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Research

• Statistics Topics for Business Analytics <br>Treatment of Regression Analysis in Operations Management Texts<br>Mistakes in Statistical Analysis
• Outsourcing and Innovation - an empirical study
• Key Statistical Concepts that make Statistics so difficult for students

Professional Experience

• Adjunct Professor, School of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University (1978 - 1998)
• District Manager, Access Technology, Bell Communications Research (1987 - 1992)
• Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University (1973 - 1976)
• Assistant Professor of Quantitative Management Science , University of Houston (1976 - 1978)
• Member of Technical Staff, Mathematical Modeling, Bell Laboratories (1978 - 1981)
• Member of Technical Staff, Network Engineering, Bell Laboratories (1981 - 1984)
• Member of Technical Staff, Network Operations, Bell Communications Research (1984 - 1987)
• Visiting Faculty , Indian Institute of technology, Kanpur India (2011 - 2011)
• Professor, Montclair State University (2008 - 2011)
• Associate Professor, Montclair State University (2002 - 2008)
• Executive Director, Telcordia Technologies/Bell Communications Research (2000 - 2002)
• Director, Systems Engineering, Bell Communications Research/Telcordia Technologies (1992 - 2000)
• Professor , Montclair State University (2012 - Present)
• Chair and Professor , Montclair State University (2011 - 2012)

Consulting

• Management Consulting, i-MEDSOFT. (January 2002 - Present). Software company developing medical records software.

Honors & Awards

• National Merit Scholarship, Indian Government ( 1964)
• IIT Entrance Exam Merit Scholarship, ( 1963)
• Key Note Speaker, Singhania School of Management and Research, Kanpur India (April 2011)
• Key Note Speaker , The Kanpur Bar Asociation (January 2011)
• Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Honor Society ( 2000)
• Sigma Xi, Research Honor Society ( 1975)
• Alphas Pi Mu, Industrial Engineering Honor Society ( 1972)
• Career Development Award , MSU (May 2014)
• Invitation to Join the Advisory Board of HBTI School of Management , HBTI School of Management (April 2011)
• Kevin P Bradley Outstanding Impact Award , School of Business (May 2018)
• Career Development Award , Montclair State University (July 2019)
• Distinguished Alumni Service Award , The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur IIT), India (November 2019)

Refereed Published Articles

• R. Misra (2004). Global IT Outsourcing: Metrics for Success of Client and Service Provider. Special Issue of the Journal of Information Technology Cases and Applications (JITCA)
• R. Misra, R. Peterson (2006). Managing a Mobile Computing Initiative in a Business School. I-manager's Journal on Management
• R. Misra (2006). Evolution of the Philosophy of Investments in IT Projects. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology
• R. Misra, S. Srinivasan, D. Mital (2006). Outsourcing of Healthcare services: Issues and A Framework for Success. Journal of Information Technology and Applications
• R. Misra (2007). A "Modest Proposal" for Making the Standardized Normal Distribution Tables in Business Statistics Texts to an Upper Tail Format. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education
• R. Misra, D. Mital, S. Srinivasan (2006). The Use of Web Services Technology in the Design of Complex Software Interfaces: An Educational Perspective. Information Technology Journal
• R. Misra (2008). The Use of Outsourcing As a Business Strategy: a case study. Journal of Information Technology Research
• R. Peterson, M. Berenson, R. Misra, D. Radosevich (2008). An Evaluation of Factors Regarding Students’ Assessment of Faculty in a Business School. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education
• R. Peterson, M. Berenson, R. Misra (2007). What is "Normal" in Faculty Norming Reports?. Journal of Applied Business and Economics (Special Edition: Issues in Higher Education),
• R. Subramanian, T. Singh , R. Misra, C. Jayachandran (2008). Infosys Technologies Limited: The Global Talent Program. Asian Case Research Journal
• R. Misra, A. Mukherjee, R. Peterson (2008). Value creation in virtual communities: The case of a healthcare website. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing
• M. Allyn, R. Misra (2009). Motivation of Open Source Developers: Do License Type and Status Hierarchy Matter?. International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes
• R. Misra, R. Sharma, H. Kakkar (2011). A Case Based Study of the Relationship Between Innovation, and Organizational Structure and Architecture. Journal of Academy of Business and Economics
• H. Ravinder, R. Misra (2014). ABC Analysis for Inventory Management: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Classroom. American Journal of Business Education
• H. Ravinder, R. Misra, H. Su (2015). Quantifying the Risk of Intellectual Property Loss in Analytics Outsourcing. Information Resources Management Journal / IGI Global
• S. Mamonov, R. Misra, R. Jain (2015). Business analytics in practice and in education: A competency-based perspective. Information Systems Education Journal
• H. Ravinder, R. Misra (2015). Multicriteria Inventory Categorization: A Review of the Literature. Academy of Business Research Journal
• H. Ravinder, R. Misra (2016). The Treatment Of Six Sigma In Introductory Operations Management Textbooks: Clearing Up The Confusion. American Journal of Business Education
• S. Mamonov, R. Misra, R. Jain, G. Lang, G. Davis, C. Woratschek, N. Martin, J. Molluzzo, J. Lawler, L. Waguespack (2015). INFORMATION SYSTEMS EDUCATION JOURNAL. Information Systems Education Journal (ISEDJ)
• R. Misra, H. Ravinder, R. Peterson (2016). An Integrated Approach to Teaching of Operations Management in a Business School. Journal of Education for Business
• H. Ravinder, R. Misra (2016). Forecasting When Trend and Seasonality Are Present: What Should Operations Management Textbooks Teach?. Journal of the Academy of Business Education
• R. Misra (2022). Common Mistakes, Their Sources, and Remedies in Conducting Statistical Data Analysis . Pathways to Research in Business and Economics, EBSCO Information Services
• M. Johnson, R. Misra, M. Berenson (2022). Integrating Bayesian and Markov Methods in Business Analytics Curricula. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE)
• T. Wu, R. Misra (2023). Why Big Projects Fail — and How to Give Yours a Better Chance of Success. Harvard Business Review
• Y. Li, Y. Ping, Y. Zhong, R. Misra (2023). Learning-by-Doing in Non-Homogeneous Tasks: An Empirical Study of Content Creator Performance on a Music Streaming Platform. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
• R. Misra, Y. Li (2024). A Constructive Use of ChatGPT in the Classroom - an Empirical Study . Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Technology

