Gerald V. Post

25 November 1955-20 October 2014

Education

  Post doctoral, Graduate School of Business, Indiana University 1986
Ph.D. Iowa State University (economics and statistics) 1983
B.A. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (mathematics and economics) 1978

Classes Taught

Introduction to MIS, Database Management, Advanced Database Topics, Web Management and Design, Systems Analysis, Business Statistics, Principles of Economics, International Economics, Money and Banking, Intermediate Microeconomics, MBA Introduction to MIS, Data Mining, Network Management, Managerial Economics

Work Experience

1999- Professor of MIS, University of the Pacific
1994-1999 Professor of CIS, Western Kentucky University
1989-1994 Associate Professor of CIS, Western Kentucky University
1982-1989 Assistant Professor of MIS and Economics, Oakland University
1978-1982 Teaching Assistant, Iowa State University
1980- Programmer/Analyst/Consultant to various businesses.

Computer Programming

Assembler, BASIC, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, various DBMS/SQL, Visual Basic

Books

Post, G.V., 2014, Database Management Systems/6e.

Post, G.V., 2013, Data Mining Applications/2e.

Post, G.V., 2012, Managmeent informatino Systems/7e.

Post, G.V., 2011, Database Managmeent Systems: Designing and Building Business Applications/5e.

Post ,G.V., 2010, Designing and Building Busienss Applications in Oracle 11g.

Post, G.V., 2010, Designing and Building Business Applications in SQL Server 2008.

Post, G.V., 2010, Data Mining Applications: Analyzing Data for Business.

Post, G.V., 2009, Management Information Systems/5e.

Post, G.V., 2008, Database Management Systems: Designing and Building Business Applications/4e.

Perry, J. and Post, G.V., 2007, Introduction to SQL Server 2005, Prentice-Hall.

Perry, J.T., and G.V. Post, 2007, Introduction to Oracle, Prentice Hall

Post, G.V., and D. Anderson, 2006, Management Information Systems/4e, McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Post, G.V., 2004/2005, Database Management Systems: Designing and Building Business Applications/3e, McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Post, G.V., 2004/2005, Designing and Building Business Applications in Access, McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Post, G.V. 2004/2005, Designing and Building Business Applications in Oracle, McGraw-Hill/Irwin

O�Leary et al, 2003, Microsoft Access: Advanced, Irwin/McGraw-Hill; Chapters 7-9.

Post, G.V., and D. Anderson, 2003, Management Information Systems/3e, Irwin/McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-282375-5

Post, G.V., 2002, Database Management Systems/2e, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, ISBN: 0-07-247141-7.

Post, G.V., and D. Anderson, 2000, Management Information Systems/2e, McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

Post, G.V., 1999, Database Management Systems: Designing and Building Business Applications, Irwin/McGraw Hill, ISBN: 0-07-289893-3.

Post, G.V., and D. Anderson, 1997, Management Information Systems, Irwin/McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0-256-17956-5.

Research/Publications

Post, G.V. and S. Walchli, 2014, Social Network Privacy: Trusting Friends, Journal of Information Privacy and Security (forthcoming).

Post, G. V. and A. Kagan, 2012, Business Intelligence: Attribute and Feature Demand, International Journal of Business Intelligence Research, 3(3) 16-28.

Post, G.V. and J. Hargis, 2012, Design Features for Online Examination Software, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 10(1), 79-107.

Post, G.V. and S. Walchli, 2011, Consumer Perception of Web Site Security Attributes, Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 6(4), 3-27.

Post, G.V., 2010, Using Re-Voting to Reduce the Threat of Coercion in Elections, Electronic Government: An International Journal, 7(2), 168-182.

Post, G.V., A. Kagan, and B. Sigman, 2009, Usability Investigation of E-Business Web-Based Forms, Journal of International Technology and Information Management, 18(1), 35-58.

Wheeler, S.W., Post, G., and E. Typpo, 2008, Audit Firm Affiliations with Companies Backdating Executive Stock Option Transactions, Advances in Accounting, 1(1), Summer.

Post, G.V. and J.F. Pfaff, 2007, Internet Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth, Journal of International Technology and Information Management, 16(3), 35-44.

