Ping Wang is on the faculty at the University of Queensland Business School. He is also an associate of the Information Systems Research Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management and an associate editor at MIS Quarterly. His research draws on institutional theory to understand the popularity of new information technologies. In recent years he has taken an ecological perspective to study digital innovations in organizations, communities, and ecosystems. He received the Best Paper Award at the 37th International Conference on Information Systems in 2016 and the Best Published Paper Award from the Organizational Communication and Information Systems Division of the Academy of Management in 2010.
Conference Publication: Early diffusion of innovations with quantum computing
Wang, Ping, Stein, Amanda and Lutters, Wayne (2023). Early diffusion of innovations with quantum computing. Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Wellington, New Zealand, 5-8 December 2023. Dunedin, New Zealand:
Conference Publication: Trending topics and stale subjects: detecting fashion in information systems research
Upreti, Raj Upreti, Wang, Ping, Akhlaghpour, Saeed, Karanasios, Stan and Burton-Jones, Andrew (2023). Trending topics and stale subjects: detecting fashion in information systems research. Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS), Wellington, New Zealand, 5-8 December 2023. Dunedin, New Zealand: Association for Information Systems.
Conference Publication: The NYC311 app and community engagement in coproducing municipal services
Lee, Myeong, Tang, Xinlin and Wang, Ping (2023). The NYC311 app and community engagement in coproducing municipal services. 29th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Panama City, Panama, 10-12 August 2023.
How does artificial intelligence augment job design
Doctor Philosophy
Community ecology for information technology (IT) innovation
Wang, Ping (2014). Community ecology for information technology (IT) innovation. Science of science and innovation policy: principal investigators' conference summary. (pp. 60-62) edited by Kaye Husbands Fealing, Alexandra S. Beatty and Constance F. Citro. Washington, DC USA: National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18741
Wang, Ping (2008). Whatever happened to business process reengineering? The rise, fall, and possible revival of business process reengineering from the organizing vision perspective. Business Process Transformation. (pp. 23-40) edited by Varun Grover and M. Lynne Markus. New York, NY United States: Routledge.
Wang, Ping (2021). Connecting the parts with the whole: toward an information ecology theory of digital innovation ecosystems. MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems, 45 (1), 397-422. doi: 10.25300/misq/2021/15864
Junglas, Iris, Koch, Hope, Sundararajan, Arun and Wang, Ping (2017). Special Issue Editorial: Shared Responsibility and Blurring Boundaries: Strategic Implications of the Sharing Economy. Mis Quarterly Executive, 16 (4), III-IX.
To share, or not to share? Community-level collaboration in open innovation contests
Tausczik, Yla and Wang, Ping (2017). To share, or not to share? Community-level collaboration in open innovation contests. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 1 (CSCW) 100, 1-23. doi: 10.1145/3134735
Junglas, Iris, Koch, Hope, Sundararajan, Arun and Wang, Ping (2017). Special issue Editorial: Shared responsibility and blurring boundaries: Strategic implications of the sharing economy. MIS Quarterly Executive, 16 (4), iii-ix.
Cheng, An-Shou, Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Wang, Ping, Ishita, Emi and Oard, Douglas W. (2012). The Role of Innovation and Wealth in the Net Neutrality Debate: A Content Analysis of Human Values in Congressional and FCC Hearings. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 63 (7), 1360-1373. doi: 10.1002/asi.22646
Shneiderman, Ben, Dunne, Cody, Sharma, Puneet and Wang, Ping (2012). Innovation trajectories for information visualizations: comparing treemaps, cone trees, and hyperbolic trees. Information Visualization, 11 (2), 87-105. doi: 10.1177/1473871611424815
The Surprising impact of fashions in information technology
Wang, Ping (2010). The Surprising impact of fashions in information technology. MIT Sloan Management Review: MIT's journal of management research and ideas, 51 (4), 15-16.
Community learning in information technology innovation
Wang, Ping and Ramiller, Neil C. (2009). Community learning in information technology innovation. MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems, 33 (4), 709-734. doi: 10.2307/20650324
Wang, Ping (2009). Popular concepts beyond organizations: exploring new dimensions of information technology innovations. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 10 (1), 1-30. doi: 10.17705/1jais.00182
Saving special libraries in a recession: Business strategies for survival and success
Fletcher, Arlene, Franklin, Mary, Garczynski, Joyce, Gilbert, Glynnis, Mathis, Sara and Wang, Ping (2009). Saving special libraries in a recession: Business strategies for survival and success. Information Outlook, 13 (5), 37-43.
