Educational Qualifications

2016                    
PhD (Marketing), National University of Singapore

2014                    
PhD visiting (Marketing), Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

2010                    
Master (Economics), National University of Singapore

2008                    
Bachelor (Economics), Huazhong University of Science and Technology  

Academic and Professional Experience

2018 - Present      
Head of Programme, Doctor of Business Administration
School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2016 - 2018          
Head of Programme, Visual Communication with Business
School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences

Selected Publications

  • Ho, S., Wang, Y., & Wee, C. H. (forthcoming, 2026). Big Data Analytics Adoption and Firm Performance: Evidence From Singapore SMEs. Journal of Enterprise Information Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-04-2026-0546 [ABDC: A]
  • Shi, J., Lee, J., Xu, L. Z., Wang, Y., & Ow, T. (forthcoming, 2026). When AI Becomes Its Own Biggest Fan: Self-Preference Bias in AI-Assisted Peer Review. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. [ABDC: A]
  • Ding, D., Wang, Y., Shi, J., & Yu, Y. (forthcoming, 2026). The Evolution of Sustainable Finance: Innovations, Policies, and Global Cooperation for Financial System Transformation. Financial Innovation. [ABDC: B]
  • Wang, Z., Ding, Q., Ding, D., Zhu, S., Ren, J., Wang, Y., & Tan, C. H. (2026). Reinforcement Learning-Guided NSGA-II Enhanced with Gray Relational Coefficient for Multi-Objective Optimization: Application to NASDAQ Portfolio Optimization. Mathematics, 14(2), 296. [Scopus Q1; SCImago Q2; SCIE Q1]
  • Xu, X., Wang, Y.*, Ye, R. & Hu, H. (2025). To Do or Not? NFT Platform’s Anti-Counterfeits Strategy. Industrial Management & Data Systems. [ABDC:A]
  • Wang, Y., Shi, J., Ow, T. T., Yun, J., & Yang, Y. (2025). The Impact of Technological Innovations on Consumer Behavior in E-Commerce: A Systematic Review. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC), 37(1), 1-27. [ABDC: B]
  • Shi, J., Firmansyah, E. A., Wang, Y., & Xu, W. (2025). Technological innovation and regulatory harmonization in Islamic finance: a systematic review and machine learning analysis (2000–2023). Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research. [Scimago: Q2]
  • Tan, H., Sun, X., & Wang, Y. (2024). Trust Building Across and Within Cultures: A Study of Guinea, West Africa and China. International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/147059582412859 [Cultural Studies (Q1), Arts and Humanities (Q1)]
  • Shi, J., Zheng, J, Wang, Y. & Lee, D. (2024). The Evolution and Future of Cryptocurrency-Based Fundraising Mechanisms. Journal of British Blockchain Association. https://doi.org/10.31585/jbba-7-2-(3).
  • Yu, E., Wang, Y., Shi, J., Wang, X. (2024). Blockchain-based AI Agent and Autonomous World Infrastructure. In 2024 IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CAI).
  • Liu, K., Yu, M., Jin, Y., Wang, Y., Yan, J., & Liu, X. (2023). Tokenomic Model of Friend.Tech Social Platform: A Data-driven Analysis. Conference proceeding from Blockchain Data Analytics Workshop, IEEE International Conference on Data Mining 2023.
  • Wang Y. (2022). AI Reactance When People Are Under Evaluation. Conference proceeding from Colloquium on European Research in Retailing 2022. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4574594
  • Wang Y., Guan C., Hung Y., & Wei J. (2017). Should Independent Film Studios Use Super Stars? Conference proceeding from Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy.
  • Hung Y., Guan C., Wang Y., Wei J., & Ding D. (2017). Winning Box Office with Right Movie Synopsis - A Text Analysis Perspective. Conference proceeding from Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy. [Best Paper in the track].

 

Case Study

 

Book Chapter

  • Wang, Y. and Yu, E. (2025). Financial Innovation through AI and Blockchain: Opportunities and Challenges, Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion, Volume 3. Elsevier.
  • Shi, J., Wang, Y. (2025). Opportunities and Challenges of Fintech in Southeast Asia. In: Zarifis, A., Cheng, X. (eds) Fintech and the Emerging Ecosystems. Financial Innovation and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83402-8_16
  • Guan, C., Jiang, Z., Ding, D. and Wang, Y. (2020). The Emerging Business Models, Chapter 8, World Scientific. https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11372#t=aboutBook.

 

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