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Ning Su

Assistant Professor, Information Systems

Education

  • PhD, New York University
  • MS, University of Toronto
  • BS, Fudan University

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Ning Su is an Assistant Professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business. He holds a Ph.D. from New York University's Stern School of Business, an M.S. from the University of Toronto, Canada, and a B.S. from Fudan University, China.

Professor Su's research investigates global sourcing of knowledge-intensive services, from two opposite perspectives: sourcing clients and service providers. From the clients' perspective, he studies innovative sourcing models, such as "multisourcing" and "shared services". From the providers' perspective, he studies emerging management practices, in areas including capability development, internationalization strategy, and cultural intelligence. His study is based on extensive field research in industries such as financial services, technology, and consulting, and from locations including North America, Europe, Japan, India, and China.

Professor Su's research has been published in leading journals such as Decision Sciences, and has received the journal's 2009 Best Article Award. Outside academia, he has worked at IBM in the U.S., STAR TV of News Corporation in Hong Kong, and a European investment advisory firm in mainland China, on a number of research and consulting engagements.

Selected Publications

  • Su, N. and Levina, N. (Forthcoming). Global Multisourcing Strategy: Integrating Learning from Manufacturing into IT Service Outsourcing. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Special Issue: The Impacts of Global Information Systems Sourcing on Engineering, Technology and Innovation Management.
  • Su, N., Levina, N. and Lou, H. (2010). How IT Service Suppliers Acquire Capabilities in Outsourcing Alliances: An Evolutionary Perspective. Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Information Systems, St Louis, M.O., U.S.A.
  • Su, N., Akkiraju, R., Nayak, N. and Goodwin, R. (2009). Shared Services Transformation: Conceptualization and Valuation from the Perspective of Real Options. Decision Sciences. 40(3), 381-402. Special Issue: Advancing Decision Making in Service Innovation.
  • Su, N. (2009). Cultural Frame Management: The Emergence of Cultural Intelligence in Chinese IT Service Vendors. Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Information Systems, Phoenix, A.Z., U.S.A.
  • Su, N. (2008). Internationalization Strategies of IT Vendors from Emerging Economies: The Case of China. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Information Systems, Paris, France.
  • Levina, N. and Su, N. (2008). Global Multisourcing Strategy: The Emergence of a Supplier Portfolio in Services Offshoring," Decision Sciences. 39(3), 541-570. Special Issue: New Perspectives on Sourcing Decisions.

Expertise

  • Global sourcing strategy
  • Technological and service innovation
  • Entrepreneurial firms from emerging markets
 

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