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Choon Ling Sia

Choon Ling Sia is Professor at the City University of Hong Kong. He received his Ph.D. degree in Information Systems from the National University of Singapore. He is serving, or has served, on the editorial boards of MIS Quarterly, Journal of the AIS, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Information and Management, and Journal of Database Management. His research interests include electronic commerce, cross-cultural issues in use of information technology, knowledge management, distributed work arrangements, and computer-mediated communication. His research work has been published in MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of International Business Studies, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Information and Management, Communications of the ACM, Decision Support Systems, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Internet Research, Information and Software Technology, International Journal of Information Management, among others.

Publications

Bringing Credibility Through Portals: Examining the Multiple Information Sources on Information Quality and Credibility

This study explores how the quality and credibility of information on healthcare websites can be enhanced through the simultaneous delivery of multiple information sources. Such...

Investigation on the Factors Determining Consumers' Use of Online Intermediated Shopping (OIS): A Behavioral Intention Perspective

While consumers have increasingly exploited online intermediated shopping (OIS) to facilitate electronic shopping through the assistance of online intermediaries, many remain...

Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM)

Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang. Est. 1993.

The Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM) provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to share leading-edge knowledge in the global information resource...

Journal of Database Management (JDM)

Keng Siau. Est. 1990.

The Journal of Database Management (JDM) publishes original research on all aspects of database management, systems analysis and design, and software engineering. The primary...