Prof. Tat Koon KOH
Associate Professor, Information Systems koh@ust.hk

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Academic qualification
Ph.D. 2012 Carnegie Mellon University
M.Sc. 2009 Carnegie Mellon University
B.Bus. 2001 Nanyang Technological University

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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEAssociate Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2020-present
Assistant Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2012-2020
Co-founder and Director, Online B2B Exchange, 1998-2007
eBusiness Executive, Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore), 2001-2002

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Koh, T. K., and Cheung, M. Y. M., "Seeker Exemplars and Quantitative Ideation Outcomes in Crowdsourcing Contests," Information Systems Research, forthcoming

Koh, T. K., “Adopting Seekers' Solution Exemplars in Ideation Contests: Antecedents and Consequences,”Information Systems Research, 30, 2, 2019, 486-506
Koh, T. K., and Fichman, M., “Multi-Homing Users’ Preferences for Two-Sided Exchange Networks,”MIS Quarterly, 38, 4, 2014, 977-996
Goh, K. T., Krackhardt, D., Weingart, L. R., andKoh, T. K., “The Role of Simmelian Friendship Ties on Retaliation within Triads,”Small Group Research, 45, 5, 2014, 471-505
Koh, T. K., Fichman, M., and Kraut, R. E., “Trust across Borders: Buyer-Supplier Trust in Global Business-to-Business E-Commerce,”Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 13, 11, 2012, 886-922
Teo, T. S. H., andKoh, T. K., “Lessons from Multi-Agency Information Management Projects: Case of the Online Business Licensing Service (OBLS) Project, Singapore,”International Journal of Information Management, 30, 1, 2010, 75-83

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RESEARCH INTERESTS Digital economy
Digital marketing
Open innovation and Crowdsourcing
Platform design and strategy
Tech startups

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TEACHINGDigital and Social Media Marketing Strategy (MBA/MSc)
Digital Platform Strategy (Executive Education)
Introduction to Information Systems (Undergraduate)

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HONORS & AWARDSWinner, Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence, HKUST, 2016
Finalist, Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence, HKUST, 2015
Doctoral Consortium, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2010
Best Paper Award (1st Runner-Up), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2009
William Larimer Mellon Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, 2007–2010

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GRANTSGeneral Research Fund (391,464 HKD), Hong Kong Research Grants Council, 2018
General Research Fund (456,200 HKD), Hong Kong Research Grants Council, 2016
Early Career Scheme (858,656 HKD), Hong Kong Research Grants Council, 2014
Faculty Initiation Grant (100,000 HKD), HKUST, 2012