Faculty Directory

Assistant Professor of Information Systems

Education

PhD Carnegie Mellon University (2015)

MBA University of California, Los Angeles (2008)

MS Yonsei University (2002)

BA Sogang University (2000)

Academic Expertise

Current Research

Open innovation

Online social networks

Organizational learning

Positions Held

University of Washington, 2015

Formerly worked for Samsung Securities, 2e Consulting, and IT Research & Evaluation

Selected Publications

1. “Jack of All, Master of Some: Information Network and Innovation in Crowdsourcing Communities“

   Journal Article:Elina Hwang, Param Vir Singh, Linda Argote, (forthcoming). Information Systems Research,
2. “Knowledge Sharing in Online Communities: Learning to Cross Geographic and Hierarchical Boundaries“

   Journal Article:Hwang, E., Vir Singh, P., Argote, L., (2015). Organization Science,
3. “Organizational Learning“

   Book:Argote, L., Hwang, E., (2014). The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management, Palgrave MacMillan

Working Papers

– “Online Knowledge Communities: Breaking or Sustaining Knowledge Silos?,” (Under revision for the 3rd round review), Elina Hwang, David Krackhardt. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2675599

– “Mobilizing Healthcare across Geography through Telemedicine Consultations,” (Under review), Elina Hwang, Xitong Guo, Yong Tan, Yuanyuan Dang. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2988340

– “Social Hiring: How LinkedIn Connection Help You Land a Job” Melissa Rhee, Elina Hwang, Yong Tan. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3261180

– “Fostering Innovation: Exploration is not Everybody’s Cup of Tea” Vipul Aggarwal, Elina Hwang, Yong Tan.

Honors and Awards

Faculty Mentor Award, Foster School of Business, University of Washington, 2018

Best Reviewer Award, KrAIS, 2017

Herbert A. Simon Doctoral Dissertation Award in Behavioral Research in the Administrative Sciences. Carnegie Mellon University, 2015

Tepper School of Business Doctoral Fellowship, Carnegie Mellon University, 2009-2015

Dean Sponsored Scholarship, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, 2010-2011

1st place at K-Swiss Marketing Case Competition, 2008

Academic Service

- Reviewer, Management Science

- Reviewer, Information Systems Research

- Reviewer, MISQ

- Program Committee Member, Conference of Information Systems and Technology, 2015~2018

- Associate Editor, International Conference on Information Systems, 2016~2018

Courses Taught

- IS300: Introduction to Information Systems

(Covered topics: Introduction to machine learning and R bootcamp)

- IS445: Database Management

(Covered topics: Data modeling and data mining using MySQL)

- IS582: Doctoral Seminar on Network Analysis

(Covered topics: Theory and empirical models for network analysis)