Agnes Yang

Research Profile

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Accounting and Information Management at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee. My research focuses on how emerging technologies, i.e., blockchain and AI, transform governance, market, and academic practices.

Specifically, my doctoral dissertation aimed to address two research problems, in the context of decentralized platforms built on blockchains:

(i) potentials and limitations of decentralized, community governance in DAO*s

(ii) reducing gender and racial pricing disparity in curated NFT** art market

by eliminating intermediaries such as managers and art galleries.

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By exploring the potential and limitations of blockchain technologies,

my dissertation aims to guide organizations and practitioners

towards better adoption of decentralized systems suited to their objectives.

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*DAO: Decentralized Autonomous Organization

**NFT: Non-fungible Tokens

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Please refer to this blog post for more about the context of my research,

presented in an FAQ format based on common questions I’ve encountered.​

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