Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management

Position: Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management

• Ph.D., Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

• M.B.A., Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia

• B.F.A., University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Dr. Ken Corley received his Ph.D. in Management of Innovation and Technology from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama in 2008, and he joined the Walker College of Business faculty as an Assistant Professor in August of the same year.  He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2015.

Prior to his career in academia, Corley’s professional industry experience included positions in marketing communications and operations management. This includes work within textile manufacturing, cutting tool manufacturing, and the petrol-chemical industry. He also owned and operated a marketing communications company prior to pursuing his doctorate degree.

Corley’s teaching and research interests involve the utilization of technology innovation to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of organizational operations and business processes.

Research Publications:

Linna, K., Jourdan, Z., Corley, J. K., & Anderson, W. (2021). An Analysis of Student Engagement Versus Performance in a Business Statistics Course during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration (OJDLA), (In Review).

Jourdan, Z., Corley, J. K., Ryan, J. & Anderson, W. (2021). The Internet of Things: Application of Content Analysis to Assess a Contemporary Area of Academic Research, Journal of Information Systems Applied Research (JISAR), (vol. 14, issue 1, pp. 36-59).

Jourdan, Z., Corley, J. K., Ryan, J. & Anderson, W. (2020). Internet of Things (IoT): An Analysis of the Research (pp. 13). Conference on Information Systems Applied Research (CONISAR).

Hodges, D. C. & Corley, J. (2017). Reboot: Revisiting Factor Influencing Female Selection of the CIS Major, Information Systems Education Journal.

Berghammer, A., Douglas, T. N., Chen, C.-H. & Corley, J. K. (2017). Predictive Models for Apportioning 911 Fund Information Systems & Computing Academic Professionals.

Corley, J. K., Vannoy, S. A. & Cazier, J. A. (2015). Using Sustainability Reports as a Method of Cause-Related Marketing for Competitive Advantage (pp. 1302-1318).

Jourdan, Z. & Corley, J. K. (2014). How to Complete and Submit a Content Analysis Literature Review in 90 Days. 2014 Academy of Business Research Conference.

Hunsinger, D. S. & Corley, J. K. (2013). What Influences Students to Use Dropbox? Journal of Information Systems Applied Research, (vol. 6, issue 3, pp. 18-25).

Corley, J. K., Vannoy, S. A. & Cazier, J. A. (2013). Using Sustainability Reports as a Method of Cause Related Marketing for Competitive Advantage, International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), (vol. 4, issue 2, pp. 16-33).

Corley, J. K., Jourdan, S. Z. & Ingram, W. R. (2013). Internet Marketing: A Content Analysis of the Research, Electronic Markets - The International Journal, (vol. 23, pp. 177-204).

Corley, J. K., Cazier, J. A. & Vannoy, S. A. (2012). The Influence of General Sustainability Attitudes and Value Congruence on Consumer Behavior, Association for Information Systems.

Corley, J. K. & Hunsinger, D. S. (2012). Google Chrome and the Paradigm Shifts in the Browser Market Among Users., Journal of Information Systems and Applied Research, (vol. 5, issue 3, pp. 31-39).

Hunsinger, D. S. & Corley, J. K. (2012). An Examination of the Factors Influencing Student Usage of Dropbox, a File Hosting Service Conference on Information Systems Applied Research.

Corley, J. K. & Hunsinger, D. S. (2011). Why are People Using Google's Chrome Browser Conference on Information Systems Applied Research?

Medlin, B. D., May, D. B. & Corley, J. K. (2011). Health Care Employees and Passwords:  An Entry Point For Social Engineering Attacks In Network Security, Administration and Management: Advancing Technologies and Practices (pp. 52-64). Hershey, PA 17033: IGI Global Group.

Medlin, B. D., Corley, J. K. & Romaniello, A. (2011). Passwords Selected By Hospital Employees: An Investigative Study, International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, (vol. 2, issue 11).

Cazier, J. A., Corley, J. K. & Gora, D. (2011). Sustainability Reporting: Will Consumers Pay More to Purchase from Technology Companies Who Issue Sustainability Reports? Journal of Information Science and Technology, (vol. 8, issue 1).

Corley, J. K., Jourdan, Z. & Rainer, R. K. (2011). Privacy Research:  Application of Content Analysis to Assess a Contemporary Area of Research, International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing, (vol. 4, issue 2/3, pp. 129-150).

Cazier, J. A., Corley, J. K. & Gora, D. (2011). Do Independent Sustainability Audits Provide a Competitive Advantage? EDP Audit, Control, and Security Newsletter, (vol. 43, issue 2, pp. 1-14).

Corley, J. K., Jourdan, Z. & Norton, A. (2011). Privacy: An Analysis of the Literature. Savanah, Georgia: Southeast DSI 2011 Conference.