AF RUTKOWSKI

Research Interests:

Virtual teams:

The HKNet project is an educational project between virtual teams of students from The Netherlands (Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology), the City University in Hong Kong (China) and the University of Central Florida (USA) . The project started in 1998. A variety of technologies, primarily GroupSystems and videoconferencing, were used to provide support for the virtual teams over a six-week period. More information at http://bohknet.tm.tue.nl/BOHKNET2009/index.htm

In 2002, she received the 2002: 'Philips Innovation Award' for the project. In 2004, the project received the "First Annual AIS 2004 (Association for Information Systems) Award for Innovation in Information Systems Education", with honorable mention.

Since 2008 the VTs are also using Second Life to interact and communicate across time and culture. Recent research focus on the use of virtual world (e.g., second life) to increase virtual team collaboration in education (see http://www.alpineexecutivecenter.com/aec_projects/projects_students.html).

ITS in Healthcare:

Recent developments in ITs towards a digital hospital address medical practitioners and patients within the walls of the hospital. Little attention has been given to cross these walls. Also, research are conducted in that direction since 1998. The Telebaby project, an internet facility coupled to video-streaming that links parents to their hospitalized premature infant in intensive care, is an example of the latest development.

Applications of Information Technologies (ITs) are increasing in the healthcare domain. ITs have been proven to be a support for the dissemination of knowledge and training amongst specialists in the use of computer-aided surgery. Since 2008, she is leading a set of research at Dutch hospitals (Eindhoven and Twente) to better understand the effect of Information Technologies in the operating room (OR). IT does bring physical and cognitive demands on the medical staff causing new form of errors and increasing stress. 

Overload with Technologies:

Recent research and publications address the topic of "Overload with technologies" and more particularly to the cognitive antecedents (such as Cognitive Absorption) of overload with ITs at the workplace, for example addressing e-mail in organizations. Working papers on the topic under review.

Selected Publications in Journals and Books:

Rutkowski, A.-F., Saunders, C.S., (2010), Growing Pains with Information Overload, Computer, 43( 6), 96, 94-95. doi:10.1109/MC.2010.171

Vogel, D., Genuchten, van M., Saunders, C.S., and Rutkowski, A.-F. (2010), Virtual Engineering Teams in Virtual Teamwork: Mastering the Art and Practice of Online Learning and Corporate Collaboration, Robert Ubell, ed, Wiley, pp. 241-256.

Pluyter, J.R., Buzink, S.N., Rutkowski, A.-F., Jakimowicz (2010), Do absorption and realistic distraction influence performance of component task surgical procedure? Surgical Endoscopy (Published online 30 september 2009: http://www.springerlink.com/content/d46q725127024212/)

Rutkowski, A.F., & Genuchten, M. van (2008), No more reply-to-all, Computer, 41(7), 96-95.

Rutkowski, A.-F., Vogel, D., Genuchten, M. van, Saunders, C.S., (2008), Communication in virtual teams: 10 years of experience in education,  IEEE Transactions on Professional Communications, 51(3), 302-312. 

Rutkowski, A.F., Saunders, C., Vogel, D., & Genuchten, M. van (2007). Is it already 4am in your time zone: Focus immersion and temporal dissociation in virtual teams. Small Group Research, 38(1), 98-129. 

Vogel, D., Rutkowski, A.-F., & Genuchten, M. van (2007). The influence of national culture on knowledge management in virtual teams. In D.J. Pauleen (Ed.), Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Knowledge Management (pp. 111-133). London: Libraries Unlimited. (Knowledge Management Series)

Rutkowski, A.F., & Spanjers, R. (2007). Optimizing e-learning in healthcare for nurses. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 8(3/4), 354-369.

Walle, B.A. van de, & Rutkowski, A.-F., (2005). A Fuzzy Decision Support System for IT Service Continuity Threat Assessment. Decision Support System, 14(4), 285-306.

