Scott R. Boss

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 984 citations indexed

About

Scott R. Boss is a scholar working on Information Systems, Management Information Systems and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott R. Boss has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 984 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Information Systems, 5 papers in Management Information Systems and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Scott R. Boss's work include Information and Cyber Security (9 papers), Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies (4 papers) and Patient Safety and Medication Errors (3 papers). Scott R. Boss is often cited by papers focused on Information and Cyber Security (9 papers), Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies (4 papers) and Patient Safety and Medication Errors (3 papers). Scott R. Boss collaborates with scholars based in United States and Hong Kong. Scott R. Boss's co-authors include Paul Benjamin Lowry, Gregory D. Moody, Peter Polák, Dennis F. Galletta, Laurie J. Kirsch, R. Wayne Boss, Ingo Angermeier, Mohammad J. Abdolmohammadi, Ray Gibney and Audrey J. Murrell and has published in prestigious journals such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of the Association for Information Systems and European Journal of Information Systems.

In The Last Decade

Scott R. Boss

19 papers receiving 926 citations

Hit Papers

What Do Systems Users Have to Fear? Using Fear Appeals to... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. What Do Systems Users Have to Fear? Using Fear Appeals to Engender Threats and Fear that Motivate Protective Security Behaviors1
    2015 464 citations Scott R. Boss, Dennis F. Galletta et al. MIS Quarterly profile →

Peers

Scott R. Boss
Kathryn R. Stam United States
Jordan Shropshire United States
Ken H. Guo United States
Philip Menard United States
Paul M. Mastrangelo United States
Aggeliki Tsohou Greece
Kathryn Parsons Australia
Malcolm Pattinson Australia
Agata McCormac Australia
Kent Marett United States
Kathryn R. Stam United States
Scott R. Boss
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Fields of papers citing papers by Scott R. Boss

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott R. Boss

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Scott R. Boss. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Scott R. Boss based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Scott R. Boss. Scott R. Boss is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Galletta, Dennis F., Gregory D. Moody, Paul Benjamin Lowry, et al.. (2025). Balancing Fear and Confidence: A Strategic Approach to Mitigating Human Risk in Cybersecurity. MIS Quarterly Executive. 1–15.
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Boss, Scott R., et al.. (2023). Be an Expert: A Critical Thinking Approach to Responding to High-Profile Cybersecurity Breaches. Issues in Accounting Education. 39(1). 93–121. 1 indexed citations
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Sarkar, Sumantra, et al.. (2021). Pedagogical Practices of Accounting Departments Addressing AACSB Technology Requirements. Issues in Accounting Education. 36(4). 59–85. 9 indexed citations
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Boss, Scott R., et al.. (2020). IntelliClean: A Teaching Case Designed to Integrate Data Cleaning and Spreadsheet Skills into the Audit Curriculum. Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting. 17(2). 17–24. 6 indexed citations
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Sarkar, Sumantra, et al.. (2020). Developing institutional skills for addressing big data: Experiences in implementation of AACSB Standard 5. Journal of Accounting Education. 54. 100708–100708. 13 indexed citations
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Gerard, Gregory J., et al.. (2016). Asymmetry in Identification of Multiplicity Errors in Conceptual Models of Business Processes. Journal of Information Systems. 31(1). 21–39. 1 indexed citations
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Boss, Scott R., Dennis F. Galletta, Paul Benjamin Lowry, Gregory D. Moody, & Peter Polák. (2015). What Do Users Have to Fear? Using Fear Appeals to Engender Threats and Fear that Motivate Protective Security Behaviors. SSRN Electronic Journal. 29 indexed citations
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Boss, Scott R., Dennis F. Galletta, Paul Benjamin Lowry, Gregory D. Moody, & Peter Polák. (2015). What Do Systems Users Have to Fear? Using Fear Appeals to Engender Threats and Fear that Motivate Protective Security Behaviors1. MIS Quarterly. 39(4). 837–864. 464 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schermann, Michael & Scott R. Boss. (2014). The White-Collar Hacking Contest: A Novel Approach to Teach Forensic Investigations in a Digital World. 1 indexed citations
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Chircu, Alina M., Janis L. Gogan, Scott R. Boss, & Ryan J. Baxter. (2013). Medication errors, handoff processes and information quality. Business Process Management Journal. 19(2). 201–216. 9 indexed citations
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Gogan, Janis L., Ryan J. Baxter, Scott R. Boss, & Alina M. Chircu. (2013). Handoff processes, information quality and patient safety. Business Process Management Journal. 19(1). 70–94. 19 indexed citations
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Chircu, Alina M., Janis L. Gogan, Ryan J. Baxter, & Scott R. Boss. (2011). Handoffs and Medication Errors: A Community Hospital Case Study. 16. 1–10.
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Abdolmohammadi, Mohammad J. & Scott R. Boss. (2010). Factors associated with IT audits by the internal audit function. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems. 11(3). 140–151. 29 indexed citations
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Boss, Scott R., et al.. (2009). If someone is watching, I'll do what I'm asked: mandatoriness, control, and information security. European Journal of Information Systems. 18(2). 151–164. 303 indexed citations
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Zagenczyk, Thomas J., Ray Gibney, Audrey J. Murrell, & Scott R. Boss. (2008). Friends Don't Make Friends Good Citizens, But Advisors Do. Group & Organization Management. 33(6). 760–780. 46 indexed citations
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Slaughter, Sandra A., et al.. (2007). The Formation and Evolution of Faultlines in Large-Scale, Multi-Party Information Systems Development. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 70. 2 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Laurie J. & Scott R. Boss. (2007). THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE : MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW CORPORATE SECURITY GUIDELINES. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 103. 34 indexed citations
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Boss, Scott R.. (2007). Control, perceived risk and information security precautions: External and internal motivations for security behavior. D-Scholarship@Pitt (University of Pittsburgh). 8 indexed citations
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Boss, Scott R.. (2005). Control, Risk and Information Security Precautions. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 100. 3 indexed citations
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Gibbons, Deborah E., Brian S. Butler, & Scott R. Boss. (2004). When Shall I Tell? Relational Promotion and Timing of Information Technology Diffusion. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 1 indexed citations

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