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“The UA, a leading public
research university, offers
me the luxury of being able
to concentrate on research.
And Tucson offers 350 days
of sunshine and a diverse
and talented community.”
“The University of Arizona
offers outstanding
educational and research
opportunities and I feel
privileged to be a part of
the Department of MIS
in the Eller College of
Management. The faculty
and students at Eller are
exceptional and I am
looking forward to being a
part of that tradition.
Also, I am a huge fan of
collegiate athletics
— Go Cats!!”
Matthew J. Hashim
Assistant Professor of MIS
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2011
Matthew Hashim’s research
focuses on topics that
influence digital business
strategy. A paper exploring
the role of morality in
determining intentions to
engage in digital piracy is
under review. He has working
papers which explore both
the role and source of
information on decisionmaking
under contexts such
as piracy and an e-commerce
paper that looks at the impact
of the digital delivery of
movies on physical movie
sales. “The research topics
that I am focused on are
familiar to most students,
allowing me a greater
understanding of their
underlying motivations and
views of digital business,” he
said. Hashim comes to the
Eller College from Purdue
University, where he was
awarded the Krannert
Certificate for Distinguished
Teaching in 2009. He worked
in industry for ten years
before pursuing his
doctoral studies.
Jayati Sinha
Assistant Professor
of Marketing
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2011
Jayati Sinha comes to the
Eller College from the
University of Iowa. Her
research examines the role
of social influence and social
networking on consumer
behavior, both individual and
family consumption behavior.
Her dissertation focused on
social contagion in attitudes.
“Teaching is an integral part
of academic research, as
it often helps with the
generation of new ideas and
to gauge the value of existing
theories,” she said. “Teaching
is, in itself, a learning
experience. Many discussions
in a class yield ideas which
result in better learning of
the subject for the teacher.”
Sinha also holds an MBA
from the University of Toledo
and a master’s in geographic
information systems and
remote sensing from the
University of British Columbia.
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