Karl Reiner Lang

Professor

Zicklin School of Business

Department: Paul Chook Dept InfoSys & Stat

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: karl.lang@baruch.cuny.edu

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Education

Ph.D., Management Science, University Of Texas Austin

M.B.A., Operations Research, Free University Of Berlin

BBA, Business Administration, Free University Of Berlin (Germany)

SemesterCourse PrefixCourse NumberCourse Name
Fall 2023DCT90302Dissertation Research - Propos
Fall 2023DCT90301Dissertation Research - Propos
Fall 2023BUS89500Independent Study
Fall 2023BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Summer 2023DCT90220Position Paper Defense
Spring 2023BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2023DCT90207Information-Based Strategies
Spring 2023BUS80000Philosophy of Science
Fall 2022BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2022BUS89500Independent Study
Spring 2022DCT90111Qualitative Mthds in Bus Rsrch
Spring 2022BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2021BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2021BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2021DCT90311Dissertation Research - Final
Fall 2020DCT90301Dissertation Research - Propos
Fall 2020DCT90153Internship III
Fall 2020BUS80000Philosophy of Science
Fall 2020BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Summer 2020DCT90220Position Paper Defense
Spring 2020DCT90207Information-Based Strategies
Spring 2020DCT90152Internship II
Spring 2020BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2020DCT90311Dissertation Research - Final
Fall 2019BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2019DCT90301Dissertation Research - Propos
Fall 2019DCT90151Internship I
Summer 2019DBA90120Position Paper Research
Summer 2019DCT90220Position Paper Defense
Spring 2019BUS80000Philosophy of Science
Spring 2019BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2019DBA90111Qualitative Methods in Business Research
Spring 2019DBA90207Information-based Strategies
Fall 2018BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Summer 2018DBA90120Position Paper Research
Spring 2018BUS89500Independent Study
Spring 2018DBA90111Qualitative Methods in Business Research
Spring 2018BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2018CIS82200Qual Rsrch Info Systems II
Spring 2017BUS80000Philosophy of Science
Fall 2016CIS84000Info Econ&Competitive Strategy
Fall 2015CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Fall 2015CIS9001Info Sys For Man I
Fall 2015CIS9002Info Sys For Man II
Spring 2015CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Spring 2015CIS9002Info Sys For Man II
Spring 2015CIS9001Info Sys For Man I
Fall 2014BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2014CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Fall 2014CIS9002Info Sys For Man II
Fall 2014CIS9001Info Sys For Man I
Spring 2014CIS3750Soc Media Tech In Organization
Spring 2014CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Spring 2014BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2013CIS84000Selected Topics: Info Systems
Fall 2013CIS9001Info Sys For Man I
Fall 2013CIS9002Info Sys For Man II
Spring 2013CIS3750Soc Media Tech In Organization
Spring 2013CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Fall 2012CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Fall 2012CIS9001Info Sys For Man I
Spring 2012CIS3750Soc Media Tech In Organization
Spring 2012CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Fall 2011CIS9001Info Sys For Man I
Fall 2011CIS9001Info Sys For Man I
Fall 2011CIS9002Info Sys For Man II
Spring 2011CIS2200Intro Info Systems
Fall 2010CIS4670Special Topics - CIS
Fall 2010CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Spring 2010CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Spring 2010CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Fall 2008CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Summer 2008MKT9764Intrnt Mkt & Glb Bus
Spring 2008CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Spring 2008CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Fall 2007CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Fall 2007CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Fall 2007CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Summer 2007MKT9764Intrnt Mkt & Glb Bus
Spring 2007CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Spring 2007CIS9771Spec Topic Info Tech
Fall 2006CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Fall 2006CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Fall 2006CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Fall 2006CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Spring 2006CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Spring 2006CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Spring 2005CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Fall 2004CIS9230Globalization and Technology
Fall 2004ENG2100Writing I
Fall 2003CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Fall 2003CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Spring 2003CIS5800Info Tech Devlpmnt Proj Mgmt
Spring 2003CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Fall 2002CIS9000Info Technology Strategy
Fall 2002CIS9000Info Technology Strategy

Journal Articles

Lang, K. R., Shang, D., & Vragov, R. (2022). A Market-Based Approach to Facilitate the Organizational Adoption of Software Reuse Strategies. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 51(36). 556-579.

Lang, K. R., & Hu, Y. (2021). How Social Network Dynamics¿¿affect Collaborative Decision Making on Crowdfunding Platforms. Springer Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 403. 3-17.

Lang, K. R., Li, K., Kim, D. J., Kauffman, R. J., & Naldo, M. (2020). Kai Li, Dan J. Kim, Karl R. Lang, Robert J. Kauffman, Maurizio Naldi¿,¿How Should We Understand the Digital Economy in Asia? Critical Assessment and Research Agenda. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 44(Nov-Dec). 16pp.

