Fowler College of Business

DIGITAL INNOVATION LAB

where we do not compromise humanization for digitalization

We focus on the study, adoption, and implementation of new technologies to develop human-centered approaches to digital transformation. DiLab directs inquiry toward the diffusion of technological innovations, exploring the actualization of digital transformations and the democratization of digital entrepreneurship.

Reforming Digital Education

We study theories such as connectivism and networked learning and develop learning platforms and technologies to support innovation-based and authentic learning. Our research contributes to inclusive education and alternative models of education as the foundations of education reform.

Accelerating Digital Entrepreneurship

We study how digital entrepreneurs can systematically expand their competencies to adapt and address new challenges. We explore concepts such as digital literacy and digital entrepreneurial mindset and their roles in driving digital entrepreneurship with an emphasis on accessible support systems.

Democratizing Digital Innovation

We study how companies develop strategies, allocate resources, and engage their employees, customers, and community in digital innovation initiatives. We study open digital innovation, research innovation culture, and its support systems, and examine the role of social computing and social technologies democratizing new product or service development across the industry.

Humanizing Digital Transformation

We focus on redefining the strategic role of IT from a human-centered perspective and its future technological ambition in different areas from design to business development. We also study the role of employees, their experiences and culture in digital transformation, its governance, and actualizing its values.

We strive to develop human-centered approaches to the design, adoption, and dissemination of digital technologies and nurture compassionate digital transformation leaders.

Highlights

(since 2020)

Students Trained

Talks and Publications

Research Projects

Programs Participated

Consultant Trained

Advancing Digital Equity

DiLab is at the forefront of advancing digital equity through cutting-edge research and innovative approaches to digital technology. Our focus on digital education, entrepreneurship, innovation, and transformation is designed to create human-centered solutions that benefit everyone. We’re dedicated to cultivating compassionate leaders and inclusive technologies that promote alternative education models, expand digital entrepreneurship competencies, and democratize digital innovation for all.

Contributions

Digital Innovation Research

Projects

Digital Transformation
– The Experiential Values of Work: A Case of Digital Transformation
– Future of Work: Emotion and Engagement in Digitized Workplaces
– Digital Transformation Co-governance: The Role of Digital Culture
– Pathway to Data Literacy in Public Institutions
– The Role of Self-service Analytics Technology and its Voluntary Use in Digital Transformation
– Role of Employees Experience and Engagement in Digital Transformation: The Case of Cybersecurity and Risk Initiative
– The Future of Customer Experience Management Systems
– From Accessibility to Inclusion: Theorization of Inclusive Digital Transformation from an Employee Experience Perspective
– Service Failure Recovery Strategies in the Sharing Economy

Digital Innovation
– Advancing Digital Innovation in SMEs: Challenges and Opportunities from an Employee Engagement Perspective
– From User Experience to Employee Experience: A Framework for Employee Engagement Platform Design
– Open Innovation Platform Design: A Study of User Experience
– Open Innovation Organizational Forms
– The Future of Open Innovation: Possibilities and Limitations
– Self-Monitoring Technology Design and Implementation: The Case of Inpatient Safety
– Social Platform Design: A Case of Social Travel Application
– The Use of Smart Sensor Technologies in Architectural Design
– The Role of Enterprise Social Networking Platforms in Fostering Innovation Productivity
– Service Failure Recovery Strategies in the Sharing Economy
– Enterprise Social Network Sites and Innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic
– Extended Reality (XR) Applications in Architectural Practice: Towards a Development Framework
– Actor Behavior and Platform Affordances in Open Innovation Networks
– Social Product Development: Process, Governance, and Technology

Digital Entrepreneurship
– Digital Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Mindset and its Drivers
– Design a Smart Mentor Bot for Digital Entrepreneurship Education
– Digital Intrapreneurship Experience: Phenomenological perspective
– Entrepreneurship Education Platform Design: A Study of User Experience
– Digital Intrapreneurship Mindset and Engagement
– Digital Entrepreneurship: The Role of Work Climate

Digital Education
– The Design of Educational VR Applications for K-12: The NAF Perspective
– The Future of Higher Education: From Connectivism to Education Value Networks
– The Future of Inclusive Education: The Authentic Social Learning Model
– Digital Mindfulness: From Mindset to Action
– Self-monitoring Technology, Goal Setting, and Productivity in Educational Settings
– Social Innovation: A Teaching Mechanism for Modern World

Publications

Last Update: September 2022
* Collaborative Projects

Abhari, K., Zarei, M., Parsons, M., & Estell, P. (accepted). Open Innovation Starts from Home: The Potential of Enterprise Social Media (ESM) in Nurturing Employee Innovation. Internet Research.

