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<strong>2007</strong> <strong>Graduate</strong> <strong>Catalog</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>2006</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> R & D <strong>Report</strong><br />

<strong>Sirindhorn</strong> International Institute of Technology (SIIT)<br />

fluctuations. It analyses the means to manage capital<br />

flows such as Tobin Tax <strong>and</strong> Chilean-style capital<br />

controls as measures to prevent sudden capital<br />

reversal.<br />

Dr. Junalux Chalidabhongse<br />

Assistant Professor<br />

B.Eng. in Computer Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thail<strong>and</strong><br />

M.S. in Management Science, California State University at Fullerton, USA<br />

M.S. in Engineering-Economic Systems, Stanford University, CA, USA<br />

Ph.D. in Engineering-Economic Systems <strong>and</strong> Operations Research, Stanford University, CA, USA<br />

Areas of Specialization: Computational organizational modeling, Organizational learning, Organizational<br />

decision making, Decision support systems.<br />

Research Interest:<br />

Computational Organizational Modeling<br />

In order to examine how groups, organizations, <strong>and</strong><br />

societies change over time, the ideas from<br />

organizational theory, sociology, psychology,<br />

management science, <strong>and</strong> intelligent systems have<br />

been combined to develop a computational model<br />

that can be used to represent organizational<br />

dynamics. By applying computational models of<br />

organizations, the behavior in organizations <strong>and</strong> the<br />

interaction among organizations can be studied <strong>and</strong><br />

analyzed through the use of computer simulation.<br />

Research on computational organizational modeling is<br />

composed of two main components. First, it includes<br />

the study to advance underst<strong>and</strong>ing of problemsolving<br />

in human groups, ranging from small<br />

cooperative teams to large-scale, highly-distributed<br />

enterprises: organizational decision making, strategic<br />

business planning, <strong>and</strong> adaptive crisis response in<br />

organizations. Second, the research includes the<br />

development of computer-based technology to<br />

support organizational decision making <strong>and</strong> problem<br />

solving. The research focuses on the design,<br />

development, <strong>and</strong> evaluation of computer-based<br />

intelligent systems that aid organizational decisionmakers<br />

in coordinating their efforts to solve complex<br />

problems.<br />

Dr. Pisit Chanvarasuth<br />

Lecturer (Joined SIIT in November <strong>2006</strong>)<br />

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thail<strong>and</strong><br />

M.B.A. in Finance, Loyola University, Chicago, USA<br />

M.S. in Management Information Systems, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA<br />

Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA<br />

Areas of Specialization: Information technology management, Electronic business, Supply chain<br />

management, Outsourcing, <strong>and</strong> Management of organizational business process.<br />

Research Interests:<br />

Electronic Business<br />

Globalization <strong>and</strong> information technologies (IT) are<br />

drastically changing the face of business <strong>and</strong><br />

organizations. We are all experiencing one of the<br />

most noticeable changes to our daily lives - the move<br />

to an Internet-based society. At present, there is a<br />

growing interest in the use of Electronic business as a<br />

means to perform business transactions. IT are being<br />

adopted <strong>and</strong> incorporated into nearly all<br />

organizations, which have invested heavily in IT<br />

infrastructure for the overall success of their<br />

businesses. Through using Electronic business,<br />

companies are able to connect with their trading<br />

partners, which improves their competitiveness<br />

globally. Not only does Electronic business create the<br />

Web-based businesses, it is the building of a new<br />

industrial order. Such a revolution brings a myriad of<br />

opportunities as well as risks. Electronic business is<br />

an exciting area for research because of its relative<br />

novelty <strong>and</strong> exploding growth.<br />

Business Process Outsourcing<br />

Despite the widespread trends in business process<br />

outsourcing, there has been too little focus on what<br />

happens to the shareholder wealth <strong>and</strong> firm value<br />

when an organization outsources. Typically,<br />

organizations simply lack the means <strong>and</strong> experiential<br />

research to assign value to business processes they<br />

are transferring <strong>and</strong> receiving. That is, they have no<br />

real underst<strong>and</strong>ing of how new value can be created<br />

in business process outsourcing situations, let alone<br />

exploited. This is a continuation of my dissertation<br />

research which focused on the shareholder wealth<br />

effect of business process outsourcing to the firm.<br />

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