Lang, K. R., & Luong, A. (2019). Impacts of Information Provision and Visualization on Collaborative Decision Making. Lecture Notes on Business Information Processing, 357. 39-45.

Lang, K. R., & Pelaez, A. (2016). Communication Messages and Pattern in IT-Enabled Markets. Journal of Management Systems, 25(4). 35-52.

Lang, K. (2015). Business Process Analytics - Introduction to Special Issue. Information Systems Frontiers, 17(6).

Lang, K., Shang, R. D., & Vragov, R. (2015). Consumer Co-Creation of Digital Culture Products: Business Threat or New Opportunity?. Journal of the Association of Information Systems, 16(9). 766-98.

(2014). Designing and Evaluating Business Process Models for Electronic Group Buying Platforms. Information Systems and e-Business Management,

(2014). The Transformation of Media Industry in New York (in German: Die Transformation des Medienstandortes. Medienwirtschaft, 11(3). 43-46.

(2013). Social Buying: The Effects of Group Size and Communication on Countering Market Seller Power. Internatinal Journal of Electonic Commerce, 18(2). 127-157.

(2013). Business Value Creation Enabled by Social Technology. International Journal of Electronic Commerce, 18(2). 5-10.

(2011). Institutional Dependencies in Dynamic Buyout Price Models for Online Auctions. Information Systems and e-Business Management,

(2011). Boundary Management in Online Communities. Long Range Planning, 44(6). 440-457.

(2011). Social Embeddedness and Online Consumer Behaviour. Electronic Markets, 23(1). 157-59.

(2011). Supporting Better Communication in Academic Communities of Practice: An Empirical Study of AIS/ISWORLD. Communications of the Assosication of Information Systems, 26(1). 305-328.

(2011). Social Embeddedness and Online Consumer Behavior. Electronic Markets, 23(1).

(2010). Adoption and Diffusion of Business Practice Innovations: An Evolutionary Analysis. International Journal of Electronic Commerce, 15(1). 145-168.

(2010). On-Line Auctions with Buy-It-Now Pricing: A Practical Design Model and Experimental Evaluation. International Journal of Electronic Commerce, 14(4). 39-68.

(2009). “Internationalization of Online Professional Communities: An Empirical Investigation of AIS-ISWorld”. International Journal of Electronic Collaboration, 5(1). pp 13-21.

(2009). Designing markets for co-production of digital culture goods. Decision Support Systems, 48(1). 33-45.

(2008). Compositional Enterprise Modeling and Decision Support. Information Systems and e-Business Management , 6(2).

(2008). An Analytical Framework for Evaluating Peer-to-Peer Business Models. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 7(1).

(2008). Avatar Business Value Analysis: A Method for the Evaluation of Business Value Creation in Virtual Commerce. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research , 9(3).

(2007). Market Transformation in a Networked Global Economy. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 3pp.

(2007). Do Search Terms Matter for Online Consumers? The Interplay between. Decision Support Systems, 44(1). 159-174.

(2007). The Virtual Cathedral and the Virtual Bazaar. ACM DATABASE Journal, 7pages.

(2007). Online Negotiation and Trade. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 6. 234-236.

(2007). Digital Consumer Networks and Producer-Consumer Collaboration: Innovation and Product Development in the Video Game Industry. Journal of Management Information Systems, 24(4). 199-224.

(2005). Pricing Mechanisms for Digital Content Distribution over Computer Networks. Journal of Management Information Systems, 22(2). 121-139.

(2005). Consumer Search Behavior in Online Shopping Environments. e-Service Journal, 4(1). 87-102.

(2005). Managing the Paradoxes of Mobile Technology. Information Systems Management, 22(4). 7-23.

(2004). Workflow-supported Invoice Management: The Case of a System Implementation at a German Media Company. Journal of Cases on Information Technology, 6. 490-507.

(2004). Issues in Online Focus Groups: Lessons Learned from an Empirical Study of Peer-to-Peer Filesharing System Users. European Journal of Business Research Methods, 2(2). 95-110.

(2003). If I Had a Song: The Culture of Digital Community Networks and Its Impact on the Music Industry. Journal on Media Management, 5(3). 180-189.

(2003). A Set-theoretic Foundation of Qualitative Reasoning and its Application to the Modeling of Economics and Business Management Problems. Information Systems Frontiers, 5(4). 379-399.

(2003). Mobile Commerce at Crossroads: An International Focus Group Study of Users of Mobile Handheld Devices. Communications of the ACM (CACM), 46(12). 41-45.

(2003). The Decoupling of Value Creation from Revenue: A Strategic Analysis of the Markets for Pure Information Goods. Journal of Information Technology and Management, 4(2/3). 259-87.

(2002). Newly Vulnerable Markets in an Age of Pure Information Products. Journal of Management Information Systems, 19(3). 17-41.

