His research interests are in the area of electronic commerce, information technologies, and reputation systems in online markets. He is a co-author of the book Electronic Commerce and the Revolution in Financial Markets. The Chinese translation of the book was published by Peking University Press. He is an associate editor of Information Systems Research Journal and a senior editor of Decision Support Systems and Information Systems and e-Business Management. He received his B.S. from Nanjing University, China and Ph.D. degree in information systems management from the University of Texas at Austin. He has served as a visiting professor in Peking University and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He consulted for Alibaba from 2010 to 2011.