College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Mithas, S., Tafti, A., Mitchell, W. Forthcoming. How a Firm's Competitive Environment and Digital Strategic Posture Influence Digital Business Strategy. Management Information Systems Quarterly

Tafti, A., Mithas, S., Krishnan, M. Forthcoming. The Effect of Information Technology Enabled Flexibility on Formation and Market Value of Alliances. Management Science

Tafti, A., Mithas, S., Krishnan, M. 2013. The Importance of IT-Enabled Flexibility in Alliances. Sloan Management Review, 54: 13-14

Mithas, S., Tafti, A., Bardhan, I., Goh, J. 2012. Information Technology and Firm Profitability: Mechanisms and Empirical Evidence. Management Information Systems Quarterly, 36: 205-224

Mithas, S., Tafti, A., Bardhan, I., Goh, J. 2012. The Impact of IT Investments on Profits. Sloan Management Review, 53: 15

Tafti, A., Mithas, S., Krishnan, M. 2007. Information Technology and Autonomy-Control Duality: Toward a Theory. Information Technology and Management, 8: 147-167

Grim, P., Kokalis, T., Tafti, A., Kilb, N. 2004. Making Meaning Happen. Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, 209-243

Grim, P., Kokalis, T., Tafti, A., Kilb, N. 2000. Evolution of Communication in Perfect and Imperfect Worlds. The Open Ethics Journal, 179-197

Grim, P., Kokalis, T., Tafti, A., Kilb, N. 1999. Evolution of Communication with a Spatialized Genetic Algorithm. Evolution of Communication, 105-134

Ruppeiner, G., Grossman, M., Tafti, A. 1996. Experimental Test of the Biot-Savart Law at 15m. American Journal of Physics, 698-705

Pang, M., Tafti, A., Krishnan, M. 2011. Information Technology and Administrative Efficiency in U.S. State Governments? A Stochastic Frontier Approach11th Biannual Public Management Research Association Conference

Tafti, A., Sachdev, V. , Mithas, S. 2011. Positioning and Performance in Information Technology Collaboration Networks2011 Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings

Pang, M., Tafti, A., Krishnan, M. 2010. Information Technology and Administrative Efficiency in U.S. State Governments2010 DSI Annual Meeting

Mithas, S., Tafti, A. 2009. How Strategic Posture and Competitive Environment Influence Firms' IT Investments: Theory and EvidenceProceedings of the 30th International Conference on Information Systems

Pang, M., Tafti, A. 2009. Exploring IT Business Value and the Role of IT Governance in U.S. State GovernmentsProceedings of the 14th Annual INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Tafti, A., Mithas, S., Krishnan, M. 2008. The Effects of Information Technology and Service-Oriented Architectures on Joint Venture ValueProceedings of the 29th International Conference on Information Systems

Tafti, A., Krishnan, M. 2007. The Effect of IT Investment on Mergers and Acquisitions in the U.S. Banking Industry: Integration Costs and Operational Efficiency12th Annual INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Tafti, A., Mithas, S., Krishnan, M. 2007. Complementarities Between Information Technology and Human Resource Practices in Knowledge WorkProceedings of the 28th International Conference on Information Systems,

Sethi, R. , Tafti, A., Larson, E. 2013. The Influence of Technology Rareness on Alliance Formation and Firm Performance

Subramanyam, R. , Tafti, A., Xia, M. 2013. Continuity of Role and Technical Domain Experience and Project Outcomes in Connected Open Source Communities. Information Systems Research

Huang, P., Tafti, A., Mithas, S. 2012. Knowledge Creation in Online Global Communities: Theory and Evidence

Mithas, S., Tafti, A. 2012. How Information Technology Investments and Inventories Levels Influence Firm Profits: Theory and Evidence

Pang, M., Tafti, A., Krishnan, M. 2012. Do Information Technology Investments Lead to Bigger or Smaller Governments? – Theory and Evidence from U.S. State Governments . Management Science

Tafti, A., Mithas, S., Krishnan, M. 2012. Information Technology, Human Resource Practices, and Firm Performance. Management Science

Tafti, A., Sachdev, V. , Mithas, S. 2011. Positioning in Information Technology Collaboration Networks and Returns to R&D Investment

Tafti, A. 2011. The Effects of Information Technology Investment and Integration Costs on Merger Value in the U.S. Commercial Banking IndustryEmory University MIS Workshop Series, Atlanta.

Tafti, A. 2011. The Effects of Information Technology Investment and Integration Costs on Merger Value in the U.S. Commercial Banking IndustryUniversity of Minnesota, Information and Decision Sciences Friday Workshop, Minneapolis.

Tafti, A., Sachdev, V. , Mithas, S. 2011. Positioning and Performance in Information Technology Collaboration NetworksAcademy of Management Annual Meeting, San Antonio.

Mithas, S., Tafti, A., Whitaker, J. 2010. Information Technology, Foreign Revenues and Foreign Profits: Theory and EvidenceWorkshop on Information Systems and Economics, St. Louis.

Tafti, A. 2010. The Effects of Information Technology Investment and Integration Costs on Merger Value in the U.S. Commercial Banking IndustryMIS Workshop Series at Krannert Graduate School of Management, West Lafayette.

Tafti, A., Mithas, S., Krishnan, M. 2009. Complementarities Between Information Technology and Human Resource Practices in Knowledge WorkWorkshop on Information Systems and Economics, Pheonix.

Tafti, A. 2008. Information Technology, Integration Costs, and the Firm-Performance Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions in the U.S. Banking IndustryWorkshop on Information Systems and Economics, Paris.

Mithas, S., Tafti, A., Bardhan, I., Goh, J. 2007. Resolving the Profitability Paradox of Information Technology: Mechanisms and Empirical EvidenceWorkshop on Information Systems and Economics, Montreal.

Tafti, A., Mithas, S., Krishnan, M. 2007. Complementaries Between Information Technology and Human Resource Practices in Knowledge WorkINFORMS Conference, Seattle.

Tafti, A., Krishnan, M., Mithas, S. 2005. Information Technology, Alliances, and Firm PerformanceINFORMS Conference, Seattle.