David Murungi is a PhD candidate in the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department at LSU's E.J. Ourso College of Business. His research interests include IT governance, IT public policy, social and organizational impacts of IT, and healthcare information systems. Mr. Murungi's work in these areas focuses on the critical agency of the human actor in moderating IT outcomes. His current research endeavors include a research project that examines the role of management fashions in shaping IT management decisions. Mr. Murungi is also currently employed as an adjunct instructor at Our Lady of the Lake College (USA), where he teaches an introductory course in healthcare IT management. He was also employed at Our Lady of the Lake and Baton Rouge General medical centers, where he accumulated more than 15 years' contract management and contract negotiation experience. Mr. Murungi received his master's degree in public administration from LSU in 2005 and a bachelor's degree in political science from Williams College (USA). He can be reached at davidmurungi@yahoo.com.

Santiago Peña is a PhD candidate in the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department at LSU's E.J. Ourso College of Business. His research interests include IT governance, IT outsourcing, social and organizational impacts of IT, and service-oriented architecture (SOA). Mr. Peña's current research efforts focus on SOA and management fads, cloud computing adoption, and the impact of advanced management tools on IT governance. In addition to his graduate research, he currently provides consulting services to a nonprofit transitioning from centralized IT operations to a decentralized, cloud-based organization. Previously, Mr. Peña served as program manager of a research group focused on high-performance computing. Additionally, he was an instructor of computer science in his home country of Argentina. Mr. Peña received a master's degree in systems science from LSU in 2007; a master's degree in physics from the University of Texas (USA) in 2004; and a bachelor's degree in telecommunications engineering from Universidad Blas Pascal (Argentina) in 2001. He can be reached at santiago@cct.lsu.edu.