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1. Tiwana, A. and Benn Konsynski, “Complementarities between Organizational IT Architecture and Governance Structure,” forthcoming in Information Systems Research.

2. Tiwana, A., “Knowledge-Governance Fit in Systems Development Projects,” forthcoming in Information Systems Research.

3. Tiwana, A. “Does Interfirm Modularity Complement Ignorance? A Field Study of Software Outsourcing Alliances,” Strategic Management Journal, 29(11), 2008, 1241-1252.

4. Tiwana, A. “Does Technological Modularity Substitute for Control? A Study of Alliance Performance in Software Outsourcing,” Strategic Management Journal, 29(7), 2008, 769-780.

5. Tiwana, A. “Do Bridging Ties Complement Strong Ties? An Empirical Examination of Alliance Ambidexterity,” Strategic Management Journal, 29(3), 2008, 251-272. .

6. Tiwana, A. Bush, H. Tsuji, A. Sakurai, and K. Yoshida, “Myths and Paradoxes in Japanese IT Outsourcing,” Communications of the ACM, 51(10), 2008, 141-145.

7. Tiwana, A. “Impact of Classes of Development Coordination Tools on Software Development Performance,” ACM Transactions on Software Engineering & Methodology, 17(2), 2008, 1-47.

8. Tiwana, A. and A. Bush, “A Comparison of Transaction Cost, Agency, and Knowledge-based Predictors of IT Outsourcing Decisions: A Cross-Cultural Field Study” Journal of Management Information Systems, 24(1), 2007, 263-305.

9. Tiwana, A., J. Wang, M. Keil, and P. Ahluwalia, “The Bounded Rationality Bias in Managerial Valuation of Real Options: Theory and Evidence from IT Projects,” Decision Sciences, 38(1), 2007.

10. Tiwana, A. and M. Keil “Does Peripheral Knowledge Complement Control? A Study of Software Services Outsourcing Alliances,” Strategic Management Journal, 28(6), 2007, 623-634.

11. A. Bush, A. Tiwana, and H. Tsuji, “An Empirical Investigation of the Drivers of Software Outsourcing Decisions in Japanese Organizations,” Information and Software Technology, 50(2008), 499-510.

12. Patnayakuni, R., A. Rai, and A. Tiwana “Systems Development Process Improvement: A Knowledge Integration Perspective,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 54(2), 2007, 286-300.

13. Tiwana, A., M. Keil, and R. Fichman, “IS Project Continuation in Escalation Situations: A Real Options Model,” Decision Sciences Journal, 37(3), 2006. Won the 2006 Decision Sciences Journal Best Paper Award.

14. Tiwana, A. and M. Keil “Functionality Risk in Software Development” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 53(3), 2006.

15. Du, S., M. Keil, L. Mathiassen, Y. Shen, and A. Tiwana (equal contribution) “Attention-Shaping: Tools, Expertise, and Perceived Control in IT Project Risk Assessment,” Decision Support Systems, 43(2007), 269-283.

16. Keil, M. and A. Tiwana “Relative Importance of Evaluation Criteria for Enterprise Systems: A Conjoint Study,” Information Systems Journal, 16(2), 272-262, 2006.

17. Desouza, K., Y. Awazu, and A. Tiwana “Four Dynamics for Bringing Use Back into Software Reuse,” Communications of the ACM, 49(1), 2006, 96-100.

18. H. Tsuji, A. . Sakurai, K. Yoshida, A. Tiwana, and A. Bush, (in Japanese) “” (Risk Analysis for Offshore Software Development), Journal of the Information Processing Society of Japan, 48(2), 2007. This imaged PDF does not require Adobe’s language pack.

19. Fichman, R, M. Keil, and A. Tiwana “Beyond Valuation: Real Options Thinking in IT Project Management,” 2004, California Management Review, 47(2), 2005, 74-100. (Also appears in Harvard Business School’s case repository as CMR304.) See brief synopsis of this paper in Harvard’s Teaching Materials Fall 2005 newsletter.

