Rate My Professor Kai Lim

Kai H. Lim is the Chair Professor of Information Technology Innovation and Management and Yeung Kin Man Professor in the Department of Management and Marketing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Management Information Systems) from the University of British Columbia, an M.A. in Management Science/Management Information Systems from the University of Nebraska, and a B.S. (Honors) in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Minnesota. Before joining PolyU, Lim held the position of Chair Professor of Information Technology Innovation and Management and Director of the Research and Ph.D. Program in the Information Systems Department at City University of Hong Kong. Earlier in his career, he served as faculty at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Hawaii, along with visiting professorships at National Sun Yat-sen University, Tsinghua University, and National University of Singapore.

Lim's research specializations cover e-health, cross-cultural issues related to information systems management, IT-enabled innovation, digital transformation, e-commerce, social media, mobile commerce, and human-computer interactions. His prolific scholarship, with over 10,000 citations on Google Scholar, has appeared in top-tier journals including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, and Journal of the Association for Information Systems. Key publications include 'Trust, Satisfaction, and Online Repurchase Intention: The Moderating Role of Perceived Effectiveness of E-Commerce Institutional Mechanisms' (MIS Quarterly, 2014; 1,266 citations), 'How does IT ambidexterity impact organizational agility?' (Information Systems Research, 2015; 759 citations), 'Do I trust you online, and if so, will I buy? An empirical study of two trust-building strategies' (Journal of Management Information Systems, 2006; 746 citations), 'Consumer's decision to shop online: The moderating role of positive informational social influence' (Information & Management, 2011; 552 citations), and 'Web Strategies to Promote Internet Shopping: Is Cultural-Customization Needed?' (MIS Quarterly, 2009; 489 citations). Among his major awards and honors are Fellow of the Association for Information Systems, 2002/03 University-Wide Teaching Excellence Award, 2020 Outstanding Research Award, College of Business Research Excellence Award, and Honorary Professor at Fudan University and Wuhan University. Lim has made significant editorial contributions as Senior Editor of MIS Quarterly (2011-2016, two terms), earning Associate Editor of the Year (2015) for Information Systems Research, and serving on editorial boards of ISR, MISQ, and JAIS. His work has profoundly influenced information systems management and digital innovation fields.