Sue Kong

(as of October 9, 2006)
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Postal Address: 448 Vose Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
Phone: (973) 946-3680
Fax: (973) 833-0429
Email: kongsue@gmail.com
Website: www.kongsue.com

Education

Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Doctoral Major: Information Technology
Dissertation: Agile Software Development Methodology: Effects on Software Quality and the Cultural Contexts for Organizational Adoption
Thesis Director: Professor Kenneth E. Kendall

China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Major: Industrial Engineering

Tianjin Polytechnic University (formerly known as Tianjin Institute of Textile Science and Technology), Tianjin, China
Major: Industrial Engineering

Teaching Interests

• Management Information Systems
• Database Management Systems
• E-Commerce
• Emerging Information Technologies
• Systems Analysis and Design

Rutgers University
E-Commerce Project Management
Analysis and Design of Information and E-Systems
Global Issues in E-Commerce Technology
2 semesters

Rutgers University
Management Information Systems
4 semesters

Rutgers University
Management Information Systems
Advanced Management Information Systems
Database Management
4 semesters

Research Interests

• Alternative Approaches to Information Systems Development
• Adoption and Diffusion of IT
• IT Project Management
• Social, Behavioral and Organizational Aspects of Information Systems
• Security of Information and Systems

Publications

1. Kong, S., J.E. Kendall and K.E. Kendall (2006). “How Distinct is the Agile Approach to Systems Development? A Cultural Perspective and Its Implications for Research and Practice,” Proceedings of DSI 2006 Annual Meeting.
2. Kong, S., K.E. Kendall and J.E. Kendall (2006). “Agile Practices, Promises of Rigor, and Information Systems Quality,” Proceedings of IRMA 2006 Conference.
3. Kendall, J.E., K.E. Kendall and S. Kong (2006).  “Improving Quality Through the Use of Agile Methods in Systems Development: People and Values in the Quest for Quality,” in Duggan, E.W. & H. Reichgelt (Eds.), Measuring Information Systems Delivery Quality, Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, pp. 201-222, 2006.
4. Peng, Y. and S. Kong (1998). “To Discuss Exchange Rate Fluctuation by Using IS-LM Model,” Journal of China University of Mining and Technology, Issue 1, 1998.
5. Wu, H., S. Kong and Q. Duan (1998). “A Study on Distribution Channels of Steel in China,” Economics of Coal Industry, Issue 6, 1998.
6. Kong, S. (1997). “Corporate Identity Systems Planning in Coal Industry,” in Encyclopedia of Management Science in Coal Industry, 1st Ed., Beijing, China: Enterprise Management Press, pp.1346-1380, 1997.

Working Papers

1. “When to Use Agile Software Development: The Internal and External Factors That Count,” with K.E. Kendall and J.E. Kendall.
2. “Does Agile Methodology Lead to Quality Software: An Empirical Study,” with K.E. Kendall and J.E. Kendall.

Professional Societies

• Agile Alliance
• Association for Information Systems (AIS)
• Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
• Information Resources Management Association (IRMA)
• Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
• American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Professional Activities

• Reviewer for DSI and IRMA
• Participant in DSI Doctoral Consortium, Boston, MA, 2004
• Certified Jade (an integrated object-oriented development environment) Programmer, 2002

Computer Skills

Selected Honors and Awards

• Dissertation Research Award, Technology Management Research Center, Rutgers University, 2006.
• Finalist, Juran Fellowship, Joseph M. Juran Center for Leadership in Quality, University of Minnesota, 2006.
• Participant in ICIS (International Conference of Information Systems) Doctoral Consortium, Milwaukee, WI, 2006.
• Dissertation Fellowship , Rutgers Business School , Rutgers University, 2005.
• Distinguished Class Leader , Graduate School of China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), Beijing, China , 1997.
• Board Fellowship (highest award for academic achievement), Graduate School of CUMT, Beijing, China, 1996.
• Excellent Graduate Medal (equivalent to Summa Cum Laude), Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China, 1995.
• Excellent Student Award for Science and Technology (top honor for academic achievement of college students majored in Science and Technology), Educational Department of China, Tianjin, China, 1994.
• Outstanding Scholarship Award for four consecutive years , Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China, 1992 - 1995.

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