Dr. Orneita Gray Burton
Professor of Management Science and Information SystemsPROFESSOR
(623) 570-3246 (cell)
BUSINESS INTEREST
Business consulting in adult education; Process & Systems Engineering, Enterprise Systems, Enterprise Architecture, SAP S/4 HANA, SAP ERP, Data Management and Business Analytics
PRIMARY TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS
Enterprise Systems, Business Intelligence/Analytics, Data Management, Operations and Business Process/Supply Chain Management, Data Science (Healthcare Informatics, Analytics, Information Management), E-Commerce, Accounting, Economics
SPECIFIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
2. Organizational Impact of Information Systems
3. Analytics and Healthcare Informatics
4. Operations and Business Process Management
5. Research Methods in Management, Spirituality and Religion
SPECIFIC TEACHING INTERESTS
- Enterprise Architectures and ERP Systems
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Business Analytics and Statistics
- Data Management
- Financial and Managerial Accounting
PhD in Business Administration with emphasis in Computer Information Systems
May 2006, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Dissertation Title: “Assessing the Impact of Information Structure and Availability in Surveillance Processes”
This dissertation addresses the need to better understand the implications of information structures and their impact on decision outcomes in organizational processes. The research conducted in this dissertation considers how information and information technologies restructure organizations and define decision outcomes in surveillance processes. The overall focus of this work and related research supports current interests in the economics of information based on the characteristics and availability of relevant information. This research effort establishes a basis for studying the development of social structures that emerge through adaptations to information availability and requirements as well as privacy/security issues in information exchanges, specifically within the domain of public health and bioterrorism surveillance.
Master of Science (Management Information Systems), 1986
University of Central Texas, Killeen, TX
Bachelor of Science (Chemical Engineering), 1980
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
- 2017 to Present, Enterprise technology consultant, SAP training in Enterprise systems
- 1993-2000, Quality Engineering Consultant (Self-employed), Temple, TX
- 1982-1993, Internal Consultant, Quality and Productivity Manager, Systems Engineer and Manager, Process Engineer: Mobil Chemical Company, Temple, Texas; Research and Systems Engineer, Rochester, NY
- 1980-1982, Process Control Engineer, Phillips Petroleum Company, Sweeny, TX
- Research and Process Internships at Dow Chemical, Freeport, TX; Union Carbide, Texas City, TX; Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK
Book Chapter: Happiness on Your Own Terms: A Photovoice Method on Happiness Research and Intervention, with Jeong S. In Marques J. (ed). Handbook on Happiness at Work. Routledge Publishing. Fall 2000/Spring 2021.
Book Chapter: Saini K. M. and Burton O. (2020). Mindfulness + Spirituality: An Enhanced Leadership Perspective. In: Dhiman S., Marques, J. (eds). New Horizons in Positive Leadership and Change. Spring Nature: Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38129-5
Book Chapter: The Internal Conversation of How Human Objects Speak, with Jeong S. and Hill S. In: Dhiman S. (ed). Workplace Well-Being and Human Flourishing. Springer Publishing. Spring 2020.
Book Chapter: Mindfulness at Work and How It Informs Organizational Behavior, with Saini K. In: Dhiman S. (ed). Handbook of Mindfulness, Flow, and Creativity in the Workplace. Routledge Publishing. Spring 2020.
Special Issue Journal: Innovative Research Methods in Management, Spirituality, and Religion. Management Research Review (August 2017), Vol. 40, Issue 8, with K. Miller, C. Tackney, T. Ewest, T. Issa.
Book Chapter: Burton O., Jeong S., Saini K.M. (2018). Dark Spirituality: Its Impact on the Strategic and Operational Efficiency of Organizations. In: Dhiman S., Roberts G., Crossman J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61929-3_36-1.
Case Study: Winds of change at Measurement Equipment Supply Company, Inc. (MESCO). Journal of Case Studies (June 2012), Vol. 30, Issue 1, pp. 51-57, with D. Pope.
Organizational hybridization: A business model to integrate best practices of for-profit and non-profit organizations. Journal of Biblical Integration in Business (Spring 2012), Vol. 15, Issue 1, pp. 29-45, with J. Brister.
Willingness to pay in an open source software environment. Information Systems Research, (2009), Vol. 20, Issue 2, with T. S. Raghu, R. Sinha, & A. Vinze.
Challenges for Bioterrorism Preparedness in Public Health Decision Processes and Resources, in Hsinchun Chen, T.S. Raghu, Ram Ramesh, Ajay Vinze & Daniel Zeng (Eds.), Chapter III.2, Article 2012, Handbooks in Information Systems (HIS-V002), National Security, London, UK: Elsevier Science, with M. Ipe.
