Faouzi Ayadi is an assistant professor (HDR) of business management (management information systems) at the College of Business at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He received his M.Sc. degree from Bordeaux IV University (France) and his Ph.D. degree in Business Management (specialty: management information systems) from Toulouse I University, France. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on management information systems. In addition to his experience as an assistant professor in Tunisia and Saudi Arabia, Dr. Ayadi is a regular contributor to scientific conferences and journals published in French and English. His research interests include inter-organizational information systems adoption, customer relationship management (CRM), information systems and knowledge management, cloud computing adoption, new technology and knowledge-based SMEs, blockchain and big data, entrepreneurship, and innovation. He has authored and co-authored multiple articles in reputable international journals.