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    Ashutosh Jha

    Ashutosh Jha

    Assistant Professor (Grade-I)
    Information Technology and Systems

    Ashutosh Jha is a faculty at IIM Lucknow in the IT and Systems Area. Prior to joining IIM Lucknow, he was a faculty at SPJIMR, Mumbai. He completed his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems (MIS) from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and his B.E. (Hons.) in Electrical and Electronics from BITS-Pilani, Goa Campus. He also has several years of practitioner experience in leading global technology firms.

    His research interests include Diffusion and Adoption of Mobile Information Systems, Techno-economics of Next-Generation Mobile Networks (4G/5G), E-Governance, and Development Informatics. His research publications have appeared in reputed outlets, including Information and Management, Information Systems Frontiers, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, IEEE Access, and IIMB Management Review, to name a few. He has also presented his work at the relevant International Conferences, including the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS) and International System Dynamics Conference (ISDC), to name a few.

    Current Research Interests:

    • Diffusion and Adoption of Information Systems
    • Techno-Economics of Next Generation Mobile Networks (4G, 5G and 6G)
    • Applied System Dynamics
    • ICT for Development

    Referred Journals:

    • Silal, P., Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2023). Examining the role of E-government in controlling corruption: A longitudinal study. Information & Management, 60(1), 103735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2022.103735 (ABDC-A*, Impact Factor - 10.32)
    • Jha, A., Chakrabarty, M., & Saha, D. (2022). Network Investment as Drivers of Mobile Subscription - A Firm- level Study. Information Systems Frontiers. 1-18.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-022-10322-0 (ABDC-A, Impact Factor - 5.26)
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2021). “Mobile Broadband for Inclusive Connectivity: What Deters the High-Capacity Deployment of 4G-LTE Innovation in India?” Information Systems Frontiers.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-021-10128-6 (ABDC-A, Impact Factor - 5.26).
    • Oughton, E. J., & Jha, A. (2021). Supportive 5G Infrastructure Policies are Essential for Universal 6G: Assessment using an Open-source Techno-economic Simulation Model utilizing Remote Sensing. IEEE Access, 9, 101924-101945. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3097627 (Scopus- 1st Quartile, Impact Factor -3.367)
    • Jha, A. & Saha, D. (2021). Diffusion Analysis for Techno-Commercial Predictions in 5G HetNet Deployment Scenarios. International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD), 12(4), 52-73. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTD.288527
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2020). Forecasting and analysing the characteristics of 3G and 4G mobile broadband diffusion in India: A comparative evaluation of Bass, Norton-Bass, Gompertz, and logistic growth models. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 152, 119885. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2020.1752895 (ABDC-A, Impact Factor - 8.6)
    • Chakrabarty, M., Jha, A., & Ray, P. (2020). Demonetization and digital payments in India: perception and reality. Applied Economics Letters, 28(4), 319–323. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2020.1752895
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2019). Techno-commercial feasibility analysis of 4G mobile services in India. IIMB Management Review, 31(2), 182–199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iimb.2019.03.007
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2019). Examining categorization of Telecom Circles in India using unsupervised k-means clustering on techno-economic indicators. Decision, 46(4), 365–383. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40622-019-00225-6
    • Book Chapter(s)
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2017). Techno-Economics Behind Provisioning 4G LTE Mobile Services over Sub 1 GHz Frequency Bands. In Sastry, N., Chakraborty, S., (eds) Communication Systems and Networks. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), (pp. 284–306). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67235-9_17

    Conference Proceedings :

    • Conferences - held outside India (Peer-reviewed full-papers only)

