Bin Gu

Bin Gu

Professor and Department Chair, Information Systems, Boston University

Boston University Questrom School of Business

Professor Bin Gu is Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Professor and Department Chair of Information Systems at the Questrom School of Business, Boston University. Professor Gu’s research interests are in fintech, digital platforms, the future of work, online social media and social network, mobile commerce and IT-enabled business models. His work has appeared in leading academic journals, including Management Science, MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Retailing, and others. Before joining Boston University, Professor Gu was on the faculty of Arizona State University as Earl and Gladys Davis Distinguished Professor and associate dean of China Programs. Professor Gu has also been on the faculty of University of Texas at Austin. Before coming to academia, Professor Gu had worked for Arthur Andersen as a consultant.

Areas of Expertise

  • Economic Inequality
  • Political Science
  • Social Inequality or Stratification
  • Social Policy

Methodology

  • Experimental
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Secondary Data Analysis
  • Social Network Analysis