The Maryland Modular Method: an approach to doctoral education in information studies
Druin, Allison, Jaeger, Paul T., Golbeck, Jennifer, Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Lin, Jimmy, Qu, Yan, Wang, Ping and Xie, Bo (2009). The Maryland Modular Method: an approach to doctoral education in information studies. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 50 (4), 293-301.
Customer relationship management as advertised: exploiting and sustaining technological momentum
Wang, Ping and Burton Swanson, E. (2008). Customer relationship management as advertised: exploiting and sustaining technological momentum. Information Technology & People, 21 (4), 323-349. doi: 10.1108/09593840810919662
Research directions in Information Systems: toward an institutional ecology
Ramiller, Neil C., Swanson, E. Burton and Wang, Ping (2008). Research directions in Information Systems: toward an institutional ecology. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 9 (1), 1-22. doi: 10.17705/1jais.00148
Wang, Ping and Swanson, E. Burton (2007). Launching professional services automation: institutional entrepreneurship for information technology innovations. Information and Organization, 17 (2), 59-88. doi: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2007.02.001
Knowing why and how to innovate with packaged business software
Swanson, E. Burton and Wang, Ping (2005). Knowing why and how to innovate with packaged business software. Journal of Information Technology, 20 (1), 20-31. doi: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000033
Early diffusion of innovations with quantum computing
Wang, Ping, Stein, Amanda and Lutters, Wayne (2023). Early diffusion of innovations with quantum computing. Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Wellington, New Zealand, 5-8 December 2023. Dunedin, New Zealand:
Trending topics and stale subjects: detecting fashion in information systems research
Upreti, Raj Upreti, Wang, Ping, Akhlaghpour, Saeed, Karanasios, Stan and Burton-Jones, Andrew (2023). Trending topics and stale subjects: detecting fashion in information systems research. Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS), Wellington, New Zealand, 5-8 December 2023. Dunedin, New Zealand: Association for Information Systems.
The NYC311 app and community engagement in coproducing municipal services
Lee, Myeong, Tang, Xinlin and Wang, Ping (2023). The NYC311 app and community engagement in coproducing municipal services. 29th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Panama City, Panama, 10-12 August 2023.
More-than-human management: a systematic review
Poggioli, Nicholas, Sartoris, Costanza, Nadegger, Monica, Pek, Simon, Shekhar, Himanshu, Avidan, Miron, Good, Jason and Wang, Ping (2023). More-than-human management: a systematic review. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA United States, 4-8 August 2023. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2023.12993abstract
In search of social justice: the role of digital technology in a government information system
Tang, Xinlin, Lee, Myeong, Hangen, Forrest, O'Brien, Daniel T. and Wang, Ping (2022). In search of social justice: the role of digital technology in a government information system. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA United States, 5-9 August 2022. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2022.17481abstract
Social justice and technical efficiency: the role of digital technology in Boston's 311 system
Wang, Ping, Lee, Myeong, Hangen, Forrest, O'Brien, Daniel T. and Tang, Xinlin (2022). Social justice and technical efficiency: the role of digital technology in Boston's 311 system. 30th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Timisoara, Romania, 18-24 June 2022.
Centralized Vs. distributed governance of platform ecosystems
Zhu, Zhen, Tang, Xinlin and Wang, Ping (2021). Centralized Vs. distributed governance of platform ecosystems. 81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2021), Online, 30 July-3 August 2021. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2021.15438abstract
Tang, Xinlin, Wang, Ping and Zhu, Zhen (2021). Effects of centralized and distributed quality control on sales of experience goods in a transaction platform ecosystem completed research. 27th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Electronic Network, 9-13 August 2021. Atlanta, GA, United States: Associated Information Systems.
Wang, Ping, Zhu, Zhen, Liu, Qi and Huang, Qiuyun (2020). Interplay of competition, innovation, and reputation: The red queen in digital commerce of experience goods. ICIS 2020 – Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global, Virtual, 13-16 December 2020. Association for Information Systems.
Red Queen Competition through Innovations on a Digital Platform for Experience Goods
Zhu, Zhen, Wang, Ping and Huang, Qiuyun (2020). Red Queen Competition through Innovations on a Digital Platform for Experience Goods. Conference of the Association for Information Systems (AMCIS) 2020, Online, 10-14 August 2020. Atlanta, GA United States: Association for Information Systems.
Theorizing digital innovation ecosystems: A multilevel ecological framework
Wang, Ping (2020). Theorizing digital innovation ecosystems: A multilevel ecological framework. 27th European Conference on Information Systems - Information Systems for a Sharing Society, ECIS 2019, Stockholm, Sweden, 8-14 June 2019. Atlanta, GA United States: Association for Information Systems.
