Jan Kietzmann

Jan Kietzmann received his PhD in 2007 from the London School of Economics. After twelve years at the Beedie School of Business at SFU, Jan joined the Gustavson School of Business at UVic in 2018.

As a professor of Innovation & Information Systems, Jan's research interests combine organizational and social perspectives related to new and emerging technologies. Jan’s current research projects include such phenomena as social media, artificial intelligence, crowdsourcing, user-generated content, gamification and sharing economies. Jan is perhaps best known for his award-winning 2011 article Social media? Get serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media.

Jan, who has a passionate interest in teaching, likes to incorporate emerging technological inventions and innovations into his graduate and undergraduate Innovation & Information Systems courses. In his spare time, Jan enjoys spending time with family, playing disc-golf and exploring BC.

Companies

• Associate Professor University of Victoria (2018)
• Associate Professor Beedie School of Business at SFU (2014 — 2018)
• Assistant Professor Beedie School of Business at SFU (2008 — 2014)
• PhD Student The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2002 — 2007)

Education

• PhD The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2002 — 2007)
• MEC Dalhousie University (2001 — 2003)
• BCom University of Victoria (1995 — 1998)