Abhari, K., Davidson, E. J., & Xiao, B. (2022). Inventing Together: The Role of Actor Goals and Platform Affordances in Open Innovation. Journal of the Association of Information Systems. https://doi.org/10.17705/1jais.00716 *

Abhari, K., & McGuckin, S. (2022). Limiting factors of open innovation organizations: A case of social product development and research agenda. Technovation, 102526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102526

Abhari, K., & Vaghefi, I. (2022). Screen Time and Productivity: An Extension of Goal-Setting Theory to Explain Optimum Smartphone Use. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction. *

Abhari, K., Pesavento, M., & Williams, D. (2022). Supporting participatory innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative study of enterprise social media use. Information Technology and People, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-01-2021-0041

Abhari, K., Davidson, E., & Xiao, B. (2022). Modeling Social Product Development Process, Technology, and Governance. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2020.2973234 *

Mucha, T. M., Ma, S., & Abhari, K. (2022). Beyond MLOps: The Lifecycle of Machine Learning-based Solutions. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2022/sig_adit/sig_adit/9 *

Abhari, K., Davis, D., Ness, H., Pagador, J., Parsons, M., & Brodskiy, R. (2022). Data Swagger: A Systemic Approach to Train, Motivate and Engage Data Savvy Employees. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2022.742

Dagoc, F., Abhari, K., Roy, V., & Nobis, E. (2022). Entrepreneurship Education Platform Design: The Relationships between Autodidactic Affordances and Experiential Learning Needs. 1, 17. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2022.003

Roy, V., Nobis, E., Abhari, K., Dagoc, F., & Parsons, M. (2022). Open Innovation Platform Design: The Case of Social Product Development. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2022.059

Klase, M., Connors, O., & Abhari, K. (2022). Reflectiveness: The Missing Link between Digital Mindfulness and Mindful Use of Digital Technology. https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_icis2021/19

Mucha, T. M., Ma, S., & Abhari, K. (2022). Sustainability of Machine Learning-based Solutions: A Lifecycle Perspective. https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2022/262 *

Su, N., Mcguckin, S., & Abhari, K. (2022). The Limits of Open Innovation: A Literature Review and Research Agenda. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2022.686

2021

Abhari, K., Ly, J., Sanavi, A., & Wright, M. (2021). ‘Employees First’: The Relationship between Employee Experience Management Systems and Customer Experience Management.. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2021/strategic_is/strategic_is/18

Estell, P., Davidson, E., & Abhari, K. (2021). Affording Employee Voice: How Enterprise Social Networking Sites (ESNS) Create New Pathways for Employee Expression. 2750. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2021.336

Rice, R., Abhari, K., & Pesavento, M. (2021). An Authentic Social Learning Model to Improve Collaboration and Engagement in Online and Hybrid K-12 Classrooms. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2021/is_education/sig_education/9

Abhari, K., Ostroff, C., Barcellos, B., & Williams, D. (2021). Co-Governance in Digital Transformation Initiatives: The Roles of Digital Culture and Employee Experience. https://doi.org/10.24251/hicss.2021.704

Abhari, K., Ascue, N., Boer, C., Sahoo, C., & Zarei, M. (2021). Enterprise Social Network Applications: Enhancing and Driving Innovation Culture and Productivity Through Digital Technologies. https://doi.org/10.24251/hicss.2021.089

