Robert DAVISON

Professor Robert Davison is a Professor of Information Systems at City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the use and misuse of information systems, especially with respect to problem-solving, Guanxi formation and knowledge management in Chinese organisations. He has published over 200 articles in a wide variety of premier journals and conferences. He is particularly known for his scholarship in the domain of action research. He primarily teaches MSc and MBA students in the areas of IT consulting, Knowledge Management and Global Information Systems.

Within the Association for Information System, Professor Davison has chaired the research ethics committee for many years. He currently chairs the International Federation of Information Processing's Working Group 9.4 (Social Implications of Computing in Developing Countries) and is the Editor-in-Chief of both the Information Systems Journal and the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. He travels extensively, seeking to understand how people in different contexts and cultures make sense of their lives with information system. Professionally, he seeks to enhance the inclusion of scholars from the Global South within our community. To this end, he frequently travels to developing countries where he offers research seminars and workshops, engaging with local PhD students and scholars.