INTRODUCING CRITO      
The Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations (CRITO) at The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine, is one of the world's leading think tanks on the impact of information technology on organizations and society, and on the management of information technology. CRITO has a rich tradition of studying the impacts of information technology (IT) on organizations and society that stretches back more than two decades. It is home to well over a dozen internationally recognized experts in the fields of management, computer science, and social science, often bringing the advantages of multidisciplinary perspectives to the problems at hand. Researchers focus on The Management of Information Systems, The IT-Enabled Enterprise, Community-Based Technologies, and IT Industry Studies. They have been consultants to international corporations and government agencies, have published over a dozen books and have won numerous major awards for excellence in their fields. CRITO conducts both academic and applied research.