90-914 Foundations of Information Systems Research
6 units, Carnegie Mellon University
Organizations and markets use a wide variety of structures to coordinate the productive activities of their stakeholders. Dramatic changes in information technology and the nature of economic competition are forcing firms to develop new ways of organizing work. Similarly, new types of digital information goods, much lower search costs, and improved targeting are changing the nature of many markets. This course uses economic theory to investigate the roles of information and technology in the existing diversity of organizations and markets and in enabling the creation of new organizational forms. The class is designed for Ph.D students in Information Systems, Economics, Organizational Behavior, and related disciplines. For economists, this class offers the opportunity to apply economic tools to understand how information technology and information in general affect organizations and markets. For non-economists, this class offers an exposure to fundamental ideas in the economics of information, organizations, and markets. The main goal is to prepare Ph.D. students to produce publication-quality research using tools from information economics.
Prerequisites: none listed
Offered: Fall 2026
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