Portrait of Professor Feng Li FBAM FAcSS

Professor Feng Li FBAM FAcSS

Associate Dean, Research and Innovation

Bayes Business School, Faculty of Management

Contact

Visit Feng Li

Room BR4059, Bunhill Row

Postal address

City St George's, University of London
Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Professor Feng Li, PhD, is Associate Dean for Research & Innovation and Chair of Information Management at Bayes Business School. His research investigates how digital technologies can be used to facilitate strategic innovation and organisational transformation across different sectors and domains. He advises senior business leaders and policy makers on how to manage the transition to new technologies, new business models, and new organisational designs in the digital economy. In addition to delivering strong business outcomes, he also studies how digital innovations can be used to alleviate significant societal challenges using financially sustainable and operationally scalable approaches.

Feng's research has attracted substantial external funding from UK Research Councils (EPSRC/ESRC/InnovateUK), foundations (e.g. Wellcome Trust), and leading global businesses (e.g. Slack, VMWare), totalling over £40 million (cica. $60million) in his capacity as PI or Co-I. Most projects are in collaboration with leading scholars from other disciplines (mainly Computing, Engineering and Medicine) and with business partners from the private, public, and voluntary sectors. His research has been published in leading peer reviewed journals and reported extensively by the international media. His independent thought-leadership research has been sponsored by Slack, VMWare, AWS and Imagen.

Previously, Feng served as Head of Technology & Innovation Group and Associate Dean for Research & Enterprise at Bayes Business School. Before joining Bayes, he was Chair of e-Business Development at Newcastle University Business School for 10 years (2002-2011), where he held various leadership responsibilities including Associate Dean (Director) for Business Engagement, Associate Dean (Director) for Teaching & Learning and Head of Management. Before that he was Lecturer/Senior Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Research at Management Science in Strathclyde University Business School in Scotland. He has mentored over 30 Post-Doctoral Researchers via his externally funded research projects. He has supervised 14 PhDs to successful completion.

Externally, Feng has served on the Prioritisation Panels, Sift Panels and Reviewer Colleges at EPSRC, ESRC and InnovateUK. He was a Council Member of British Academy of Management (BAM) and the Founding Chair for the e-Business & e-Government Special Interest Group (SIG). He has been conferred Fellow at both the British Academy of Management (FBAM) and the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) in recognition of his contributions to theory, practice and policy.

Fellowships

  • Fellow (FBAM), British Academy of Management
  • Fellow (FAcSS), The Academy of Social Sciences

Memberships of committees

  • Panel Member, UKRI Sift Panel for Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) Programme, Apr – May 2019
  • Member of Expert Panel for funding allocation, ESRC Prioritisation Panel for Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF), Mar – May 2018
  • Judge, National Technology Awards, May 2017
  • Member of Expert Panel for fund allocation, EPSRC Prioritisation Panel for Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF), Mar – May 2017

Expertise

Primary topics

  • Business Models
  • Digital Economy
  • E-Business
  • Information Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Technology Management

Additional topics

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Innovation & Creativity
  • International Business
  • Management Systems & IT
  • Operations Management

Industries

  • retailing
  • media
  • information technology
  • e-commerce
  • health care
  • telecommunications
  • banking
  • creative industries
  • automotive
  • financial services

Geographic Areas

  • Americas - North
  • Asia
  • Europe - Western

Research

Digital Business Innovations - How digital technologies facilitate strategic innovation and organisational transformation

Feng's research investigates how digital technologies can be used to facilitate strategic and organisational transformation across different sectors and domains in the digital economy. He advises senior business leaders and policy makers on how to manage the transition to new technologies, new business models and new organisational forms. His research has attracted the support of over £40 Million of external research funding, from the UK Research Councils (EPSRC/ESRC), Innovate UK, The Wellcome Trust, the NHS, the EU, and the private sectors. Selected research projects are listed below.