(2002). Peer-to-Peer Technology Business and Service Models: Risk and Opportunities. Electronic Markets, 12(3). 175-183.

(2002). An Empirical Analysis of Instructors Adoption of Web-based Teaching Methods in Higher Education. Communications of the IIMA, 1(1). 108-122.

(2001). Electronic Delivery of Convenience: A Service Innovation at the 7-Eleven Retail Chain in Hong Kong. Journal of Information Technology Cases and Applications , 4(3). 27-51.

(2000). The Role of Electronic Commerce in the Transformation of Distance Education. Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 10(2). 103-128.

(1999). A Design of a DSS Intermediary for Electronic Markets. Decision Support Systems, 25. 181-197.

(1998). Designing Computer Supported Collaborative Work Environments for Distance Learning. Journal of Design Sciences and Technology, 6(2). 85-102.

(1997). Enterprise Decision Support Using Intranet Technologies. Decision Support Systems, 20. 99-134.

(1995). On the Usage of Qualitative Reasoning as an Approach Towards Enterprise Modeling. Annals of Operations Research, 55. 101-137.

(1995). Computational Systems for Qualitative Economics. Computational Economics, 8. 1-26.

(1995). Qualitative Reasoning in Business, Finance and Economics. Decision Support Systems, 15(2). 99-106.

(1994). Enterprise Modeling and Decision Support. Sun Yat-sen Management Review, 2(1). 1-37.

Book Chapters

Yu, Y., Lang, K., & Gross, S. (2013). Digital Inequality on Global Online Knowledge Exchange Platforms.. In Järveläinen, J., Li, H., Tuikka, A., & Kuusela, T. (Eds.), Springer Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (pp. 148-61). Berlin Heidelberg,Germany. Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, LNBPIP.

(2012). Netnograhpy: An Assessment of a Novel Research Approach and its Underlying Philosophical Assumptions. Online Research Methods in Urban and Planning Studies (pp. 233-248). Hershey, PA,USA. IDEA Publlishing.

Lang, K., Vragov, R., & Shang, R. D. (2011). Experimental Evaluation of Declining Buyout Price Models for Online Auctions. In Sharman, R., Rao, H. R., & Raghu, T. S. (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP) (pp. 213-225). Springer.

Lang, K., Whinston, A. B., & Ba, S. (2008). Compositional Enterprise Modeling and Decision Support. In Burstein, F., & Holsapple, C. (Eds.), Handbook on Decision Support Systems (pp. 1443-1468). Springer Verlag.

Lang, K., Lu, J., Roberts, C., Sterling, A., & Madelin, K. (2006). The Application of Semantic Web Technologies for Railway Decision Support. In Gupta, J., Forgionne, G., & Mora, M. (Eds.), Intelligent Decision-Making Support Systems: Foundations, Applications, and Challenges, Decision Engineering Series, XXIV (pp. Chapter 17, 503p, 321-337). London. Springer.

Lang, K., Jarvenpaa, S. L., & Tuunaninen, V. K. (2005). Friend or Foe? The Ambivalent Relationship between Mobile Technology and Its Users. In Sorensen, C., Yoo, Y., Lytinnen, K., & DeGross, J. I. (Eds.), Designing Ubiquitous Information Environments: Socio-technical Issues and Challenges (pp. 29-42). Boston, MA. Springer Science and Business Media.

Lang, K., & Hughes, J. (2005). Peer-to-Peer Filesharing Systems for Digital Media. In Pagani, M. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Network (pp. 807-813). PA. Idea Group Publishing.

Lang, K., Clark, T. H., & Ma, W. K. (2002). Implementing and Managing a Large-Scale E-Service: A Case on the Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme in Hong Kong. In Tan, F. B. (Ed.), Cases on Global IT Applications and Management: Successes and Pitfalls (pp. 158-184). Hershey, PA. Idea Group Publishing.

Lang, K., & Hinkkanen, A. (2001). Qualitative Reasoning: Theory and Applications. In Holsapple, C., Jacob, V., & Rao, H. R. (Eds.), Business Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Approach - Essays in honor of Andrew B. Whinston (pp. 139-164). Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Lang, K., Whinston, A. B., & Moore, J. C. (1996). Qualitative Reasoning with Economic Models. In Brännback, M., & Leino, T. (Eds.), DSS Galore (pp. 63-86). Turkku, Finland. Åbo Academy Press.

Lang, K., & Whinston, A. B. (1996). Query-Driven Model Building in Enterprise-Wide Decision-Making Environments, in John Darzentas. In Darzentas, J. S., & Spyrou, T. (Eds.), Perspectives on DSS (pp. 41-62). Athens, Greece. University of the Aegan Press.

