Xiaobo Xu PH.D.

Professor and Head of IOM Department

Dr. Xiaobo Xu is a Professor of Information Management and Information Systems at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China. He received his BE in Management Engineering from East China University of Science and Technology and his PH.D. in Management Information Systems from University of Mississippi.

His primary research interests include information systems project success, business model innovation, research methodologies, shared economy, e-commerce success, supply chain management, etc. He has published about 50 articles in internationally leading and prestigious journals, including British Journal of Management, Decision Support Systems, Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Project Management Journal, Information Technology & Management, Information Systems Frontiers, International Journal of Information Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Internet Research, DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems among others.

He has given many invited talks/seminars at different universities such as University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang University, HIT-Shenzhen, SCUT, Abu Dhabi University, Qatar University, etc. He has received both internal and external research funds. He has also provided consulting services to firms in United Arab Emirates and mainland China.


  • PhD, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, U. S. A, 2001-2005
  • BE, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China, 1995-1999


  • Head-Department of Intelligent Operations and Marketing, IBSS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China-September 2021-Present
  • Professor-IBSS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China-August 2020-Present
  • Visiting Professor-IBSS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China-Febuary 2020-July 2020
  • Professor-The American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-2017-2020
  • Liaison Officer for China Affairs-The American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-2017-2019
  • Associate Professor-The American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-2011-2017
  • Assistant Professor-The American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-2005-2011
  • Consultant-Caterpillar Inc., 36 CR 166, Oxford, Mississippi, U. S.A-2003
  • Graduate Instructor-The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, U. S. A-2002-2005
  • Graduate Research Assistant-The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, U. S. A-2001-2002
  • Department Manager-Shanghai Feilo Co., Ltd., Capacitor Branch, Shanghai, P. R. China-2000-2001
  • Project Manager-Shanghai Feilo Co., Ltd., Shanghai, P. R. China-1999-2000


  • IS Project Success/Business Model Innovation/Shared Economy/E-Commerce Success/Supply Chain Management


