Richard Dron

Biography

Richard Dron is a Senior Lecturer in Business Information Systems teaching across the portfolio of Undergraduate, MSc and Degree Apprenticeships programmes in relation to Information Systems, Information Management and Technology Innovation.
He has many years of industry experience in technology project management. His research and consultancy relate to enabling implementation of innovation, processes, and technologies in SMEs and analysis methods for complex Social Media Data sets.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Chartered Management Institute
- British Academy of Management

INTERESTS AND EXPERTISE

Richard is primarily interested in enabling knowledge transfer in relation to the creation of product and service innovation within Digital Business SME, and this is a key focus and direction in relation to his research, grant applications, publications, teaching, and administrative roles that he has taken until this time. Through his professional and project experience he has had significant involvement in the enabling of knowledge creation and transfer. He is an active researcher and sits in both the Transforming Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation research platforms.