Faculty

Overview

Professor Deepa Mani is a faculty in the Information Systems area, and Research Fellow at the Indian School of Business. She is also the Executive Director of the Srini Raju Centre for Technology and The Networked Economy at ISB. Deepa’s research interests are at the intersection of technology, organisation, and society. She is interested in studying the organization of IT and IT-enabled business functions in firms, and assessment of the business value of a broad class of IT decisions and interventions. Her research articles have been published in leading academic journals and extensively featured in refereed conference proceedings, edited book chapters, and popular media outlets. Deepa works closely with industry to drive innovation and strategies for the digital economy. She also works closely with the central and state governments to explore the impact of technology interventions in areas such as education, healthcare and urbanization.

Deepa serves as an Associate Editor for Management Science and Information Systems Research. Deepa completed her undergraduate education from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University and her graduate education from Carnegie Mellon University. She received her doctorate degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Education

• Ph D (Information Systems), University of Texas 2008
• Masters in Information Systems Management , Carnegie Mellon University 2003
• BA ((Honors) Mathematics), St. Stephen's College, Delhi University 1995

Research

Published Papers

Nandkumar, Anand.,Srikanth, Kannan.,Kale, Prashant.,Mani, Deepa. (forthcoming) "Creating and Sustaining Advantage through Value Appropriation: The Role and Impact of Organizational Mechanisms in Protecting Trade Secrets", Strategy Science Mani, Deepa. (2018) "Impact Assessment of Common Service Centers in India", prepared for Ministry of IT Mani, Deepa.,Krishnan, Ranjani. (2018) "Uncertainty and Compensation Design in Strategic Inter-Firm Contracts", Contemporary Accounting Research Kotlarsky J.,Oshri I.,Dibbern J.,Mani, Deepa. (2018) "IS Sourcing", MIS Quarterly Research Curations Langer, Nishtha.,Mani, Deepa. (2018) "Impact of Formal Controls on Client Satisfaction and Profitability in Strategic Outsourcing Contracts", Journal of Management Information Systems (35(4)), 998-1030 Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh. (2018) "Reexamining the Market Value of Information Technology Events", Information Systems Research (29(1)), 225 - 240 Bharadwaj, Anandhi.,Mani, Deepa.,Nandkumar, Anand. (2018) "When Companies Want to Innovate But Investors Won’t Let Them", Harvard Business Review Mani, Deepa.,Nandkumar, Anand.,Sharma, Vasundhara. (2017) "Clusterpreneurship: Do Entrepreneurs Create and Sustain Clusters?", ISB insight Mani, Deepa.,K, Aditya.,Saha, Rajib. (2017) "The Digital Transformation of R&D", ISB insight Mani, Deepa. (2017) "Framework paper on shared mobility", prepared for NITI Aayog Mani, Deepa.,Anand, Mridula.,Nandkumar, Anand. (2016) "Technological Innovation in India: Negotiating the Patent Ecosystem", ISB insight Bhargava. H.,Evans D. S.,Mani, Deepa. (2016) "The Move to Smart Mobile Platforms: Implications for Antitrust Analysis of Online Markets in Developed and Developing Countries", UC Davis Business Law Journal Yahav.,Inbal.,Galit Shmueli.,Mani, Deepa. (2016) "Tree-Based Approach for Addressing Self-Selection in Impact Studies: Applications to eGov and Outsourcing", MIS Quarterly (40(4)), 819-848 Kiron Ravindran.,Anjana Susarla.,Mani, Deepa.,Vijay Gurbaxani. (2015) "Social Capital and Contract Duration in Buyer-Supplier Networks for Information Technology Outsourcing", Information Systems Research , 26 (2), 379-397 Mani, Deepa.,Nandkumar, Anand. (2015) "The differential impacts of markets for technology on the value of technological resources: An application of group‐based trajectory models", Strategic Management Journal , 37 (1), 192-205 Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh. (2015) "The Impact of Firm Learning on Value Creation in Strategic Outsourcing Relationships", Journal of Management Information Systems , 32 (1), 9-38 Mani, Deepa.,Srikanth, Kannan.,Bharadwaj, Anandhi. (2014) "Efficacy of R&D Work in Offshore Captive Centers: An Empirical Study of Task Characteristics, Coordination Mechanisms, and Performance", Information Systems Research , 25 (4), 846-864 Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh.,Whinston, Andrew. (2013) "Outsourcing Contracts and Equity Prices", Information Systems Research , 24 (4), 1028 – 1049 Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh.,Whinston, Andrew. (2012) "An Empirical Analysis of the Contractual and Information Structures of Business Process Outsourcing Relationships", Information Systems Research , 23 (3), 618-634 Bapna, Ravi.,Barua, Anitesh.,Mani, Deepa.,Mehra, Amit. (2010) "Cooperation, Coordination and Governance in Muti-Sourcing: An Agenda for Analytical and Empirical Research", Information Systems Research , 21 (4), 785-795 Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh.,Whinston, Andrew. (2010) "An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Information Capabilities Design on Business Process Outsourcing Performance", Management Information Systems Quarterly , 34 (1) Mani, Deepa. (2006) "Successful Business Process Outsourcing", MIT Sloan Management Review , 47 (2), 5-6 Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh.,Whinston, Andrew. (2006) "Successfully Governing Business Process Outsourcing Relationships", MIS Quarterly Executive , 5 (1), 15-29

