Dr Chad Lin

Research Fellow , CBRCC

BCom (UWA) MCom (Curtin) GradDip (Curtin) PhD (Curtin)

Chad Lin became a Research Fellow in the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control in 2007. Prior to this appointment, he was a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in the School of Management/Management Information Systems at Edith Cowan University. Since 2003, Dr Lin has (co)authored 30 refereed journal papers, 17 book chapters, 34 conference papers and 5 technical reports.

Research Interests

• health communication
• social marketing
• health informatics
• strategic alliances in healthcare

Journal Articles

1. Lin, C., Standing, C., and Liu, Y. (accepted 2008) A Model to Develop Effective Virtual Teams, Decision Support Systems.  (ERA: A+, SCI, IF=1.160)
2. Standing, S., Standing, C., and Lin, C. (accepted 2008) A Framework for Managing Knowledge in Strategic Alliances in the Biotechnology Sector, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 24, 1-14.  (SSCI, IF=0.351)
3. Lin, C., Huang, Y. and Chung, H. (accepted 2008) IS/IT Investment Evaluation and IT Maturity in Large Australian Organizations, Journal of the Internet & Information Technology.
4. Huang, Y., Phau, I., Lin, C., Chung, H., and Lin, K. (accepted 2008) Allocentrism and Consumer Ethnocentrism: Social Identity on Purchase Intention, Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal. (SSCI, IF= 0.381)
5. Jalleh, G., Donovan, R.J., Slevin, T. and Lin, C. (accepted 2008) Efficacy of Breast Cancer Appeals for Promoting Physical Activity, Journal of Cancer Education. (SCI, IF=0.429)
6. Jalleh, G., Donovan, R. J., Lin, C., and Slevin, T. (2008) Changing Perceptions of Solaria and Cancer Risk: The Role of the Media, Medical Journal of Australia, 188(12), 735-735. (ERA: A, SCI, IF=2.582)
7. Lin, K., Lin, C., and Kuo, W. (2008) The Adoption and Management of Interactive Digital TV Commerce in Taiwan, International Journal of Management, 25(2), 287-299.
8. Lin, C., Pervan, G., Lin, H-C, and Tsao, H. (2008) An Investigation into Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce Organizations, Journal of Research and Practices in Information Technology, 40(1), 3-18. (SCI, IF=0.465)
9. Lin, C., Huang, Y. and Burn, J. (2007) Realising B2B e-Commerce Benefits: The Link with IT Maturity, Evaluation Practices, and B2B e-Commerce Adoption Readiness, European Journal of Information Systems, 16(6), 806-819. (ERA: A+, SCI, IF=0.862)
10. Lin, C., Huang, Y., Cheng, M., and Lin, W. (2007) Effects of Information Technology Maturity on the Adoption of Investment Evaluation Methodologies: A Survey of Large Australian Organizations, International Journal of Management, 24(4), 697-711.
11. Lin, C. and Huang, Y. (2007) A Model of IT Evaluation Management: Organizational Characteristics, IT Evaluation Methodologies, and B2BEC Benefits, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, LNCS 4655-0149, 149-158. (SCI, IF=0.402)
12. Lin, C., Lin, K., Huang, Y., and Liu, Y. (2007) A Comparative Study of IT Outsourcing Management in Australia and Taiwan, Journal of International Management Studies, 2(2), 29-39.
13. Lin, C. and Huang, Y. (2007) An Integrated Framework for Managing eCRM Evaluation Process, International Journal of Electronic Business, 5(4), 340-359.
14. Lin, W., Huang, Y., and Lin, C. (2007) Information Technology Executives’ View on the Factors that Influence the Success of Information Technology Investments, The Journal of Human Resource and Adult Learning, 3(1), 41-52.
15. Lin, C., Huang, Y., and Cheng, M. (2007) The Adoption of IS/IT Investment Evaluation and Benefits Realization Methodologies in Service Organizations: IT Maturity Paths and Framework, Contemporary Management Research, 3(2), 173-194.
16. Lin, C., Pervan, G. and McDermid, D. (2007) Issues and Recommendations in Evaluating and Managing the Benefits of Public Sector IS/IT Outsourcing, Information Technology and People, 20(2), 161-183. (ERA: A)
17. Standing, C. and Lin, C. (2007) Organizational Evaluation of the Benefits, Constraints and Satisfaction with Business-To-Business Electronic Commerce, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, 11(3), 107-153. (ERA: A, SSCI, IF=1.429)
18. Lin, K. and Lin, C. (2007) Evaluating the Decision to Adopt RFID Systems Using Analytic Hierarchy Process, The Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, 11(1), 72-78.
19. Lin, C., Huang, Y., and Tseng, S. (2007) A Study of Planning and Implementation Stages in Electronic Commerce Adoption and Evaluation: The Case of Australian SMEs, Contemporary Management Research, 3(1), 83-100.
20. Lin, K., Yeh, T., Liu, Y. and Lin, C. (2006) Low-Cost RFID Identification Variation, Advances in Intelligent Systems Research, October, 820-823.
21. Lin, C., Lin, K., Huang, Y., and Kuo, W. (2006) Evaluation of Electronic Customer Relationship Management: The Critical Success Factors, The Business Review, Cambridge, 6(2), 206-212.
22. Standing, C., Burn, J., and Lin, C. (2006) Case Study: Information Systems in Western Australian Universities, Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 14(1), 251-260.
23. Standing, C., Guilfoyle, A., Lin, C. and Love, P. E. D. (2006) The Attribution of Success and Failure in IT Projects, Industrial Management and Data Systems, 106(8), 1148-1165. (SCI, IF=1.942)
24. Kuo, W., Lin, C., Hsu, G., and Huang, Y. (2006) An Empirical Study of Resource Contribution in SMEs Alliance, Journal of Global Business Management, 2(2), 103-111.
25. Huang, Y., Lin, C., and Lin, H. (2005) Techno-economic Effect of R&D Outsourcing Strategy for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: A Resource-Based Viewpoint, International Journal of Innovation and Incubation, 2(1), 1-22.
26. Lin, K., Lin, C. and Tsao, H. (2005) IS/IT Investment Evaluation and Benefit Realization Practices in Taiwanese SMEs, Journal of Information Science and Technology, 2(4), 44-71.
27. Love, P.E.D., Irani, Z., Standing, C., Lin, C. and Burn, J. (2005) The Enigma of Evaluation: Benefits, Costs and Risks of IT in Small-Medium Sized Enterprises, Information and Management, 42(7), 947-964. (ERA: A+, SSCI, IF=2.119)
28. Lin, C., Pervan, G., and McDermid, D. (2005) IS/IT Investment Evaluation and Benefits Realization Issues in Australia, Journal of Research and Practices in Information Technology, 37(3), 235-251. (SCI, IF=0.465)
29. Tsao, H., Lin, K. H., and Lin, C. (2004) An Investigation of Critical Success Factors in the Adoption of B2BEC by Taiwanese Companies, The Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, 5(1/2), 198-202.
30. Lin, C. and Pervan, G. (2003) The Practice of IS/IT Benefits Management in Large Australian Organizations, Information and Management, 41(1), 13-24. (ERA: A+, SSCI, IF=2.119)

Books and Chapters

1. Burn, J., Standing, C., and Lin, C. (accepted 2007) Information Systems Teaching and Research in Western Australian Universities, IS-in-Oz, In Gable, C. (Ed.), ANU ePress, Canberra, Australia.
2. Lin, C. and Huang, Y. (accepted 2007) ICT Investment Evaluation Practices in Large Organizations, In Cartelli, A. and Palma, M. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology, IGI Global, Hershey, USA.
3. Lin, C. and Lin, K., (accepted 2007) A Study of Information Requirement Determination Process of an Executive Information System, In Adam, F. and Humphreys, P. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies, Idea Group Reference, Hershey, USA.
4. Huang, Y. and Lin, C. (accepted 2007) Information Systems Resource Contribution in Strategic Alliance by Small Healthcare Centers, In Wickramasinghe, N. and Geisler, E. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems, Idea Group Reference, Hershey, USA.
5. Lin, C. and Huang, Y. (accepted 2007) The Adoption of IS/IT Evaluation Methodologies in Australian Public Sector Organizations, In Khosrow-Pour, M. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 2nd Edition, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, USA.
6. Lin, C. (accepted 2007) IT Evaluation Practices in Electronic Customer Relationship Management (eCRM), In Khosrow-Pour, M. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 2nd Edition, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, USA.
7. Lin, K., Lin, C., and Shen, C. (2007) Evaluation of Interactive Digital TV Commerce Using the AHP Approach, In Pagani, M. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, 2nd edition, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, USA.
8. Lin, C. and Lin, K. (accepted 2007) IT Outsourcing Practices in Australia and Taiwan, In Khosrow-Pour, M. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 2nd Edition, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, USA.
9. Lin, C. (2008) IT Evaluation Issues in Australian Public Sector Organizations, In Garson, G. D. and Khosrow-Pour, M. (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Public Information Technology, Information Science Reference, Hershey, USA, 711-721.
10. Stockdale, R. and Lin, C. (2007) Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Small and Medium Sized Businesses Websites in a Business to Business Context, In Calero, C., Mª Ángeles Moraga, and Piattini, M. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Web Information Systems Quality, Idea Group Reference, Hershey, USA, 71-85.
11. Lin, C., Cripps, H., and Huang, Y. (accepted 2007) Web-Based Commerce Applications: Adoption and Evaluation, In Freire, M. and Pereira, M. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications, Information Science Reference, Hershey, USA, 696-701.
12. Lin, K., Lin, C., and Leu, H. (2007) Decision Analysis for Business to Adopt RFID, In Taniar, D. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mobile Computing & Commerce Volume 2, Volumes I-II, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, USA, , 178-184.
13. Tsao, H., Lin, K. and Lin, C. (2007) Visit Duration and Consumer Preference Towards a Web Portal Content, In Tatnall, A. (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Portal Technology and Applications, Volumes I-II, Information Science Reference, Hershey, USA, 1085-1090.
14. Lin, C. and Pervan, G. (2005) An Overview of a Public Sector Case Study on Evaluating and Managing the Benefits of IS/IT, In Khosrow-Pour, M. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Volumes I-III, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, USA, 2364-2367.
15. Tsao, H. and Lin, C. (2004) IS/IT Outsourcing, In Wang, M. (Ed.), Introduction to MIS, FLAG Publication, Taiwan, 10.1-10.38.
16. Lin, K., Tsao, H., and Lin, C. (2004) Hardware Resources Management – Information Technology Resources Management, In Wang, M. (Ed.), Introduction to MIS, FLAG Publication, Taiwan, 2.1-2.34.

17. Lin, C. and Pervan, G. (2003) A Public Sector Case Study on Evaluating and Managing the Benefits IS/IT, In Davis, C. K. (Ed.), Technologies & Methodologies for Evaluating Information Technology in Business, Chapter 4, IRM Press, Hershey, USA, 97-121.

Conference Presentations

1. Lin, C., Huang, Y., and Jalleh, G. (2008) Implementing IS Resources and Technologies in Small Healthcare Centers, 3rd International Symposium on Healthcare Information Management (UHIMA2008), Tainan, Taiwan, March 7, 1-11. (Best Paper Award – First Place)
2. Lin, K., Sun, S., Hu, W, and Lin, C. (2008) An Empirical Study of Investment Evaluation and Benefits Realization Methodologies Adoption in B2B E-Commerce for the Digital TV Industry, The 19th International Conference on Information Management (ICIM2008), Nantou, Taiwan, May 16-17, pp236-243.
3. Lin, C., Huang, Y., and Stockdale, R. (2008) B2B Website Constraints, Evaluation, and Benefits in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, 8th Conference on Small-and-Medium Enterprises Management, 2008 (8th CSMEM, 2008), Chiayi, Taiwan, May 16, pp1-11.
4. Liu, Y. and Lin, C. (2008) IT Project Evaluation Issues in the Public Sector Organizations, International Conference on Advanced Information Technologies (AIT2008), Taichung County, Taiwan, April 25-26, 1-11.
5. Lin, K., Sun, S., Kao, S, and Lin, C. (2008) The Impact of IT Investment Evaluation and Benefits Realization on the Effectiveness of RFID Outsourcing, 2008 RFID Technology Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, February 1, 1-8.
6. Liu, Y., Lin, C., andHuang, Y. (2007) How Do Virtual Teams Work- A Social Relationship Model By SEM, The Seventh International Conference on Electronic Business (ICEB 2007), Taipei, Taiwan, December 2-6, 258-260. 
7. Liu, Y., Huang, Y., and Lin, C., (2007) Evaluation Issues in Managing and Realizing Benefits in B2BEC/IT Investments, The Seventh International Conference on Electronic Business (ICEB 2007), Taipei, Taiwan, December 2-6, 189-192.
8. Huang, Y., Lin, C., and Fulford, R. (2006) Evaluating and Realizing the B2BEC Benefits in EC-Related IT Investments, 17th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2006), Adelaide, Australia, December 6-8, 1-10.
9. Lin, K., Yeh, T., Liu, Y. and Lin, C. (2006) Low-Cost RFID Identification Variation, The 9th International Conference on Computer Science and Informatics (as a track of the Ninth International Joint Conference on Information Sciences) (JCIS/CSI 2006), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, October 8 - 11, 820-823.
10. Lin, C., Huang, Y., Chung, H. and Liu, Y. (2006) The Critical Success Factors and Evaluation Issues for eCRM Implementation, 10th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2006), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 6-9, 1558-1565.
11. Stockdale, R., Lin, C., and Liu, Y. (2006) The perception of website effectiveness by small business owners in a business to business context, 10th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2006), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 6-9, 588-600.
12. Lin, C. and Huang, Y. (2006) Exploring the Adoption and Evaluation of E-Commerce in SMEs: Planning and Implementation Stages, International Conference on Business and Information (BAI 2006), Singapore, July 12-14, 1-14.
13. Lin, C. and Huang, Y. (2006) The Impact of IT Maturity on the Adoption of IS/IT Investment Evaluation and Benefits Realization Methodologies, International Conference on Business and Information (BAI 2006), Singapore, July 12-14, 1-18.
14. Stockdale, R., Lin, C. and Stoney, S. (2005) The Effectiveness of SME Websites in a Business To Business Context, The IADIS e-Commerce 2005 Conference, Porto, Portugal, 15 - 17 December, 259-266.
15. Lin, K., Juang, W., Tsao, H. and Lin, C. (2005) The Study on the IS/IT Outsourcing Services Loyalty, 11th Conference on Information Management and Implementation, (IMI/IMP 2005) (Information Management and Implementation 2005), Taipei, Taiwan, 10 December, 3247-3266.
16. Lin, C. and Liu, Y. (2005) An Evaluation Framework for Electronic Customer Relationship Management (eCRM), Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2005), Sydney, Australia, November 30 - December 2, 1-11. (best paper nomination).
17. Lin, C., Guilfoyle, A., Standing, C., and Love, P. (2005) The Attribution of Success and Failure by IS Project Professionals, Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2005), Sydney, Australia, November 30 - December 2, 1-12.
18. Lin, C. (2005) IS/IT Investment Evaluation Practices, B2BEC Adoption, and IT Maturity in large Australian Organizations: Preliminary Findings, Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2005), Sydney, Australia, November 30 - December 2, 1-10. (best paper nomination)
19. Lin, C., Cripps, H., and Bode, S. (2005) E-commerce Adoption and Evaluation in Australian Organizations, The 6th International We-B (Working For E-Business) Conference 2005 (We-B 2005), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, November 23-25, 154-163.
20. Liu, Y., Lin, C., and Cripps, H. (2005) Using Meta-Analysis to Develop a Framework to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Virtual Teams, The 6th International We-B (Working For E-Business) Conference 2005 (We-B 2005), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, November 23-25, 290-301.
21. Huang, Y., Lin, C., Chung, H., and Hsu, G. (2005) Resource Complementarity and Supplementarity in Small Dialysis Centers: Empirical Evidence for Taiwan, The North American Technology and Business Conference (NATB 2005), Montreal, Canada, September 22 – 23, 1-13.