Software piracy: An empirical examination of the impact of network externalities and open source alternatives on willingness to pay, AMCIS 2003 Proceedings, with A. Vinze, T. S. Raghu, & Rajiv Sinha.
The new economy: A look at transaction cost analysis in the electronic marketplace, AMCIS 2002 Proceedings
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Conference Presentation: In Times Like These: Spiritual Discernment in Troubled Waters. Academy of Management Conference, August 2019, Boston, MA, with P. Brown, S. Jeong and K. Saini.
Conference Presentation: When Objects Speak: An Action Research Business Approach to Establishing a Community Practice for Supporting Psychosocial Needs in America, Christian Scholars Conference, June 2019, Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, TX, with Samantha Hill.
Conference Symposium: Innovative Research Methods in Management, Spirituality and Religion, Academy of Management Conference, August 2018, Chicago, IL, with S. Jeong. (Voted 2018 Showcase Symposium Award).
Conference Workshop: Improving Lives by Creating a Culture of Mentoring, Academy of Management Conference, August 2018, Chicago, IL, with J. Burkey.
Conference Presentation: Using Network Analysis / Theory to Re-Engineer the Justice System, Christian Scholars Conference, June 2018, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN.
Conference Workshop: Blind Spots: How Spiritual Euphemisms Erode Academic and Business Value. Academy of Management Conference, August 2017, Atlanta, GA, with S. Jeong and K. Saini.
Conference Presentation: Using Network Analysis / Theory to Re-Engineer Organizational and Social Change, Christian Scholars Conference, June 2017, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN.
Conference Presentation: Cultivating Spirituality and Leadership through Student-focused Use of Technology. Leadership, Spirituality & Education Conference, International Association of Management Spirituality & Religion, May 2017, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, with J. Weaver.
Conference Workshop: Identifying Sources of Workplace Spirituality. Academy of Management Conference, August 2016, Anaheim, CA, with S. Jeong and K. Saini.
Conference Presentation: A Design Thinking Approach to Assessing Economic and Social Justice in America. Christian Scholars Conference, June 2016, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN with A. Nyandoro.
Conference Presentation: Biometric and Psychometric Indices in Yahoo Dataset. ACU Undergraduate Research Festival, March 2016 with C. Duke.
Conference Paper: Third Person Spirituality. Academy of Management Conference, August 2015, Vancouver, BC, with S. Jeong.
Conference Presentation: Personal Spirituality for Creativity: A Christian and Hindu Perspective. ESADE Spirituality and Creativity Conference, International Association of Management Spirituality & Religion, March 2015, Barcelona, Spain, with K. Saini and J. Weaver.
Conference Workshop: Spirituality that Shapes Identity. Academy of Management Conference, August 2013, Orlando, FL, with J. Weeden.
Conference Paper: The Ethics of Gender Neutral Work Environments.
Christian Scholars Conference, June 2013, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, with J. Weeden.
Conference Paper: Sustainability in Operations Management: A Christian Perspective. Christian Scholars Conference, June 2013, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, with D. Pope.
Conference Paper: Socioemotional Wealth’s Influence on Business Success.
Christian Scholars Conference, June 2012, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, with J. Brister.
Conference Paper: Restoring Public Trust through Women in their Natural Role as Manager/Entrepreneur. Christian Scholars Conference, June 2012, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, with J. Weeden.
Case Study: Winds of Change: Measurement Equipment Company, Inc., Society of Case Study Research Conference, 2011, Rochester, NY, with D. Pope.
Conference Paper: Educating the head, heart, and hand to support Missional Processes in change management, Christian Business Faculty Conference, 2009, Rogers, Arkansas, with J. Brister and R. Lytle.
Conference Paper: Defining the concept of being “missional” in business management, Christian Business Faculty Conference, 2009, Rogers, Arkansas, with A. Greenberg.
Conference Paper: Assessing the Structural Development & Propagation of Information in Natural Communication Processes, Christian Business Faculty Conference, October 2007, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA.
Conference Paper: Organizational benefits through adoption and appropriation of advanced information technologies: Examining the impact of structuration on human and social capital, DeSanctis Conference, January 2006, Duke University.
Conference Paper: Assessing the Impact of Information Structure and Availability in Surveillance Processes, OCIS Doctoral Consortium, AMA 2005.
Conference Paper: Software Piracy: An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Network Externalities and Open Source Alternatives on Willingness to Pay, AMCIS 2003 Proceedings.
Conference Paper: Software Piracy: An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Network Externalities and Open Source Alternatives on Willingness to Pay, KPMG PhD Project 2003 ISDSA Conference.
Conference Paper: The New Economy: A Look at Transaction Cost Analysis in the Electronic Marketplace, AMCIS 2002 Proceedings