Daniel Q. Chen

Professional Summary

Daniel Chen is the Randall W. and Sandra Ferguson Endowed Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics of the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. Before joining Baylor in the fall of 2023, Chen was a full professor at the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University. Chen has combined years of industrial experience in entrepreneurship, supply chain management and management consulting before entering the academic field. Chen was named the 2024 Hankamer School of Business Research Advancement Award winner. 

Chen’s research addresses the overall question of how to effectively manage the investment and deployment of technological innovations at both strategic and operational levels. His research has appeared or is forthcoming in several leading management journals such as Decision Sciences, Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, IEEE Transaction on Engineering Management, Information Systems Research, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, MIS Quarterly and MIS Quarterly Executive, among others.

Chen has served on the editorial boards of several high-quality academic journals. Currently, he is a senior editor for Journal of the Association for Information Systems, an associate editor for Journal of Operations Management and Decision Sciences Journal and a guest associate editor for MIS Quarterly. 

Research Interests

• Digital Strategy and IS Leadership
• Technology and Innovation Management
• IT and Supply Chain Management
• Social and Economic Implications of Emerging Technologies

Selected Publications

• Chen, D.Q., N. Hu, P. Liang, and M. Swink, “Understanding the Impact of Trade Policy Effect Uncertainty on Firm-Level Innovation Investment”, Journal of Operations Management, forthcoming
• Chen, D.Q., Y. Zhang, J. Xiao, and K. Xie, “Making Digital Innovation Happen: A CIO Issue Selling Perspective”, Information Systems Research 32(3), pp. 987-1008. September 2021
• Chen, D.Q., D.S. Preston, and M. Swink, “How the Use of Big Data Analytics Affects Value Creation in Supply Chain Management” Journal of Management Information Systems 32(4), pp.1-36. Spring 2016
• Chen, D. Q., D.S. Preston, and W. Xia, “Enhancing Hospital Supply Chain Performance: A Relational View and Empirical Test” Journal of Operations Management 31(6), pp. 391-408. September 2013 
• Chen, D.Q., D.S. Preston, M. Mocker, and A. Teubner, “Information Systems Strategy: Reconceptualization, Measurement, and Implications”. MIS Quarterly 34(2), pp. 233-259. June 2010