Anthony K. P. Wensley
Bio
Anthony Wensley is an Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting and Management Information Systems in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Mississauga, with a cross-appointment to the Accounting area at Rotman. He is also the Chair of Communications and Culture and Information Technology Program at the University of Toronto-Mississauga. He teaches courses in information systems, decision analysis, law and ecommerce and management accounting. Some of his research interests include game theory and information systems; intellectual property and knowledge structures; encoding of organizational knowledge; and the understanding, implementing, and managing of enterprise systems.
Academic Positions
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1995-Present
Associate Professor, University of Toronto
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1990-1995
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
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1988-1990
Lecturer in Information Systems, University of Toronto
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1981-1985
Lecturer in Information Systems and Finance, University of Waterloo
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1980-1981
Lecturer in Finance, McMaster University
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1976-1977
Lecturer in Marketing, McMaster University
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1976-1977
Lecturer in Mathematics, Langley College
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1974-1976
Lecturer in Mathematics, Hammersmith College
Non-Academic Positions
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1988-1994
Associate Consultant, Stratsys Inc., Toronto
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May-Sept 1979
Accounting Systems Consultant, Cambridge Instruments, Cambridge
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1971-1972
Computer Systems Consultant, Systems International, Derby
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1968-1969
Special Project Manager, Cornmarket Press, London
Selected Publications - Papers
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A Disruptive Biopharmaceutical Research Paradigm
Allarakhia, M., Wensley, A.K.P.
Technological Forecasting and Social Change (in press)
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A Knowledge Based Theory of Pharmaceutical Alliances.
Allarakhia, M., Wensley, A.K.P.
Journal of the Intelligent Enterprise (forthcoming)
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A multi-sector comparison of relational learning and information communication technologies adoption.
Cegerra-Navarro, J. Wensley, A.K.P., Concesa, E
Services Industry Journal (forthcoming)
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Congenital Learning in the Spanish Telecommunications Industry.
Cegerra-Navarro, J., Wensley, A.K.P.
Journal of Business Venturing (forthcoming)
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Ontology Based Knowledge Management for a Joint Venture Project
Ku, k.c., Wensley, A.K.P., Kao, H.P.
Expert Systems with Applications
Issue:35
2008
Pages: 187-197
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Response to Kleiman and Sontag
M. Allarakhia and A. Wensley
Nature Biotechnology
Issue:Forthcoming
2006
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Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights in Systems Biology
Allarakhia, M. and A. Wensley
Nature Biotechnology
Issue:December
2005
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Organizational Memory and the Completeness of Process Modeling in ERP Systems.
Wensley, A. and E. van Stijn
Journal of Business Process Management
Issue:Volume 7-3
2001
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Game Theory and Information Systems Outsourcing.
Wensley, A. and R. Elitzur
Journal of Information Technology
Issue:Volume 12-1
1997
Pages: 45-60
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Expert Systems - One Set of Views of the State-of-the-Art
Expert Systems with Applications
1995
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Strategic Redesign of a Communications Function: the Case of the Premier's Correspondence Unit
with S.J. Drew, and M. Proc
Journal of Business Change and Transformation
Issue:Vol.1, No.4
1994
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Evaluating Expert Systems with Complex Outputs: The Case of Audit Planning
with J.E. Boritz
Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory (Fall), also published in M. Vasarhelyi (Ed.) (New York: Markus Weiner, 1994) Auditing and Artificial Intelligence II
1992
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Expert Systems and Auditing Research: Evolving Issues
International Journal of Expert Systems with Applications
Issue:Vol.4, No.3
1992
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An Expert Systems Approach to Substantive Audit Planning
with J.E. Boritz
International Journal of Expert Systems with Applications; (supplement)
1991
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Structuring the Assessment of Audit Evidence - An Expert Systems Approach
with J.E. Boritz
Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory (supplement)
1990
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Verifying and Validating an Audit Planning Expert System
Proceedings of the Workshop on Verification and Validation, AAAI Conference, Boston, July 29-August 3
1990
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Research Issues in Expert Systems
in G. Dukidis, F. Land, and G. Miller (Eds.), Knowledge-based Management Support Systems, (London: Ellis Horwood)
1989
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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Enterprise Systems and the Preservation of Agility
van Stijn, E., Wensley, A.K.P.
Agile Information Systems (chapter)
2006
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Further Thoughts about Information Structure, Knowledge Management and Outsourcing.
Wensley, A. and R. Elitzur
Information Systems Outsourcing (chapter)
2002
Pages: 187-194
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Tools for Knowledge Management.
Wensley, A. and A. Verwijk-O'Sullivan
Knowledge Horizons (chapter)
2000
Pages: 113-130
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Can Game Theory Help Us Understand Information Systems Outsourcing?
Wensley, A. and R. Elitzur
Strategic Sourcing of Information Systems (chapter)
1998
Pages: 113-136
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CAPEX: An Audit Planning Expert System
with J.E. Boritz
(New York: Markus Weiner)
1995
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Audit Planning and Expert Systems Research
in M. Vasarhelyi (Ed), Auditing and Artificial Intelligence II, (New York: Markus Weiner)
1994
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Necessary Richness: Some Issues in the Automation of Business Knowledge
in J. Liebowitz (ed.) Moving Towards Expert Systems Globally in the 21st Century, (New York: Cognizant Communication Corporation, )
1994
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Outsourcing Information Systems
with R. Elitzur
Management Accounting Guideline No.23, The Society of Management Accountants of Canada
1994
Research and Teaching Interests
Teaches courses in information systems, decision analyis, law and ecommerce, and management accounting. Research interests include Game Theory and Information Systems; Intellectual property and knowledge structures; Encoding of Organizational Knowledge; the understanding, implementing, and managing of Enterprise Systems and, in particular, ERP systems, Organizational Transformation, and the Impact of Information Technology on Organizations and Society.
Honors and Awards
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1992
Section Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Accounting Association Information Systems
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1985-1986
SSHRC Doctoral Completion Fellowship,
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1984-1985
SSHRC Doctoral Completion Fellowship,
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1984-1985
MBA Dean's Honour List,
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1978-1979
Canadian Tire Graduate Leadership Award,
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1977-1978
McMaster University Graduate Scholarship,
Academic / Professional Service
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2007 - present
Chair Communications Culture and Information Technology Program, University of Toronto Mississauga
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1996 - date
Executive Editor, Journal of Knowledge and Process Management
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2007 - date
Chair, Erindale College Council, University of Toronto
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2005 - 2007
Associate Director CCIT Program., University of Toronto at Mississauga
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2002 - present
Director Digital Enterprise Management Program, University of Toronto at Mississauga
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1995
Acting Director, Centre for Information Systems, University of Toronto
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1994
Treasurer and secretary, Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems section
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1994
American Accounting Association,
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1994
Charter Member of the Association for Information Systems,
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1994-1996
Member of the Editorial Board and Book Reviews Editor, Journal of Business Change and Transformation
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1992-Present
Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Information Systems
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1992-Present
Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Global Information Systems