Michael J. Ashworth

Doctoral Candidate
Computational Organization Science
School of Computer Science CASOS Interdisciplinary Program

Email:         ashworth@cmu.edu
Web Site:    ISRI Doctoral Program

Office:         Smith Hall 231         
Telephone:   (412) 268-3163
Mobile:        (412) 519-5149

Education
BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering (summa cum laude)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)

Advisors
Dr. Kathleen Carley (Center for Computational Analysis of Social & Organizational Systems,
    and School of Computer Science)
Dr. James Herbsleb (School of Computer Science)
Dr. Linda Argote (Graduate School of Industrial Administration)
Dr. David Krackhardt (Heinz School of Public Policy & Management)

Fellowships
National Science Foundation IGERT Fellowship (2002-2004)
School of Computer Science CASOS Fellowship (2002-2004)
William Larimer Mellon Fellowship (2002-2003)

Research Interests
Computational organization theory; influence of management, human capital, and entrepreneurial factors in high technology organizations; impacts of individual social and knowledge resources on group and organizational performance; knowledge-based measures of organizational performance;

Working papers/ Publications
Ashworth, M.J., L. Argote, T. Mukhopadhyay. (2003). The knowledge payoff of information technology.

Ashworth, M. J. (2003). Integrated measurement of social, resource and knowledge factors in organizational networks.

Ashworth, M. J., K. M. Carley. (2003). A meta-analysis of computational organizational models.

Work Experience
Manugistics Group, Inc. (formerly Decision Focus, Inc.)
Deloitte Consulting (management consulting division of Deloitte & Touche LLC)

Professional Affiliations
Academy of Management
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)