arslan

Faruk Arslan

Department: Accounting and Information Systems

Title: Assistant Professor

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(575) 646-1972
GU 320
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A 6-sigma greenbelt with 17 years of industry experience in the U.S.A., Mexico, Turkey, and Europe with an emphasis on business analytics, information systems development, project management, and process improvement. Primary research interests include; data-informed decision-making, the business value of information systems (I.S.), information security and privacy, adoption and diffusion of IS, and global diversity of I.S. Teaching interests include business analytics, database design and development, system analysis and design, I.S. project management, global information systems, and business applications development. 

Ph.D. in International Business, The University of Texas at El Paso (2015)

M.B.A. in Operations and Production Management, Ball State University (2001)

B.B.A, Instanbul University (1998)

Refereed Journal Papers

Rosas-Ablanedo, J.H., Cortez, Y.M., Arslan, F. (2022). Measuring Efficiency in the Movie Theater Industry: A Bootstrap Data Envelopment Analysis Approach. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism (published online 18 Aug 2022).

Ezeugwa, B., Talukder, M. F., Amin, M. R., Hossain, S. I., & Arslan, F. (2022). Minimum sample size estimation in SEM: Contrasting results for models using composites and factors. Data Analysis Perspectives Journal, 3(4), 1-7.

Arslan, F., Bagchi, K. K., Mukhopadhyay, S., & Rosas-Ablanedo, J.H. (2022). A Multi-Country Empirical Study Of ICT-Induced Productivity Variances by Economic Magnitude and Industry. Information Resources Management Journal, 35(1), 1-46.

Arslan, F., Bagchi, K. K., & Udo, G. (2022). What Drives Information Disclosure in Social Networking Sites: An Empirical Research Within the European Context. International Journal of Information Security and Privacy, 16 (1), 1-26.

Dayyala, N., Arslan, F., Walstrom, K., & Bagchi, K. (2020). Co-Diffusion Effects in Software Sourcing Arrangements. Information Resources Management Journal, 33 (4), 33-52. (Selected for republication at Management Association, I. (Ed.). (2022). Research Anthology on Agile Software, Software Development, and Testing. I.G.I. Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-6684-3702-5 )

Arslan, F., Bagchi, K. K., & Kirs, P. (2019). Factors Implicated with Firm-Level I.C.T. Use in Developing Economies.

Arslan, F., & Dayyala, N. (2017). Cultural and Generational Influences on Information Privacy Concerns within Online Social Networks: An Empirical Evaluation of the Miltgen and Peyrat-Guillard Model. Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 1-22.

Working Papers

"Exploring drivers of business performance in web-enabled supply chains: The role of web-technology training and supply chain integration" (with C. Mora-Monge, J. Fatoki, R. Rauniar) {Submitted}

"Contracted near-shore service part production predictive modeling using BOM-based feature generalization and deep statistical learning" (with D. Fuqua, V. Pimentel, B. Brewer) {Submitted and under evaluation}

"Influence of Social Structures at Firm-Level: Managers’ Use of I.C.T.s" (with S. Ryu, K. Bagchi, G. Udo)

"Behavior Recording Concerns and Trusting Beliefs in Organizations for Data Protection" (with C. Mora-Monge, K. Bagchi) {Presented in Global Information Technology Management Association 2020 Virtual Conference, Paris, France}

"Unearthing the Macro Environment Factors Implicated with Certification Success in MOOCs: Role of Unemployment" (with K. Bagchi, S. Mukhopadhyay)

"The Effect of Digital Technologies on the Perception of Social Justice: A Multi-Country Empirical Research" (with Jianjun Zhu)

"Web-Enabled Supply Chain Practices in Southeast Asia: A Cross-Country Comparison" (with C. Mora-Monge, P. Long, and J. Davis)

Conference Proceedings (Refereed), Tutorial Papers (Refereed) & Presentations

Arslan, F. (2021) Implementing Analytics in an I.S. Survey Course. 52nd Annual Meeting, Decision Sciences Institute, Virtual, November 20, 2021. {Conference Presentation}

Arslan, F., Mora-Monge, C., and Bagchi, K. (2020) Behavior Recording Concerns and Trusting Beliefs in Organizations for Data Protection. 20th Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA) World (Virtual) Conference 2020 Paris, France, June 22-24, 2020.

Mora-Monge, C., Arslan, F., Pham, L., and Davis, J. (2019) Web-Enabled Supply Chain Practices in Southeast Asia: A Cross-Country Comparison. 50th Annual Meeting, Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, November 25, 2019. {Conference Presentation}

Arslan, F., Bagchi, K., and Al-Mubaid, H. (2018) Medical Information: Is It Personally Sensitive Information or Not? A Multi-level Model to Explore the Role of National Culture and Governance. 18th Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA) World Conference 2018. Mexico City, Mexico, July 8-10, 2018.