Post ,G.V. and A. Kagan, 2007, Improving the Judicial System to Handle Computer Crime, Journal of International Technology and Information Management,16(2) 1-14.

Post, G.V., and A. Kagan, 2007, �Evaluating Information Security Tradeoffs: Restricting Access can Interfere with User Tasks,� Computers & Security, 26(3), 229-237.

Post, G.V. and A. Kagan, 2006, �The Efficacy of Emphasizing a Legal System Approach to Computer Security, Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 2(4), 3-27.

Post, G.V. and A. Kagan, 2006, �Information Security Tradeoffs: The User Perspective,� Information Systems Security, 15(5), 22-29.

Post, G.V. and A. Kagan, 2005, �Systems Development Tools and the Relationship to Project Design: Cost and Budget Implications,� Journal of International Technology and Information Management, 14(1), 1-14.

Post, G.V. and A. Kagan, 2005, "Systems Development Tools and the Relationship to Project Design: Cost and Budget Implications," Journal of International Technology and Information Management, 14(1), 1-14.

Post, G.V and T. Whisenhand., 2005, "An Expert System Helps Students Learn Database Design," Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 3(2), 273-293.

Huang, A. and Post. G.V., 2004, "An Evaluation of Usability and Desirable Features for Web-based Tax-preparation Software," Human Systems Management, 23(4), 193-201.

Post, G., and A. Kagan, 2003, "Computer Security and Operating System Updates," Information and Software Technology, 45(8), 461-467.

Post, G. V. and A. Kagan. 2002. "The Dilemma of Security Patches". Information Systems Security, 11(5), 33-40.

Post, G. V., A. Kagan, T. Burkink and T. G. Schmitz. 2002. "Analyzing Consumers Preferences on Commercial Web Site Attributes". Quarterly Journal of Electronic Commerce, Vol 3(2).

Post, G.V. Computer Technology Changes and Purchasing Strategies, chapter in Advances in Computers, 2001, 183-213.

Post, G.V. and A. Kagan, 2001, User Requirements for OO CASE Tools, Information and Software Technology, 43(ER8) 509-517.

Post, G. V. and A. Kagan. 2001. Comparison of Database Management Systems, The Journal of Computer Information Systems, 41(4), 43-46.

Post, G.V., and A.Kagan, 2001, Database management systems: design considerations and attribute facilities, Journal of Systems and Software, 56(ER2), 183-193.

Post, G.V., A.Kagan, and S.P. Balogh, 2000, Security Implications of Virus Management, Information Systems Security, 9(5), 40-46.

Post, G.V. and A. Kagan, 2000, Management Tradeoffs in Anti-Virus Strategies, Information & Management, (37)1, 13-24.

Post, G. V. and A. Kagan. 2000. OO CASE Tools: An Evaluation of Rose, Information and Software Technology, 42 (6), 383-388.

Kagan, A., G. V. Post and C.M. Noel, 2000, Selling the Web: Web Features Used by Retailers, Journal of Applied Business Research, 16(1), 15-26.

Post, G.V., and A. Kagan, 1999, Design Perspectives of Object Oriented Software Development: An OO CASE Tool Feature Perspective, Journal of Management Information Systems, 15(4), 215-234.

Post, G.V., 1999, How Often Should a Firm Buy New PCs?, Communications of the ACM, 42(5), 17-21.

Post, G.V., and A. Kagan, 1998, The Use and Effectiveness of Anti-Virus Software, Computers & Security, 17(7) 589-599.

Post, G. V., A. Kagan and R.T. Keim 1998, A Comparative Evaluation of CASE Tools, Journal of Systems and Software, December 44(2) 87-96.

Post, G. V. and A. Kagan. 1998, Evaluating Uses of Information Technology in Health Care Administration. Journal of Applied Business Research, 14(2), 1-10.

Lau, K.N., Kagan, A., and G.V. Post, 1997, Market Share Modeling Within a Switching Regression Framework, Omega�The International Journal of Management Science. 25(2), 345-353

Lau, K.N., Yang, Post, G.V., 1996, Stochastic Preference Modeling Within a Switching Regression Framework, Computers & Operations Research, 23 (12), 1163-.

