Kanliang Wang

Kanliang Wang is a professor of Information Systems at the Department of Management Science and Engineering, School of Business, Renmin University of China. He received his Ph.D. degree in Management Science & Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University. He has co-authored in journals such as MIS Quarterly, Management Science, Information & Management, Decision Support Systems, The DATABASE, Electronic Commerce Research, Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, and so on. His current research interests include digital commerce, crowdsourcing, and online system design.

Education

• 1991.9 -1995.6 Ph.D., Management Science & Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University
• 1986.9 - 1989.7 Master, Computer Organization and Architecture, Xi'an Jiaotong University
• 1983.9 -1986.7 Bachelor, Computer Organization and Architecture (Student in Excellent Electrical Class), Xi'an Jiaotong University

Working Experiences

• 2010.9-Present Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Department of Management Science and Engineering, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China;
• 1995.7-2011.1 Lecturer (1995), Assistant Professor (1998), Professor (2001) and Doctoral Supervisor (2003), Department of Management Information System, School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University;
• 1986.8-1991.7 Teaching Assistant, Computer Center (now Network Information Center), Xi'an Jiaotong University.

Research Interests

Management Information Systems and E-commerce, Information Technology and Decision-making Behavior

Courses

• Database and Its Applications (for Undergraduates)
• Introduction to Electronic Commerce (for Undergraduates)
• Introduction to Decision Theories (for Master Students )
• Introduction to Management Information System (MPAcc)

Selected Academic Articles:

• Ni Huang, Gordon Burtch, Bin Gu, Yili Hong, Chen Liang, Kanliang Wang, Dongpu Fu, and Bo Yang. Motivating User-Generated Content with Performance Feedback: Evidence from Randomized Field Experiments. Management Science. Forthcoming.
• Rui Gu, Zhenhui Jack Jiang, Lih-Bin Oh and Kanliang Wang. Exploring the Influence of Optimum Stimulation Level on Individual Perceptions of IT Innovations, DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems. Forthcoming.
• Dongpu Fu, Yili Hong, Kanliang Wang, Weiguo Fan. Effects of Membership Tier on User Content Generation Behavior in Online Marketplace. Electronic Commerce Research. Forthcoming.
• Yuhao Li, Lih-Bin Oh, and Kanliang Wang (2017). Why users share marketer-generated contents on social broadcasting websites: A cognitive-affective involvement perspective. Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 27(4), 1-32
• Yili Hong, Paul Pavlou, Nan Shi, and Kanliang Wang (2017), On the Role of Fairness and Social Distance in Designing Effective Social Referral Systems. MIS Quarterly. 41(3): 787-809.
• Mengxiang Li, Chuan-Ho Tan, K.K. Wei, and Kanliang Wang. Sequentiality of Product Review Information Provision: An Information Foraging Perspective. MIS Quarterly. 41(3):867-892.
• Rui Gu, Lih-Bin Oh, and Kanliang Wang (2016). Multi-Homing on SNSs: The Role of Optimum Stimulation Level and Perceived Complementarity in Need Gratification. Information & Management. 53 (2016), pp. 752-766.
• Rui Gu, Lih-Bin Oh, and Kanliang Wang (2016). Developing User Loyalty for Social Networking Sites: A Relational Perspective. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research. Vol. 17, No.1, pp.1-21.
• Rui Gu, Lih-Bin Oh, and Kanliang Wang (2013). Differential impact of Web and mobile interactivity on e-tailers’ performance. Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce. 23(4): 325-349.
• Qin Shu, Qiang Tu, and Kanliang Wang (2011). The Impact of Compute

Book

• Bo Yang, Kanliang Wang, E-commerce Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cases, Beijing: China Renmin University Press, 2017.

Services & Awards

Key community services

• Vice Chairman (2009-2013), the First, Second and Third Committee of CNAIS;
• Vice Chairman and Secretary-General (2013-), the Fourth CNAIS;
• Board Member (2007-), the Sixth Council of Systems Engineering Society of China (SESC);
• Board Member (2009-2013), the Second Youth Working Committee;
• Board Member, Decision Science Division of the Systems Engineering Society of China (SESC);
• Board Member (2009-), the Sixth Council of China Information Economics Association (CIEA);
• Member, International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR).
• Associate Editor or Editorial Board for the following journals: Information & Management (AE), Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (AE), Journal of Modelling in Management, Theory and Practice of Systems Engineering, Journal of Systems Engineering, Managerialists ( Academic Edition), Academic Research, Journal of Information Systems.

Joint Guest Editor for the following journals:

• Co-Guest editor, forthcoming 2018, Special issue on Business Analytics in China, Electronic Commerce Research and Applications;
• Co-Guest editor, 29(3) 2014, Special issue on Information Technology in China, Editorial, Journal of Information Technology (2014) 29, 206–207.

Honors and Awards

• Excellent Talents Award for New Century, the Ministry of Education (2005)