Boh Wai Fong

Wai Fong Boh is Professor of Information Technology and Operations Management at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She is Deputy Dean of NBS, Head of the NBS Information Technology and Operations Management Division, and the Director of the Information Management Research Center. She received her PhD from the Tepper School of Business at the Carnegie Mellon University.

Professor Boh is an established researcher in the area of knowledge management and knowledge sharing. She also conducts research in the areas of innovation management and entrepreneurship. She has published in a number of top IS and management journals, including Management Science, MIS Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Association Information Systems, OBHDP, Research Policy, and Information & Organization. Throughout her career, Professor Boh won several research awards including an award for the Top Five IS Publications of the Year 2007, the best Professor in Information Technology 2012 (awarded by CMO Council) and NBS Research Excellence Award for ITOM division in 2007, 2009 and 2016 respectively. She has also secured research grants amounting to USD1.8 million, as a Principle Investigator.

Prof Boh is currently Senior Editor of MIS Quarterly, AE for Management Science, and serves on the editorial board of Journal of Management Information Systems and Information & Organization. She had previously served as AE for ISR and was on the editorial board of Organization Science. She has also served as Program Co-Chair for ICIS 2019, and served as Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair for PACIS 2018 and 2013.

Professor Boh is a seasoned and versatile instructor who teaches at both undergraduate and graduate levels. She has also taught at the executive level running many executive teaching seminars and workshops. Professor Boh is also sought after by private organizations as well as government agencies to conduct training programs.

Academic Background

• Ph.D, Information Systems, 2004
  Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business

• M.S., Information Systems, 2002
  Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business

• B. Accountancy , 1997
  Nanyang Technological University

Professional Service

• Senior Editor, MIS Quarterly, 2019-Current
• Senior Editor, Information & Organization, 2016-2019
• Associate Editor for Management Science, from 2010-2020
• Editorial Board for Organization Science, 2008-2016
• Editorial Board for Journal Management Information Systems, from 2014-Current
• Editorial Board for Journal of Database Management
• Associate Editor for Information Systems Research, 2009-2011
• Editorial Board, Information & Organization, 2011-2015
• Academy of Management OCIS Division Elected International Representative at Large (Asia), 2009-2012

Awards and Honors

• Winner: Most Innovative Paper for Human Behavior in IS Track for ICIS 2017
• Winner: Best Papers Proceedings of the Academy of Management Meeting for Year 2017, Atlanta, GA (Entrepreneurship division)
• Winner: Runner Up for OCIS Division Best Paper for the Academy of Management Meeting for Year 2014, Philadelphia, PA
• Winner: Best Papers Proceedings of the Academy of Management Meeting for Year 2012, Boston, MA
• CMO 3rd Asia' Best B-School Best Professor in Information Technology Award, 2012
• Management Science Distinguished Service Award for Reviewers, Year 2009
• Winner: Top Five IS Publications of the Year 2007
• Winner: Researcher of the Division Award, 2007 and 2009
• Winner: Academy of Management Best Dissertation Award for Organizational Communication and Information Systems (OCIS) Division, 2005
• Finalist: Academy of Management Newman Award for Best Paper based on Dissertation, 2005
• Honorary Mention: Academy of Management OCIS Division Best Reviewer Award, 2005
• Winner: Runner-Up to Best Theme-Related Paper for International Conference on Information Systems, 2002
• Recognition: Best Paper Proceedings for Academy of Management Conference, 2001
• Research Internship: IBM Research, 2003 & 2004
• Scholarship: Nanyang Technological University Senior Tutorship Scholarship, 2000-2004
• First Class Honors: B. Acc., Nanyang Technological University, 1997
• Dean's List: Nanyang Technological University, 1994-1997
• Scholarship: Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, 1996-1997
• Hewlett Packard Prize, 1995-1996
• Scholarship: Ministry of Education Pre-University Scholarship, 1992-1993