Post, G.V., K.N. Lau, and A. Kagan, 1995, A Modeling Approach to Evaluating Strategic Uses of Information Technology, Journal of Management Information Systems, 12(2), 161-187.

Lau, K., Post, G.V., and A. Kagan, 1995, Using Economic Incentives to Distinguish Perception Bias from Discrimination Ability in Taste Tests, Journal of Marketing Research, 32 (May) 140-151.

Post, G.V., K. Lau, A. Kagan, 1994, Timing the Introduction of Information Technology, Information Systems Journal, 4, 271-289.

Post, G.V., 1994, A Quantal Choice Model for the Detection of Copying on Multiple choice Examinations, Decision Sciences, June 1994.

Lau, K. and G.V. Post, 1993, Evaluating Consumer Preferences for Existing Multiattribute Products: A Non-Metric Approach, Decision Sciences, 24(1), 200-208.

Lau, K, G.V. Post, K. Selvaraj, 1993, A Stochastic Programming Model To Analyze Ordinal Preference Data, Marketing Letters, 4(1), 19-29.

Lau, K. and G.V. Post, 1992, A Note on Discriminant Analysis using LAD, Decision Sciences, 23(1), 260-265.

Post, G.V. and K.A. Kievit, 1991, Accessibility vs. Security: A Look at the Demand for Computer Security, Computers & Security, 10(4), 331-344.

Post, G.V., and T.W. Lauer, 1989, Density in Scatterplots and the Estimation of Correlation, Behaviour & Information Technology, 8(3), 235-244.

Post, G.V., and S.Y. Moon, 1988, A Pooled Cross-Section Time-Series Approach to Business Failures in 18 U.S. Cities, Journal of Economics & Business,40(1), 45-57.

Post, G.V., 1987, Improving Operating System Security, Computers & Security, Vol 6(5), 417-425.

Post, G.V., 1987, Optimal Tariffs and Retaliation with Perfect Foresight, Journal of International Economic Integration, Vol 2(1), 54-70.

Post, G.V. and J.D. Diltz, 1986, A Stochastic Dominance Approach to Risk Analysis of Computer Systems, MIS Quarterly, Vol 10(4), 362-375.

Post, G.V., 1985, "Microcomputers in Teaching Economics," Journal of Economic Education, Vol 16(4), 309-312.

Presentations and Proceedings

Post, G.V., 2013, Economies of Scale in IT Security, Decision Sciences National Meeting, November 16-19, Baltimore.

Post, G.V., 2012, Teamwork and Multi-Touch Systems to Improve Learning: A First Pass, Decision Sciences National Meeting, November 17-20, San Francisco.

Kagan, A. and Post, G.V., 2012, Informational Aspects of XBRL Projections: An Experimental View, Decision Sciences National Meeting, November 17-20, San Francisco.

Post, G.V., 2012, Beginning Evaluation of Multi-Touch Multi-User Systems,� BAI2012, July 3-5, Sapporo, Japan.

Post, G.V. and A. Kagan, 2010, �Supply Chain Disruptions in the Food Industry a Preliminary Model,� abstract in Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, San Diego.

Post, G.V. and S. Walchli, 2010, �Privacy Attitudes towards Friends on Social Networks,� abstract in Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, San Diego.

Post, G.V., 2009, �Design Features for Online Examination Software,� abstract in Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, New Orleans.

Post, G.V., 2009, �An Economic Model for Pricing Digital Products�, in Proceedings, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January, Waikaloa.

Post, G.V., 2008, �Consumer Perception of Web Site Security Attributes�, abstract in Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, Baltimore.

Post, G.V., 2007, �Voting Early and Often Can Be a Good Thing,� in Proceedings, Americas Conference on Information Systems, August, Keystone, Colorado.

Post, G.V. and A. Kagan, 2006, �Business Intelligence: Attribute and Feature Demand,� abstract in Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, San Antonio.

Post, G.V. and A. Kagan, 2005, "The Efficacy of Emphasizing a Legal System Approach to Computer Security," abstract in Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, San Francisco.

