Field Research

Doctoral dissertation work, academic frameworks, and practitioner decision-support tools.

Digital Banking Feature Prioritization in Small-to-Mid-Sized U.S. Credit Unions

Examining how specific digital features affect member engagement and satisfaction at credit unions under $10B in assets. Goal: a practitioner-oriented decision-support framework linking features to measurable ROI and member outcomes.

DCTPrimary Theory
RBVSecondary Theory
SurveyMethodology
<$10BAsset Focus
Research Dispatches
Framework Build / Buy / Partner

The Build/Buy/Partner Decision Framework for Credit Union Digital

A practitioner framework for evaluating digital capability investment decisions at community financial institutions — mapping vendor dependency, member impact, and competitive differentiation.

Theory Applied Dynamic Capabilities

Dynamic Capabilities Theory: A Primer for CU Executives

Breaking down Teece, Pisano, and Shuen's framework and applying it to credit union digital strategy — sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring in a resource-constrained environment.

Data Analysis NCUA Call Report

What the NCUA Call Report Data Says About Digital Investment Patterns

Analyzing publicly available NCUA Call Report data to identify patterns in technology investment across asset tiers — and what the efficiency ratio reveals about digital operating leverage.

Academic Review AI & Automation

Agentic AI in Financial Services: A Research Landscape Review

A survey of current academic and industry literature on agentic AI for marketing automation in small financial institutions — synthesized for practitioner application.

Practitioner Note Indirect Members

The Indirect Member Conversion Problem: Why the Math Doesn't Work

A practitioner-informed analysis of why converting indirect or BaaS members to direct, engaged members yields structurally poor results — and what this means for digital acquisition strategy.