Delve: Can Wikipedia Fix Its Information Inequality Problem?
Wikipedia has revolutionized the way that knowledge is produced and dramatically increased access to information. A closer look at the 300,000 active editors who contribute to Wikipedia’s millions of articles shows that they play a powerful role in shaping the world-wide information ecosystem, generating positive feedback loops that leave other topics in the dust, under-researched and unread. Their impact on the most visited educational resource on the planet affects us all.
Delve: Occupational Evolution or Extinction?
Despite being essential in organizations across sectors, data scientists wrestle with the implications of writing the code that will replace their own jobs.
Identifying Perverse Incentives in Buyer Profiling on Online Trading Platforms
Authors: K.N. Kannan, R.L. Saha and Warut Khern-am-nuai
Publication: Information Systems Research, Forthcoming
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More than the Quantity: The Value of Editorial Reviews for a UGC Platform
Authors: Y. Deng, J. Zheng, Warut Khern-am-nuai, and K.N. Kannan
Publication: Management Science, Forthcoming
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Professors Etzion, Animesh and Luederitz awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
Dror Etzion, Animesh Animesh and Christopher Luederitz awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
Professor Khern-am-nuai awarded 2021 NSERC Discovery Grant
Warut Khern-am-nuai, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, awarded 2021 NSERC Discovery Grant
Professors Vaast and Pinsonneault awarded 2021 SSHRC Insight Grant
Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor of Information Systems and Alain Pinsonneault, Professor of Information Systems, awarded 2021 SSHRC Insight Grant
Delve - "New Normal" podcast: Life’s Good on Top, But For Everyone Else? with Samer Faraj
In episode 5 of The ‘New Normal’ hosted by Dave Kaufman, Professor Samer Faraj speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has created an over reliance on corporate technological behemoths.
Content Growth and Attention Contagion in Information Networks: Addressing Information Poverty on Wikipedia
Authors: Kai Zhu, Dylan Walker and Lev Muchnik
Publication: Information Systems Research, Volume 32, Issue 2, June 2020, Pages 491-509.
Professor Zhu's paper wins 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Research Award of the Year
Congratulations to Kai Zhu, Assistant Professor in Information Systems, whose paper won the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Research Award of the Year.
Beyond Uberization: The co-constitution of technology and organizing
Authors: Samer Faraj, and S. Pachidi Publication: Organization Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 1-14. Abstract:
Make Way for the Algorithms: Symbolic Actions and Change in a Regime of Knowing
Authors: S. Pachidi, H. Berends, Samer Faraj, and M. Huysman Publication: Organization Science, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 18-41.
Relating agility and electronic integration: The role of knowledge and process coordination mechanisms
Authors: S. Nazir and Alain Pinsonneault Publication: The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Volume 30, Issue 2, June 2021, 101654 Abstract:
Manufacturer’s 1-Up from Used Games: Insights from the Secondhand Market for Video Games
Authors: A. Kim, R.L. Saha, and Warut Khern-am-nuai
Publication: Information Systems Research, Forthcoming Abstract: