Murugan Anandarajan

Murugan Anandarajan is an assistant professor of management information systems in the department of management at Drexel University. His current research interests include artificial intelligence-based classification, artificial life, and Internet addiction and abuse. His research has appeared in journals such as Behavior and Information Technology, Computers and Operations Research, Decision Sciences, Industrial Data Management Systems, Information and Management, International Journal of Information Management, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Global Information Systems, Journal of International Business Studies, and the Omega-International Journal of Management Science, among others. He is the editor of a special section on “Internet Abuse in the Workplace” in the Communications of the ACM (December 2001). He is a coauthor of the book entitiled Artificial Neural Networks in Glaucoma Classification: A Concise Approach (2002). Anandarajan was awarded the Lindback Award for outstanding research (1999) and the Pearson Horner Award for the best application paper (1999).

Publications

Fear Appeals, Threat Perceptions, and Protection Motivation in Information Systems Security
Fear Appeals, Threat Perceptions, and Protection Motivation in Information Systems Security
Narasimha Paravastu, Murugan Anandarajan. © 2015. 7 pages.
Information security is important for organizations as well as individuals from the perspective of protection from data breaches, identity theft, malware and infections, hacking...
Using an Ethical Framework to Examine Linkages Between “Going Green” in Research Practices and Information and Communication Technologies
Using an Ethical Framework to Examine Linkages Between “Going Green” in Research Practices and Information and Communication Technologies
Maliha Zaman, Claire A. Simmers, Murugan Anandarajan. © 2013. 20 pages.
The link between “Going Green” in research practices and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is studied using general ethics and social psychology literature. This...
Factors that Determine the Adoption of Cloud Computing: A Global Perspective
Factors that Determine the Adoption of Cloud Computing: A Global Perspective
Bay Arinze, Murugan Anandarajan. © 2012. 14 pages.
Cloud computing has spread within enterprise faster than many other IT innovations. In cloud computing, computer services are accessed over the Internet in a scalable fashion...
Using an Ethical Framework to Examine Linkages Between “Going Green” in Research Practices and Information and Communication Technologies
Using an Ethical Framework to Examine Linkages Between “Going Green” in Research Practices and Information and Communication Technologies
Maliha Zaman, Claire A. Simmers, Murugan Anandarajan. © 2011. 20 pages.
The link between “Going Green” in research practices and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is studied using general ethics and social psychology literature. This...
Factors that Determine the Adoption of Cloud Computing: A Global Perspective
Factors that Determine the Adoption of Cloud Computing: A Global Perspective
Bay Arinze, Murugan Anandarajan. © 2010. 14 pages.
Cloud computing has spread within enterprise faster than many other IT innovations. In cloud computing, computer services are accessed over the Internet in a scalable fashion...
Personal Web Usage in the Workplace: A Guide to Effective Human Resources Management
Personal Web Usage in the Workplace: A Guide to Effective Human Resources Management
Murugan Anandarajan, Claire A. Simmers. © 2004. 288 pages.
An important aspect of managing human capital in the 21st century workplace is managing the interface between humans and information technology, particularly the World Wide Web....
Constructive and Dysfunctional Personal Web Usage in the Workplace: Mapping Employee Attitudes
Constructive and Dysfunctional Personal Web Usage in the Workplace: Mapping Employee Attitudes
Murugan Anandarajan, Claire A. Simmers. © 2004. 27 pages.
In order to better understand how people work in the Web-enabled workplace, we examined the phenomenon of personal Web usage (PWU). We analyzed 316 responses from those with Web...
A Multidimensional Sealing Approach to Personal Web Usage in the Workplace
A Multidimensional Sealing Approach to Personal Web Usage in the Workplace
Murugan Anandarajan, Patrick Devine, Claire A. Simmers. © 2004. 19 pages.
In this study, a typology of workplace personal Web usage (PWU) behaviors was developed using multidimensional scaling techniques. Results suggest that personal Web usage...
Convergence or Divergence? Web Usage in the Workplace in Nigeria, Malaysia, and the United States
Convergence or Divergence? Web Usage in the Workplace in Nigeria, Malaysia, and the United States
Claire A. Simmers, Murugan Anandarajan. © 2004. 28 pages.
This study sets out to examine whether employee web usage patterns, attitudes toward web usage in the workplace, and organizational policies are more similar (convergence thesis)...
Managing Web Usage in the Workplace: A Social, Ethical and Legal Perspective
Managing Web Usage in the Workplace: A Social, Ethical and Legal Perspective
Murugan Anandarajan, Claire A. Simmers. © 2002. 386 pages.
The nature of the Internet is dramatically revolutionizing the manner in which organizations and individuals alike acquire and distribute information. Unfortunately, the problem...
Factors Influence Web Access Behavior in the Workplace: A Structural Equation Approach
Factors Influence Web Access Behavior in the Workplace: A Structural Equation Approach
Murugan Anandarajan, Claire A. Simmers. © 2002. 23 pages.
As more and more organizations provide employees access to the Web, the level of abuse is on the rise. Structured equation modeling was used to examine the antecedent and...
Internet User Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction and Internet Background: An Exploratory Study
Internet User Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction and Internet Background: An Exploratory Study
Claire A. Simmers, Murugan Anandarajan. © 2002. 18 pages.
The relationships among Internet user satisfaction (IUS), job satisfaction, and user’s Internet background are examined. Internet user satisfaction and job satisfaction are...
Classifying Web Usage Behavior in the Workplace: An Artificial Neural Network Approach
Classifying Web Usage Behavior in the Workplace: An Artificial Neural Network Approach
Murugan Anandarajan. © 2002. 24 pages.
The ubiquitous nature of the World Wide Web (commonly known as the Web) is dramatically revolutionizing the manner in which organizations and individuals alike acquire and...
Information Technology Usage Dynamics in Nigeria: An Empirical Study
Information Technology Usage Dynamics in Nigeria: An Empirical Study
Uzoamaka P. Anakwe, Murugan Anandarajan, Magid Igbaria. © 1999. 9 pages.
Researchers have responded to the challenges of information technology management by examining factors that affect or determine technology usage. However, these writings focused...