Aakanksha Gaur

Aakanksha Gaur serves as a Research Fellow in IT Management at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University, and is an active researcher at the DEVO (Digital Enterprise Value and Organization) Lab. She previously contributed as core faculty for the Masters in Food and Beverage program and served as a teaching assistant for the MFB program.

Education:

• PhD in Business Administration, ESSEC Business School, France
• Visiting Research Scholar, Judge Business School, Cambridge

Her research examines Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in emerging economies, digital transformation impacts, and artificial intelligence applications, with particular focus on value creation for underserved populations and digital platform disruption. She investigates how technologies reshape business models, urban mobility, and financial inclusion through empirical and design-science methodologies.

Recent publications (2022-2024) reveal concentrated exploration of metaverse applications, digital platform risks, and mobile banking innovations for poverty alleviation. These works appear in high-impact venues like Technological Forecasting and Social Change and MIS Quarterly Executive, demonstrating interdisciplinary contributions across information systems, business strategy, and socioeconomic development.

Prior to her current role, she contributed to European Union H2020 projects on digital business models and public sector innovation. At the DEVO Lab, she advances research connecting digital enterprise value creation with organizational transformation through collaborative projects and industry partnerships.