Education
Doctor Degree (Ph.D.), Free University Berlin, Department of Business and Economics
Diploma Degree, Free University Berlin, Department of Business and Economics
Visiting Student at University of Warwick, Warwick Business School
Undergraduate Courses in Media Science and Sociology at Free University Berlin
Areas of Expertise
Global sourcing, offshoring, network coordination, project-based organizing, institution-building
Background
2006-2009 Senior Research Associate, Offshoring Research Network, Duke U Fuqua BS, Durham, NC
2002-2006 Research Fellow, Free University Berlin Institute of Management, Berlin, Germany
2003-2004 Coordinator of educational research projects on poverty and informal economy in Berlin with university and high school students
2001-2002 Research Assistant, Social Science Research Center Berlin, Unit Labour Market and Employment, Berlin, Germany
2000 Evaluator of UNICEF Urban Out-of-School Program and Volunteer Consultant in Lekhnath Municipality, Nepal
1999 Analyst at consulting company for regional economic development, Berlin, Germany
Courses Taught
Strategic Management (M-1-209, M-2-116)
Research Interests
My research stretches across the field of management and mainly covers three areas: the formation and coordination of relationships and networks in project businesses, global sourcing strategies and capabilities, and the role of multinational corporations in shaping local and global business contexts. I have done field research in different countries, including Germany, the U.S., Romania, and China; and industries, including film production, the automotive supplier industry, and global business services. I have also conducted studies in the field of European research and development cooperation.
Selected Publications
Manning, S. (Forthcoming) “The Strategic Formation of Project Networks: A Relational Practice Perspective”, Human Relations.
Hutzschenreuter, T., Manning, S. (Forthcoming) “Governance of Offshoring Relationships”, Long Range Planning.
Manning, S., Massini, S., Lewin, A.Y. (2008) ”A Dynamic Perspective on Next-Generation Offshoring: The Global Sourcing of Science and Engineering Talent”, Academy of Management Perspectives, 22 (3), 35-54.
Manning, S. (2008) “Customizing Clusters: On the Role of Western MNCs in the Formation of Science & Engineering Clusters in Emerging Economies”, Economic Development Quarterly, 22 (4), 316-323.
Manning, S. (2008) “Embedding Projects in Multiple Contexts - A Structuration Perspective”, International Journal of Project Management, 26 (1), 30-37.
Manning, S. (2005) “Managing Project Networks as Dynamic Organizational Forms: Learning from the TV Movie Industry“, International Journal of Project Management, 23 (5), 410-414.
Professional and Service Activities
I am ad-hoc reviewer for several management journals, including Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, and the Academy of Management Perspectives. I am member of the Academic of Management, the Academy of International Business and the European Group for Organizational Studies. I am affiliated member of the Research Group Inter-Firm Networks, based in Berlin, Germany; and associated research partner of the Offshoring Research Network (ORN), based at Duke University. As ORN partner I co-moderate discussion groups on offshoring and outsourcing on XING and LinkedIn, and have been involved in corporate advisory projects and practitioner workshops, e.g. in collaboration with the Latin America Chapter of the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP).
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