  • Wang, Q., Xu, X., and Wang, Y. "The Impact of Supply Chain Strategy on Supply Chain Transparency over the Firm Lifecycle: Evidence from China", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, (ABS4, 2022 Impact Factor=9.9), Accepted.
  • Sun, W., and Xu. X. "Sustaining Firm Sustainability Endeavors: The Role of International Diversification on Firm CSR Capability", Journal of Cleaner Production, (2021 Impact Factor=11.072), Accepted.
  • Li, Y., Luo, X., Li, K., and Xu, X. "Exploring the spoiler effect in the digital age: Evidence from the movie industry", Decision Support Systems, (“A*” in 2017 ABDC list, 2021 Impact Factor=6.969), June 2022, 157, 113755.
  • Sun, W., Xu, X., and Govind, R. "Firm Governance and Functional Strengths: The Impact of Board Diversity on Firm Marketing Capability", British Journal of Management, (ABS4, 2021 Impact Factor=7.450), 2022, 33(4), pp.1950-1968.
  • Sun, Y., Xu, X., Yu, H., and Wang, H. "Impact of value co‐creation in the artificial intelligence innovation ecosystem on competitive advantage and innovation intelligibility", Systems Research and Behaviorial Science, ("A" in 2017 ABDC list, 2021 Impact Factor=1.966), 2022, 39(3), pp.474-488.
  • Zhang, A., Bao, M., Xu, X., Zhang, L., and Cui, Y. “The Effect of Dual-Level Transformational Leadership on New Firm Performance: The Mediated Role of Entrepreneurial Bricolage”, Journal of Global Information Management (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2021 Impact Factor=3.474), November-December, 2021, 29(6), pp. 1-18.
  • Gao, Y., Zhao, X., Xu, X*., and Ma, F. “A Study on the Cross Level Transformation from Individual Creativity to Organizational Creativity”, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2020 Impact Factor=8.593), 2021, 171, pp 1-10.
  • Sun, W., Ding, Z., and Xu, X., "A new look at returns of information technology: firms’ diversification to IT service market and firm value," Information Technology and Management, (“B” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=1.222), 2021, 22(1), pp.13-31.
  • Zhang, A., Chen, Y., Xu, X., Gao, Y., and Zhang, L. "Impacts of Resource Alertness and Change Leadership Style on Financial Performance: An Empirical Study", Journal of Global Information Management, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=1.213), 2021, 29(2), pp.45-60.
  • Sun, W., Ding, Z., Xu, X., and Cui, K. “Internationalization and firm default risk: The roles of environmental dynamism and marketing capability”, Journal of Business Research (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2020 Impact Factor=7.55), 2020, 121, pp.142-153.
  • Chen, Y., Han, Z., Cao, K., Zheng, X., and Xu, X. “Manufacturing upgrading in industry 4.0 era”, Systems Research and Behavioral Science (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=0.731), 2020, 37(4), pp. 766-771.
  • Zhang, L., Xie, Y., Zheng, Y., Xue, W., Zheng, X., and Xu, X. “The challenges and countermeasures of blockchain in finance and economics”, Systems Research and Behavioral Science (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=0.731), 2020, 37(4), pp. 691-698.
  • Ma, F., Shi, W., Yuen, K. F., Sun, Q., Xu, X., Wang, Y., and Wang, Z. “Exploring the robustness of public transportation for sustainable cities: A double-layered network perspective”, Journal of Cleaner Production (2020 Impact Factor=9.297), August 2020, 265, 121747, pp.1-16.
  • Li, J., and Xu, X. “A Study of Big Data-Based Employees' Public Opinion System Construction”, Journal of Industrial Integration and Management: Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 2020, 5(2), pp.225-233.
  • Yin, P., Zheng, X., Duan, L., Xu, X., and He, M. “A Study of the Contribution of Information Technology on the Growth of Tourism Economy Using Cross-Sectional Data.” Journal of Global Information Management, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=1.213), 2019, 27(2), pp.39-58.
  • Xu, Y., Wang, L., Xu, B., Jiang, W., Deng, C., Ji, F., and Xu, X. “An information integration and transmission model of multi-source data for product quality and safety”, Information Systems Frontiers, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=3.630), 2019, 21(1), pp. 191-212.
  • Su, W., Xu, X., Li, Y., Martínez-López, F. J., and Li, L. "Technological Innovation: A Case Study of Mobile Internet Information Technology Applications in Community Management." Journal of Global Information Management, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=1.213), 2018, 26(2), pp.193-203.
  • Jiang, H., Zhao, S., Zhang, S., and Xu, X. "The adaptive mechanism between technology standardization and technology development: An empirical study." Technological Forecasting and Social Change, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=5.846), 2018, 135, 241-248.
  • Gao, Y., Ge, B., Lang, X., and Xu, X. “Impacts of proactive orientation and entrepreneurial strategy on entrepreneurial performance: An empirical research”, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=5.846), 2018, 135, pp.178-187.
  • Xu, X. “Guest Editorial Special Issue: Cyber Physical Systems in Industrial Integration”, Journal of Industrial Integration and Management: Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 2017, 2(3), 4 Pages.
  • Shan, S., Liu, M., and Xu, X. “Analysis of the Key Influencing Factors of Haze Information Dissemination Behavior and Motivation in WeChat”, Information Discovery and Delivery, (2018 Impact Factor=0.563), 2017, 45(1), pp. 21-29.
  • Wang, X., Wang, L., Zhang, L., Xu, X., Zhang, W., and Xu, Y. "Developing an employee turnover risk evaluation model using case-based reasoning." Information Systems Frontiers, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=3.630), 2017, 19(3), pp.569-576.
  • Xu, X., Zhang, W., and Li, P. “The Impact of Technology Type and Life Cycle on IT Productivity Variance: A Contingency Theoretical Perspective”, International Journal of Information Management, (“A*” in 2019 ABDC list, 2020 Impact Factor=14.098), 2016, 36(6), Part B, pp. 1193-1204.
  • Xu, X.J., He, W., Yin, P., Xu, X., Wang, Y., and Zhang, H. “Business Network Information Ecological Chain: A New Tool for Building Ecological Business Environment in IoT Era”, Internet Research, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=4.708), 2016, 26(2), pp. 446-459.
  • Zhang, Y., Zhao, S., and Xu, X. “Business Model Innovation: an Integrated Approach based on Elements and Functions”. Information Technology and Management, (“B” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=1.222), 2016, 17(3), pp. 303-310.
  • Zhao, S., Sun, Y., and Xu, X. “Research on Open Innovation Performance: a Review”, Information Technology and Management, (“B” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=1.222), 2016, 17(3), pp. 279-287.
  • Wang, X., Wang, L., Xu, X., and Ji, P. “Identifying Employee Turnover Risks using Modified Quality Function Deployment”, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=0.731), 2014, 31(3), pp. 398-404.
  • Li, X., Wang, C., and Xu, X. “Rethinking New Venture’s Cognitive Legitimacy: An Experimental Study”, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=0.731), 2014, 31(3), pp. 437-446.
  • He, X. J., Xu, X., and Hayya, J. C. “The Effect of Lead Time on the Supply Chain: The Mean vs. the Variance”, International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making, (“C” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=1.894), 2011, 10(1), pp. 175-185.
  • Xu, X., Zhang, W., and Barkhi, R. “IT Infrastructure Capabilities and IT Project Success: A Development Team Perspective”, Information Technology and Management, (“B” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=1.222), 2010, 11(3), pp. 123-142.
  • Garrison, G., Wakefield, R., Xu, X., and Kim, S. “Globally Distributed Teams: The Effect of Diversity on Trust, Cohesion and Individual Performance”, DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=1.588), 2010, 41(3), pp. 27-48.
  • Zhang, W. and Xu, X. “Six Sigma and Information Systems Project Management: A Revised Theoretical Model”, Project Management Journal, (“B” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=2.506), 2008, 39(3), pp. 59-74.
  • Xu, X. “Effects of Two National Environmental Factors on E-Commerce Functionality Adoption: A Cross-Country Case Study of a Global Bank”, Enterprise Information Systems, (“A” in 2017 ABDC list, 2019 Impact Factor=2.145), 2008, 2(3), pp. 325-339.


