Professor of Information Technology and Director, Business in the Capital Initiative
Area of Expertise:
Business, offshore outsourcing, global software development, virtual teams, global teams, virtual workforces, the future of work
Additional Information:
Professor Carmel teaches Information Technology in 鶹Ƶ's Kogod School of Business. He also leads the business school’s “Business in the Capital” initiative. He is currently working on a number of research areas: Digital Health Passports; cybersecurity industry clusters; quantum industry clusters; the future of work.
During the early decades of the rise of the global internet, Carmel studied the globalization of technology work and wrote three books in this domain. Carmel’s 1999 book "Global Software Teams" was the first on this topic -- and is considered a landmark in the field, helping many organizations take their first steps into distributed tech work. His second book "Offshoring Information Technology" came out in 2005 and became popular as outsourcing began to be taught in business schools around the world. His 2011 book is about the special issues that time zone separation imposes on global coordination of work. “I’m Working While They’re Sleeping: Time Zone Separation Challenges and Solutions” is co-authored with his 鶹Ƶ colleague Alberto Espinosa.
He has written over 100 articles, reports, and manuscripts. He consults and speaks to industry and professional groups.
Foreign Language Fluency:
n/a
Academic Credentials:
BA, University of California–Berkeley; MBA, University of California–Los Angeles; PhD, University of Arizona