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
Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals
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
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
FQRSC Grant to design, develop, and evaluate an Online Communication听Tool for Group Discussions
SSHRC Grant (Co-PI: Alain Pinsonneault) to examine Online Advertising
Faculty of Management (平特五不中) grant for examining Impact of听Information technology enabled Markets
FQRSC Team Grant of to examine challenges in maximizing the value of听Information Technology (Role in the team: Collaborator)
2005: NET Institute Summer 2005 Grant for 鈥淨uality Uncertainty and Adverse Selection in听Sponsored Search Markets鈥�.
2005: Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant, University of Maryland
