Aharon Arik Ragowsky

Aharon Arik Ragowsky serves as Associate Professor of Technology, Information Systems and Analytics at Wayne State University's Mike Ilitch School of Business, where he contributes to academic leadership through research on information systems value and strategic IT implementation. His role encompasses teaching graduate courses in information systems policy, project management, and ERP systems.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. from Tel-Aviv University (1992)
• Graduate degree from Tel-Aviv University (1987)
• Baccalaureate from Bar-Ilan University (1982)

Ragowsky's research investigates the business value of information systems, strategic IT alignment, enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations, and trust mechanisms in digital environments. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with automotive and manufacturing industry applications, examining how organizational structures affect IT success metrics and user perceptions. Current teaching focuses on systems analysis, policy management, and project execution methodologies.

Publication trends from 2005-2008 reveal concentrated exploration of ERP value measurement, strategic IT contributions, and e-commerce trust dynamics. Key thematic threads include cross-gender analysis of online trust, passive user participation in system assessment, and organizational activity mapping for ERP benefits quantification, predominantly published in top-tier journals like Journal of Management Information Systems and Communications of the ACM.

Professional engagement includes active membership in the Association of Information Systems and the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, with recent conference presentations addressing IT maturity models and ERP benefit optimization. Teaching responsibilities for Winter 2024 encompass ISM5900 (Project Management) and ISM6997 (Information Systems Policy and Management).