Rutkowski, A.-F., & Walle, B.A. van de (2005). Cultural Values in Multi-criteria Decision Support for Electronic Job Market: A Comparative Analysis of two Case Studies. Group Decision and Negotiation, 14(4), 285-306.

Spanjers, R.; Rutkowski, A.-F. & Martens, R., (2005). Implementation and Acceptation of E-learning in a Hospital Environment. International Journal of Health Technology Management, 6(4/5/6), 431-453.

Genuchten, van, M.J.I.M., Vogel, D., Rutkowski, A.-F., & Saunders, C. (2005). HKNET: Instilling Realism into the Study of Emerging Trends. Communications of the AIS, 15, 357-370.

Rutkowski, A.-F., Walle, B.A. van de, Groenendaal, W.J.H. van, & Pol, J. (2005). When Stakeholders Perceive Threats and Risks Differently: The Use of Group Support Systems to Develop a Common Understanding and a Shared Response. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2(1), 1-17.

Rutkowski, A.-F., Rijsman, J.B., & Gergen, M. (2004). Paradoxical Laughter at a Victim as Communication with a Non-victim. International Review of Social Psychology, 17(4), 5-11.

Rutkowski, A.-F., Vogel, D., Genuchten, van, M.J.I.M., Bemelmans, T.M.A., & Favier, M. (2002). E-collaboration: The reality of Virtuality. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 45(4), 219-230.

Rutkowski, A.-F., Vogel, D., Bemelmans, T.M.A., & Genuchten, M. van (2002). Group Support Systems and Virtual Collaboration: The HKNet Project. Group Decision and Negotiation, 11(2), 101-125.

Spanjers, R. & Rutkowski, A.-F.(2005). The Telebaby® Case E-Health Care Information Systems: An Introduction for Students and Professionals. In T. Tan (Ed.), Chapter I, E-Health, The Next Health Care Frontier, John Wiley & Sons, 27-34.

Genuchten, van, M.J.I.M., Vogel, D., & Rutkowski, A.-F. (2004). Increasing Realism in IS Education, 50 Jaar Informatiesystemen 1978-2028, Liber Amicorum voor Theo Bemelmans, Deel II, TU Eindhoven, 311-325.

Rutkowski, A.-F. (1999). The Social Co-construction of the Referential World: A Redefinition of Human Morality, Tilburg University, 170 pp, Gilze: Laurasia B.V.

For more: http://publications.uvt.nl/repository/a.rutkowski/publications.html

Previous Experience:

1999-2005: Assisitant Professor, Tilburg University

1998-1999: Assistant researcher, Tilburg University 

1997-1998: Assistant professor University Faculte Libre des Sciences Humaines, researcher group Emotion and Cognition, Lille, France. 

1995-1997: Committee selection, French Ministry of National and Superior Education of Research and Technology, French Ministry of Health Economic and Social affairs

1995-1997: Lecturer, University of Lille III, Faculte Libre des Sciences Humaines, Departments of Psychology; Economy and Administration, France 

1994: Psychometrical test developer, French Ministry of Interior, Security Direction (master thesis cognitive psychology, internship) 

Teaching:

International IT Management (Master course)

Group Decision Support Systems (320055)

Business and IM Research (320067)

Information and Management (For IB) (320038)

European Project:

Academic Director of the Erasmus mundus program IMMIT.

More information at  http://www.immit.eu/

PhD students under supervision (chronological order):

Drs. R. Spanjers: http://www.my-health.nl/

Drs. J.R. Pluyter: /research/institutes-and-research-groups/center/phd_stud/pluyter/ (under construction)

Drs. K.M. De Nobrega: http://www.hec.nl/home/mensen-bij-het-expertise-centrum/medewerkers/kristel-de-nobrega/1028 or in emglish http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/webwijs/show/?uid=k.m.denobrega (under construction)

 

Some more activities:

Associate Editor ICIS 2011 (http://ai.arizona.edu/icis2009/program/tracktheme/track1_theme.html)

International Editorial Review Board of the International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC), reviewer for MISQ, JMIS, EJIS, ICIS, ECIS and more...

Address:

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