  • Zhang, W., and Xu. X. “Does Process Improvement Lead to Supplier Performance? An Empirical Examination”, The 20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2016) Proceedings, June, 2016, Chiayi, Taiwan (Best Paper Award Nomination).
  • Xu, X., and Zhang, W. “Revisiting the IT Productivity Paradox: A Technology Life Cycle Perspective”, The 15th Wuhan International Conference (an AIS affiliated conference) on E-Business (WHICEB) Proceedings, May, 2016, Wuhan, China. pp. 535-545.
  • Ahmad, N., Barkhi, R., and Xu, X. “The Phenomena of Virtual World Adoption: Antecedents and Consequences of Virtual World Experience”, World Academy of Science, Engineering, and Technology (Knowledge and Innovation Engineering) Proceedings, January, 2015, 2(1).
  • Xu, X. “Relating Organizational Politics to Social Networks and Individual Performance: An Empirical Study of a Chinese Manufacturer”, The 13th Wuhan International Conference (an AIS affiliated conference) on E-Business Proceedings, May, 2014, Wuhan, China. pp. 555-559.
  • Xu, X. “Exploring Key Determinants of Virtual Worlds Business Success based on Users’ Experience and Perception”, The 7th Conference on Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication (CATaC) 2010 Proceedings, June, 2010, Vancouver, Canada. pp. 163-169.
  • Xu, X. “IT Infrastructure Capabilities in Firm Performance Research: A Review and A Revised Research Model”, The 2009 China Association for Information Systems (CNAIS) Congress Proceedings, October, 2009, Wuhan, China. pp. 88-95.
  • Xu, X. “Achieving IT Project Success from Project Team’s Goal Commitment and Teamwork Quality: A Structural Equation Model”, The 7th Wuhan International Conference (an AIS affiliated conference) on E-Business Proceedings, June, 2008, Wuhan, China. pp. 764-769.
  • Xu, X. “A Conceptual Model of IT Project Potential Value and Project Performance: An Expectancy Theory Perspective,” Information Systems and Quantitative Methods 2007 Proceedings, Midwest Business Administration Association (MBAA) International, March, 2007. pp. 93-98.
  • She, Y. and Xu, X. “A Conceptual Model of Consumer Satisfaction in Business-to-Consumer E-Commerce,” Proceedings of the 36th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), November, 2005, San Francisco, CA. pp. 14871-14876.
  • Xu, X. and She, Y. “A Model of Relationship Between Project Team Empowerment and IS Development Project Flexibility Mediated by Empowered Behavior.” Information Systems and Quantitative Methods 2005 Proceedings, Midwest Business Administration Association (MBAA) International, March, 2005. pp. 80-85.
  • She, Y. and Xu, X. “Antecedents of Flow: A Study on Online Consumer Behavior,” Marketing Management Association 2005 Proceedings, Midwest Business Administration Association (MBAA) International, March, 2005. pp. 177-181.
  • Conlon, S., Xu, A., Lindblom, T., White, B.J., and Xu, X. “Expanding Web Queries Using Semantic and Collocation Information,” Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), November 20-23, 2004, Boston, MA. pp. 7921-7926.


