Projects per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
- Digital operations management
- Platform competition
- Digital health
Personal profile
Dr. Zhao Cai is a Professor in Information Systems at Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) China. Prior to joining NUBS China in September 2018, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) as well as a Visiting Scholar at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). His research interests focus on the intersection among digital operations management, platform competition, and digital health. Findings from his research have appeared in leading journals such as MIS Quarterly (MISQ), Journal of Operations Management (JOM), Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS), and Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS), among others. Dr. Cai is also the Principal Investigator for a competitive Youth Grant awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Dr. Cai serves as the Managing Editor of Industrial Management & Data Systems (IMDS) and an Associate Editor for Internet Research (IR). Additionally, he has served as a Track Chair for the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), a Mini-track Chair of the Americas' Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), and an Associate Editor for the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) and the European Conference of Information Systems (ECIS).
Teaching
Undergraduate
- Database Design and Implementation
Postgraduate
- Data at Scale - Management, Processing and Visualization
Person Types
- Staff
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Digital supply chain data flow and risk management theory
Cai, Z. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-National Government Funded Projects
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Understanding the Approach and Mechanism of Business Model Innovation Enabled by Digital Technologies in Zhejiang Province
Cai, Z. (PI)
1/01/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Zhejiang Provincial Government Funded Projects
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The Impact of New Independent Director Regulations on Corporate Risk Disclosure and Accounting Information Quality: An Empirical Study Based on Machine Learning Text Analysis
Yuan, S. (PI), Tao, X. (CoI), Chen, J. (CoI), Cai, Z. (CoI), ZHU, K. (CoI) & LIN, C. (CoI)
31/08/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-National Government Funded Projects
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Omni-channel retailing on platforms: Disentangling the effects of channel integration and inter-platform function usage difference
Fang, J., Liu, H., Cai, Z. & Tan, C. W., 4 Jun 2022, (Published Online) In: Journal of Operations Management. 69, 2, p. 197-216 20 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
How trust leads to commitment on microsourcing platforms: Unraveling the effects of governance and third-party mechanisms on triadic microsourcing relationships
Guo, W., Straub, D., Zhang, P. & Cai, Z., Sept 2021, In: MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems. 45, 3, p. 1309-1348 40 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
21 Citations (Scopus) -
Unraveling the Effects of Mobile Application Usage on Users’ Health Status: Insights from Conservation of Resources Theory
Fu, S., Cai, Z., Lim, E., Liu, Y., Tan, C. W., Lin, Y. & Deng, S., 2023, In: Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 24, 2, p. 452-489 38 p., 5.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Turning the wheels of engagement: Evidence from entertainment live streaming
Song, X., Fu, M., Fang, J., Cai, Z., Tan, C. W., Lim, E. T. K. & Chong, A. Y. L., 16 May 2024, In: Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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Managing emergency situations with lean and advanced manufacturing technologies: an empirical study on the Rumbia typhoon disaster
Pu, X., Chen, M., Cai, Z., Chong, A. Y. L. & Tan, K. H., 12 Oct 2021, In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 41, 9, p. 1442-1468 27 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access13 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Second prize of the 18th Ningbo excellent achievement award of philosophy and social sciences
Pu, J. (Recipient), Cai, Z. (Recipient) & Chong, A. (Recipient), 14 Dec 2023
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