Research topics

NEMOG - New Economic Models and Opportunities for Digital Game

£1.2 million research project funded by Research Councils UK (EPSRC/ESRC)

SALT - Sustainable Business Models for Assisted Living Technologies and Services

£2 Million research project funded by InnovateUK/ESRC and 10 Industry Partners

Gamification for health: Tele-Rehabilitation through Computer Games

£2.1 million research project funded by Wellcome Trust and NIHR under HICF (Health Innovation Challenge Fund)

Digital Economy Hub: Social Inclusion through the Digital Economy (SiDE)

£12.6 million research project funded by RCUK under its Digital Economy Programme

'Digital Originals'

£210,000 research project funded by RCUK under the Digital Economy Programme

Banking for the Older Old

£240,000 Research project funded by RCUK (EPSRC, AHRC and ESRC) under the Digital Economy Programme

Innovating in the Exponential Economy: Digital Disruption and Bridging the Innovation-Execution Gap

Applied strategic research and thought leadership report sponsored and funded by global tech firm VMWare. The full Report as well as media pieces are available for download.

SCAMPI: Self-Care Advice, Monitoring, Planning and Intervention

£1m research funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

GAMBIT - GAMification for Better living in the cities by Influencing Tourist behaviour

£700,000 research grant from Innovate UK. In collaboration with 6 business partners include Bosch etc.

Digital Creativity Hub

£5 million funded by the EPSRC and ESRC, plus co-funding by 80 business partners, under the digital economy research programme

Economics-Inspired Instant Trust Mechanisms for the Service Provision Industry

£250,000 research grant from the EPSRC under the RCUK digital economy programme

Identifying and promoting sustainable business models in creative industries

£75,000 research grant from the ESRC plus co-funding by business partners

The Future of Video

Applied thought leadership research sponsored and funded by Imagen Ltd and FTI Strategy and Consulting Ltd - full report available for downloading

ImportNET - Intelligent modular Platform for intercultural and crossdomain Business Network

‎€3 million Research project funded by EU Framework Programme - 24 hour collaborative design around the globe and clock

Designing and Implementing an e-Business System with Peacocks Medical Group Ltd

£99,000 applied research funded by Knowledge transfer partnership programme (KTP) to design and develop an e-Business system

Exploring the market potential of Case Management Systems (CMS) as a new category of software in public services

£120000 Applied research funded by Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme (KTP) with Business & Decisions Ltd

Exploitation of North-East Region Digital Technology Strengths

£120,000 + expenses - joint research and consultancy project with Ovum Consulting (London) and funded by One North East (regional development agency) through Codeworks Ltd

Team to Market (T2M): Creating High Performance Teams in the Digital Age.

Thought-leadership research in association with Slack Technologies, Inc.

Research students

Raymond Lei Liang

Attendance: Sep 2024 – present

Thesis title: AI and Business Innovation

Role: 1st Supervisor

Sukrit Vinayavekhin

Attendance: Oct 2019 – Jan 2024, full-time

Thesis title: Digital Innovations

Role: 1st Supervisor

Deniele Romano

Attendance: Sep 2019 – present

Thesis title: AI in Finance

Role: 1st Supervisor

John Jacob

Attendance: Sep 2017 – Dec 2023

Thesis title: The Impact of Emerging Digital Technologies on Health Systems Performance in Canada

Role: 1st Supervisor

Valdery Moura Junior

Attendance: Sep 2016 – Nov 2023

Thesis title: Using big data analytics to improve hospital’s efficiency and outcomes in the USA

Role: 1st Supervisor

Alawiyah Abd Wahab

Attendance: Sep 2009 – Dec 2014

Thesis title: Designing an Information Infrastructure to Support Research Degree Programmes: Identifying Information and Technology Needs

Role: 1st Supervisor

Maggie Zeng

Attendance: Sep 2005 – Jun 2010, full-time

Thesis title: The evolving supply chains between chinese suppliers and western buyers