  • Xu, X., “Antecedents and Consequences of Teamwork Quality in Blockchain Technology Development Projects”, presented at the 18th Wuhan International Conference (an AIS affiliated conference) on E-Business (WHICEB), May 24-26, 2019, Wuhan, China.
  • Lu, Y., Xu, X., and Xu L. "Industry 4.0: A Literature Review", presented at the 17th Wuhan International Conference (an AIS affiliated conference) on E-Business (WHICEB), May 26-28, 2018, Wuhan, China.
  • Xu, X., Gao, Y., Ge, B., and Lang, X. "A study on the moderating effect of entrepreneurial strategy on the relationship between proactive orientation and entrepreneurial performance", presented at the IEEE TEMS International Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ISIE), March 30-April 1, 2018, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
  • Li, H. and Xu, X. "Leveraging IT Infrastructure Capabilities and Data-Driven Resource Planning", presented at The 16th Wuhan International Conference (an AIS affiliated conference) on E-Business (WHICEB), May 24-26, 2017, Wuhan, China.
  • Garrison, G., Kim, S.H., and Xu, X. “Consumer Adoption and Use of Mobile Applications: Do Privacy and Security Concerns Matter?”, presented at International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS), 56th International Conference, October 5-8, 2016, Nashville, TN, USA.
  • Ahmad, N., Barkhi, R., and Xu, X. “The Phenomena of Virtual World Adoption: Antecedents and Consequences of Virtual World Experience”, presented at ICIS 2015 (XIII International Conference on Information System offered by WASET), January 13-14, 2015, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Xu, X. “Factors Affecting the Decision to forward Online Advertising Messages”, presented at 44th Annual Meeting of Southwest Decision Sciences Institute (SWDSI), March 14th, 2013, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
  • Xu, X. “Six Sigma in Information Systems (IS) Project Management: An Empirical Study of Joint Ventures in China”, presented at the 3rd Research Symposium in Business and Economics (RSBE 2011), Abu Dhabi University, February 24th, 2011, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Xu, X. “A Research Model of Information Systems Project Management Using Six Sigma”, presented at the 19th Annual Conference for the International Information Management Association, October 13-15, 2008, San Diego, USA


  • Research Development Fund (RDF), Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, RDF-20-01-23, 84,000 RMB, January, 2021
  • Faculty Research Grant (FRG-Medium), The American University of Sharjah, 100,000 Dhs ($27173), April, 2020
  • Open Access Program (OAP) Grant, The American University of Sharjah, 6,500 Dhs ($1766), April, 2020
  • Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) Summer Research Grant, The American University of Sharjah, 33,290 Dhs ($9046), May, 2018
  • Southern Lake Taihu Talent Program, Huzhou, China, 3,000,000 RMB, October, 2018
  • Faculty Research Grant Type 3 (Travel Grant), The American University of Sharjah, 15,000 Dhs ($4110), December, 2012
  • Faculty Research Grant (FRG), The American University of Sharjah, 15,800 Dhs ($4294), April, 2010
  • Faculty Research Grant (FRG), The American University of Sharjah, 9,400 Dhs ($2555), May, 2009
  • Faculty Seed Research Grant (FSRG), The American University of Sharjah, 11,390 Dhs ($3095), November, 2006


