嘉   宾：Ning Nan  Associate Professor  The University of British Columbia

主持人：房思含 助理教授  上海交通大学安泰经济与管理学院

时　间：2025年10月22日（周三）11:00-12:30

地　点：上海交通大学徐汇校区安泰楼A507

内容简介:

Software reuse is essential for digital innovation in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, software vulnerabilities buried deep in reused packages can diffuse widely through dependencies and ultimately undermine the achievement of the SDGs. We conceptualize how compromises in social enterprises‘ software reuse decisions can produce system-level vulnerability diffusion patterns and SDG outcomes that are unforeseen or unintended by these enterprises. Our conceptual model is tested with an agent-based model grounded in field and interview data. Simulation results show that, given sufficient time for the aggregation of gains and losses from software reuse decisions, social enterprises operating under more favorable local conditions tend to achieve better SDG outcomes. However, with limited time, as is often the case in SDG initiatives, the diffusion of software vulnerabilities and SDG outcomes can diverge substantially from the aggregated impact of local conditions. The discrepancy between the aggregated and temporal effects of social enterprises‘ decisions manifests how digital properties of software enable a community of social enterprises to rapidly amplify beneficial or harmful effects of software reuse. The theoretical implications of the findings help bridge and extend complementary insights from digital sustainability, software engineering, and digital innovation literatures. They can also guide social and business enterprises to effectively leverage digital resources toward the achievement of SDGs.

演讲人简介：

Ning Nan is an Associate Professor of Management Information Systems in the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. Her research applies the complex adaptive systems theory to examinations of the uses and impact of information and communication technology on business and society.  Her current research topics include the application of blockchain and artificial intelligence to social justice issues, climate change, and smart cities. Ning Nan has published in MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, and IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, among others.  She received her PhD degree in Business Information Technology from University of Michigan‘s Ross School of Business.

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