Gerald Kane, PhD
Information Systems Department
Gerald C. (Jerry) Kane is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. His research interests involve the role of information systems in social networks and the use of social media (e.g. blogs, wikis) for managing knowledge within and between organizations, with a particular focus on the application and use information systems in the healthcare industry.
His published research has appeared in such journals as Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Organization Science, and Harvard Business Review. He has been awarded runner-up for Best Published Paper in 2008 by Information Systems Research and “Best Paper” at the 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meeting (OCIS Division). Dr. Kane’s innovative teaching practices using Wikis has been featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Computerworld, eWeek, and Campus Technology.
He was the first Ph.D. graduate from Goizueta Business School of Emory University with a degree in Information Systems, a MBA in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University, and a M.Div. from Emory University. Prior to joining the faculty at BC, Kane served as an ordained clergy in the United Methodist Church.
Carroll School of Management
Fulton Hall 454C
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
gerald.kane.1@bc.edu
phone: 617-552-0214