Books and Monographs

Mani, Deepa.,Langer, Nishtha.,Srikanth, Kannan. (2014) "Client Satisfaction versus Profitability: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Formal Controls in Strategic Outsourcing Contracts", Information Systems Outsourcing Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh.,Whinston, Andrew. (2010) "“Does Strategic Outsourcing Create Financial Value?” In: Michael Pinedo (ed.) Operational control in asset management: Processes and Costs", SimCorp Strategy Lab (First Edition 2010), 190-209

Conference Proceedings

Mani, Deepa. (2019) "The Impact of Ride-hailing Services on Congestion: Evidence from Indian Cities", American Meetings of the Regional Science Association Mani, Deepa. (2019) "The Impact of Ride-hailing Services on Congestion: Evidence from Indian Cities", Advances with Field Experiments, University of Chicago Mani, Deepa. (2019) "The Impact of Ride-hailing Services on Congestion: Evidence from Indian Cities", Twelfth Annual Federal Trade Commission Microeconomics Conference Mani, Deepa.,Ram Janakiraman.,Shantanu Dutta. (2015) "Are All Customers Equal? Evidence from the Market Value of Multinational B2B Contracts", Marketing Strategy Meets Wall Street Conference Mani, Deepa.,Susarla, Anjana.,Krishnan, Ranjani. (2015) "Achieving Success and Innovation in Global Sourcing: Perspectives and Practices", Proceedings of the 9th Global Sourcing Workshop Mani, Deepa.,Nandkumar, Anand.,Srikanth, Kannan.,Kale, Prashant. (2015) "The Role of Organizational Mechanisms in Preventing Leakage of Unpatented Knowledge", Academy of Management Proceedings , 2015 (1) Langer, Nishtha.,Mani, Deepa.,Srikanth, Kannan. (2013) "Do Formal Controls Affect Client Satisfaction? An empirical Analysis of Strategic Outsourcing Contracts", Proceedings of the Thirty Fourth International Conference on Information Systems, Mani, Deepa. (2013) "Greenfield Investments Versus Acquisitions: Capital Market Drivers of R&D Organization in Technology-Intensive Industries", 35th DRUID Celebration Conference Barua, Anitesh.,Mani, Deepa. (2012) "Market Myopia and Firm-Specific Risk: Reexamining the Financial Value of Information Technology (IT) Decisions", Proceedings of the 16th Pacific Asia Conference on Information systems 2012 , 4 Mani, Deepa.,Aron, R.,Clemons, Eric.,Jayanty, Siddarth.,Liu, Ying.,Pathak, Praveen. (2010) "Determinants of Output Quality and Satisfaction in Offshore Outsourcing Relationships", SMS Conference Mani, Deepa.,Rajamani, Nithya.,Mehta, Sameep.,Chebiyyam, Murthy. (2010) "Quality, Satisfaction and Value In Outsourcing: Role of Relationship Dynamics and Proactive Management", 30th International Conference of Information Systems Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh. (2009) "The Impact of Firm Learning on Financial Value in Strategic Outsourcing Relationships", 29th International Conference of Information Systems Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh.,Whinston, Andrew. (2009) "Creating or Destroying Long-Term Firm Value Through IT and Business Process Outsourcing?", ISES Inaugural Global Conference on Service Excellence, Singapore Management University Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh.,Whinston, Andrew. (2008) "An Empirical Assessment of the Long-Term Market Value of Information Technology and Business Process Outsourcing", International Congress on Pervasive Computing and Management Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh.,Whinston, Andrew. (2007) "An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Governance Choice in Business Process Outsourcing Relationships", 27th International Conference of Information Systems Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh.,Whinston, Andrew. (2007) "A Model of Contingent Governance Choice and Performance in Business Process Outsourcing: The Effects of Relational and Process Uncertainty", International DSI Conference and APDSI Conference Mani, Deepa.,Barua, Anitesh.,Whinston, Andrew. (2005) "Of Governance and the BPO Paradox: The Impact of Information Capabilities on Service Satisfaction", 25th International Conference of Information Systems , 109-122 Mani, Deepa.,Shmueli, Galit. "A Tree-Based Approach for addressing self-selection in impact studies with big data", Statistical Challenges in Electronic Commerce , 50 Mani, Deepa.,Nandkumar, Anand. "Use of Group-Based Trajectory Models to Assess the Impact of Heterogeneously Distributed Firm Capabilities:The Case of Innovation", Statistical Challenges in Electronic Commerce , 39