Conference Proceedings

Vragov, R., Shang, D., & Lang, K. (2008). "Should Online Auction Employ Dynamic Buyout Models" 10pp.. Proceedings of 41th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Lang, K., Shang, D., & Vragov, R. (2007). "Designing Markets for Open Source Production of Digital Culture Goods" pp. 283-292. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Electronic Commerece (ICEC).

Yu, M., Kumar, N., & Lang, K. (2007). "The Impact of Culture Distance on the Internationalization of Online Professional Communities: An Empirical Investigation of ISWorld" 13 pp.. Proceedings of the Thirteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems.

Hughes, J., & Lang, K. (2004). "Online Focus Groups: An Effective Method for Qualitative Research Studies?" pp. 209-218. Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference of Research Methods in Business and Management (ECRM 2004).

Clemons, E. K., Lang, K., & Gu, B. (2002). "Newly Vulnerable Markets in an Age of Pure Information Products" 10 pp.. Proceedings of the 35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Lang, K., Lui, C., & Kwok, J. (2002). "Participation Incentive Mechanisms in Peer-to-Peer Subscription Systems" 10pp.. Proceedings of the 35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Lang, K. (2002). "Workflow-Supported organizational Memory Systems: An industrial Application" 9pp.. Proceedings of the 35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Lang, K. (2002). Workflow-Supported Organizational Memory Systems: An Industrial Application. 35thHawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Lang, K., & Lu, J. (2001). "Planning and Selecting for SMEs' Participating in Virtual Enterprises". Proceedings of the International Information Association (IIMA) 12th Annual Conference.

Ho, S., & Lang, K. (2001). "An Empirical Analysis of Instructors Adoption of Web-based Teaching Methods in Higher Education" 25 pp.. Proceedings of the International Business & Economics Research Conference (IBER).

Kwan, J. C., & Lang, K. (2001). "The Adoption of E-Learning at Campus-based Universities" pp. 1175-1189. Proceedings of 2001 Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) International Conference.

barua, A., Lang, K., Susarla, A., & Whinston, A. B. (2000). "A Schumpeterian Approach to Explaining Growth in the Digital Economy" 7 pp.. Proceedings of 5th International Conference, Asian-Pacific Region of Decision Science Insitute.

Lang, K., & Zhang, J. L. (1999). "A Taoist Foundation of Systems Modeling and Thinking" 12 pp.. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society: Systems Thinking for Next Millennium.

Hong, W., & Lang, K. (1999). "A Philosophical Foundation of Qualitative Modeling Methodologies Based on the Yin-Yang Principle" in Chris Price (ed.), pp. 128-125. Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning.

Lang, K., & Whinston, A. B. (1998). "DSS Intermediaries in Electronic Markets" in Edward K.Y. Chen (Ed.), pp. 469-475. Proceedings of China International Business Symposium, Vol. II, The New International Business Enviornment: China's Economic Reform, Growth Cetnres, International Trade Relations and the Global Economy.

Lang, K., & Zhao, L. J. (1998). "Reengineering the Distance Learning Industry through Electronic Commerce" pp. 130-137. Proceedings of International Conference on Electronic Commerce.

Lang, K., & Zhao, L. J. (1997). "An Application of Workflow Technology to a Distance Learning Enviornment" in P. Siriruchatapong, Lin Zongkai, and J.P. Barhtes (Eds.) pp. 562-567. Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on CSCW in Design.

Lang, K. (1995). "An Enterprise Modeling Approach to Organizational-Wide Decision Support" 10 pp.. Proceedings of HICSS-28.

Lang, K. (1994). "Qualitative Reasoning in Economics" 21 pp.. Proceedings of the 5th Meeting of the EURO WG on DSS.

Lang, K. (1993). "Enterprise Modeling" 22 pp. Proceedings of 4th Meeting of the EURO WG on DSS.

Lang, K. (1992). "Qualitative Modeling and Computing" 16 pp.. Proceedings of IC2 Conference on Computational Economics.

Presentations

Lang, K. R. Human-Machine Collaborative Decision-making in Organizations: Examining the Impact of Algorithm Prediction Bias on Decision Bias and Perceived Fairness.. Workshop on Information Systems and Economics. Austin, TX

Lang, K. R. Technology-Driven Creative Destruction: How the Covid-19 crisis acts as a catalyst and accelerator for business transformation across industries and economies. . 5th International Conference on Smart Finance. Beidaihe, China

Luong, A., Kumar, N., & Lang, K. (2019, December 31). The Interplay of People, Technology, & Organizational Practices in Algorithmic Decision Making: An Experimental Study with Loan Application Reviewing. Workshop on Information Systems & Economics (WISE). Munich, Germany

Luong, A., Kumar, N., & Lang, K. (2019, December 31). Developing Productive Long-Term Working Relationship between Expert Human Decision Makers and Machine Learning Algorithms. The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Fall Symposium on AI & Work, Arlington, VA, 2019. Arlington, VA

Luong, A., Kumar, N., & Lang, K. (2019, December 31). Man-Machine Collaboration in Organizational Decision-Making: An Experimental Study Using Loan Application Evaluation. Pre-ICIS AIS Special Interest Group on Decision Support & Analytics Symposium (SIG-DSA). Munich, Germany: AIS.

Luong, A., Kumar, N., & Lang, K. (2019, December 31). Algorithmic Decision Making: Can Humans and AI Work Together as High Performance Teams?. AI World Conference & Expo. Boston, MA

Luong, A., Lang, K., & Shuraida, S. (2018, December 31). Impacts of Information Provision and Visualization on Collaborative Decision Making. 17th Pre-ICIS Workshop on e-Business. San Fransisco, CA: AIS.

Lang, K. (2007, August 19). Designing Markets for Open Source Production of Digital Culture Products. Ninth International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC). Minneapolis MN

Lang, K. (2007, January 3). Designing Markets for Open Source Production of Digital Culture Products. 20th Anniversary Symposium on Competitive Strategy, Economics, and IS. The Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort, Big Island, Hawaii

Arakji, r., & Lang, K. (2007, January 31). "Digital Consumer Networks and Producer-Consumer Collaboration: Innovation and Product Development in the Digital Entertainment Industry" 10pp.. Proceedings of 40th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Waikaloa, Big Island, Hawaii

Lang, K. (2007, May 17). Mobile Payment Services. Inaugural Workshop on Electronic Payment and Electronic Commerce in China (EPECC 2007). Chengdu, China

Hughes, J., & Lang, K. (2006, January 31). "Understanding Transmutability: Recognizing and Realizing Sources of Value in Digital Culture Products" 10pp.. Proceedings of the 39th Hawaii International Conference on System Services. Kauai, Hawaii

Lang, K. (2006, May 2). Moderator, Panel on Open Source Peer-based Production Models for Cultural Content Products. The Future of Open Source Peer Production Models Workshop. Connally Center for Justice Building in conjunction with the World Congress on Information Technology 2006 in Austin, Texas: University of Texas School of Law and McCombs School of Business.

Lang, K. (2005, January 3). The Impact of Search Engines, Task and Search Heuristics on User Web Search Performance and Behavior. 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Big Island, Hawaii

Lang, K. (2005, January 3). A Pricing Mechanism for Digital Content Distribution Over Peer-to-Peer Networks. 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. : Big Island, Hawaii.

Kumar, N., Lang, K., & Peng, Q. (2005, January 31). "The Impact of Search Engines, Task and Search Heuristics on User Web Search Performance and Behavior" 10 pp.. Proceedings of the 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Big Island, Hawaii

Lang, K. (2005, March 7). Friend or Foe? The Ambivalent Relationship Between Mobile Technology and Its Users. Information Systems Department, College of Computing Sciences. New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ

Hughes, J., Lang, K., & Vragov, R. (2005, July 31). "Electronic Market Design Principles in the Context of Peer-to-Peer Filesharing" pp. 852-865. Proceedings of the Ninth Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2005). Bangkok, Thailand

Lang, K. (2005, August 1). Friend or Foe? The Ambivalent Relationship between Mobile Technology and Its Users. IFIP 8.2 Working Group Conference Proceedings. Cleveland OH: Case Western Reserve University.

Lang, K., & Vragov, R. (2005, August 31). "Experimental Evaluation of Different Pricing Mechanisms for Context Distribution Over Peer-to-Peer Networks". Proceedings of Eleventh Americas Conference on Information Systems. Omaha, NE

Lang, K., & Vragov, R. (2005, January 31). "A Pricing Mechanism for Digital Content Distribution Over Peer-to-Peer Networks" 9pp.. Proceedings of the 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Big Island, Hawaii

Lang, K. (2004, March 11). Manifestations of Technology Paradoxes and Implications on the Experience of Mobile Technology Users. Third International Mobility Roundtable. Austin, Texas

Jarvenppa, S. L., Lang, K., & Tuuainen, V. K. (2004, March 31). "Manifestations of Technology Paradoxes and Implications on the Expereince of Mobile Technology Users" 23pp.. Proceedings of the Third International Mobility Roundtable. Austin, Texas

Lang, K. (2004, March 11). Moderator, Panel on “The Future of Peer-to-Peer Mobile Networks. Third International Mobility Roundtable. Austin, TX, USA.

