Andrew H. Schwarz
Professor Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge LA
Dr. Schwarz is an expert in issues related to IT strategy, change management and IT implementation.
Media
Biography
He is currently involved in research aimed at investigating: 1. IT acceptance and use 2. Information technology management issues, such as governance, firm boundary choice, and alignment 3. The implementation and diffusion of technology within organizations, and 4. Future technology trends Andrew has been ranked in the top 1% of the globe in terms of research productivity in top tier journals and his work has appeared in MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, among others.
Areas of Expertise
Research Focus
Artificial Intelligence Adoption & IT Governance
Dr. Schwarz’s research focuses on artificial-intelligence adoption in business, along with IT governance and IT–business alignment. He leads LSU’s Ourso College AI initiative, applying organizational surveys, case studies, and strategic IT frameworks to guide industry integration of AI and embed forward-looking governance in research and curriculum.
Education
University of Houston
Ph.D.
Management Information Systems
2003
Florida Atlantic University
B.A.
Social Psychology
1997
Media Appearances
Q&A: LSU Professor Forecasts AI's Future in Louisiana
GovTech online
2025-01-23
An early advocate for the potential of artificial intelligence, Louisiana State University business professor Andrew Schwarz says the state needs to invest heavily in both traditional and adult education.
This LSU professor was an early backer of AI. Here's what he says Louisiana needs to do to keep up.
The Advocate online
2025-01-23
“I am a technical optimist,” said Schwarz, a professor in the Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems. “I see opportunities everywhere.”
West Feliciana data center could bring investments to state with data processing, AI servers
WBRZ 2 tv
2025-01-13
Louisiana State University Professor Andrew Schwarz told the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday that the announcement of AI data centers like the ones in West Feliciana and Richland parishes are attracting businesses that would invest in the state as a new hub for computing technology.
The AI Revolution
1012 Industry Report online
2023-11-13
In that respect, Andrew Schwarz, a professor in LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business, is ahead of the game. Some five years ago, Schwarz envisioned that AI would become immensely important in the corporate world.
Dr. Andrew Schwarz of Louisiana State University: 5 Things You Should Do To Become a Thought Leader In Your Industry
Medium online
2020-11-21
As part of our series about how to become known as a thought leader in your industry, I had the pleasure of interviewing Andrew Schwarz.
Articles
Conceptualizing Echo Chambers and Information Cocoons: A Literature Review and Synthesis of Current Knowledge and Future Directions
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems2025
Echo Chambers and Information Cocoons have become the subject of a multifaceted academic debate – ranging from the proper conceptualization and delineation of related concepts, to questions about their prevalence and uniqueness in the online environment, to arguments about their societal impact and the role of digital technologies. This study presents a systematic literature review that analyzes the existing research to synthesize relevant findings and build the missing foundations of these phenomena. This study follows a hermeneutic analytical approach to the literature to clarify and model the distinction between information cocoons and echo chambers. Furthermore, we summarize the selected literature and identify existing knowledge gaps to outline future research opportunities.
Information Technology Acceptance: Construct development and empirical validation
International Journal of Information Management2024
Traditional adoption models explain the intention to use information technology (IT). These models draw on theories that relate perceptions of IT to its actual use. To advance the IT adoption literature, we direct attention away from individual perceptions of IT towards understanding the drivers of individuals' decisions as they use IT. This approach may offer richer explanations of individual IT-enabled performance. Using five decisions about IT acceptance and the theoretical lens of automaticity as proposed in previous work, we develop the construct of Information Technology Acceptance as being comprised of the five decisions that users make (i.e., to receive, to grasp, to assess, to be given, and to submit) and validate an instrument with data collected from 524 technology users in three organizations.
A Conjoint Approach to Understanding Software as a Service (SaaS) Adoption Decisions: A Replication Study
AIS Transactions on Replication Research2024
The decision to source services from cloud computing vendors is becoming increasingly complex. Over time, more IT products, processes, data, information, and security have been offered ‘as a service.’The present study replicates one by Schwarz et al.(2009) examining the first instance of cloud computing, the Application Service Provider (or ASP), but includes decision-making about Software as a Service (SaaS) to determine whether the drivers of ASP adoption parallel those of SaaS. The findings suggest that despite the similarity in theoretical lenses, there is a shift in resource heterogeneity from one study to the next, specifically how the application differentiates the firm.
Understanding the Developments in the Business Perspective of Cloud Computing: A Multidimensional Scaling Analysis
Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC)2023
Research on cloud computing (CC) has gained a lot of momentum owing to its massive adoption. It has moved beyond the exploration of inherent capabilities to understand its disruptiveness and transformative value. In this vein, the authors conducted a comparative literature review of 101 articles to better understand the developments from previous reviews. This article serves as a replication study to evaluate the growth of the business perspective of CC. The authors identify 126 factors guiding the characteristics, adoption, governance, and business impact of the cloud. Further, they employ a rigorous analysis that situates our review at the intersection of these factors and applies a multidimensional scaling technique. The developed matrix (a) helps to clarify the current state of research,(b) identifies research gaps, and (c) identifies potential further research avenues.
The acceptance of justifications among shadow IT users and nonusers–an empirical analysis
Information & Management2019
Shadow information technology (IT) usage and justifications, which make shadow IT usage socially acceptable, are major challenges for managers. This study contributes to a better understanding of both the concepts. The results show significant differences between shadow IT users and nonusers in the degree to which they accept justifications in light of IT constraints, in particular, in the situational factors driving this acceptance. While perceived noncompliance of others influences shadow IT users’ acceptance of justifications, nonusers accept justifications of noncompliant fellows if they expect benefits of shadow IT usage. New implications for managers are provided with the aim of reducing shadow IT usage.
Event Appearances
WEB SITE BUSINESS MODELS, TRUST, AND OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES
2009 | Decision Sciences Institute 2009 Meeting sponsored by Decision Sciences Institute New Orleans, LA
Research Grants
Louisiana State University College of Business Research Lab Mobility and Measurement Enhancement
Louisiana Board of Regents
2015
