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X. Ou


Assistant Professor

Tilburg School of Economics and Management
Department of Information Management

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Expertise

Carol Xiaojuan Ou is an Assistant Professor of Information Management at Tilburg University. Her research interests include social networks, computer-mediated communication, electronic commerce, website design, and knowledge management in organizations. Carol is serving as a Senior Editor of many jounrals in the field of Information Systems (IS). She is a Certified IS Auditor, an Academic Advocate of IS Audit and Control Association, as well as a Committee Member of various conferences on IS and IT.

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Publications

Principal publications
  • Ou, C.X.J., Pavlou, P.A. and Davison, R.M. (forthcoming) Swift Guanxi in Online Marketplaces: The Role of Computer-Mediated-Communication Technologies, MIS Quarterly. http://misq.org/skin/frontend/default/misq/pdf/Abstracts/OuPavlouDavisonAbstract.pdf  
  • Ou, C.X.J., Sia, C.L. and Hui, C.K. (forthcoming) Computer-Mediated-Communication and Social Networking Tools at Work, Information Technology & People.
  • Davison, R.M., Ou, C.X.J. and Martinsons, M.G. (2013) Information Technology to Support Informal Knowledge Sharing, Information Systems Journal, 23(1), 89-109.
  • Davison, R.M., Martinsons, M.G. and Ou, C.X.J. (2012) The Roles of Theory in Canonical Action Research, MIS Quarterly, 36(3), 763-786.  
  • Ou, C.X.J. and Davison, R.M. (2011) Interactive or Interruptive? Instant Messaging at Work, Decision Support Systems, 52(1), 61-72.  

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Education

Carol Xiaojuan Ou graduated from the Department of Information Systems at City University of Hong Kong. Her PhD dissertation was about website design issues in electronic commerce.

Career

Before joining Tilburg University, Carol was a Lecturer at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where she received many research grants, as well as awards on the excellence in teaching and research.

Publications

Principal publications
  • Ou, C.X.J., Pavlou, P.A. and Davison, R.M. (forthcoming) Swift Guanxi in Online Marketplaces: The Role of Computer-Mediated-Communication Technologies, MIS Quarterly. http://misq.org/skin/frontend/default/misq/pdf/Abstracts/OuPavlouDavisonAbstract.pdf  
  • Ou, C.X.J., Sia, C.L. and Hui, C.K. (forthcoming) Computer-Mediated-Communication and Social Networking Tools at Work, Information Technology & People.
  • Davison, R.M., Ou, C.X.J. and Martinsons, M.G. (2013) Information Technology to Support Informal Knowledge Sharing, Information Systems Journal, 23(1), 89-109.
  • Davison, R.M., Martinsons, M.G. and Ou, C.X.J. (2012) The Roles of Theory in Canonical Action Research, MIS Quarterly, 36(3), 763-786.  
  • Ou, C.X.J. and Davison, R.M. (2011) Interactive or Interruptive? Instant Messaging at Work, Decision Support Systems, 52(1), 61-72.  

Click here for the complete list of publications (Tilburg University Repository Publications only)

Projects

Ou, C.X.J., Performance Funding for Research and Teaching Excellence, Department of Computing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2008-2010, HK$264,000 granted.

Ng, V., Ou, C.X.J., and Lui, W. C., Enriching Student Collaboration and Technical Communication Development with Service Science, Small Scale Learning & Teaching Development Project, 2010-2012, HK$98,000 granted.

Davison, R.M., Martinsons, M.G. and Ou, C.X.J., Knowledge Management in Chinese Private Sector Firms, Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, 2010-2012, HK$394,651 granted.

Davison, R.M., Ou, C.X.J., Hardin, A., and Zuo, M. Y., Web 2.0 for Work: Social Networking in the Workspace. Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, 2012-2013, HK$508,953 granted.

Wang, W., Ou, C.X.J., et. al., The Impacts of Enterprise Information Systems Diffusion and Marketing Innovative Coordination on Brand Value, Research Cultivation and Innovation Fund of Jinan University, 2012 - 2015, RMB400,000 granted.

 

External accreditation

Associate Editor of Information Systems Journal

Senior Editor of Information Technology and People

Senior Editor of the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Certified Information Systems Auditor

Academic Advocate of Information Systems Audit and Control Association

 

 

Teaching


X. Ou teaches the following subjects:

Teaching activities elsewhere

At Hong Kong Polytechnic University:

COMP5136  Electronic Commerce and Management

COMP5135 IS Audit and Control

COMP449 IS Audit and Control

COMP452 Computing Professionals in Society

At City University of Hong Kong:

IS5743 Information Technology Based Organization Transformation

IS3431 System Analysis

FB2501Management Information Systems

Other activities

  • Ad Hoc Reviewer for Communications of the ACM, Decision Science, Decision Support Systems, Electronic Markets, Information and Management, Information Systems Journal, Information Technology & People, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, MIS Quarterly, and various conferences
  • Academic Advocate at Information Systems Audit and Control Association, 2010-2013
  • Programme Committee Member of the International Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services, 2011-2013
  • Programme Committee Member of CUBE 2012 International Information Tech. Conference & Exhibition, 2012
  • Invited Speaker of CISA Review Course Organized by Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Hong Kong Chapter , 2008-2011
  • Invited speaker at Hong Kong FLL Robotics Tournament, 2011
  • Invited judge of Hong Kong FLL Robotics Tournament, 2010-2011
  • Associate Editor of European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), 2011
  • Associate Editor of International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 2010-2011
  • Programme Committee Member of the International Business Information Management Association Conference, 2010
  • Committee Member of the Pre-ICIS SIG-HCI Workshop, 2007
  • Session Chair for the Hawaii International Conference on Business, 2005

 

Contact details
Room K 726
PO Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg 
Phone+31 13 466 3109
Secretary+31 13 466 2188
Fax +31 13 466 3069
Email carol.ou@tilburguniversity.edu

Assistant Professor
Tilburg School of Economics and Management
Department of Information Management

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Last amended: 27 April 2013

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