| 2025 | World Scientist and University Rankings | Ranked #2 at Univ. of Arkansas, #3,511 in USA, and #7,721 globally. (AD Scientific Index) |
| 2024 | United States Leader Award | Ranked 46th globally and 29th in the US among top scientists in Business & Management. (Research.com) |
| 2024 | World’s Top 2% Scientists | Ranked in the top 2% of scientists globally based on Scopus data. (Elsevier) |
| 2024 | Highly Ranked Scholar™ – Lifetime | Ranked in the top 0.05% of all scholars (30M+) for lifetime contributions across all fields and specialties. (ScholarGPS) |
| 2024 | Top 5 AIS Scholar | Ranked in the top 5 of AIS Scholars with an h-index of 103. (Univ. of Arizona h-index ranking) |
| 2023 | Top Cited Scientist (Stanford Study) | Ranked 6th in the Information Systems discipline out of 17,784 authors. (Stanford University/Elsevier) |
| 2023 | Alumni Association’s Award for Research | University-wide top research award for “relentless pursuit of excellence.” (Univ. of Arkansas) |
| 2023 | Outstanding All Around Faculty Award | Awarded by Walton College of Business. |
| 2023 | Best Paper Award (Honorable Mention) | For the paper “Does it Pay to Have CIOs on the Board?” (Journal of the Association for Information Systems) |
| 2022 | Top 6 AIS Scholar | Ranked in the top 6 of AIS Scholars with an h-index of 98. (Univ. of Arizona h-index ranking) |
| 2022 | Top Scientist in Business & Management | Ranked 37th globally and 24th in the US. (Research.com) |
| 2021 | Top Cited Scientist (Stanford Study) | Ranked 6th in IS discipline and #5,225 across all disciplines globally. (Stanford University) |
| 2021 | Faculty Excellence in Research Award | Awarded by Walton College of Business. |
| 2020 | AIS LEO Award | Lifetime Achievement Award. The highest award in the IS field for exceptional global contributions. (Association for Information Systems) |
| 2020 | Outstanding Faculty Member | For achievement in student engagement, scholarship, and leadership. (Univ. of Arkansas) |
| 2019 | AIS Distinguished Member Cum Laude | Recognized for commitment to the Association for Information Systems. (ICIS, Munich) |
| 2019 | #1 Ranked Author (Sociometric Analysis) | Ranked #1 in “An Analysis of the Most Published Authors… in the DATABASE for Advances in IS.” |
| 2019 | Top 5 AIS Scholar | Ranked in the top 5 with an h-index of 85. (Univ. of Arizona h-index ranking) |
| 2018 | Best Published Paper Award | For “Management Misinformation Systems: A Time to Revisit.” (Academy of Management, OCIS Division) |
| 2017 | Top 5 Prominent MIS Researcher | Ranked in the top 5 of 400 prominent researchers. (Univ. of Arizona h-index ranking) |
| 2017 | 3rd Most Frequently Appearing Author | Recognized for appearances in eleven high-impact journals (1977-2014). Ranked 5th in elite journals. |
| 2016 | Stafford Beer Medal | For the best paper appearing in the European Journal of Information Systems. (Blackett Memorial Lecture, London) |
| 2015 | Most Prolific Author (Ranked 5th) | Ranked 5th in MIS Quarterly’s all-time most prolific author list. |
| 2015 | Top 5 Prominent MIS Researcher | Ranked in the top 5 of 400 prominent researchers. (Univ. of Arizona h-index ranking) |
| 2015 | Best Paper Award (Runner-Up) | For “Modern Information Technology in an Old Workforce.” (Journal of Strategic Information Systems) |
| 2015 | Senior Scholar Research Award | Awarded for Excellence in Research. (College of Business & Behavioral Sciences) |
| 2014 | Highly Cited Paper Designation | For “Business Value of IT…” (JAIS, 2008). Placed in top 1% of citations in Computer Science. (Thomson Reuters/Web of Science) |
| 2013 | Distinguished Alumni Award | Awarded at Convocation. (Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi) |
| 2013 | Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award | Awarded by College of Business & Behavioral Sciences. (Clemson University) |
| 2013 | Top 10 Prominent MIS Researcher | Ranked in the top 10 of 400 prominent researchers. (Univ. of Arizona h-index ranking) |
| 2013 | Highly Cited Researcher | Listed among Highly Cited Researchers. (Thomson Reuters) |
| 2012 | Best Paper Award (2011) | For “The Successful Implementation of CRM System Projects.” (DATA BASE for Advances in IS) |
| 2012 | Alumni Award for Outstanding Research | Clemson University’s highest honor for research. |
| 2012 | Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence | Clemson University. |
| 2012 | Best Paper Award (2011) | For “Inter-Organizational System Usage and Supply Chain Integration.” (Decision Sciences) |
| 2012 | Who’s Who in America | Selected for the 2012 Edition. |
| 2011 | Leadership Development Award | Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA). |
| 2011 | Senior Scholar Research Award | Awarded for Excellence in Research. (College of Business & Behavioral Sciences) |
| 2011 | Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence | Clemson University. |
| 2011 | AIS Spotlight Award | For Lifelong Service to AIS, ICIS, and AMCIS. (Association for Information Systems) |
| 2011 | AIS Fellow Award | For outstanding contributions to the IS discipline in research, teaching, and service. |
| 2010 | 3rd Most Productive Author Globally | In Business Process Management research (highest in behavioral science paradigm). (BPM Journal) |
| 2010 | Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence | Clemson University. |
| 2009 | 3rd Most Influential Scholar | Based on the family of Hirsch Indices (sustained citation impact). (JAIS) |
| 2009 | Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence | Clemson University. |
| 2009 | 4th Most Published Researcher | Ranked 4th in the “basket of top 6 IS journals” among 3,404 authors. (CAIS) |
| 2009 | Honorary Advisory Board | Center for Global Outsourcing. |
| 2008 | Leadership Development Award | Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA). |
| 2007 | 3rd Most Published Author | Recognized in “Analyzing IS Research Productivity: An Inclusive Approach to Global IS Scholarship.” (EJIS) |
| 2007 | Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence | Clemson University. |
| 2007 | 4th Most Published Author | Over 13 years in Information & Management. |
| 2007 | Best Paper Award (2nd Place) | For “Evolution in the Strategic Manufacturing Planning Process of Organizations.” (Journal of Operations Management) |
| 2006 | 3rd Most Productive Researcher | In 3 leading IS journals (assessing 2,401 authors). (CAIS) |
| 2006 | Best Article Award (Finalist) | For “The Dark Side of Information and Market Efficiency in e-Markets.” (Decision Sciences) |
| 2006 | Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence | Clemson University. |
| 2006 | Stan Hardy Award | Outstanding paper published in Operations Management. |
| 2005 | 16th Most Cited Article (1970-2005) | For “An Empirically Derived Model for the Adoption of Customer-Based Interorganizational Systems.” (Decision Sciences) |
| 2005 | Best Article Award (Finalist) | For “Examining the Impact of Interorganizational Systems…” (Decision Sciences) |
| 2005 | #1 Most Productive Researcher | Ranked #1 (adjusted count) in top IS journals from 1999-2003. (CAIS) |
| 2004 | Exemplary Works of IS Research | Ranked 2nd among IS authors with three articles listed. (The Handbook of Information Systems Research) |
| 2004 | Best Published Paper (Runner-Up) | OCIS Division of the Academy of Management. |
| 2004 | Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award | College of Business & Behavioral Sciences, Clemson University. |
| 2004 | Strathmore’s Who’s Who | Selected for the 2004 Edition. |
| 2003 | Featured Faculty | President’s Annual Report (Clemson University). |
| 2003 | Senior Scholar Research Award | For Excellence in Research. (College of Business & Behavioral Sciences) |
| 2002 | Celebrating Research Forum | Represented the College of Business & Behavioral Sciences. (Clemson University) |
| 2000 | Outstanding 2nd Year MBA Professor | Awarded by the MBA batch of 2000. |
| 2000 | 3rd Most Productive Researcher | In top IS journals from 1992-1996. (CAIS) |
| 2000 | Outsourcing World Achievement Award | For contributions to the theory and practice of outsourcing. (PriceWaterhouseCoopers) |
| 2000 | IS Quiz Bowl Participant | Represented Eastern US in the East vs. West IS Bowl. (AMCIS) |
| 1999 | Best Paper Selection | For “An International Empirical Examination of Technology Architecture…” (AMCIS) |
| 1999 | Outsourcing World Achievement Award | For contributions to the theory and practice of outsourcing. (PriceWaterhouseCoopers) |
| 1999 | Distinguished Faculty Researcher Award | Darla Moore School of Business. |
| 1998 | International Who’s Who in IT | Listed in the 1998 Edition. |
| 1998 | Business Partnership Foundation Fellow | Endowed fellow for outstanding contribution to research, teaching, and service. (Univ. of South Carolina) |
| 1998 | Most Productive Researcher | Ranked #1 in IS from 1991-1997 based on pages published in top 6 journals. |
| 1998 | Outstanding MBA Professor Award | Based on student votes. |
| 1997-98 | Citations of Excellence | 6 papers received 5-star ratings for research/practical implications and originality. (Anbar Electronic Intelligence) |
| 1997 | Alfred G. Smith Award | For Excellence in Teaching (won twice). |
| 1997 | Who’s Who of International Professionals | Selected and listed. |
| 1996 | Best Business Readings | 5 Papers/Abstracts listed in the International Forum on Managing Information & Technology. (IMD, Switzerland) |
| 1995 | Research Fellow | College of Business Administration, University of South Carolina. |
| 1995 | Directory of Business Mgmt Scholars | Listed in directory published by Harvard Business School Publishing. |
| 1995 | University Research Award Nominee | USC Educational Foundation Research Award. |
| 1995 | Letter of Commendation for Teaching | From University President. |
| 1994 | Cover Story Author | Invited to write cover story for 25th anniversary issue of Database. |
| 1993 | Outstanding Achievement Award | Decision Sciences Institute. |
| 1993 | Faculty of the Future | Profiled in the cover story of The Columbian magazine. |
| 1992 | Research Fellow | College of Business Administration, University of South Carolina. |
| 1992 | Alfred G. Smith, Jr. Award | For Excellence in Teaching. |
| 1990 | Beta Gamma Sigma | Selected to Honorary Society. |
| 1988 | DSI Doctoral Consortium | Nominated for and participated. |
| 1985 | Fellowship | University of Pittsburgh. |
| 1985 | Phi Kappa Phi | Selected to Honorary Society. |
| 1985 | Letter of Merit | For completing MBA program with a perfect GPA of 4.0/4.0. |
| 1984 | Elected Editor | MBA Newsletter at Southern Illinois University. |
| 1983 | Assistantship | Southern Illinois University. |
| 1982 | Best Five Thesis Award | For B. Tech. Project. (I.I.T., New Delhi) |
| 1982 | Academic Merit Award | Department of Electrical Engineering. (I.I.T., New Delhi) |
| 1977 | Senior Science Talent Scholarship | Based on a national examination. |
