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Dr. Banita Lal

Dr. Banita Lal
30 publications

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 the field of Information Systems which include: Information Systems Frontiers, Government Information Quarterly, Information Technology and People, the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) and the Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research. Banita currently serves as a programme committee member for IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) 8.6 Group - an international group concerned with the diffusion, adoption and implementation of information (and communication) technologies.

Research

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

Teaching

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 has taught Information Systems and general Business modules at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels such as Information Systems Management, Information Systems, Organisations and Strategy, Digital Entrepreneurship Business Practice Explored, Research Skills and Dissertations. 

Modules

  • MSc Dissertation - MAL7501-E
  • Principles of Responsible Management and Practice (In Company) - OIM4015-B
  • Principles of Responsible Management and Practice - OIM4013-B

Publications

  • Return On Investment In Social Media Marketing: Bibliometric Analysis

    E Ismagilova, Y Dwivedi, B Lal, N Rana, D Doneddu (2021) UK ACADEMY FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONFERENCE. n/a

  • Moving Away from the Norms: Adopting Classic Grounded Theory in Information Systems Research

    Ahmed, S.; Haag, M. & Lal, B. (2020) 25th UK Academy for Information Systems International Conference. 1

  • Understanding the adoption and use of e-tail websites: an empirical analysis based on the revised UTAUT2 model using risk and trust factors

    Odusanya, K., Aluko, O. and Lal, B. (2019) IFIP WG 8.6 conference. 558

  • Influence of social media practices on fusion of strategy within organisations

    Kwayu, S.K., Lal, B. and Abubakar, M. (2019) IFIP WG 8.6 conference. 558

  • Understanding ‘Development’ From the Perspective of EGovernment, Digital Divide and ICT4D Literature: A Research Agenda

    Lal, B., Rana, N.P., Dwivedi, Y.K., Frost, D. and Chirara, S. (2018) 19th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research. 1

  • The Influence of Social Media on Engendering Strategic Organisational Practices – The Case of Two Tanzanian Telecommunications Companies

    Kwayu, S., Lal, B. and Abubakre, M. (2018) IFIP WG 8.6 conference. 533

  • Emerging markets from a multidisciplinary perspective: challenges, opportunities and research agenda

    Dwivedi, Y.K., Rana, N.P., Slade, E.L., Shareef, M.A., Clement, M., Simintiras, A. and Lal, B. (2018) Springer.

  • Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information System

    Dwivedi, Y.K., Lal, B., Williams, M.D., Schneberger, S.L., and Wade, M.R. (2009) IGI Global.

  • Handbook of Research on Advances in Health Informatics and Electronic Healthcare Applications: Global Adoption and Impact of Information Communication Technologies

    Khoumbati, K., Dwivedi, Y.K., Srivastava, A., and Lal, B. (2009) IGI Global.

  • General discussion

    Van Der Eerden J.;Bennema P.;Roberts K.;Leiserowitz L.;Lal M.;Rohl A.;Allan N.;Maginn S.;Chernov A.;Frenken J.;Shekunov B.;Woodcock L.;Robinson K.;Dausch W.;Kuipers L.;Hall D. (1993) Faraday Discussions. 95, 37-54.