HO Kai Wing Kevin

Affiliation
Institute of Business Sciences
Official title
Professor
ORCID
0000-0003-1304-0573
Research fields
Commerce
Library and information science/ Humanistic social informatics
Research keywords
E-services
E-commerce
social media
misinformation
fake news
Research projects
Social Impact of False Health Information and Privacy: A Comparative Study During and After COVID-192023-04 -- 2026-03HO Kai Wing KevinThe Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)/Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)4,680,000Yen
「モバイル×ソーシャル時代」のSNS使用と幸福感等に関する総合的研究2021-04 -- 2025-03叶 少瑜The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)/16,250,000Yen
Career history
2022-04 -- (current)University of TsukubaMBA-IB ProgramProfessor of Management Information Systems
2018-08 -- 2022-03University of GuamSchool of Business and Public Administration - Business DivisionProfessor of Management Information Systems
2013-08 -- 2018-07University of GuamSchool of Business and Public Administration - Business DivisionAssociate Professor of Management Information Systems.
2009-08 -- 2013-07University of GuamSchool of Business and Public Administration - Business DivisionAssistant Professor of Management Information Systems
Academic background
2001-09 -- 2008-06Hong Kong University of Science and Technology School of Business and Management
1999-09 -- 2001-08Hong Kong University of Science and Technology School of Business and Management
1994-12 -- 1996-12University of Oklahoma Department of Economics
1992-07 -- 1994-06The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry
1989-09 -- 1992-06Hong Kong Baptist College Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry
Degree
2008-06Ph.D. in Information SystemsHong Kong University of Science and Technology
2001-08M.Sc. in Information Systems ManagementHong Kong University of Science and Technology
1996-12M.A. in Managerial EconomicsUniversity of Oklahoma
1994-06M.Phil. in ChemistryThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
1992-06B.Sc. (Hons.) in Applied ChemistryHong Kong Baptist College
Licenses and qualifications
2021-08Certified Management & Business Educator
Academic societies
2023-05 -- (current)American Psychological Association
2021-05 -- (current)Phi Kappa Phi
2019-05 -- (current)Omicron Delta Epsilon
2008-11 -- (current)Beta, Gamma, Sigma
2016-01 -- (current)Society of American Military Engineers
2022-05 -- (current)Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2021-07 -- (current)ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
Articles
Books
Conference, etc.
  • University students' Discord usage and mental health in Japan: Considering the combination with LINE, X and Instagram
    叶 少瑜; Ho K.W. Kevin
    ヒューマンコミュニケーション基礎研究会(HCS)/2025-06-01--2025-06-02
  • Misinformation, disinformation and fake news: Its Implication to our daily life and our society
    HO Kai Wing Kevin
    International Conference on Intelligent Science and Sustainable Development 2024/2024-07-08--2024-07-11
  • Generative AI and University Education
    HO Kai Wing Kevin; Noguchi Akihiro
    International Conference on Business, Economics, and Information Technology (ICBEIT) 204/2024-03-14--2024-03-25
  • Ask the Publisher! A Q&A with the Professionals
    HO Kai Wing Kevin
    Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Spring 2024 Webinar Series/2024-05-02--2024-05-02
  • The creation, spreading, and slowing down of false health information: A conceptual model
    Ho K.W. Kevin; Ye Shaoyu
    International Conference on Business, Economics & Information Technology (ICBEIT)/2024-03-14--2024-03-15
  • Effects of social media posting time on university students’ subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Comparing different use patterns
    Ho K.W. Kevin; Ye Shaoyu; Kato Yuuki
    ヒューマンコミュニケーション基礎研究会(HCS)/2024-03-02--2024-03-03
  • Factors influencing the formation of false health information
    Ho K.W. Kevin; Ye Shaoyu
    The 23rd International Conference on Electronic Business/2023-10-19--2023-10-23
  • University students’ social media usage and subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Comparing different social media use patterns from 2021 to 2023
    Ye Shaoyu; Ho K.W. Kevin
    AP Conference 2023/2023-12-02--2023-12-03
  • An extensive literature review on spreading false health information before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Ho K.W. Kevin; Ye Shaoyu
    AP Conference 2023/2023-12-02--2023-12-03
  • Japanese university students’ well-being during COVID-19 and its relationship with social media use
    Ho K.W. Kevin; Ye Shaoyu
    15th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology/2023-07-13--2023-07-15
  • INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NEED FOR NON-COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin; Chiu Dickson K.W.; Nicolas Roland San
    ICBEIT 2023/2023-03-17--2023-03-17
  • University students’ social media usage and subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic :Comparing similarities and differences from 2021 to 2022
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin
    ヒューマンコミュニケーション基礎研究会（HCS）/2023-01-21--2023-01-22
  • A comparative study of the home computer user security behavioral intention
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin
    ICIS TREO Talk 2018/2018-12--2018-12
  • The use of social media for engaging people with environmentally friendly lifestyle: A conceptual model
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin
    SIG Green Pre-ICIS Workshop 2018/2018-12--2018-12
  • Dissemination of Online (Fake) Health Information: Habits, Catalyst, and Barriers
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin
    International Conference on Innovative Computing and Management Science 2020/2020-07
  • Consumer E-service evaluation in Hong Kong online music subscription industry
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin; See-To Eric W.K.; Chiu Billy; Wu Mandy
    PACIS 2013/2013-06
  • An exploratory study on the impact of trust on different e-payment gateways: Octopus Card Vs. credit card
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin; See-To Eric W.K.
