Research

Journal Publications

• Bhargava, H., Qu, X. S., Son. Y., and Sun, D. Capitalizing on the Moment: The Strategic Role of Information Disclosure in Online Crowdfunding. Production and Operations Management, Accepted (awaiting publication).

• Qu, X. S., Lotfi, A.,  Jain, D.C., and Jiang, Z. 2022. Predicting Upgrade Timing for Successive Product Generations: An Exponential-Decay Proportional Hazard Model. Production and Operations Management,  31(5): pp. 2067–2083.

• Qu, X. S. and Jiang, Z. 2019. A Time-Based Dynamic Synchronization Policy for Consolidated Database Systems. MIS Quarterly, 43(3), pp. 787-806. 

• Jiang, Z., Qu, X. S., and Jain, D.C. 2019. Optimal Market Entry Timing for Successive Generations of Technological Innovations. MIS Quarterly, 43(4), pp. 1041-1057. 

• Jiang, Z., Scheibe, K.P., Nilakanta, S., and Qu, X. S. 2017. The Economics of Public Beta Testing. Decision Sciences, 48(1), pp.150-175.

Paper Under Review

• Jia, Q., Qu, X. S., and Jiang, Z. "A Dynamic Patching Policy for Enterprise Information Systems," under review.

  --  Best Workshop Paper Runner-up of CSWIM 2021

• Feng, H., Qu, X.S., and Jiang, Z. "Relevance or Profits? Cost-Aware Recommender System Design for Streaming Services," under revision.

  --  Best Paper Nominee at the 29th Annual Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS)

• Qu, X. S., Darku, F.B., and Guo, H. “Shapley-Value-Based Feature Attribution for Data Privacy Protection”, under revision.

• Bhargava, H., Qu, X. S., and Sun, D. “Sleeping with the Enemy? Co-Funding Your Competitor's Product Development,” under revision.

• Liang, D., Feng, H., Qu, X. S., Feng, N., and Li, M. “Cooperation between Marketplace Platform and Large Sellers: An Economic Analysis,”  under review. 

WORK IN PROGRESS

• “Push vs Pull: The Choice of Advertising Formats for Mobile Apps,” with Zhao X., Guo H., and Liu D. Target: Production and Operations Management. 

• “Learning from the Curve: Predicting Successful Projects using Functional PCA,” with Z. Zhao, A. Abbasi, and J. Lalor. Stage: final robustness checks.

   --Best Paper Nominee at the 2020 INFORMS Data Science Workshop

• “Procedural Generation and Creativity in the Design of Video Games,” with N. Berente, M. Gau, S. Seidel, and Z. Zhao. Stage: data analysis.

• “Optimal Inter-post Duration between Social Media Posts: Spillover Effects and Scheduling Implications,” with V.K. Kanuri. Stage: model development and data collection.

• “The Role of Social Influence in the Co-Diffusion of Information and Behaviors in Online Social Networks,” with X. Wang, K. Zhao, and Z. Jiang. Stage: final robustness check.

• “CIO Compensation and Enterprise System Implementation,” with C. Cao, L. Gao, and Z. Jiang. Stage: data analysis.

• “Modeling Multichannel Digital Advertising Influence in the Presence of Product Adoptions,” with A. Lotfi and Z. Jiang. Stage: data analysis.

• “Crowdfunding and Community Rebuilding,” with F.B. Darku, Z. Zhao, and C. Angst. Stage: data analysis.