Sosa, L., Abhari, K., Pesavento, M., Koobchehr, F., Xiao, B., Kohsuwan, P., & Olivares, F. (2021). Service Failure Recovery in the Sharing Economy: A Case Study of Airbnb. https://doi.org/10.24251/hicss.2021.099

2020

Abhari, K., Ascue, N., Boer, C., Sahoo, C., & Zarei, M. (2020). Enterprise Social Networks and Innovation Productivity : The Role of Innovation Culture. AMCIS. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2020/strategic_uses_it/strategic_uses_it/26

Abhari, K., Vomero, A., & Davidson, E. J. (2020). Psychology of Business Intelligence Tools: Needs-Affordances-Features Perspective. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2020.602

Abhari, K., Koobchehr, F., Huxford, C., Olivares, F., Kohsuwan, P., & Sosa, L. (2020). Redefining Education in the Digital Economy : The Role of Social Innovation- based Learning in Information Systems Education. AMCIS 2020 Proceedings, 1–10. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2020/is_education/is_education/26

Young, R., Wahlberg, L., Davis, E., & Abhari, K. (2020). Towards a Theory of Digital Entrepreneurship Mindset : The Role of Digital Learning Aptitude and Digital Literacy. 1–10. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2020/culture_in_is/culture_in_is/7

2017-2019

Abhari, K., Davidson, E. J., & Xiao, B. (2019). Collaborative innovation in the sharing economy: Profiling social product development actors through classification modeling. Internet Research, 29(5), 1014–1039. https://doi.org/10.1108/INTR-03-2018-0129

Abhari, K., Davidson, E., & Xiao, B. S. (2019). “Experience First”: Investigating Co-creation Experience in Social Product Development Networks. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, 11(1), 1–32. https://doi.org/10.17705/1thci.00111

Abhari, M., & Abhari, K. (2019). Design with Perfect Sense: The Adoption of Smart Sensor Technologies in Architectural Practice. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2019.716

Kelly, J., Jennex, M., Abhari, K., Durcikova, A., & Frost, E. (2019). Data in the Wild: A KM Approach to doing a Census Without Asking Anyone and the Issue of Privacy.

Abhari, K., Davidson, E., & Xiao, B. (2018). A risk worth taking? The effects of risk and prior experience on co-innovation participation. Internet Research, 28(3). https://doi.org/10.1108/IntR-05-2017-0196

Abhari, K., Davidson, E. J., & Xiao, B. (2018). Classifying Motivations in Social Product Development Networks: A Discriminant Analysis of Actor Profiles. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2018.067

Abhari, K., Haron, M. S., & Saad, N. M. (2018). In Search of Customer Experience Management in the Service Industry: The Importance of Experiential Interfaces. ICEMAB 2018.. https://doi.org/10.4108/eai.8-10-2018.2288656

Abhari, K. (2017). A Connectivist Approach to Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners: The Role of Social Technologies. Teaching, Colleges & Community Worldwide Conference. https://www.academia.edu/download/53073008/Connectivism_TCCHawaii_2017.pdf

Abhari, K., Davidson, E. J., & Xiao, B. (2017). Co-innovation Experience in Social Product Development Networks: Construct Development and Measurement Validation. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2017/Openness/Presentations/2

Smidt, H., Thornton, M., & Abhari, K. (2017). The Future of Social Learning: A Novel Approach to Connectivism. The 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2017.256

Abhari, K., Davidson, E. J., & Xiao, B. (2017). Perceived Individual Risk of Co-innovation in Collaborative Innovation Networks. 873–882. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2017.103

Presentations & Talks

Seitola, T. A., & Abhari, K. (2022). Digital Entrepreneurial Mindset: How to Nurture the Next Generation of Digital Entrepreneurs. AMCIS. https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_amcis2022/95

Quiba, R. C., Rubin, D., Tan, J. M., & Abhari, K. (2022). Experiential Approach to Social Platform Design: A Case of Social Travel Application. AMCIS. https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_amcis2022/96

Klair, J., & Abhari, K. (2022). Organizational Mindfulness in the Digital Economy and Its Impact on Productivity. AMCIS. https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_amcis2022/97

