Center for Research in Information Management

Mary Beth Watson-Manheim

A New Director for CRIM

Mary Beth Watson-Manheim is an associate professor in the information decision sciences department and director of the Center for Research in Information Management in the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Business Administration. She obtained her PhD in information technology management from Georgia Institute of Technology. Her publications have appeared in journals such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, IEEE Journal of Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Information Systems Journal, MIS Quarterly Executive, InformationTechnology and People, and Group Decision and Negotiation. Prior to obtaining her PhD, she worked in the telecommunications industry for approximately 10 years. She is actively involved in research on issues related to the integration of information and communication technologies and organizational work, as well as ICT-enabled organizational change. Her research has been funded by Intel Corporation, IBM Corporation, Lotus Development Corporation and various university centers.