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CSOM Information &Decision Sci
3-356 CarlSMgmt
321 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612/625-5242
Fax: 612/626-1316
chingren@umn.edu
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EducationPh.D., 2004, Organization Science, Carnegie Mellon University
M.E., 1998, Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University
B.E., 1995, Electronic Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Expertise
Knowledge management, virtual communities and communication, distributed collaboration, healthcare informatics, social networks, and computational modeling of groups and organizations.
Current Research
My research aims to understand how to design and manage group processes and information technologies to promote effective collaboration. I have examined this question in several domains such as knowledge-intensive companies, healthcare organizations, and online communities. I employ a wide variety of research methods, using data from field observations, surveys, experiments, and computer simulations.
Major Publications
- Expertise and collaboration in the geographically dispersed organization. Organization Science, 2007, 18(4), 595-612 (with WaiFong Boh, Sara Kiesler, and Robert Bussjaeger).
- The contingency effects of transactive memory: When is it more beneficial to know what others know? Management Science, 2006, 52(5), 671-682 (with Kathleen Carley and Linda Argote).
Courses
- Fall, 2009
- IDSC 3001 Information Systems for Business Processes and Management Sec. 002
- IDSC 3001 Information Systems for Business Processes and Management Sec. 003
- IDSC 3001H Honors: Information Systems for Business Processes and Management Sec. 001
