School Of Computing
     
YANG Xue
 
   

YANG Xue is a teaching assistant and doctoral candidate in Department of Information Systems (DIS), School of Computing (SOC), National University of Singapore (NUS). She received her Bachelor's degree in Management (2003) from Nanjing University (China). Her current research interests include consumer behavior and consumer psychology in e-commerce practices, free trial software study, IT adoption, e-learning, and online auction. Her supervisor is Professor Teo Hock-Hai.

Her research work has been published and presented at various information systems journal and conferences, such as Information & Management, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII), IFIP Working Group 8.6 Conference on Organizational Dynamic of Technology-based Innovation: Diversifying the Research Agenda (IFIP WG8.6), Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), and Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS).

She is a member of Association for Information Systems.
 
YANG Xue
Education
Teaching Assistant
 
Office: Room 432,
SOC1 Building,
3 Science Drive 2,
117543, Singapore
National University of Singapore
Tel: (65)6516 4260
Fax: (65) 6779 4580
Email: yangxue@comp.nus.edu.sg
  • PhD Candidate, Information Systems, School of Computing, National University of Singapore (August 2003 to present)
 
  • Bachelor's degree (Management), Department of Information Systems and Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (September 1999 to July 2003)
 
 
Teaching Experience
 
  • Year 07/08 Semester 2     IT1001 Introduction to Computing (Tutorial)
  • Year 07/08 Semester 1     CS3240 Human-Computer Interaction (Flash lab)
 
  • Year 06/07 Semester 1     CS1105 Computing and Society (Tutorial)
 
Research Interests
 
IT-related Consumer Behavior and Consumer Psychology
   --Free Trial Software (FTS) in Proprietary Software Market
   --Psychological Reactance Effects towards Restrictions in Free Trial
   --User Coping Strategies towards Restrictions in Free Trial
   --User Behavior and Decision Making in Playing Computer Games  
   --Effects of Individual Differences in Free Trial
   --Impacts of Organizational Interventions in Free Trial
 
E-Learning
   --Online Discussion Forum (ODF) Participation
   --Computer-Mediated, Collaborative-Based Learning
 
Buyout Auction
   --Impacts of Online Auction Parameters on Bidder Behavior
   --Decision of Buyout vs. Bidding
 
Electronic Commerce  
   --Market Competition and Aggregation in Online Book Stores
  
   
Human-Computer Interaction  
   --Consumer Decision Making Assisted by Comparison-Shopping Website  
   
   
Publications
 
     
Journal    
     
1. Yang, X., Li, Y., Tan, C. H., and Teo, H. H., “What Motivates Students to Participate in Online Discussion Forum?” Information and Management (44), 2007, pp. 456-466.
    
     
Conference    
     
1. Yang, X. and Teo, H. H. "How Do Users Cope with Trial Restrictions? A Longitudinal Field Experiment on Free Trial Software," in Proceeding of the Twenty-Eighth International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Montréal, Québec, Canada, December 9 - 12, 2007, (Acceptance Rate 21%).
   
     
2. Tan, C. H., Yang. X., and Teo, H. H. "When Counterfactual Thinking Meets Technology Acceptance Model: An Investigation," in Proceedings of the IFIP Working Group 8.6 Conference on Organizational Dynamic of Technology-based Innovation: Diversifying the Research Agenda (IFIP WG8.6), Manchester, UK, June 14-16, 2007, pp. 507-511.
    
     
3. Yang, X., Tan, C. H., and Teo, H. H. "User Response to Free Trial Restrictions: A Coping Perspective," in Proceeding of the Twelfth International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII'07), Beijing, P. R. China, July 22-27, 2007, in J. Jacko (Ed.): Human-Computer Interaction, Part I, HCII 2007, LNCS 4550, pp. 991–1000.
   
     
4. Yang, X., Teo. H. H., and Tan, C. H. "A Psychological Reactance Perspective on Time and Functionality Restriction of Free Trial Software: Are You Willing to Evaluate the Software?" in Proceeding of the Twenty-Seventh International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Milwaukee, WI, USA, December 10-13, 2006, pp. 1509-1528 (Acceptance Rate 15%).
    
     
5. Tan, C. H., Yang, X., Teo, H. H., and Lin, G. "An Empirical Investigation of the Auction Buyer's Choice to Buy Out or Bid: Cry of Regret or Laugh of Satisfaction?" in Proceeding of the Twenty-Sixth International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Las Vagas, NV, USA, December 11-14, 2005, pp. 783-795 (Acceptance Rate 12%).
     
6. Yang, X., Li, Y., Tan, C. H., and Teo, H. H. "The Motivators of Students' Behavioral Intention towards Online Discussion Forum Participation: An Investigation of Collaborative-Based Learning," in Proceedings of the Eleventh Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Omaha, NE, USA, August 11-14, 2005, pp. 563-571.
     
7. Tan, C. H., Yang, X., Chan, Y. P., and Teo, H. H. "An Investigation of Book Market Aggregation in Amazon," in Proceedings of the Eleventh Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Omaha, NE, USA, August 11-14, 2005, pp. 10-17.
     
