By Professor Barney Tan

Book Chapters

Xiao X; Tan B, 2023, 'Developing indigenous theory with qualitative IS research', in Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Information Systems New Perspectives, pp. 288 - 305

Davison RM; Tan B; Wong LHM; Ng E, 2023, 'Teaching qualitative research methods', in Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Information Systems New Perspectives, pp. 10 - 29

Ng E; Tan B, 2023, 'The shape of theory: An alternative take on theorizing based on the nature of qualitative data', in Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Information Systems New Perspectives, pp. 258 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781802205398.00022

Lee D; Tan B; Mithas S, 2023, 'Driving Digital Transformation', in Digital Transformation Accelerating Organizational Intelligence Volume 4 Digital Strategies and Organizational Transformation, pp. 27 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789811271984_0003

Tan B; Pan SL, 2013, 'Achieving and enhancing e-government integration: Lessons from the land data hub project of the Singapore land authority', in Dynamics of Governing IT Innovation in Singapore A Case Book, pp. 115 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789814417839_0006

Tan B, 2013, 'Constructing a platform for information technology value co-creation: Lessons from the alliance for corporate excellence programme (ACE) of Singapore’s ministry of finance', in Dynamics of Governing IT Innovation in Singapore A Case Book, pp. 85 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789814417839_0004

Tan B; Pan SL; Cha V, 2013, 'Developing a customer-centric, inclusive e-government: Lessons from the central provident fund board of Singapore', in Dynamics of Governing IT Innovation in Singapore A Case Book, pp. 53 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789814417839_0003

Tan B, 2013, 'NS portal: Transforming the public services of the ministry of defence of Singapore', in Dynamics of Governing IT Innovation in Singapore A Case Book, pp. 135 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789814417839_0007

Tan B; Pan SL; Cha V, 2013, 'The evolution of Singapore’s infocomm plans: Singapore’s e-government journey from 1980 to 2007', in Dynamics of Governing IT Innovation in Singapore A Case Book, pp. 1 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789814417839_0001

Journal articles

Tan B; Xiao X; Chau M; Tan FTC; Leong C, 2025, 'The dynamics, organisation and evolution of digital platforms and ecosystems', Information Systems Journal, 35, pp. 417 - 421, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/isj.12548

Cui T; Tan B; Shi Y, 2024, 'Fostering humanistic algorithmic management: A process of enacting human-algorithm complementarity', Journal of Strategic Information Systems, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsis.2024.101838

Huang W; Ng E; Tan B; Ge C, 2024, 'The development of a C2B2C sharing economy platform: A case study of China's Airparking', Information and Management, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2024.103960

Au CH; Tan B; Ge C, 2024, 'Fighting fire with fire: the use of an auxiliary platform to address the inherent weaknesses of a platform-based business', Internet Research, 34, pp. 1129 - 1144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/INTR-10-2021-0746

Au CH; Tan B; Leong C; Ge C, 2024, 'Disrupting the disruptor: The role of information systems in facilitating second-mover advantage', Information and Management, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2023.103904

Dhavamani P; Tan B; Gozman D; Johnson L, 2024, 'Frugal Fintech Ecosystem Development: A Resource Orchestration Perspective', Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.17705/1cais.05526

Ng E; Tan B; Sun Y; Meng T, 2023, 'The strategic options of fintech platforms: An overview and research agenda', Information Systems Journal, 33, pp. 192 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/isj.12388

Meng T; Ng E; Tan B, 2022, 'Digital attrition: The negative implications of the sharing economy for the digital options of incumbent firms', Information Systems Journal, 32, pp. 1005 - 1033, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/isj.12380

Leong C; Tan FTC; Tan B; Faisal F, 2022, 'The emancipatory potential of digital entrepreneurship: A study of financial technology-driven inclusive growth', Information and Management, 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2020.103384

Muthukannan P; Tan B; Chiang FT; Leong C; Tan F, 2021, 'Novel mechanisms of scalability of financial services in an emerging market context: Insights from Indonesian Fintech Ecosystem', International Journal of Information Management, 61, pp. 102403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102403

Xiao X; Tan B; Leong C; Tan FTC, 2021, 'Powered by “Qinghuai”: The melding of traditional values and digital entrepreneurship in contemporary China', Information Systems Journal, 31, pp. 769 - 802, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/isj.12301

Leong C; Faik I; Tan FTC; Tan B; Khoo YH, 2020, 'Digital organizing of a global social movement: From connective to collective action', Information and Organization, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2020.100324

Tan B; Pan SL; Chen W; Huang L, 2020, 'ORGANIZATIONAL SENSEMAKING IN ERP IMPLEMENTATION: THE INFLUENCE OF SENSEMAKING STRUCTURE', MIS QUARTERLY, 44, pp. 1773 - 1809, http://dx.doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2020/11872

Muthukannan P; Tan B; Gozman D; Johnson L, 2020, 'The emergence of a Fintech Ecosystem: A case study of the Vizag Fintech Valley in India', Information and Management, 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2020.103385

Tan F; Ondrus J; Tan B; Junsuk O, 2020, 'Digital Transformation of Business Ecosystems: Evidence from the Korean Pop Industry', Information Systems Journal: an international journal promoting the study and practice of information systems, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/isj.12285

Au CH; Tan B; Sun Y, 2020, 'Developing a P2P lending platform: stages, strategies and platform configurations', Internet Research, 30, pp. 1229 - 1249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/INTR-03-2019-0099

Zaitsev A; Gal U; Tan B, 2020, 'Coordination artifacts in Agile Software Development', Information and Organization, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2020.100288

Tan B; Pan SL; Chen W; Huang L, 2020, 'Organizational sensemaking in erp implementation: The influence of sensemaking structure', MIS Quarterly Management Information Systems, 44, pp. 1773 - 1810, http://dx.doi.org/10.25300/misq/2020/11872