An ecological approach to theorizing digital innovation ecosystems
Wang, Ping (2019). An ecological approach to theorizing digital innovation ecosystems. 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA United States, 9-13 August 2019. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2019.14131abstract
Indexing Text Related to Software Vulnerabilities in Noisy Communities Through Topic Modelling
Paradis, Carlos, Kazman, Rick and Wang, Ping (2018). Indexing Text Related to Software Vulnerabilities in Noisy Communities Through Topic Modelling. 17th IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (IEEE ICMLA), Orlando, FL United States, 17-20 December 2018. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/icmla.2018.00121
Taking the "Eco" seriously: A multilevel model of digital innovation ecosystems
Wang, Ping (2018). Taking the "Eco" seriously: A multilevel model of digital innovation ecosystems. 22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems - Opportunities and Challenges for the Digitized Society: Are We Ready?, PACIS 2018, Yokohama, Japan, 26-30 June 2018. Atlanta, GA United States: Association for Information Systems.
Can cybersecurity be proactive? A big data approach and challenges
Chen, Hong-Mei, Kazman, Rick, Monarch, Ira and Wang, Ping (2017). Can cybersecurity be proactive? A big data approach and challenges. 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Waikoloa Village, HI, United States, 3-7 January 2017. Honolulu, HI, United States: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. doi: 10.24251/hicss.2017.725
Which size matters? Effects of crowd size on solution quality in big data Q&A communities
Tausczik, Yla, Wang, Ping and Choi, Joohee (2017). Which size matters? Effects of crowd size on solution quality in big data Q&A communities. Eleventh International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, Montreal, Canada, 15-18 May 2017. Washington, DC United States: AAAI Press. doi: 10.1609/icwsm.v11i1.14882
Predicting and Fixing Vulnerabilities Before They Occur: A Big Data Approach
Chen, Hong-Mei, Kazman, Rick, Monarch, Ira and Wang, Ping (2016). Predicting and Fixing Vulnerabilities Before They Occur: A Big Data Approach. IEEE/ACM 2nd International Workshop on Big Data Software Engineering (BIGDSE), Austin, TX United States, 16 May 2016. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1145/2896825.2896829
Toward an ecology theory of creativity in IT Products: A study of mobile device industry
Wang, Ping, Lee, Myeong, Meng, Xu and Butler, Brian S. (2016). Toward an ecology theory of creativity in IT Products: A study of mobile device industry. ICIS 2016, Dublin, Ireland, 11-14 December 2016. Association for Information Systems.
Toward an ecological theory and policy for digital innovations
Wang, Ping (2015). Toward an ecological theory and policy for digital innovations. 6th Biennial Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, Atlanta, GA, United States, 17-19 September 2015.
Ecology for Digital Innovation: Understanding the Evolution of Customer Relationship Management
Wang, Ping, Meng, Xu and Butler, Brian S. (2015). Ecology for Digital Innovation: Understanding the Evolution of Customer Relationship Management. 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada, 7-11 August 2015. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2015.18577abstract
How do community ecology and structure shape digital innovation strategy?
Wang, Ping, Meng, Xu and Butler, Brian S. (2015). How do community ecology and structure shape digital innovation strategy?. ICIS 2015, Fort Worth, TX, United States, 13-16 December 2015. Association for Information Systems.
Community ecology for innovation concept: The case of cloud computing
Sun, Jia and Wang, Ping (2012). Community ecology for innovation concept: The case of cloud computing. ICIS 2012, Orlando, FL, United States, 16-19 December 2012.
Diffusion of IT innovations via social media: studying a Chinese micro-blog community
Huang, Chen, Wang, Ping and Qu, Yan (2012). Diffusion of IT innovations via social media: studying a Chinese micro-blog community. Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2012, Boston, MA, United States, 2012. Briarcliff Manor, NY, United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2012.17067abstract
Innovating mindfully with OpenTable: A restaurant's experience
Lee Jr., Sonny C., Sun, Jia and Wang, Ping (2012). Innovating mindfully with OpenTable: A restaurant's experience. ICIS 2012, Orlando, FL, United States, 16-19 December 2012. AIS/ICIS Administrative Office.
Evaluating two automatic methods for classifying information technology concepts
Tsui, Chia-Jung, Wang, Ping and Fleischmann, Kenneth R. (2011). Evaluating two automatic methods for classifying information technology concepts. Thirty Second International Conference on Information Systems, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, 4-7 December 2011. Shanghai, People's Republic of China: International Conference on Information Systems.
