Dr. Chao DING
Innovation and Information Management

BBA(IS) and BEng(CS) Programme Director
Principal Lecturer
3917 1684
chao.ding@hku.hk
KK 807


Academic & Professional Qualification
PhD: University of Florida
MSc: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
BBA: Sun Yat-sen University
Biography
Chao Ding obtained his Ph.D. degree in the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management in Warrington College of Business and Administration at University of Florida in 2014. Dr. Ding?holds a B.S. in optical engineering from Sun Yat-sen University and an M.S. in Economics from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Teaching
BUSI0036 – Quantitative analysis for business decisions
IIMT3636 – Decision and risk analysis
IIMT2601 – Management information systems
MSBA7001 – Business intelligence and analytics
Research Interest
E-Commerce
Social Media
Internet Financing
Information Goods
Selected Publications
“Strategic Waiting for Disruption Forecasts in Cross‐Border E‐Commerce Operations” with B. Niu, K. Chen, L. Chen, and X. Yue, (2021), Production and Operations Management, 30(9), 2840-2857.
“Click to Success? The Temporal Effects of Facebook Likes on Crowdfunding” with Y. Jin, Y. Duan, and H.K. Cheng, (2020), Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 21(5), 1191-1213.
“Retail Clusters in Developing Economies” with X. Zhao, A. Lim, H. Guo, and J.S. Song, (2019),?Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 21(2), 452-467.
“To Join or Not to Join Group Purchasing Organization: A Vendor’s Decision” with Y.C. Yang, H.K. Cheng, and S. Li, (2017),?European Journal of Operational Research, 258(2), 581-589.
“The Power of the ‘Like’ Button: The Impact of Social Media on Box Office” with H.K. Cheng, Y. Duan, and Y. Jin, (2017),?Decision Support Systems, 94, 77-84.
Awards and Honours
Faculty Outstanding Teacher Award (Postgraduate Teaching) 2020-21
Faculty Undergraduate Teaching Reward 2017-18