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School of Strategy, Innovation and Technology

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Message from the Head of School (Interim)

Professor Kai Riemer

Welcome to the School of Strategy, Innovation and Technology (SIT), home to a vibrant group of scholars, internationally recognised for its high-impact research, unorthodox scholarship, societal outreach, and innovative approaches across all levels of business education, from undergraduate to MBA, and executive programs for leadership upskilling.

In a disoriented world, disrupted by emerging technologies and geopolitical upheaval, our mission is to create good leadership and leadership for good. We do this through our research, education, entrepreneurship, life-long learning, and working with community, local, global, and remote.

Join us. Research with us, learn with us, and create with us. In SIT, we take an active approach towards the future.

About us

The School of Strategy, Innovation and Technology (SIT) is a dynamic academic community known for high‑impact research, unconventional scholarship, and strong industry engagement. Bringing together strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship with business information systems, our School focuses on applying research to real-world challenges and fostering leadership that creates positive societal change.

Emerging technologies—from AI to social media—are reshaping business practice. Our programs equip students with analytical tools that blend technical and social perspectives, enabling leadership in areas such as digital ecosystems, transformation, open innovation, and strategic foresight.

Our practical orientation is reflected in initiatives like Genesis, the University’s flagship accelerator, the MOTUS Lab for digital human research, and RARE, which supports rural and Aboriginal communities through place‑based entrepreneurship.

Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we are recognised for leadership in ethics, sustainability, and Indigenous business. We welcome you to engage with our community and help shape the future of business and society.

Study with us

Discover our undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses in business information systems and strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Research with us

We are home to a vibrant group of scholars, internationally recognised for its high-impact research. Our research bridges both strategic and entrepreneurial activity to address complex organisational and policy challenges in a rapidly changing global context, with a strong view for social good and purposeful change. 

Business information systems

In the areas of business information systems our areas of expertise include:

  • agile project management
  • algorithmic management
  • assurance and accountability
  • business intelligence
  • change management
  • data privacy
  • digital innovation, transformation and disruption
  • e-commerce
  • enterprise systems
  • fintech
  • information governance
  • research methods
  • risk management
  • social media
  • sustainability
  • systems interoperability
  • the future of work
  • the philosophy of technology

Strategy and entrepreneurship

In the area of strategy and entrepreneurship our research interests include:

  • research commercialisation
  • Indigenous organisations and social entrepreneurship
  • practice-led strategising
  • sustainability
  • open innovation
  • technology and innovation management
  • identity and reputation
  • stakeholder engagement
  • behavioural strategy

Our impact

We bring students, researchers, the public and industry partners together to find new solutions to issues facing our community.

Our events

Our people

Professor Kai Riemer

Deputy Head of School (Education)

Dr Mark Freeman

Deputy Head of School (Research)

Associate Professor Llewellyn Thomas

Megan Werner
megan.werner@sydney.edu.au
+61 2 9351 3077

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