Hsing Kenneth Cheng

John B. Higdon Eminent Scholar Chair
John B Higdon Eminent Scholar Chair
Chair, Information Systems and Operations Management Department

(352) 392-7068

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About

Professor Cheng currently teaches information technology strategy, electronic commerce and supply chain management, and object oriented analysis and design. His research interests focus on analyzing the impact of Internet technology on software development and marketing, and information systems policy issues, in particular, the national debate on network neutrality. Prior to joining UF, he served on the faculty at The College of William and Mary from 1992 to 1998.

Education

PhD - Computers and Information Systems, University of Rochester, 1992
MS - Business Administration, University of Rochester, 1988
MBA - The Institute of Management Science National Chiao-Tung University, 1983
BS - Electrical Engineering, National Chiao-Tung University, 1981

Research Interests

Electronic Commerce
Supply Chain Management
Economics of Information Systems

In The News

Could free streaming ultimately cost consumers? — March 29, 2016 — That “all you can stream” offer from your Internet service provider sounds like a bargain, but it could have a hidden cost. Providers li...minute
Information Systems researchers elevate Warrington into top 10 global programs — April 4, 2013 — GAINESVILLE, Fla. – John B. Higdon Eminent Scholar Chair Dr. Hsing K. (Kenny) Cheng, Susan Cameron Professor Dr. Subhajyoti (Shubho) Bandy...minute
ISOM professors ranked among best in research productivity — February 27, 2012 — GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Frank L. Weyenberg Term Professor Dr. Kenny Cheng and William R. Hough Faculty Fellow Dr. Shubho Bandyopadhyay were ra...minute
Two new professors join Warrington ISOM Department — December 12, 2011 — GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Assistant Professors Anuj Kumar and Tharanga Rajapakshe are the two newest additions to the Department of Information...minute
UF Information Systems researchers ranked third in Western Hemisphere — May 24, 2010 — GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A recent study published by the Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems ranked the University...minute

Courses Taught

Electron Commerce Log ( ISM6485 ) — Spring 2020
Electron Commerce Log ( ISM6485 ) — Fall 2019
Electron Commerce Log ( ISM6485 ) — Spring 2019
Electron Commerce Log ( ISM6485 ) — Fall 2018
Phd Seminar in Is/It ( QMB7933 ) — Fall 2018
Electron Commerce Log ( ISM6485 ) — Spring 2018
Electron Commerce Log ( ISM6485 ) — Fall 2017
Electron Commerce Log ( ISM6485 ) — Spring 2017
Info Syst in Organiza ( ISM5021MBA ) — Spring 2017
Electronic Commerce and Logistics ( ISM6485 ) — Fall 2016
Seminar in Information Systems and Operations Management ( QMB7933 ) — Fall 2016
Information Systems in Organizations ( ISM5021 ) — Spring 2016
International Study - China ( GEB6930M ) — Fall 2015
Special Topics ( GEB6930 ) — Fall 2015
Electronic Commerce and Logistics ( ISM6485 ) — Spring 2015
Information Systems in Organizations ( ISM5021 ) — Spring 2015
Electronic Commerce and Logistics ( ISM6485 ) — Fall 2014
Information Systems in Organizations ( ISM5021 ) — Spring 2014
Electronic Commerce and Logistics ( ISM6485 ) — Fall 2013
Electronic Commerce and Logistics ( ISM6485 ) — Spring 2013
Information Systems in Organizations ( ISM5021 ) — Spring 2013
Electronic Commerce and Logistics ( ISM6485 ) — Fall 2012
Information Systems in Organizations ( ISM5021 ) — Spring 2012
Seminar in Information Systems and Operations Management ( QMB7933 ) — Spring 2012
Electronic Commerce and Logistics ( ISM6485 ) — Fall 2011
Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions I ( QMB6358 ) — Fall 2011
Advanced Business Systems Design and Development II ( ISM6129 ) — Spring 2011
Electronic Commerce and Logistics ( ISM6485 ) — Spring 2011
Information Systems in Organizations ( ISM5021 ) — Spring 2011
Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions I ( QMB6358 ) — Spring 2011
Electronic Commerce and Logistics ( ISM6485 ) — Fall 2010
Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions I ( QMB6358 ) — Fall 2010

Book Chapter Publications

Software Licensing in the Case of No Network Effects
Status: Accepted
Accepted Year: 2012
Authors: Shengli Li, D. Zhang, C. Wagner, W. Yue, Hsing Cheng
Open Source versus Proprietary Software: A Case of Fully Covered Market
Status: Published
Published Year: 2010
Authors: Y. Liu, Raj Sharman, H. Raghav Rao, T. Raghu, H. Cheng
Web Services Enabled E-Market Access Control Model
Status: Published
Published Year: 2008
Authors: H. Wang, J. Zhao, Hamid Nemati, H. Cheng
Web Services Enabled E-Market Access Control Model
Status: Published
Published Year: 2007
Authors: H. Wang, J. Zhao, Liang-Jie Zhang, H. Cheng
The Critical Role of Information Technology for Employee Success in the Coming Decade
Status: Published
Published Year: 1999
Authors: Ronald Sims, John Veres III, H. Cheng
Hacking, Computer Viruses, and Software Piracy: The Implications of Modern Computer Fraud for Corporations
Status: Published
Published Year: 1995
Authors: Margaret Spencer, Ronald Sims, H. Cheng
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Conference Proceeding Publications

Sponsored Data: Smarter Data Pricing in the Age of Data Cap
Status: Published
Published Year: 2016
Authors: Xiaowei Mei, Kenneth Cheng, Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Liangfei Qiu
A Contract for the Crowds
Status: Published
Published Year: 2014
Authors: Mohammadmahdi Moqri, Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Hsing Cheng
Optimal Licensing Model: SaaS or On-Premises?
Status: Accepted
Accepted Year: 2011
Authors: Shengli Li, Hsing Cheng
A Study of Hybrid Software Free Trial
Status: Published
Published Year: 2010
Authors: S. Li, Y. Liu, H. Cheng
A Different Angle On Net Neutrality Should We Charge Broadband Users Rather Than Content Providers?
Status: Published
Published Year: 2009
Authors: H. Guo, S. Bandyopadhyay, H. Cheng
Competition between Open Source and Proprietary Software: A Network Externality Analysis
Status: Published
Published Year: 2009
Authors: Y. Liu, H. Cheng
The Vertical Integration of Content and Broadband Devices: The Net Neutrality Debate
Status: Published
Published Year: 2009
Authors: S. Bandyopadhyay, H. Guo, Y. Yang, H. Cheng
User Discrimination and Net Neutrality
Status: Published
Published Year: 2009
Authors: H. Guo, S. Bandyopadhyay, H. Cheng
A Study of Computer Virus Propagation: The Interplay between Social and Technological Networks
Status: Published
Published Year: 2008
Authors: H. Guo, H. Cheng
Computer-Mediated Social Interactions and Virtual Community Participation
Status: Published
Published Year: 2008
Authors: H. Guo, P. Pathak, H. Cheng
Computer Virus Propagation in Social Networks
Status: Published
Published Year: 2007
Authors: H. Guo, H. Cheng
Discovering Composite Networks from Social Networking Websites
Status: Published
Published Year: 2007
Authors: H. Guo, P. Pathak, H. Cheng
Software Free Trial: To Time-Lock or Not
Status: Published
Published Year: 2007
Authors: Y. Liu, H. Cheng
The Value of Multimedia Mobile Advertising and its Impact on Consumer Attitude
Status: Published
Published Year: 2007
Authors: C. Lee, X. Yu, H. Cheng
The Impact of Network Externalities on the Competition between Open Source and Proprietary Software
Status: Published
Published Year: 2005
Authors: Q. Tang, H. Cheng
Alliance or Independence: When to Leverage Web Services Architecture
Status: Published
Published Year: 2003
Authors: Q. Tang, H. Cheng
The Price Competition of Application Services Duopoly
Status: Published
Published Year: 2002
Authors: H. Demirkan, G. Koehler, H. Cheng
Pricing and Capacity Planning of Internet Dial-Up Lines
Status: Published
Published Year: 2001
Authors: K. Dogan, R. Elnicki, H. Cheng
An Exploratory Study of Consumers' Electronic Commerce Experience
Status: Published
Published Year: 1999
Authors: H. Cheng
The Impact of Breakdowns on the Decision to Consolidate or Cluster Computers
Status: Published
Published Year: 1997
Authors: H. Cheng
A Decision Support System for the Analysis and Management of an Emergency Service System
Status: Published
Published Year: 1993
Authors: A. Zaki, H. Cheng
Optimal Capacity of a Firm's Computer Backup Center
Status: Published
Published Year: 1993
Authors: H. Cheng
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Journal Article Publications

Does Identity Disclosure Help or Hurt User Content Generation? Social Presence, Inhibition, and Displacement Effects
Status: Accepted
Journal: Information Systems Research
Accepted Year: 2019
Authors: Jingchuan Pu, Yuan Chen, Liangfei Qiu, Hsing Cheng
Strategic Analysis of Dual Sourcing and Dual Channel with an Unreliable Alternative Supplier
Status: Published
Journal: Production and Operations Management
Published Year: 2019
Authors: Baozhuang Niu, Jiawei Li, Jie Zhang, Hsing Cheng, Yinliang Tan
Optimal Distribution Strategy for Enterprise Software: Retail, SaaS, or Dual Channel?
Status: Published
Journal: Production and Operations Management
Published Year: 2018
Authors: Unknown
A Study of Enterprise Software Licensing Models
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Management Information Systems
Published Year: 2017
Authors: Shengli Li, Hsing Cheng, Yang Duan, Yu-Chen Yang
Hidden Profiles in Corporate Prediction Markets: The Impact of Public Information Precision and Social Interactions
Status: Published
Journal: MIS Quarterly
Published Year: 2017
Authors: Liangfei Qiu, Hsing Cheng, Jingchuan Pu
The Power of the "Like" Button: Impact of Social Media on Box Office
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 2017
Authors: Chao Ding, Hsing Cheng, Yong Jin, Yang Duan
To Join or Not to Join Group Purchase Organization: A Vendor's Decision
Status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
Published Year: 2017
Authors: Yu-Chen Yang, Hsing Cheng, Chao Ding, Shengli Li
Impact of Network Structure on Malware Propagation: A Growth Curve Perspective
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Management Information Systems
Published Year: 2016
Authors: Hong Guo, Hsing Cheng, Ken Kelly
Research Note—Cloud Computing Spot Pricing Dynamics: Latency and Limits to Arbitrage
Status: Published
Journal: Information Systems Research
Published Year: 2016
Authors: Hsing Cheng, Zhi Li, Andy Naranjo
Cloud Computing Spot Pricing Dynamics: Latency and Limits to Arbitrage
Status: Published
Journal: Information Systems Research
Published Year: 2016
Authors: Hsing Cheng, Zhi Li, Andy Naranjo
Effects of Competition among Internet Service Providers and Content Providers on the Net Neutrality Debate
Status: Accepted
Journal: MIS Quarterly
Accepted Year: 2016
Authors: Hong Guo, Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Arthur Lim, Y Yang, H Cheng
Loyalty and Profitability of VIP and Non-VIP Customers in the Banking Service Industry
Status: Published
Journal: Service Science
Published Year: 2016
Authors: Victor Chen, Veronica Hsiao, Hsing Cheng
The Agency Model for Digital Goods
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Sciences
Published Year: 2016
Authors: Yinliang Tan, Janice Carrillo, Hsing Cheng
A General Framework of Bundling of Information Goods
Status: Working Paper
Journal: Management Science
Authors: Jie Cao, Yong Jin, Xiaowei Mei, Hsing Cheng
Centralization or Decentralization of Computing Revisited: An Enterprise Cloud Perspective
Status: Working Paper
Journal: Information Systems Research
Authors: Zhi Li, Hsing Cheng
Estimating Social Influences from Social Networking Sites—Articulated Friendships versus Communication Interactions
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Sciences
Published Year: 2015
Authors: Hong Guo, Praveen Pathak, Hsing Cheng
Impact of Network Structure on Malware Propagation: A Growth Curve Perspective
Status: Working Paper
Journal: Journal of Management Information Systems
Authors: Hong Guo, Ken Kelley, Hsing Cheng
KnowledgeMap - Visualizing Invisible Networks of Knowledge in a Scientific Discipline
Status: Working Paper
Journal: MIS Quarterly
Authors: Mohammadmahdi Moqri, Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Vallabh Sambamurthy, Hsing Cheng
Optimal Social Commerce: A Study of Groupon and LivingSocial
Status: Working Paper
Journal: Information Systems Research
Authors: Yu-Chen Yang, Hsing Cheng
Optimal Software Free Trial Strategy: Limited Version, Time-locked, or Hybrid?
Status: Published
Journal: Production and Operations Management
Published Year: 2015
Authors: Shengli Li, Yipeng Liu, Hsing Cheng
The Power of the
Status: Working Paper
Journal: Information Systems Research
Authors: Chao Ding, Yang Duan, Yong Jin, Hsing Cheng
The Power of the Like Button: Impact of Social Media on Box Office
Status: Working Paper
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Authors: Chao Ding, Yang Duan, Yong Jin, Hsing Cheng
Broadband Network Management and the Net Neutrality Debate
Status: Published
Journal: Production and Operations Management
Published Year: 2013
Authors: Hong Guo, Shubho Bandyopadhyay, Hsing Cheng
A Study of Online Auction Sellers' Intention to Switch Platform: The Case of Yahoo!Kimo vs. Ruten_eBay
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Sciences
Published Year: 2012
Authors: Tung-Chin Lin, Feng-Sheng Wang, Kuei-Jung Chang, Hsing Cheng
Net Neutrality, Broadband Market Coverage and Innovation at the Edge
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Sciences
Published Year: 2012
Authors: Hong Guo, Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Hsing Cheng
Optimal Software Free Trial Strategy: The Impact of Network Externalities and Consumer Uncertainty
Status: Published
Journal: Information Systems Research
Published Year: 2012
Authors: Y. Liu, H. Cheng
Entertainment without Borders: The Impact of Digital Technologies on Government Cultural Policy
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Management Information Systems
Published Year: 2011
Authors: J. Feng, G. Koehler, S. Marston, H. Cheng
Optimal Software Pricing in the Presence of Piracy and Word-of-Mouth Externality Effects
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 2011
Authors: L. Yipeng, Q. Tang, E. Eryarsoy, H. Cheng
The Impact of Network Externalities on the Competition between Open Source and Proprietary Software
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Management Information Systems
Published Year: 2011
Authors: Y. Liu, Q. Tang, H. Cheng
The Debate on Net Neutrality: A Policy Perspective
Status: Published
Journal: Information Systems Research
Published Year: 2011
Authors: S. Bandyopadhyay, H. Guo, H. Cheng
Free Trial or No Free Trial? Optimal Software Product Design with Network Effects
Status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
Published Year: 2010
Authors: Q. Tang, H. Cheng
Net Neutrality and Vertical Integration of Content and Broadband Services
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Management Information Systems
Published Year: 2010
Authors: S. Bandyopadhyay, H. Guo, Y. Yang, H. Cheng
Coordination Strategies in a SaaS Supply Chain
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Management Information Systems
Published Year: 2010
Authors: H. Demirkan, S. Bandyopadhyay, H. Cheng
Critical Functionalities of a Successful E-learning System - An Analysis from Instructors' Cognitive Structure toward System Usage
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 2009
Authors: P. Sun, G. Finger, H. Cheng
A Mechanism for Online Advertisement Placement to Deter Click Fraud,
Status: Published
Journal: International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Published Year: 2009
Authors: Wei Zhou, Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Praveen Pathak, Hsing Cheng
Customer-Centric Marketing with Internet Coupons
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 2008
Authors: K. Dogan, H. Cheng
Customer-centric marketing with Internet coupons
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 2008
Authors: Hsing Cheng, Kutsal Dogan
The Risk and Information Sharing of Application Services Supply Chain
Status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
Published Year: 2008
Authors: H. Demirkan, H. Cheng
A Design to Promote Group Learning in e-learning: Experiences from the Field
Status: Published
Journal: Computers and Education
Published Year: 2008
Authors: P. Sun, T. Lin, F. Wang, H. Cheng
An Empirical Study of Mobile Commerce in Insurance Industry: Task-Technology Fit and Individual Differences
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 2007
Authors: C. Lee, H. Cheng, H. Cheng
The Design of Instructional Multimedia in e- Learning: A Media Richness Theory-Based Approach
Status: Published
Journal: Computers and Education
Published Year: 2007
Authors: P. Sun, H. Cheng
Optimal Strategies for the Monopoly Intermediary in the Supply Chain of Complementary Web Services
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Management Information Systems
Published Year: 2007
Authors: Qian Tang, Hsing Cheng
Liquid Pricing for Digital Infrastructure Services
Status: Published
