Abhishek Behl

Biography

Dr. Abhishek Behl is a Senior Lecturer and Director, Internationalisation 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. 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, International Journal of Manpower, and Journal of Consumer Behavior.  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 Strategy and Innovation; International Marketing Review. He has edited eight books. He has published more than 200 research papers in journals like Information and Organization, Industrial Marketing Management; International Journal of Operations & Production 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 Associate Editor, CTO Track, AOM 2025
2. Best Researcher Award – MDI Gurgaon (2022-23)
3. “Naik and Rastogi Award for Excellence in Ph.D. Research” by IIT Bombay (2021)
4. Emerald Literati Award for “Outstanding Reviewer” for Young Consumer (2023)
5. Emerald Literati Award for “Outstanding Reviewer” for Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management (2022)
6. 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
• Innovation and Strategy

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 (2024-26)
2. Member, Special Interest Group, e-Business and Information Systems Management, British Academy of Management (2026- Till Date)
3. Associate Editor. Track: Communication, Digital Technology and Organization. Academy of Management (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
4. Associate Editor. Journal of Global Information Management. IGI Global. (2021 – Till Date) (Indexed in ABDC: A; ABS: 2)
5. Associate Editor. International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Publishers (2022- Till Date) (Indexed in ABDC: A; ABS: 2)
6. Associate Editor Journal of Consumer Behaviour. Wiley (2024- Till Date) (Indexed in ABDC:A; ABS:2)
7. Area Editor (South Asia)- International Journal of Emergency Services, Emerald Publishers (2020- Till Date) (ABDC: C)
8. Editorial Review Board Member. International Journal of Information Management. Elsevier (Indexed in ABDC:A*; ABS:2)
9. Editorial Review Board Member. Journal of Business Research. Elsevier (2023- Till Date) (Indexed in ABDC:A; ABS:3*)
10. Editorial Board Member. International Marketing Review. Emerald Publishing (2024- Till Date) (Indexed in ABDC:A; ABS:3*)
11. Editorial Board Member. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. (2025- Till Date) (Indexed in ABDC:A; ABS:3*)

Supervision

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