Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong (Joint Ph.D. Program with University of Science and Technology of China), 2018
Resolving IT alignment paradox: How does IT alignment shape organizational agility? (Advisor: Prof. Yulin Fang), Dissertation Title (Expected Defense: 2018-May)
Master (-continuous doctoral study), Department of Management Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 2014
Bachelor of Management, Department of Accounting, College of Business, Weihai Campus, Shandong University , 2012
Research Interests
IT-Business Value; IT Alignment Paradox; Organizational Agility,Post-Adoption of Enterprise Information Systems,Open Platform Innovation; Platform Governance; Module Reuse,Organizational Theory;Methodologies: Survey method; Experiment; Econometrics
Manuscript Published
[1] Zhou, J., Bi, G., Liu, H., Fang, Y., and Hua, Z., “Understanding Employee Competence, Operational IS Alignment, and Organizational Agility - An Ambidexterity Perspective” [J]. Information & Management, 2018, 55(6): 695-708.
Manuscript Under Review
[1] Zhou, J., Fang, Y., and Varun, G., “Managing Enterprise Information Systems Compliance – A Social and Performance Management Context Perspective”, revision for 2nd round review at MIS Quarterly (UTD’s List of 24 Top Journals).
Working-in-Progress Papers
[1] Understanding IT Alignment Paradox: A Three-Way Interaction among Intellectual Alignment, Social Alignment, and Environmental Dynamism, with Yulin Fang, target to submit to MIS Quarterly in March, 2018.Progress: Accepted by ICIS 2017; under revision for submission to the journal
[2] The Contingency Effects of Environmental Uncertainty on The Relationship Between Supply Chain Collaboration and Supply Chain Performance, with Yulin Fang, Ting Xu, target to submit to Journal of Operations Management Progress: A longitudinal survey of 170 firms (with two c-suite informants each wave) has been completed
[3] Application Developers’ Performance on Mobile Phone Platforms: the role of module reuse and platform governance, with Yulin Fang Progress: Data collection stage
Conferences Proceedings
[1] Chiao, Y., Xu, T., Zhou, J., & Fang, Y. (2018) “Supply Chain Collaboration, Agility and Performance: The Moderating Effect of Environmental Uncertainty” in Proceedings of 2018 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), San Francisco, CA, USA, December 13-16, 2018
[2] Zhou, J. and Fang, Y. (2017) “Understanding IT Alignment Paradox: A Three-Way Interaction of Intellectual Alignment, Social Alignment, and Environmental Dynamism” in Proceedings of 2017 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Seoul, Korea, December 10-13, 2017
[3] Zhou, J., and Fang, Y. (2016) “Understanding Enterprise Information Systems Compliance-The Role of Social and Performance Context”, Annual Meeting of Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA, USA, August 5-9, 2016
[4] Bi, G., Zhou, J., and Cai, Z. (2014) “The Impact of Employee Competence on Organizational Agility: The Mediating Role of IT Alignment”, in Proceedings of 2014 Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Chengdu, China, June 24 - 28, 2014
Papers in Workshops and Conference Programs
[1] Zhou J, and Fang Y. (2017) “Understanding IS Alignment – Agility Paradox: A Three-Way Interaction of Structural Alignment, Social Alignment, and Environmental Dynamism” The 11th China Summer Workshop on Information Management (CSWIM 2017), Nanjing University, Nanjing, June 24 – 25, 2017.
[2] Zhou, J., Fang, Y., and Varun, G. (2017) “Managing Enterprise Information Systems Compliance – A Social and Performance Management Context Perspective” The First Chinese Young Scholars Work Shop, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, July 5-6, 2017.
[3] Zhou, J. and Fang, Y. (2017) “Understanding IS Alignment – Agility Paradox: A Three-Way Interaction among Intellectual Alignment, Social Alignment, and Environmental Dynamism” The Seventh Conference of China Association for Information Systems (CNAIS 2017), Fudan University, Shanghai, October 20-22, 2017.
[4] Zhou, J., and Fang, Y. (2016) “Understanding IS Alignment – Agility Paradox: The Moderating Role of Environmental Dynamism” 2016 IS Annual Summer Workshop, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 22-24, 2016.
[5] Zhou, J., and Fang, Y. (2016) “Understanding Enterprise Information Systems Compliance – The Role of Social and Performance Contexts” The 10th China Summer Workshop on Information Management (CSWIM 2016), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, June 25-26, 2016.
[6] Zhou, J. (2015) “Antecedents and Outcomes of Application Developers’ Competitive Actions” The 9th PhD Student Workshop, Suzhou, June 2-3, 2015.
Selected Awards and Honor
[1] 2018 Best paper award, International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2018, San Francisco, USA
[2] 2017 Outstanding Paper Award, Doctoral Consortium of CNAIS 2017, Fudan University
[3] 2017 Zhuliyuehua Doctoral Scholarship, University of Science and Technology of China
[4] 2014 Ph.D. Research Scholarship, City University of Hong Kong
[5] 2014-2016 Ph.D. Research Scholarship, University of Science and Technology of China
[6] 2012 Second Prize of The Twelfth "Challenge Cup" Innovation Competition
[7] 2010 Third Prize of The Seventh "Challenge Cup" Entrepreneurial Competition
[8] 2009-2012 First-Class Scholarship, Shandong University (Twice Every Year)
[9] 2009 and 2011 The National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, P.R. China
Academic Experience
Conference Presentations
[1] International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), “Understanding IT Alignment Paradox: A Three-Way Interaction of Intellectual Alignment, Social Alignment, and Environmental Dynamism”, Seoul, South Korea, Dec 2017 (scheduled)
[2] Annual Meeting of Academy of Management (AOM), “Understanding Enterprise Information Systems Compliance-The Role of Social and Performance Context”, Anaheim, CA, USA, Aug, 2017
[3] Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), “The Impact of Employee Competence on Organizational Agility: The Mediating Role of IT Alignment”, Chengdu, China, June, 2014
Talks
[1] The 11th China Summer Workshop on Information Management (CSWIM 2017), “Understanding IS Alignment – Agility Paradox: A Three-Way Interaction of Structural Alignment, Social Alignment, and Environmental Dynamism”, Nanjing, June, 2017
[2] The First Chinese Young Scholars Work Shop, “Managing Enterprise Information Systems Compliance – A Social and Performance Management Context Perspective”, Harbin, July, 2017
[3] The Seventh Conference of China Association for Information Systems (CNAIS 2017), “Understanding IS Alignment – Agility Paradox: A Three-Way Interaction among Intellectual Alignment, Social Alignment, and Environmental Dynamism”, Shanghai, Oct, 2017
[4] 2016 IS Annual Summer Workshop, “Understanding IS Alignment – Agility Paradox: The Moderating Role of Environmental Dynamism”, Hong Kong, June, 2016
[5] The 10th China Summer Workshop on Information Management (CSWIM 2016), “Understanding Enterprise Information Systems Compliance – The Role of Social and Performance Contexts”, Dalian, June, 2016
[6] The 9th PhD Student Workshop, “Antecedents and Outcomes of Application Developers’ Competitive Actions”, Suzhou, June, 2015
Academic Service (Reviewer)
[1] Information Systems Research
[2] Information Systems Journal
[3] Decision Science Journal
[4] Journal of Global Information Management
[5] Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
