Research Themes

E-Commerce and ICT Innovation

Convenor:Professor Bob McQueen

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a constantly changing field of research driven by new technologies and characterised by windows of opportunity that emerge as technologies facilitate and enable new social and organisational opportunities. Electronic Commerce (EC) involving the application of ICT and new business processes in organizations has become a highly visible focus for research.

The School has a series of major research programmes which focus on the application of ICT and EC.

• Socio-Economic Impacts of ICT/EC
  Including economic impacts of ICT on labour markets, e-business activities in NZ, social and cultural consequences of ICTs for women, Maori, new immigrants.
• Innovative Applications of ICT/EC
  Including analysis tools for B2B websites, innovation processes.
• Commercialisation of Innovative ICT/EC
  Including processes for commercialisation of ICT, success factors for commercialisation of ICT.
• Strategic use of ICT/ECs
  Including strategy taxonomies for electronic retailing, e-business strategies, strategic alliances in electronic marketplaces.
• Adoption, uptake and implementation processes for ICT/EC
  Including case studies of adoption of ICT/EC by New Zealand organisations and government, change management.
• On-line communities and electronic communication
  Including electronic networks for innovators and entrepreneurs, seniors, teenagers.