Surinder Kahai
Associate Professor, School of Management & Fellow at the Center for Leadership Studies
Area: Management Information System
Office: AA 310
Office phone: (607) 777-2410
Office Fax: (607) 777-4422
E-mail: kahai@binghamton.edu
Homepage/Vita: http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~kahai/vita.rtf

Educational Background

Degrees granted/granting universities:

• Ph.D., School of Business Administration, The University of Michigan, 1993
  • Major: Computer and Information Systems
    
• M.S., School of Engineering, Rutgers University, NJ, 1985
  • Major: Chemical Engineering
    
• B.Tech. , Indian Institute of Technology, India, 1984
  • Major: Chemical Engineering

Current research and teaching interest:

• Computer-mediated communication with emphasis on:
  • e-leadership (Leadership in electronic group)
  • Virtual teams and organizations
  • Computer-mediated collaborative learning
  • Group support systems
• Information Systems Leadership
• Introduction to Management Information Systems
• Projects in Information Systems
• Database-enabled Web Applications
• Electronic Commerce
• Business Data Communications
• Database Management Systems

Teaching Profession

Years at Binghamton University:

1991 - Present

Courses regularly taught:

• Introduction to Management Information Systems
• Advanced Technology
• Electronic Commerce
• Doctoral Research Methods Seminar
• Database-enabled Web Applications

Selected Publications

• Kahai, S. & Avolio, B. (in press). Leadership style, anonymity, and the discussion of an ethical issue in an electronic context. International Journal of e-Collaboration.
  
• Kahai, S, Sosik, J, & Avolio, B. (2004). Effects of Participative and Directive Leadership in Electronic Groups. Groups & Organization Management , 29(1), 67-105.


• Kahai, S. & Cooper, R. (2003). Exploring the core concepts of media richness theory: The impact of cue multiplicity and feedback immediacy on decision quality. Journal of Management Information Systems , 20(1), 263-299.


• Kahai, S. S., Sosik, J. J., & Avolio, B. J. (2003). Effects of leadership style, anonymity, and rewards on creativity-relevant processes and outcomes in an electronic meeting system context. The Leadership Quarterly , 14(4-5), 499-524.


• Avolio, B., & Kahai, S. (2003). Adding the “E” to E-leadership: How it May Impact Your Leadership. Organizational Dynamics , 31(4), 325-338.


• Avolio, B., Kahai, S., & Dodge, G. (2000). E-leadership: Implications for theory, research, and practice. Leadership Quarterly , 11(4), 615-668.


• Kahai, S. & Cooper, R. A. (1999). The effect of computer-mediated communication on agreement and acceptance. Journal of Management Information Systems , 16(1), 165-188.


• Kahai, S., Avolio, B, & Sosik, J. (1998). Effects of source and participant anonymity and initial difference in opinions in an EMS context. Decision Sciences , 29(2), 427-460.


• Sosik, J., Kahai, S., & Avolio, B. (1998). Transformational leadership and dimensions of creativity: Motivating idea generation in computer-mediated groups. Creativity Research Journal , 11(2), 111-121.


• Kahai, S, Sosik, J., & Avolio, B. (1997). Effects of leadership style and problem structure on work group process and outcomes in an electronic meeting system environment. Personnel Psychology , 50, 121-146.


• Sosik, J., Avolio, B., & Kahai, S. (1997). Effects of leadership style and anonymity on group potency and effectiveness in a GDSS environment. The Journal of Applied Psychology , 82(1), 89-103.