Yasmin Merali
- Associate Professor of Information Systems and Co- Director, Complexity Science Doctoral Training Centre
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
- Web 2.0 and Enterprise Intelligence. Context and Semantics for Knowledge Management - Technologies for Personal Productivity. Ed. Warren, P., Davies, J. and Simperl, E. Springer-Verlag, 2011 (Forthcoming). Chapter 2.
- 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.