Post, G.V. and J. Pfaff, 2005, "Internet Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth," in Proceedings, Decisions Sciences Institute International Meeting, July, Barcelona.

Post, G.V., and A. Kagan, 2004, "Information Security Tradeoffs: The User Perspective," abstract in Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, Boston.

Post, G. and T. Whisenand, 2002, "An Expert System Helps Students Learn Database Design," in Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, San Diego

Post, G. and A. Kagan, 2002, "The Impact of Current Systems Development Tools," abstract in Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, San Diego

Post, G.V. and A. Kagan, 2001, Examination of Comparative Transaction Risks in E-Commerce, Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, San Francisco

Post, G.V. and A.Kagan, 2000, Distributed Database Management System Implementation, Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, Orlando.

Kagan, A. and G.V. Post, 1999, A Comparison of Web Page Applications Used by Retailers, Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, New Orleans.

Post, G.V. and A. Kagan, 1998, Management Tradeoffs in Anti-Virus Strategies, Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November, Las Vegas.

Post, G. V., A. Kagan, and R. T. Keim, 1997, Evaluating Object Oriented CASE Tools, Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, November 23, San Diego.

Keim, R. T., A. Kagan, and G. V. Post, 1997, MASET: Multi-Attribute Software Evaluation Tool, Association for Information Systems, August 18, Indianapolis.

Post, G.V., A. Kagan, 1996, Informational Aspects of Medical Information Systems, Decision Sciences Institute, November 25, 1996, Orlando.

Post, G.V., A. Kagan, R. Keim, 1996, An Evaluation of Object-Oriented Design CASE Tools, Association for Information Systems, August 16, 1996, Phoenix.

Post, G.V., D. Anderson, 1996, Integrating the Microsoft/Lotus Suite of Products with Fourth Generation Tools to Teach Management Information Systems in a Case Framework, Midwest Business Administration Association, March, Chicago.

Post, G.V., D. Anderson, 1996, Using Spreadsheets to Teach Financial Analysis in a Case Framework, Midwest Business Administration Association, March, Chicago.

Post, G.V., A. Kagan, R. Keim, 1995, A Comparative Evaluation of CASE Tools, in proceedings of the National meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 22, 1995, Boston.

Post, G.V., 1995, Using Technology to Teach Introduction to MIS, national meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 22, 1995, Boston.

Post, G.V., A. Kagan, K. Lau, 1993, User Requirements for Commercial Software: A Mathematical Programming Approach, Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 1993, Washington, D.C.

Post, G.V., 1993, Value-Based Transborder Data Flow Restrictions, in proceedings of the International Conference of the Information Resources Management Association, May 22-26, Salt Lake City.

Post, G.V., K. Lau, A. Kagan, 1991, Information Technology: An Evaluation Mechanism, in proceedings of the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 24-26, Miami Beach.

Post, G.V., K. Lau, A. Kagan, 1990, An Examination of the Assumptions Underlying Chargeback, presentation at the 1990 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 19-21, San Diego.

Post, G.V., K. Lau, A. Kagan, 1989, Evaluating Timing of Strategic IT Changes in Banking, presentation at the 1989 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 20-22, New Orleans.

Post, G.V., 1989, Modeling the Effects of Information Systems, in proceedings of Western Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute, March 22-24, Monterey Beach.

Post, G.V., 1989, Transborder Data Flows, presentation at Western Decision Sciences meeting, March 22-24, Monterey Beach.

Post, G.V., 1987, Large Scale Local Area Networks: Current Offerings, proceedings of the IBSCUG, June, Flint.

Post, G.V., 1986, Teaching, Research, Service and Academic Power Users, proceedings of the IAIM, December, San Diego.

Kingstrom, P.O. and G.V. Post, 1984, Integrating Employee Performance Appraisals and Merit Pay Policies, presentation at the American Institute for Decision Sciences meeting, Toronto.

Post, G.V., 1984, A Simulation of Fixed Exchange Rates from 1974 to 1983, presentation at the Missouri Valley Economic Association, Kansas City.

Post, G.V., 1984, Optimal Tariffs and Retaliation with Perfect Foresight, presentation for the National Econometric Society meetings, December, Dallas.