Bob Mason

Associate Dean for Research

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Tel: (206) 221-5623
Mary Gates Hall, 370M

Dr. Robert M. Mason joined the faculty in Autumn 2005. His current research interests focus on the philosophy and ethics of technology management and the cultural aspects of knowledge management. He recently completed a research project that examined how knowledge was created and shared during implementation of enterprise systems in More...Less...

Education

Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1973
M.S., Electrical Engineering (VI-A), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965
B.S., Electrical Engineering (VI-A), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963

Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1973

M.S., Electrical Engineering (VI-A), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965

B.S., Electrical Engineering (VI-A), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963

Research Interest

Curriculum

LIS 570 Research Methods (Winter 2008)

LIS 570 Research Methods (Winter 2008)

Expertise

Management of Technology and Innovation
Organizational Learning
Managing Knowledge in Organizations
Management Information Systems
Ethics of Information and Technology
Social and Organizational Dimensions of Technology

Management of Technology and Innovation

Organizational Learning

Managing Knowledge in Organizations

Management Information Systems

Ethics of Information and Technology

Social and Organizational Dimensions of Technology

Current Projects

No projects are currently listed.

Key Works

Gallagher, Kevin, and Robert M. Mason (2007) Reframing Information System Design as Learning across Communities of Practice, The International Journal for Technology and Human Interaction 3 4 (Oct-Dec); 15-33. http://faculty.washington.edu/rmmason/publications.shtml
Mason, Robert M., and Tabitha Hart, (2007) Libraries for a Global Networked World: Toward New Educational and Design Strategies; Proceedings of the World Library and Information Congress, 73rd International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Durban, S.A. August.
Mason, Robert M. (2003), Culture-Free or Culture-Bound? A Boundary Spanning Perspective on Learning in Knowledge Management Systems; Journal of Global Information Management 11 (4); (October-December); pp. 20-36.
Lefebvre, Louis A., Robert Mason, and Elisabeth Lefebvre (1997), The Influence Prism in SMEs: the Power of CEOs' Perceptions on Technology Policy and Its Organizational Impacts; Management Science 43 no. 6 (June); pp. 856-878.

Gallagher, Kevin, and Robert M. Mason (2007) Reframing Information System Design as Learning across Communities of Practice, The International Journal for Technology and Human Interaction 3 4 (Oct-Dec); 15-33. http://faculty.washington.edu/rmmason/publications.shtml

Mason, Robert M., and Tabitha Hart, (2007) Libraries for a Global Networked World: Toward New Educational and Design Strategies; Proceedings of the World Library and Information Congress, 73rd International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Durban, S.A. August.

Mason, Robert M. (2003), Culture-Free or Culture-Bound? A Boundary Spanning Perspective on Learning in Knowledge Management Systems; Journal of Global Information Management 11 (4); (October-December); pp. 20-36.

Lefebvre, Louis A., Robert Mason, and Elisabeth Lefebvre (1997), The Influence Prism in SMEs: the Power of CEOs' Perceptions on Technology Policy and Its Organizational Impacts; Management Science 43 no. 6 (June); pp. 856-878.

Recognition

Distinguished Achievement in MOT (2007) Distinguished Achievement in MOT Award, presented by the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT), is the highest award given by the Association. (“This is in recognition of your lifetime achievement in education, research, publications, editorial responsibilities and service in the area of Management of Technology.”)

Distinguished Achievement in MOT (2007)
Distinguished Achievement in MOT Award, presented by the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT), is the highest award given by the Association. (“This is in recognition of your lifetime achievement in education, research, publications, editorial responsibilities and service in the area of Management of Technology.”)

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