- Associate Professor
- Department of Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship
Biography
Richard Johnson is an associate professor in the Management, Information Systems & Entrepreneurship Department in the Carson College of Business. He received a BS in Business from Indiana University, an MBA from Virginia Tech, and a PhD in Information Systems from the University of Maryland. He has held faculty positions at the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida, and the University at Albany (SUNY). Most recently he was department chair and director of the human resource information systems (HRIS) program at the University at Albany. His research focuses on HRIS, artificial intelligence, computer self-efficacy, e-learning, and the psychological impacts of computing. His research has been published in outlets such as Information Systems Research, the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, the International Journal of Human Computer Studies, and Human Resource Management Review. He is a Past Chair of AIS SIGHCI and is a Senior Editor at Data Base and an Associate Editor at AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction. He is also an editor of the books, Human Resource Information Systems: Basics, Applications and Future Directions and The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of the Internet at Work.
Education
- PhD, University of Maryland
Information Systems - MBA, Virginia Tech
Management Science - BS, Indiana University
Operations Management
Research Interests
cloud computing, information systems, information systems education, management information systems
Teaching Interests
human resource management, information systems
Journal Articles
- Andrieux, P., Johnson, R. D., Sarabadani, J., & Van Slyke, C. (2024). Ethical Considerations of Generative AI-Enabled HRM. Organizational Dynamics, 53(1), 101032. doi:10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101032
- Lukaszewski, K. M., Stone, D. L., & Johnson, R. D. (2024). Will Artificial Intelligence Radically Change Human Resource Management Processes?. Organizational Dynamics, 53(1), 101034. doi:10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101034
- Van Slyke, C., Johnson, R. D., & Sarabadani, J. (2023). Generative Artificial Intelligence in Information Systems Education: Challenges, Consequences, and Responses. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 53(1), 1–14.
- Johnson, R. D., Stone, D. L., & Lukaszewski, K. M. (2020). The benefits of eHRM and AI for talent acquisition. Journal of Tourism Futures, 7(1), 40–52. doi:10.1108/jtf-02-2020-0013
- Julio, C., Graen, G., Grace, M., & Johnson, R. D. (2017). Navigating the New Workplace: Technology, Millennials, and Accelerating HR Innovation. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, 9(3), 243–260.
- Johnson, R. D., Lukaszewski, & D. L. (2017). The Importance of the Interface between Humans and Computers on the Effectiveness of eHRM. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, 9(1), 23–33.
- Yanson, R., & Johnson, R. D. (2016). An empirical examination of e-learning design: The role of trainee socialization and complexity in short term training. Computers & Education, 101, 43–54. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2016.05.010
- Lukaszewski, D., Stone, D. L., & Johnson, R. D. (2016). Impact of Human Resource Information Systems Policies on Privacy. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(2), 58–72.
- Johnson, R. D., Lukaszewski, K., & Stone, D. L. (2016). Introduction to the Special Issue on Human Resource Information Systems and Human Computer Interaction. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(4), 149–159.
- Johnson, R. D., Lukaszewski, K., & D. L. (2016). The Evolution of the Field of Human Resource Information Systems: Co-Evolution of Technology and HR Processes. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 38, 533–553. doi:10.17705/1CAIS.03828
- Stone, D. L., Deadrick, D. L., Lukaszewski, K. M., & Johnson, R. D. (2015). The influence of technology on the future of human resource management. Human Resource Management Review, 25(2), 216–231. doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2015.01.002
- Johnson, R. D., & Dulebohn, J. H. (2013). Human resource metrics and decision support: A classification framework. Human Resource Management Review, 23, 71–83. doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2012.06.005
- Slyke, C. V., Bélanger, F., Johnson, R. D., & Hightower, R. (2010). Gender-Based Differences in Consumer E-Commerce Adoption. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 26(2), 17–34. doi:10.17705/1cais.02602
- Johnson, R. D., S. R., & Salas. (2008). An empirical examination of factors contributing to the creation of successful e-learning environments. International Journal of Human-computer Studies, 66, 356–369. doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2007.11.003
- Marakas, G. M., Johnson, R. D., & Clay, P. F. (2008). Formative vs. Reflective Measurement: A Reply to Hardin, Chang, and Fuller. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 535–543.
