Abhishek Behl

Biography

Dr. Abhishek Behl is a Senior Lecturer at Keele Business School, Keele University, UK with over 10 years of experience. He has earned his second Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, where his research is in crowdfunding and gamification. He is a winner of the prestigious “Naik and Rastogi Award for Excellence in PhD” from IIT Bombay. He holds more than 10 years of experience in teaching, research, and consultancy. Abhishek is a fellow of the Spatial Data Lab at Harvard University, USA, and an Affiliate Member of the Gamification and Systems Thinking Lab at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

He is the president of the Special Interest Group (SIG)- GAME of AIS. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Global Information Management, Journal of Global Marketing, International Journal of Manpower; Journal of Consumer Behaviour; Journal of Global Marketing; Journal of Cases on Information Technology, Assistant Editor of Technology Forecasting and Social Change and in an area editor (South Asia) of the International Journal of Emergency Services.  He features on the editorial board of many journals like International Journal of Information Management; IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management; Journal of Business Research; Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organization; and Journal of Promotion Management. He has edited eight books. He has published more than 180 research papers in journals like Information and Organization, Industrial Marketing Management; International Journal of Information Management; IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management; Production Planning and Control; Annals of Operations Research; Journal of Business Research; Technology Forecasting and Social Change; Internet Research; International Marketing Review; etc.

Research and scholarship

Awards

1. Best Researcher Award – MDI Gurgaon (2022-23)
2. “Naik and Rastogi Award for Excellence in Ph.D. Research” by IIT Bombay (2021)
3. Emerald Literati Award for “Outstanding Reviewer” for Young Consumer (2023)
4. Emerald Literati Award for “Outstanding Reviewer” for Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management (2022)
5. Emerald Literati Award for “Outstanding Reviewer” for International Journal of Emergency Services (2021)

Google Scholar’s Profile: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=old9Xa8AAAAJ&hl=en

Research Interests

• Gamification and its application
• Technology transformation for organizations
• Stakeholder engagement for products and services
• Theory driven research in application of information strategy
• Human Computer Interaction
• Emerging Technology in Organizations

Teaching

• Gamification
• Data Analytics
• Management Information Systems
• UI and UX
• Design Thinking
• Philosophy of Research

Further information

Editorial positions

1. President, Special Interest Group – GAME, Association of Information Systems (2024-25)
2. Associate Editor. Track: Communication, Digital Technology and Organization. Academy of Management (2023, 2024)
3. Associate Editor. Journal of Global Information Management. IGI Global. (2021 – Till Date) (Indexed in ABDC: A; ABS: 2)
4. Assistant Editor. Technology Forecasting and Social Change. Elsevier (2023- Till Date) (Indexed in ABDC:A; ABS:3)
5. Associate Editor. South Asian Journal of Business Studies , Emerald Publishers (2021 – Till Date) (ABDC: C; Scopus)
6. Associate Editor. Journal of Cases in Information Technology , IGI Global (2021 – Till Date) (ABDC: C; Scopus)
7. Associate Editor. International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Publishers (2022- Till Date) (Indexed in ABDC: A; ABS: 2; Scopus)
8. Associate Editor Journal of Consumer Behaviour. Wiley (Indexed in ABDC:A; ABS:2) (2024- Till Date)
9. Associate Editor Journal of Global Marketing. Taylor and Francis. (2024 – Till Date) (Indexed in ABDC: B)
10. Review Editor – International Studies of Management and Organization, Taylor and Francis, (2022- Till Date) (ABDC: B; ABS: 2; Scopus)
11. Editorial Review Board Member. International Journal of Information Management. Elsevier (Indexed in ABDC:A*; ABS:2)
12. Editorial Review Board Member. Journal of Business Research. Elsevier (Indexed in ABDC:A; ABS:3*)
13. Editorial Board Member. International Marketing Review. Emerald Publishing (2024- Till Date) (Indexed in ABDC:A; ABS:3*)
14. Editorial Review Board Member. The Journal of High Technology and Management Research (Indexed in ABS:2; ABDC:C)

Supervision

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Gamification and its applications
• Design and Delivery of Information Systems
• Technology and Innovation Management