Sundeep Sahay

University of Oslo
Department of Informatics
Information Systems Group
Gaustadalleen 23
P.O.Box 1080 Blindern
NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
Phone: +47 22 84 00 73
Fax:
sundeeps at ifi.uio.no

About me

PhD students - Supervised and cureently supervising


Research interests


Working experiences

List of working experience

Publications, Papers and Presentations

Publication by year
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 

2005

Research Papers Published

(Unless specified otherwise, the papers are all published in refereed journals)

Georgiadou, Y., Puri, S. K., and Sahay, S. 2005. “Reflecting On National Spatial Data Infrastructure Implementation in India: The Need for Socio-Technical Approaches,”’ in Proceedings of the Eighth International Working Conference of IFIP WG 9.4, Enhancing Human Resource Development through ICT, A. O. Bada and A. Okunoye (eds.), May 26-28, 2005, Abuja, Nigeria, pp. 123-137.

Georgiadou, Y., Puri, S. K., and Sahay, S. 2005. “The Rainbow Metaphor: Spatial Data Infrastructure Organization and Implementation in India,” International Studies of Management and Organization (35:4), Winter 2005-06 (in press).

Georgiadou, Y., Puri, S. K., and Sahay, S. 2005. “Towards a Potential Research Agenda to Guide the Implementation of Spatial Data Infrastructures A Case Study from India,” International Journal of Geographic Information Science (19:10), pp. 1113–1130.

Raghevndra, R.C., and Sahay, S. (2005). Computer-based health information systems - projects for computerization or health management?: Empirical experiences from India, Forthcoming chapter in a book titled Information and communication technologies and human development: Opportunities and challenges, editors Gasco, M., Equiza, F., and Acevedo, M. Idea Group.

Byrne, E. and Sahay, S., Community-based health information systems: implications for participation, Forthcoming Journal of Information Technology for Development.

Byrne, E. and Sahay, S., (2005), Generalisations from a qualitative South African information systems case study, Forthcoming Journal of Information Technology for Development.

Sahay, S. and Walsham, G. (2005) Research on IS in Developing Countries: Current Landscape and Future Prospects, Forthcoming Journal for Information Technology for Development.

Georgiadou, Y., Puri, S.K. and Sahay, S. (2005) Metaphors in Spatial Data Infrastructure implementation in India, Forthcoming International Studies of Management and Organization. (Special Issue on Metaphors)

Georgiadou , Y., Puri, S.K. and Sahay, S. (2005) Towards a research agenda to guide the implementation of spatial data infrastructures – a case study from India, forthcoming International Journal of Geographical Information Systems.

Mosse, E., and Sahay, S. (2005). The role of communication practices in the strengthening of counter networks: case experiences from the health sector of Mozambique, Information Technology for Development, Summer 2005, 207-226..

Chilundo, B., and Sahay, S. (2005). HIV/AIDS reporting systems in Mozambique: The theoretical and empirical challenges of “representations”, Information Technology for Development, Summer 2005, 245-273.

Jani, J.V., Jani, I.V., Arajo, C., Sahay, S., Bareto, J., and Bjune, G. (2005) Assessment of routine surveillance data as a tool to investigate measles outbreaks in Mozambique, Forthcoming BMC Infectious Diseases MS.

Piotto, B., Chilundo, B. and Sahay, S. (2005). An institutional perspective on health sector reforms and the process of reframing health information systems: Case study from Mozambique, forthcoming The Journal of Applied Behavioral Research, special issue on ICT and organizational change.

Imsland, V. and Sahay, S. (2005) Negotiating Knowledge: The Case of a Russian – Norwegian Software Outsourcing Project, Forthcoming, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, 17.

Chilundo, B.; Sahay, S. and Sundby, J. (2005) Analysing the quality of the HIV/AIDS case-detection and case-reporting systems in Mozambique. African Journal of AIDS Research, 3, 3, 145-155.

Georgiadou , Y., Puri, S.K. and Sahay, S. (2005) Towards a research agenda to guide the implementation of Spatial Data Infrastructures – A case study from India, Forthcoming International Journal of Geographical Information Systems.

Sahay, S. and Walsham, G. (2005) Research on IS in Developing Countries: Current Landscape and Future Prospects, Forthcoming Journal for IT and Development.

D’Mello, M., Hansen,K., Sahay, S.& Syahrir, I. (2005). “We have only a voice”....Cross-Cultural Issues in Distributed Software Work: An Interpretative Case Study. Paper presented at IRIS28, August.6-9, Kristiansand, Norway. IRIS http://www.hia.no/iris28/

2004

Research Papers Published

Braa, J., Monteiro, E. and Sahay, S. (2004). Networks of action: sustainable health information systems across developing countries, MIS Quarterly, 28, 3, 337-362, Special Issue on Action Research.