Journal: International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Published Year: 2006
Authors: S. Bandyopadhyay, H. Cheng
Pricing and capacity decisions for non-profit internet service providers
Status: Published
Journal: Information Technology and Management
Published Year: 2006
Authors: Hsing Cheng, Kutsal Dogan, Richard Elnicki
Web Services and Service-Oriented Application Provisioning: An Analytical Study of Application Service Strategies
Status: Published
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Published Year: 2006
Authors: Q. Tang, J. Zhao, H. Cheng
Pricing and Capacity Decisions for Non-Profit Internet Service Providers
Status: Published
Journal: Information Technology and Management
Published Year: 2006
Authors: K. Dogan, R. Elnicki, H. Cheng
Optimal Location and Pricing of Web Services Intermediary
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 2005
Authors: Q. Tang, H. Cheng
Web Services and Process Management: A Union of Convenience or a New Area of Research?
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 2005
Authors: J. Zhao, H. Cheng
Web Services Enabled E-Market Access Control Mode
Status: Published
Journal: International Journal of Web Services Research
Published Year: 2004
Authors: H. Wang, J. Zhao, H. Cheng
Performance Models of a Proxy Cache Server: The Impact of Multimedia Traffic
Status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
Published Year: 2004
Authors: I. Bose, H. Cheng
Optimal Pricing Policies of Web-Enabled Application Services
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 2003
Authors: G. Koehler, H. Cheng
Price and Capacity Competition of Application Services Duopoly
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Information Systems and e-Business Management
Published Year: 2003
Authors: H. Demirkan, G. Koehler, H. Cheng
Pricing and capacity planning for internet dial-up lines
Status: Published
Journal: AMCIS 2001 Proceedings
Published Year: 2001
Authors: Hsing Cheng, Kutsal Dogan, Richard Elnicki
Graph Indexing for Spatial Data Traversal in Road Map Databases
Status: Published
Journal: Computers & Operations Research
Published Year: 2001
Authors: J. Zhao, H. Cheng
Performance Models of a Firm's Proxy Cache Server
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 2000
Authors: I. Bose, H. Cheng
Pricing and Capacity Decisions of Clustered Twin-Computer Systems Subject to Breakdowns
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 1999
Authors: H. Cheng
Optimal Repair Of Degrading Computers Under Asymmetric Information and Incentive Incompatibility
Status: Published
Journal: Computers & Operations Research
Published Year: 1998
Authors: M. Freimer, W. Richmond, U. Sumita, H. Cheng
A Simulation Model for the Analysis and Management of An Emergency Service System
Status: Published
Journal: Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
Published Year: 1997
Authors: A. Zaki, B. Parker, H. Cheng
Optimal internal pricing and backup capacity of computer systems subject to breakdowns, The Special Issue on Economics of Information Systems
Status: Published
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Published Year: 1997
Authors: H. Cheng
To Purchase or to Pirate Software: An Empirical Study
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Management Information Systems
Published Year: 1997
Authors: R. Sims, H. Teegen, H. Cheng
Optimal allocation and backup of computer resources under asymmetric information and incentive incompatibility
Status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
Published Year: 1996
Authors: M. Freimer, W. Richmond, U. Sumita, H. Cheng
Toward a Profile of Student Software Piraters
Status: Published
Journal: Journal of Business Ethics
Published Year: 1996
Authors: R. Sims, H. Teegen, H. Cheng
Optimal Capacity of a Firm's Computer Backup Center
Status: Published
Journal: Computers & Operations Research
Published Year: 1995
Authors: H. Cheng
Analysis of Economics of Computer Backup Service
Status: Published
Journal: IEICE Trans. Commun
Published Year: 1992
Authors: M. Freimer, U. Sumita, H. Cheng
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University of Florida
Warrington College of Business
Information Systems and Operations Management Department
Stuzin Hall 361C

(352) 392-7068

Hsing Kenneth Cheng

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