Arslan, F. and Vlas R. (2017, 10). Contextually Sensitive Privacy Aware E-commerce Systems. INFORMS Annual Meeting, October 22-25, 2017, Houston, TX. {Conference Presentation}

Arslan, F. and Bagchi, K. (2016, 4). Understanding the Information Privacy and Disclosure in Social Networking Sites within European Context. Partial Least Square Applications Symposium. 20th Annual Western Hemispheric Trade Conference, April 13-15, 2016, Laredo, TX. {Conference Presentation}

Arslan, F., Bagchi, K., and Ryu, S. (2015). A Preliminary Evaluation of the Determinants of Certification Success in MOOCs: A Multi-level Study.

Ablanedo-Rosas, J. H., Arslan, F. (2015). A Cross-Dynamic Evaluation of Warehouse Operations. INFORMS Annual Meeting, November 1-4, 2015, Philadelphia, PA. {Conference Presentation}

Arslan, F., Bagchi, K., and Zhang, J. (2014). Evaluation of Firm-Level Technology Usage in Developing Countries.

Mahmood, M. A., Arslan, F., Dandu, J., and Udo, G. (2014). Impact of Cloud Computing Adoption on Firm Stock Price–An Empirical Research.

Ablanedo-Rosas, J. H., Olivares-Benítez, E., Arslan, F., and Ablanedo-Rosas, G. (2014). Cross Evaluation Based on Financial-Ratios: The Case of Chinese Ports.

Arslan, F., Dayyala, N., Gemoets, L., Gonzales, M., and Barulina, M. (2013). Market value approach: Redefining Intangible Assets.

Arslan, F., Ablanedo-Rosas, J. H., & Ruiz-Torrez, A. J. (2013, 11). A cross-dynamic evaluation of warehouse operations. 44th Annual Meeting Conference, Decision Sciences Institute, November 16-19, 2013, Baltimore, MD. {Conference Presentation}

Book Reviews

Arslan, F. (2017).

  • Bazzell, M., & Carroll, J. (2016). The Complete Privacy & Security Desk Reference-Volume I Digital. United States of America: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 478 pp.
  • Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 13 (4), 316-318.

Arslan, F. (2017).

  • Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, by Cathy O’Neil: (2016). United States of America: Crown Publishers, 259 pp.
  • Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 13 (3), 157-159.

Arslan, F. (2017).

  • Security and Privacy in Social Networks, by Yaniv Altshuler, Yuval Elovici, Armin B. Cremers, Nadav Aharony, Alex Pentland: New York: Springer, 253 pp.
  • Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 13 (2), 99-102.

Arslan, F. (2017).

  • Thinking with Data: How to Turn Information into Insights, by Max Shron: (January 2014). United States of America: O'Reilly Media, Inc., 94 pp.
  • Journal of Information Privacy & Security, 13 (1), 46–47.

Arslan, F. (2016).

  • Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread-The Lessons from a New Science, by Alex P. Pentland (2014). United States of America: The Penguin Press, 300 pp.
  • Journal of Information Privacy & Security, 12 (4), 218-220.

Arslan, F. (2016).

  • Discovering Computers 2016: Tools, Apps, Devices, and the Impact of Technology, by Misty E. Vermaat, Susan L. Sebok, Steven M. Freund, Jennifer T. Campbell, and Mark Frydenburg: (2015). Boston, MA, Cengage Learning, 590 pp.
  • Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 12 (2), 103–104.

Center for Supply Chain Entrepreneurship Faculty Contributor for Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) 2022 Tribal Resilience-by-Design in Agriculture.

  • Status: Awarded
  • Total Amount: $125,000

Co-PI for U.S.A. Spaceport Benchmark Study (Proposal No: 178). Spaceport America.

  • Status: Awarded
  • Total Amount: $50,000

Co-PI for Better Border for Better America (Proposal No: 239).

  • Sponsor: California State University, San Bernardino
  • Status: Submitted

Co-PI for UTC Proposal with Univ. of Wisconsin (Proposal No: 240).

  • Sponsor: University of Wisconsin
  • Status: Submitted

Collaborator for A.I. Institute grant (Artificial Intelligence Innovations for Sustainable Agricultural Production - ASAP)

LEADS 2025 – COVID-19 Performance Fund Proposal - Revamping Supply Chain Analytics Education to Enhance Student Success and Social Mobility

  • Status: Not Funded

Co-PI for Educational Pathway to Opportunity and Careers in Homeland Security (EPOCH) (ID: 30802)

  • Status: Not Funded

Co-authored the proposal for the National Science Foundation grant: R.E.U. Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Data Science. (P.I.: Dr. Hisham Al-Mubaid). N.S.F. Proposal #: 1757669

  • Status: Submitted and not awarded

Database Management Systems (Covering both Operational and Analytical Databases)

Graduate Business Information Systems(Refocused the course on Strategic Management and Use of Information Systems)

Information Security Management

E-commerce, Global Information Systems, Program and Project Management for Information Systems