Dr. David Sammon is a researcher/lecturer in Business Information Systems at University College Cork. His current research interests focus on the areas of conceptual data modeling, data/information management, theory and theory-building, and redesigning organisational routines through mindfulness. David has published extensively in international journals and conferences. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Decision Systems and co-author of the book: Enterprise Resource Planning Era: Lessons Learned and Issues for the Future (2004).

I am interested in the practical aspects and organisational issues associated with introducing large-scale and complex integrated systems into an organisation, for example Data Warehousing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Master Data Management (MDM). Issues such as business rationale for systems implementation, organisational fit versus systems functionality, and sense-making have been the core areas of focus in my research activities.