Professor Justo Diaz
Professor of Information Systems
Director of Staff Development & Quality Assurance

Qualifications

PhD (Physics), The University of California, Berkeley, USA
BSc (Physics), Ottawa University, Canada

Work Experience

Professor Diaz has been Professor of Physics at Ottawa University (1962-1977), IT Consultant (1978-1981), a Systems Development Manager, Caltex Oil Co. Ltd. (1981-1982), Divisional Manager, Development at Databank Systems Ltd. (1983-1990), Professor of Information Systems and Head of the Department of Management Science and Information Systems at the University of Auckland Business School (1990-2002) and is currently Professor Emeritus, The University of Auckland Business School.

As a systems developer and project manager, Professor Diaz has extensive experience as a systems architect and the development of financial and university administrative systems.

Professor Diaz has served as a consultant to public and private enterprises and has served as an expert witness in a variety of conflict resolution situations.
 

Research & Scholarship Interests

His teaching interests have been in the management of the information technology function in an enterprise, the impact of information systems in organizations, database systems and executive information systems. He has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, especially to the MBA programme at the University of Auckland Business School. His research work has been in similar areas such as the factors affecting the success of information systems, the architecture of information systems, and the impact of information systems on organizations.