Bin Wang

• Information Systems, Economics and Strategy
• Performance of IT-Focused Firms
• E-Business Management
• Business Models, Electronic Marketplaces and Market Microstructures
• Internet Marketing and Consumer Behavior

• Faculty Development Council Grants, U. Texas – Pan American, 2006, 2007
• Faculty Research Council Grant, U. Texas – Pan American, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Best Paper Award, The Seventh International Conference on Electronic Commerce, Xi’an, China, August 2005
• Distinguished Service Award, MIS Research Center, U. Minnesota, 2003
• ICIS Doctoral Consortium Fellow, Barcelona, Spain, December 2002
• U. Minnesota Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2002
• U. Minnesota Carlson School of Management Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2002
• Outstanding College Graduate of Beijing, China, 1997
• Sumitomo Bank Scholarship, 1997
• Excellent Undergraduate Student of Beijing, China, 1997
• Dean’s list, Renmin University of China, 1994-96
• Admitted to Renmin University of China, National College Entrance Exam waived, 1993
• Second Class Prize, National High School Olympic Mathematics Contest, China, 1992

1. Y. Lu, L. Zhao, and B. Wang, “From Virtual Community Members to C2C E-Commerce Buyers: Trust in Virtual Communities and Its Effect on Consumers' Purchase Intention.” Working Paper, January 2009. Conditionally accepted at Electronic Commerce Research and Applications.
2. Y. Lu, L. Zhang, and B. Wang, “A Multidimensional and Hierarchical Model of Service Quality in Mobile Commerce.” Forthcoming, Electronic Commerce Research and Applications.
3. B. Wang, K. Koong, L. Liu, and S. Bai, “Effects of Daily and ‘Woot-Off’ Strategies on E-Commerce.” Forthcoming, Industrial Management & Data Systems.
4. T. Zhou, Y. Lu, and B. Wang, “The Relative Importance of Website Quality and Service Quality in Determining Consumers’ Online Repurchase Behavior.” Forthcoming, Information Systems Management.
5. Y. Lu, S. Zhang, and B. Wang, “Understanding Mobile Communication and Entertainment Service Usage: A Comparison Study.” In press, International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management.
6. T. Zhou, Y. Lu, and B. Wang, “Exploring Mobile Commerce Acceptance from the Perspectives of Perceived Value and Trust.” In press, International Journal of Information Technology and Management.
7. Y. Lu, Z. Deng, and B. Wang, “Exploring Factors Affecting Chinese Consumers’ Usage of Mobile Short Message Service for Personal Communication.” In press, Information Systems Journal.
8. Y. Lu, J. Lin, and B. Wang, “Mobile Service Supply Chain Coordination with Revenue Sharing Contracts.” In press, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management.
9. Y. Lu, Z. Deng, and B. Wang, “An Empirical Study on Chinese Enterprises’ Adoption of Mobile Services.” In press, International Journal of Services Technology and Management.
10. Y. Lu, T. Zhou, and B. Wang, “Exploring Chinese Users’ Acceptance of Instant Messaging Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, the Technology Acceptance Model, and the Flow Theory.” Computers in Human Behavior, 25, 1 (January 2009), pp. 29-39.
11. S. Bai, K. Koong, L. Liu and B. Wang. “Predictability of the Black and Official Exchange Rates of NAFTA Partners.” International Journal of Sustainable Economy, 1, 1 (2008), pp. 70-84.
12. R. J. Kauffman and B. Wang, “Tuning into the Digital Channel: Evaluating Business Model Characteristics for Internet Firm Survival,” Information Technology and Management, 9, 3 (September 2008), pp. 215-232.
13. Y. Lu, Z. Deng, and B. Wang, “Analysis and Evaluation of Tourism E-Commerce Websites in China,” International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 1, 1 (2007), pp. 6-23.
14. Y. Lu, Y. Dong, and B. Wang, “The Mobile Business Value Chain in China: A Case Study,” International Journal of Electronic Business, 5, 5 (2007), pp. 460-477.
15. S. Banerjee, R. J. Kauffman, and B. Wang, “Modeling Internet Firm Survival Using Bayesian Dynamic Models with Time-Varying Coefficients,” Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 6, 3 (Autumn 2007), pp. 332-342.
16. Y. Lu, Z. Deng, and B. Wang, “Tourism and Travel Electronic Commerce in China,” Electronic Markets – The International Journal, 17, 2 (June 2007), pp. 101-112.
17. R. J. Kauffman and B. Wang, “New Buyers’ Arrival Under Dynamic Pricing Market Microstructure: The Case of Group-Buying Discounts on the Internet,” Journal of Management Information Systems, 18, 2 (Fall 2001), pp. 157-188.
     

