Belmont University

Gary Garrison

Gary Garrison

Professor and Department Chair of Business Systems & Analytics

Jack C. Massey College of Business, Executive Education

Ph.D.

Location: Jack C. Massey Center, Room 445

615.460.5440
gary.garrison@belmont.edu

Biography

Gary Garrison is a Professor and Department Chair of Business Systems & Analytics at Belmont University. He received his M.B.A. and Ph.D. from The University of Mississippi in 2002 and 2005, respectively and his B.S. in Biology from Missouri State University in 1993.

Dr. Garrison’s teaching interests center around data analytics and include courses on Data and Decision Making, Visual Analytics, and Database Modeling, Design and Management with a focus on teaching students how to transform data into actionable insights that drive effective decision making.

His research spans virtual team collaboration, adoption of emerging technology, and data privacy/security. Dr. Garrison’s publications can be found in Information Systems Research, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Information Systems Frontiers, Computers in Human Behavior, Multinational Business Review, Management Research News, among others.

Dr. Garrison is involved with the Nashville Technology Council where he serves as a member of the Workforce Development Committee, which is responsible for developing a pipeline of tech-talent in Middle Tennessee. Additionally, his courses embed projects supporting for-profit and non-profit companies, such as HCA Physician Services, J.M. Smucker Company, and The Branch of Nashville to name a few.

 

• Ph.D. - The University of Mississippi, Management Information Systems
• M.B.A. - The University of Mississippi, Management Information Systems
• B.S. - Missouri State University, Biology

• Department Chair - Business Systems & Analytics, Belmont University
• Professor of Business Systems & Analytics, Belmont University
• Associate Professor of Management - ISM, Belmont University
• Assistant Professor of Management - ISM, Belmont University
• Graduate Instructor, The University of Mississippi
• Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Mississippi

• Systems Analyst (Summer Intern), FNC, Inc.
• Graduate Research Assistantship, The University of Mississippi
• Web Developer, Travelhost Magazine of Branson
• Food Microbiologist/Chemist, Dairy Farmers of America

  • Garrison, G., Rebman Jr., C.M., & Kim, S. (2018) An Identification of Factors Motivating Individuals’ Use of Cloud-Based Services, Journal of Computer Information Systems. 58 (1), 19-29.
  • Garrison, G., Kim, S. H., & Xu, X. (2016). Consumer Adoption and Use of Mobile Applications: Do Privacy and Security Concerns Matter? Issues in Information Systems, 17(2), 56-64.
  • Garrison, G., Wakefield, R. L., & Kim, S. (2015). The Effects of IT Capabilities and Delivery Model on Cloud Computing Success and Firm Performance for Cloud Supported Processes and Operations. International Journal of Information Technology Management, 35(4), 377-393.
  • Noh, M., Lee, K., Garrison, G., & Kim, S. (2013). Effects of collectivism on actual s- commerce use and the moderating effect of price consciousness. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, 14(3), 244-260.
  • Garrison, G., Kim, S., & Wakefield, R. L. (2012). Success factors for deploying cloud computing. Communications of the ACM, 55(9), 62-6.
  • Kim, S., & Garrison, G. (2010). Understanding users’ behaviors regarding supply chain technology: Determinants impacting the adoption and implementation of RFID technology in South Korea. International Journal of Information Management, 30(5), 388-398.
  • Garrison, G., Wakefield, R. L., Xu, X., & Kim, S. H. (2010). Globally distributed teams: the effect of diversity on trust, cohesion and individual performance. The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems, 41(3), 27-48.
  • Garrison, G., Wakefield, R. L., Harvey, M., & Kim, S. H. (2010). Exploring Perceptions of ‘Foreignness’ in Virtual Teams: Its Impact on Team Member Satisfaction and Turnover Intention. Asia Pacific Journal of Information Systems, 20(1), 101-125.
  • Kim, S., & Garrison, G. (2009). Investigating mobile wireless technology adoption: An extension of the technology acceptance model. Information Systems Frontiers, 11(3), 323-333.
  • Schenkel, M. T., & Garrison, G. (2009). Exploring the roles of social capital and team-efficacy in virtual entrepreneurial team performance. Management Research News, 32(6), 525-538.
  • Garrison, G. (2009). An assessment of organizational size and sense and response capability on the early adoption of disruptive technology. Computers in Human Behavior, 25(2), 444-449.
  • Wakefield, R. L., Leidner, D. E., & Garrison, G. (2008). Research Note—A Model of Conflict, Leadership, and Performance in Virtual Teams. Information Systems Research, 19(4), 434-455.
  • Garrison, G., Harvey, M., & Napier, N. (2008). Global decision-making: The role of managerial curiosity in assessing potentially disruptive information technologies. Multinational Business Review, 16(1), 21-52.
  • Garrison, G. & Aiken, M. (2007). Integrating Automatic Speech Recognition with Group Support Systems. International Business Schools Computing Quarterly, 13(1), 5-13.
  • Harvey, M., Novicevic, M. M., & Garrison, G. (2005). Global virtual teams: A human resource capital architecture. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 16(9), 1583-1599.
  • Kiessling, T., Harvey, M., & Garrison, G. (2004). The importance of boundary-spanners in global supply chains and logistics management in the 21st century. Journal of Global Marketing, 17(4), 93-115.
  • Harvey, M., Novicevic, M. M., & Garrison, G. (2004). Challenges to staffing global virtual teams. Human Resource Management Review, 14(3), 275-294.

• Jack C. Massey College of Business' Dean's Award (2019)
• Jack C. Massey College of Business' Outstanding Service Award (2015)
• Jack C. Massey College of Business' Top Researcher Award (2008)
• Jack C. Massey College of Business' Research Excellence (2005-2010, 2012-2013, 2015-2017)