Technology Innovation · Ecosystem · Knowledge Sourcing · Open Source Community · AI and Machine Learning
Jiahua Sun
PhD Candidate of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Singapore Management University
Welcome to my website!
My research centers on one question: How do organizations source, evaluate, and integrate external knowledge? More broadly, my interests include technological innovation, ecosystems, knowledge sourcing, open-source communities, AI and machine learning.

Working papers
Adam Tatarynowicz and Jiahua Sun. [Evaluation of technological novelty]
Jiahua Sun, Nianchen Han, Shaoqin Tang, and Liang Chen. [Cumulative innovation in online community]
- Selected for the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2026).
- Under Review
Jinci Liu, Jiahua Sun, and Shaoqin Tang (alphabetical order). “Worker or Work: Human Review with AI”
Shaoqin Tang, Nianchen Han, Jiahua Sun, and Liang Chen. [AI & knowledge sourcing]
Work in progress
- [AI as knowledge gatekeeper], with Shaoqin Tang & Tony Tong
- [Ecosystem multihoming], with Wenlu Su, Liang Chen & Jingtao Yi
- [Ecosystem development]
- [Strategic repositioning in digital platform], with Liang Chen & Pengxiang Zhang
Contact
- [email protected]
- Phone
- (+65) 80671826
- Address
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, 50 Stamford Road, Singapore, 178899