    • Datta, A., Castro-Silva, H., Jha, A. (2023). Economic and cultural drivers of Mobile Communication Technology diffusion: A longitudinal study of European Countries. In the 42nd EBES Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
    • Jha, A. (2022). Urban Rural Dynamics of Mobile Broadband Diffusion: Analysing the Case of India using Non-linear Models. In the 22nd International Conference on Electronic Business (ICEB 2022). Bangkok, Thailand, Oct. 13-17, 2022.
    • Silal, P., Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2019). From E-Government to Good Governance: The mediating role of Government E-Participation. In the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2019.  https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2019/digital_government/digital_government/6/.
    • Silal, P., Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2019). Managing E-Government Development for Reducing Corruption via Effective Policymaking: Empirical Evidences from Cross-Country Analyses. In the thirteenth International Conference on Digital Society and eGovernments (ICDS 2019). Athens, Greece –
      *Received the Best Paper Award.
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2019). Coverage and Capacity Dynamics in 4G-LTE Deployment in India. In Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Information, and Communication (ICEIC 2019). DOI: 10.23919/ELINFOCOM.2019.8706452. Auckland, New Zealand.
    • Chakrabarty, M., Jha, A., & Ray, P. (2019). Demonetisation and Movement Toward Cashless Economy in India: Appearance and Illusions? In 2019 World Finance Conference. Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago de Chile.
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2018). Techno-Economic Analysis of 5G Deployment Scenarios involving Massive MIMO HetNets over mmWave : A Case Study on the US State of Texas. In 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), (pp. 5839-5848).  http://hdl.handle.net/10125/50621 -
      *Nominated for Best Paper Award.
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2018). Diffusion and Forecast of Mobile Service Generations in Germany, UK, France and Italy – A Comparative Analysis Based On Bass, Gompertz and Simple Logistic Growth Models. In 26th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2018). https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2018_rp/17/. Portsmouth, UK.

    • Conferences - held within India (Peer-reviewed full-papers only)

    • Jha, A. (2022). The road to Universal Mobile Broadband: A Systems Thinking approach to analysing 5G Infrastructure Deployment Strategies in a Growth Market Economy. In the International Conference on Shaping the Future of Management Education for Sustainable Emerging Economies (SFME 2022). DOMS, IIT Roorkee, Nov. 20-22, 2022.
    • Jha, A. (2022). Diffusion Dynamics of 4G LTE Mobile Broadband: The Case of Growth Market Economy. In the 20th AIMS International Conference on Management (AIMS-2022). IIM Kozhikode, India.
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2019). Techno-managerial Considerations for 5G Deployment in India. In 28th International Conference on Management of Technology (IAMOT). Mumbai, India.
    • Pankaj, L., Silal, P., & Jha, A. (2019). Role of mobile phone technology in higher education attainment: A rural India outlook. In the second International Conference on Digital Economy (ICDE 2019). Indian Institute of Management Raipur, India.
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2018). Techno-Economics of 4G-LTE Deployment in India: Forecasting the Innovation Adoption and Evaluating the Profitability Potential. In 2018 6 th Pan-IIM World Management Conference. Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India.  http://6paniimwmc.in/6th-pan-iim-conference-proceeding.pdf
    • Jha, A., Silal, P., & Saha, D. (2018). Exploring the Role of ICT Access on Corruption Control: Analysis of Country-Cohorts using Panel Data Regression. In 2018 6 th Pan-IIM World Management Conference. Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India. http://6paniimwmc.in/6th-pan-iim-conference-proceeding.pdf
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2017). Why is 700 MHz band a good proposition for provisioning pan-India 4G LTE services?: A comparative techno-economic evaluation study. In 2017 9th International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS) (pp. 229–236). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMSNETS.2017.7945381. Bangalore, India.
    • Jha, A., & Saha, D. (2015). Techno-economic assessment of the potential for LTE based 4G mobile services in rural India. In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommuncations Systems (ANTS) (pp. 28–33). IEEE.  https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTS.2015.7413612. Kolkata, India.
    • Ph.D., Management Information Systems, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
    • B.E. (Hons.). BITS-Pilani, Goa Campus, Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)
    • Best Paper Award: 13th International Conference on Digital Society and e-Governments (ICDS 2019). Athens, Greece.
    • Best Paper Nomination: 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 51), Hawaii, US