Full Profile at a glance

Academic Positions
Associate Professor, School of Computing (NUS), 2006 - Present;
Assistant Professor, School of Computing (NUS), 2000 - 2005;
Visiting Appointment,The Wharton School (Upenn), 1999-2000.

Administrative Leadership
Head of Department, 2008 - Present.
Vice Dean (Corporate Communications), 2007 - 2008.

Other Positions
Systems Analyst, Urban Redevelopment Authority, 1990-1992

Research Interests
Electronic Market Trading Institutions; Technological Innovation Adoption; Information Privacy; Virtual Communities; Conceptual Modeling

Current Projects
The impact of comparison-shopping agents on market outcomes and sellers’ behaviors. The role of learning in Internet Auctions and its impact on strategic behavior. The use of negotiation support tools for electronic commerce. The production and delivery of quality service on the Internet. The issue of privacy in electronic commerce.

Selected Journal Publications
"Innovative Usage of Information Technology in Organizations: Do CIO Characteristics Make a Difference?" IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2006, Forthcoming.

"Performance Effects of Formal Modeling Language Differences: A Combined Abstraction Level and Construct Complexity Analysis," IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 2006, Forthcoming.

"Organizational Learning Capacity and Attitude Towards Complex Technological Innovations: An Empirical Study,” Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), 2005, Forthcoming.

"An Evaluation of Novice End-User Computing Performance: Data Modeling, Query Writing and Comprehension,” Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), 2005, Volume 56, Number 8, pp. 843-853.

"Effects of Environmental Uncertainty on Organizational Intention to Adopt Distributed Work Arrangements," IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2004, Volume 51, Number 3, pp. 253-267.

"Evaluating Information Accessibility and Community Adaptivity Features for Sustaining Virtual Learning Communities," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, United States, 2003, Volume 59, Number 5, pp. 671-697.

"Predicting Intention to Adopt Interorganizational Linkages: An Institutional Perspective," MIS Quarterly, United States, 2003, Volume 27, Number 1, pp. 1-31.

"Effects of Interactivity on Web User Attitude," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, United States, 2003, Volume 58, Number 3, pp. 281-305.

"Effective Use of Computer-Aided Instruction in Secondary Schools: A Casual Model of Institutional Factors and Teachers' Role." Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2001, United States, Volume 25, Number 4. pp. 385-416.

"Organizational Transformation using Information Technology: The Case of TradeNet in Singapore," Journal of Management Information Systems, United States, 1997, Volume 13, Number 4, pp. 139-165.

"Reaping EDI Benefits Through a Pro-active Approach," Information and Management, United States, 1995, Volume 28, Number 3, pp. 185-195.

"Promoting consensus in small decision making groups," Information & Management, United States, 1995, Volume 28, Number 4, pp. 251-259.

Selected Conference Publications
"An Empirical Investigation of the Auction Buyer's Choice to Buy Out or Bid: Cry of Regret or Laugh of Satisfaction?" Proceedings of 26th Annual International Conference on Information Systems, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 11-14 December 2005, Forthcoming.

"Predicting the Adoption of Location-Based Services: The Roles of Trust and Privacy Risk,” Proceedings of 26th Annual International Conference on Information Systems, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 11-14 December 2005, Forthcoming.

"A Human Capital Perspective of Organizational Intention to Adopt Open Source Software," Proceedings of 26th Annual International Conference on Information Systems, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 11-14 December 2005, Forthcoming.

"Alleviating Consumer's Privacy Concern in Location-Based Services: A Psychological Control Perspective," Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual International Conference on Information Systems, Washington, United States, 12-15 December 2004, pp. 793-806.

"Effects of Absorptive Capacity on Organizational Predisposition Toward Information Systems," in Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth International Conference in Information Systems. Seattle, WA, United States, 14-17 December 2003, pp. 121-133.

"Bridging the Digital Divide: The Effects of Home Computer Ownership and School IT Environment on Self-Directed Learning," in Proceedings of the Twenty-Third International Conference in Information Systems, Barcelona, Spain, 15-18 December 2002, pp. 641-650.

"Soliciting Consumer Information on the Internet: The Role of Protection Mechanism, Reward, and Customization," in Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 15-16 December 2001, pp. 50-64 (Nominated for Best Paper).

“Computer-Supported Negotiations: An Experimental Study of Bargaining in Electronic Commerce,” in Proceedings of the Twenty-First International Conference in Informations, Brisbane, Australia, 10-13 December 2000, pp. 104-116.

"Environmental Scanning on the Internet," in Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Information Systems, Helsinki, Finland, 13-17 December 1998, pp. 76-87.

"Examining Environmental Influences on Organizational Perceptions and Predispositions toward Distributed Work Arrangements: A Path Model," in Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Information Systems, Helsinki, Finland, 13-17 December 1998, pp. 88-102.

"Electronic Markets and Intelligent Agents: An Experimental Study of the Economics of Electronic Commerce," in Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Information Systems, Helsinki, Finland, 13-17 December 1998, pp. 293-295.

"Innovation Diffusion Theory as a Predictor of Adoption Intention for Financial EDI," in Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Information Systems, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 10-13 December 1995, pp. 155-165.

"Leveraging EDI to Improve Organizational and Interorganizational Productivity," in Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Information Systems, Vancouver, Canada, 14-17 December 1994, pp. 175-186.

Teaching Activities
CS3253, Management of Information Systems; CS5263, IT and Entrepreneurship; CS6305, Information Systems Research

Professional Activities
Program Committee Member: International Conference on Information Systems (2002, 2004, 2006); Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004); World Congress on the Management of eBusiness (2006)

Editorial Board Committee: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Journal of Electronic Commerce Research.

Ad-hoc Reviewer: Academy of Management Review, Management Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Journal of MIS, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Information and Management, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management and many top conferences.

Awards and Honors
MIS Quarterly reviewer of the year (2004) award.

Consulting Activities
Abacus Travel; EDIMAN (EDI for Manufacturing) Standards Committee (the electronic and the petrochemical sectors); Haw Par Group; Singapore Pools; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mozat Pte Ltd.

Administrative Activities
Coordinator, Collaborative Technology Laboratory (2001-current); Coordinator, Electronic Commerce Programme (2001-2002); Assistant Professor Representative, School of Computing Executive Committee (2001-2002); Member, IS Planning Committee (2002); Member, SoC Incubation Centre Executive Committee (2001-2002); Department curriculum chair (2005-current).

Postgraduate Students
Li Yan (PhD), Oh Lih Bin (PhD); Suparna Goswami (PhD); Tan Chuan Hoo (PhD); Yang Xue (PhD); Tan Wee Kek (GP); Tong Yu (GP).

Personal Data
Dr. Teo is married to Chunzhi. They have two children, Chee Hao and Chee Yan.