College of Business
Florida International University
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 S.W. 8th St, RB 262A
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-7932
Email: ppolak@fiu.edu
Peter Polak
Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics
College of Business
Florida International University
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 S.W. 8th St, RB 262A
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-7932
Email: ppolak@fiu.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Master in Management
Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Master of Business Administration
Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Master of Financial Management
Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Bachelor of Business Administration
Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Courses Taught
- Business Application Development
- Business Statistics and Analysis I
- Data Base Applications
- Information Security and Compliance
- Introduction to Information Systems
- Introduction to Information Systems Management
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Web Application Development
Publications
- Boss, S., Galletta, D., Lowry, P., Moody, G., & Polak, P. (2015). What Do Systems Users Have to Fear? Using Fear Appeals to Engender Threats and Fear that Motivate Protective Security Behaviors in Users. MIS Quarterly, 39(4).
- Lesiuk, T., Polak, P., Stutz, J., & Hummer, M. (2011). The effect of music listening, personality, and prior knowledge on mood and work performance of systems analysts. International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals, 2(3).
- Lesiuk, T., Pons, A., & Polak, P. (2009). The Effects of Music Mood Induction on Work Performance of System Designers. Information Resources Management Journal, 22(2).
- Marks, P., Polak, P., McCoy, S., & Galletta, D. (2008). Sharing Knowledge: How Managerial Prompting, Group Identification, and Social Value Orientation Affect Knowledge-Sharing Behavior. Communications of the ACM, 51(2).
- McCoy, S., Everard, A., Polak, P., & Galletta, D. (2008). An Experimental Study of Antecedents and Consequences of Online Ad Intrusiveness. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 24(7).
- Pons, A., & Polak, P. (2008). Understanding User Perspectives on Biometric Technology. Communications of the ACM, 51(9).
- McCoy, S., Everard, A., Polak, P., & Galletta, D. (2007). The Effects of Online Advertising: A Focus on Pop-Up and In-Line Ads. Communications of the ACM, 50(3).
- Galletta, D., Henry, R., McCoy, S., & Polak, P. (2006). When the Wait Isn't So Bad: The Interacting Effects of Web Site Speed, Familiarity, and Breadth. Information Systems Research, 17(1).
- Pons, A., Polak, P., & Stutz, J. (2006). Evaluating the Teaching Effectiveness of different Data Modeling Notations. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 46(2).
- Galletta, D., Henry, R., McCoy, S., & Polak, P. (2004). Web Site Delays: How Tolerant Are Users. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 5(1).