  • Organizing Committee Member, 2021 IBSS Alumni Conference, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, 2020-2021
  • Reviewer, Journal of Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (ECRA), 2021
  • Organizing Co-Chair, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2021, Dubai, UAE, September 2020-Present
  • Member, Research Funding Committee, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, October 2020-January 2021
  • Reviewer, IBSS Development Fund, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, 2020-2021
  • Presenter, IBSS Intellectual Exchange Talk, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, November 2020
  • Presenter, IBSS Online Brown Bag Autumn-Winter Series, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, October 2020
  • Reviewer, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2018-Present
  • External Examiner for the DBA Thesis, Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong Australia, 2020
  • External Reviewer, Faculty Research Grant (FRG), The American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2020
  • Track Chair of Digital Technologies, Digital Transformation, and Business Value, The Wuhan International Conference (an AIS affiliated conference) on E-Business (WHICEB), Wuhan, China, 2017-Present
  • Guest Researcher, Global Entrepreneur Research Center (GERC), Zhejiang University, China, 2017-Present
  • Overseas Advisor, Huzhou Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Huzhou, China, 2017-Present
  • Talent Recruitment Ambassador, The Organization Department of Anji County, Anji, China, 2017-Present
  • Middle East Representative, Silk-Road Entrepreneurship Education Network, 2017-Present
  • Researcher and Middle East Representative, Zhejiang New Overseas Chinese Research and Development Center, 2017-Present
  • Reviewer, Information Systems Frontiers, 2017-present
  • Reviewer, Information & Management, 2017-Present
  • Editorial Advisory Board Member, Information Discovery and Delivery, 2016-present
  • Program Committee Member, Southern Lake Taihu Talent Program, Huzhou, China, 2016-Present
  • Founding Editorial Board, The Journal of Modern Project Management, 2013-present
  • Program Committee Member and Reviewer, The China Summer Workshop on Information Management (CSWIM), 2011-Present
  • Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Editorial Team for Decision Sciences Journal (DSJ), 2006-Present
  • Guest Editor, Special Issue-Cyber Physical Systems in Industrial Integration, Journal of Industrial Integration and Management: Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 2017
  • Reviewer, Electronic Markets, 2017
  • Reviewer, The 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-50), Hawaii, USA, 2017
  • Reviewer, Internet Research, 2016-2019
  • Faculty Senator, The American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2016-2018
  • Reviewer, The 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2016), San Diego, USA, 2016
  • Session Chair of T27-02, The 20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2016), Chiayi, Taiwan, 2016.
  • Track Chair of IT Project Management and Reviewer, The 15th Wuhan International Conference (an AIS affiliated conference) on E-Business (WHICEB2016), Wuhan, China, 2016
  • Reviewer, Track of IT Implementation, Adoption and Use, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Fort Worth, Texas, USA, 2015
  • Reviewer, 23rd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS2015), Münster, Germany, 2015
  • Reviewer, Internet Research Journal, 2014
  • Reviewer, Special Issue on “The Role of Information Technologies in Service Delivery”, Information Systems Frontiers, 2013
  • Reviewer, Track of Human and Behavior, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Milano, Italy, 2013
  • Reviewer, 20th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), ESADE, Barcelona, Spain, 2012
  • Faculty Advisor, The Chinese Cultural Club, The American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2011-2020
  • Visiting Scholar, Key Laboratory of Big Data Mining and Knowledge Management at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 2011
  • Reviewer, 15th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2011 (the AIS Region 3 conference), Brisbane, Australia, 2011
  • International Program Committee Member, 2010 Second World Congress on Software Engineering (WCSE 2010), Wuhan, China, 2010
  • Reviewer, Mini-track 2 of Accounting Information Systems (SIGASYS)-IS Control, Audit and Reporting, 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), San Francisco, USA, 2009
  • Reviewer, Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, 2007-2016
  • Member, Faculty Senate Standing Committee on Faculty Professional Development and Research, The American University of Sharjah, 2006-2008
  • Reviewer, Track of Valuing IT Opportunities, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Las Vegas, USA, 2005
  • Member, Business Advisory Board Ph.D. Student Feedback Panel, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA, 2004


  • IOM206-Project Management Essentials
  • BUS303-Final Year Project
  • SMO409-Final Individual Project for IMBA


  • Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University: IOM417-Fundamentals of Project Management (4.87/5.00)
  • Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University: MAN232-Project Management Essentials (4.89/5.00)
  • Chang’an University: Masters and PhD Module-Advanced Research Methodology
  • American University of Sharjah: MBA Module-Business Etiquette and Protocol
  • American University of Sharjah: MIS321-Object-Oriented Programming for Business Applications
  • American University of Sharjah: MIS304-Applied Systems Design
  • American University of Sharjah: MIS301-Fundamentals of Database Management
  • American University of Sharjah: MIS202-Business Processing Logic
  • American University of Sharjah: MIS201-Fundamentals of MIS
  • American University of Sharjah: QBA202/SCM202-Operations Management
  • University of Mississippi: MGMT372-Operations Management I (Junior or Above Level)
  • University of Mississippi: MIS309-Management Information Systems II
  • University of Mississippi: MIS241-Management Information Systems I


  • Association for Information Systems (AIS)
  • Special Interest Group for Information Technology Project Management, Association for Information Systems
  • China Association for Information Systems (CNAIS)


  • Competitive Faculty Sabbatical Leave Award, The American University of Sharjah, Spring 2020
  • Faculty Course Release, The American University of Sharjah, 2018-2019
  • Competitive Faculty Sabbatical Leave Award, The American University of Sharjah, 2012-2013
  • Graduate Assistantship, School of Business Administration, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA, 2001-2005
  • Outstanding Employee, Shanghai Feilo Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China, 2000
  • Merit-based Scholarship, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, 1995-1999
Xiaobo Xu