22. Lin, C., Huang, Y., and Chung, H. (2005) IS/IT Investment Evaluation and IT Maturity in Large Australian Organizations, The North American Technology and Business Conference (NATB 2005), Montreal, Canada, September 22 – 23, 1-12.
23. Lin, C. and Liu, Y. (2005) Evaluation and Implementation Issues for Investments in Electronic Customer Relationship Management in Australia, International Telecommunications Society Africa-Asia-Australasia Regional Conference (ITS 2005), Perth, Western Australia, August 28-30, 1-15.
24. Huang, Y., Chung, H. and Lin, C. (2005) R&D Outsourcing in Information Technology Organisations: Effects on Costs, Profits, and Technological Capability, The 2005 International Conference on Information Management in Modern Enterprise (IBIMA 2005), Lisbon, Portugal, July 5-7, 398-405.
25. Lin, C. and Liu, Y. (2005) Evaluation Issues in Managing IS/IT Outsourcing Contracts: A Study of Large Australian Organizations, Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences Institute (APDSI 2005) - The 10th Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan, June 28 - July 2, 1-11.
26. Liu, Y., Lin, C. and Li, F. (2005) Face-to-Face Versus Computer-Mediated Communication: A Comparison of Experimental Literature, Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences Institute (APDSI 2005) - The 10th Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan, June 28 - July 2,1-11.
27. Lin, C., Cripps, H., and Bode, S. (2005) Electronic Commerce Projects Adoption and Evaluation in Australian SMEs: Preliminary Findings, 18th Bled eConference (Bled 2005), Bled, Slovenia, June 6 – 8, 1-14.
28. Lin, C. and Cripps, H. (2005) IS/IT Investment Evaluation Practices in Australia and Taiwan: A Comparative Study, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Information Resources Management Association (IRMA 2005), San Diego, USA, May 15-18, 87-90.
29. Lin, C. (2005) An Exploratory Study of the Implementation and Evaluation of Electronic Customer Relationship Management (eCRM), The 1st international Conference on Information Management and Business 2005 (IMB 2005), Taipei, Taiwan, March 25-26, 114-120.
30. Lin, C. and Standing, C. (2005) The Investigation of the Processes of IS/IT Investment Evaluation and Benefits Realization in B2B-EC Organizations, The 1st international Conference on Information Management and Business 2005 (IMB 2005), Taipei, Taiwan, March 25-26, 144-151.
31. Lin, C. (2004) An Exploratory Study of B2BEC Adoption and Investment Evaluation Practices in SMEs, 5th International Working for e-Business Conference (We-B 2004), Perth, Western Australia, November 25-26, 85-92. (best paper nomination).
32. Lin, C. (2004) Examining IS/IT Outsourcing Projects in Large Organisations: Some Evidence of the Use of Benefits Evaluation Methodologies, 5th International Working for e-Business Conference (We-B 2004), Perth, Western Australia, November 25-26, 93-102. (best paper nomination).
33. Lin, C., Pervan, G., Lin, H-C, and Tsao, H. (2004) A Survey on Evaluating and Realizing IS/IT Benefits in Taiwanese B2BEC Companies, The 12th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS2004) , Turku, Finland, June 14-16, 1040CL 1-13.
34. Lin, C., Pervan, G., and McDermid, D. (2004) Research on IS/IT Investment Evaluation and Benefits Realization, Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the Information Resources Management Association (IRMA 2004), New Orleans, LA, USA, 23-26 May, 647-650.
35. Gharavi, H. and Lin, C. (2004) An Information and Communication Technology Diffusion Model For Australian Travel Industry, International Workshop on Business and Information (BAI 2004), Taipei, Taiwan, March 26-27, V3 1-10.
36. Tsao, H., Lin, K. H., and Lin, C. (2004) An Investigation of Critical Success Factors in the Adoption of B2BEC by Taiwanese Companies, International Workshop on Business and Information (BAI 2004), Taipei, Taiwan, March 26-27, X5 1-10.

Technical Reports

1. Jalleh, G., Lin, C. and Donovan, R.J. (2008). Beliefs and Knowledge on Bowel Cancer Issues and Awareness of and Participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Among Western Australians Aged 55 to 74 years: 2008, CBRCC Report 080629, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.
2. Jalleh, G., Donovan, R. J., and Lin, C. (2008) Western Australians’ Awareness and Attitudes Towards The Cancer Council Western Australia and the Services it Provides: 2007, CBRCC Report 060108, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.
3. Jalleh, G., Donovan, R. J., and Lin, C. (2007) Beliefs and Knowledge on Bowel Cancer Issues and Awareness of and Participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Among Western Australians Aged 55 to 74 years, CBRCC Report 070529, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.
4. Jalleh, G., Lin, C., and Donovan R.J. (2007) 2006/2007 ‘Generation SunSmart’ Campaign Evaluation, CBRCC Report 070510, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.
5. Jalleh, G., Lin, C., and Donovan, R. J. (2007) Western Australians’ Awareness and Attitudes Towards The Cancer Council Western Australia and the Services it Provides: 2006, CBRCC Report 070128, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.

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