AUT - Antonio Díaz Andrade

Dr Antonio Díaz Andrade

Senior Lecturer in Business Information Systems

Phone: +64 9 921-9999 – ext: 5804

Email: antonio.diaz@aut.ac.nz

Qualifications:

Project Management Professional – PMP

Doctor of Philosophy – PhD

Master of Business Administration – MBA

Bachelor of Engineering – BEng 

Biography:

Before joining the dynamic team of researchers at AUT in 2009, I was a Lecturer at The University of Auckland, where I obtained my PhD in Management Science and Information Systems in 2008. Before starting my doctoral studies, I was a Lecturer at Universidad ESAN, Peru, where I completed my MBA in 2000. I hold a BEng in mechanical-aeronautical engineering, obtained at Instituto Universitario Aeronáutico, Argentina. In between, I spent 15 years in the Peruvian Air Force. I am currently serving as the Australasian Vice-Chair for IFIP 9.4 – Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries. 

Teaching Areas:

AUT (2009 – 2011)

• 426101 – Business Information Systems
• 429001 – Managing Information in the Digital Enterprise
• 429004 – ICT in a Changing World
• 466650 – Project Management
• 478220 – Qualitative Analysis
• 479006 – Research Methods in Business

The University of Auckland (2007 – 2008)

• GEOG103 – Digital Worlds
• BUSINESS292 – Project-based Management
• MGMT314 – Contemporary Issues in Organisations
• BUSINESS704 – Quantitative Research Methods
• INTBUS772 – Applied (Qualitative) Research in International Business

Universidad ESAN (2001 – 2004)

• Business Policy Game
• e-Business Management
• IT for Micro Finance Organisations
• IT Project Management
• Management Information Systems
• Statistics
• Strategic IT Solutions

Peruvian Air Force (1992 – 1998)

• Aerodynamics
• Airborne Weaponry Operational Planning
• Aviation Engines

Visiting Lecturer at Universidad ESAN (2011)

• IT-supported Decision Making
• IT Applications for Supply Chain Management

Research areas:

• Social capital and information and communication technology (ICT)
• Computer-mediated information seeking behaviour
• Actor network theory and information and communication technology ( ICT)
• E-business in developing countries
• Grounded theory method

Research Summary:

My main research work is in the area of information and communication technology for development (ICT4D). I am actively involved with ICT4D research community as an author, presenter, teacher and reviewer. I am passionate about the interplay between computer-mediated information and people and how the former can improve the living conditions of the latter.

Current Research Projects:

• The Politics of ICT4D
• Visual Research in Information Systems
• New Zealand Young Adults’ Social Life through Mobile Phones: A Space-Time Model
  

Schedule:

I look forward to seeing your contribution to the upcoming events:

• Conf-IRM 2012: 21-23 May, in Vienna, Austria. See more details at http://conf-irm2012.wu.ac.at/index.html
  
• IT4D Conference: 27-29 July, in Kathmandu, Nepal. See more details at http://www.it4d.org
  
• PACIS 2012: 11-15 July, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Paper submission deadline is the 7th of March. See more details at http://www.pacis2012.org
• ICTM 2012: 17-18 September in Wroclaw, Poland See more details at http://www.ictm2012.edukacja.wroc.pl/ 
  

The special issue on the Politics of ICT4D of the International Journal of e-Politics, where Cathy Urquhart and I served as guest editors, will be published in mid 2012.

And watch this space for the first Australasian IFIP 9.4 - Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries - workshop. More details will be announced soon.

Publications:

Refereed journals:

• Díaz Andrade, A. & Urquhart, C. (2012, forthcoming). Unveiling the Modernity Bias: A Critical Examination of the Politics of ICT4D. Information Technology for Development.
  
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Ekundayo, S. (2011). Mediated Action and Network of Actors: From Ladders, Stairs and Lifts to Escalators (and Travelators). International Journal of Actor Network Theory and Technological Innovation, 3(3), pp. 21-34.
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Urquhart, C. (2010). The Affordances of Actor Network Theory in ICT for Development Research. Information Technology & People, 23(4), pp. 352-374.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2010). From Intermediary to Mediator and Vice Versa: On Agency and Intentionality of a Mundane Sociotechnical System. International Journal of Actor Network Theory and Technological Innovation, 2(4), pp. 21-29.
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Urquhart, C. (2010). The Role of Social Connectors in Seeking Computer-mediated Information in Rural Societies. Human IT, 11(1), pp. 1-28.
• Tilvawala, K., Myers, M. & Díaz Andrade, A. (2009). Information Literacy in Kenya. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 39(1), pp. 1-11.
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Urquhart, C. (2009). ICTs as a Tool for Cultural Dominance: Prospects for a Two Way Street. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 37(2), pp. 1-12.
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Urquhart, C. (2009). The Value of Extended Networks: Information and Communication Technology Intervention in Rural Peru. Information Technology for Development – Special Issue: Development and the Promise of Technological Change, 15(2), pp. 108-132.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2009). Interpretive Research Aiming at Theory Building: Adopting and Adapting the Case Study Design. The Qualitative Report, 14(1), pp. 42-60.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2002). Impact of Institutions on the Development of Business Organisations in Peru. Cuadernos de Difusión 7(12), pp. 83-101.

Book:

• Díaz Andrade, A. (2009). Activators of Information in the Peruvian Rural Andes: A Grounded Theory Analysis of the Dissemination of Computer-mediated Information. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag.

