Sampath Bemgal

Assistant Professor

Management, Faculty of

Tilley Hall 308B

Fredericton

sampath.bemgal@unb.ca
1 506 453 4962



Sampath Bemgal is an Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (MIS) within the Faculty of Management. Sampath holds a PhD in Information Systems from the Ivey Business School - Western University, an MBA from David Eccles School of Business - University of Utah and a MS in Computer Science from University of North Dakota.

Sampath’s research focuses on understanding and theorizing complex digital changes in organizations. Specifically, he focuses on digital transformation occurring in organizations.

He currently teaches courses in the field of Information Systems at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Publications

Lessard, L., Hsu, A.T., Tanuseputro, P., Bemgal, S. (2023). How long will a loved one live? It’s difficult to hear, but harder to know. The Conversation

Coates, A., Chung, A. Q. H., Lessard, L., Grudniewicz, A., Espadero, C., Gheidar, Y., Bemgal, S., Da Silva, E., Sauré, A., King, J., & Fung-Kee-Fung, M. (2023). The use and role of digital technology in learning health systems: A scoping review. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 178, 105196.

Peer-reviewed conference proceedings and presentations

Bemgal, S and Lessard, L (2023): Examining the Role of Cognitive and Emotional Overload on AI Aversion. In proceedings of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC). Toronto, Canada.

Bemgal, S (2021): Explaining Hospital Laboratory IT-Enabled Transformation: A Human Agency Perspective. In proceedings of Academy of Management Conference (AoM–CTO) division. Virtual.

Bemgal, S., George, Jordana., Lasrado, Lester., Berente, Nicholas (2020) How do we React to Fakes? An Exploratory Study of Sensemaking on Twitter. In proceedings of the Forty First International Conference on Information Systems (41st ICIS). Virtual.

Bemgal, S. (2020). Going Beyond ‘How’ to ‘Why’ when exploring IT Phenomena. 41st ICIS 2020. Virtual.

Bemgal, S. and Haggerty, N (2019). Generative Mechanisms of Technology Enabled Transformation: A Critical Realist Evaluation of a Hospital Lab Unit Transformation. In proceedings of Fortieth International Conference on Information Systems (40th ICIS), Munich, Germany.

Bemgal, S (2018). Altering Individual Interpretations during Technology Appropriation: A Socio-Material Cognitive Frame Alignment Perspective. Presented at Fourteenth Annual SIG IS CORE 2018 IS Cognitive Research Workshop held during 39th ICIS, San Francisco, US.

Bemgal, S (2018). Technology Materiality and Individual Sensemaking. In proceedings of Twenty Fourth Americas Conference on Information Systems (24th AMCIS), New Orleans, Louisiana, US.

Bemgal, S. and Haggerty, N (2017). Developing Imbrications: A New Lens for Understanding Project Management Practice. In proceedings of Twenty Third Americas Conference on Information Systems (23rd AMCIS), Boston, Massachusetts, US.

Bemgal, S (2017). Shaping of Design Related Affordances for Performing IS Design Actions. In proceedings of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC). Montreal, Canada.

Hu, W., Bemgal, S., Fu, Lixin., Yang, H (2007). A Focused Mobile Web Search Engine Using a Topic-Specific Knowledge Base. In proceedings of Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium (MICS), Grand Forks, North Dakota, US.