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  • Assistant Professor (Grade – I)

Ambuj Anand

Assistant Professor (Grade – I)
  • Fellow of IIM Calcutta
  • B. Tech. In Electrical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

Prof. Ambuj Anand is an Assistant Professor in the Information Systems & Business Analytics Area at IIM Ranchi, teaching Information Systems, IT and Business Innovation, and e-Governance. He obtained his B. Tech. In Electrical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, and worked with Tata Consultancy Services for three years, after which, he went on to earn his Doctoral Degree from IIM Calcutta. While the training & consulting areas of Prof. Ambuj include Strategic planning of Information Systems, e-Governance, and impact assessment of IT projects, his research area broadly is e-Governance.

Teaching Areas

  • Information Systems
  • IT and Business Innovation
  • E-Governance.

Experience

  • Tata Consultancy Services (2007 – 2010)

Training & Consulting Areas

  • Strategic planning of Information Systems
  • E-Governance
  • Impact assessment of IT projects.

Research Area

  • E-Governance

Current Research Interests

  • E-Governance

Professional Affiliation

  • Life member- Computer Society of India

Publications

  • Anand, A., Seetharaman, P. & Vaidya, S. D., “Role of Project Owner in E-Government Project Sustainability”, Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research, Vol. 18, Issue 4.
  • Anand, A., Palvia, S., & Seetharaman, P., (2016, December). “Impact of E-Government Project Implementation on Corruption: A Framework for Meta-Analysis” Accepted for presentation at 10th ISDSI International Conference. Nasik, India.
  • Anand, A., Pinjala, S., Sharma, P., & Vaidya, S. D., (2015-16, December). A Journey Towards a Trust-based System – The Case of Profession Tax Digitization in West Bengal. Abstract in Proceedings of the Information Systems Symposium (ISS). Colombo, Sri Lanka: Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.
  • Anand, A., Seetharaman, P., & Vaidya, S. D., (2015, August). Impact of Project Attributes on Project Management Strategies – A Context of G2C e-Government in India. Proceedings of the 21st Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). San Juan, Puerto Rico: Association of Information Systems (AIS). Available at http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2015/eGov/GeneralPresentations/9/
  • Anand, A., & Seetharaman, P., (2013, January). Defining Sustainability for e-Government Projects. Abstract in Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium of Information Systems (ISIS). Goa, India: Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.
  • Vaidya S. D., Anand A., & Pinjala, S., (2012, January). Bridging the Digital Divide: A Contingency View. Paper Presented at the National Conference on E-Governance. Hyderabad, India: Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad.