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W. P. Carey welcomes four assistant professors of information systems

The research endeavors of the information systems department at W. P. Carey just got a boost from the addition of four new assistant professors.

Online crowdsourcing contests: Good timing brings better contestants

Pei-yu Chen, professor of information systems, has found that contest duration, the amount of time you give contestants to submit their offering, affects the number and quality of the contestants you attract on crowdsourcing contest platforms.

What’s it worth? Researchers examine how patients value star ratings in health care

Professor and Chair of Information Systems Raghu Santanam and research colleagues overwhelmingly found that patients are willing to pay more for higher-quality health care based on star ratings.

Classroom cupid strikes at W. P. Carey

Assistant professors of information systems, Victor Benjamin and Xiao Liu, started off as students and now work side by side at W. P. Carey.

Student influences robotics in business

Partnership inspires information systems professor to develop a newfound passion for robotics in business research.

Finding value in online communities and knowledge sharing

Professor of Information Systems John Zhang automates the task of untangling right or useful answers from unhelpful ones in online communities.

Coding must go on

Grade-school students get with the STEM programming despite COVID-19.

Information systems professor puts product recommendations through the paces

Associate Professor of Information Systems Zhan (Michael) Shi has addressed product recommendations from a new angle: How should platforms select various products for recommendation?

Students share their take on remote learning during the COVID-19 crisis

W. P. Carey news talked with information systems students to find out their remote learning experiences and what they recommend to prepare for it again.

Professors share their take on teaching during the COVID-19 crisis

W. P. Carey news interviewed faculty from the Department of Information Systems on Zoom to get their take on business and teaching during the COVID-19 crisis. Hear their advice and experiences.