Department of Marketing, City University of Hong Kong
AACSB International EQUIS - European Quality Improvement System
Research
Research Project
2026
    Project No.
    9048345
    Type
    ECS
    Principal Investigator
    Prof. WANG Chutian
    Project Title
    Consumer Belief Polarization and News Provision
    Start Date
    01/01/2026
    Complete Date
    30/06/2027
    Project No.
    9043925
    Type
    GRF
    Principal Investigator
    Prof. XU Zibin
    Project Title
    The Role of Retailers’ Strategic Data Profiling in Shaping Product Line Design
    Start Date
    01/01/2026
    Complete Date
    31/12/2027
    Project Type
    [ECS] - Early Career Scheme
    [SRG] - CityU Strategic Research Grant
    [SRG-Fd] - CityU Strategic Research Grant for unfunded GRF
    [StUp] - CityU Start-up Grant for New Staff
    [GRF] - RGC General Research Fund
    [MFPRC] - CityU Internal Funds for PRC Grants
    [NSFC] - The National Natural Science Foundation of China
    2025
      Project No.
      9680391
      Type
      MFPRC
      Principal Investigator
      Prof. CONG Jiajia
      Project Title
      數據密集型巨頭企業的業務綫擴張:多市場競爭、規制與數據要素治理
      Start Date
      01/06/2025
      Complete Date
      31/05/2028
      Project No.
      7200824
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Prof. YUEN Vincentia
      Project Title
      How Engaging in Prosocial Behavior Affects Subsequent Financial Risk-Taking
      Start Date
      01/08/2025
      Complete Date
      31/07/2027
      Project No.
      9043762
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Prof. DESPOTAKIS Stylianos
      Project Title
      Trustless Advertising Auctions with Asymmetric Information
      Start Date
      01/01/2025
      Complete Date
      31/12/2027
      Project No.
      9043748
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Prof. LI Yanzhi David
      Project Title
      Dynamic Pricing and Channel Management: Substitutes or Complements?
      Start Date
      01/01/2025
      Complete Date
      31/12/2027
      Project No.
      9043756
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Prof. SU Lei
      Project Title
      Return it! How Infinite Scrolling versus Pagination Influence Online Product Return
      Start Date
      01/01/2025
      Complete Date
      31/12/2026
      Project Type
      [ECS] - Early Career Scheme
      [SRG] - CityU Strategic Research Grant
      [SRG-Fd] - CityU Strategic Research Grant for unfunded GRF
      [StUp] - CityU Start-up Grant for New Staff
      [GRF] - RGC General Research Fund
      [MFPRC] - CityU Internal Funds for PRC Grants
      [NSFC] - The National Natural Science Foundation of China
    2024
      Project No.
      7200811
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Prof. LIANG Ce
      Project Title
      The Effect of Familial Environment on Consumers' Educational Product Choice
      Start Date
      01/11/2024
      Complete Date
      31/10/2026
      Project No.
      9680364
      Type
      MFPRC
      Principal Investigator
      Prof SU Lei
      Project Title
      頁面布局設計如何影響消費者的購買行為
      Start Date
      01/06/2024
      Complete Date
      31/05/2027
      Project No.
      9043596
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Prof SONG Camilla Eunyoung
      Project Title
      Are Smartphones Always Bad for Our Brain? The Positive Effect of Taking a Break with a Smartphone on Creativity
      Start Date
      01/01/2024
      Complete Date
      31/12/2025
      Project No.
      9043617
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Prof SU Lei
      Project Title
      It Is Too Early to Say “Thank You”: Pre-Action Appreciation Backlashes Prosocial Behaviors
      Start Date
      01/01/2024
      Complete Date
      31/12/2025
      Project No.
      9043608
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Prof XU Zibin
      Project Title
      Biased Recommendation with Superior Knowledge and Implications of Data Compliance
      Start Date
      01/01/2024
      Complete Date
      31/12/2025
      Project No.
      9043593
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Prof ZHAO Huazhong
      Project Title
      Defensive Response to Negative Reviews in P2P Markets
      Start Date
      01/01/2024
      Complete Date
      31/12/2026
      Project Type
      [ECS] - Early Career Scheme
      [SRG] - CityU Strategic Research Grant
      [SRG-Fd] - CityU Strategic Research Grant for unfunded GRF
      [StUp] - CityU Start-up Grant for New Staff
      [GRF] - RGC General Research Fund
      [MFPRC] - CityU Internal Funds for PRC Grants
      [NSFC] - The National Natural Science Foundation of China
    2023
      Project No.
