Head
Kai Lung HUI
Information Systems
Senior Associate Dean
Acting Head
Elman Family Professor of Business
Chair Professor

Research Interests
- Cybercrime economics and policy
- Information privacy
- IT policy
- Fintech
- Electronic commerce
Academic qualification
- PhD 2000 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Information Systems
- BBA (First-Class Honors) 1996 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Information Systems Management
Academic And Professional Experience
- Acting Head, Dept of ISOM, HKUST, August 2023 - present
- Academic Director, Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program, HKUST Business School, January 2022 - present
- Academic Director, HKUST EMBA Program, HKUST Business School, October 2021 - present
- Senior Associate Dean, HKUST Business School, September 2021 - present
- Director, Center for Business and Social Analytics, HKUST Business School, May 2020 - present
- Elman Family Professor of Business, HKUST, July 2019 - present
- Chair Professor, Dept of ISOM, HKUST, July 2017 - present
- Academic Director, MSc Program in Financial Technology, HKUST, September 2020 - August 2022
- Director, Risk Management and Business Intelligence Program, HKUST, September 2019 - August 2021
- Associate Dean (Research), HKUST Business School, March 2019 - August 2021
- Co-Director, MSc Program in Financial Technology, HKUST, September 2018 - August 2020
- Deputy Head, Dept of ISOM, HKUST, August 2017 - July 2023
- Co-Director, Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management, HKUST, January 2017 - August 2021
- Professor, Dept of ISOM, HKUST, 2013 - 2017
- Associate Dean, HKUST Business School, HKUST, September 2013 - August 2015
- Associate Professor, Dept of ISOM, HKUST, 2008 - 2013
- Associate Professor, Dept of IS, City University of Hong Kong, 2006 - 2008
- Assistant - Associate Professor, Dept of IS, National University of Singapore, 2000 - 2008
Selected Publications
Articles
- Cao, Z., Chu, J., Hui, K.L. and Xu, H., "The Relationship Between Online Referral Marketing and Price Promotion: Evidence from a Large E-Commerce Platform," Journal of Management Information Systems, forthcoming
- Wang, J., Li, G., and Hui, K.L., "Monetary Incentives and Knowledge Spillover: Evidence from a Natural Experiment," Management Science, forthcoming
- Hui, K.L., Ke, P.F., Yao, Y., and Yue, W.T., "Liability-Based Contracts in Information Security Outsourcing," Information Systems Research, 30, 2, 2019, 411-429
- Yue, W.T., Wang, Q.H., and Hui, K.L., "See No Evil, Hear No Evil? Dissecting the Impact of Online Hacker Forums," MIS Quarterly, 43, 1, 2019, 73-95
- Cao, Z., Hui, K.L., and Xu, H., "When Discount Hurts Sales: The Case of Daily Deal Markets," Information Systems Research, 29, 3, 2018, 567-591. Online Supplement
- Cao, Z., Hui, K.L., and Xu, H., "An Economic Analysis of Peer Disclosure in Online Social Communities," Information Systems Research, 29, 3, 2018, 546-566. Online Supplement
- Hui, K.L., Kim, S.H., and Wang, Q.H., “Cybercrime Deterrence and International Legislation: Evidence from Distributed Denial of Service Attacks,” MIS Quarterly, 41, 2, 2017, 497-523
- Wang, Q.H., and Hui, K.L., “Technology Mergers and Acquisitions in the Presence of an Installed Base: A Strategic Analysis,” Information Systems Research, 28, 1, 2017, 46-63
- Goh, K.Y., Hui, K.L., and Png, I.P.L., "Privacy and Marketing Externalities: Evidence from Do Not Call,” Management Science, 61, 12, 2015, 2982-3000
- Hui, K.L., and Png, I.P.L., "Migration of Service to the Internet: Evidence from a Federal Natural Experiment,” Information Systems Research, 26, 3, 2015, 606-618
- Hui, K.L., Hui, W., and Yue, W.T., "Information Security Outsourcing with System Interdependency and Mandatory Security Requirement," Journal of Management Information Systems, 29, 3, 2012, 117-155
- Goh, K.Y., Hui, K.L., and Png, I.P.L., "Newspaper Reports and Consumer Choice: Evidence from the Do Not Call Registry," Management Science, 57, 9, 2011, 1640-1654
- Lai, Y.L., Kuan, K.K.Y., Hui, K.L., and Liu, N., "The Effects of Moving Animation on Recall, Hedonic and Utilitarian Perceptions, and Attitude,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 56, 3, 2009, 468-477
- Hann, I.H., Hui, K.L., Lee, T.S.Y., and Png, I.P.L., “Consumer Privacy and Marketing Avoidance: A Static Model,” Management Science, 54, 6, 2008, 1094-1103
- Hann, I.H., Hui, K.L., Lee, T.S.Y., and Png, I.P.L., “Overcoming Online Information Privacy Concerns: An Information Processing Theory Approach,” Journal of Management Information Systems, 42, 2, 2007, 13-42
- Hui, K.L., Teo, H.H., and Lee, T.S.Y., “The Value of Privacy Assurance: An Exploratory Field Experiment,” MIS Quarterly, 31, 1, 2007, 19-33
- Hui, K.L., “Product Variety under Brand Influence: An Empirical Investigation of Personal Computer Demand,” Management Science, 50, 5, 2004, 686-700
- Hui, K.L., and Tam, K.Y., "Software Functionality: A Game Theoretic Analysis," Journal of Management Information Systems, 19, 1, 2002, 151-184
- Hui, K.L., and Png, I.P.L., “On the Supply of Creative Work: Evidence from the Movies,” American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 92, 2, 2002, 217-220
- Tam, K.Y., and Hui, K.L., “A Choice Model for the Selection of Computer Vendors and its Empirical Estimation,” Journal of Management Information Systems, 17, 4, 2001, 97-124
- Tam, K.Y., and Hui, K.L., “Price Elasticity and the Growth of Computer Spending,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 46, 2, 1999, 190-200
Other Publications
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Hui, K.L., Vance, A., and Zhdanov, D., “Securing Digital Assets,” in MIS Quarterly Research Curations, Ashley Bush, ed.,http://misq.org/research-curations, May 27, 2016
Service Activities Within College And Profession
- Senior editor, Information Systems Research, January 2015-present
- Board of Editors, Journal of Management Information Systems, July 2017-present
- Department Editor (Economics of Information Systems), Business and Information Systems Engineering (BISE), February 2017-present
- Associate editor, Information Systems Research, January 2011-December 2014
- Reviewer for Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Management Science, Marketing Science, Journal of MIS, among others
Ad Hoc Consulting/Advisory
- UC.NOW, 2017-present
- Insurance Authority, 2020-2021
- New iMedia, 2020-2021
- 300cubits.tech, 2017-2019
- Communications Association of Hong Kong, 2015
- Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government, 2012-2013
- WKK Distributions Ltd., 2010-2011
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), 2006-2007
- Ministry of Law, Singapore, 2002-2003
Honors
- Dean's Faculty Service Award, 2017
- ISR Best Associate Editor Award, 2013
- The Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence, HKUST Business School, 2010, 2013; nominee, 2017, 2020
- Outstanding Research Contribution Award, 2nd Annual Workshop on Analytics for Business, Consumer and Social Insights (BCSI), 2013