Assistant Professor in Management Information Systems, School of Business and Economics
- PhD, Information Sciences & Technology, Pennsylvania State University
- MS, Ceramic Science and Engineering, Alfred University
- BS, Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University
Biography
Dr. Huang joined the School of Business and Economics in 2010. Before coming to Michigan Tech, she taught at Purdue University Calumet. Dr. Huang’s research and teaching interests include globally distributed IS development, IT offshore outsourcing, project management, virtual teams, and global IT workforce development. She has published more than 30 journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers in these areas. She and her coauthors won the IGI 2009 Excellence in Information Technology Research Journal Award. Dr. Huang is also active in professional services and has served as the chair, editor, and reviewer for a variety of conferences and journals.
Research Focus
Diversity is a hot-button issue in many industries—in the information technology sector, both women and minorities are underrepresented in the professional workforce. Dr. Huang investigates ways to correct the balance by determining how to promote and foster diversity.
On the global scale, Dr. Huang focuses on both big-picture and detail-oriented aspects of business. She researches global IT sectors, examining the connections between the development of IT sectors and the sustainability of an information economy. Concurrently, she is exploring how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of work collaborations among global virtual teams.
Teaching Interests
- Information Systems and Organizations
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Project Management
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Technology, Globalization, and Offshore Outsourcing
Research Interests
- Globally Distributed Information Systems Development
- Global IT Offshore Outsourcing
- Virtual Teams and Organizations
- Knowledge Management
- IS/IT Education and Workforce Diversity in the Global Information Economy