Coordinator: Dr. Mohammed Al Suqri / College of Arts and Social Sciences   

Abstract:

Information systems and Innovation Adoption (ISIA) is a team of expertise on Information Technology (IT) innovation and associated organizational and social changes specifically in Arab context and global context in general. It is a group of research in social, economic and educational dimensions of information technology and digital practices. The members are researchers from the area of information studies, innovation and management information systems. The research group mainly focuses on the adoption, development, changes, improvement and challenges of the innovation and information technology deployment in particular society. The focused research spans a wide range of empirical and theoretical perspectives that requires collaboration with people in-and outside academia for the mutual benefit of knowledge sharing and helping to solve real-world problem. The group covers several overlapping topics ranges from the practices of the innovation and information technologies to the uses, acceptance and adoption of their related digital practices. Our group is unique in combining questions on technological innovation and long-term societal transitions and aspires to be a leading group in this field in the university and country level. The group strength lies on members ‘relevant social sciences and humanities disciplines such as innovation studies , economics and managing of innovation, information studies and sustainable information technology practices. The group members are able to complete each other both on the level of knowledge domain and on the level of the research methods making it possible to investigate complex contemporary technological practices and its related case studies. Also, the members are able to use both well-established and innovative research approaches in exploring these issues.