Animesh Animesh
PhD, R.H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, USA
Masters in Information Systems Management (MISM), Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Bachelors in Business Studies (BBS), College of Business Studies, University of Delhi, India
Information Systems
Database Management
Systems Analysis and Design
Economics of Information Technology
Professor Animesh joined the Faculty of Management in 2007. He received his doctorate in Information Systems from R. H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland and holds an Masters in Information Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He has a Bachelors in Business Studies from Delhi University.
Professor Animesh鈥檚 research primarily examines the impact of Internet technologies and electronic commerce. Currently, he is working on the following areas: Impact of online advertising on consumers and firms, impact of virtual world features on consumer experiences and behavior, impact of online social media on information diffusion, and impact of computer supported coordination systems on user productivity and satisfaction. His research has been published in top journals, such as Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, and Marketing Science. He has presented research papers at premier peer-reviewed academic conferences including International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST), Workshop on Information Technology and Systems (WITS), and Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). His teaching interests include Information Systems Management, Database Management, and electronic commerce.
- Impact of Internet technologies and electronic commerce on听consumer behavior, firm strategy, market outcomes.
- Online advertising
- Virtual world
- Online social media, social networks and crowdsourcing
- information search and diffusion
- Computer supported coordination systems
Doctoral Students:
- Co-supervised Hyelim Oh who joined as Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore in 2014
- Co-supervised Qianran (Jenny) Jin who joined as Assistant Professor at Chinese University of HongKong in 2020.
- Co-supervised Sumin Song who joined as Assistant Professor at Concordia University in 2022.
- Supervised Tiange Li who joined as Assistant Professor at City University of Hongkong (Dongguan), in 2026.
- Co-supervising Yanda Tao, Dongwook Chun, Paul Wang, and Yeonjung Choi.
- As Member (Dissertation Committee) advised Youngsok Bang, Fatou Bagayogo, Jing Wu, and Seyed Eshagh Vaghefi.
- As an external Dissertation committee member advised Bo Yu (John Molson School of Business, Concordia University), Jing Zhu (Operations Management area at Desautels Faculty of Management), and Badar Ali (School of Computer Science, 成人VR视频).
Post-doctoral:
- Co-supervised Dr. Sung-Byung Yang from KAIST who joined as a faculty member in the School of Business Administration at Hansung University.
- Co-supervised Dr. Sunghun Chung from KAIST who joined University of Queensland Business School in 2015.
- Co-supervised Dr. Kyunghee Lee from KAIST who joined Wayne Sate University in 2018.
- Co-supervised Dr. Jaehyeon Ju from KAIST in 2018.
- Co-supervised Dr. Christopher Luederitz who joined Ecole De Gestion, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res (UQTR)
Graduate Research Trainee:
- Supervised Hyunji So, a doctoral student from KAIST University.
- Supervised Hamid Khobji, a doctoral student from City University of Hongkong.
Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Jin, Q., Animesh, A., and Pinsonneault, A. 2026. Does Popularity Really Matter in Digital Goods Platforms: Understanding Popularity鈥檚 Boundary Conditions with Cue Utilization Theory. Forthcoming in Information Systems Research
Choi I., Han K., Animesh A., Pinsonneault, A. 2026. Enterprise Systems Standardization, IT Investment, and Firm Performance: An Organizational Information Processing Theory Perspective. Forthcoming in European Journal of Information Systems
Farhadloo, M., Rosso, M. and Animesh, A. 2024. "Open government data, innovation and diversification: the pursuit of economic value", Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy. 18 (4): 722鈥�743.
Chung, S., Han, K., Animesh, A., and Pinsonneault, A. 2024. 鈥淪trategic Utilization of Software Patents to Counteract Rival Penetration in the IT Industry鈥�. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 33 (1), 101820
Luederitz, C., Animesh, A., Rohrbacher, K. et al. 2023. 鈥淣on-monetary narratives motivate businesses to engage with climate change鈥�. Sustainability Science. 18. 2649鈥�2660.
