Research

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Strategy for IT firms

• Technology Management (IT Portfolio Management and Strategic IT Investments)

• Diversification and M&A

• Information Security

• Information Systems Quality/Software Quality

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS 

Journals

• R. Subramanyam,  W. Cho, & M. Krishnan,  "Meeting and Surpassing Service Quality Thresholds: Quality Dimensions in Software Development and Maintenance Outsourcing," Seoul Journal of Business, 2023, Vol. 29, No. 1,  65-90

• W. Cho, W. Chang, and D. Lee,  "Unlatching or latching a door to the competitor," Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 2022, Vol. 34, No. 6, 1245-1265

• Y.  Chang, J. Choi, and W. Cho, and D. Um., Who benefits from acquisitions of a software target - Hardware Firm or Software Firm Acquirer?, Information Society Media, 2022,  Vol. 23, No. 3, 55-82.

• J. Choi, W. Cho, Y. Jung, and Y. Kwon, "The Role of Content Services Within a Firm's Internet Service Portfolio: Case Studies of Naver Webtoon and Google YouTube," Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems, 2022, Vol. 28, No. 1, 1-28. (Korean Journal)

• Y. Jung, B. Choi, and W. Cho, "Group satisfaction with group work under surveillance: The stimulus-organism-response (SOR) perspective," Telematics and Informatics, Vol. 58, May 2021

• W. Cho, Y. Jung, and S. Kim, "Impacts of ICT Development on Income Inequality," Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 237-245

• J. Park, Y. Jung, and W. Cho, "The Role of Sense of Presence and Irritation in the Context of Mobile Social Network Sites," ACM SIGMIS Database: the DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems, 2018, Vol 49, No. 1, pp. 53-66.

• Y. Chang and W. Cho, "The Risk Implications of Mergers and Acquisitions with Information Technology Firms," Journal of Management Information Systems, 2017, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 232-267

• S. Chun, W. Cho, and R. Subramanyam, "Transaction security investments in online marketplaces: An analytical examination of financial liabilities," Decision Support Systems, 2016, Vol. 92, pp. 91-102.

• W. Cho, Y. Chang, and Y. Kwon, "Intents of Acquisitions in Information Technology Industries," Journal of Intelligent Information Systems, 2016, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 123-138. (Korean Journal)

• W. Cho, “Economic Impacts of Alternative Regulations for Data Breach,” Information Society Media, 2015, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 17-30.

• Y. Chang, Y. Kwon, W. Cho, “Attention to the Internet: The Impact of Active Information Search on Investment Decisions,” Journal of Intelligent Information Systems, 2015, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 117-129.

• J. Bae, Y. Jung, W. Cho, “Users’ Privacy Concerns in the Internet of Things (IoT): The Case of Activity Trackers,” Knowledge Management Research, 2015, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 23-40

• W. Cho and M. J. Shaw, "Portfolio Selection Model for Enhancing Information Technology Synergy," IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2013, Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 739 – 749. 

• W. Cho, M. J. Shaw, and H. Dharma Kwon, "The Effect Of Synergy Enhancement On Information Technology Portfolio Selection," Information Technology and Management, 2013, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 125-142. 

• W. Cho, R. Subramanyam, and M. Xia "Vendors’ Incentives to Invest in Software Quality in Enterprise Systems," Decision Support Systems, Vol. 56, Dec. 2013, pp. 27-36  

• W. Cho, Y. Jung, and J. Im, "Students’ evaluation of learning management systems in the personal computer and smartphone computing environments," International Journal of Mobile Communications, 2014, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 142 - 159  

• W. Cho, and M. Song, "Selecting Information Technology Projects in Non-linear Risk/Return Relationships of IT Investment," Journal of Information Technology and Architecture, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 21-32, March 2012 (Korean Journal)

• W, Cho, and J. Kim, "Organizational Characteristics and Desired Quality Attributes of Enterprise Systems," Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Enterpreneuship, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 145-152, March 2012 (Korean Journal)

• Y. Chang, and W. Cho The impact of information sharing and opportunism in supplier-buyer relationships:  An empirical analysis, Journal of Information Technology and Architecture, Vol. 9, No. 4, December 2012, pp. 365-376 (Korean Journal)

Books

• Cho, Wooje, Ming Fan, Michael J. Shaw, Byungjoon Yoo, and Han Zhang. "Digital Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities." , 2018, Lecture Notes on Business Information Processing, Vol. 328. Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.

Conference Proceedings

• W. Cho and M. Shaw, “Does IT Synergy Matter in IT Portfolio Selection?” Proceedings of of International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2009, Phoenix, AZ

• W. Cho and M. Shaw, “Balancing the Strategic Value and the Operational Value In IT Portfolio Selection,” Proceedings of Americans Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), 2009, San Francisco, CA

• S. Chun, W. Cho and J. Kim, “The Burden of Proof in Fraudulent Transactions and Optimal Investment in Information Security,” Proceedings of Americans Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), 2009, San Francisco, CA

• W. Cho, and M.J. Shaw, "IT Portfolio Optimization" Proceedings of Workshop on eBusiness (WEB) 2007, Montreal, Canada

• F. Lee, R. Subramanyam, M.S. Krishnan, and W. Cho “Reexamining Software Project Success: The Perspectives of Developers and Users,” Proceedings of International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2007, Montreal.

• W. Cho, and M. Xia, "Software Vendors’ Investment in Unobservable Attributes of Product Quality: An Economic Approach for Enterprise System Products," Proceedings of INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST) 2006, Pittsburgh PA