Dr. Xiaobo Xu is a Professor of Information Management and Information Systems at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China. He received his BE in Management Engineering from East China University of Science and Technology and his PH.D. in Management Information Systems from University of Mississippi. His primary research interests include information systems project success, business model innovation, research methodologies, shared economy, e-commerce success, supply chain management, etc. He has published about 60 articles in internationally leading and prestigious journals, including British Journal of Management, Decision Support Systems, Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Project Management Journal, Information Technology Management, Information Systems Frontiers, International Journal of Information Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Internet Research, DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems among others.He has given many invited talks/seminars at different universities such as University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang University, HIT-Shenzhen, SCUT, Abu Dhabi University, Qatar University, etc. He has received both internal and external research funds. He has also provided consulting services to firms in United Arab Emirates and mainland China.

IS Project Success/Business Model Innovation/Shared Economy/E-Commerce Success/Supply Chain Management

Head-Department of Intelligent Operations and Marketing (IOM), IBSS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China-September 2021-Present

Professor-IBSS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China-August 2020-Present

Head-Department of Strategic Management and Organisation (SMO), IBSS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China-September 2021-August 2024

Associate Dean-Academic Engagement, IBSS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China-February 2021-March 2023

Visiting Professor-IBSS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China-Febuary 2020-July 2020

Professor-The American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-2017-2020

Liaison Officer for China Affairs-The American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-2017-2019

Associate Professor-The American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-2011-2017

Assistant Professor-The American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-2005-2011

Consultant-Caterpillar Inc., 36 CR 166, Oxford, Mississippi, U. S.A-2003

Graduate Instructor-The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, U. S. A-2002-2005

Graduate Research Assistant-The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, U. S. A-2001-2002

Department Manager-Shanghai Feilo Co., Ltd., Capacitor Branch, Shanghai, P. R. China-2000-2001

Project Manager-Shanghai Feilo Co., Ltd., Shanghai, P. R. China-1999-2000

IOM206-Project Management Essentials

BUS303-Final Year Project

SMO409-Final Individual Project for IMBA

Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University: IOM417-Fundamentals of Project Management (4.87/5.00)

Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University: MAN232-Project Management Essentials (4.89/5.00)

Chang’an University: Masters and PhD Module-Advanced Research Methodology

American University of Sharjah: MBA Module-Business Etiquette and Protocol

American University of Sharjah: MIS321-Object-Oriented Programming for Business Applications

American University of Sharjah: MIS304-Applied Systems Design

American University of Sharjah: MIS301-Fundamentals of Database Management

American University of Sharjah: MIS202-Business Processing Logic

American University of Sharjah: MIS201-Fundamentals of MIS

American University of Sharjah: QBA202/SCM202-Operations Management

University of Mississippi: MGMT372-Operations Management I (Junior or Above Level)

University of Mississippi: MIS309-Management Information Systems II

University of Mississippi: MIS241-Management Information Systems I

Competitive Faculty Sabbatical Leave Award, The American University of Sharjah, Spring 2020

Faculty Course Release, The American University of Sharjah, 2018-2019

Competitive Faculty Sabbatical Leave Award, The American University of Sharjah, 2012-2013

Graduate Assistantship, School of Business Administration, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA, 2001-2005

Outstanding Employee, Shanghai Feilo Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China, 2000

Merit-based Scholarship, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, 1995-1999