Role: 1st Supervisor

Michael Conyette

Attendance: Sep 2004 – Oct 2010, part-time

Thesis title: Online Travel Planning Decision Processes

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Joanna Berry

Attendance: Sep 2003 – May 2011, full-time

Thesis title: E-Music Value Networks and Emerging Business Models

Role: 1st Supervisor

Savvas Papagiannidis

Attendance: Sep 2003 – Aug 2008, part-time

Thesis title: Digital Technologies and e-Entrepreneurship

Role: 1st Supervisor

Irene Sellars

Attendance: Sep 2001 – Aug 2005

Thesis title: Emerging e-Business Models in Banks and Supermarkets

Role: 1st Supervisor

Rahim Ghasemiyah

Attendance: Sep 2000 – Oct 2004, full-time

Thesis title: Organisational Transformation through Information Systems

Role: 1st Supervisor

Shahizan Hassan

Attendance: Sep 1999 – Feb 2003, full-time

Thesis title: A New Framework for Web Usability Measurement

Role: 1st Supervisor

Alexis Barlow

Attendance: Sep 1998 – Aug 2003, part-time

Thesis title: E-Supply Chain Innovations

Role: 1st Supervisor

Publications

  1. Li, F. (2024). Three Approaches for Winning the Platform Competition. California Management Review.

    [publisher’s website]

  2. Cubric, M. and Li, F. (2024). Bridging the ‘Concept–Product’ Gap in New Product Development: Emerging Insights from the Application of Artificial Intelligence in FinTech. Technovation.
  3. Vinayavekhin, S., Banerjee, A. and Li, F. (2024). “Putting your money where your mouth is”: An empirical study on buyers’ preferences and willingness to pay for blockchain-enabled sustainable supply chain transparency. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 30(2), pp. 100900–100900. doi:10.1016/j.pursup.2024.100900.

    [publisher’s website]

  4. Spanaki, K., Zissis, D., Papadopoulosd, T. and Li, F. (2023). The Transformation of Digital Strategy and Value Creation in Omnichannel Organisations: The Case of the Gambling Industry. European Journal of Information Systems. doi:10.1080/0960085X.2023.2282454.
  5. Li, F. (2022). Sustainable Competitive Advantages via Temporary Advantages: Insights from the Competition between American and Chinese Digital Platforms in China. British Journal of Management, 33(4), pp. 2009–2032. doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12558.
  6. Shi, X., Li, F. and Chumnumpan, P. (2021). Platform Development: Emerging Insights from a Nascent Industry. Journal of Management, 47(8), pp. 2037–2073. doi:10.1177/0149206320929428.
  7. Li, F. (2020). Leading Digital Transformation: Three Emerging Approaches for Managing the Transition. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 40(6), pp. 809–817. doi:10.1108/IJOPM-04-2020-0202.
  8. Li, F. (2020). The Digital Transformation of Business Models in the Creative Industries: A Holistic Framework and Emerging Trends. Technovation, 2020(92-93), pp. 102012–102012. doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2017.12.004.
  9. Li, F. (2019). WHY HAVE ALL WESTERN INTERNET FIRMS (WIFs) FAILED IN CHINA? A PHENOMENON-BASED STUDY [*This paper is one of the Top 25 most downloaded papers in all AoM journals in 2019]. Academy of Management Discoveries, 5(1), pp. 13–37. doi:10.5465/amd.2017.0102.
  10. Li, F. (2018). Why Western Digital Firms Have Failed in China. Harvard Business Review.

    [publisher’s website]

  11. Li, F. (2001). The Internet and the Deconstruction of the Integrated Banking Model. British Journal of Management, 12(4), pp. 307–322. doi:10.1111/1467-8551.00212.

    [publisher’s website]

  12. Li, F. and Williams, H. (1999). Interfirm collaboration through interfirm networks. Information Systems Journal, 9(2), pp. 103–115. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2575.1999.00053.x.