Published Proceedings

• R. Misra (5s). 2003. Outsourcing of Telecommunications Network Management Systems: A Case Study Second Annual International Outsourcing Conference
• R. Misra (5s). 2003. The Productivity Paradox and the Value of IT Investments Fourth Annual Global Information Technology Management World Conference
• R. Misra (5s). 2003. Web Services Architecture for Deployment of Online Courses on HealthCare Systems Design, Integration and Development 30th Annual Conference of Northeast Business & Economics Association
• R. Misra (5s). 2004. Global IT Outsourcing: Metrics for Success of all parties the Second Annual International Outsourcing Conference
• R. Misra (5s). 2004. Global Outsourcing: Where does Mexico Stand? 8th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development
• R. Misra (5s). 2004. .NET - Its Role in System Interoperability and Programming Web Services 31th Annual Conference of Northeast Business & Economics Association
• R. Misra (5s). 2005. Toward an Understanding of Participating Behaviors and Technical Tools used in Virtual Communities 9th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development
• R. Misra (5s). 2005. Changes in IT Investments Philosophy: Moving towards Strategic Importance 9th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development
• C. Chakraborty, C. Jayachandran, R. Misra (5s). 2005. Management Challenges in Times of Global Change and Uncertainty SGBED:
• R. Misra, R. Peterson (5s). 2005. Launching a Mobile Computing Initiative in the Business School of a Public University: A Student-Centric Solution 32nd Annual Conference of the Northeast Business & Economics Association
• R. Misra (5s). 2005. Offshore Outsourcing and the Software Systems Development Life Cycle Methodology (SDLC): a Preliminary Impact Analysis Fourth Annual International Outsourcing Conference
• R. Misra (5s). 2005. Implementing Functional Interfaces in the Design of a Complex Software System via Web Services Technology: Lessons Learned in the Classroom 36th Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute
• R. Misra (5s). 2007. A Statistical Analysis of the Tracking Stocks of Selected US Companies 10th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development
• M. Allyn, R. Misra, A. Kozyreva (5s). 2008. The Effect of License Type and Status Hierarchy on Developer Motivation in Open Source Communities Northeast Business & Economics Association
• , , R. Subramanian, R. Misra, C. Jayachandran (5s). 2008. Infosys Technologies Limited: The Global Talent Program Eastern Academy of Management
• R. Misra, I. Qureshi (5s). 2007. IT Outsourcing - Does Pakistan Have a Chance? Sixth Annual International Outsourcing Conference
• D. Petkov, R. Misra, O. Petkova (5s). 2008. Some Suggestions for Further Diffusion of Work System Method Ideas in Systems Analysis and Design The Proceedings of the Conference on Information Systems Applied Research
• M. Allyn, R. Misra, R. Malaga (5s). 2010. Wikipedia: Issues and Analysis of its Slowing Growth Northeast Business and Economics Association
• R. Misra, M. Allyn (5s). 2009. Does it Matter When Leaders Hijack Open Source Projects? 11th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, May 27-30, 2009
• , M. Allyn, R. Malaga, R. Misra (5s). 2011. Using E-Commerce to Teach Entrepreneurship in a Classroom - A Case Study Annual Global Conference on Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation (AGCETI 2010)Indian Insitute of Technology Kanpur
• H. Ravinder, R. Misra, S. suh (5s). . Analytics Outsourcing and the Loss of Competitive Edge - A Mathematical Modeling Framework. North East Decision Sciences Institute
• H. Ravinder, R. Misra (5s). 2014. Bringing Current Research on Multicriteria ABC Analysis to Practice Northeast Business and Economics Conference
• S. Mamonov, R. Misra, R. Jain (5s). 2014. Business analytics in practice and in education: A competency-based perspective ISECON 2014
• R. Misra, I. Lim (5s). 2016. Impact of Outsourcing on Innovation – An Empirical Study Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Global Business and Economic Development (SGBED)
• R. Misra (5s). 2022. A Root-Cause Analysis of Preventing Mistakes in Statistical Data Analysis American Business Research (ABR)
• R. Misra (5s). 2024. A Real World Application of Transportation Network Optimization in Supply Chain Design The Northeast Decision Sciences Institute

Books & Chapters

• R. Misra (2008). The Use of Outsourcing As a Business Strategy: a case study. Business Science Reference, Outsourcing and Offshoring of Professional Services - Businesss Optimization in a Global Economy, Ed. Amar Gupta; IGI Global
• R. Misra, D. Petkov, O. Petkova (2009). Research Directions on Incorporating Work System Method Ideas in Systems Analysis and Design. Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information Systems, The IGI Global Publications
• D. Petkov, O. Petkova, T. Andrew, R. Misra (2012). The work system method as an approach for teaching and researching information systems. Integrated Series in Information Systems Vol. 29, Information Systems Theory: Explaining and Predicting Our Digital Society, Edited by Dwivedi, Y.K, Wade, M.R. and Schneberger, S.L.; Springer