Research output per year
Research output per year
Undergraduate teaching : Case Studies in Information Systems
MBA teaching : International Business Projects; Managing Disruptive Technologies
Dr Brian Nicholson is Professor of Information Systems. Since 1995, he has been involved in teaching, research and consultancy projects in the broad area of global outsourcing of software and other business processes. This has involved work in India, China, Costa Rica, Iran, Egypt; Malaysia and Bangladesh. Brian's research at the firm level has resulted in several influential publications in international journals and three books, Global IT Outsourcing (Cambridge University Press, 2003); Sustainable Global Outsourcing (Palgrave, 2012) and Socially Responsible Outsourcing Global Sourcing with Social Impact (Palgrave, 2016). Recent work is in digital freelancing platforms. Currently adjunct professor at University of Oslo focussing on digital platforms and healthcare primarily involving DHIS2.
Research interests are in the broad area of global IT and business process outsourcing and various projects in the broad domain of ICT for development. Most recent interests are in the domain of digital platforms including freelancing, digital platforms and healthcare notably DHIS2 at University of Oslo and digital entrepreneurship in developing countries.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor of Philosophy, An Analysis of the Process of Software Development Across Time and Space: The Case of Outsourcing to India , The University of Salford
1995 → 1999
Award Date: 18 Nov 1999
Adjunct professor, University of Oslo
2018 → …
external examiner, The University of Warwick
2006 → 2009
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Quinones, Gerardo (Recipient), Heeks, Richard (Recipient) & Nicholson, Brian (Recipient), Apr 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Brian Nicholson (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Richard Heeks (Other) & Brian Nicholson (Contributor)
Activity: Other
Brian Nicholson (Participant) & Richard Heeks (Participant)
Impact: Technological impacts, Societal impacts
Brian Nicholson, Crispen Sachikonye, Lisa Kidston & Dane Anderton
24/11/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment