Biography
2020.09–2025.07 The University of Hong Kong-Ph.D. in Innovation and Information Management (Information Systems)
Advisors: Michael Chau, Daning Hu
2016.09–2017.09 University of California, San Diego-M.S. in Finance
2010.09–2014.06 University of Alberta-B.Sc. in Finance (First-Class Honors)
Professional Experiences
2025.08–till now Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Assistant Professor
Publications
Journal Articles
Dong, S., Hu, D., Yang, X., & Chau, M. (2024). Analyzing the Impacts of Cultural Backgrounds on Migrants' Acculturation Strategies in Mobile Phone Social Networks. Cities (JCR Q1, 中科院一区top). [Accepted]
Dong, S., Hu, D., Chau, M., & Lumineau, F. (2025). From Tokens to Trust: Interdisciplinary Insights on Social Norms and Cooperation in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations. Journal of Management Studies. [Revise and Resubmit]
Conference Proceedings
Dong, S., Hu, D., & Chau, M. (2023). Perceived Social Norms, Token Rewards, and Cooperation in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Hyderabad, India. [Best Paper Nominee]
Dong, S., Hu, D., Chau, M., & Ma, C. (2025). Are Tokens Sufficient to Resolve Collective Action Problems in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations? A Model-Based Examination. Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Hawaii.
Hu, J., Hu, D., Yang, X., Dong, S., & Gao, H. (2024). Gaining Popularity through Sponsorship in the Open-Source Software Community. Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Research Projects
Dong, S., Hu, D., & Chau, M. Are Tokens Sufficient to Resolve Collective Action Problems in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations? A Model-Based Examination. Working paper
Dong, S., Ma, C., Hu, D., & Chau, M. (2025). Merit or Money? The Behavioral Impact of a Staking-Based Reward Reform in Web3 Game. Working paper.
Ma, C., Dong, S., & Hu, D. (2025). From Injustice to Incivility: Evidence from a Natural Experiment on Toxic Comments in Web3 Social Platforms. Working paper.