Regular biography
Ning Nan is an Associate Professor at The University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business, within the BUS department. Her research interests include digital business strategy, evolvable IT infrastructure, online community, complex adaptive systems, agent-based modeling, and blockchain. She is affiliated with the Accounting and Information Systems Division and holds the Stanley Kwok Professorship in Business. Her work has been published in MIS Quarterly, including studies on digital resilience, organizational learning, and the role of IT in competitive advantage. She teaches courses such as Managing e-Business and Database Technology.
Scholar-generated biography
Ning Nan is a researcher at the University of British Columbia focusing on digital business, online community dynamics, blockchain technology, complex adaptive systems, and agent-based modeling. Their work explores how complex systems and decentralized technologies shape organizational behavior and information systems. Key research areas include the role of self-organization in online communities during crises, the integration of blockchain and ontologies for governance, and the impact of IT on competitive advantage in turbulent environments. Nan's publications also examine collaborative governance, knowledge sharing, and the effects of team structure on software development. Their research emphasizes the interplay between human and machine learning in organizational contexts.