Prof. Gamel Wiredu is Associate Professor of Information Systems and Head of Department of Information Systems & Innovation at GIMPA. He holds PhD and MSc degrees in Information Systems from London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), United Kingdom. He also holds a BSc degree in Planning from KNUST. His research interests are in the relationship between information technology and organizations, specifically in virtual teams, digital platforms, digital service innovation, and ubiquitous computing. He is the author of Global Software Engineering: Virtualization and Coordination (Taylor & Francis: New York) and Mobile Computer Usability: An Organizational Personality Perspective (Springer: Berlin). He has published in international journals such as Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, Information & Organization, Information Technology & People, African Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Global Information Management, Cognition Technology & Work, and Journal of Education & Work. He is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of African Journal of Information Systems and an Associate Editor of European Journal of Information Systems.

o Organisational Study of Information Systems,
o Qualitative Research,
o Information and Knowledge Society,
o Management Information Systems,
o Electronic Commerce, and
o Electronic Business

o Virtual teamwork,
o digital platforms,
o IT service innovation,
o ubiquitous computing, and
o e-government

Graduate Level

• Organisational Study of Information Systems
• Qualitative Research
• Information and Knowledge Society
• Management Information Systems
• Electronic Commerce
• Electronic Business

Undergraduate Level

• Information Technology Research Methods
• Systems Thinking and Practice
• Information and Knowledge Society
• Systems Analysis and Design

• Wiredu, G. (2019) Global Software Engineering: Virtualization and Coordination. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis: New York.
• Arhin, K. & Wiredu, G. O. (2018) “An Organizational Communication Approach to Information Security.” African Journal of Information Systems, 10(4), 261-279.
• Wiredu, G. O. (2014) Mobile Computer Usability: An Organizational Personality Perspective. Springer: Berlin.
• Wiredu, G. O. (2012) “Information Systems Innovation in Public Organisations: An Institutional Perspective.” Information Technology and People, 25(2), 188-206.
• Wiredu, G. O. (2011) “Understanding the Functions of Teleconferences for Coordinating Global Software Development Projects.” Information Systems Journal, 21(2), 175-194.
• Wiredu, G. O. (2007) “User Appropriation of Mobile Technologies: Motives, Conditions and Design Properties.” Information and Organization, 17(2), 110-129.
• Wiredu, G. O. & C. Sørensen (2006) “The Dynamics of Control and Mobile Computing in Distributed Activities.” European Journal of Information Systems, 15(3), 307-319.

Prof. Gamel O. Wiredu
Associate Professor in Information Systems
SoT Building, Access Net 3
gwiredu@gimpa.edu.gh