Carroll, C., Bernal, J., Bhullar, A., & Abhari, K. (2022). The Future of Employee Experience Management (EXM) Platforms. AMCIS. https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_amcis2022/98

Andrade, L., Tran, V., & Abhari, K. (2021). Digital Innovation Potency in SMEs: A Study of Barriers to Employee Participation in Digital Innovation. ICIS. https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_icis2021/19

Klase, M., Connors, O., & Abhari, K. (2021). Reflectiveness in Digital Environments: The Missing Link between Digital Mindfulness and Productivity. ICIS. https://aisel.aisnet.org/treos_icis2021/21

Roy, V., Nobis, E., Abhari, K., & Dagoc, F. (2021). Open Innovation Platform Design: From User Experience to User Interface Design. AMCIS 2021.

Dagoc, F., Abhari, K., Roy, V., & Nobis, E. (2021). How to Design Entrepreneurship Education Platforms: A User Experience Study. AMCIS 2021.

Su, N., & Abhari, K. (2021). The Limits of Open Innovation: A Case Study of a Social Product Development Platform. AMCIS 2021.

Sandoval., I. O., & Abhari., K. (2021). Profiling Digital Entrepreneurs. AMCIS 2021.

Klase, M., & Connors, O., & Abhari., K. (2021). Digital Mindfulness: The Role of Reflection. AMCIS 2021.

Koobchehr, F., Olivares, F., Abhari, K., Pesavento, M., & Sosa L. (2020). Use Smart, Not Less: Toward a Theory of Self-Monitoring in the Digital Age. ICIS 2020.

Abhari, K. & Bekeris, Z. (2020). Employee Experience Management during Digital Transformation: How to Measure the Experiential Values of Digital Transformation. ICIS 2020.

Abhari, K., Pesavento, M., Williams, D., & Bram, A. (2020). Adapt or Perish: Enterprise Social Networks and Innovation during Covid-19 Pandemic. ICIS 2020.

Pagador, J., Huynh, N., Davis, D., & Abhari, K. (2020). Data Swagger: Cultivating Data Literacy to Drive Digital Transformation. ICIS 2020.

Cabrera, C., Cardenas, M., Hardrick, L. L., & Abhari, K. (2020). Self-service Analytics Adoption: A Sociocultural Framework. ICIS 2020.

Adzgauskaite, M., & Abhari, K. (2020). Virtual Reality Applications and Experiential Learning Needs : The Needs-Affordances- Features Perspective. AMCIS 2020.

Abhari, K., & Solomon, Z. (2020). Reciprocal Relationship between Employee Experience Management and Digital Transformation. In AMCIS 2020.

Ostroff, C., Barcellos, B., & Abhari, K. (2020). Digital Culture , neither Strategy nor Technology , Drives Digital Transformation. AMCIS 2020.

Abhari, K. (2020). Digital Transformation and Experiential Values of Work. Interdisciplinary Conference on Advances in Communication and Information Sciences. HICSS 2020. Honolulu.

Abhari, K. (2020). Authentic Social Learning in Time of Crisis. San Diego State University, San Diego.

Abhari, K., (2020). Panel: Digital Entrepreneurship. California Entrepreneurship Education Conference.Use Smart, Not Less: Toward a Theory of Self-Monitoring in the Digital Age. ICIS 2020.

Ostroff, C., Barcellos, B., & Abhari, K. (2020). Digital Culture , neither Strategy nor Technology , Drives Digital Transformation. AMCIS 2020.

Abhari, K., & Solomon, Z. (2020). Reciprocal Relationship between Employee Experience Management and Digital Transformation. AMCIS 2020.

Abhari, K., Sue, S. & Furutani, D. (2020). Symposium: Secrets to Priming Entrepreneurship Platforms for Deep Learning & AI Research. The 52nd Hawaii International Conferences on System Sciences, Maui.

