• Open Innovation Platforms
• Crowd-based Innovation
• Digital Entrepreneurship and Investment Landscape
• Organizational Learning, Organizational Theory
• Human Behaviors, Marketing Strategies & Economics in Crowd-based Innovation

• Yang L, Lehman DW, Wang Z, “Falling from Grace: Understanding Successful Crowdfunding Experiences in Serial Entrepreneurship”, Forthcoming, Journal of the Association for Information Systems
• Wang Z^*, Yang L^*, Karamshetty V, Hahn J (2024), “Crowdlending Behaviors in the Aftermath of a Crisis: Evidence From a Natural Experiment”, Production and Operations Management, DOI: 10.1177/105914782312249
• Wang Z ^*, Yang L^*, Hahn J (2023) "Winner Takes All? The 'Blockbuster Effect' on Crowdfunding Platform", Information Systems Research, 34(3), 935-960. DOI: 10.1287/isre.2022.1154
• Jiang H ^*, Wang Z ^*, Yang L^*, Shen J, Hahn J (2021) "How Rewarding Are Your Rewards? A Value-Based View of Crowdfunding Rewards and Crowdfunding Performance", Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 45(3), 562-599. DOI: 10.1177/1042258720928922
• Yang L, Wang Z, Hahn J (2020) "Scarcity Strategy in Crowdfunding: An Empirical Exploration of Reward Limits", Information Systems Research, 31(4), 1107-1131. DOI: 10.1287/isre.2020.0934

^{(* in alphabetical order)}

• Yang L, "Understanding Crowdfunding Success and Subsequent Campaigns", Annual Meeting of Academy of Management (CTO Division) (AOM), Chicago, IL, 2024
• Zhang S, Wang Z, Yang L, "What Makes Successful Entrepreneurs in Online Crowdfunding: Unraveling the Role of Professional and Educational Backgrounds", Americas Conference on Information Systems(AMCIS), Salt Lake City, UT, 2024
• Yang L, Wang Z, Johnson SL, "Role of Contributor Diversity in Product Co-creation on Open Innovation Platform", Conference on Information Systems and Technology, Phoenix, AZ, 2023
• Yang L, Wang Z, Johnson SL, “Role of Contributor Diversity in New Product Development: Lessons From an Open Innovation Platform”, Annual Meeting of Academy of Management (CTO Division) (AOM), Boston, MA, 2023
• Wang Z, Yang L, Karamshetty V, Hahn J, “Crowdlending in Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management”,Annual POMS-Conference, Orlando, FL, 2023
• Wang Z, Yang L, Hahn J, “Toward a Better Understanding of Crisis and Online Prosocial Lending”, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Austin, TX, 2021
• Wang Z, Yang L, “Propensity and Performance of Task Exploration in Crowdsourced New Product Development”, Annual Meeting of Academy of Management (TIM Division) (AOM), Online, 2021
• Yang L, Hahn J, Lehman D, “Volitional Learning: Performance Feedback and the Pace of Experience”, Annual Meeting of Academy of Management (OMT Division) (AOM), Online, 2021
• Wang X, Wu Y, Guo J, Yang L, “Says what in your photos? The impacts of photographic narratives on medical crowdfunding performance”, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Dubai, UAE, 2020
• Yang L, Wang Z, Hahn J, “The Impact of Blockbusters in Crowdfunding”, Annual Meeting of Academy of Management (OCIS Division) (AOM), Atlanta, GA, Best Paper Finalist, 2019
• Ye Q, Feng Y, Yang P, Yang C, Yang L, “The Influence of Gamification Mechanisms on Online Group-buying Participation”, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Cancún, México, 2019
• Yang L, Wang Z, Hahn J, “Scarcity Strategy in Crowdfunding: An Empirical Exploration”, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Seoul, Korea, 2017
• Yang L, Hahn J, “The Role of Prior Experience in Entrepreneurial Learning”, Annual Meeting of Academy of Management (ENT Division) (AOM), Atlanta, GA, Best Paper Finalist, 2017
• Yang L, Hahn J, “Tapping the Crowd for Feedback: The Dynamics of Strategic Behaviors in Crowdfunding”, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Dublin, Ireland, 2016
• Wang Z, Yang L, “When Should Firms be ‘Open’? The Moderating Role of IT Competency in Inter-Organizational Open Innovation Collaboration", Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Chiayi, Taiwan, 2016
• Liu J, Yang L, Wang Z, Hahn J, “Winner Takes All? The ‘Blockbuster Effect’ in Crowdfunding Platforms”, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Fort Worth, TX, 2015
• Yang L, Hahn J, “Learning from Prior Experience: An Empirical Study of Serial Entrepreneurs in IT-enabled Crowdfunding”, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Fort Worth, TX, 2015

