We invite all PhD students around the world with an interest in DITE research and theory to apply for participation in the
2025 AIS SIGDITE PhD Research Seminar on Digital Innovation, Transformation and Entrepreneurship
Course Coordinators: Professor Youngjin Yoo & Professor Jan Recker
DURATION AND TIME
Every Monday 9.30 – 12:00pm EST, between February 10 and April 14, 2024. Total duration: Ten sessions a 2.5 hours plus preparation and paper development. The seminar will be held online via Zoom. Attendance of all sessions is required.
SEMINAR OBJECTIVES
This doctoral seminar on digital innovation, transformation, and entrepreneurship is designed to help doctoral students:
- become familiar with the main research streams and contributing scholars in digital innovation, transformation, and entrepreneurship;
- develop a personal perspective on these topics; and
- explore their relationship to other intellectual streams in management disciplines such, as information systems, operations, marketing, strategy and entrepreneurship.
In addition to covering a substantial part of the digital innovation, transformation, and entrepreneurship research literature, the seminar also covers relevant foundations of the broader social, management, strategy, and economic literature on innovation, transformation, entrepreneurship scholarship that will assist the participants in developing and writing a seminar paper.
MEETING STRUCTURE
In preparation for each meeting, students need to review and synthesize the assigned readings. Each student should be prepared to deliver a short, provocative "conversation starter" that integrates the readings and shares their personal insights. In addition to a critical and/or appreciative review of existing work, the seminar emphasizes constructive discussions aiming toward designing state of the art research studies that build on and extend the related current body of knowledge. Conversations should aim to start a lively discussion. You should raise interesting questions, take sides, and spark a debate. It is also an opportunity to formulate new insights and rudimentary ideas.
FACULTY AND TOPICS
The following topics will be covered. Note that sessions, topics, and faculty can change at short notice.
| Topic | Faculty |
| Intro to Digital Innovation | Youngjin Yoo
Case Western Reserve University |
| Digital Entrepreneurship | Jan Recker
University of Hamburg |
| Institutions and Digital Technology | Nick Berente
University of Notre Dame |
| Product development and digital innovation | Harris Kyriakou
ESSEC Business School |
| AI @ work | Marleen Huysman
VU Amsterdam |
| Web 3.0 technologies and digital innovation | Ola Henfridsson
University of Miami |
| Digital Transformation | Lauri Wessel
European School of Digital Studies |
| Open innovation | Hila Lifshitz-Assaf
Warwick Business School |
| The digital phenomena | Abayomi Baiyere |
| Paper Development Workshop and Reflections | Youngjin Yoo and Jan Recker |
ASSESSMENT
1. Class preparation and participation in conversation (individual, oral, 30%, assessment during the course)
2. Critical review of readings on digital innovation, transformation, entrepreneurship (individual, oral, 20%, assessment during the course)
3. Submission of seminar paper of at least seven pages [Times New Roman, font size 12, double-spaced] (individual, written, 50%, submission after the course)
REGISTRATION AND APPLICATION
Class size is limited. To register your interest, please fill out the form below. You will need to include a short recommendation letter from your advisor or supervisor to apply. The deadline for application is 31 January 2025.
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Julian Lehmnn
Assistant Professor
W.P. Carey School of Business
Department of Information Systems
Arizona State University