Publications

Subset of Refereed Journal Articles (in reverse-chronological order)

  1. Ahuja, S., Chan, Y. E., & Krishnamurthy, R. (2022). Responsible innovation with digital platforms: Cases in India and Canada. Information Systems Journal

  2. Ahuja, S., Sadreddin, A., & Chan, Y. E. (2021). Readily Available Technologies for Building Community Resilience: Lessons from India during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Journal of Community Informatics, 17, 3-25.

  3. Chan, Yolande E., Rashmi Krishnamurthy, and Ali S. Ghawe. “Information Technology Alignment and Innovation: 30 Years of Intersecting Research.” Forthcoming at Foundations and Trends in Information Systems.

  4. Beath, C., Y. Chan, R. Davison, A.R. Dennis, and J. Recker. “Editorial Board Diversity at the Basket of Eight Journals: A Report to the College of Senior Scholars.” Communications of the AIS 48 (2021): 236- 247.

  5. Levallet, Nadège, James S. Denford, and Yolande E. Chan. “Following the MAP (Methods, Approaches, Perspectives) in IS Research.” Information Systems Research, Articles in Advance (2021): 1-17.

  6. Von Briel, Frederik, Jan Recker, Lisen Selander, Philipp Hukal, Sirkka Jarvenpaa, Youngjin Yoo, Julian Lehmann, Yolande Chan, Hannes Rothe, Paul Alpar, Daniel Fuerstenau, and Bastian Wurm. “Researching Digital Entrepreneurship: Current Issues and Suggestions for Future Directions.” Communications of the AIS (2020).

  7. Chan, Yolande E., Rashmi Krishnamurthy, and Craig Desjardins. “Technology-Driven Innovation in Small Firms.” MISQ Executive 19, no. 1 (2020): 39-55.

  8. Li, Ting, and Yolande E. Chan. “Dynamic Information Technology Capability: Concept Definition and Framework Development.” Journal of Strategic Information Systems 28, no. 4 (2019).

  9. Levallet, Nadège, and Yolande E. Chan. “Organizational Knowledge Retention and Knowledge Loss.” Journal of Knowledge Management 23, no. 1 (2019): 176-199.

  10. Chan, Yolande E., James S. Denford, and Junjun Wang. “The Co-evolution of IT and Knowledge with Agility in Micro and Small Enterprises.” Journal of Information & Knowledge Management 18, no. 3 (2019).

  11. Chan, Yolande E., and Conor J.T. Farrington. “Community-based Research: Engaging Universities in Technology-related Knowledge Exchanges.” Information and Organization 28, no. 3 (2018): 129-139.

  12. Levallet, Nadège, and Yolande E. Chan. “Using Digital Capabilities to Unleash the Power of Strategic Improvisation.” MIS Quarterly Executive 17, no. 1 (2018): 1-21.

  13. Ahuja, Suchit, and Yolande E. Chan. “Resource Orchestration for IT-Enabled Innovation.” Kindai Management Review 5 (2017): 77-95.

  14. Chan, Yolande E., James S. Denford, and Joyce J. Jin. “Competing through Knowledge and Information Systems Strategies: A Study of Small and Medium-Sized Firms.” Journal of Information & Knowledge Management 15, no. 3 (2016): 1-37.

  15. Oppong-Tawiah, Divinus, and Yolande E. Chan. “The Influence of IT and Knowledge Capabilities on the Survival of University IT Startups.” International Journal of Technoentrepreneurship 3, no. 2 (2016): 150-172.

Subset of Refereed Books and Book Chapters (in reverse-chronological order)

  1. Ahuja, Suchit, and Yolande E. Chan. “Digital Innovation in Small Firms in Rural Canada.” In Rural Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Digital Era, edited by S. Lokuge and D. Sedera, IGI Global, 2020.

  2. Ahuja, Suchit, and Yolande E. Chan. “Frugal Innovation and Digitalization: A Platform Ecosystem Perspective.” In Frugal Innovation: A Cross Global Research Companion, edited by A. McMurray and G. de Waal, Routledge Publishers, 2019.

  3. Levallet, Nadège and Yolande E. Chan. “Knowledge Loss and Retention: The Paradoxical Role of IT” in Success and Failures of Knowledge Management, edited by Jay Liebowitz, Elsevier, 2016.

  4. Chan, Yolande E. and Blaize Horner Reich. “Rethinking Business-IT Alignment.” In Rethinking Management Information Systems (second edition), edited by Wendy Currie and Robert Galliers, Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 346-372.

Subset of Refereed Conference Proceedings (in reverse-chronological order)

  1. Ahuja Suchit., Levallet Nadège. & Sadreddin Arman., "Exploring Interactions in University Entrepreneurial Ecosystems through the lens of Actor-Network Theory", R&D Management 2021, Glasgow, Scotland (all authors contributed equally to this article).

  2. Egbunonu, Patrick, and Yolande Chan. “Digital Technologies and Start-Ups: An IS Literature Review.” Paper in the Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, June 2021.

  3. Ahuja, Suchit and Yolande E. Chan. “From Waste to Inclusive Growth: A Digital Platform for ‘Ragpickers’ in India.” Paper in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, December 2020.

  4. Ahuja, Suchit and Yolande E. Chan. “Digital Platforms for Inclusive Micro-Entrepreneurship: Empowering Waste Management Workers in India” Paper in the Proceedings of the Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE) Conference, October 2020.

  5. Levallet, Nadège, and Yolande E. Chan. “Digitally-enabled Organizational Improvisation Capability and Strategic Agility.” Paper in the European Journal of Information Systems Agility Special Issue Workshop, Americas Conference on Information Systems, August 2020.

  6. Sadreddin, Arman, and Yolande E. Chan. “Patterns of Capability Building in New Ventures: The Role of Digital Technology Affordances.” Paper in the Proceedings of the 30th DIGIT Pre-ICIS Workshop, Munich, Germany, December 2019.

  7. Sadreddin, Arman, and Yolande E. Chan. “Actualizing Digital Affordances in New Ventures.” Paper in the Proceedings of the Paper Development Workshop of the AIS Special Interest Group on Digital Innovation, Transformation, and Entrepreneurship (SIG-DITE) at ICIS, Munich, Germany, December 2019.

  8. Chan, Yolande E., Ahuja, Suchit, Boroomand, Farzam., & Sadreddin, Arman. “Technology Affordances in Digital Innovation Research: Quo Vadis?” Paper in the Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Cancun, 2019.

  9. ​Sadreddin, Arman, and Yolande E. Chan. “Development of an Information Technology Infrastructure (ITI) Measurement Tool.” Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), Montreal, May-June 2017.

  10. Ahuja, Suchit, and Yolande E. Chan. “Digital Innovation: A Frugal Ecosystem Perspective.” Paper in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (“Digital Innovation at the Crossroads” mini-track), Dublin, Ireland, December 2016.

  11. Li, Ting (Carol), and Yolande E. Chan. “Developing an Instrument to Measure Firm-wide Dynamic IT Capability.” Research-in-progress paper in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (“Methodological and Philosophical Foundations of IS” mini-track), Dublin, Ireland, December 2016.

  12. Ahuja, Suchit, and Yolande E. Chan. “The Enabling Role of IT in Frugal Innovation.” Paper accepted for the Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS) Theory Development Workshop at the 37th International Conference on Information Systems, Dublin, Ireland, December 2016.

  13. Ahuja, Suchit, Yolande E. Chan, and James S. Denford. “IT-enabled Innovation and Improvisation in Canadian SMEs: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis.” Paper in the Proceedings of the 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems (“Impact of IT on Strategic Innovation & Competitive Advantage” mini-track), San Diego, California, August 2016.

  14. Levallet, Nadège, and Yolande E. Chan. “IT Capabilities and Strategic Improvisation: A Multi-method Investigation.” Paper in the Proceedings of the 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems (“IT-Enabled Information Management Capability” mini-track), San Diego, California, August 2016.

