Yasmin Merali
- Associate Professor of Information Systems and Co- Director, Complexity Science Doctoral Training Centre
BSc (London), MSc (Birmingham), MSc (CNAA)
Room E1.11 (Social Studies Building)
Warwick Business School
The University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
United Kingdom
e
Biography
Consultant to UK and multinational organisations, advising on business transformation and knowledge management. Visiting lecturer (MBA and executive teaching) at Judge Institute, University of Cambridge; Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Lisbon; LETI, St Petersburg; EM Lyon.
Research interests
complexity and transformation of organisations and socio-economic contexts; network dynamics and organisation in the information space; information and knowledge management; social media and social networks; opinion dynamics; utilization of emergent technologies in the delivery of benefits; strategies and business models in the information economy; post-acquisition integration; e-business, e-government, e-health.
Selected research projects
- CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT: Action for the Science of Complex Systems and Socially Intelligents ICR - ASSYST: Open University, January 2009 - December 2012.
- ASSYST - Action for the Science of Complex Systems and Socially Intelligent: European Commission, January 2009 - March 2012.
- Complexity and Policy: University of Warwick (SPF), November 2009 - March 2010.
- Complexity and Public Policy: The utilization of Complexity Science Concepts and Tools for Public Policy Formulation and Implementation (A Boston/Warwick Workshop: IAS (Institute of Advanced Study), September 2008 - December 2008.
Only selected externally-funded projects are listed here.
Teaching activity this year
Masters Portfolio
- IB92X0 Business IT and Services module leader
Undergraduate
- IB3810 Critical Issues in Management
Warwick MBA
- IB9B20 Complexity, Management and Network Thinking module leader
Publications
Book chapters
- Complexity and systems thinking. The SAGE handbook of complexity and management. Ed. Allen, P., McGuire, S. and McKelvey, B. Sage, 2011. Chapter 1. 31-52.
Journal articles
- The role of actor associations in understanding the implementation of Lean Thinking in Healthcare. International Journal Of Operations And Production Management 31 (2011) (Published): 167-191.
- Stakeholder dynamics and the implementation of process innovations: the case of lean thinking in a UK NHS hospital trust. International Journal Of Healthcare Technology And Management 10 (2009) (Published): 303-324.
- Stakeholder Network Dynamics and Emergent Trajectories of Lean Implementation Projects: A Study in the UK National Health Service. Public Money and Management 28 (2007): 41-48.
- Using Complexity Science to Effect a Paradigm Shift in Information Systems for the 21st Century. Journal Of Information Technology 21 (2006): 211-215.
- Complexity and Information Systems: The Emergent Domain. Journal Of Information Technology 21 (2006) (Published): 216-228.