      9043446
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Prof LI Yanzhi David
      Project Title
      Robust Dynamic Pricing for Multiple Perishable Products
      Start Date
      01/01/2023
      Complete Date
      31/12/2025
      Project No.
      9380155
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Prof GUO Liang
      Project Title
      The Causes of Choice Overload
      Start Date
      01/08/2023
      Complete Date
      31/07/2026
      Project No.
      7006162
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Prof CHEN Jinjie
      Project Title
      To Conceal or Not to Conceal: How Disclosure of Disability Status Can be Beneficial
      Start Date
      01/09/2023
      Complete Date
      31/08/2025
      Project No.
      7006161
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Prof PARK Jane Jeongin
      Project Title
      The Effect of Gender Identity Perception on Financial Decision Avoidance
      Start Date
      01/09/2023
      Complete Date
      31/08/2024
      Project No.
      7006160
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Prof ZHENG Xu
      Project Title
      Contagion of Failure: Paths and Curbing Mechanisms of Successive Store Failure Within Franchise Networks
      Start Date
      01/09/2023
      Complete Date
      31/08/2025
      Project No.
      7200769
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Prof SHIN Minkyu
      Project Title
      AI Hype in New Product Marketing: Boosting Consumer Expectations and Policy Implications
      Start Date
      01/09/2023
      Complete Date
      31/08/2025
      Project Type
      [ECS] - Early Career Scheme
      [SRG] - CityU Strategic Research Grant
      [SRG-Fd] - CityU Strategic Research Grant for unfunded GRF
      [StUp] - CityU Start-up Grant for New Staff
      [GRF] - RGC General Research Fund
      [MFPRC] - CityU Internal Funds for PRC Grants
      [NSFC] - The National Natural Science Foundation of China
    2022
      Project No.
      9048228
      Type
      ECS
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Stylianos DESPOTAKIS
      Project Title
      The Effects of Microtargeting on Conversion Rates and the Role of Information Asymmetry
      Start Date
      01/01/2022
      Complete Date
      31/12/2024
      Project No.
      9043244
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Xu ZHENG
      Project Title
      When Multi-Unit Franchising Backfires: The Contingent Effects of Subgroup Configurations
      Start Date
      01/01/2022
      Complete Date
      31/12/2024
      Project No.
      7200732
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Dr RYOO Jun Hyun
      Project Title
      Unstructured Data Analytics
      Start Date
      01/03/2022
      Complete Date
      29/02/2024
      Project No.
      7020060
      Type
      SIRG
      Principal Investigator
      Dr ZHENG Xu
      Project Title
      The Role of Franchise Contracts in Optimizing Franchise Relationships Outcomes: A Data Science Approach
      Start Date
      1/5/2022
      Complete Date
      30/04/2024
      Project No.
      7200736
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Dr XU Zibin
      Project Title
      Information Design on Auction-based Advertising Platforms
      Start Date
      1/6/2022
      Complete Date
      31/05/2024
      Project No.
      9048251
      Type
      ECS
      Principal Investigator
      Dr SONG Camilla Eunyoung
      Project Title
      More Extreme on the Phone: Smartphone Use Leads to Extreme Opinion Expression
      Start Date
      1/8/2022
      Complete Date
      31/07/2024
      Project No.
      7200738
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Dr SU Lei
      Project Title
      Your Timetable Shows Your Creativity: How Scheduling Type Influences Consumers' Creativity Performance
      Start Date
      1/8/2022
      Complete Date
      31/07/2024
      Project No.
      7005951
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr CHEN Jinjie
      Project Title
      Trivia Tastes Good: Trivia Can Lead to Stimulus Wondering and Enduring Enjoyment
      Start Date
      1/9/2022
      Complete Date
      31/08/2024
      Project No.
      7005953
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr PARK Jane Jeongin
      Project Title
      How Decision Target (Self vs. Others) Affects the Preference for Subgoal Sequence
      Start Date
      1/9/2022
      Complete Date
      31/08/2024
      Project No.
