
Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195-3226
Hyeunjung (Elina) Hwang
- Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Education
- PhD Carnegie Mellon University
- MBA University of California, Los Angeles
- MS Yonsei University
- BA Sogang University
- MBA University of California, Los Angeles
Academic Expertise
- crowdsourcing
- data mining
- economics of information systems
- social network analytics
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
- “Online Knowledge Communities: Breaking or Sustaining Knowledge Silos?“Journal Article:Hwang, E. & Krackhardt, D., (2020). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 29(1), pp. 138-155.
- “Jack of All, Master of Some: Information Network and Innovation in Crowdsourcing Communities“Journal Article:Elina Hwang, Param Vir Singh, Linda Argote, (2019). Information Systems Research, Vol. 30(2), pp. 389-410.
- “Knowledge Sharing in Online Communities: Learning to Cross Geographic and Hierarchical Boundaries“Journal Article:Hwang, E., Vir Singh, P., Argote, L., (2015). Organization Science, Vol. 26(6), pp. 1593–1611.
- “Organizational Learning“Book:Argote, L., Hwang, E., (2014). David Teece and Mie Augier (Eds.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management, Palgrave MacMillan
Working Papers
- – “Delivering Healthcare through Telemedicine Consultations: Does Distance Still Matter?,” Elina Hwang, Xitong Guo, Yong Tan, Yuanyuan Dang. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2988340
- – “Learning to be Creative: A Mutually Exciting Spatial Point Process Model for Idea Generation in Open Innovation,” Vipul Aggarwal, Elina Hwang, Yong Tan. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3375528
- – “The Value of Online-Offline Return Partnership to Offline Retailers,” Elina Hwang, Leela Nageswaran, Soo-Haeng Cho. Available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3594993
- – “Offline Returns for Online Retailers via Partnership,” Leela Nageswaran, Elina Hwang, Soo-Haeng Cho. Available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3635026
- – “Impact of COVID-19 on Omnichannel Retail: Drivers of Online Sales during Pandemic,” Elina Hwang, Leela Nageswaran, Soo-Haeng Cho. Available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3657827
- – “Social Hiring: How LinkedIn Connection Help You Land a Job,” Melissa Rhee, Elina Hwang, Yong Tan. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3261180
Honors and Awards
- - International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) - Winner for ICIS Best Paper Award (2018)
- - Korean Association of Information Systems (KrAIS) - Winner for KrAIS Best Paper Award (2018)
- - Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA) - Runner-up for CHITA Best Conference Paper Award (2017)
- - 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
- - MSIS 521: Information Technology and Marketing in the New Economy
- (Covered topics: Digital Economy, Social Media Analytics using R)
- - IS 300: Introduction to Information Systems
- (Covered topics: Introduction to machine learning and R bootcamp)
- - IS 445: Database Management
- (Covered topics: Data modeling and data mining using MySQL)
- - IS 582: Doctoral Seminar on Network Analysis
- (Covered topics: Theory and empirical models for network analysis)