Arman Sadreddin, PhD

Bio

Arman Sadreddin is an Assistant Professor of Business Technology Management at the John Molson School of Business. His research interests focus on digital entrepreneurship, digital innovation, technology-enabled organizational capabilities, and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Arman has published his research in international journals, including the International Journal of Information Management, Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS), Information Technology for Development (IT4D), Technovation, and the Journal of Community Informatics, among others. He has also presented his work at various academic conferences, including the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), and others. Arman received several research grants from different agencies, including the Insight Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada and others. He is also the recipient of the 2022 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Academic Service at John Molson School of Business. Arman is also the Director of the John Molson Perspectives (i.e., a platform to share practical, relevant, and impactful knowledge created by the John Molson School of Business community with the broader business community).

Arman is a Distinguished Member of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). This membership recognizes a significant role of the member in related AIS activity.

Arman holds a PhD. and an MSc in Management (Management Information Systems) from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University in Canada, MASc in Quality Systems Engineering from Concordia University, and a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Isfahan University of Technology, Iran.

BTM 481 - Information Systems Analysis (2022 - Present)

ADMI 8201 - Digital Innovation: Conceptualization and Impact (2023 - Present)

MSCA 693 - Digital Innovation: Theory and Practice (2024 - Present)

MSCA 615 - Research Methodology (Winter 2025)

MSCA 680 - Foundations of Business Technology Management (Winter 2023)

COMM 226 - Business Technology Management (2021 - 2022)

Selected Journal Publications

Dang, T. L. P., Sadreddin, A., & Ahuja, S. (2024). Readily available technologies in low-resource communities: a review and synthesis. Information Technology for Development, 30(1), 132-172.

Sadreddin A. & Chan Y.E. (2023), "Pathways to Developing Information Technology-Enabled Capabilities in Born-Digital New Ventures", International Journal of Information Management.

Sadreddin A., Boroomand F. & Chan Y.E. (2023), "Digital Product Architecture and Customer Agility: Evidence from New Digital Ventures", Communications of the Association for Information Systems. 

Chan Y.E., Krishnamurthy R. & Sadreddin A. (2022), "Digitally-Enabled University Incubation Processes", Technovation. (All authors contributed equally to this article and are ordered alphabetically). 

I am looking for motivated MSc and PhD students who are willing to work on projects related to digital entrepreneurship and digital innovation. Students with strong communication, presentation, and writing skills, and strong analytical and critical thinking skills are encouraged to apply to our program. For more information please check our MSc and PhD program websites.