Otto Mønsted Visiting Professorship - Izak Benbasat (ITM Izak Benbasat)

Abstract:

The purpose of this application is to fund a three months visit of Prof. Izak Benbasat from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada in 2015 at the cost of DKK 70.000 per month. A primary purpose of the visit is to continue the excellent collaboration between Izak and faculty members from the Department of IT Management (ITM) at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), which in turn helps to reinforce the long-standing relationship between CBS and UBC. For the duration of his visit, Izak will be associated with and situated at ITM. During his visit, Izak will engage in five primary activities as listed below.(1) Develop a promising new research program on the ‘Design of ext-Generation Crowd Platforms’. A detailed outline of the proposed new research program can be found in Annex A. (2) Collaborate on scientific articles with colleagues at ITM with the objective of generating at least one co-authored article to be published in either Information Systems Research (ISR) or Management Information Systems Quality (MISQ). Both ISR and MISQ are premium business journals listed on the Financial Times’ List of 45 Business Journals (FT45), the UT Dallas List of 24 Business Journals (UTD List) and as 4* journals on the Association of Business School’s Ranking of Business Journals (ABS 4*). The FT45, UTD List and ABS 4* are international standards applied in ranking business schools.(3) Play a vital role in the PhD programs of LIMAC, the doctoral school of CBS, by teaching in post-graduate courses and/or running a series of workshops on theory development and research methodologies.(4) Offer consultation and recommendation on ways to strengthen PhD education at ITM with the eventual aim of securing reputable placements for PhD graduates at the best universities in the world.(5) Mentor junior faculty members at ITM on publishing in premium business journals.