      7005952
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr XU Zibin
      Project Title
      The Impact of Online Platform’s Market Power on Adverse Auction Outcomes and Offline Price Competition
      Start Date
      1/9/2022
      Complete Date
      31/08/2024
      Project No.
      9043469
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Dr SU Lei
      Project Title
      The Influence of Scheduling Styles on Consumers' Preference for Environmentally Friendly Products
      Start Date
      1/12/2022
      Complete Date
      30/11/2024
      Project Type
      [ECS] - Early Career Scheme
      [SRG] - CityU Strategic Research Grant
      [SRG-Fd] - CityU Strategic Research Grant for unfunded GRF
      [StUp] - CityU Start-up Grant for New Staff
      [GRF] - RGC General Research Fund
      [MFPRC] - CityU Internal Funds for PRC Grants
      [NSFC] - The National Natural Science Foundation of China
    2021
      Project No.
      9680308
      Type
      MFPRC
      Principal Investigator
      Prof Zhilin YANG
      Project Title
      The Effect of External Events on Firm Marketing Strategy
      Start Date
      01/04/2021
      Complete Date
      31/03/2024
      Project No.
      7200698
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Yong Chin TAN
      Project Title
      Examining Factors Affecting Resale Value in the Collectibles Market
      Start Date
      01/07/2021
      Complete Date
      30/06/2023
      Project No.
      9043225
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Chuoyan Maggie DONG
      Project Title
      To Be Unified or Divergent? The Performance Implications of Information Variance across Multiple E-Sellers Offering an Identical Product
      Start Date
      01/08/2021
      Complete Date
      31/07/2024
      Project No.
      9048220
      Type
      ECS
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Yong Chin TAN
      Project Title
      Examining the Impact of Product Leak Announcements on Online Buzz, Product Sales, and Firm Value
      Start Date
      01/09/2021
      Complete Date
      31/08/2024
      Project No.
      7005800
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Ding MA
      Project Title
      Taxpayer Heterogeneity in High Dimensions
      Start Date
      01/09/2021
      Complete Date
      31/08/2023
      Project No.
      7005789
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Jane SO
      Project Title
      Feeling Proud versus Feeling Shame: The Effect of Time (vs. Money) Scarcity on Donation of Resources through Pride (vs. Shame)
      Start Date
      01/09/2021
      Complete Date
      31/08/2023
      Project No.
      7005790
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Chi WONG
      Project Title
      The War Against Infectious Diseases: How Mindset Influences Consumers' Responses to Immunity-Based versus Mitigation-Based Products
      Start Date
      01/09/2021
      Complete Date
      31/08/2023
      Project No.
      7005791
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Prof Zhilin YANG
      Project Title
      Institutional Distance, Managerial Ties, and Firm Performance
      Start Date
      01/09/2021
      Complete Date
      31/08/2023
      Project No.
      7005801
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Huazhong ZHAO
      Project Title
      Socialize More, Pay Less: Randomized Field Experiments on Social Pricing
      Start Date
      01/09/2021
      Complete Date
      31/08/2023
      Project No.
      7200713
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Jinjie CHEN
      Project Title
      Consumer and Marketplace
      Start Date
      01/11/2021
      Complete Date
      31/10/2023
      Project Type
      [ECS] - Early Career Scheme
      [SRG] - CityU Strategic Research Grant
      [SRG-Fd] - CityU Strategic Research Grant for unfunded GRF
      [StUp] - CityU Start-up Grant for New Staff
      [GRF] - RGC General Research Fund
      [MFPRC] - CityU Internal Funds for PRC Grants
      [NSFC] - The National Natural Science Foundation of China
    2020
      Project No.
      7200657
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Chi WONG
      Project Title
      Cultural Syndromes, Perspective Flexibility, and Consumer Behavior
      Start Date
      20-01-2020
      Complete Date
      31-01-2022
      Project No.
      9048188
      Type
      ECS
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Xi LI
      Project Title
      Personalized Pricing and Consumer Deliberation
      Start Date
      01-07-2020
      Complete Date
      31-12-2022
      Project No.
      9043073
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Jung Ju YU
      Project Title
      Luring Customers on Search Platforms Using List Price: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
      Start Date
      01-07-2020
      Complete Date
      31-12-2022
      Project No.
