Dr. CHIU, Dickson K. W. The University of Hong Kong, China
ACM and IEEE Senior
Member, h-index=50
Dickson K.W. Chiu received
the B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Computer Studies from the
University of Hong Kong in 1987. He received the M.Sc.
(1994) and Ph.D. (2000) degrees in Computer Science from the
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He
started his own computer consultant company while studying
part-time. He has also taught at several universities in
Hong Kong. His teaching and research interest is in Library
& Information Management, Service Computing, and E-learning
with a cross-disciplinary approach involving library and
information management, e-learning, e-business, service
sciences, and databases. The results have been widely
published in nearly 400 international publications (most of
them have been indexed by SCI/-E, SSCI, and EI, such as top
journals MIS Quarterly, Computer & Education, Government
Information Quarterly, Decision Support Systems, Information
Sciences, Knowledge-Based Systems, Expert Systems with
Application, Information Systems Frontiers, IEEE
Transactions, including many taught master and undergraduate
project results and around 20 edited books. He received a
best paper award at the 37th Hawaii International Conference
on System Sciences in 2004. He is an Editor (-in-chief) of
Library Hi Tech, a prestigious journal (SSCI IF=3.4), and a
Senior Editor of the Journal of Organizational Computing and
Electronic Commerce (SCIE IF=2.9). He is the Editor-in-chief
Emeritus of the International Journal on Systems and
Service-Oriented Engineering (founding) and the
International Journal of Organizational and Collective
Intelligence, and serves on the editorial boards of several
international journals. He co-founded several international
workshops and co-edited many journal special issues. He also
served as a program committee member for over 300
international conferences and workshops. Dr. Chiu is a
Senior Member of both the ACM and the IEEE and a life member
of the Hong Kong Computer Society. According to Google
Scholar, he has over 9,000 citations, h-index=50, i-10
index=200, and ranked worldwide 1st in “LIS,” “m-learning,”
and “e-services.” He received nearly 1,000 citations in 2022
and 2,600 in 2023.
Abstract: TBA
Prof.
Robert Davison City University of Hong Kong, China
Robert Davison is a Professor of Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the use and misuse of information systems, especially with respect to problem solving, guanxi formation and knowledge management. He is particularly known for his scholarship in the domain of action research. Robert is the Editor-in-Chief of the Information Systems Journal and the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. As a researcher and as an editor, he seeks to promote both an inclusive and an indigenous perspective to research.
Abstract: Studies of enterprise systems over many years have revealed how they can help corporate management to exercise control over a wide variety of organisational functions. They are often seen as being particularly valuable in global contexts. However, what works globally may not work locally: local work practices may differ substantially from global norms, and the imposition of a one-size-fits-all global enterprise solution on all local contexts may invite disaster. In this talk, I illustrate this situation with the study of how a global firm in the fast-moving consumer goods industry, with operations in hundreds of locations, failed to implement its global enterprise solution in Hong Kong. I discuss both the practical and theoretical aspects of the failure. I also reflect on these issues from the perspective of a journal editor, in order to highlight how authors can create a successful and publishable story from a failure case.
The University of Hong Kong, China
ACM and IEEE Senior Member, h-index=50
Dickson K.W. Chiu received the B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Computer Studies from the University of Hong Kong in 1987. He received the M.Sc. (1994) and Ph.D. (2000) degrees in Computer Science from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He started his own computer consultant company while studying part-time. He has also taught at several universities in Hong Kong. His teaching and research interest is in Library & Information Management, Service Computing, and E-learning with a cross-disciplinary approach involving library and information management, e-learning, e-business, service sciences, and databases. The results have been widely published in nearly 400 international publications (most of them have been indexed by SCI/-E, SSCI, and EI, such as top journals MIS Quarterly, Computer & Education, Government Information Quarterly, Decision Support Systems, Information Sciences, Knowledge-Based Systems, Expert Systems with Application, Information Systems Frontiers, IEEE Transactions, including many taught master and undergraduate project results and around 20 edited books. He received a best paper award at the 37th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences in 2004. He is an Editor (-in-chief) of Library Hi Tech, a prestigious journal (SSCI IF=3.4), and a Senior Editor of the Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce (SCIE IF=2.9). He is the Editor-in-chief Emeritus of the International Journal on Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering (founding) and the International Journal of Organizational and Collective Intelligence, and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals. He co-founded several international workshops and co-edited many journal special issues. He also served as a program committee member for over 300 international conferences and workshops. Dr. Chiu is a Senior Member of both the ACM and the IEEE and a life member of the Hong Kong Computer Society. According to Google Scholar, he has over 9,000 citations, h-index=50, i-10 index=200, and ranked worldwide 1st in “LIS,” “m-learning,” and “e-services.” He received nearly 1,000 citations in 2022 and 2,600 in 2023.
Abstract: TBA
City University of Hong Kong, China
Robert Davison is a Professor of Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the use and misuse of information systems, especially with respect to problem solving, guanxi formation and knowledge management. He is particularly known for his scholarship in the domain of action research. Robert is the Editor-in-Chief of the Information Systems Journal and the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. As a researcher and as an editor, he seeks to promote both an inclusive and an indigenous perspective to research.
Abstract: Studies of enterprise systems over many years have revealed how they can help corporate management to exercise control over a wide variety of organisational functions. They are often seen as being particularly valuable in global contexts. However, what works globally may not work locally: local work practices may differ substantially from global norms, and the imposition of a one-size-fits-all global enterprise solution on all local contexts may invite disaster. In this talk, I illustrate this situation with the study of how a global firm in the fast-moving consumer goods industry, with operations in hundreds of locations, failed to implement its global enterprise solution in Hong Kong. I discuss both the practical and theoretical aspects of the failure. I also reflect on these issues from the perspective of a journal editor, in order to highlight how authors can create a successful and publishable story from a failure case.