Chengxin Cao

Education

Ph.D., Management Information Systems, University of Minnesota Minneapolis United States

M.P.P., Public Policy, University of Minnesota Minneapolis United States

M.Sc., Economics, Renmin University of China Beijing China

B.Sc., Economics, Renmin University of China Beijing China

Journal Articles

Cao, C., Xue, L., & Ray, G. (2025). AI-Augmented Green Jobs and Corporate Climate Performance: Evidence from U.S. Firms and Facilities (to be submitted Fall 2025). In Progress.

(2025). A Bridge across the Digital Divide in Telemedicine? The Use of Text-Messaging in Medical Diagnosis (to be submitted Fall 2025). In Progress.

Cao, C., Chen, W., Wu, H., Kim, J., & Li, Z. (2025). Enterprise System Standardization and Firm Information Provision (Reject & Resubmit). Production and Operations Management,

Cao, C., Subramani, M., Ray, G., & Gupta, A. (2025). Evening the Odds in a Gendered Workplace - The Empowering Role of Knowledge Repositories. Information Systems Research,

Havakhor, T., Cao, C., Mishra, A., & Chun, D. (2025). Public Generative Resources and the Transplanting Ability: Generative AI as a Source of Competitive Advantage (under review). MIS Quarterly,

Su, T., Bhussar, M., Mishra, A., & Cao, C. (2025). Post-Acquisition Exploratory Innovation: The Role of Acquiring Firms' IT Capabilities (R&R). Information Systems Research,

Su, T., Mishra, A., Zhang, C., & Cao, C. (2025). How Does the AI Inventor Mobility Affect the Creation of AI Invention? (Under review). MIS Quarterly,

(2025). Marketing Employees with AI Expertise: Roles and Performance Implications (under review). Journal of Marketing,

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. (2025). Digital Resource Redeployment from Targets to Acquirers in the Healthcare Industry: The Role of Co-Specialized Human Capital in Value Creation. MIS Quarterly,

Cao, C., Subramani, M., Ray, G., & Gupta, A. (2022). Enterprise Systems and Merger and Acquisition Outcomes for Acquirers and Targets. MIS Quarterly, (3).

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. (2022). Enterprise Systems and the Likelihood of Horizontal, Vertical, and Conglomerate Mergers and Acquisitions. MIS Quarterly, (2).

Cao, C., Lin, Z., Ulmer, J. R., Parsa, R., & Sapp, T. (2021). Pricing Cyber Security Insurance. Journal of Mathematical Finance, 12(1).

Future Growth or Mitigating Cyber Risk? How Data Breaches Affect the Reallocation of IT Capital (to be submitted Fall 2025). In Progress.

Conference Proceedings

Wang, S., Zhong, Z., & Cao, C. (2024). A Bridge across the Digital Divide in Telemedicine? The Use of Text-Messaging in Medical Diagnosis. POMS Conference.

Cao, C., Mishra, A., & George, J. (2019). Information Technology-Induced Employment Irregularities and Their Impacts on Temporary Worker Welfare. ICIS 2019 Proceedings.

Presentations

Cao, C., Mah, S., Song, E., & Lee, J. Leveraging AI-Skilled Marketing Talent: Roles and Firm Performance Implications. 2026 AMA Winter Academic Conference.

Su, T., Mishra, A., Zhang, C., & Cao, C. Inventor Mobility, and AI Invention Performance of Incumbents. CIST workshop. Atlanta

Cao, C., Hakimi, M., Crecelius, A., & Lee, J. Impact of Corporate Downsizing on the Performance of Interactive Services: Evidence from the Videogame Industry. 2025 American Marketing Association Winter Academic Conference. Phoenix, AZ

Cao, C., Havakhor, T., Mishra, A., & Chun, D. Public Generative Resources and the Transplanting Ability: Generative AI as a Source of Competitive Advantage. CIST workshop. Seattle

Wang, S., Zhong, Z., & Cao, C. A Bridge across the Digital Divide in Telemedicine? The Use of Text-Messaging in Medical Diagnosis. Doctoral Consortium at Johns Hopkins University.

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. Digital Resource Redeployment from Targets to Acquirers in the Healthcare Industry: The Role of Co-Specialized Human Capital in Value Creation. The Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA). Washington D.C.: Center for Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence (CDHAI).

Wang, S., Zhong, Z., & Cao, C. A Bridge across the Digital Divide in Telemedicine? The Use of Text-Messaging in Medical Diagnosis. POMS Conference.

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. (2025, October 8). Antecedents and Consequences of Digital Resource Redeployment from Targets to Acquirers in M&A in the Healthcare Industry. INFORMS annual meeting. Phoenix, AZ

Cao, C., Mishra, A., & George, J. Information Technology-Induced Employment Irregularities and Their Impacts on Temporary Worker Welfare. DSI annual meeting.

Cao, C., Lin, Z., Mahdavi Adeli, A., & Ulmer, J. Future Growth or Mitigating Cyber Risk? How Data Breaches Affect the Reallocation of IT Capital. Informs annual meeting.

Cao, C., Mahdavi Adeli, A., Lin, Z., & Ulmer, J. Future Growth or Mitigating Cyber Risk? How Data Breaches Affect the Reallocation of IT Capital. Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems. Munich, Germany

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. Acquirers and Targets’ Enterprise Systems and Premium on M&A Deals. Informs annual meeting.

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. Enterprise Information Systems and Mergers and Acquisitions. : Arizona State University.

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. Enterprise Information Systems and Mergers and Acquisitions. : Purdue University.

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. Enterprise Information Systems and Mergers and Acquisitions. : University of Texas Dallas.

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. Enterprise Information Systems and Mergers and Acquisitions. : National University of Singapore.

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. Enterprise Information Systems and Mergers and Acquisitions. : Iowa State University.

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. Acquirers and Targets’ Enterprise Information Systems and Premium on Merger and Acquisition Deals. Informs annual meeting. Nashville

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. Acquirers and Targets’ Enterprise Information Systems and Premium on Merger and Acquisition Deals. Workshop on Information Systems and Economics. Dublin

Cao, C., Ray, G., Subramani, M., & Gupta, A. Enterprise Information Systems and Mergers and Acquisitions. Workshop on Information Systems and Economics. Dallas

Research Currently in Progess

Zhong, Z., Wang, S., & Cao, C.(n.d.). Beauty Wise or Beauty Bias? Physicians' Appearance and Patients' Selection on Online Health Platforms. In Progress.

Zhong, Z., Wang, S., & Cao, C.(n.d.). A Bridge across the Digital Divide in Telemedicine? The Use of Text-Messaging in Medical Diagnosis. In Progress.

College

Professional