Tan F; Tan B; Sun Y, 2018, 'Social Shaping Leadership in Enterprise System Acquisition and Development: The Influence of Reference Users in Xizi Holdings', Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application, 19, pp. 157 - 173, https://aisel.aisnet.org/jitta/vol19/iss2/8

Ng E; Tan B, 2018, 'Achieving state-of-the-art ICT connectivity in developing countries: The Azerbaijan model of Technology Leapfrogging', Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/isd2.12027

Tan B; Ng E; Jiang J, 2018, 'The process of Technology Leapfrogging: Case analysis of the national ICT infrastructure development journey of Azerbaijan', International Journal of Information Management, 38, pp. 311 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2017.10.008

Tye M; Leong C; Tan FTC; Tan B; Khoo YH, 2018, 'Social media for empowerment in social movements: The case of Malaysia’s grassroots activism', Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 42, pp. 408 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.04215

Tan FT; Cahalane M; Tan BC; Englert J, 2017, 'How GoGet CarShare’s Product-Service System is Facilitating Collaborative Consumption', MIS Quarterly Executive, 16, pp. 265 - 277, http://misqe.org/ojs2/index.php/misqe/article/view/800

Leong C; Tan B; Xiao X; Tan FTC; Sun Y, 2017, 'Nurturing a FinTech ecosystem: The case of a youth microloan startup in China', International Journal of Information Management, 37, pp. 92 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2016.11.006

Tan FT; Tan B; Lu A; land L, 2017, 'Delivering Disruption in an Emergent Access Economy: A Case Study of an E-Hailing Platform', Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 41, pp. 497 - 516, http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol41/iss1/22/

Tan FT; Tan BC; Wang WJ; Sedera D, 2017, 'IT-enabled Operational Agility: An Interdependencies Perspective', Information and Management, 54, pp. 292 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2016.08.001

Sun Y; Cao H; Tan B; Shang RA, 2016, 'Developing Frugal IS Innovations: Applied insights from Weqia.com', International Journal of Information Management, 36, pp. 1260 - 1264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2016.08.008

Tan FT; Tan B; Pan S, 2016, 'Developing a Leading Digital Multi-Sided Platform: Examining IT Affordances and Competitive Actions in Alibaba.com', Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 38, pp. 738 - 760, http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol38/iss1/36

Tan B; Pan SL; Zuo M, 2015, 'Harnessing collective IT resources for sustainability: Insights from the green leadership strategy of China mobile', Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 66, pp. 818 - 838, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.23215

Tan B; Yi C; Chan HC, 2015, 'Deliberation without attention: The latent benefits of distracting website features for online purchase decisions', Information Systems Research, 26, pp. 437 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/isre.2015.0566

Tan B; Pan SL; Lu X; Huang L, 2015, 'The role of IS capabilities in the development of multi-sided platforms: The digital ecosystem strategy of alibaba.com', Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 16, pp. 248 - 280

Wang Z; Huang J; Tan B, 2013, 'Managing organizational identity in the e-commerce industry: An ambidexterity perspective', Information and Management, 50, pp. 673 - 683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2013.05.002

Pan SL; Tan B, 2011, 'Demystifying case research: A structured-pragmatic-situational (SPS) approach to conducting case studies', Information and Organization, 21, pp. 161 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2011.07.001

Tan BCC; Pan SL; Hackney R, 2010, 'The strategic implications of web technologies: A process model of how web technologies enhance organizational performance', IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 57, pp. 181 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2009.2023130

Pan SL; Tan BCC; Huang J; Poulsen B, 2007, 'The Development Paths of Non-Strategic Capabilities', European Management Journal, 25, pp. 344 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2007.07.007

Conference Papers

Hoang T; Tan B; Leong C, 2024, 'Fintech Development as Guerrilla Warfare: A Case Study of Vietnam’s Momopay', Bangkok, Thailand, presented at The Forty-Fifth International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2024), Bangkok, Thailand, 15 December 2024 - 18 December 2024, https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2024/digital_emergsoc/digital_emergsoc/4/

Wang BY; Tan B; Boell S; Li CX; Chen E, 2024, 'The Development and Leverage of Artificial Intelligence Capabilities', Association for Information Systems (AIS), Bangkok, Thailand, presented at The Forty-Fifth International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2024), Bangkok, Thailand, 15 December 2024 - 18 December 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/31014

Bergheim J; Nt E; Tan B; Guo Z, 2024, 'The Negative Influence of Buy Now Pay Later Platforms on Irresponsible Spending', Bangkok, Thailand, presented at The Forty-Fifth International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2024), Bangkok, Thailand, 15 December 2024 - 18 December 2024, https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2024/digital_emergsoc/digital_emergsoc/11

Ibello GD; Leong C; Tan B; Guo Z, 2024, 'Fortune Favors the Scrappy: Enacting Serendipitous Digital Innovations', Bangkok, Thailand, presented at The Forty-Fifth International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2024), Bangkok, Thailand, 15 December 2024 - 18 December 2024, https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2024/digital_comm/digital_comm/8

Chen D; Hsu C; Ng E; Tan B; Yu JJ, 2024, 'Ambidextrous Scaling through an IoT Platform Ecosystem', Association for Information Systems (AIS), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, presented at Pacific-Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2024), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 01 July 2024 - 05 July 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/31013

Ng A; Tan E; Tan B; Leong C, 2024, 'Developing an Integrated Superapp: A Case Study of Vietnam's Momopay', Paphos, Cyprus, presented at The 32nd European Conference on Information System (ECIS 2024), Paphos, Cyprus, 13 June 2024 - 19 June 2024, https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2024/is_governance/track21_is_govern/8

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