Faculty Profiles

Fuerst, William L.

Dean and Henry D. Price Professor of Business


203 Summerfield Hall
University of Kansas, School of Business
1300 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045-7585

P: (785) 864-7575
bfuerst@ku.edu

Education PhD Texas Tech, 1979 Masters Northern Illinois University, 1973 Bachelors Knox College, 1969
Academic Areas Accounting and Information Systems
Interests Emerging Information Technologies MIS Strategic Planning Information Resource Management Systems Analysis and Design Management Information Systems
Current Activities After becoming Dean in 2000, I have become involved with every aspect of the school and its future – development, curriculum, alumni, the Advisory Board – as we focus on how we can better serve students, businesses, and faculty. It’s an exciting time to be at the School, and I am inspired by the energy and dedication to excellence that permeates the school. Selected Publications "Information Technology and Sustained Competitive Advantage: A Resource-Based Analysis," MIS Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 4, December 1995, pp. 487-506. With Francisco Mata and Jay Barney. "An Empirical Analysis of MIS Ethics in Public Organizations," Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 15, No. 6, June 1996. With David B. Paradice and Ken Udas. "Information Systems Management Issues in Central America," Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Vol. 6, 1997, pp. 173-202. With Francisco J. Mata. "Managing Information Technology for One-to-One Customer Interaction," Information and Management, Vol. 35, No. 1, January 1999, pp. 53-62. With John D. Wells and Joobin Choobineh.