Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195-3226
Ming Fan
- 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
- data analytics
- data mining
- e-business
- e-commerce
- economics of information systems
- social network analytics
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
- “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.
- “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.
- “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