8. Yang, X., Li, Y., Tan, C. H., and Teo, H. H. "What Motivates a Student to Participate in the Electronic Discussion Forum: A Survey Study of Students' Participation Intention," in Proceeding of the 8th Annual Pacific-Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Shanghai, China, July 8-11, 2004, pp. 701-712.
     
Workshop    
     
1. Tan, C. H., Chan, Y. P., Yang, X., and Teo, H. H. "Effects of Choice Contrast and Order Sequence on Consumer Judgment and Decision in Comparison-Shopping Assisted Environment," in Proceeding of the 3rd Annual Workshop on HCI Research in MIS (SIGHCI), Washington, D. C., United States, December 2004, pp. 90-94.
     
Working Papers
   
     
Attitudinal and Behavioral Reactance Effects toward Time and Functionality Restrictions: A Longitudinal Experiment on Free Trial Software
    
     
How do Users Cope with Trial Restrictions? A Longitudinal Field Experiment on Free Trial Software
    
     
The Conflict between Self-Control and Absorption in Playing Computer Games: The Effects of Free Trial Restrictions
    
     
     
Paper Under Review
   
   
1. Tan, C. H., Yang, X., Teo, H. H., and Xu, H., “An Investigation of the Word-Processing Software Market War in South Korea (1997-2003),” under second round review at Information & Management (submitted Mar 2007).
    
     
     
Presentations
     
1. Yang, X. and Teo, H. H. "How Do Users Cope with Trial Restrictions? A Longitudinal Field Experiment on Free Trial Software," invited seminar presentation at the Department of Electronic Commerce, School of Management, Nanjing University, China, January 4, 2008.
    
     
2. Yang, X. and Teo, H. H. "How Do Users Cope with Trial Restrictions? A Longitudinal Field Experiment on Free Trial Software," in Proceeding of the Twenty-Eighth International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Montréal, Québec, Canada, December 9 - 12, 2007, (Acceptance Rate 21%).
    
     
3. Yang, X., Tan, C. H., and Teo, H. H. "User Response to Free Trial Restrictions: A Coping Perspective," in Proceeding of the Twelfth International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII), Beijing, P. R. China, July 22-27, 2007.
   
     
4. Tan, C. H., Yang. X., and Teo, H. H. "When Counterfactual Thinking Meets Technology Acceptance Model: An Investigation," in Proceedings of the IFIP Working Group 8.6 Conference on Organizational Dynamic of Technology-based Innovation: Diversifying the Research Agenda (IFIP WG8.6), Manchester, UK, June 14-16, 2007.
    
     
5. Yang, X., Teo. H. H., and Tan, C. H. "A Psychological Reactance Perspective on Time and Functionality Restriction of Free Trial Software: Are You Willing to Evaluate the Software?" presented in IS seminar, School of Computing, National University of Singapore, December 20th, 2006.
   
     
6. Yang, X., Teo. H. H., and Tan, C. H. "A Psychological Reactance Perspective on Time and Functionality Restriction of Free Trial Software: Are You Willing to Evaluate the Software?" in Proceeding of the Twenty-Seventh International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Milwaukee, WI, USA, December 10-13, 2006.
     
7. Yang, X., Li, Y., Tan, C. H., and Teo, H. H. "The Motivators of Students' Behavioral Intention towards Online Discussion Forum Participation: An Investigation of Collaborative-Based Learning," Proceedings of the Eleventh Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Omaha, NE, USA, August 11-14, 2005.
     
8. Tan, C. H., Yang, X., Chan, Y. P., and Teo, H. H. "An Investigation of Book Market Aggregation in Amazon," Proceedings of the Eleventh Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Omaha, NE, USA, August 11-14, 2005.
     
9. Yang, X., Li, Y., Tan, C. H., and Teo, H. H. "What Motivates a Student to Participate in the Electronic Discussion Forum: A Survey Study of Students' Participation Intention," In Proceeding of the 8th Annual Pacific-Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Shanghai, China, July 8-11, 2004.
     
     
Academic Activities
     
     
Ad-hoc Reviewer for:
  • Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (JECR)
    
  • Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)
    
  • Hawii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
    
  • International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
    
  • International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII)
  • Pacific-Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS)
    
  • SIGMIS Computer Personnel Doctoral Consortium and Research Conference (ACM SIGMIS CPR)
   
     
Awards and Honors
   
     
  • President's Graduate Fellowship, National University of Singapore, 2007-2008.
    
  • Travel Grant for ICIS2007, IFIP 8.6 2007, HCII 2007, ICIS 2006, AMCIS 2005 and PACIS 2004, National University of Singapore.
    
  • Research Scholarship, National University of Singapore, 2003-2007.
    
  • Excellent Graduate, School of Public Management, Nanjing University, P. R. China, Dec 2002.
   
  • People’s Fellowship, Nanjing University, P. R. China, 2000-2001 & 2001-2002 Academic Year.
    
  • Best Paper Award, Annual Academic Festa on Science and Technology, Nanjing University at Pukou, P. R. China, 2000.
   
     
References
   
     
     Prof. Teo Hock Hai    
     Department of Information Systems    
     National University of Singapore    
     3 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117543    
     Tel: 65-6516-2979    
     Emial: teohh@comp.nus.edu.sg    
     
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