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Ning Su

Associate Professor, General Management, Strategy & Information Systems

Ning Su

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Expertise

  • Global strategies
  • Digital innovation
  • Qualitative research

Research Publications

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Professor Su is an expert on design and sourcing strategies, and qualitative research methods. His work explores the interaction between technologies and organizations, markets, societies, and policies in the digital age, based on in-depth field studies in diverse sectors, including financial services, professional services, public services, art and design, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing, across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. His research is published in top journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, and MIT Sloan Management Review.  

Professor Su is the recipient of the “40 Most Outstanding Business School Professors Under 40” by Poets&Quants, MIT Sloan Management Review annual top-10 articles recognition, the inaugural Early Career Award of the Association for Information Systems, and Best Article Awards from the Decision Sciences Institute and IBM Global Research. Professor Su has taught in Denmark, Finland, Italy, China, NYU Stern, and Cornell University, and has advised a portfolio of multinational firms, startups, and public and not-for-profit organizations. 

Programs Taught

  • HBA
  • MBA
  • EMBA
  • Executive Education
  • PhD

Education

  • PhD, New York University Stern School of Business
  • MS, University of Toronto
  • BS, Fudan University

Recent Refereed Articles

  • Sarker, S.; Whitley, E. A.; Goh, K-Y.; Hong, Y. K.; Mähring, M.; Sanyal, P.; Su, N.; Xu, H.; Xu, J. D.; Zhang, J., et al., 2023, "Some Thoughts on Reviewing for Information Systems Research and Other Leading Information Systems Journals", Information Systems Research, December 34(4): 1321 - 1338.
  • Hsu, C.; Lee, J-N.; Fang, Y.; Straub, D. W.; Su, N.; Ryu, H-S., 2022, "The Role of Vendor Legitimacy in IT Outsourcing Performance: Theory and Evidence", Information Systems Research, March 33(1): 337 - 361.
  • Joshi, M. P.; Su, N.; Austin, R.; Sundaram, A. K., 2021, "5 errores en ciencia de datos que afectan a tu negocio", MIT Sloan Management Review
  • Joshi, M.; Su, N.; Austin, R. D.; Sundaram, A. K., 2021, "Why So Many Data Science Projects Fail to Deliver", MIT Sloan Management Review, March 62(3): 85 - 89.
  • Su, N.; Levina, N.; Ross, J. W., 2016, "The Long-Tail Strategy for IT Outsourcing", MIT Sloan Management Review, December 57(2): 81 - 89.
  • Su, N.; Levina, N.; Ross, J., 2016, "La estrategia de larga cola para la externalización de las TI", Harvard Deusto Business Review, April 255: 6 - 20.
  • Su, N., 2015, "Cultural Sensemaking in Offshore Information Technology Service Suppliers: A Cultural Frame Perspective", MIS Quarterly, December 39(4): 959 - 983.
  • Su, N., 2013, "Internationalization Strategies of Chinese IT Service Suppliers", MIS Quarterly, February 37(1): 175 - 200.
  • Su, N.; Levina, N., 2011, "Global Multisourcing Strategy: Integrating Learning from Manufacturing into IT Service Outsourcing", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, November 58(4): 717 - 729.
  • Su, N.; Akkiraju, R.; Nayak, N.; Goodwin, R., 2010, "Business Transformation Under Uncertainty: Understanding the Value of Strategic Flexibility", International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics, January 5(1): 53 - 63.
  • Su, N.; Akkiraju, R.; Nayak, N.; Goodwin, R., 2009, "Shared Services Transformation: Conceptualization and Valuation from the Perspective of Real Options", Decision Sciences, August 40(3): 381 - 402.
  • Levina, N.; Su, N., 2008, "Global Multisourcing Strategy: The Emergence of a Supplier Portfolio in Services Offshoring", Decision Sciences, August 39(3): 541 - 570.
  • Su, N., 2007, "Towards Integrated Service Innovation: From Strategic Goals to Organisational Structures", International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics, December 2(4): 357 - 370.

For more publications please see our Research Database

Honours & Awards

  • Association for Information Systems (AIS) Special Interest Group in Advances in Sourcing (SIG Sourcing) Inaugural Annual Best Paper Award, 2022
  • MIT Sloan Management Review Top-10 Articles of 2021
  • Strategic Management Society (SMS) Teaching Community Rep-at-Large, 2018, 2021, 2022
  • Harvard Business Publishing Bestseller Cases 2022 - Present
  • The Case Centre, UK, Bestselling Cases, 2023
  • The 40 Most Outstanding Business School Professors Under 40, Poets&Quants, 2017
  • Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference Organization Theory Division Best Paper Award Runner-up, 2019
  • International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) Outstanding Associate Editor Award, 2017
  • Inaugural Early Career Award of the Association for Information Systems (AIS)
  • Industry Studies Association Giarratani Rising Star Award Runner-up
  • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Prize
  • IBM Research Best Paper in Service Science Award
  • Decision Sciences Journal Best Article Award
  • Decision Sciences Journal Featured Article, Special Issue “Decision Making in Service Innovation”
  • Ivey Early Career Impact Award
  • J.J. Wettlaufer Faculty Fellowship
  • Ivey Business School Dean’s Commendation for Teaching Excellence
  • Western University Teaching Honor Roll Award of Excellence
  • Principal Investigator (PI), Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Grants (two)
  • Co-PI, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Research Grant
  • New York University Stern School of Business Commendation for Teaching Excellence
  • New York University Stern School of Business Joseph Taggart Fellowship

Experience

  • IBM, New York
  • STAR, now part of Disney, Hong Kong
  • Investment Consulting, Mainland China and Europe

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