Carlos M. Parra

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Education

Ph.D. in Social Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Areas of Expertise

• Behavioral, qualitative and neuro Information Systems (IS) research (capability emergence, digital communities, collective intelligence, studies on how individuals’ characteristics may affect technology use, as well as exploring links between neural activation, self-reported measures, task performance and real-life behaviors)
• Responsible and sustainable operations (assessing Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR initiatives/projects, resilient supply chains, and Text Analytics - TA applied to analyzing collections of CSR documents)

Courses Taught

• Business Statistical Analysis
• Business Statistics and Analysis II
• Global Logistics
• International Marketing
• Managing Global Production and Technology
• Operations Management
• Special Topics in International Business
• Strategy Development and Implementation