Daewon Sun
- Professor
- IT, Analytics, and Operations
Biography
Professor Sun’s primary research interests are in pricing strategies and resource management, including economics of information systems, interface between operation management and marketing, pricing strategies in online retailing, supply chain competition/coordination, and product launch/management of information technologies. His published papers appear in top-tier journals and his research was recognized by several professional awards including 2013 AIS Best Information Systems Publications Award of the Year. He is a senior editor for Production and Operations Management and an associate editor for Decision Sciences journals.
Professor Sun teaches information systems, operations management, and business analytics core courses, including Systems Analysis and Design, IS Capstone Project, Introduction to Process Analytics, Business Intelligence, and predictive analytics.
He holds a Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University, an MBA from Bowling Green State University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
Background
Education
- Ph D, Pennsylvania State University, Management Science & Information Systems
- MBA, Bowling Green State University
- BBA, Korea University
Expertise
- IT Product Pricing and Launching Strategies
- Supply Chain Conflict and Coordination
- Contracting and Competition under Asymmetric Information
- Operations Management and Marketing Interface
Editorial Boards
- Senior Editor, Production and Operations Management (2016)
- Associate Editor, Decision Sciences (2012)
Publications
Capitalizing on the Moment: The Strategic Role of Information Disclosure in Online Crowdfunding
- Hemant Bhargava
- Shawn Qu
- Yoonseock Son
- Daewon Sun
Production and Operations Management
Contracting Mechanisms for Stable Sourcing Networks
- Daewon Sun
- J. Ryan
- L Shao
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
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5
Robust Mechanism Design and Production Structure for Assembly Systems with Asymmetric Cost Information
- Daewon Sun
- Z. Li
- C. Qian
- J. Ryan
European Journal of Operational Research
301
2
Impact of Organizational Structure on Development Strategy under Equity-Based Incentives
- Daewon Sun
- Z. Li
- S. Lu
- J. Ryan
Production and Operations Management
30
4
Responsible Sourcing under Asymmetric Information: Price Signaling vs. Supplier Disclosure
- L. Shao
- J. Ryan
- Daewon Sun
Decision Sciences
51
5
Presentations
- Investing in Your Competitor’s Quality: When and Why, Korea University (2025)
- Investing in Your Competitor’s Quality: When and Why, Hanyang University (2025)
- Co-Developing Technology Products by Asymmetric Competitors, National University of Singapore (2024)
- Exclusive Paid Content for GenAI Development, BizAI Workshop, University of Texas-Dallas (2024)
- Sustainable Operations Management Workshop 2024, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2024)
- Co-Developing Technology Products by Asymmetric Competitors, Wake Forest University (2024)
- Research Roundtable on Platform Dynamics , Northwestern University (2023)
- Co-Developing Technology Products by Asymmetric Competitors, Seoul National University (2023)
- Co-Developing Technology Products by Asymmetric Competitors, Southern Methodist University (2022)
- Capitalizing on the Moment: The Strategic Role of Information Disclosure in Online Crowdfunding, Eighteenth Symposium on Statistical Challenges in Electronic Commerce Research (2022)
- How Should an Assembler Cope with Information Asymmetry?, INFORMS 2018 International Conference (2018)
- Selling Virtual Currency in Digital Games: Implications on Gameplay and Social Welfare, University of Hong Kong (2015)
- Stockout Compensation: Joint Inventory and Price Optimization in Electronic Retailing, INFORMS 2014 Annual Meeting (2014)
- Procurement Contract Design for Competing Buyers under Asymmetric Information, Korea Management Science and Operations Research Conference (2014)
- Optimal Contract Design for Platform Products and User-Developed Applications, Korea Association of Information Systems Conference (2013)
- Procurement Contracts under Information Asymmetry and Demand Uncertainty, Twenty Fourth Annual Conference of POMS (2013)
- Competition and Coordination in Online Marketplaces, INFORMS 2012 Annual Meeting (2012)
- Competition and Coordination in Online Marketplaces, University of Sydney (2012)
- Competition and Coordination in Online Marketplaces, Twenty Third Annual Conference of POMS (2012)
- Product Launch Timing and Versioning Strategy, INFORMS 2011 Annual Meeting (2011)
- Commercialization of Platform Technologies, Twenty Second Annual Conference of POMS (2011)
- Coordinating a Supply Chain with a Manufacturer-Owned Online Channel, INFORMS 2010 Annual Meeting (2010)
- Manufacturer-Retailer Conflicts in an E-Commerce Setting, Seoul National University (2010)
- Manufacturer-Retailer Conflicts in an E-Commerce Setting, Korea Association of Information Systems Conference (2010)
- Manufacturer-Retailer Conflicts in an E-Commerce Setting, Korea University (2010)
- Coordinating a Supply Chain with a Manufacturer-Owned Online Channel: A Dual Channel Model under Price Competition, INFORMS 2009 Annual Meeting (2009)
- Coordinating a Supply Chain with a Manufacturer-Owned Online Channel: A Dual Channel Model under Price Competition, Notre Dame ITM Symposium (2009)
- Coordinating a Supply Chain with a Manufacturer-Owned Online Channel - A Dual Channel Model under Price Competition, Twentieth Annual Conference of POMS (2009)
- Price and Quantity Competition in Online Retailing: Amazon's Marketplace Contract, INFORMS 2008 Annual Meeting (2008)
- Price and Quantity Competition between Outlets and Retail Stores: Why Manufacturers Restructure Outlets, Nineteenth Annual Conference of POMS (2008)
- Stockout Compensation in Online Retailing, Purdue University (2007)
- Performance of Single-Unit Auctions, Eighteenth Annual Conference of POMS (2007)
- The Optimal Format to Sell a Product through the Internet: Posted Price, Pure Auction, or Buyout Auction, 37th Annual Meeting of the Decision Science Institute (DSI2006) (2006)
- The Role of Stockless Operations in Electronic Retailing, INFORMS 2006 Annual Meeting (2006)
- Why Can We Observe Stockless Operations on the Internet? ” Stockless Operation under Competition, Seventeenth Annual Conference of POMS (2006)
- Dual Mechanism for an Online Retailer, Invited Talk, MIS Research Seminar (2005)
- Performance-Contingent Pricing for Broadband Services, Thirty-Eighth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-38) (2005)
- Multi-Unit Auction with Buy-It-Now, MIS Research Symposium (2004)
- Contingency Pricing Enables Versioning of Broadband Internet Access Services, INFORMS 2003 Annual Meeting (2003)
- Dual Mechanism in Electronic Retailing, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS2003) (2003)
- Pricing Strategy and Resource Management in the Digital Era, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS2003) (2003)
- Quality-Contingent Differentiated Pricing for Broadband Services, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS2003) (2003)
- Quality-Contingent Differentiated Pricing for Broadband Services, Second Big 10 IS Research Symposium (2003)
- Pricing Strategy and Resource Management in the Digital Era, Research Seminar, New Jersey Institute of Technology (2003)
- Best Allocation Strategy for an Online Retailer: Posted Price, Auction, or Both?, INFORMS Computing Society Conference (ICS2003) (2003)
- Stockout Compensation and Inventory Management for an Electronic Retailer, First Workshop on e-Business (WEB2002) (2002)
- Quality-Contingent Differentiated Pricing for Broadband Services, INFORMS 2002 Annual Meeting (2002)
- Best Allocation Strategy for an Online Retailer: Posted Price or Auction, Seventh Annual Conference on Information Systems & Technology (CIST2002) (2002)
- Stockout Compensation and Contingency Pricing Strategies in IT-enabled Commerce, DSI Service Workshop (2002)
- Joint Inventory and Price Optimization for an Electronic Retailer, Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE2001) (2001)
- Joint Inventory and Price Optimization for an Electronic Retailer, INFORMS 2001 Annual Meeting (2001)
- Inventory Management in e-business: An EOQ Approach with Compensation Policy, eBusiness Workshop (2001)
Awards
- Grow the Good in Business Faculty Research Award, University of Notre Dame (2021)
- James Dincolo Outstanding Undergraduate Professor Award, University of Notre Dame (2020)
- 2013 AIS Best Information Systems Publications Award of the Year, Association for Information Systems (AIS) (2014)
- 2009 eBusiness Section of INFORMS Best Paper Award, eBusiness Section of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) (2009)
- 2004 Operations Research Meritorious Service Award, Operations Research (an INFORMS journal) (2005)
- Finalist (2003)
- AMCIS Best Paper Award, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS2003), Digital Economy Track (2003)
- eBusiness Workshop Best Paper Award, The eBusiness Research Center and the Institute for the Study of Business Markets (2001)
Grants
- Best Selling Mechanism for an Online Retailer: Posted Price, Auction, or Dual?, Center for Supply Chain Research (CSCR), Pennsylvania State University, $6,000