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Professor Laku Chidambaram

I am a member of the MIS faculty in the Michael F. Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma.  I have a Ph.D. (in information systems and international business) from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Georgia.  Prior to joining the Price College, I held tenured faculty appointments at Indiana University and the University of Hawaii. I've also worked as a business consultant and lectured in several countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore and the United States.  


Highlights of my professional life at OU:

  • Fall 2005: Appointed Director of the MIS Division -- During my tenure, the MIS program has been ranked in the Top 20 programs in the nation by US News & World Report for four years (till now)

  • Spring 2004: Received the Bruce Magoon Master Teacher Award

  • Spring 2003: Received the Bruce Magoon Award for Service Excellence

  • Summer 2002: Appointed the W. P. Wood Professor of MIS

  • Fall 2001: Appointed Executive Director of the Center for MIS Studies (CMISS), a partnership between businesses and academia

  • Spring 2001: Joined the MIS faculty at OU


Recent editorial roles:


Research highlights:

  • My primary area of research deals with the behavior and performance of virtual teams.  My work in this area includes examination of group development, media choice, trust, leadership and coordination.

  • My research publications have appeared in such journals as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, the Journal of MIS, and Group Decision and Negotiation.

  • I have also co-edited a book, Our Virtual World, that focuses on the transformation of work, play and life with digital  media. 


Contact information:

Laku Chidambaram, Ph.D.
W. P. Wood Professor of MIS
Michael F. Price College of Business
University of Oklahoma
307 W. Brooks, AH 307B
Norman, OK 73019-4007
Phone: (405) 325-8013
Fax: (405) 325-7482
E-mail: laku@ou.edu