    [publisher’s website]

  13. Li, F. (2022). Innovating in the Exponential Economy: CHAPTER 2. Palo Alto, CA (USA) & London (UK): VMWare.
  14. Li, F. (2020). Team to Market (T2M): Creating High Performance Teams in the Digital Age. Slack Technologies, Inc.
  15. Li, F. (2018). INNOVATING IN THE EXPONENTIAL ECONOMY
    Digital Disruption and Bridging the New Innovation-Execution Gap.     VMWare, Inc.
  16. Li, F. (2016). The Future of Video. Cambridge, UK: Imagen Ltd.

Books (4)

  1. Li, F. (2007). Social Implications and Challenges of E-Business. Hershey (U.S.A): Prentice Hall/FT Publications.. ISBN 978-1-59904-105-6.
  2. Li, F. (2007). What is E-Business? How the Internet Transforms Organisations. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-2557-4.
  3. Li, F. and Li, J. (1999). Foreign Investment in China. Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-0-333-66241-0.
  4. Li, F. (1995). The Geography of Business Information: Corporate Networks and the Spatial and Functional Corporate Restructuring. Chichester: John Wiley & Son. ISBN 978-0-471-94939-8.

Chapters (23)

  1. Li, F. (2023). What is digital strategy and does it really matter? Research Handbook on Digital Strategy (pp. 393–410). Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-80037-889-6.
  2. Hassan, S., Shiratuddin, N., Hashim, N.L. and Li, F. (2018). Evaluating Social Media. Media Influence (pp. 293–309). IGI Global.
  3. Li, F. and Williams, H. (2013). Interorganizational systems to support strategic collaboration between firms. E Commerce and V Business Business Models for Global Success (pp. 153–170).
  4. Li, F. (2010). Business Plans for Electronic Commerce Projects. In Hossein Bidgoli, (Ed.), The Handbook of Technology Management (pp. 407–414). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Son. ISBN 978-0-470-24948-2.
  5. Barlow, A. and Li, F. (2010). Disruptive Technologies and Applications. In Grant, K., Hackney, R. and Edgar, D. (Eds.), Strategic Information Systems Management: Priorities, Procedures & Policy (pp. 77–102). Andover: Cengage Learning.
  6. Hassan, S. and Li, F. (2007). Benchmarking the Usability and Content Usefulness of Web Sites: Developing a Structured Evaluation Framework. In Li, F. (Ed.), Social Implications and Challenges of e-Business (pp. 94–114). Hershey (USA)
  7. (2007). Beyond the ‘eBay of blank’: next stage digital intermediation in electronic commerce. In E-Commerce and V-Business (pp. 65–100). Routledge.
  8. Papagiannidis, S. and Li, F. (2006). Mixed-mode surveys with Netservey. In Reynolds, R.A., Woods, R. and Baker, J.D. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Electronic Surveys and Measurements (pp. 224–231). Hershey (U.S.A).: Idea Group Reference.
  9. Karjaluoto, H., Leppaniemi, M., Sall, J., Sinisalo, J. and Li, F. (2006). The mobile network as a new medium for marketing communications: A case study from Finland. In Bhuvan Unhelkar, (Ed.), Handbook of Research in Mobile Business: Technical, Methodological and Social Perspectives (pp. 334–342). Hershey (U.S.A.): IDEA group publishing.
  10. Papagiannidis, S., Li, F. and Carr, J. (2006). M-Commerce in the UK: Current Developments and Future Prospects. M-Commerce: Global Experiences and Perspectives Global Experiences and Perspectives (pp. 220–239). IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-59140-317-3.
  11. Kimble, C. and Li, F. (2005). Effective Virtual Work through Communities of Practice. In Subhasish Dasgupta, (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies (pp. 156–160). Hershey (U.S.A.): Idea Group.
  12. Papagiannidis, S. and Li, F. (2005). Potential Implications of IPv6 for Regional Development. In Marshall, S., Taylor, W. and Xinghuo, Y. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of developing regional communities with information and communication technology (pp. 564–568). Hershey (U.S.A.): Idea Group.
  13. Li, F. (2004). E-Government Scottish Style: Recent Developments and Some Emerging Issues. In Mehdi Khosrow Pour, (Ed.), The Social and Cognitive Impacts of e-Commerce on Modern Organizations (pp. 227–252).
  14. Li, F. and Williams, H. (2001). New Collaboration between Firms: The Role of Inter-Organisational Systems. In Bunt, B. and Barnes, S. (Eds.), E-Commerce and V-Business London: Butterworth-Heinemann.
  15. Barlow, A. and Li, F. (2000). Barriers to Virtual Teams. In Beyon-Davis, , Paul, and Lloyds-Williams, M. (Eds.), Information Systems Research: Bridging the Millennium Gap London: McGraw-Hill.
  16. Li, F. (2000). New Progress in Geography and the Implications for Organisations. In Bakis, H. (Ed.), Built Space, New Technologies and Networks Montpellier: NetCom Review.
  17. Li, F. and Williams, H. (1999). Organisational Innovations through Information Systems: Lessons from Geography. In Brooks, L. and Kimble, C. (Eds.), Information Systems: The Next Generation.
    UK Academy for Information Systems 4th Annual Conference, University of York     London: McGraw-Hill.
  18. Li, F. (1997). Team Telework and the New Geographical Flexibility for Information Workers. In Igbaria, M. and Tan, M. (Eds.), The Virtual Workplace (pp. 301–318). Virginia: Idea Group Publishing.
  19. Li, F. and Williams, H. (1997). Inter-firm Collaboration through Inter-Firm Computer Networks. Key Issues in Information Systems London
  20. Li, F. (1996). Team-Telework as an Organisational Innovation: A Theoretical Perspective. In Jackson, , P, and Wielen, J.V.D. (Eds.), New international perspectives on telework: from telecommuting to the virtual organisation Tilburg: Tilburg University Press,.
  21. Li, F. and Gillespie, A. (1994). Team Telework: An Emergent Form of Work Organization. In Baskerville, R., Smithson, S., Ngwenyama, O.K. and DeGross, J.I. (Eds.), Transforming Organizations with Information Technology, Proceedings of the IFIP WG8.2 Working Conference on Innformation Technology and New Emergent Forms of Organizations, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 11-13 August 1994 (pp. 397–418). North-Holland. ISBN 0-444-81945-2.
  22. Gillespie, A. and Li, F. (1994). Telematics, Work Organisation and the Workplace. In Robin Mansell, (Ed.), Management of Information and Communications Technology Emerging patterns of control London: ASLIB. ISBN 978-0-85142-312-8.
  23. Barnes, S. E-Commerce and V-Business. Routledge.

Conference papers and proceedings (11)

  1. Li, F. (2020). Sustainable Competitive Advantages via Temporary Advantages in the Digital Economy: Insights from the Competition between American and Chinese Digital Firms in China (This paper was awarded "Best Full Paper Prize" in eBusiness and eGovernment at BAM2020). British Academy of Management Annual Conference (BAM2020) 6-8 September, Virtual (Manchester).
  2. Li, F. (2020). The Competition Between Chinese and American Digital Firms in China: A Dynamic Equilibrium Model. The Academy of Management Annual Conference (AOM2020) 6-12 August, Virtual (Vancouver).
  3. Li, F. (2015). Digital Technologies and the Changing Business Models in Creative Industries. 2015 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 5-8 January. doi:10.1109/hicss.2015.154
  4. Devlin, S., Cowling, P.I., Kudenko, D., Goumagias, N., Nucciareli, A., Cabras, I. … Feng Li, (2014). Game intelligence. 2014 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games (CIG) 26-29 August. doi:10.1109/cig.2014.6932917
  5. Goumagias, N., Cabras, I., Fernandes, K.J., Li, F., Nucciarelli, A., Cowling, P. … Kudenko, D. (2014). A phylogenetic classification of the video-game industry’s business model ecosystem.
  6. Oderanti, F.O., De Wilde, P. and Li, F. (2012). Uncertainty in business decisions and fuzzy games approach. doi:10.1109/UKCI.2012.6335762
  7. Alshamaila, Y., Papagiannidis, S. and Li, F. (2012). Cloud computing adoption: An exploratory study.
  8. Giannoutakis, K.N. and Li, F. (2011). Developing Sustainable e-Business Models for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The 11th IFIP International Conference on e-Business, e-Service, e-Society (I3E) Kaunas, Lithuania.
  9. Ciesielska, M. and Li, F. (2011). The Connected Home: From Market Barriers to Business Model Solutions. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-27260-8_15
  10. Lin, X., Zhang, L. and Li, F. (2008). Barriers and solutions of e-commerce in China: An exploratory study. 2008 International Conference on Management Science and Engineering (ICMSE) 10-12 September. doi:10.1109/icmse.2008.4668894
  11. Ghasemiyeh, R. and Li, F. (2002). Introduction to information technology and its effects on organisational control.

