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Patrick Y. K. Chau

Patrick Y. K. Chau

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
53
Citations
24839
World Ranking
800
National Ranking
39

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
56
Citations
25946
World Ranking
2746
National Ranking
551

Overview

Patrick Y. K. Chau is affiliated with Beijing Normal University in China. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Medicine, evidenced by 11 publications in this area.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Sociology and Political Science, Marketing, Information Systems and Management, and Applied Psychology. These subfields reflect a multidisciplinary approach to their research interests.

The main topics addressed by Patrick Y. K. Chau include:

  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Media Influence and Health

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with current issues in information systems, technology adoption, and health-related research. Notable papers include:

  • "Have we controlled properly? Problems with and recommendations for the use of control variables in information systems research" (2023), published in International Journal of Information Management
  • "Separate Versus Joint Evaluation: The Roles of Evaluation Mode and Construal Level in Technology Adoption" (2020), published in MIS Quarterly
  • "Inferring super-spreading from transmission clusters of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore" (2020), published in Journal of Hospital Infection
  • "Meaningful gamification for psychological empowerment: exploring user affective experience mirroring in a psychological self-help system" (2020), published in Internet Research
  • ""To share or not to share?" - A hybrid SEM-ANN-NCA study of the enablers and enhancers for mobile sharing economy" (2024), published in Decision Support Systems

Patrick Y. K. Chau has frequently published in venues such as Decision Support Systems, International Journal of Information Management, MIS Quarterly, Internet Research, and Journal of Hospital Infection.

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including Mengyue Wang, Xin Li, Brian Fitzgerald, Doug Vogel, and Suprateek Sarker, each of whom has co-authored at least two works with them.

Best Publications

  • Examining the technology acceptance model using physician acceptance of telemedicine technology

    Paul J. Hu;Patrick Y. K. Chau;Olivia R. Liu Sheng;Kar Yan Tam

  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE BY INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONALS: A MODEL COMPARISON APPROACH

    Patrick Y. K. Chau;Paul Jen-Hwa Hu

  • A perception-based model for EDI adoption in small businesses using a technology-organization-environment framework

    Kevin K. Y. Kuan;Patrick Y. K. Chau

  • An empirical assessment of a modified technology acceptance model

    Patrick Y. K. Chau

  • Investigating healthcare professionals' decisions to accept telemedicine technology: An empirical test of competing theories

    Patrick Y.K. Chau;Paul Jen-Hwa Hu

  • Factors affecting the adoption of open systems: an exploratory study

    Patrick Y. K. Chau;Kar Yan Tam

  • Reexamining a Model for Evaluating Information Center Success Using a Structural Equation Modeling Approach

    Patrick Y.K. Chau

  • Examining a Model of Information Technology Acceptance by Individual Professionals: An Exploratory Study

    Patrick Y. K. Chau;Paul J. Hu

  • Dynamics between the trust transfer process and intention to use mobile payment services: A cross-environment perspective

    Yaobin Lu;Shuiqing Yang;Patrick Y. K. Chau;Yuzhi Cao

  • Cultural differences in the online behavior of consumers

    Patrick Y. K. Chau;Melissa Cole;Anne P. Massey;Mitzi Montoya-Weiss

  • An Empirical Investigation of the Determinants of User Acceptance of Internet Banking

    Patrick Y. K. Chau;Vincent S. K. Lai

  • Influence of Computer Attitude and Self-Efficacy on IT Usage Behavior

    Patrick Y. K. Chau

  • Understanding Individual Adoption of Instant Messaging: An Empirical Investigation

    Hao Lou;Patrick Y.K. Chau;Dahui Li

  • Cultivating the sense of belonging and motivating user participation in virtual communities: A social capital perspective

    Ling Zhao;Yaobin Lu;Bin Wang;Patrick Y.K. Chau

  • Determinants of users’ continuance of social networking sites: A self-regulation perspective

    Hui Lin;Weiguo Fan;Patrick Y.K. Chau

  • Assessing the effects of service quality and justice on customer satisfaction and the continuance intention of mobile value-added services: An empirical test of a multidimensional model

    Ling Zhao;Yaobin Lu;Long Zhang;Patrick Y. K. Chau

  • An empirical investigation on factors affecting the acceptance of CASE by systems developers

    Patrick Y. K. Chau

  • Cooperative advertising, game theory and manufacturer–retailer supply chains

    Susan X. Li;Zhimin Huang;Joe Zhu;Patrick Y.K. Chau

  • Understanding behavioral intention to use a cloud computing classroom

    Wen-Lung Shiau;Patrick Y.K. Chau

  • An empirical investigation of web site use using a commitment-based model

    Dahui Li;Glenn J. Browne;Patrick Y. K. Chau

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Jen-Hwa Hu
Paul Jen-Hwa Hu University of Utah
Kar Yan Tam
Kar Yan Tam Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yaobin Lu
Yaobin Lu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
James Y. L. Thong
James Y. L. Thong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Robert J. Kauffman
Robert J. Kauffman Singapore Management University
Kevin C. Desouza
Kevin C. Desouza Queensland University of Technology
Guoqing Chen
Guoqing Chen Tsinghua University
Ting-Peng Liang
Ting-Peng Liang National Sun Yat-sen University
Fujun Lai
Fujun Lai University of Southern Mississippi
Joe Zhu
Joe Zhu Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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