Dr. J.J. Po-An Hsieh is a professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems at the Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University (GSU), his alma mater. He was the recipient of the Association of Information Systems (AIS) Mid-Career Award and the Information Systems Research Annual Best Associate Editor Award - a prestigious recognition for his editorial contributions to this premier IS outlet. He was also voted by the Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) students at GSU as the recipient of the Top Professor Teaching Award. He has served as the Associate Editor (AE) for Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, MIS Quarterly – Special Issue on Managing AI, Journal of Management Information Systems – Special Issue on Metaverse, and Decision Support Systems – Special Issue on Omnichannel Business. He has also served as the Senior Editor (SE) for the Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems and an editorial review board (ERB) member for the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, which is ranked the 4th journal in the IS field. He has further served as one of the three panel members from the world to oversee competitive annual grant applications in the IS area for the Hong Kong Research Grant Council (akin to NSF in the US) for three consecutive terms. Before joining GSU, he was a professor of MIS in the Department of Management and Marketing, as well as the director of the flagship Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and Doctor of Business Management (DMgt) programs at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

His current research and teaching interests include Future Work with Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Internet-of-Everything (IoE); Data Analytic Systems & Capabilities; Digital, Mobile, & Service Innovation; and Effective, Innovative, and Infusion Use of IT.  He has years of professional experience in digital commerce and high-tech. He has also provided consulting services for leading organizations in sectors like telecom, high-tech, and financial services, as well as governmental and research institutes.

Dr. Hsieh has work published or forthcoming in premier journals across different disciplines, such as MIS Quarterly (5), Information Systems Research (5), Management Science (1), Journal of Applied Psychology (1), and Journal of Management Information Systems (1), among others. His paper titled “Addressing Digital Inequality for the Socio-economically Disadvantaged through Government Initiatives: Forms for Capital that Affect ICT Utilization”, published in Information Systems Research, has received the Annual Best Published Journal Paper Award by the Organization Communication and Information Systems (OCIS) division of the Academy of Management (AOM). This was awarded by the OCIS committee after reviewing IS papers published in premier journals – an esteemed recognition among the worldwide IS community. His work “Converting Expertise Dissimilarity to Creativity: Impacts of Team TMS and Geographical Dispersion” received the Best Paper Award 1st Runner Up in the Academy of Management Annual Conference. This paper was also nominated for the Carolyn Dexter Award, representing the OCIS division. He is the recipient of both the Faculty of Business Fellow Award and the Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His paper “Extracting Business Value from IT: A Sensemaking Perspective of Post-Adoptive Use” was nominated for the Annual Best Paper Award by Management Science. He also received the Best Paper Award at the International Conferences on Information Systems (ICIS).

Current Research Interests
·        Future Work with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet-of-Everything (IoE)
·        Digital Governance, Resilience, and Sustainability
·        Data Analytics Systems and Capabilities
·        Digital, Mobile, and Service Innovations
·        Effective, Innovative, and Infusion Use of IT

Interdisciplinary Research:
·        Marketing & Service
·        Organizational Behavior & Management
·        Behavioral Finance & Economics
·        Public Policy & Education​