Ephias Ruhode

Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE), and UKCGE Recognised Research Supervisor there.

• Doctor of Technology (DTech) in Information Technology
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PgCAP)
• Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing

• Digital transformation and organisational change
• Artificial intelligence adoption, literacy and governance
• Digital innovation and entrepreneurship
• Information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D)
• Agritech and digital solutions for agriculture
• Information systems for community health
• Knowledge management in disaster response
• Postgraduate research supervision and academic leadership

• Digital transformation and organisational change
• Artificial intelligence literacy, adoption and governance
• Information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D)
• Digital innovation and entrepreneurship
• Agritech and digital inclusion
• Information systems governance in community health
• Knowledge management in disaster response
• Futures thinking and emerging technologies
• Risk, decision-making and human behaviour in technology adoption

• Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in digital transformation, innovation, entrepreneurship, strategic management and organisational change.
• Designing learning activities that connect academic concepts with practical organisational challenges.
• Assessing student work and providing feedback to support learning and development.
• Supervising postgraduate dissertations and doctoral research.
• Contributing to curriculum development and the ongoing improvement of teaching and learning.

2025

Kilaku, W. F., & Ruhode, E. (2025). Impact of digital technologies on employment patterns in developing economies: A Kenyan study. International Journal of Managing Information Technology, 17(8/3).

Matekenya, T., & Ruhode, E. (2025). Optimising knowledge management practices for improved collaboration in disaster response. The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 21(1).

2024

Tevera, C. M., & Ruhode, E. (2024). Adoption of library information systems using the technology acceptance model: A South African study. International Journal of Managing Information Technology, 16(3/4).

Davison, R. M., Díaz Andrade, A., Bailey, A., Ruhode, E., Walsham, G., van Belle, J. P., … & Karanasios, S. (2024). Past practices, current debates and disputes: Future engagements and opportunities regarding digital transformation for sustainable development: Working Group 9.4: Implications of information and digital technologies for development. In Current Directions in ICT and Society: IFIP TC9 50th Anniversary Anthology (pp. 43–58). Springer Nature Switzerland.

2023

Motjolopane, I., Ruhode, E., & Awolawi, P. A. (Eds.). (2023). Business Models and Innovative Technologies for SMEs. Bentham Science Publishers.

Denhere, P. T., Ruhode, E., & Zhou, M. (2023). A TOGAF based interoperable health information system needs assessment for practitioner–patient interaction. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, e12284.

Achieng, M., & Ruhode, E. (2023). Context-based factors that influence healthcare information system implementation in resource-constrained public hospitals. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2022.2157786

2022

Jim, N., Ruhode, E., & Harpur, P. (2022). Data governance in healthcare information systems: A systematic literature review. South African Journal of Information Management, 24(1).

Denhere, P. T., Zhou, M., & Ruhode, E. (2022). A practitioner centred assessment on health information systems interoperability readiness in Zimbabwe: Mixed study approach. Universal Journal of Public Health, 10(1), 1–14.

2021

Ray, G., Ruhode, E., Mubako, A., Ray, J., & Kashiri, W. (2021). Security implications in the transformation of healthcare through Internet of Things devices. Issues in Information Systems, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.48009/2_iis_2021_63-73

Eze, I. F., Ruhode, E., & Iwu, G. (2021). The effectiveness of social media marketing: A case of Lagos, Nigeria. Harvard Deusto Business Research, 10(2), 255–271.

Motjolopane, I., & Ruhode, E. (2021). Factors driving business model innovation in sample case studies in South Africa. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 1–15.

Theys, M. W., Ruhode, E., & Harpur, P. (2021). Challenges of implementation of data protection legislation in the South African context. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Research in Science & Technology, Paris, France.

Mahlangu, G., & Ruhode, E. (2021). Factors enhancing e-government service gaps in a developing country context. Proceedings of the IFIP Working Group 9.4 Conference: Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development.

Sithole, S., & Ruhode, E. (2021). Cloud computing adoption: Opportunities and challenges for small, medium and micro enterprises in South Africa. Proceedings of the IFIP Working Group 9.4 Conference: Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development.

Achieng, S. M., & Ruhode, E. (2021). eHealth technologies integration with healthcare work activities in public hospitals in South Africa: A critical realist perspective. Proceedings of the IFIP Working Group 9.4 Conference: Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development.

Matekenya, T., & Ruhode, E. (2021). Towards an integrated knowledge management and information and communication technology framework for improving disaster response in a developing context. Proceedings of the IFIP