Puri, S.K. and Sahay, S. (2004)). Participation through communicative action: A case study of GIS for addressing land/water management in India, Information Technology for Development, 10, 1-21.

Krishna, S., Sahay, S. and Walsham, G. (2004). Managing cross-cultural issues in global software outsourcing, Communications of the ACM, 47, 4, 62-66.

Sahay, S. (2004). Beyond utopian and nostalgic views of information technology and education: Implications for Research and Practice, Journal of the Association of Information Systems, Volume 5 Issue 7 Article 9 July, 2004

Nicholson, B. and Sahay, S. (2004). Embedded knowledge and offshore software development, Information and Organization, 14, 4, 329-365.

Madon, S., Sahay, S. and Sahay, J. (2004). Implementing property tax reforms in Bangalore: an actor network perspective, Information and Organization, 14, 4, 269-296.

Beck, E., Madon, S. and Sahay, S. (2004). On the margins of the `information society': A comparative study of mediation, Information Society Journal, 20, 4, 279-290.

Byrne, E., and Sahay, S. (2004). Health Information Systems for primary health care: thinking about participation, Forthcoming Information Technology for Development.

Mosse, E., and Sahay, S. (2004). The role of communication practices in the strengthening of counter networks: case experiences from the health sector of Mozambique, Forthcoming Information Technology for Development.

Chilundo, B., Sahay, S., and Sundby, J. (2004). An analysis of the effectiveness of the HIV/AIDS surveillance system: A case study from Mozambique, Forthcoming African Journal for AIDS Research.

Chilundo, B. and Sahay, S. (2004). Representing the phenomenon of HIV/AIDS in developing countries: a case study from Mozambique. Conditionally accepted, Journal of Information Technology for Development.

Puri, S.K., and Sahay, S. (2004). The politics of knowledge in using GIS for land management in India, Proceedings of the IFIP 8.2 Conference held in Manchester, 2004. (Conference paper).

Research Papers Submitted

Georgiadou , Y., Puri, S.K. and Sahay, S. (2004). Towards a research agenda to guide the implementation of Spatial Data Infrastructures - A case study from India, Submitted to the International Journal of Geographical Information Systems.

Sahay, S. and Walsham, G. (2004). Research on IS in developing countries: Current landscape and future prospects, Submitted to the Journal for IT and Development.

Nicholson, B. and Sahay, S. (2004). Human resource development in the context of software exports: case evidence from Costa Rica, Submitted to the IFIP 9.4 Conference to be held in Abuja, Nigeria, 2005.

Nhampossa, J.L. and Sahay, S. (2004). Social construction of software customization: the case of Health Information Systems from Mozambique and India, Submitted to the IFIP 9.4 Conference to be held in Abuja, Nigeria, 2005.

Sahay, S. and Walsham, G. (2004). Scaling of Health Information Systems in India: challenges and approaches, Submitted to the IFIP 9.4 Conference to be held in Abuja, Nigeria, 2005.

2003

Research Papers Published

Sahay, S, Nicholson, B, Krishna, S. (2003). Global IT Outsourcing: Software Development Across Borders, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. (Book)
Sarker, S. and Sahay, S. (2003). Understanding virtual team development: An interpretive study, Journal of the Association of Information Systems, 4, 1-38.

Sahay, S. (2003). Book Review: Information Systems and Global Diversity, Oxford University Press, 2002, Information Technology and People, 16, 2, 242-245.

Sahay, S. (2003). Global software alliances: The challenge of standardization, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, 15, 3-22.

Sahay, S. and Sarker, S. (2003). Implications of Space and Time for Distributed Work: An Interpretive Study of US-Norwegian Systems Development Teams, European Journal of Information Systems, 13, 1, 3-20.

Nicholson. B. And Sahay, S. (2003). Building Iran's software industry: Assessment of Plans and Prospects, Electronic Journal of IS in Developing Countries, 13, http://www.is.cityu.edu.hk/research/ejisdc/vol13.htm

Imsland, V, Sahay, S. and Wartiainen, Y. (2003). Key issues in Managing a Global Software Outsourcing relationship between a Norwegian and Russian firm: Some Practical Implications, Proceedings of the IRIS Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 2003. (Conference paper).

Puri, S.K. and Sahay, S. (2003). Institutional Structures and Participation: Comparative Case Studies from India, Proceedings of the IFIP 9.4and 8.2 Combined Conference on Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization, Athens Greece, June 2003. Edited by M. Korpela, R. Montealegre and A. Poulymenakou, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 271-290. (Conference paper).

