Resume

• 2010

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Decision Science & Information Systems

  University of Kentucky

  Information Economics

  Information Systems Implementation

  Decision Support Systems

  Regression & Correlation

  Operations and Supply Chain Management

  System Analysis and Design

  Advanced Business Analytics

  Human-Computer Interaction and Experimental Design

  System Alignment and Project Management

  Management Science

  Supply Chain Management Strategy

  Supply Chain Operations

  Statistic Inference and Analysis of Categorical Data

  Business Analytics

  Organization Commuting and Electronic Business

  Knowledge Management

  Design & Analysis of Experimentation

  Structural Equation Modeling

  Research Methods

  Google Analytics Academy

  Google Analytics Platform Principles

  Mobile App Analytics Fundamentals

  Google Analytics Academy

• 2006.

  Beijing City

  China

  •\tManaging regular mobile communication research projects \n•\tClients include China Mobile

  China Unicom

  SK Telecom

  among others.\n•\tExcellent Employee Award

  Project Manager & Analyst

  Beijing SINO Market Research Ltd.

  Decision Sciences Institute

  Association for Information Systems

  Production and Operations Management Society

  Institute for Supply Management

  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

• 2004

  Master's degree

  Business Administration

  Management and Operations

  1. Excellent Graduate Student

  2006\n2. Excellent Research Award

  Renmin University of China

• 2001.

  中文

  English

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

  Business Administration

  1.\tZeng Xianzi Scholarship

  China Ministry of Education

  2000 - 2004. \n2.\tDean’s List

  School of Business

  Renmin University of China

  2003.\n3.\tKwang-Hua Scholarship

  Kwang-Hua Education Foundation

  2003.\n4.\tExcellent Student Leader

  Renmin University of China

  Renmin University of China

• China Federation of Industrial Economics

  Business Analyst

  Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation

  Statistics

  Process Improvement

  Lean Manufacturing

  Strategic Planning

  Research

  SPSS

  Operations Management

  Data Analysis

  Teaching

  Statistical Modeling

  Project Management

  Qualitative Research

  Student Affairs

  Matlab

  University Teaching

  Management

  R

  Leadership

  Continuous Improvement

  Cross-functional Team Leadership

  A Supplier Development Adoption Framework Using Expectancy Theory

  Nallan C Suresh

  We apply expectancy theory to advance a conceptual framework which identifies factors that motivate and affect the adoption of supplier development activities. Our application of expectancy theory facilitates the integration of constructs culled from disparate theories into a cohesive conceptual framework. Highlighting the central role of motivational force

  our conceptual development provides a behavioral explanation for the indirect effects of activity-

  firm-

  interfirm-

  and environment-level factors on supplier development adoption.

  A Supplier Development Adoption Framework Using Expectancy Theory

  As a key supply chain management practice

  supplier development has been found to yield positive performance and capability consequences. However

  it remains unclear why these consequences are achieved. Even though supplier development is predicated on knowledge management activities

  it is rarely studied from a knowledge management perspective. In order to bring greater clarity to the connections between supplier development and its consequences

  we leverage the knowledge chain theory to capture buyers’ and suppliers’ knowledge management activities in supplier development. Through an extensive review and systematic classification of supplier development activities in the literature

  this study generates a reliable catalog of supplier development activities

  finds support for the knowledge management perspective

  and reveals the extent to which supplier development activities are knowledge-based activities. In addition

  we generate an integrated definition

  a meaningful taxonomy

  and a comprehensive implementation approach for supplier development. Further

  we illuminate how positive performance and capability consequences of supplier development can be achieved through the design and execution of knowledge activities embedded within supplier development activities. This study contributes to extant research by articulating the important role of knowledge and knowledge management in supplier development and advancing a comprehensive

  unified

  organized foundation for understanding supplier development and its link with performance.

  Supplier Development: A Knowledge-Management Perspective

  Zihong Huang

  Crowdfunding has risen rapidly as a way of raising funds to support projects such as art projects

  charity projects

  and new ventures. It is very important to understand how crowds in the crowdfunding market are organized to carry out various activities. This study documents and compares two crowd designs for crowdfunding

  namely pure crowds

  where all crowd members participate as equals

  and hybrid crowds

  where crowd members are led by an expert investor. The hybrid design is rarely studied in the crowdfunding literature despite its large presence in equity crowdfunding. We examine industry practices from various countries in terms of crowd designs

  review relevant literature on this topic

  and develop a conceptual framework for choosing between pure and hybrid crowds. We identify several inefficiencies of pure crowds in crowdfunding platforms and discuss the advantages of hybrid crowds. We then develop a conceptual framework that illustrates the factors for choosing between pure and hybrid crowds. Finally

  we discuss the issue of how to manage and regulate lead investors in hybrid crowds.