The Greening of IT: How discourse informs IT sustainability innovation
Davidson, Elizabeth, Vaast, Emmanuelle and Wang, Ping (2011). The Greening of IT: How discourse informs IT sustainability innovation. 13th IEEE International Conference on Commerce and Enterprise Computing (CEC), Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 5-7 September 2011. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/cec.2011.69
Tsui, Chia-Jung, Wang, Ping, Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Oard, Douglas W. and Sayeed, Asad B. (2010). Exploring the relationships among ICTs: A scalable computational approach using KL divergence and hierarchical clustering. 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Honolulu, HI, United States, 5-8 January 2010. Washington, DC, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/hicss.2010.203
Cheng, An-Shou, Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Wang, Ping, Ishita, Emi and Oard, Douglas W. (2010). Values of stakeholders in the net neutrality debate: Applying content analysis to telecommunications policy. 2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Honolulu, HI United States, 5-8 January 2010. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/hicss.2010.434
Tsui, Chia-jung, Wang, Ping, Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Sayeed, Asad B. and Weinberg, Amy (2010). Building an IT taxonomy with co-occurrence analysis, hierarchical clustering, and multidimensional scaling. iConference, Champaign, IL, United States, 3-6 February 2010.
Chasing the hottest it: Effects of information technology fashion on organizations
Wang, Ping (2010). Chasing the hottest it: Effects of information technology fashion on organizations. 2007 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3-8 August 2007. Minneapolis, MN, United States: M I S Research Center. doi: 10.2307/20721415
Automatic classification of human values: applying computational thinking to information ethics
Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Oard, Douglas W., Cheng, An-Shou, Wang, Ping and Ishita, Emi (2009). Automatic classification of human values: applying computational thinking to information ethics. Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6-11 November 2009. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/meet.2009.1450460345
Understanding IT innovations through computational analysis of discourse
Tsui, Chia-jung, Wang, Ping, Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Oard, Douglas W. and Sayeed, Asad B. (2009). Understanding IT innovations through computational analysis of discourse. Thirtieth International Conference on Information Systems, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 5-18 December 2009. Phoenix, AZ, United States: International Conference on Information Systems.
An integrative framework for understanding the innovation ecosystem
Wang, Ping (2009). An integrative framework for understanding the innovation ecosystem. Conference on Advancing the Study of Innovation and Globalization in Organizations, Nuremberg, Germany, 28-30 May 2009. Institute for Employment Research, German Council for Social and Economic Data, and National Science Foundation.
Understanding IT innovations through discourse analysis
Wang, Ping, Tsui, Chia-jung, Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Oard, Douglas W. and Wang, Lidan (2009). Understanding IT innovations through discourse analysis. iConference, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, 8-11 February 2009.
Assimilating it innovation: The longitudinal effects of institutionalization and resource dependence
Wang, Ping (2008). Assimilating it innovation: The longitudinal effects of institutionalization and resource dependence. ICIS 2008, Paris, France, 14-17 December 2008.
Advancing social science research by applying computational linguistics
Cheng, An‐Shou, Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Wang, Ping and Oard, Douglas W. (2008). Advancing social science research by applying computational linguistics. ASIS&T 2008 Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH United States, 2008. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/meet.2008.1450450355
Chasing the hottest it: Effects of information technology fashion on organizations
Wang, Ping (2007). Chasing the hottest it: Effects of information technology fashion on organizations. Academy of Management 2007 Annual Meeting: Doing Well by Doing Good, AOM 2007, Philadelphia, PA United States, 3-8 August 2007. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2007.26508193
Wang, Ping (2007). Popular concepts beyond organizations: Exploring new dimensions of information technology innovations. Academy of Management 2007 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3-8 August 2007. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2007.26529396
The organizational impact of information technology fashion
Wang, Ping (2006). The organizational impact of information technology fashion. Twenty-Seventh International Conference on Information Systems, Milwaukee, WI, United States, 10-13 December 32006.
Community learning in information technology fashion
Wang, Ping and Ramiller, Neil C. (2004). Community learning in information technology fashion. ICIS 2004, Washington, DC, United States, 12 - 15 December 2004. Association for Information Systems.
What drives waves in information systems: the organizing vision perspective
Wang, Ping (2001). What drives waves in information systems: the organizing vision perspective. ICIS 2001, New Orleans, LA, United States, 16-19 December 2001. Association for Information Systems.
How does artificial intelligence augment job design
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