- Van Slyke, C., Johnson, R. D., Hightower, R., & Elgarah, W. (2008). Implications of researcher assumptions about perceived relative advantage and compatibility. ACM SIGMIS Database: The DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems, 39(2), 50–65. doi:10.1145/1364636.1364642
- Johnson, R. D., Marakas, M., & Clay, P. F. (2007). The evolving nature of the computer self-efficacy construct: An empirical investigation of measurement construction, validity, reliability and stability over time. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 8(1), 16–46. doi:10.17705/1jais.00112
- Hornik, S., Johnson, R. D., & Wu, Y. (2007). When Technology Does Not Support Learning. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, 19(2), 23–46. doi:10.4018/joeuc.2007040102
- Johnson, R. D., C., Shim, J., & Jiang, J. (2006). Concern for information privacy and online consumer purchasing. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 7(6), 415–443. doi:10.17705/1jais.00092
- Johnson, R. D., Marakas, G. M., & Palmer, J. W. (2006). Differential social attributions toward computing technology: An empirical investigation. International Journal of Human-computer Studies, 64(5), 446–460. doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2005.09.002
- Johnson, R. D. (2005). An empirical investigation of sources of application-specific computer-self-efficacy and mediators of the efficacy – performance relationship. International Journal of Human-computer Studies, 62, 737–758. doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2005.02.008
- Marakas, G., Johnson, R. D., & Palmer, J. (2000). A theoretical model of differential social attributions toward computing technology: when the metaphor becomes the model. International Journal of Human-computer Studies, 25(1), 719–750. doi:10.1006/ijhc.1999.0348
- Johnson, R. D., & Marakas, G. M. (2000). The role of behavioral modeling in computer skills acquisition – Toward refinement of the model. Information Systems Research, 11(4), 402–417. doi:10.1287/isre.11.4.402.11869
- Marakas, G., Yi, M., & Johnson, R. D. (1998). The multilevel and multifaceted character of computer self-efficacy: Toward clarification of the construct and an integrative framework for research. Information Systems Research, 9(2), 126–163. doi:10.1287/isre.9.2.126
Other Publications
- Johnson, R. D., Zohrabi, M., & Nguyen, L. T. (2025, December). Do it For the Feedback: The impact of Agent Personality, Rhetoric, and Valence on Motivation.. Published.
- Zohrabi, M., & Johnson, R. D. (2025, December). Explaining “Explainability”: A Conceptual and Empirical Synthesis of XAI Dimensions. Published.
- Zohrabi, M., & Johnson, R. D. (2025). When Transparency Backfires: The Complex Relationship Between Algorithmic Transparency and Gig-Worker Resistance. Published.
- Johnson, R. D., & Sarabadani, J. (submitted). We Will Prompt You: AI and the Future of HR Education. In Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Human Resource Management.
- Johnson, R. D., & Nguyen, L. T. (2024, December). Welcome to the Machine: Communicating Performance Feedback with AI-Enabled Chatbots. Published.
- Barbieri, M. K., & Johnson, R. D. (2024, August). Thank you, Helen: A Review of the Anthropomorphism of AI-Enabled Artifacts. Published.
- Lukaszewski, K., Stone, D. L., & Johnson, R. D. (2024, August). Will artificial intelligence radically change human resource management processes?. Published.
- Johnson, R. D., & Nguyen, L. T. (2024, June). Getting Used to Bad News: Communicating Negative Performance Feedback with Artificial Intelligence. Published.
- Johnson, R. D., & Kuhn, K. M. (2024, January). Information Technology and Human Resource Management: Revisiting the Past to Inform the Future. Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science. Published.
- Johnson, R. D., Gerow, J. E., & Thatcher, J. B. (2024, January). Understanding Internet Self-Efficacy in a Post-Adoption World: A Meta-Analysis. Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science. Published.
- Nguyen, L. T., & Johnson, R. D. (2023, December). Bringer of Bad News: How AI-Enabled Performance Appraisal Affects Employee Motivations. Published.
- Sarabadani, J., Compeau, D. R., & Johnson, R. D. (2022, December). An Investigation of Employees’ Responses to After-Hours Work Connectivity: A Coping Perspective. DIGIT 2022. Published.
- Torres, C. I., Crossler, R. E., & Johnson, R. D. (2022, October). Legitimacy and Personal Values: The Mediating Role of Legitimacy Perceptions in Information Security Policy Compliance. Dewald Roode Information Security Research Workshop. Published.
