Dwayne Whitten

Dwayne Whitten

Clinical Professor; Director, MS MIS online program; Director of Corporate Engagement - Council for the Management of Information Systems, Department of Information and Operations Management; M Cybersecurity Fellow
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Biography

Dr. Whitten joined Texas A&M in the fall of 2005. Previously, Dr. Whitten worked in technology management with Arkansas Systems, Inc. and Ouachita Baptist University. He taught at four other universities before arriving at Texas A&M. He currently serves as the director of the online MS MIS program and a fellow with the Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center.

His primary research interests are in the areas of cybersecurity, supply chain security, IT sourcing, and work-life balance.  He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in cybersecurity and project management.

Dr. Whitten has published over 50 academic articles, some of which can be found in the following journals:

Harvard Business Review
Journal of Applied Psychology
Journal of Operations Management
MIS Quarterly Executive
European Journal of Information Systems
Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Decision Sciences
International Journal of Human Resources Management
Journal of Management
Information & Management
International Journal of Operations and Production Management
Communications of the AIS

Courses Taught:
ISTM 440 – International Technology Management
ISTM 455 – Cybersecurity Management
ISYS 630 – MIS Project Management and Implementation
ISYS 645 – IT Security Controls
ISYS 655 – Security Management and Compliance
SCMT375 – Supply Chain Security
PSAA 608 – Cybersecurity Policy Issues

Education

  • DBA, Louisiana Tech University, 2004
  • MBA, Henderson State University, 1997
  • BA, Ouachita Baptist University, 1994

Publications

Carlson, D. S., Hunter, E. M., Ferguson, M., & Whitten, D. (2011). Work–Family enrichment and satisfaction. Journal of Management, 40(3), 845–865. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206311414429
Carlson, D. S., Kacmar, K. M., Zivnuska, S., Ferguson, M., & Whitten, D. (2011). Work-family enrichment and job performance: A constructive replication of affective events theory. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 16(3), 297–312. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0022880
Carlson, D. S., Thompson, M. J., Crawford, W. S., Boswell, W. R., & Whitten, D. (2018). Your job is messing with mine! The impact of mobile device use for work during family time on the spouse’s work life. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 23(4), 471–482. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000103
Ferguson, M., Carlson, D. S., Boswell, W. R., Whitten, D., Butts, M. M., & Kacmar, K. M. (2016). Tethered to work: A family systems approach linking mobile device use to turnover intentions. Journal of Applied Psychology, 101(4), 520–534. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000075
George, J. J., Whitten, D., Metters, R., & Abbey, J. D. (2022). Emancipatory technology and developing‐world supply chains: A case study of African women gemstone miners. Journal of Operations Management, 68(6–7), 619–648. https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.1217
Inman, R. A., Sale, R. S., Green, K. W., & Whitten, D. (2010). Agile manufacturing: Relation to JIT, operational performance and firm performance. Journal of Operations Management, 29(4), 343–355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2010.06.001

Research Interests

Cybersecurity and Information Security

IT Outsourcing and IS Sourcing

Supply Chain Management

Work-Family Conflict and Work-Life Balance

Information Systems

Digital Platforms and Cybersecurity