Lang, K. (2004, August 5). Online Focus Groups as a Qualitative Research Method: Lessons Learned from a Study on Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Communities. Pre-AMCIS 2004 International Symposium on Research Methods. New York City

Lang, K. (2002, January 7). Newly Vulnerable Markets in an Age of Pure Information Products. 35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii

Hughes, J., & Lang, K. (2002, November 30). MP3 Distribution Systems as catalysts for Virtual Comunities" 6 pp.. Workshop on the Role of Place in Shaping Virtual Community. New Orleans

Lang, K. (2002, January 7). Participation Incentive Mechanisms in Peer-to-Peer Subscription Systems. 35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii

Lang, K. (2002, April 12). Newly Vulnerable Markets in an Age of Pure Information Products: The Music Industry. : University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business.

Lang, K. (2001, December 14). Controlling Piracy in Online Music Distribution: The Potential for Partnership between Record Labels and Recording Artists. Workshop for Information Systems and Economics (WISE 2001). New Orleans

Lang, K. (2000, December 8). The Decoupling of Value Creation from Revenue: A Strategic Analysis of the Markets for Pure Information Goods. Workshop for Information Systems and Economics (WISE 2000). Brisbane, Australia

Lang, K. (1999, June 6). A Philosophical Foundation of Qualitative Modeling Methodologies Based on the Yin-Yang Principle. 13th International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning. Loch Awe, Scotland

Lang, K., & Zhang, J. L. (1999, July 31). 'A Philosophical Foundation of Systems Modeling: An Integrative Approach Combining Eastern and Western Though". Proceedings of the 3rd World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics SCI 1999 and The 5th International Conference on Information Systems, Analysis, and Synthesis ISAS. Orlando, Florida

Lang, K. (1999, July 20). A Taoist Foundation of Systems Modeling and Thinking. 17th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society: Systems Thinking for Next Millennium. Wellington, New Zealand

Lang, K. (1998, May 27). DSS Intermediaries in Electronic Markets, China International Business Symposium. The New International Business Environment: China’s Economic Reform, Growth Centres, International Trade Relations and the Global Economy. Shanghai, China

Lang, K. (1998, April 6). Reengineer the Distance Learning Industry through Electronic Commerce. International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC-98). Seoul, Korea

Lang, K., & Zhao, L. J. (1997, November 30). "Workflow Management and Distance Learning: A Case Study and Prototype Implementation" pp. 20-27. APEC Education Forum, 21st Century Challenge: Technological and Vocational Education Curriculum and Instruction. Taipei, Taiwan

Lang, K. (1997, November 26). An Application of Workflow Technology to a Distance Learning Environment. Second International Workshop on Computer Supported Collaborative Work in Design. Bangkok, Thailand

Lang, K. (1997, November 2). Workflow Management and Distance Learning: A Case Study and Prototype Implementation. APEC Education Forum, 21st Century Challenge: Technological and Vocational Education Curriculum and Instruction. Taipei, Taiwan

Lang, K. (1997, December 13). An Economic Foundation for DSS Intermediaries in Electronic Markets. Ninth Workshop on Information System and Economics (WISE). Atlanta, GA: Georgia Tech University.

Ba, S., Lang, K., & Whinston, A. B. (1996, May 31). "A Coorperative Information System for Enterprise-Wide Modeling and Decision Support" in Lun Zongkai and Jean-Paul Barthes (Eds.) pp. 180-190. Proceedings of International Workshop on CSCW in Design. Beijing, China

Lang, K. (1994, June 30). "A Qualitative Decision Support System" 18 pp.. IFORS 94 Conference. Lisbon, Portugal

Lang, K. (1994, July 8). A Qualitative Decision Support System. IFORS 94 Conference. Lisbon, Portugal

Lang, K. (1994, June 30). Qualitative Reasoning in Economics. 5th Meeting of the EURO WG on DSS. Turku, Finland

Lang, K. (1993, July 6). Enterprise Modeling. 4th Meeting of the EURO Working Group on DSS. Sintra, Portugal

Lang, K. (1992, May 17). Qualitative Modeling and Computing. IC2Conference on Computational Economics. Austin TX

Lang, K. (1991, September 30). "A Computational Framework for Enterprise Modeling" in Franz J. Rademacher (Ed.) 17 pp. Proceedings of 3rd International Workshop on Data, Expert Knowledge and Decisions. Ulm, Germany

Lang, K. (1991, September 23). A Computational Framework For Enterprise Modeling. 3rd International Workshop on Data, Expert Knowledge and Decisions. Ulm, Germany

Other Scholarly Works

Lang, K., Chan, C. H., Chong, S. S., Chu, S. P., & Li, S. M. (1998). A Workflow-supported Library System at Grant Thornton. 68pp.

Lang, K. (1993). A Theoretical and Computational Framework for Qualitative Modeling in the Management and Economics Domains.

Lang, K., Phlilips, N., & Klingman, D. (1992). Solutions Manual to Accompany the textbook Network Models in Optimization and Their Application in Practice. 113pp.

Research Currently in Progess

Lang, K. R., Kumar, N., & Yu, Y.(n.d.). Knowledge Sharing in Online Communities of Practice. In Progress.