- Johnson, R. D. (2022, June). Revisiting the Value Proposition of Electronic Human Resource Management: Revisiting the Past to Inform the Future. 8th International E-HRM Conference. Published.
- Johnson, R. D., & D. (published). Research Design Considerations for AI Research in HRM. In Handbook of Research on Artificial Intelligence in Human Resource Management.
- Johnson, R. D. (2020). Human Computer Interaction and HRIS. In Encylopedia of electronic HRM (pp. 6–11).
- Johnson, R. D., & Stone, D. L. (2019). Advantages and Unintended Consequences of Using Electronic Human Resource Management (eHRM) Processes. In Cambridge Handbook of Technology and Employee Behavior.
- Stone, D. L., & Passmore, J. (2017). The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of the Internet at Work (R. D. Johnson & Hertel, Eds.).
- Johnson, R. D., & Diman, K. (2017). An Investigation of the Factors Driving the Adoption of Cloud Based Human Resource Information Systems by Small and Medium sized Businesse. In Electronic HRM in the Smart Era.
- Johnson, R. D., & Brown, K. G. (2017). e-Learning. In The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of the Internet at Work.
- Johnson, R. D. (2017). Human Resource Information Systems. In Sage Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
- Hertel, G., D., Johnson, R. D., & Passmore, J. (2017). The Psychology of the Internet @ Work. In The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of the Internet at Work.
- Johnson, R. D. (2016, October). An Investigation of the Factors Driving the Adoption of Cloud Based Human Resource Information Systems by Small and Medium sized Businesses. Published.
- Yanson, R., & Johnson, R. D. (2015, August). An examination of e-learning design: The role of socialization and complexity in short term training. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings. Published.
- Johnson, R. D., Burleson, J., & Thatcher, J. B. (2012). Moving Beyond Automation: A Framework and Research Agenda for Studying the Role of Information Systems in e-HR. Proceedings of the 2012 Southern AIS Conference. Published.
- Johnson, R. D. (2008). Employee reactions to technology implementations: A before and within implementation comparison. 2008 Southern AIS Conference Proceedings. Published.
- Johnson, R. D., Stone, & Phillips, T. N. (2005). African-American and Anglo-American Beliefs, Attitudes, and Intentions to Pursue Careers in Information Technology. 26th Annual IOOB Conference. Published.
- Stone, D. L., Johnson, R. D., Navas, D., & Stone-Romero, E. (2005). Hispanic-American and Anglo-American Beliefs, Attitudes, and Intentions to Pursue Careers in Information Technology. 26th Annual IOOB Conference. Published.
- Li, Y., & Johnson, R. D. (2005, August). Attribution and computer self-efficacy transfer in software skill acquisition. 2005 Americas Conference on Information Systems. Published.
- Shim, J., Van Slyke, C., J., & Johnson, R. D. (2004). Does trust reduce concern for information privacy in e-commerce?. 2004 Southern AIS Conference. Published.
- Johnson, R. D., & Isenhour, L. C. (2003). Changing the Rules? Human Resources in the 21st Century Virtual Organization. In Advances in Human Performance and Cognitive Engineering Research.
- Van Slyke, C., Johnson, R. D., Hightower, R., & Elgarah, W. (2003). The implications of researcher assumptions about the relationship between relative advantage and compatibility. 34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute.
- Delalonde, C., Johnson, R. D., & Van Slyke, C. (2002). Individual Characteristics & Distance Learning Education Success: Investigating the Role of Psychological Traits. 2002 Southern AIS Conference. Published.
- Falaleeva, N. G., & Johnson, R. D. (2002). Influence of Individual Psychological Traits on Attribution Toward Computing Technology. 8th AMCIS Conference. Published.
- Johnson, R. D., & Falaleeva, N. G. (2001). Toward a Deeper Understanding of Alternative Work Arrangements: The Impact of Core Self-Evaluations on Remote Work Success. 7th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems. Published.
- Johnson, R. D. (1998, August). Development of Computer Skills: Revisiting the Roles of Computer Self-Efficacy and Behavioral Modeling. 4th AMCIS Conference. Published.
- Marakas, G. M., Yi, M. Y., & Johnson, R. D. (1996, December). The Multilevel Construct of Computer Self-Efficacy: An Empirical Investigation at the General and Task-Specific Levels. 17th International Conference on Information Systems. Published.