Faculty Directory

Professor of Information Systems

Grant I. Butterbaugh Professor

Faculty Director of the Master of Science in Information Systems Program

Education

PhD University of Texas (1999)

MA University of Akron (1991)

BS Nanjing University (1987)

Academic Expertise

Current Research

Online reputation systems, Combinatorial auction, Computers and Internet adoption

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2002

Assistant Professor at University of Notre Dame, 1999-2002

Selected Publications

1. “Short-Term and Long-Term Competition between Providers of Shrink-Wrap Software and Software as a Service“

   Journal Article:Kumar, S., Ming, F., & Whinston, A. B., (2009). European Journal of Operations Research, Vol. 196(2), pp. 661-671.
2. “A Supply Chain Model with Direct and Retail Channels“

   Journal Article:Dumrongsiri, A., Jain, A., Ming, F., & Moinzadeh, K., (2008). European Journal of Operations Research, Vol. 187(3), pp. 691-718.
3. “Selling or Advertising: Strategies of Providing Digital Media Online“

   Journal Article:Kumar, S., Ming, F., & Whinston, A. B., (2008). Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 24(3), pp. 143-166.

Working Papers

“Impact of Network Effects and Diffusion Channels on Home Computer Adoption,” with Gang Peng and Deb Dey, DSS (Conditionally Accepted)

“Relational Contracts for Software Outsourcing,” with Deb Dey

“Estimating Demands in Online Markets,” with M. Li

“IT Assets, Cross-Channel Capabilities, and Market Actions: A Longitudinal Study of the Apparel Industry in the U.S.,” with Jifeng Luo and Han Zhang

“An Empirical Study of Supply Chain Contracts,” with Apurva Jain and Anjana Susarla

“Risk and Returns of IT Investment,” with Han Zhang, J. Luo, and Sean Xu

Consulting

Microsoft

Polyform

Honors and Awards

Dean's Junior Faculty Research Award, Michael G. Foster School of Business, 2008

Faculty advisor, the winning team of the First East-West MBA All-Strar Case Challenge, 2008

Best Paper Nomination, China summer Workshop on Information Management, 2007

Research Grant from Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, with Deb Dey, 2005

Lex N. Gamble Family Award for Excellence in the Field of E-Commerce, 2004

Salesforce.com Grant for course development, 2004-2006

Microsoft ERP and CRM Software Grant for ERP course development, with Apura Jain, 2003

Academic Service

Editorial review board, Journal of Database Management

Editorial review board, Decision Sciences