  Pure and hybrid crowds in crowdfunding markets

  Santhanam

  Radhika

  Highlights\n•New video formats of online reviews are useful and influence consumer perceptions in a very nuanced way\n•Product types play an important role

  and moderate the effect of presentation formats\n•\nVideo formats may even change consumers perception of product type\n•An Information Technology (IT) feature of online reviews -presentation format – is critical; hence more research should be conducted on this feature.\n•Presentation formats should be managed

  because they impact consumer’s perception and intentions to purchase the product.

  Will video be the next generation of e-commerce product reviews? Presentation format and the role of product type

  This study incorporates the knowledge chain theory to supplier development and investigates the importance of each knowledge management activity in supplier development. Using the survey data from a sample of active scholars and consultants who are committed to supplier development

  this study supports the significant role of knowledge management in supplier development. Specifically

  these scholars and consultants suggest that both buying and supplying firms should at least moderately conduct each knowledge management activity in supplier development in order to achieve desired outcomes. We also find that the roles of buying and supplying firms vary across 9 knowledge management activities. In addition

  our respondents indicate that the definition of supplier development raised based on the the knowledge chain theory is at least moderately successful in all the evaluation criteria. Based on the quantitative and qualitative evidence from our respondents

  this study revises the definition slightly to make it more comprehensive and clear. This study contributes to extant research by confirming the necessity of implementing knowledge management activities in supplier development

  validating the heterogeneous roles of knowledge management activities in supplier development

  and raising a revised definition of supplier development from the knowledge management perspective.

  A knowledge management perspective of supplier development: Evidence from supply chain scholars and consultants

  Evaluating Journal Quality: Beyond “Expert” Journal Assessments in the IS Discipline

  Zhihong Ke

  Understanding relative statures of channels for disseminating knowledge is of practical interest to both generators and consumers of knowledge flows. For generators

  stature can influence attractiveness of alternative dissemination routes and deliberations of those who assess generator performance. For knowledge consumers

  channel stature may influence knowledge content to which they are exposed. This study introduces a novel approach to conceptualizing and measuring stature of knowledge-dissemination channels: the power-impact (PI) technique. It is a flexible technique having 3 complementary variants

  giving holistic insights about channel stature by accounting for both attraction of knowledge generators to a distribution channel and degree to which knowledge consumers choose to use a channel's knowledge content. Each PI variant is expressed in terms of multiple parameters

  permitting customization of stature evaluation to suit its user's preferences. In the spirit of analytics

  each PI variant is driven by objective evidence of actual behaviors. The PI technique is based on 2 building blocks: (a) power that channels have for attracting results of generators' knowledge work

  and (b) impact that channel contents' exhibit on prospective recipients. Feasibility and functionality of the PI-technique design are demonstrated by applying it to solve a problem of journal stature evaluation for the information-systems discipline.

  Knowledge-Dissemination Channels: Analytics of Stature Evaluation

  E-Business Adoption Research: State of the Art

  Thank you very much for taking your time to read Leon's profile.\nDr. Liang (Leon) Chen is an assistant professor at West Texas A&M University. He has earned his PhD degree in Decision Science & Information Systems from Gatton College of Business and Economics

  the University of Kentucky. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Business from Renmin University of China. His primary research interests include data analytics

  e-business (esp. online reviews

  crowdsourcing

  collaborative community)

  knowledge management

  and supplier development. \n\nLeon's research has been published in notable journals such as Decision Support Systems

  International Journal of Operations & Production Management

  Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology

  Knowledge & Process Management

  Journal of Electronic Commerce Research

  and Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

  and presented in conferences such as Americas Conference on Information Systems

  Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting

  IEEE International Conference

  and Production and Operations Management Society Annual Meeting. He is an active reviewer of journals such as Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce and Journal of Electronic Commerce Research and of conferences like ICIS

  AMCIS

  CIST and PACIS. His research has attracted hundreds of full-text downloads. Before coming to United States

  he worked as project manager

  senior analyst

  and department manager in a leading market research and consulting company in Beijing

  China.\n\nHe is very grateful to connect and exchange insight with all professionals in the fields of data analytics

  open innovation

  knowledge management

  e-business

  supplier development

  and any others.

  Liang (Leon)

  Chen

  University of Kentucky

  Miami University

  West Texas A&M University

  Beijing SINO Market Research Ltd.

  GfK

  Oxford

  Ohio

  Visiting Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Analytics

  Miami University

  Doing emerging research and teaching interesting courses.

  PhD student & Teaching Assistant

  Lexington

  Kentucky Area

  University of Kentucky

  West Texas A&M University

  GfK

  Beijing City

  China

  •\tWorking as Dept. Manager & Senior Analyst at Beijing SINO Market Research Ltd. GfK Group. \n•\tManaging the department of mobile communication research \n•\tProviding market research and consulting services in the telecommunication industry \n•\tProducing yearly revenue of around 1 million dollars \n•\tClients include China Mobile

  China Unicom

  China Telecom

  Nokia

  Samsung

  Lenovo

  etc.

  Dept. Manager & Senior Analyst