Book chapters:

• Liyanage, S. & Díaz Andrade, A. (2012, forthcoming). The Changing Role of Universities in New Zealand. In Krishna, V. V. & Ramakrishna S. (eds.) Impacting Economy and Society: Role of Universities in Asia-Pacific. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2011). Does IT Help or Not? Computers for Development. In Steyn, J., van Belle, J. P. & Villanueva, E. (eds.), Development Informatics and Regional Information Technologies: Theory, Practice and the Digital Divide – ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for the Digital Divide: Practical Approaches, Vol. 2 (pp. 78-96). Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2010). Nothing to Hide: Transparent Intellectual Assets Management throughout the Supply Chain. In APEC Strategic Intellectual Asset Management for Emerging Enterprises: Capacity Building for Successful Entry to Global Supply Chain – Case Book (pp. 97-106). Singapore: APEC Secretariat.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2005). Journalism Online in Peru. In Khosrow-Pour, M. (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Information Science and Technology, Vol. 3 (pp. 1742-1746). Hershey, PA, USA: Idea Group Publishing.
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Santana, M. (2004). Technological Modernization at Peru’s Public Registries. In Khosrow-Pour, M. (ed.), Annals of Cases on Information Technology 6th Volume (pp. 259-277). Hershey, PA, USA: Idea Group Publishing.
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Santana, M. (2003). Electronic Journalism in Peru. In Ditsa, G. (ed.), Information Management: Support Systems & Multimedia Technology (pp. 279-297). Hershey, PA, USA: IRM Press.
• Serida, J., Santana, M., Morris, E. & Díaz Andrade, A. (2003). The QUIPUDATA Case: Implementing a Quality Initiative in an IT Organisation. In Khosrow-Pour, M. (ed.), Annals of Cases on Information Technology 5th Volume (pp. 504-520). Hershey, PA, USA: Idea Group Publishing.
• Santana, M., Serida, J. & Díaz Andrade, A. (2002). Inca Foods: Reaching New Customers Worldwide. In Raisinghani, M. (ed.), Cases on Worldwide e-Commerce: Theory in Action (pp. 113-134). Hershey, PA, USA: Idea Group Publishing.

Conference proceedings:

• Joia, L. A., Davison, R. Díaz Andrade, A., Urquhart, C. & Kah, M. M. O. (2011). Self-Marginalized or Uninvited? The Absence of Indigenous Researchers in the Arena of Globalized ICT4D Research. 32nd International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) - East Meets West: Connectivity and Collaboration through Effective Information Systems. December 4-7, Shanghai, China.
  
• Hashim, K. F., Tan, F. & Díaz Andrade, A. (2011). Continuous Knowledge Contribution Behavior in Business Online Communities. International Conference on Information Resource Management (Conf-IRM). June 12-14, Seoul, South Korea.
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Urquhart, C. (2011). Understanding their Own Context: From Mechanistic Modernisation to Digital Bildung in ICT for Development Initiatives. 11th International Conference of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) WG 9.4: Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries – Partners for Development: ICT Actors and Actions. May 22-25, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Urquhart, C. (2010). Unpacking the Politics of ICT4D: Modernity at the Expense of Political Liberty? 16th American Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS): Sustainable IT Collaboration around the Globe. August 12-15, Lima Peru.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2010). Young Adults’ Social Life through Mobile Phones: A Space-Time Model. International Conference on Information Resource Management (Conf-IRM). May 16-18, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Arthanari, T. (2009). An Unorthodox Interpretive Approach in Information Systems Research: A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words. 30th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS): Doing IT Research that Matters. December 15-18, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America.
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Urquhart, C. (2009). Mavens, Mavericks and Social Connectors: Computer-Mediated Information Seeking Behaviour in Rural Societies. 10th International Conference of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) WG 9.4: Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries – Assessing the Contribution of ICT to Development. May 26-28, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2007). Adapting and Adopting the Case Study Design: A Reflective Framework of Grounded Theory. QUALIT 07: From the Margins to the Mainstream. November 19-20, Wellington, New Zealand.
• Díaz Andrade, A. & Urquhart, C. (2007). The Value of Extended Networks: Information and Communication Technology Intervention in Rural Peru. 9th International Conference of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) WG 9.4: Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries – Taking Stock of E-Development. May 28-30, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2006). The Consequences of Information and Communication Technology Intervention in Rural Areas from a Social Capital Perspective: Evidence from Peru. QUALIT 06: Quality and Impact of Qualitative Research – Doctoral Consortium. November 27-29, Brisbane, Australia.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2006). Analysis of Information and Communication Technology Intervention in Rural Areas in Developing Countries from a Social Capital Perspective: Evidence from Peru. 41st CLADEA Annual Conference: Latin America and the European Union Opportunities and Challenges – Doctoral Consortium. September 10-13, Montpellier, France.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2003). Opportunities and Challenges for Electronic Commerce in Peru. 14th Information Resource Management Association International Conference. May 18-21, Pennsylvania, PA, United States of America.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2002). Impact of Institutions on the Development of Business Organizations in Peru. 7th International Western Academy of Management Conference. July 6-10, Lima, Peru.
• Díaz Andrade, A. (2002). Peru’s Experience in Electronic Journalism. 13th Information Resources Management Association International Conference. May 19-22, Seattle, WA, United States of America.

Awards:

• Emerging Researcher AUT Faculty of Business and Law Award (2010)
• Nomination for The University of Auckland Best Doctoral Thesis (2008)
• Nomination for the Doctoral Award at the International Conference on Information Systems – ICIS (2008)
• Best presentation at The University of Auckland Business School PhD Conference (2006)
• The University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship (2006)
• The University of Auckland International Doctoral Fees Bursary (2004)
• Universidad ESAN Medal, MBA Class Honours (2000)
• Argentinean Air Force Academy Latin American Friendship Award (1988)
• Peruvian Air Force scholarship (1985)