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Faculty Members

Kaveh Abhari, Ph.D. | Digital Transformation

Maryam Abhari, D.Arch | Design Innovation

Xialu Liu , Ph.D. | Innovation analytics

Carlos D. Paternina-Arboleda, Ph.D., | Supply-Chain Innovation

Paula Peter, Ph.D. | Product Innovation

Morteza Safaei Pour, Ph.D. | Cyber-Security & IoT Innovation

Hossein Shirazi, Ph.D. | Cyber-Security Innovation

Current Student Members

Kelsey Azmitia | Coordinator

Former Members and Alumni

Animesh Srivastava | Computer Science (2022) | ResearcherShukri Mohamed | Interior Architecture (2023) | Researcher

News & Updates

Big Data Hackathon 2022

by Kelsey Azmitia | November 15, 2022 | Lab Updates, Student Spotlights | 0 Comments

In this year’s Big Data hackathon, DiLab members, Griffin You, Dylan Fitzpatrick, Nhat Huynh, and their team members Jaxon Hill and Duong Lu, took home first place as the “Best Overall Project”! Their project presented their solution Cenos AI, a cloud-based...

Congratulations to the DiLab Members who Presented at the Student Research Symposium!

by Kelsey Azmitia | March 22, 2022 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

We are all extremely proud of all of our DiLab members who presented recently at the Student Research Symposium (SRS) event and want to congratulate those four who received awards! Below are the research projects that were presented at SRS: Digital...

DiLab members present research papers at Hawaii International Conference System Sciences’

by Kelsey Azmitia | February 1, 2022 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

DiLab members have recently presented four research papers at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2022. The papers include: ~ Open Innovation Platform Design: The Case of Social Product Development by Vanessa Roy, Elijah Nobis, Kaveh Abhari,...

“The Experiential Values of Work”- Employee Engagement being Maintained in the Workplace

by Kelsey Azmitia | December 13, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

Working on “The Experiential Values of Work: A Case of Digital Transformation,” Amara, Mariana and Manahil aim to add more clarity to the factors that impact an employee’s experience during digital transformation initiatives, specifically in public institutions. Their...

“Social Travel Platform”- The Social Travel Application, Tramigo

by Kelsey Azmitia | December 4, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

One of our UI/UX research teams is studying the design of ‘Social Travel Platforms’. They began their work by studying a new and promising social travel application, Tramigo, a San Diego based startup. Tramigo’s goal is to extend genuine connections amongst travelers...

Advancing Digital Innovation in SME’s: Challenges and Opportunities from Employees

by Kelsey Azmitia | November 22, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

Focusing on the limitations and challenges of advancing digital innovation in small-medium enterprises (SMEs), Liliann Andrade and Vincent Tran conduct a systematic literature review centered around the key dynamics and determinants of digital intrapreneurship from...

Operational Employees: The Leader of the Digital Transformation

by Kelsey Azmitia | November 12, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

Employees are neither costs nor assets but change agents in digital transformation. Emma Tsztoo works on a project that examines the role of operational employees in the implementation and governance of digital transformation. Emma is in her 4th-year undergraduate...

Cybersecurity and Risk Initiative in Big Accounting Firms: An Experiential Perspective

by Kelsey Azmitia | November 10, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

Human Error is still the No. 1 cause of data breaches. Tackling this challenge, Claire strives to offer a new framework and set of guidelines for companies’ cybersecurity and risk initiatives. Her current research is grounded in employees’ cognitive, social,...

The Future of Entrepreneurship Education Platforms Involving User-Centric Design

by Kelsey Azmitia | August 29, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

With an increasing demand for entrepreneurship education platforms (EEP), Francezca Dagoc, Vanessa Roy, Elijah Nobis, and Kaveh Abhari offer a UX design framework and a set of guidelines for an entrepreneurship education platform. Their research highlights the...

Operationalizing Digital Mindfulness by Expanding IT Mindfulness Concepts

by Kelsey Azmitia | August 27, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

As digital technology arises as an essential part of modern-day life, it is critical that users maximize the value of digital technology while avoiding negative consequences. Melissa Klase, Oliver Connors, and Kaveh Abhari emphasize digital mindfulness...

Digital Mindfulness Arises in Modern-Day Life

by Kelsey Azmitia | August 23, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

Digital Entrepreneurs’ Personality Traits

by Kelsey Azmitia | August 13, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

Learn about Ivan Demetrio Ortiz Sandoval's work-in-progress on Digital Entrepreneurs' personality traits. This study identified four key groups of digital entrepreneurs with different personality traits: visioners, inventors, builders, and networkers. ...

