The University of Auckland ranked 65th in the world in the latest 2026 QS World University Rankings, the highest-ranked university in New Zealand, and the only one in the global top 100. The Department of ISOM is part of the University of Auckland Business School (UABS), also one of the best in the world, successfully gaining triple crown accreditation – a mark of excellence held by only one percent of business schools globally. The Business School was the first in Australasia to attain triple crown status in 2004, a recognition it has maintained for two decades. Triple crown status is achieved if a business school can meet the strict requirements of three international accreditation bodies – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS).
The Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, currently led by Prof. Kenneth Husted comprises three discipline areas: Behavioural Information Systems, Information Systems Design Science and Decisions and Operations Management. The mission of the Department is “to be one of Asia-Pacific’s foremost departments of information systems, operations and supply chain management, known for the relevance and impact of our research and scholarship and recognised for the quality of our people, our programmes, our teaching and our partnerships.” In the QS Subject rankings, information systems and computer science have consistently been ranked amongst the top 100 departments globally.
The Department is involved in various programmes, including undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education programmes combining four areas of study Information Systems, Information Management, Business Analytics, and Operations and Supply Chain Management. The department is also involved in collaborative programmes with the Engineering and Science faculties. The Department also has a vibrant cohort of PhD students. More information about our teaching can be found here.
The research interests of staff members include Digital innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Digital sourcing, Sustainability and digital technologies, Digital learning, E-commerce, Social media, Digital platforms, Crowdsourcing, Digital transformation, Sustainable Adaptive systems, Recreational computing, Ethics and Governance in Technology, Data Analysis and Big Data, Organisational learning and knowledge management, Immersive and persuasive systems, Decision support systems, Operations strategy, Supply chain management, Behavioural operations, Quality control and the optimisation of operations, Decision-making and interventions in complex systems, and Radio frequency identification (RFID) in the supply chain. More information about our research can be found here.