Cases

Mani, Deepa. (2015) "A Portfolio Approach to Managing IT investments at Indus Consumer Products Limited", Simulation, Indian School of Business Mani, Deepa. (2012) "Sony Music India - Teaching notes", Harvard Business Publishing’s ISB Case Collection Mani, Deepa. (2010) "IT-enabled Transformation at Reliance Energy", Reliance Energy Mani, Deepa. (2010) "Go-to-Market Strategy for Azure, Microsoft, India", Ivey School of Business Mani, Deepa. (2010) "Wipro’s Flex Delivery Model", Ivey School of Business Mani, Deepa. (2009) "Simulating IT Portfolio Design at Indus Consumer Products Limited",

Other

Mani, Deepa. (2012) "Sony Music India -Case Study", Harvard Business Publishing’s ISB Case Collection

Working Papers

"Ties that Bind: A Network Approach to Assessing Technology Spillovers from the ICT Industry and their Impact on R&D" "The Impact of Technology in the Classroom: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Telangana." Mani, Deepa.,Srikanth, Kannan. "Uncertainty and contracting inefficiency in public-private buyer-supplier relationships" Bharadwaj, Anandhi.,Mani, Deepa.,Nandkumar, Anand. "Do Strong Intellectual Property Rights Impact Innovation and Economic Growth in Developing Economies? Evidence from India" Mani, Deepa.,Thirumalai Ramabhadran. "Corporate Political Contributions and Stock Returns in India" Nandkumar, Anand.,Mani, Deepa.,Saharsh Agarwal. "The Growing Dominance of ICT Inventors in Production of Impactful Knowledge" Mani, Deepa.,Gupta Reema. "The Impact of Technology in the Classroom: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Telangana" "D. Horses for Courses: The Impact of Stock Market Expectations on Technology Sourcing Modes of High-Technology Firms" Lu Y.,Ravindran K.,Susarla A.,Mani, Deepa. "Vendor Selection for Information Technology Outsourcing: A Hierarchical Bayesian Estimation" Karanam, Aditya.,Mani, Deepa.,Saha, Rajib. "Ties that Bind: A Network Approach to Assessing Technology Spillovers from the ICT Industry and their Impact on R&D" Lu Y.,Ravindran K.,Susarla A.,Mani, Deepa. "The Dynamics of Vendor Selection in Buyer-Supplier Networks for Information Technology Outsourcing: A Bayesian Inference Approach" Mani, Deepa.,Krishnan R. "An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Performance Measure Volatility and Ambiguity on Contract Choice in Strategic Outsourcing" Mani, Deepa.,Sharma V. "Is Bengaluru a Chip Off the Old Detroit Bloc? An Empirical Analysis of Agglomeration and Performance of Internet Startups in India" Bharadwaj S.,Mani, Deepa.,Sridhar S. "Impact of Highly Able Peers on Technology Enabled Learning and Education Performance" Agarwal, Sumit.,Mani, Deepa. "Do Rideshares Clog Streets? Evidence from Delhi" Mani, Deepa.,Gupta Reema. "An Empirical Analysis of Drivers of the Digital Divide: Evidence from the National Digital Literacy Mission in India." Mani, Deepa.,Nandkumar, Anand.,Bharadwaj, Anandhi. "Do Strong Intellectual Property Rights Impact Innovation and Economic Growth in Developing Economies? Evidence from India" Bharadwaj, Anandhi.,Mani, Deepa.,Nandkumar, Anand. "Market returns to ICT Innovations: A Group-Based Trajectory Approach" Mani, Deepa.,Nandkumar, Anand.,Sharma V. "Privatization of Technical Education and Industrial Activity in India" Agarwal, Sumit.,Mani, Deepa. "Of Rideshares and Clean Air"