Byrne, E. and Sahay, S. (2003). Health Information Systems for Primary Health Care: Thinking About Participation, Proceedings of the IFIP 9.4and 8.2 Combined Conference on Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization, Research in Progress, Athens Greece, June 2003. Edited by M. Korpela, R. Montealegre and A. Poulymenakou, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Available on CD. (Conference paper).

Mosse, E. and Sahay, S. (2003). Counter Networks, Communication and Health Information Systems: A Case Study from Mozambique, Proceedings of the IFIP 9.4and 8.2 Combined Conference on Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization, Athens Greece, June 2003. Edited by M. Korpela, R. Montealegre and A. Poulymenakou, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 271-290. (Conference paper).
2002

Research Papers

Heeks, R., Krishna, S., Nicholson, B., and Sahay, S. (2002). Trajectories and strategies in global software outsourcing relationships, in F. Tan (ed), Global Perspective of Information Technology Management, IRM Press, Hershey, PA, 53-59, ISBN 1-931777-11-X. (Book chapter).

Sahay, S. and Avgerou, C. (2002). Introduction, Special Issue on ICTs in Developing Countries, The Information Society Journal, 18, 2, 73-76.

Madon, S., Sahay, S. (2002). An information based model of NGO-mediation for the empowerment of slum dwellers in India, The Information Society Journal, 18, 1, 13-19.

Sarker, S.,Sahay, S.,Lau F (2002). Teaching information systems development using "virtual team" projects, Journal of Informatics Education and Research, 4, 2, 35-45.

Chilundo, B. and Sahay, 2. (2002). Clinical laboratory information system in Mozambique: The great challenge, Proceedings of the IFIP 9.4 Conference on IT in Developing Countries, May, 2002, Bangalore, India. (Conference paper).

Sarker, S. and Sahay, S. (2002). Information systems development by US-Norwegian virtual teams: Implications of time and space, Proceedings of the 35th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Hawaii, January. (Conference paper).

2001

Robey, D. and Sahay, S. (2001). Transforming Work Through Information Technology: A Comparative Case Study of Geographic Information Systems in County Government," in IT and Organizational Transformation: History, Rhetoric, and Practice, JoAnne Yates and John Van Maanen, Eds., Sage. (Book chapter).

Sahay, S. (2001). Beyond Utopia and Nostalgia: IT and Education, MA Philosophy thesis at the University of Alberta. (Masters thesis).

Sahay, S. (2001). Introduction, Special issue on Health Information in Developing Countries, Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 5, 2.

Sarker, S., Lau, F., and Sahay, S. (2001). Using an adapted grounded theory approach for inductive theory building about virtual team development, The Database for Advances in Information Systems, 32, 1, Winter, 2001, 38-56.

Nicholson, B. and Sahay, S. (2001). Some political and cultural issues in the globalization of software development: case experience from Britain and India, Information and Organization, 11, 1, 25-44.

Heeks, R, Krishna, S, Nicholson, B. and Sahay, S. (2001). Synching or sinking: trajectories and strategies in Global Software Outsourcing Relationships, IEEE Software, Special issue on Global Software Development, March/April, 54-61.

Barrett, M., Sahay, S., and Walsham, G. (2001). Understanding IT and social transformation: GIS for natural resources management in India, Information Society, 17, 1, 5-20.

Madon, S. and Sahay, S. (2001). Cities in the developing world: linking global and local networks, Information Technology and People, 14, 3, 273-286.

Sahay, S. (2001). Global Software outsourcing arrangements: Time matters, Proceedings of the conference on Spacing, Timing: New Perspectives on Globalization and Standardization, in Sicily, Italy, November, 2001. (Conference paper).

Krishna, S., and Sahay, S. (2001). GSO experiences in Korea and Japan: Some preliminary investigations, Final Report for the Project The Context of Innovation of the Information Technology Industry, of University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India, New Delhi, August 2001. (Conference paper).

Mosse, E. and Sahay, S. (2001). Counter networks and social exclusion: The case of health information in Mozambique, Proceedings of the 24th Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia, Vol III. (Conference paper).
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2000

Sahay, S. Miller, J. Roode, D. (2000). Proceedings of the IFIP 9.4 Conference on Socio-economic impact of computers in developing countries - Information flows, local improvisations and work practices, Cape Town, South Africa, 2000. (Conference proceedings).

