Dr. Tadisina became Interim Associate Dean in July, 2007. He is in charge of all academic programs including graduate, undergraduate and auxiliary programs. This involves student academic issues and curriculum matters. He also plays a key role in the school's reaccreditation with AACSB International.

One of Tadisina’s major goals is “to serve the College of Business in a way that helps faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students achieve their full potential. Towards that end, I intend to do my best to adhere to the principles of being a team player, extending and building trust, and maintaining transparency and accountability,” he said.

Tadisina has been on the SIU faculty since 1986. Over the years, he has served as chair of the Department of Management and on more than 30 dissertation committees, of which he chaired or co-chaired a dozen. In 2003, Tadisina was recognized as Outstanding Graduate Teacher of the Year.

Despite decades of teaching experience, Tadisina never tires of it. “The preparation required to effectively disseminate cutting-edge knowledge in a rigorous way is an ongoing challenge and keeps me on my toes and is extremely satisfying.  Teaching is invigorating and stimulating especially graduate/executive teaching,” he said.

Tadisina’s research is in the areas of service operations management, technology management, measurement of quality and supply chain collaboration. His articles have appeared in European Journal of Operational Research, Decision Support Systems, Journal of the Operational Research Society, OMEGA and IIE Transactions, to name a few.

A native of Hyderabad, India, which is also known as “Cyberabad” due to its IT credentials, Tadisina spent his youth on the ball field playing  basketball, cricket, team handball and track and field.

Tadisina received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Osmania University in Hyderabad. He then went on to earn a master of business administration and a doctorate from The University of Cincinnati. He is the current president of the India Association of Southern Illinois.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Service operations management
• Technology management
• Measurement of quality and supply chain collaboration

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Troutt, M.D., Brandyberry, A.A., Sohn, C., and Tadisina, S.K. “Linear Programming System Identification: The General Nonnegative Parameters Case,” European Journal of Operational Research (accepted January 2007).

Wang, Te-Wei, and Tadisina, S.K. "Simulating Internet-Based Collaboration: A Cost-Benefit Case Study Using a Multi-Agent Model," Decision Support Systems, Vol. 43, No. 2, March 2007, pp. 645-662.

Schultz, D., and Tadisina, S. “Input-Output Variable Evaluation for Studying DEA Efficiency Performance with Electric Utilities” in Applications of Management Science, Volume 12, (K.D. Lawrence and G.R. Reeves, Eds) Jai Press/Elsevier Science, 2006

Kim, E., and Tadisina, S. A Model of Customers’ Trust in E-Businesses: Micro-level Inter-Party Trust Formation, Journal of Computer Information Systems (accepted 2006).

Kumar, M., Paul, S., and Tadisina, S.K. “Knowledge Management Practices in Indian Software Development Companies: Findings from an Exploratory Study,” Asian Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 10, No.1, January 2005, pp. 59-78.

Ma, Qingxiong, Pearson, J.M., and Tadisina, S.K. “An Exploratory Study into Factors of Service Quality for Application Service Providers,” Information and Management, Vol. 42, 2005, pp. 1067-1080.

Troutt, M.D., Tadisina, S.K., Sohn, C., and Brandyberry, A.A. "Linear Programming System Identification," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 161, No. 3, 2005, pp. 663-672.

AWARDS

Outstanding Graduate Teacher of the Year, College of Business, SIUC, 2003.

Editorial Advisory Board, Business Analyst, 1998-2005..

Editorial Advisory Board, Asian Academy of Management Journal, 2000- Present.

Chaired Dissertation of Ganesh Bhatt - George & Marion Plossl Doctoral Dissertation Award.

Research Associate, Graduate Center for the Management of Advanced Technology and Innovation, COBA, University of Cincinnati, 1988-1998.