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Dr. Banita Lal

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Biography

Dr. Banita Lal is an Associate Professor in Responsible Management, Director of the Masters in Management Portfolio and Programme Leader for the MSc Management programme. She gained her PhD from the Department of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics at Brunel University, UK before moving on to work at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Bedfordshire. At the latter, Banita was Course Coordinator for the BSc (Hons) Business Studies and six pathway programmes and had overall responsibility for over five hundred students in the UK and Vietnam. She has been instrumental in new course development with a strong emphasis on employability and a practice-based approach to teaching and learning.

Banita's research interests are in the area of adoption and diffusion of technology and include: social media technology, ICT for Development and ICT-enabled flexible working arrangements. She has published in conferences and journals in thefield of Information Systems which include: InformationSystems Frontiers, GovernmentInformation Quarterly, InformationTechnology and People, the AmericasConference on Information Systems (AMCIS), European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) and the AnnualInternational Conference on Digital Government Research. Banita currently serves as a programmecommittee member for IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing)8.6 Group - aninternational group concerned with the diffusion, adoption and implementationof information (and communication) technologies.

Research

Mobile technology and flexible working styles, e-Government technology, social mediatechnology and strategy, ICT for Development.

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Banita Lal as follows:

Teaching interests

Banita has worked closely with local SMEs in consultancy projects and has enlisted their involvement on her courses in order to help develop students' understanding of the importance of making a valuable contribution to the local community and society. Banita has a wealth of experience in teaching on Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes and endeavours to develop an inclusive environment for learning and development. Banita hastaught Information Systems and general Business modules at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels such as Information Systems Management, Information Systems,Organisations and Strategy, Digital Entrepreneurship Business PracticeExplored, Research Skills and Dissertations.

Teaching highlights

Banita has a keen interest in practice-based teaching and learning.

Publications

There are 27 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Banita Lal. They are listed as:

  • book chapter (4)
  • conference publication (5)
  • edited book (3)
  • other journal (1)
  • peer reviewed journal (14)

Book Chapter

Dr. Banita Lal has 4 publication(s) listed under book chapter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Return on Investment in Social Media Marketing: Literature Review and Suggestions for Future Research 2019 Digital and Social Media Marketing Digital and Social Media Marketing Banita Lal, Elvira Ismagilova, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Shirumisha Kwayu 978-3-030-24374-6 Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24374-6_1
The Impact of Social Media on Internal Communications in the Tanzanian Telecom Industry 2017 Advances in Theory and Practice of Emerging Markets Advances in Theory and Practice of Emerging Markets Kwayu, S., Lal, B., Abubakre, M.A. Springer 10.1007/978-3-319-75013-2_11
Strategy Reformation? Materialization of Social Media in Telecom Industry 2016 Social Media: the good, the bad and the ugly Social Media: the good, the bad and the ugly Kwayu, S., Lal, B., Abubakre, M.A Springer
Employing Content Validity Approach for Improving the Content of Broadband Adoption Survey Instrument 2008 Handbook of Research in Global Diffusion of Broadband Data Transmission Handbook of Research in Global Diffusion of Broadband Data Transmission Dwivedi Y.K., Lal, B. and Khoumbati, K. IGI Global

Conference Publication

Dr. Banita Lal has 5 publication(s) listed under conference publication.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Moving Away from the Norms: Adopting Classic Grounded Theory in Information Systems Research 2020 25th UK Academy for Information Systems International Conference 25th UK Academy for Information Systems International Conference 1 Ahmed, S.; Haag, M. & Lal, B.
Understanding the adoption and use of e-tail websites: an empirical analysis based on the revised UTAUT2 model using risk and trust factors 2019 IFIP WG 8.6 conference IFIP WG 8.6 conference 558 Odusanya, K., Aluko, O. and Lal, B.
Influence of social media practices on fusion of strategy within organisations 2019 IFIP WG 8.6 conference IFIP WG 8.6 conference 558 Kwayu, S.K., Lal, B. and Abubakar, M.
Understanding ‘Development’ From the Perspective of EGovernment, Digital Divide and ICT4D Literature: A Research Agenda 2018 19th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research 19th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research 1 Lal, B., Rana, N.P., Dwivedi, Y.K., Frost, D. and Chirara, S.
The Influence of Social Media on Engendering Strategic Organisational Practices – The Case of Two Tanzanian Telecommunications Companies 2018 IFIP WG 8.6 conference IFIP WG 8.6 conference 533 Kwayu, S., Lal, B. and Abubakre, M.