  15. Levallet, Nadège, and Yolande E. Chan. “IT Capabilities and Strategic Improvisation: A Tale of Two Complementary Methods.” Paper accepted for the “Set-Theoretic Methods: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) for IS Research” Workshop at the 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems, San Diego, California, August 2016.

  16. Ahuja, Suchit, and Yolande E. Chan. “Digital Platforms for Innovation in Frugal Ecosystems.” Paper in the Proceedings of the 76th Academy of Management Conference (“Organizational Communications and Information Systems” track), Anaheim, California, August 2016.

  17. Ahuja, Suchit, and Yolande E. Chan. “Resource Orchestration in IT-enabled Innovation: An Important Missing Link.” Paper in the Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Toronto, Canada, April 2016.

  18. Chan, Yolande E., and Suchit Ahuja. “Digital Ecodynamics in Small Firms: Using Information Technology to Compete.” Paper in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (“Practice-oriented Research” track), Fort Worth, Texas, December 2015.

  19. Levallet, Nadège, and Yolande E. Chan. “Using IT to Unleash the Power of Strategic Improvisation.” Paper in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (“Practice-oriented Research” track), Fort Worth, Texas, December 2015.

  20. Wang, Junjun, Yolande E. Chan, and James S. Denford. “The Influence of IT and Knowledge on Firm Agility and Performance.” Paper in the Proceedings of the 21st Americas Conference on Information Systems (“Strategic Agility through Innovative Knowledge Management” track), Puerto Rico, August 2015.

  21. Ahuja, Suchit, and Yolande E. Chan. “Configurations of IT-enabled Strategy and Innovation in Canadian SMEs.” Presented at the 10th Annual Qualitative Comparative Analysis Professional Development Workshop, Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver, B.C., August 2015.

  22. Ahuja, Suchit, and Yolande E. Chan. “IT Security Governance: A Framework based on ISO 38500.” Paper in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Resources Management (Conf-IRM), Ottawa, May 2015.

  23. Ahuja, Suchit, and Yolande E. Chan. “The Enabling Role of IT in Frugal Innovation.” Paper in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (“IS Strategy, Structure, and Organizational Impacts” track), New Zealand, December 2014.

  24. Ahuja, Suchit, and Yolande E. Chan. “Beyond Traditional IT-enabled Innovation.” Paper in the Proceedings of the 20th Americas Conference on Information Systems (“Impact of IT on Strategic Innovation and Competitive Advantage” mini-track), Savannah, Georgia, August 2014.

  25. Oppong-Tawiah, Divinus, and Yolande E. Chan. “A Dynamic Capabilities Framework for IT-Enabled University Startups.” Paper in the Proceedings of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, Muskoka, Ontario, May 2014. Recipient of the MIS Division Best Paper Award.

  26. Chan, Yolande E., and Nadège Levallet. “IT Capabilities – Quo Vadis?” Paper in the Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Information Systems (“E-Business and Competitive Strategy” track), Milan, Italy, December 2013.

Subset of Media Coverage (in reverse-chronological order)

  1. Yolande Chan, Arman Sadreddin, and Suchit Ahuja. “Digital technologies will help build resilient communities after the coronavirus pandemic.” The Conversation, September 28, 2020. Posted also on September 20, 2020, on PreventionWeb, a knowledge sharing platform managed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, https://theconversation.com/digital-technologies-will-help-build-resilient-communities-after-the-coronavirus-pandemic-144449, accessed September 28, 2020.

  2. Suchit Ahuja, Yolande Chan, and Arman Sadreddin. “Lightweight Digital Tech Can Do Heavy Lifting When Disaster Strikes.” Smith Business Insight, https://smith.queensu.ca/insight/content/lightweightdigital-tech-can-do-heavy-lifting-when-disaster-strikes.php, accessed July 17, 2020.

  3. Chan, Yolande, Rashmi Krishnamurthy, and Craig Desjardins. “Mighty Tools that Small Businesses Overlook.” Smith Business Insight, https://smith.queensu.ca/insight/content/mighty-tools-that-smallbusinesses-overlook.php, accessed June 1, 2020.