Mr Jorge Tiago Martins

Lecturer in Organisational Informatics

BSc (1st Class, Nova de Lisboa, Portugal), PgCt LTHE (Sheffield Hallam), FHEA

I joined the Information School as a doctoral researcher in 2008. I was the recipient of a research grant awarded by the Portuguese National Foundation of Science and Technology, and I am now finalising my PhD with a thesis that looks at academics’ perceptions and attitudinal alignment regarding the embedding and provision of E-learning in Higher Education Institutions.

I took up the post as Lecturer in Organisational Informatics in September 2012. My overarching teaching and research area is the management and use of information technology (IT) in complex organisations. I am interested in the intersection between IM/KM systems and organisation, with particular emphasis on structures, cultures, work practices, behaviour, and change. These intersecting teaching and research interests form the basis of my dual affiliation to the Information Systems, and to the Knowledge and Information Management research groups.

Teaching activities

I am currently involved in six modules. I am the coordinator of the Information Architecture module, and I also teach on Information Systems in Organisations, Information and Knowledge Management, Educational Informatics, Information Management in the Learning Organisation, and Digital Technologies in Organisations.

Concerning my teaching philosophy, I am aligned with experiential learning approaches and committed to creating learning situations where students can directly participate in engaging activities such as role play and case studies.

Professional standing

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Member of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS)

Research interests

My research focus revolves around four main domains:

• Managing change in/ through technology-enhanced learning;
• Organisational trust and managerial social capital as catalysts of IS adoption;
• IM/KM strategy in technology-based organisations: decisions and actions that shape the future of high-technology organisations by establishing, maintaining, and enhancing the basis for competitive advantage;
• Organisations’ total digitisation. End to end integration of digital assets:  redefining traditional employee, customer, and partner relationships; rethinking management competencies and organisational boundaries.

I am interested in supervising research projects in the areas of: Technology-enhanced learning, Management of information technology, Trust, Organisational change, Information Systems change management; and Knowledge management strategy.

Key publications

Martins, J.T., & Baptista Nunes, J.M. (2012) "Intellectual property rights and the myth of the open scholar: an exploratory study of Portuguese academics’ reluctance to make educational materials available online". In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, EdMedia 2012, 26-29 June 2012, Denver, CO, USA.

Martins, J., Nunes, M., Zhou, L., Alajamy. M., (2012) “Grounded Theory in Practice: a Discussion of Cases in Information Systems Research”. In P. Isaias, and M. Nunes, (Eds.), Information Systems Research and Exploring Social Artifacts: Approaches and Methodologies. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 142-160.

Martins, J. and Nunes, M. (2011) “On trust and assurance: Towards a risk mitigation normative framework for e-learning adoption”. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on E-Learning, 27-28 June 2011, Kelowna, Canada.

Nunes. M., Martins, J., Zhou, L., Alajamy, M., and Al-Mamari, S. (2010) “Contextual sensitivity in Grounded Theory: the role of pilot studies”. Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods, 8 (2), 73-84.

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