Zhengrui Jiang

Dr. Zhengrui Jiang is a professor at the School of Business, Nanjing University. He previously was Thome Professor in Business and Professor of Information Systems at the Ivy College of Business, Iowa State University. His primary research interests include business intelligence/analytics, data quality, decision-making under uncertainty, diffusion of technological innovations, and economics of information technology. His research has appeared in leading academic journals including Information Systems Research, Management Science, MIS Quarterly, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, INRORMS Journal on Computing, and Journal of Management Information Systems. He serves or has served, as an associate editor for Information Systems Research and MIS Quarterly, a senior editor for Production and Operations Management, and a program co-chair for the 2014 Midwest Association of Information Systems Conference, the 2015 Big XII+ MIS Research Symposium, and the 2018 Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems. He received MIS Quarterly Outstanding Associate Editor Award in 2016.

Research Interests

• Business Intelligence/Big Data Analytics
• Data Quality/Decision-Making under Uncertainty
• Diffusion of Technological Innovations
• Economics of Information Technology

Academic Experience

• Professor, Department of Marketing and E-BusinessBusiness School, Nanjing University, 2019 – present
• Thome Professor in Business, Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics Department of Supply Chain and Information SystemsIvy College of Business, Iowa State University, 2018 – 2019
• Thome Professor in Business, Associate Professor of Information Systems Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems College of Business, Iowa State University, 2012 – 2018
• Assistant Professor of Information Systems, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems College of Business, Iowa State University, 2008 –2012
• Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems, Department of Computer Information Systems College of Business, University of North Alabama, 2005 – 2008

Journal Publications

1. Feng, H., Z.Jiang, M. Li, and N. Feng. “First- or Second-Mover Advantage: Analysis of Market Entry Decision for Platform Products.” MIS Quarterly, Vol. 44, No. 3, September 2020, pp. 1107-1141.
2. Qu, X., Z. Jiang.“A Time-Based Dynamic Synchronization Policy for Consolidated Database Systems.” MIS Quarterly, Vol.43, No. 4, December 2019, pp. 1041-1057.
3. Jiang, Z., X. Qu, D. C.Jain. Optimal Market Entry Timing for Successive Generations of Technological Innovations. MIS Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 3, September 2019, pp. 787-806.
4. Wang, M., Z. Jiang, Y. Zhang, H. Yang. “T-closeness Slicing: A New Privacy-Preserving Approach for Transactional Data Publishing.” INFORMS Journal on Computing, Vol. 30, No. 3, summer 2018, pp. 438-453.
5. Feng, H., Z.Jiang, D. Liu. Quality, Pricing, and Release Time: Optimal Market Entry Strategy for New Software-As-A-Service Vendors. MIS Quarterly, Vol. 42, No. 1, March 2018, pp. 333-353.
6. Zong, W., F. Wu, Z.Jiang. “A Markov-based Update Policy for Constantly Changing Database Systems.” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 64, No. 3, August 2017, pp. 287-300.
7. Cai, Y., Z. Jiang, V. Mookerjee. How to Deal with Liars? Designing Intelligent Rule-Based Expert Systems to Increase Accuracy or Reduce Cost. INFORMS Journal on Computing, Vol. 29, No. 2, March 2017, pp. 268–286.
8. Jiang, Z., K. P. Scheibe, S.Nilakanta, X. Qu. The Economics of Public Beta Testing. Decision Sciences, Vol. 48 No. 1, February 2017, pp. 150-175.
9. Jiang, Z., D. C. Jain.A Generalized Norton-Bass Model for Multigeneration Diffusion. Management Science, Vol. 58 No. 10, October 2012, pp. 1887-1897.
10. Jiang, Z., S. Sarkar, V. S. Jacob. Post-Release Testing and Software Release Policy for Enterprise-Level Systems. Information Systems Research, Vol. 23, No. 3, Part 1 of 2, September 2012, pp. 635-657.
11. Jiang, Z. A Decision-Theoretic Framework for Numerical Attribute Value Reconciliation. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 24, No. 7, July 2012, pp. 1153-1169.
12. Jiang, Z. How to Give away Software with Successive Versions. Decision Support Systems,Vol. 49, No. 4, November 2010, pp. 430-441.
13. Jiang, Z., S. Sarkar. Speed Matters: The Role of Free Software Offer in Software Diffusion. Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 26, No. 3, Winter 2010, pp. 207-239.
14. Jiang, Z., S. Sarkar, P. De and D. Dey. A Framework for Reconciling Attribute Values from Multiple Data Sources. Management Science, Vol. 53, No. 12, December 2007, pp. 1946-1963.
15. Jiang, Z., F. M. Bass, P. I. Bass. The Virtual Bass Model and the Left-Hand Data-Truncation Bias in Diffusion of Innovation Studies. International Journal of Research in Marketing, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2006, pp. 93-106.
16. Jiang, Z., V. Mookerjee, S. Sarkar. Lying on the Web: Implications for Expert Systems Redesign. Information Systems Research, Vol. 16, No. 2, June 2005, pp. 131-148.

Awards And Honors

• MIS Quarterly Outstanding Associate Editor Award, 2016
• Inaugural recipient of the endowed Thome Professorship in Business, Iowa State University, 2012 - present
• Junior Faculty Research Award, College of Business, Iowa State University, 2012.

Professional Service

Journal Editorial Boards

• Senior Editor: Production and Operations Management, 2018 – present.
• Associate Editor: Information Systems Research, January 2018 – present.
• Special Issue Associate Editor: MIS Quarterly, 2019-2021.
• Special Issue (WITS 2018) Associate Editor: ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems, 2018-2020.
• Associate Editor: MIS Quarterly 2014 – 2017.
• Special Issue Senior Editor: Production and Operations Management, 2015-2016.
• Special Issue (WITS 2015) Associate Editor: ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems, 2016-2017.
• Associate Editor: Information Technology and Management 2008– 2015.
• Editorial Review Board: Journal of Database Management 2012– 2018.

Conferences/Workshops

• Workshop Co-Chair: Workshop on Information Technology and Systems (WITS) 2018.
• Program Co-Chair: The 13th Annual Big XII+ MIS Research Symposium, Ames IA, April 2015.
• Program Co-Chair: The 9th Annual Midwest Association for Information Systems Conference (MWAIS 2014), Ames, IA.
• Organizing Committee Member/Review Co-Chair: Workshop on Information Technology and Systems (WITS) 2015.
• Organizing Committee Member/Prototype Co-Chair: Workshop on Information Technology and Systems (WITS) 2014.