Edited Book

Dr. Banita Lal has 3 publication(s) listed under edited book.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Emerging markets from a multidisciplinary perspective: challenges, opportunities and research agenda 2018 1 Dwivedi, Y.K., Rana, N.P., Slade, E.L., Shareef, M.A., Clement, M., Simintiras, A. and Lal, B. Dwivedi, Y.K., Rana, N.P., Slade, E.L., Shareef, M.A., Clement, M., Simintiras, A. and Lal, B. 978-3-319-75013-2 Springer
Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information System 2009 1 Dwivedi, Y.K., Lal, B., Williams, M.D., Schneberger, S.L., and Wade, M.R. Dwivedi, Y.K., Lal, B., Williams, M.D., Schneberger, S.L., and Wade, M.R. 1-60566-659-9 IGI Global
Handbook of Research on Advances in Health Informatics and Electronic Healthcare Applications: Global Adoption and Impact of Information Communication Technologies 2009 1 Khoumbati, K., Dwivedi, Y.K., Srivastava, A., and Lal, B. Khoumbati, K., Dwivedi, Y.K., Srivastava, A., and Lal, B. 1-60566-659-9 IGI Global

Other Journal

Dr. Banita Lal has 1 publication(s) listed under other journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Adoption of M-commerce: examining factors affecting intention and behaviour of Indian consumers 2014 Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Kuttimani Tamilmani, Michael D. Williams, Banita Lal International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2014.060365

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Banita Lal has 14 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
A generalised adoption model for services: A cross-country comparison of mobile health (m-health) 2016 Government Information Quarterly 33 Dwivedi, Y.K.; Shareef, M.; Simintiras, A.; Lal, B.; Weerakkody, Vishanth J.P. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2015.06.003
RFID integrated systems in libraries: extending TAM model for empirically examining the use 2014 Kapoor, K.; Dwivedi, Y.K.; Piercy, N.C.; Lal, B.; Weerakkody, Vishanth J.P.
A generalised adoption model for services: A cross-country comparison of mobile health (m-health) 2016 Government Information Quarterly 33 174 - 187 Dwivedi Y.;Shareef M.;Simintiras A.;Lal B.;Weerakkody V. 0740-624X 10.1016/j.giq.2015.06.003
Understanding factors affecting consumer adoption of broadband in India: A pilot study 2008 Journal of Cases on Information Technology 10 35 - 47 Dwivedi Y.;Williams M.;Weerakkody V.;Lal B.;Bhatt S. 1548-7717 10.4018/jcit.2008070104
Citizens’ adoption of an electronic government system: towards a unified view 2015 Information Systems Frontiers 19 Rana N.P., Dwivedi Y.K., Williams M.D. and Clement R. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-015-9613-y
Examining the success of the online public grievance redressal systems: an extension of the IS success model 2015 Information Systems Management 32 Rana N.P., Dwivedi Y.K., Williams M.D. and Lal B. 10.1080/10580530.2015.983019
Consumer adoption of internet banking in Jordan: Examining the role of hedonic motivation, habit, self-efficacy and trust 2015 Journal of Financial Services Marketing 20 AlAlwan A., Dwivedi, Y.K., Rana N.P., Lal B. and Williams M.D. https://doi.org/10.1057/fsm.2015.5
Building Consumers’ Trust in Electronic Retail Platforms in the Sub-Saharan Context: an exploratory study on Drivers and Impact on Continuance Intention 2020 Information Systems Frontiers Odusanya K.;Aluko O.;Lal B. 1387-3326 10.1007/s10796-020-10043-2
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on information management research and practice: transforming education, work and life 2020 International Journal of Information Management Online Dwivedi, Y. K., Hughes, D. L., Coombs, C., Constantiou, C. Duan, Y., Edwards, J.S., Gupta, B., Lal, B., Missra, M., Prashant, P., Raman, R., Rana, N.P., Sharma, S.K. and Upadhyay, N.
Enhancing Organisational Competitiveness Via Social Media - a Strategy as Practice Perspective 2018 Information Systems Frontiers 20 Kwayu, S., Lal, B. & Abubakre, M. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-017-9816-5
An Empirical Validation of a Unified Model of Electronic Government Adoption (UMEGA) 2017 Government Information Quarterly 34 Dwivedi Y.K., Rana N.P., Janssen, M., Lal, B., Williams, M.D. and Clement https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2017.03.001
Working from Home During Covid-19: Doing and Managing Technology-enabled Social Interaction With Colleagues at a Distance 2021 Information Systems Frontiers 1 Lal, B., Dwivedi, Y.K. & Haag, M. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-021-10182-0
Artificial Intelligence-based Public Healthcare Systems: G2G Knowledge-based Exchange to Enhance the Decision-making Process 2021 Government Information Quarterly 1 Nasseef, O.A., Baabdullah, A.M., Alalwan, A.A., Lal, B. & Dwivedi, Y.K.
Et-moone and marketing relationship governance: The effect of digital transformation and ICT during the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Industrial Marketing Management 98 Alalwan, A.A.; Baabdullah, A.M.; Dwivedi, Y.K. ; Rana, N.P.; Lal, B.; Raman, R. Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2021.09.001