Rate My Professor Uri Gal

Professor Uri Gal is a Professor of Business Information Systems in the Discipline of Business Information Systems at the University of Sydney Business School. He joined the University of Sydney in July 2010 from Copenhagen Business School in Denmark, where he served as an Assistant Professor. His research centers on the organizational and ethical implications of digital technologies within the domains of business information systems, organizational theory, organizational change, and inter-organizational collaboration. Professor Gal investigates key issues such as algorithmic management, people analytics, privacy concerns in the Internet of Things, IT boundary objects, and the interplay between information systems and identity.

Professor Gal's scholarly contributions include highly cited publications that have shaped information systems research. Notable works are 'Breaking the vicious cycle of algorithmic management: A virtue ethics approach to people analytics' with T.B. Jensen and M.K. Stein (2020, Information and Organization); 'The dynamics of IT boundary objects, information infrastructures, and organisational identities: the introduction of 3D modelling technologies into the architecture' with K. Lyytinen and Y. Yoo (2008, European Journal of Information Systems); 'Who do you think you are? A review of the complex interplay between information systems, identification and identity' with E.A. Whitley and A. Kjaergaard (2014, European Journal of Information Systems); 'A social representations perspective on information systems implementation: Rethinking the concept of “frames”' with N. Berente (2008, Information Technology & People); 'Secondary design: A case of behavioral design science research' with M. Germonprez and D. Hovorka (2011, Journal of the Association for Information Systems); 'Identity orientation, social exchange, and information technology use in interorganizational collaborations' with T.B. Jensen and K. Lyytinen (2014, Organization Science); 'People analytics in the age of big data: An agenda for IS research' with T.B. Jensen and M.K. Stein (2017); and 'Privacy and the Internet of Things− An experiment in discrete choice' with D. Goad and A.T. Collins (2021, Information & Management). These publications demonstrate his impact on understanding how digital innovations influence organizational dynamics and ethics. Professor Gal actively engages in public discourse through commentary on AI governance, social media, and technology ethics.