      9043065
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Huazhong ZHAO
      Project Title
      When Investors Meet Consumers: The Interaction of Different Backers in Crowdfunding Markets
      Start Date
      01-07-2020
      Complete Date
      31-12-2022
      Project No.
      9043075
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Xu ZHENG
      Project Title
      Beyond Locations: The Contingent Effects of Governance Mechanisms in Regional Clustering of Franchised Outlets
      Start Date
      01-07-2020
      Complete Date
      31-12-2022
      Project No.
      7005539
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Hyewon CHO
      Project Title
      Hard vs. Soft: Product Preference by Goal-Achievement Status
      Start Date
      01/09/2020
      Complete Date
      31/08/2022
      Project No.
      7005541
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Prof Juan Julie LI
      Project Title
      Poverty Alleviation through Marketer Empowerment
      Start Date
      01/09/2020
      Complete Date
      31/08/2022
      Project No.
      7005540
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Ding MA
      Project Title
      Optimal Income Taxation with Multidimensional Taxpayer Types
      Start Date
      01/09/2020
      Complete Date
      31/08/2022
      Project No.
      7005479
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Jane SO
      Project Title
      The Effect of Money Scarcity on Health Decisions
      Start Date
      01/09/2020
      Complete Date
      31/08/2022
      Project No.
      7005480
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Chi WONG
      Project Title
      The Structure-based Saving Effect: The Display Mode of Digital Money Influences Spending Intention
      Start Date
      01/09/2020
      Complete Date
      31/08/2022
      Project No.
      7005478
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Prof Zhilin YANG
      Project Title
      Judging A Book by Its Cover: The Influence of Face on Sales Performance
      Start Date
      01/09/2020
      Complete Date
      31/08/2022
      Project No.
      7200685
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Ding MA
      Project Title
      Algorithm NCL for Constrained Optimization with Julia Implementation
      Start Date
      01/12/2020
      Complete Date
      30/11/2022
      Project Type
      [ECS] - Early Career Scheme
      [SRG] - CityU Strategic Research Grant
      [SRG-Fd] - CityU Strategic Research Grant for unfunded GRF
      [StUp] - CityU Start-up Grant for New Staff
      [GRF] - RGC General Research Fund
      [MFPRC] - CityU Internal Funds for PRC Grants
      [NSFC] - The National Natural Science Foundation of China
    2019
      Project No.
      9680250
      Type
      MFPRC
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Chuoyan Maggie DONG
      Project Title
      差異化的分銷商激勵: 營銷渠道中社會比較分銷商績效的影響研究
      Start Date
      16-01-2019
      Complete Date
      28-02-2021
      Project No.
      9680246
      Type
      MFPRC
      Principal Investigator
      Prof Julie Juan LI
      Project Title
      "一帶一路"企業市場導向戰略和領導力對價值共創的影響: 政府支持、文化差異、資源差異和制度差異的調節作用
      Start Date
      16-01-2019
      Complete Date
      28-02-2021
      Project No.
      9610432
      Type
      APRC
      Principal Investigator
      Prof Julie Juan LI
      Project Title
      A Contingent View of Unequal Participation in Inter-firm Value Co-creation
      Start Date
      29-01-2019
      Complete Date
      31-01-2021
      Project No.
      7200627
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Jane SO
      Project Title
      Money Scarcity Versus Time Scarcity Differentially Shape Self-value and Product Judgments
      Start Date
      07-03-2019
      Complete Date
      31-03-2021
      Project No.
      7200629
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Jung Ju YU
      Project Title
      Brand Positioning through Product-line Design
      Start Date
      11-04-2019
      Complete Date
      30-04-2021
      Project No.
      9048158
      Type
      ECS
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Jane Jeongin PARK
      Project Title
      Mind Your Friends and Family: When Feeling Socially Connected Leads to Cognitive Laziness
      Start Date
      01-07-2019
      Complete Date
      31-08-2021
      Project No.
      9048159
      Type
      ECS
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Jung Ju YU
      Project Title
      The Value of Information in Targeted Advertising
      Start Date
      01-07-2019
      Complete Date
      31-07-2021
      Project No.
      7005398
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Hyewon CHO
      Project Title
      Be Nosy or Indifferent: Different Suggestions for a Salesperson Depending on Cultural Context
      Start Date
      01-09-2019
      Complete Date
      31-08-2021
      Project No.