1. J. Koh and B. Wang, “Differences in the Price-Earning-Return Relationship between Internet and Traditional Firms.” In Proceedings of the Decision Science Institute Southwest Regional Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, February 2009.
2. B. Jiang and B. Wang, “Impact of Consumer Reviews and Ratings on Sales, Prices, and Profits: Theory and Evidence.” In Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Information Systems, December 14-17, Paris, France.
3. B. Wang and B. Jiang, “A Cross-Category Analysis of the Effects of Consumer Ratings and Reviews.” Forthcoming, Proceedings of the 2008 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Toronto, Canada, August 2008.
4. Y. Lu, J. Lin, and B. Wang, “Mobile Service Supply Coordination with Revenue Sharing Contracts.” In Proceedings of the Decision Science Institute Southwest Regional Annual Conference, Houston, TX, March 2008.
5. Y. Lu, Y. Dong, and B. Wang, “The Mobile Business Value Chain in China.” In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Mobile Business, Toronto, Canada, July 2007.
6. S. Banerjee, R. J. Kauffman, and B. Wang, “A Dynamic Bayesian Analysis of the Drivers of Internet Firm Survival,” Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Electronic Commerce, Xi’an, China, Association for Computing Machinery, August 2005. Best Paper Award.
7. R. J. Kauffman and B. Wang, “Duration in the Digital Economy,” in R. Sprague (editor), Proceedings of the 36th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Big Island, HI, Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society Press, January 2003.
8. T. Miller, R. J. Kauffman and B. Wang, “Strategic ‘Morphing’ and the Survivability of E-Commerce Firms,” in R. Sprague (editor), Proceedings of the 35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Big Island, HI, Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society Press, January 2002.
9. R. J. Kauffman and B. Wang, “The Success and Failure of DotComs: A Multi-Method Survival Analysis,” in K. Altinkemer and K. Chari (editors), Proceedings of the 6th INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology, Miami, FL, November 2001.
10. R. J. Kauffman and B. Wang, “New Buyers’ Arrival Under Dynamic Pricing Market Microstructure: The Case of Group-Buying Discounts on the Internet,” in R. Sprague (editor), Proceedings of the 34th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, HI, Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Comp. Soc. Press, January 2001. Nominated for best-in-track.
11. “An Exploratory Study on College Students' Outshopping Behavior,” the 1999 American Collegiate Retailing Association (ACRA) Spring Conference, Tucson, AZ (with G. Casterllani, S. Choi, and H. L. Schrank).
     

1. R. J. Kauffman and B. Wang, “Developing Rich Insights on Public Internet Firm Entry and Exit Based on Survival Analysis and Data Visualization.” In press, in W. Jank and G. Shmueli (Editors) Statistical Methods in Ecommerce Research, Wiley.
2. A.C. Chircu, R.J. Kauffman, and B. Wang, “Beyond the ‘eBay of Blank’: Next Stage Digital Intermediation in Electronic Commerce”, in S. Barnes (editor), E-Commerce and V-Business (2nd edition), Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007, Chapter 3, pp. 43-78.
3. "Bid Together, Buy Together: On the Efficacy of Group-Buying Business Models in Internet-Based Selling," in P.B. Lowry, J.O. Cherrington, and R.R. Watson (editors), the E-Business Handbook , Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 2002, Chapter 6, 99-137 (with R. J. Kauffman). [pdf]

1. Y. Lu, T. Zhou, and B. Wang, “A Comparative Analysis of Prices in Online and Traditional Book and CD Markets in China,” Chinese Economy, 40, 5 (September-October 2007), pp. 67-83.
2. T. Miller, R. J. Kauffman, and B. Wang, “Reflections on: When Internet Companies Morph,” First Monday―Peer-Reviewed Journal of the Internet, in M. A. Fox editor, Special Issue #6: Commercial Applications of the Internet, 11, 7 (July 2006), available on the Internet at www.firstmonday.org/ issues/special11_7/kauffman/index.html.
3. R. J. Kauffman and B. Wang, “Information Systems, Electronic Commerce, and Economics: The Interdisciplinary Research Frontier,” Special Section Guest Editor Introduction, Journal of Management Information Systems, 20, 2 (Fall 2003), pp. 5-9.
4. T. Miller, R. J. Kauffman, and B. Wang, “When Internet Companies Morph: Understanding Organizational Strategy Changes in the 'New' New Economy,” First Monday―Peer-Reviewed Journal of the Internet, 7, 7 (July 1, 2002), available on the Internet at www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_7/ kauffman/index.html (with R. J. Kauffman and T. Miller). Reprinted July 2006 in the Special Issue #6: Commercial applications of the Internet.
    

•  “Impact of Consumer Reviews and Ratings on Sales, Prices, and Profits: Theory and Evidence,” presented at the 2008 International Conference on Information Systems, Paris, France, December 2008.
• “A Cross-Category Analysis of the Effects of Consumer Ratings and Reviews,” presented at the 2008 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Toronto, Canada, August 2008.
• “Mobile Service Supply Coordination with Revenue Sharing Contracts,” presented at the Decision Science Institute Southwest Regional Annual Conference, Houston, TX, March 2008.

• “An Empirical Study of Mobile Service Subscription in China,” presented at the Symposium in E-Commerce and E-Business in China, Ninth International Conference on Electronic Commerce, Minneapolis, MN, August 2007.

• “A Dynamic Bayesian Analysis of the Drivers of Internet Firm Survival,” Presented at the 7th International Conference on Electronic Commerce, Xi’an China, August 2005.
• “Bayesian Statistics in E-Commerce Research,” Presented at the Statistical Challenges in Ecommerce Symposium, University of Maryland, College Park, May 2005.

• Discussant, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2004), Washington D.C., December 2004. 

• “IS Outsourcing in Asia,” Presented at the MIS Research Center Seminar Series, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, November 2003.
• "Duration of Internet Firms: A Semi-Parametric Bayesian Survival Analysis," Presented at the Information and Decision Sciences Workshop, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, November 2003.
• "Duration of Internet Firms: A Semi-Parametric Bayesian Survival Analysis," Presented at the 7th Annual E-Commerce Conference, U. Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, May 2003.
• "Duration of Internet Firms: A Semi-Parametric Bayesian Survival Analysis," Presented at the Computer and Information Systems Department, the University of Michigan Business School, Ann Arbor, MI, April 2003.
• "Duration in the Digital Economy," Presented at the 36th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Big Island, HI, January 2003.

• "Duration of Internet Firms: A Semi-Parametric Bayesian Survival Analysis," Presented at the Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE 2002), Barcelona, Spain, December 2002.
• Discussant, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2002), Barcelona, Spain, December 2002. 
• "A Multi-Method Analysis of Internet Firm Morphing and Survival," Presented at the 2002 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2002) Doctoral Consortium, Barcelona, Spain, December 2002.
• "Duration in the Digital Economy: Empirical Bases for the Survival of Internet Firms," Presented at the Information and Decision Sciences Workshop, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, September 2002.
• "When Internet Companies Morph: Understanding Organizational Strategy Changes," Presented at the 6th Annual E-Commerce Conference, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, April 2002.
• "Strategic 'Morphing' and the Survivability of E-Commerce Firms," Presented at the 35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Big Island, HI, January 2002.

• "The Success and Failure of DotComs: A Multi-Method Survival Analysis," Presented at the 6th INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology (INFORMS CIST), Miami, FL, November 2001.
• "Bid Together, Buy Together: Group-Buying Models in E-Commerce," Presented at the 5th Annual E-Commerce Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, March 2001.
• "New Buyers' Arrival Under Dynamic Pricing Market Microstructure: The Case of Group-Buying Discounts on the Internet," Presented at the 34th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Maui, HI, January 2001.

• “New Buyers’ Arrival Under Dynamic Pricing Market Microstructure: The Case of Group-Buying Discounts on the Internet,” Presented at the Information and Decision Sciences Workshop, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, November 2000.

• System analysis and design 
• IT infrastructure and platforms (operating systems standards and open source)
• Telecommunications, networks and wireless technologies
• Programming languages and software development (Visual Basic, C++, C#, Java, J2EE)
• Web-based application development (HTML, ASP, ASP.NET, Microsoft .NET), including the use of Web services
• E-business strategies, Internet marketing, information goods and intellectual property rights
• Business research methods

• MIS 6335 Seminar in Information Systems (UTPA) – MBA course
• QUMT 6310 Business Research Methods (UTPA) – MBA course
• CIS 3390 Management Information Systems (UTPA) – undergraduate course
• CIS 1301 Computer Information Systems (UTPA) – undergraduate course
• Instructor: IDSc 4203, Information Technology Infrastructure (U. of MN) – undergraduate course
• Instructor: IDSc 4441, Electronic Commerce (U. of MN) – undergraduate course

• CIS Search Committee, UTPA, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 (Chair)
• CIS Merit Committee, UTPA, 2005-2006, 2007-2008
• CIS Curriculum Committee, UTPA, 2007-2009
• CIS Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, UTPA, 2007-2008
• Participated in UTPA’s Major’s Fair, 2007-2009

• Editorial responsibilities
  Electronic Commerce Research and Application: Area Editor
  Journal of Management Information Systems: Guest special section editor, “Information Systems, Electronic Commerce, and Economics: The Interdisciplinary Research Frontier,” Fall 2003
  International Conference on Information Systems: Managing editor, Business Models, Markets and Economy Track, International Conference on Information Systems, 2002
  Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences: Associate editor, “Economics and Electronic Commerce” and “Competitive Strategy and Information Systems” Minitracks in Digital Economy and Organizational Systems & Technology Tracks, the 35th Hawaii International Conferences on System Sciences, 2002
  Symposium on E-Commerce and E-Business in China at the Ninth International Conference on Electronic Commerce: Program co-chair, August 2007.

• Reviewing responsibilities
  Journals: Management Science; Journal of Management Information Systems; International Journal of Electronic Commerce; Electronic Commerce Research and Applications; Electronic Markets; International Journal of Technology Management; International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organizations; Marketing Science; IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Human.
  Conferences: Americas’ Conference on Information Systems, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; International Conference on Information Systems; INFORMS CIST; International Conference on Electronic Commerce; Southwest DSI.

• Association for Information Systems
• Decision Science Institute