Degrees
- BS, Arkansas Tech University, Computer Science, 1987
- MBA, Missouri State University, Computer Information Systems, 1990
- Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, Management Information Systems, 1993
Teaching Areas
- Systems Development
- Object-oriented Technology
- Research in Systems Development
- Theory Building
- RFID
Research Interests
- Systems Development
- Object-Oriented Technology
- Software Process Improvement
- Adoption and Use of Innovations, especially Process Innovations
- IS Personnel (motivation, retention, turnover)
- RFID
Dr. Bill Hardgrave is founder and director of the
RFID Research Center at the University
of Arkansas. He also holds the Edwin & Karlee Bradberry Chair in Information
Systems and serves as the founder and Executive Director of the
Information
Technology Research Institute. He received his Ph.D. in Management Information
Systems from Oklahoma State University. Prior to entering academia, Dr.
Hardgrave worked in a variety of roles for several software development firms.Dr. Hardgrave has published several books and more than 70 articles primarily
on the topic of software development and RFID. His publications have appeared in
outlets such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems,
Communication of ACM, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, IEEE
Transactions on Engineering Management, Information & Management, Production and
Operations Management, and Computers & Operations Research. His primary research
interest involves improving the software development process and environment,
and the business value of RFID. In the past few years, Dr. Hardgrave has
received multiple awards for teaching and research, including the H.L. and
Janelle Hembree Award for Outstanding All-Around Faculty in the Walton College
of Business. In 2003, he was honored as one of the "Top 40 under 40" leaders in
Arkansas by the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. In 1999, Dr. Hardgrave
established the Information Technology Research Institute at the University of
Arkansas with a $4 million endowment from the Walton Family Charitable Trust
Foundation. He continues to serve as the director of that institute. The
institute bridges the gap between academia and practice by engaging a variety of
organizations in research and in the classroom. Recent Research Articles
- Item-Level RFID for Apparel: The Bloomingdale's RFID Initiative
- Item-Level RFID for Apparel: The Dillard's RFID Initiative
- The Promise of RFID-based Sensors in the Perishables Supply Chain
- RFID Item-Level Tagging for Apparel/Footwear: Feasibility Study
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