Robert Chi

Robert Chi

Professor, Information Systems (IS)
Email: robert.chi@csulb.edu
Campus Phone: 562.985.5008
Office: COB-424 (Hours)

Dr. Chi received his BS degree in Management Science from National JiaoTung University in Taiwan and his MS degree in Management Information Systems at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Ph.D. degree in Information Systems from University of Texas-Austin. Dr. Chi has served on numerous advisory boards, is a frequent speaker in the US and abroad, has published many research articles in academic journals. He is the founder and Chief Editor of Journal of Electronic Commerce Research which was rank #4 in quality by more than 400 scholars worldwide in 2002. He is also the founder of Journal of Service Science.

E-commerce, Information Technologies, business Case Studies, Database Applications.

Data Mining, Electronic Commerce, Information Systems Management

  • PhD, University of Texas- Austin, 1991
    Major/Concentration: Information Systems
  • Master, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1987
    Major/Concentration: Information Systems Analysis and Design
  • Bachelor, National Chiao Tung University- Taiwan, 1982
    Major/Concentration: Management Science

    Academic
  • Associate Dean for Acceditation (2011 - 2016) Associate Dean for Acceditation
  • General manager (2006 - Present) General manager
  • Department of Information Stystem, California State University, Long Beach (2003 - 2009) Chair
  • Co editor in Chief (2000 - Present) Co editor in Chief
  • Cybernet Consulting (1995 - 1998) MIS Director
  • Department of Information Systems, California State University, Long Beach (1994 - Present) Professor
  • California State University, Long Beach (1991 - 1994) Associate Professor
  • University of Texas, Austin (1990 - 1991) Assistant Instructor
  • Purdue University (1987 - 1988) Instructor
  • Acer Computer Corp (1984 - 1985) Product Engineer

  • "Pricing Strategy of a Two-Sided Platform under Consumer Categorization", Journal of Electronic Commerce Research , May-2020
  • "Determining the value of undergraduate business programs from market vs academic perspectives", International Journal of Educational Management, Jan-2017
  • "How Word-of-Mouth Moderates Room Price and Hotel Stars for Online Hotel Booking: An Empirical Investigation with Expedia Data", Journal of Electronic Commerce Research , Jan-2015
  • "Informatization and the Industrial Upgrading in China", Service Science, Jan-2012
  • "Developing A Multi-Agent Automated Negotiation Service Based on Service-Oriented Architecture", Service Science, Jan-2009
  • "Do Reverse Stock Splits Indicate Future Poor Stock Performance?", Expert Systems with Applications, Jan-2009
  • "The Application of SOM as a Decision Support Tool to Identify AACSB Peer Schools", Decision Support Systems , Jan-2009

  • "Distribution Channel Pricing Model for E-Commerce Applications", Western Decision Science Institute (WDSI) Meeting , Apr-2016
  • "The Value of Undergraduate Business Programs from Different Perspectives", Western Decision Science Institute (WDSI) Meeting , Apr-2015
  • "The Value of Undergraduate Business Programs from Different Perspectives", Western Decision Science Institute (WDSI) Meeting , Jan-2014
  • "A Value Added Approach to Selecting Undergraduate Business Administration", Western Decision Science Institute (WDSI) Meeting , Jan-2012
  • "Hoi Polloi Computing-A Conceptual Framework", Western Decision Science Institute (WDSI) Meeting , Jan-2012
  • "Bank Bankruptcy prediction?An Integrated Data Mining Application", International Conference on Global Issues in Business , Jan-2010
  • "Predicting the Changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Aveage Components", MTMI-NIT International Conference on Global issues , Jan-2010

  • "Co-editor", JECR-Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, Dec-2021
  • "Co-editor", JECR-Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, Dec-2020
  • "Co-editor", JECR-Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, Dec-2019
  • "Co-editor", JECR-Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, Dec-2018
  • "Co-editor", JECR-Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, Dec-2017
  • "Co-editor", JECR-Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, Dec-2016
  • "Chief Editor", JECR-Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, Dec-2015

  • "WASC Annual Conference 2022, San Francisco" (Apr-2022) ,
  • "WASC Annual Conference 2021 (Online)" (Apr-2021) ,
  • "WASC Annual Conference 2020 (Online workshops)" (Apr-2020) ,
  • "WASC Annual Conference 2019, Garden Grove CA" (Apr-2019) ,
  • "Harvard Business Case Workshop" (Aug-2015) , Case Workshop Harvard Business Boston

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