Contact
a.rashid@ajman.ac.ae
06 705 6608
Ajman Campus
Ammar Rashid

Dr. Ammar Rashid is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at the College of Engineering and IT. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Information Systems from New Zealand and brings over 15 years of diverse experience in teaching, research, consulting, and academic leadership across the USA, New Zealand, and Pakistan. Previously, Dr. Rashid served as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Business Administration at NUR International University (NIU). Prior to NIU, he held multiple leadership roles at UCP Business School, including Assistant Professor, Director of the Quality Enhancement Cell, Head of Division, and Principal Researcher. From 2010 to 2013, Dr. Rashid was a faculty member in the Department of Business Information Systems at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Business School, New Zealand. During his tenure at AUT and UCP, he initiated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) certification and training programs, including SAP and Microsoft Dynamics, to enhance the teaching and learning experience. Dr. Rashid has also developed and recorded 50 hours of video lectures on Enterprise Resource Planning for BBA and MBA students at the Virtual University of Pakistan. He actively contributes to the academic community by serving on the editorial and advisory boards of several international journals.

Education
  • Ph.D. in Business Information Systems, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, 2013.
  • M.S. in Computer Information Systems, Grand Valley State University, USA, 2004.
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Hamdard University, Pakistan, 2002.
Experience
  • Associate Professor of Information Systems, College of Engineering & IT, Ajman University, UAE, 2018–Present.
  • Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, NUR International University, Pakistan, 2018.
  • Assistant Professor, Director of the Quality Enhancement Cell, and Head of Information and Operations Management, UCP Business School, University of Central Punjab, Pakistan, 2013–2017.
  • Lecturer, Department of Business Information Systems, AUT Business School, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, 2010–2013.
Teaching Area
  • Strategic Information Systems
  • Enterprise Systems
  • Business Intelligence
  • Data Science
  • E-Business / E-Commerce
  • IS Strategy, Management & Acquisition
  • Business Process Management/Modeling
  • Project Management
Research
  • Big Data
  • Decision Support and Analytics
  • Customer Knowledge Management
  • Enterprise Systems
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Khurshid, M. N., Zakaria, N. H., Rashid, A., & Kazmi, R. (2019). Diffusion of Big Open Data Policy Innovation in Government and Public Bodies. In International Conference on Intelligent Technologies and Applications (INTAP 2018) (pp. xxx–xxx). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6052-7_28
  • Hashim, K. F., Rashid, A., & Mohd Yusof, S. A. (2013). Online Privacy Awareness Using Social Media: A Case Study of Malaysian Youth. In Information Systems International Conference (ISICO 2013), Bali, Indonesia, 2-4 December 2013
  • Tan, F. B., Hashim, K. F., & Rashid, A. (2012). Adult Learners' Motivations to Adopt Mobile Learning. In Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2012), Geelong, Australia, 3-5 December 2012
  • Hashim, K. F., Mohd Yusof, S. A., & Rashid, A. (2012). The Understanding of Social Networking Site Adoption as an S-commerce Platform. In Knowledge Management International Conference 2012 (KMICE 2012), Johor Bahru, Malaysia, 4-7 July 2012
  • Rashid, A., William, Y. C., & Hashim, K. (2011). Social Networks and Its Impact on Knowledge Management. In Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering (ICCSCE 2011), Penang, Malaysia (pp. 227). IEEE. ISBN 978-1-4577-1640-9
  • Rashid, A., Wang, W. Y. C., & Tan, F. B. (2011). Opportunities and Leverage in the Information Technology Post-Adoption Stage. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Developments in e-Systems Engineering (DESE 2011), Dubai (pp. 357)
  • Rashid, A., Wang, W. Y. C., & Tan, F. B. (2011). The Role of Systems Support & Maintenance in Business Process Innovation. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Resources Management (CONF-IRM 2011), Seoul, Korea, Paper 26. Retrieved from http://aisel.aisnet.org/confirm2011/26
  • Rashid, A., Wang, W. Y. C., & Tan, F. B. (2010). Information Systems Maintenance: A Key Driver of Business Process Innovation. In Proceedings of the 16th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2010), Peru, Paper 219. Retrieved from http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2010/219
  • Rashid, A., & Wang, W. Y. C. (2010). Developing Information Systems Process Innovation Capability in Organizations. In Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Technology Innovation and Industrial Management (TIIM 2010), Thailand. ISSN 1906-7631
  • Rashid, A. (2010). Investigating the Relationship Between Enterprise Systems Support and Business Innovation. In The New Zealand Information Systems Doctoral Conference (NZISDC), 30 July 2010, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Rashid, A., Metaxiotis, K., & Kausar, A. R. (2010). Role of Social Computing in the Implementation of a Knowledge City Portal. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Knowledge Discovery (ICKD 2010), Indonesia, ICCEA Vol. 2, pp. 379-383
  • Rashid, A., Wang, W. Y. C., & Dorner, D. (2009). Gauging the Differences Between Expectation and Systems Support: The Managerial Approach of Adaptive and Perfective Software Maintenance. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Cooperation and Promotion of Information Resources in Science and Technology (COINFO 2009), China, pp. 45-50
  • Rashid, A. (2005). Six Sigma and IT Values: An Innovative Relationship. In 7th International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation, and Knowledge Management (QIK 2005), Malaysia
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • Association for Information Systems
  • Information Systems Audit and Control Association
  • Academy of Management