Areas of Expertise

IT Management & Strategy, Case Analysis, Data Management, Analytics and Data Visualization, Emerging Technology, Technology Platforms, Online Communities, Technology Standards

Academic Degrees

• Doctor of Philosophy, Information Technology Management, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015
• M.B.A. – M.O.T., Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998

Professional Experience

• MSIS Capstone Program Coordinator
• MSIS Core Project Coordinator
• Director, MBA High Tech Academy, 2021-2024
• Co-Director, Tech Consulting Workshop, 2020 - 2022
• Clinical Assistant Professor, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, 2015-2018
• Senior Research Assistant, NAVAIR Contract, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-2014
• Director of Information Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Scheller College of Business, 2000 – 2010

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• Nominated for Eyster Teaching Scholars Award (2022)
• ODT NTT Faculty Scholar Award (2021)
• Proposal funded by the U.S. Navy (NAVAIR) for the project: Cost Impact on Software Ecosystem for the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE), 2010-2014
• Nominated for ICIS 2014 Best Paper Award
• Recognized for Excellence in Teaching by the Georgia Tech Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Thank a Teacher program, 2014

Selected Publications

• Frutiger M. D., Narasimhan S., and Slaughter S. A. (2014). A Business Ecosystem Perspective on Open Platforms and Outsourcing Relationships: A Software Industry Case Study. In: R. Hirschheim, A. Heinzl, and J. Dibbern (Eds.) Information Systems Outsourcing. Progress in IS. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
• Frutiger, M., Overby, E., and Wu, D. J. (2014). Is Social Network Platform Integration Valuable for a Bond-Based Online Community? A Randomized Field Experiment and Archival Data Analysis. Presented at the International Conference on Information Systems, Auckland, New Zealand (Nominated for Best Paper Award).
• Frutiger, M., Overby, E., and Wu, D. J. (2014). Through the Looking Glass: The Relationship between Real World and Virtual World Behavior. Presented at the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• Frutiger, M., Overby, E., and Wu, D .J. (2013). User Reaction to the Integration of Real & Virtual Worlds; Implications for Virtual World Platforms. Presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Orlando, FL.
• Frutiger, M., Narasimhan, S., and Slaughter, S. (2013). An Ecosystem Perspective of Open Platforms and Outsourcing Relationships: A study of avionics software development.  Presented at the International Conference on Outsourcing of Information Systems, Mannheim, Germany.
• Frutiger, M., Narasimhan, S., Slaughter, S. (2011). FACE: Strategic Guidance for Military Leadership. Review of the potential implications of implementing the FACE open standard in military aviation software. Prepared for Navy (NAVAIR) and FACE Consortium (Technical Report).

Edited on September 23, 2025