TitleFunding Agency SponsorStart DateEnd DateAwarded DateTotal FundingStatus
The Impact of Information Presentation on Collaborative Decision MakingPSC-CUNY 4907/01/201812/31/201904/15/20183475Completed
The Effects of Group Size and Communication Level on Buyer Performance on Electronic Group Buying PlPSC-CUNY 4407/01/201306/30/201404/15/20133000Completed
PSC CUNY In service accountPSC-CUNY 3909/01/200808/31/20112000Completed
PSC CUNY In service accountPSC-CUNY 3809/01/200708/31/20102000Completed
Digital Consumer Networks and Producer Consumer CollaborationPSC-CUNY 3807/01/200706/30/20085310Completed
Honor / AwardOrganization SponsorDate ReceivedDescription
Best Research Paper NominationIntl Conference on Electronic Commerce2012Awarded at the Conference, August 7-8, Singapore.
Best Paper NominationWorkshop for Information Technology and Systems (WITS)2009Awarded at the workshop, Pheonix, USA, Dec 14-15.
Best Paper Runner-Up AwardThe Eighth Workshop on eBusines (WEB 2009)2009Awarded at workshop, Phoenix, AZ, December 15, 2009.
Outstanding Academic Contributions AwardSecond Annual Celebration of Faculty Scholarship and Creative Achievement Ceremony, Baruch College2007
Outstanding Academic Contributions Award Second Annual Celebration of Faculty Scholarship and Creative Achievement Ceremony, Baruch College2005
Outstanding Academic Contributions AwardSecond Annual Celebration of Faculty Scholarship and Creative Achievement Ceremony, Baruch College2004
Best Paper Nomination: Newly Vulnerable Markets in an Age of Pure Information Products35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2002Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii
Teaching Excellence Award School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology1997

College

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Graduate Commitee on Academic StandingCommittee MemberPresent
Committee for Academic FreedomCommittee MemberPresent
Phd Program in BusinessExecutive OfficerPresent
Phd Program in BusinessActing Executive Officer12/31/2016
PhD Program in BusinessDeputy Executive Officer1/31/2016
MBA Learning Assurance Coordinating CommitteeCommittee Chair1/31/2009
MBA Learning Assurance Coordinating CommitteeCommittee Member1/31/2009
Graduate Curriculum CommitteeCommittee Member12/31/2008
CIS Department at MBA open house events in the fall and spring Representative12/31/2007
Information Systems Research Workshop SeriesCoordinator12/31/2007
Full-time Honors MBA orientation sessions in AugustPanelist12/31/2007
Graudate Career Week, CIS PanelModerator9/30/2007
MS/BCSIS orientation sessionCIS Department Representative8/31/2007
Flex-time MBA Orientation sessionPanel Moderator8/31/2007
MBA Learning Assurance Coordinating CommitteeActing Chair8/31/2007
MS/BCSIS orientation sessionCIS Department Representative1/31/2007
Flex-time MBA Orientation sessionPanel Moderator1/31/2007
Library CommitteeCommittee Member12/31/2006
Conducted a faculty workshop in "Avoiding and Detecting Student Plagarism with the TurnitIn.com Software"2/28/2005
Faculty search (CIS), interviewed candidates at International Conference of Information Systems in SeattleRecruiter12/31/2003
Conducted two sessions on "The Information Economy" in the orientation program for the incoming International MBA students (ABE summer 2003)8/31/2003
Dean's Task Force on Research. Co-authored the "Final Report by the Task Force on Researh" May 21, 2003, 45 pp. Analyzes the current research enviornment at Baruch and proposes recommendationf for making Baruch competititve with top 25 research schools. The report is available online at http://aux.zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/Committee Member5/31/2003

University

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
University Committee on Research Awards: Business AdministrationMember and Baruch Liaison9/1/2007Present
Phd Program in BusinessExecutive Officer1/1/2016Present
Deputy Executive Officer, Phd Program in Business9/1/2015Present
Doctoral FacultyCommittee Member7/1/2004Present
CUNY Doctoral FacultyCommittee Member10/1/2004Present
Dissertation committee for Narasim BanavaraCommittee MemberPresent
1st Exam Paper Committee (PhD) for Martin YuCommittee ChairPresent
1st Exam Committee (PhD) for Tziporah SternCommittee MemberPresent
1st Exam Committee (PhD) for Jerald HughesCommittee ChairPresent
Phd Program in BusinessDeputy EO9/1/201512/31/2015
Dissertation Committee for Alexander PelaezCommittee Chair9/1/20111/31/2015
Dissertation Supervisor for Martin Yuecheng YuCommittee Chair9/1/20065/31/2012
Dissertation Supervisor for Richard Di Shang9/1/200712/31/2011
Dissertation committee, William Hampton-Sosa9/1/20065/31/2008
1st Exam Paper Committee (PhD) for Stephen AndersonCommittee Chair1/1/200712/31/2007
Dissertation committee for Jonatan Jelen5/1/200512/31/2007