• Instructor:
  CIS8045—Unstructured Data Management (Master of Information Systems Core, Big Data Concentration, 2023 Spring-present, Average Rating: 4.65/5.0, Average Enrollment: 55)


• Instructor:
  CIS3730—Database Management Systems (Health Informatics Core, CIS Core, 2022 Fall-present, Average Rating: 4.81/5.0)


• Instructor:
  MIS561—Data Visualization (Master of Business Analytics Core, 2019—2021, Average Rating: 4.58/5.0, Average Enrollment: 40)


• Instructor:
  MIS331—Database Management Systems (MIS Core, 2018—2021, Average Rating: 4.46/5.0, Average Enrollment: 50)


• Guest Lecturer:
  IT Leadership and Organization Design (master of Technology and IT Leadership)
  The section of "Social Network Analysis in Organizations"


• Tutor:
  BT2102—Data Management and Visualization (Business Analytics Core)


• Teaching Assistant:
  IS3102—Enterprise Systems Development (IS Core)
  

• Ad-hoc Reviewer:
  Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Management Science, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Research Policy, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Information Systems Journal, Information and Management, Internet Research, International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making
  International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), International Conference on Information Systems Doctoral Consortium (ICIS DC), Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM CTO, ENT and OMT Divisions), Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)


• Associate Editor:
  International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) (Tracks: Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Implementation and Adoption of Digital Technologies; IoT, Smart Cities, Services, and Government)
  Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) (Track: Social Media and Business Impact)


• Track Co-chair:   
  Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) (Tracks: Sharing Economy and Crowd-based Platforms, HCI and Robotics Interface)

• AOM2019 Best Division Paper Finalist (OCIS Division), 2019
• Graduate Valedictorian for NUS Commencement 2018 Ceremony, 2018
• Doctoral Dissertation Award for Computing, 2018
• AOM2018 Junior Faculty Consortium (OCIS Division), 2018
• Selected to attend Post-ICIS MIS Quarterly Reviewer Developmemt Workshop, AIS, 2017
• AOM2017 Best Division Paper Finalist (ENT Division), 2017
• Selected to attend ICIS Doctoral Consortium, 2016
• Research Scholarship, NUS, 2012-2016
• Dean’ s Graduate Research Excellence Award, NUS, 2016
• Research Achievement Award, NUS, 2014
• Received Certificate “Structured Thinking and Communication for Information Technology Professionals”, STMI@NUS, 2014
• Received Certificate for "IBM University Program Academic Qualification Advanced Level- Essentials of UML Modeling Fundamental of Rational Rose", IBM, 2011
• Received IBM Professional Certification - IBM Certified Academic Associate: DB2 9 Database and Application Fundamentals, IBM, 2011
• Received Microsoft Certificate for "Microsoft Technology Associate – Successfully completed the requirements to be recognized as a Microsoft Technology Associate: Database Administration Fundamentals", Microsoft, 2011
• Received Microsoft Certificate for "Microsoft Technology Associate – Successfully completed the requirements to be recognized as a Microsoft Technology Associate: Software Development Fundamentals", Microsoft, 2011
• National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China, 2009, 2010

I am a fan of dancing, and I have six years' experience in ballet and Chinese folk dance. My dancing experience has a great impact on my life as it taught me dedication, perseverance, passion and discipline. I also learnt K-pop, street jazz, lyrical jazz and belly dance . I think myself as an energetic, proactive and motivational person. I like reading on vacations and I do regular exercises to keep fit and in shape. I have completed several marathon races while pursuing my Ph.D. in Singapore.