Professor Alemayehu Molla
Details
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College: Accounting, Info Sys & Supply Chain
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Department: Accounting, Info Sys & Supply Chain
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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alemayehu.molla@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Alem Molla is a professor in the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics. He teaches and researches in sustainable digital business transformation. His research has been funded by various industry and inter/national granting bodies. He has published more than 150 articles in top-tier information systems journals and other outlets. He has also supervised 22 HDR candidates to completion.
Alem’s leadership contribution has been recognized through RMIT Award for Innovative Research Supervision (2021) and DVC Award, Academic member of staff, for exceptional contribution to the College of Business and Law, RMIT University (2021).
Research fields
- 350303 Business information systems
- 4609 Information systems
- 460907 Information systems for sustainable development and the public good
UN sustainable development goals
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Academic positions
- Director, Doctoral Training Centre
- RMIT
- , Australia
- 1 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 2021
- Deputy Head of School (Research and Innovation)
- RMIT
- School of Business IT and Logistics
- , Australia
- 1 Jul 2015 – 1 Jul 2017
- Program Director -Developing Research Leaders
- RMIT
- College of Business
- , Australia
- 1 Mar 2015 – 1 Mar 2016
- College of Business ERA 2015 Leader
- RMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2014 – 30 Apr 2015
- Associate Head of School for Industry Engagement.
- RMIT University
- Business Information Technology
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2010
- PhD Program Coordinator
- RMIT University
- Business IT
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2007 – 31 Dec 2008
- MSc Program Director
- University of Manchester
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- 1 Jan 2004 – 31 May 2005
- MSc Program Co-Director
- University of Manchester
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- 1 Jan 2002 – 31 Dec 2003
Supervisor projects
- The Mechanism of Digital Technology's Impact on Servitization: The Mediating Role of Network Capabilities
- 27 Nov 2024
- Impact of Sustainable Project Management practices on Software Project Success
- 1 May 2024
- AI Affordances, actualisation and affordance effects in driving sustainability: An investigation of the logistic industry
- 16 Mar 2021
- Exploring Artificial Intelligence Affordances: Insights from Australian Mobility Organisations
- 20 Jul 2020
- Evaluating the digital product management framework for enhancing the customer value proposition in organisations: A strategic perspective
- 8 Aug 2019
- An Analytics-Driven Methodological Framework for Systematically Improving Opportunity Identification Processes in Technology-Driven Ecosystems
- 1 May 2018
- Exploring the Roles of Different Artefacts in Enterprise Architecture Practice
- 16 Aug 2017
- Exploring the Quality of E-Government Service from Citizens' Perspectives
- 25 Jul 2017
- The Value of Environmental Enterprise Systems: An Environmental Dynamic Capability Approach
- 29 Feb 2016
- An Investigation of FinTech Capabilities Development: A Study of Start-up and Incumbent Firms
- 29 Feb 2016
- The diffusion and Value of International Green Data Center Standards
- 29 Feb 2016
- Investigating the Critical Success Factors of Digital Transformation for Improving the Customer Experience in Australian Organisations
- 2 Mar 2015
- Open Innovation's Impact on Performance: A Case of an Indian IT Cluster
- 17 Feb 2015
- The study of the factors influencing consumer satisfaction in social commerce: The case of Saudi Arabia
- 7 Nov 2013
- Modelling the Factors that Influence the Adoption Intention of a Residential Energy Management Information System (REIMS)
- 27 Feb 2012
Teaching interests
Professor Molla has rich experience in undergraduate, graduate, and research teaching accumulated in Australia, the UK, Singapore, and Africa. He has a track-record in developing PhD and Masters level programs and courses on HDR Practice, Research Methods, Business Systems Analysis and Design, Digital Strategy, e-business, IT outsourcing, IT Strategy, Information Systems and Enterprise Systems.
Research interests
Information Systems, Business and Management, Other Commerce, Management Systems, Other Information and Computing Sciences, Commercial Services
His main research areas are Sustainable Digital Business Transformation, Green Information Technology, E-Business, Enterprise Systems and Development Informatics. His publications appeared in top-tier information systems (Information Systems Journal, Journal of the Association for IS, European Journal of Information Systems, and Information & Management), e-business (The International Journal of E-commerce, Journal of E-commerce Research, Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations) and development informatics (The information Society, Internet Research, IT and International Development, IT for Development) journals.
Current Research Projects
Dynamics of Fintech Ecosystems
Enterprise Artificial Intelligence
Digital Transformation and Sustainability
Smart mobility