      7005395
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Prof Julie Juan LI
      Project Title
      Ride the Tide: The Use of Advanced Technologies in Marketing Channels and its Effects on Channel Management
      Start Date
      01-09-2019
      Complete Date
      31-08-2021
      Project No.
      7005396
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Xi LI
      Project Title
      Consumer Inventory Management
      Start Date
      01-09-2019
      Complete Date
      31-08-2021
      Project No.
      7005399
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Joowon PARK
      Project Title
      The 100 Calories Paradox: Dual Processing Model of Price
      Start Date
      01-09-2019
      Complete Date
      31-08-2021
      Project No.
      7005394
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Prof Zhilin YANG
      Project Title
      Corruption Distance, MNEs’ Strategies, and Entry Performance
      Start Date
      01-09-2019
      Complete Date
      31-08-2021
      Project No.
      7005397
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Huazhong ZHAO
      Project Title
      Where to Visit When New in Town? A Recommender System Based on Travelers’ Personal, Social and Locational Information
      Start Date
      01-09-2019
      Complete Date
      31-08-2021
      Project Type
      [ECS] - Early Career Scheme
      [SRG] - CityU Strategic Research Grant
      [SRG-Fd] - CityU Strategic Research Grant for unfunded GRF
      [StUp] - CityU Start-up Grant for New Staff
      [GRF] - RGC General Research Fund
      [APRC] – CityU New Research Initiatives/Infrastructure Support from Central
      [MFPRC] - CityU Internal Funds for PRC Grants
      [NSFC] - The National Natural Science Foundation of China
    2018
      Project No.
      9048175
      Type
      ECS
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Chi WONG
      Project Title
      Perspective Flexibility Matters: The Effects of Cultural Syndromes on Attribution of Service Failure
      Start Date
      01-07-2018
      Complete Date
      31-12-2020
      Project No.
      9042726
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Chuoyan Maggie DONG
      Project Title
      Inharmonious Reseller Rewards: The Impact of the Social Comparison of Rewards on Reseller Performance within Marketing Channels
      Start Date
      01-07-2018
      Complete Date
      31-12-2021
      Project No.
      9042716
      Type
      GRF
      Principal Investigator
      Prof Zhilin YANG
      Project Title
      Best of Both Worlds: The Role of Supplier Influence Strategies in Customer Adoption of Innovations
      Start Date
      01-07-2018
      Complete Date
      31-12-2021
      Project No.
      7005180
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Xu ZHENG
      Project Title
      When It Is Good to Be Vague: The Strategic Use of Contract Ambiguity in Franchise Relationship Management
      Start Date
      01-09-2018
      Complete Date
      31-08-2020
      Project No.
      7200597
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Hyewon CHO
      Project Title
      Gender Differences in Response to Cheap (vs. Expensive) Romantic Gifts
      Start Date
      05-09-2018
      Complete Date
      30-09-2020
      Project No.
      7200599
      Type
      StUp
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Jane Jeongin PARK
      Project Title
      The Impact of Perceived Similarity of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Activities on Consumer Decisions
      Start Date
      20-09-2018
      Complete Date
      30-09-2020
      Project No.
      7005200
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Yiyan Stella LI
      Project Title
      Jumping for Quality or Engaging for Social Benefits? Exploring the Promotional Strategies and Dynamic Effects for Reward-Based Crowdfunding
      Start Date
      01-10-2018
      Complete Date
      30-09-2020
      Project No.
      7005202
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Xi LI
      Project Title
      Big Data and Market Entry
      Start Date
      01-10-2018
      Complete Date
      30-09-2020
      Project No.
      7005203
      Type
      SRG-Fd
      Principal Investigator
      Dr Huazhong ZHAO
      Project Title
      Status Leaders, Hubs, and Their Social Influence
      Start Date
      01-10-2018
      Complete Date
      30-09-2020
      Project Type
      [ECS] - Early Career Scheme
      [SRG] - CityU Strategic Research Grant
      [SRG-Fd] - CityU Strategic Research Grant for unfunded GRF
      [StUp] - CityU Start-up Grant for New Staff
      [GRF] - RGC General Research Fund
      [APRC] – CityU New Research Initiatives/Infrastructure Support from Central
      [MFPRC] - CityU Internal Funds for PRC Grants
      [NSFC] - The National Natural Science Foundation of China