20. Tiwana, A. and A. Bush “Continuance in Expertise-sharing Networks: A Social Perspective,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 52(1), 2005, 85-101. Also available: Summary in Japanese.

21. Tiwana, A. and E. McLean “Expertise Integration and Creativity in Information Systems Development,” Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS), 22(1), 2005, 13-43. Lead paper.

22. Bharadwaj, A. and A. Tiwana, “Managerial Assessments of E-business Investment Opportunities,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2005, 52(4), 449-460.  

23. Keil, M. and A. Tiwana “Drivers of COTS Application Value,” IEEE Software, 22(3), 2005, 64-69.

24. Bush, A. and A. Tiwana “Designing Sticky Knowledge Networks,” Communications of the ACM, 48(5), 2005, 66-71.

25. Tiwana, A. and M. Keil “The One Minute Risk Assessment Tool,” Communications of the ACM, 47(11), 73-77, 2004. Following front-page coverage on SlashDot with 500 responses, someone implemented the method in a Web-based tool.

26. Tiwana, A. “Beyond the Black-Box: Knowledge Overlaps in Software Outsourcing,” IEEE Software, 21(5), 2004, 51-58. Also available: Japanese summary of the paper. See also Erratum in the printed version.

27. Konsynski, B. and A. Tiwana “The Improvisation-Efficiency Paradox in Inter-firm Electronic Networks: Governance and Architecture Considerations,” Journal of Information Technology, 19(4), 2004, 234-243.

28. Tiwana, A. "An Empirical Study of the Effect of Knowledge Integration on Software Development Performance," Information and Software Technology, 46(13), 2004, 899-906.

29. Tiwana, A. “Affinity to Infinity: Knowledge Integration in Peer-to-Peer Knowledge Platforms,” Communications of the ACM, 46(5), 2003, 76-80.

30. Tiwana, A. and E. McLean “Managing the Unexpected: The Tightrope to E-business Project Success,” Communications of the ACM, 46(12), 2003, 345-350.

31. Alavi, M. and A. Tiwana “Knowledge Integration in Virtual Teams: The Potential Role of Knowledge Management Systems,” Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 53(12), 2002, 1029-37 (Impact Factor: 2.086; ranking).

32. Keil, M., A. Tiwana, and A. Bush "Reconciling User and Project Manager Perceptions of IT Project Risk: A Delphi Study," Information Systems Journal, 12(1), 2002, 103-119.

33. Tiwana, A. “Linking Modes of E-business Innovation and Structural Disruptions in Firm Knowledge,” Journal of Knowledge and Process Management, 9(1), 2002, 34-42.

34. Tiwana, A. and B. Ramesh "A Design Knowledge Management System to Support Collaborative Information Product Evolution," Decision Support Systems, 31, 2001, 241-262.

35. Tiwana, A. and B. Ramesh, “Web-enabled Architectural Integration in Enterprise Knowledge Management Networks,” IEEE Internet Computing, May-June, 2001, 32-39 (2006 impact Factor: 2.579; ranking).

36. Tiwana, A., and A. Bush “A Social Exchange Architecture for Distributed Web Communities,” Journal of Knowledge Management, 5(3), 2001, 242-248.

37. Tiwana, A. "Knowledge-Enabled Customer Relationship Management: Beyond ‘Word of Mouse’", Cutter IT Journal (formerly American Programmer) (13:10), 2000, 17-25. Reprinted in Ed Yourdon (ed.), Customer Centric Strategies, Cutter Consortium, Arlington.

38. Ramesh, B. and A. Tiwana "Supporting Collaborative Process Knowledge Management in New Product Development Teams," Decision Support Systems, 27(1-2), 1999, 213-235.

39. Tiwana, A. "Custom KM: Implementing the Right Knowledge Management Strategy for Your Organization," Cutter IT Journal (formerly American Programmer), (12:11), 1999, 6-14. Reprinted in Ed Yourdon (ed.), Knowledge Management Strategies, Cutter Consortium, Arlington, 2000, 11-20.

40. Tiwana, A. "Interdependency Factors Influencing the World Wide Web as a Channel of Interactive Marketing," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (5:4),  1998, 245-253.