Who am I?
Personal Details
- Jing Sun
- Assistant Professor in Strategic Management
- Mike Ilitch School of Business
- Wayne State University
- Prentis Building
5201 Cass Ave
Detroit, MI 48202 - +1 (313) 577-5282
- jing@wayne.edu
Professional Profile
I am an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at the Mike Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University. My research interests include strategic alliance network, merger and acquisition, temporal perspective and social media. I received my PhD in Strategic Management at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh. Previously, I was a business development manager in Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, in charge of designing auto finance products and marketing campaigns. I was among the key management team to restructure Beijing Jeep, the first IJV in China, into Beijing Benz Automotive Co.
My Education
Education
Ph.D. in Strategic Management
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Science in Economics
China Center for Economic Research (CCER)
Peking University, Beijing, China
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature
Bachelor of Arts in International Business
International School of Business
Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China
My Professional Background
Work Experience
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
Mike Ilitch School of Business
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance, Beijing, China
Business Development Manager
Developed financial products and implement financial product programs. Lead cross-functional team of 8 persons responsible for financial leasing project launch in China. Maintained communication with brand partners to initiate joint programs and market campaigns. Conducted market research w/ qualitative & quantitative methods to formulate corporate strategy.
Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance, Beijing, China
District Manager for Northern China
Steered and managed financial service business roll-out for Northern China. Provided financial consultancy based on dealer needs and HQ requirement. Supervised financial consultants’ performance within the region.
Daimler-Chrysler Northeast Asia, Beijing, China
Executive Advisor to the CEO
JV Contract Negotiation: negotiated on various JV set-up issues with Chinese counterpart. Corporate Strategy: Researched special project assignments and established business procedures. Operation Management: Supported business plan development. Communication: Developed and maintained business relationship with other companies
My research papers
Publications
2022
The contingent roles of market turbulence and organizational innovativeness on the relationships among interfirm trust, formal contracts, interfirm knowledge sharing and firm performance
Sun, J., Tekleab, A., Cheung, M., Wu, WP
In Journal of Knowledge Management, forthcoming
2021
How corporate social responsibility can incentivize top managers: A commitment to sustainability as an agency intervention
Greiner, M., Sun, J
In Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 2021; 1–16
2014
When a firm's centrality in R&D alliance network is (not) the answer for invention: The interaction of centrality, inward and outward knowledge transfer capacities
Caner, T., Sun, J., & Prescott, J.E.
In Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Volume 33, July-September 2014, 193-209.
From contingencies to paradoxes: Exploring tensions in research on alliance portfolios and innovation
Corbo, L., Sun, J., & Shi, W.
In T. K. Das (Ed), Strategic Alliances for Innovation and R&D, Research in Strategic Alliances, 2014, 185-208.
2012
A temporal perspective of merger & acquisition and strategic alliance initiatives: review and future directions
Shi, W., Sun, J., & Prescott, J.E.
Journal of Management 38(1): 164-209, 2012
Contact
Get in touch
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My Address
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245 Mervis Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, 15213 - +1 (917) 525-3619
- jing@wayne.edu