UMass Boston

Kui Du, Associate Professor, Management Science & Info Sys

Kui Du

Department:
Management Science & Information Systems
Title:
Associate Professor
Location:
McCormack Hall Floor 05
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Area of Expertise

Strategic Management of Information Technology, Health IT

Degrees

PhD, the University of Texas at Austin

MA, Peking University, China

BE, Beijing Information Technology Institute, China

Professional Publications & Contributions
  • A full list of publications can be viewed online.
  • Du, Kui; Tanriverdi, Huseyin. forthcoming. “Does IT Enable Collusion or Competition: Examining the Effects of IT on Service Pricing in Multi-market Multihospital Systems” MIS QuarterlY in press
  • Tanriverdi, Huseyin and Du, Kui. 2020. "Corporate Strategy Changes and Information Technology Control Effectiveness in Multi-business Firms," MIS Quarterly (44:4), pp. 1573-1617.
  • Li, Liang, Du, Kui, Zhang, Wei, and Mao, Ji-ye. 2019. "Poverty Alleviation through Government-led e-Commerce Development in Rural China: An Activity Theory Perspective," Information Systems Journal (29:4), pp. 914-952.
  • Du, Kui, and Dai, Ye. 2018. "The Doctrine of the Mean: Reference Groups and Public Information Systems Development," The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 27(3): 257-273.
  • Du, Kui. 2018. "The Impact of Multi-Channel and Multi-Product Strategies on Firms' Risk-Return Performance," Decision Support Systems (109), pp. 27-38.
  • Du, Kui. 2015. "Parenting New Acquisitions: Acquirers’ Digital Resource Redeployment and Targets’ Performance Improvement in the U.S. Hospital Industry," Information Systems Research (26:4), pp. 829–844.

Additional Information

Background

Kui Du, PhD, primarily works at the intersection of information technology and strategic management. Some of his most recent work focuses on the strategic role of IT in acquisitions and divestitures, as well as the transforming role of IT in health care organizations. Prior to pursuing his PhD degree, he worked as an IT consultant at BearingPoint and an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Courses Taught

Introductory MIS, Database Management, Object-Oriented System Development, Health Analytics

Professional Experiences

Worked as an auditor at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and an IT consultant at BearingPoint

Awards

  • The Donald Shephard Endowed Fund Award for Research, College of Management, 2017, 2020
  • The Betty J. Diener Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, College of Management 2018
  • Reviewer of the Year Award, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2016