Education
PhD, 1994, information systems, Carnegie Mellon University
MS, 1990, information systems, Carnegie Mellon University
MBA, 1984, management science, University of Iowa
BS, 1980, physics, University of Iowa

Research

Expertise
Adoption of technology
Digital divide
E-Commerce
Information systems strategy
Interorganizational information systems
Pricing
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

Current Research
Analytical models of pricing of goods on the Internet
Models for pricing information goods in the online channel
Measuring the diffusion, usage, and value of electronic data interchange
Factors affecting the diffusion of B2B XML
Customer perceptions of the value of online shopping and financial services


Publications

Major Publications

  • "Understanding the Development of IOS-Based Trading Partner Relationships: A Structural Model and its Empirical Validation," J. Y. Son, S. Narasimhan, F. Riggins, and N. Kim, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce (forthcoming).
  • "An E-Valuation Framework for Developing E-Business Metrics through Functionality Interaction," F.J. Riggins and S. Mitra, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce (forthcoming).
  • "Product Type and Perceived Characteristics of the Web in the Adoption of the Web as a Commerce Channel," H. S. Rhee and F. J. Riggins, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce (forthcoming).
  • "Making the MOST Out of RFID Technology: A Research Agenda for the Study of the Adoption, Usage, and Impact of RFID," J. Curtin, R. Kauffman, and F. J. Riggins, Information Technology and Management (forthcoming 2007).
  • "Consumer Adoption of Net-Enabled Infomediaries: Theoretical Explanations and an Empirical Test," J. Y. Son, S. Kim, and F. J. Riggins, Journal of the Association for Information Systems (July 2006).
  • "The Move to Artist-Led Online Music Distribution: Explaining Structural Changes in the Digital Music Market," J. Bockstedt, R. Kauffman, and F. J. Riggins, International Journal of Electronic Commerce (Spring 2006).
  • "The Digital Divide--Current and Future Research Directions," S. Dewan and F. J. Riggins, Journal of the Association for Information Systems (December 2005).
  • "Effects of Relational Factors and Channel Climate on EDI Usage in the Customer-Supplier Relationship," J. Y. Son, S. Narasimhan, and F. J. Riggins, Journal of Management Information Systems (Summer 2005).
  • "A Multi-Channel Model of Separating Equilibrium in the Face of the Digital Divide," F. J. Riggins, Journal of Management Information Systems (Fall 2004).
  • "Market Segmentation and Information Development Costs in a Two-Tiered Fee-Based and Sponsored-Based Website," F. J. Riggins, Journal of Management Information Systems (Winter 2002).
  • "Developing the Learning Network Using Extranets," F. J. Riggins and H. S. Rhee, International Journal of Electronic Commerce (Fall 1999).
  • "Overcoming Adoption and Implementation Risks of EDI," F. J. Riggins and T. Mukhopadhyay, International Journal of Electronic Commerce (Summer 1999).
  • "A Framework for Identifying Web-Based Electronic Commerce Opportunities," F. J. Riggins, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce (1999).
  • "Toward a Unified View of Electronic Commerce," F. J. Riggins and H. S. Rhee, Communications of the ACM (October 1998).
  • "Optimal Strategies for Subsidizing Supplier Interorganizational System Adoption," F. J. Riggins, T. Mukhopadhyay, and C. H. Kriebel, Journal of Organizational Computing (1995).
  • "Interdependent Benefits from Interorganizational Systems: Opportunities for Business Partner Re-engineering," F. J. Riggins and T. Mukhopadhyay, Journal of Management Information Systems (Fall 1994).
  • "The Growth of Interorganizational Systems in the Presence of Network Externalities," F. J. Riggins, C. H. Kriebel, and T. Mukhopadhyay, Management Science (August 1994).

Instruction

Courses

Spring, 2010
MOT 8231 Managing Information Resources in Technology-based Organizations Sec.  001


Service

Current Editorial Appointments

  • Co-editor, special issue of the Communications of the ACM, 1998

Scholarly Service and Honors

  • Program committee member, International Conference on Information Systems, 2000-01
  • Co-chair, workshop on information systems and economics, 1997
  • William W. Cooper Doctoral Dissertation Award in Management, Carnegie Mellon University, 1994