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Eric K. Clemons
Professor

Dr. Eric K. Clemons is Professor of Operations and Information Management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. A pioneer in the systematic study of the transformational impacts of information on the strategy and practice of business, his research and teaching interests include strategic uses of information systems, information economics, and the changes enabled by information technology.

Publications
O. P. Buneman , Eric K. Clemons, Efficiently Monitoring a Relational Data Base, A C M Transactions on Data Base Systems, Vol. 4, No. 3, 1979, pp. 368-382
Eric K. Clemons, Rational Data Base Standards: An Examination of the CODASYL DDLC 1978 Report, Information Systems, Vol. 4, No. 3, 1979, pp. 235-239
Eric K. Clemons, Design of An External Schema Facility to Define and Process Recursive Structures, A C M Transactions on Data Base Systems, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1981, pp. 295-311
Eric K. Clemons, A. J. Greenfield, The SAGE System Architecture: A System for the Rapid Development of Graphics Interfaces for Decision Support, IEEE Computer Graphics, November 1985, pp. 38-50
Eric K. Clemons, F. W. McFarlan, Telecom: Hook Up or Lose Out, Harvard Business Review, July-August 1986, pp. 91-97

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Current Research
Eric K. Clemons, S. P. Reddi, An Analysis of the Impact of Information Technology on the Organization of Economic Activity
Eric K. Clemons, Lorin M. Hitt, Strategic Sourcing for Services: Assessing the Balance between Outsourcing and Insourcing
Eric K. Clemons, B. Blecherman, Piloting Uncharted Rapids: Successfully Leading Information-Driven Business Transformation
Eric K. Clemons, M. C. Row, Alternative futures for Electronic Customer Interaction: Market Structures and Competitive Strategies
Eric K. Clemons, Elizabeth T. Gray, jr, Vendor Relationship Management: The Role of Shared History and the Value of Return on Trust

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In The News
D-I-V-O-R-C-E: A Site for Sore Wives, Business Week, 01/15/2007, Eric K. Clemons

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Knowledge@Wharton
To Diversify, or Not to Diversify: What's at Stake for Online Giants in Growth Mode, 12/13/2006, Eric K. Clemons

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Clemons K. Eric
Eric K. Clemons
 3730 Walnut Street
572 Jon M. Huntsman Hall
Philadelphia, PA19104
Phone: (215) 898-7747
clemons@wharton.upenn.edu

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Research Interests: Information technology and business strategy; risk-reward tradeoffs in outsourcing and off-shoring; information technology and financial markets; making the decision to invest in strategic information technology ventures; managing the risk of strategic information technology implementations; strategic implications of electronic commerce for channel power and profitability