报告题目
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR AI: THE ROLE OF CIOS AND BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
报告人（单位）
李蒙翔（香港浸会大学）
主持人（单位）
史雅妮（东南大学）
点评人：邵秀燕（东南大学） 时间地点
时间：2021年12月27日（周一）上午10点
腾讯会议ID：284-787-193
报告内容摘要
This paper applies upper echelons theory to investigate whether chief information officers (CIOs) and boards of directors affect the development of AI orientation, which represents firms’ overall strategic direction and goals regarding the introduction and application of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. We tested our model using a dataset drawn from 1,454 publicly listed firms in China. Our findings show that the presence of a CIO positively influences AI orientation and that board educational diversity, R&D experience, and AI experience positively moderate the CIO’s effect on AI orientation. Our post hoc analysis further demonstrates that these board characteristics represent contingencies that impact AI orientation but not conventional IT orientation. This paper contributes to the upper echelons literature and IT management research by offering contextualized arguments that explain new business and IT strategies such as AI orientation. Further, our findings suggest important implications about how to build top management teams and boards capable of effectively developing AI orientations.
报告人简介：
Mengxiang Li is an associate professor of Information Systems at the Department of Finance and Decision Sciences, School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Information Systems from the City University of Hong Kong. He has coauthored in leading information systems journals, such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, Information & Management, Decision Support Systems, and International Journal of Electronic Commerce. His articles appeared in premium information system conferences such as the International Conference on Information Systems and the Pacifific Asia Conference on Information Systems. His current research interests include the business information systems and analytics, user centered technology design, digital commerce, innovation and IT implementation, and NeuroIS.