Madon, S., and Sahay, S. (2000). The role of information in the planning of megacities in developing countries, In (eds.) Walsham, G. and Avgerous, C. Information Technology in Context: Studies from the Perspective of Developing Countries, Ashgate, Aldershot, 220-234. (Book chapter).

Higgs, E. and Sahay, S. (2000). Book review of Albert Borgman's book titled: Holding On To Reality: The Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium, The University of Chicago Press, 1999, The Information Society, 16, 3.

Albuquerque, K. and Sahay, S. (2000). GIS for the public sector: Experiences from the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Special issue on Geographic Information Systems in the Journal of Information Infrastructures and Policy, 6(2000): 139-155.

Madon, S. and Sahay, S. (2000). Democracy and information: a case study of new local governance structures in Bangalore, Information, Communication and Society, 3, 2, 173-191.

Albuquerque, K. and Sahay, S (2000). Learning About GIS Implementation From A Public Sector GIS Experience in Brazil, GIS@Development, July.

Sarker, S., Lau, F., Sahay, S. (2000). Teaching information systems development
(ISD) using 'Virtual Team' Projects," Proceedings of the International
Academy of Information Management, Brisbane, Australia, December 2000,
170-180. One of the three finalists for best paper award. (Conference paper).

Nicholson, B., Sahay, S. and Krishna, S. (2000). Work Practices and Local Improvisations within Global Software Teams: A case study of a UK subsidiary in India, Proceedings of the IFIP 9.4 Conference on Socio-Economic Impacts of Computers in Developing Countries, Cape Town, South Africa, May 24-26. (Conference paper).

Bidarkar, S., Madon, S., Sahay, J. and Sahay, S. (2000). Indigenous Information Systems and the Empowerment of Slum Dwellers in Bangalore, Proceedings of the IFIP 9.4 Conference on Socio-Economic Impacts of Computers in Developing Countries, Cape Town, South Africa, May 24-26. (Conference paper).

Borges, K.A. and Sahay, S. (2000). Learning about GIS Implementation from a Public Sector GIS experience in Brasil, Proceedings of the IFIP 9.4 Conference on Socio-Economic Impacts of Computers in Developing Countries, Cape Town, South Africa, May 24-26. (Conference paper).

1999

Madon, S. and Sahay, S. (1999). Information flows to support urban governance in Bangalore, Presented in the conference on "Cities in the global information society: An international perspective," Newcastle, England November 21-24, 1999. (Conference paper).

1998

Sahay, S. (1998). Implementing GIS technology in India: some issues of time and space, Accounting Management and Information Technologies, 8, 147-188.

Walsham, G. and Sahay, S. (1998). GIS technology for district administration in India: some problems and opportunities, MIS Quarterly, 23, 1, 39-66, (special issue on intensive research).

Nicholson, B. and Sahay, S. (1998). Bridging the international divide? An analysis of the globalisation of IS education, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 58, March-April, 285-290.

Madon, S., and Sahay, S. (1998). The role of information in the planning of megacities in developing countries, Presented in the IFIP 9.4 Conference on the Socio-Economic Impacts of Computers in Developing Countries, Bangkok, Asian Institute of Technology, February 14-17, 1998. (Conference paper).

Nicholson, B. and Sahay, S. (1998). Globalization of higher education: A critique of the cultural divide, Presented in the BIT'98 Conference, New Delhi, February, 1998. Conference paper).

1997

Sahay, S. and Walsham, G. (1997). Using GIS in developing countries: Social and Management Issues. UNIDO Publications: Vienna. (Book).

Sahay, S. (1997). Information systems in organizations: A time-space perspective. Organization Studies, 18, 2, 229-260.

Sahay, S. and Walsham, G. (1997). Social structure and managerial agency in India, Organization Studies, 18, 3, 415-444.

Sahay, S. and Madon, S. (1997). Managing natural resources using GIS: experiences in India, Information and Management. 32, 45-53.

Barrett, M., Hinings, C.R., Krishna, S, and Sahay, S. (1997). The process of building GSO relationships: The experience of a multi-national vendor with Indian contractors, Presented at the 1997 International Conference on Information Systems, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Dec 14-17, 1997. (Conference paper).

Madon, S. and Sahay, S. (1995). Geographic Information Systems for development planning in India: Challenges and opportunities. Published in the proceedings of the IFIP 9.4 Conference on Global Information technology and socio-economic development: Challenges and opportunities Cairo January 9-11, 1995, pages 42-52. (Conference paper).

Sahay, S. (1997). The process of building GSO relationships: The experience of a multi-national vendor with Indian contractors, Research Report submitted at the Conference on Globalization, Information Technology and Changes in Work at the University of Alberta, July, 1997. . (Conference paper).