Best Paper Nominee: “Employees First”

by Kelsey Azmitia | August 13, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

‘Employees First’: The Relationship between Employee Experience Management Systems and Customer Experience Management One of our papers at #AMCIS 2021; Best Paper nominee, Top 25% AMCIS Paper; thanks to Arsham Sanavi, Jennifer Ly, and Marina...

Toward a Theory of Digital Mindfulness

by Kelsey Azmitia | August 13, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

We're happy to share that our paper, 'Toward a Theory of Digital Mindfulness: A Case of Smartphone-based Self-monitoring,' has received the best paper award from HCI International 2021. Congratulations and thanks to our current and former members, Melissa...

Best Paper Award from HCI International 2021

by Kelsey Azmitia | August 6, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

We're happy to share that our paper, 'Toward a Theory of Digital Mindfulness: A Case of Smartphone-based Self-monitoring,' has received the Best Paper Award of the 8th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, HCI International....

San Diego State University’s Digital Innovation Lab to Launch UI/UX Services for Local Startups

by Kelsey Azmitia | July 24, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

Do you know 75% of a user initial imprecision of an online business is based on user interface design? or 70% of digital platforms fail due to a bad user experience?As of September 1st, 2021, Digital Innovation Lab at San Diego State University is proud to offer...

Improving Student Engagement, Experience, and Learning Abilities During and After the Pandemic

by Kelsey Azmitia | May 22, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

Exploring Connectivist Teaching models in K-12, Nohea Behler has set out to investigate the challenges that Hawaiʻi’s middle school teachers have faced over the past year during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have navigated these challenges using digital...

How Digital Mindfulness Can Lead to More Efficient and Intelligent Uses of Technology

by Kelsey Azmitia | May 21, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

Focusing on how reflections authorize a more intelligent use of technology, the Digital Mindfulness team explores the various ways digital mindfulness can reach digital technology’s full potential. The team expands on IT mindfulness theory by blending that with the...

The Importance of 21 UI/UX Elements that Facilitate Key Open Innovation Activities

by Kelsey Azmitia | May 21, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

Open innovation (OI) platforms allow innovation seekers to harvest the creative capacity of the crowd and develop their new product and service concepts. Yet, these platforms typically fall short in offering a robust user experience. Our UI/UX research team is...

The Advancement of Entrepreneurship Education Platforms Design and Self-Regulated eLearning

by Kelsey Azmitia | May 21, 2021 | Lab Updates | 0 Comments

Focusing on Design Entrepreneurship Education Platforms (EEP), one of our UI/UX teams, led by Francezca Dagoc investigates user experience on EEP to offer a new UX design framework for these platforms. The project has assessed the relationships between crucial...

Nikita Velji

by Kelsey Azmitia | May 17, 2022 | Student Spotlights

Nikita Velji is on a mission to rediscover the process of Digital Transformation and how it unfolds from an employee’s perspective. Her main focus is to understand how to drive digital transformation within the organization without disrupting culture and discouraging...

Timothy Seitola

by Kelsey Azmitia | May 13, 2022 | Student Spotlights

Researching Digital Entrepreneurial, Timothy Seitola focuses on identifying the underlying characteristics that shape an entrepreneurial mindset in a digital context. Timothy interviews founders and works on developing an instrument for companies and institutions to...

Jordan Chen

by Kelsey Azmitia | May 13, 2022 | Student Spotlights

Using advanced text-mining techniques, Jordan Chen is gathering large amounts of data from TrustPilot and similar platforms to understand user experience and user experience management on the sharing economy platforms like Airbnb and Uber. Jordan is...

Jordan Klair

by Kelsey Azmitia | May 13, 2022 | Student Spotlights

Jordan Klair has been focusing on how digital mindfulness practices can affect work practices and digital transformation at an organizational level. Her goal is to contribute to the understanding and measuring of digital mindfulness at the team and organizational...