    PACIS 2010/2010-07
  • Adoption of Mobile Services Upgrade: New and Current Users
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin
    AMCIS 2008/2008-08
  • The effects of web personalization on influencing users' switching decisions to a new website
    Ho Shuk Ying; Ho Kai Wing Kevin
    PACIS 2008/2008-07
  • An empirical analysis on factors affecting the success of different formats of online auction
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin; Yu Seunghee; Yoo Byungjoon
    6th Workshop on e-Business (WEB 2007)/2007-12
  • Panel: Fake News, Misinformation and Privacy: How COVID-19 Pandemic Change our Society
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin; Chiu Dickson K.W.; Au C.H. (Allen); Da...
    2022 International Conference on Information Resources Management (Conf-IRM 2022)/2022-10-18--2022-10-20
  • Prediction of Mobile Coupon Use: Data Analytics of Influencing Factors
    Liu Shiqi; Chiu Dickson K.W.; Ho Kai Wing Kevin
    THECOG 2022/2022-10-21--2022-10-21
  • A Study on the effects of product types and culture on the level of use of BIN auctions by sellers
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin; Yoo Byungjoon; Yee Seunghee; Tam Kar Yan
    Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2006/2006-07-06--2006-07-09
  • The impact of information in electronic auctions: An analysis of buy-it-now auctions
    Yoo Byungjoon; Ho Kai Wing Kevin; Tam Kar Yan
    39th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences/2006-01-04--2006-01-07
  • Panel: AI and Library
    Chiu Dickson K.W.; Ho Kai Wing Kevin
    Institute on AI and Blockchain (ICAIB 2022) for Information and Library Science - Challenges and Possibilities 2022/2022-05-25--2022-05-27
Teaching
2024-07 -- 2024-08Seminar IIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2024-11Seminar IIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2024-11Seminar VUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-07 -- 2024-08Seminar VUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2025-02International Conference Seminar IUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-04 -- 2024-08International Conference Seminar IUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-05 -- 2024-07Management　Information　SystemsUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-11 -- 2025-02Seminar IIIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-05 -- 2024-06Seminar IUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-11 -- 2024-12Fake news, Misinformation and DisinformationUniversity of Tsukuba.
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Other educational activities
2022-12 -- 2022-12Library Hi Tech Webinar (December 9, 2022)Emerald Publishing Limited
2023-04 -- 2025-08External Examiner for the MS in Library and Information Management, University of Hong KongFaculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
Talks
  • The social impact of false health information: Before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin
    Invited Presentation at National Cheng Chi University, Taiwan/2023-10-20--2023-10-20
  • Young generations' social media usage and mental health in Japan
    Ye Shaoyu; Ho Kai Wing Kevin
    Invited speech at Tajen University/2023-10-23--2023-10-23
  • The social impact of false health information: Before and during the COVID 19 pandemic
    Ho Kai Wing Kevin; Ye Shaoyu
    Invited speech at Tajen University/2023-10-23--2023-10-23
University Management
2022-04 -- (current)MBA-IB Open Campus CommitteeMember
2023-04 -- (current)MBA-IB Education CommitteeMember
2023-03 -- (current)University of Tsukuba MBA-IB ABEST21 Accreditation TeamTeam Member
Other activities
2023-10 -- (current)Secretary, Society of American Military Engineers - Japan Post
2023-04 -- (current)Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce
2020-01 -- (current)Co-Editor, Library Hi Tech
Message
Prof. Kevin K.W. Ho joined the MBA Program in International Business, Graduate School of Business Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, at the University of Tsukuba in April 2022. He received his Ph.D. in Information Systems from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2008. Over the past twelve years, he has been teaching at the University of Guam. Kevin’s research focuses on electronic service, information systems and social media commerce strategy, fake news and misinformation, and sustainability management. His research has been published in Behaviour & Information Technology, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Computers in Human Behavior, Decision Support Systems, Government Information Quarterly, Health Policy, IEEE IT Professional, Information Systems Frontier, Information & Management, Internet Research, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Sciences, etc. He is currently the Co-Editor(-in-chief) of Library Hi Tech.

(Last updated: 2024-08-29)