Lee, K., Han, K., Animesh, A., and Pinsonneault, A. 2022. 鈥淒oes IT Matter to Acquisitions? The Impacts of IT Distance on Post-Acquisition Performance鈥�. MIS Quarterly, 46(4), 2261-2288
Lee, K., Jin, Q., and Animesh, A., and Ramaprasad, J. 2022. 鈥淚mpact of Ride-Hailing Services on Transportation Mode Choices: Evidence from Traffic and Transit Ridership鈥�. MIS Quarterly, 46(4), 1875-1900
Chung, S., Animesh, A., Han, K. and Pinsonneault, A. 2020. Financial Returns to Firms鈥� Communication Actions on Firm-Initiated Social Media: Evidence from Facebook Business Pages. Information Systems Research, 31(1), 258-285.
Chung, S., Animesh, A., Han, K. and Pinsonneault, A. 2019. Software Patents and Firm Value: A Real Options Perspective on the Role of Innovation Orientation and Environmental Uncertainty. Information Systems Research, 30(3), 1073-1097.
Oh, H., Animesh, A. and Pinsonneault, A. 2015. Free vs. For a Fee: The Impact of Paywall on the Pattern and Effectiveness of Word-of-Mouth via Social Media. MIS Quarterly 40(1), 31-56.
Mishra S., Modi S., and A. Animesh. 2013. The Relationship between Information Technology Capability, Inventory Efficiency, and Shareholder Wealth: A Firm-Level Empirical Analysis. Journal of Operations Management 31(6), 298-312.
Yang, S., Lim, J., Oh, W., Animesh, A., and Pinsonneault, A. 2012. Using Real Options to听Investigate the Market Value of Virtual World Businesses. Information System Research,听23(3), 1011-1029.
Animesh, A., Viswanathan, S., and Agarwal, R. 2011. Competing 鈥淐reatively鈥� in Sponsored Search Markets: The Impact of Rank, Unique Selling Proposition, and Competition on the Effectiveness of Sponsored Search Listings. Information System Research, 22(1), 153-169
Animesh, A., Pinsonneault, A., Yang, S., and Oh, W. 2011. An Odyssey into Virtual听Worlds: Exploring the Impacts of Technological and Spatial Environments on Intention听to Purchase Virtual Products, MIS Quarterly, 35 (3), 789-810
Yin, S., Ray, S., Gurnani, H., and Animesh, A. 2010. Durable Products with Multiple听Used Goods Markets: Product Upgrade and Retail Pricing Implications. Marketing Science, 29(3), 540-560.
Animesh, A., Ramachandran, V., and Viswanathan, S. 2010. Quality Uncertainty and the听Performance of Online Sponsored Search Markets: An Empirical Investigation.听Information Systems Research, 21(1), 190-201.
Agarwal, R., Animesh, A., and Prasad, K. 2009. Social Interactions and the 'Digital Divide':听Explaining Regional Variations in Internet Use. Information Systems Research, 20 (2), 277-听294.
Books and Edited Volumes
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Chapters in Books
Agarwal, R., Viswanathan, S., and Animesh A. (to appear). The 鈥淣ew鈥� World of听Negotiating: Interactions Mediated by Information Technology in B. Goldman &听D.L. Shapiro (Eds.), The Psychology of Negotiation in the 21st Century: Frontiers Series听of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. New York:
Awards
- 2022-2025: Bensadoun School of Retail Management Scholar Award
- 2017-2020: Desautels Faculty Scholar Award
- 2014-2017: Desautels Faculty Scholar Award
- 2011-2014: Desautels Faculty Scholar Award
- 2000: Alumni Scholarship for academic achievement, Carnegie Mellon University.
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Fellowships
- 2002-2004: Dean鈥檚 Summer Research Fellowship, R.H. Smith School of Business
Grants
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