1996

Robey, D. and Sahay, S. (1996). Transforming work through information technology: A comparative case study of geographic information systems in county government. Information Systems Research, 7, 1, 93-110. Special Issue on IT and Organizational Transformations.

Sahay, S. and Robey, D (1996). Organizational context, social interpretation, and the implementation and Consequences of Geographic Information Systems. Accounting, Management and Information Technologies, 6, 4, 255-282.

Sahay, S. and Walsham, G. (1996). Implementation of GIS in India: Organizational issues and implications. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems, 10, 4, 385-404.

Madon, S. and Sahay, S. (1996). Geographic information systems for development planning in India: Challenges and opportunities. Information Studies, 2, 1, 3-23.

Barrett, M., Sahay, S. and Walsham, G. (1996). Understanding IT and social transformation: Development and illustration of a conceptual scheme. Proceedings of the 1996 International Conference on Information Systems held in Cleveland, Ohio, Dec 16-18, 1996. (Conference paper).

Barrett, M., Sahay, S. and Drummond, A. (1996). Exploring the impact of cross-cultural differences in international software development teams: Indian expatriates in Jamaica. Published in Proceedings of European Conference in Information Systems held in Lisbon, Portugal, in July 1996, pages 347-356. (Conference paper).

1995

Sahay, S. and Walsham, G. (1995). Information technology in developing countries: A need for theory building. Information Technology for Development, 6, 111-124.

Zanakis, S.H., Mandokovic, T., Gupta, S.K., Sahay, S., and Hong, S. (1995). Program evaluation and fund allocation: Methods and applications. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 29, 1, 59-79.

1994

Sahay, S., Robey, D., and Palit M. (1994). A relativist approach to study the social construction of information systems implementation. European Journal of Information Systems, 3, 4, 248-258.

Friaca, M., Maxwell, S. and Sahay, S. (1994). Children and computers: Some preliminary observations. Presented at the World Computer Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil in August 1994. (Conference paper).

Sahay, S. and Walsham, G. (1994). Information technology in developing countries: A need for theory building. Proceedings of the IFIP 9.4 Conference "The Impact of Informatics on Society: Key Issues for Developing Countries", at Havana, Cuba, February 21-24, 1994. (Conference paper).

Mahatapa, P. and Sahay, S. (1994). An exploratory study on the barriers to the transfer of telecommunications technology: focus on United States and Latin America. Presented at the BALAS 1994 conference held in April 1994 in Miami, Florida. (Conference paper).

Nielsen, C., Sahay, S., Sivasubramaniam, N. and Amann, R. (1993). Integrating international technology transfer and diffusion research: A systems perspective and empirical test in two high-tech industries. Presented at the Academy of International Business Meeting at Hawaii, USA, In October, 1993. (Conference paper).

1993

Sahay, S. (1993). Social construction of GIS technology, PhD thesis at the Florida International University, Miami, USA. (PhD thesis).

Nielsen, C. and Sahay, S. (1993). Segmentation of the international market for a high technology industry. The Journal of High Technology Management Research, 4, 1, 1-25.

1992

Ali, K., Specter, C., Sahay, S. and Sivasubramaniam, N. (1992). Latent information in global mail surveys. Journal of Global Marketing, 7, 4, 103-126.

Sahay, S., Specter, C. and Amann, R. (1991). Issues in the transfer of telecommunications technology. Proceedings of the Second Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) conference, at Memphis, USA. (Conference paper).

1991

Specter, C. and Sahay, S. (1991). Information technology for resource inventory and monitoring in developing countries. In (eds.), Palvia, S., Palvia, P., and Zigli, R. Global Issues of Information Technology Management, PA: Ideas Group Publishing, 147-171. (Book chapter).

Zanakis, S.H., Kara, A., Sahay, S. and Sivasubramaniam, N. (1991). An analytic evaluation of microcomputer educational OR/MS software. Omega: International Journal of Management Science, 19 (6), 639-649.

Sahay, S. and Robey, D. (1992). Social construction of Geographic Information Systems: Some preliminary impressions. Presented at the International Conference of Information Systems, Dallas, USA, 1992 and published in the ICIS Proceedings. (Conference paper).

Specter, C., Kara, A., Sahay, S. and Sivasubramaniam, N. (1992). Antecedents and consequences of no opinions and no responses in global surveys. Proceedings of the First International Management Development Association Conference, Halifax, Canada, 203-211 April 9-12. (Conference paper).

1990

Specter, C. and Sahay, S. (1990). Segmentation of international markets for the Remote Sensing industry. Presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Conference paper).



Last updated: February 2006