Public

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
Academic journal reviewer for Information Systems Research, Decision Support Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Communications of the ACM, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, European Journal of Information Systems, Information Technology & Management, and reviewer for numerous conferences in Information Systems, including the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-39, Jan 2006, HICSS-38, Jan 2005, HICSS-37, Jan. 2004, HICSS-36, Jan. 2003, HICSS-35, Jan. 2002, HICSS-34, Jan. 2001, HICSS-33, Jan. 2000, HICSS-32, Jan. 1999, HICSS-31, Jan. 1998, HICSS-30, Jan. 1997) and the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS-02, Dec. 2002, ICIS-01, Dec. 2001, ICIS-00, Dec. 2000).Session ChairPresent
international conferences: INFORMS-98, Tel Aviv, Israel; HICSS-99, Maui, Hawaii; PACIS 2000, Hong Kong; ITS 2001, Hong Kong, and HICSS-05, Hawaii.ChairpersonPresent
UG Information Systems Curriculum Reform Committee, School of Business and Management, HKUST, 1998. Revised the undergraduate curriculum and program requirements for students majoring in Information SystemsChairpersonPresent
Electronic Commerce Research and ApplicationsArea Editor10/1/2006Present
Decision Support Systems, a leading international journal in the Information Systems field published by Elsevier B.V.,Associate EditorThe Netherlands7/1/2003Present
Electronic Commerce Research and ApplicationsCo-Guest-Editor1/1/200712/31/2007
The Sixth Workshop on e-Business (WeB 2007)Program Co-Chair1/1/200712/31/2007
International ProgramExecutive Master of Science in Marketing, Internet Marketing and Global Business Module8/6/20078/24/2007
special session of six invited speakers on focus topic theme “Digital Entertainment,” The Ninth International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC 2007)Program Organizer8/19/20078/22/2007
Mobile Consumer Services,The Sixth International Conference on the Management of Mobile Business (ICMB 2007), Toronto, Canada,Track Chair7/9/20077/11/2007
Program Committee, Sixth International Mobility RoundtableMember6/1/20076/2/2007
International ProgramExecutive Master of Science in Business Computer Information Systems, Globalization & Technology ModuleTaiwan9/1/20069/30/2006
Electronic Commerce Research and ApplicationsCo-Guest-Editor7/1/20067/31/2006
Program Committee, 16th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS 2006)Member6/12/20066/16/2006
Panel on Open Source Peer-based Production Models for Cultural Content Products, The Future of Open Source Peer Production Models Workshop, University of Texas School of Law and McCombs School of Business, hosted at the Connally Center for Justice Building in conjunction with the World Congress on Information Technology 2006Co-OrganizerTexas5/2/20065/2/2006
Twenty-Sixth International Conference on Information Systems (ICISMemberNevada12/11/200512/14/2005
International Program Committee, 11th Joint International Computer ConferenceMemberChina11/10/200511/12/2005
The Seventh International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC 2005),Program Co-ChairXi’an, Shaanxi,China8/15/20058/17/2005
“ICT Issues in the Greater China Region,” Americas Conference on Information SytemsMini-track Co-ChairNebraska8/11/20058/15/2005
Program Committee, Fourth International Mobility RoundtableMember5/2/20055/3/2005
Program Committee, 15th Conference of the International Information Resources Management Association (IRMA 2004MemberLouisiana5/23/20045/26/2004
The Future of Peer-to-Peer Mobile Networks, Third International Mobility RoundtablePanel Organizer and ModeratorTexas3/11/20043/12/2004
Program Committee, The Fifth International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC 2003)MemberPennsylvaniaUnited States10/1/200310/3/2003
PG ResearchProgram Coordinator1/1/200012/31/2002
Tokyo Mobile Roundtable Conference on Mobile Communication TechnologiesCommittee Member5/30/20025/31/2002
Steering Committee for the International Conference of Computer Supported Collaborative Work in Design (CSCWID), Committee Member1/1/199712/31/2001
Executive Education, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)B2B and B2C Case Studies (Certificate Program in eBusiness),12/1/20008/31/2001
Executive Education, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)Management Information Systems (Technology Management Program),4/1/20014/30/2001
Executive Education, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)Business to Consumer E-Commerce (EDEC),12/1/20001/31/2001
Executive Education, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)Marketing in Cyberspace (Executive Diploma in E-Commerce),11/1/200012/31/2000
Executive Education, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)Business Plan Evaluation (Essence of E-Business Seminar),6/1/20009/30/2000
Minitrack on Workflow Technologies: Organizational and Interorganizational Dimensions, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS,Co-ChairHawaii1/1/19971/31/1999