Journal articles (68)

  1. Sabbah, J. and Li, F. (2025). When humans and large language models collaborate, problem-finding illuminates. Innovation pp. 1–34. doi:10.1080/14479338.2025.2504428.

    [publisher’s website]

  2. Li, F. and Lewis, H. (2025). Transforming Organisations Through AI: Emerging Strategies for Navigating the Future of Business. Journal of Financial Transformation, 60, pp. 66–75.

    [publisher’s website]

  3. Vinayavekhin, S., Li, F., Banerjee, A. and Caputo, A. (2023). The academic landscape of sustainability in management literature: Towards a more interdisciplinary research agenda. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(8), pp. 5748–5784. doi:10.1002/bse.3447.

    [publisher’s website]

  4. Almatrodi, I., Li, F. and Alojail, M. (2023). Organizational Resistance to Automation Success: How Status Quo Bias Influences Organizational Resistance to an Automated Workflow System in a Public Organization. Systems, 11(4), pp. 191–191. doi:10.3390/systems11040191.

    [publisher’s website]

  5. Moura Junior, V., Westover, M.B., Li, F., Kimchi, E., Kennedy, M., Benson, N.M. … Hsu, J. (2022). Hospital complications among older adults: Better processes could reduce the risk of delirium. Health Services Management Research, 35(3), pp. 154–163. doi:10.1177/09514848211028707.

    [publisher’s website]

  6. Goumagias, N., Fernandes, K.J., Nucciarelli, A. and Li, F. (2022). How to overcome path dependency through resource reconfiguration. Journal of Business Research, 145, pp. 78–91. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.02.040.

    [publisher’s website]

  7. Li, F. (2022). “Controlled Escalation”: A Spiral Model of Continuous Change in Platform Competition. California Management Review.

    [publisher’s website]

  8. Li, F. and Shi, X. (2021). Four Essential Capabilities for Successful Platform Development. California Management Review.

    [publisher’s website]

  9. Oderanti, F.O., Li, F., Cubric, M. and Shi, X. (2021). Business models for sustainable commercialisation of digital healthcare (eHealth) innovations for an increasingly ageing population. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 171, pp. 120969–120969. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120969.

    [publisher’s website]

  10. Li, F. and Avery, C. (2021). Team to market : an emerging approach for creating dream teams for the post-pandemic world. Journal of Financial Transformation, 52(1), pp. 56–67.

    [publisher’s website]

  11. Li, F. (2020). Digital Transformation of Business Models in the Creative Industries. Arts Management Quarterly, 134(3), pp. 6–14.
  12. Shi, X., Li, F. and Chumnumpan, P. (2020). The use of product scarcity in marketing. European Journal of Marketing, 54(2), pp. 380–418. doi:10.1108/ejm-04-2018-0285.

    [publisher’s website]

  13. Hodge, V.J., Li, F., Sephton, N., Devlin, S., Cowling, P.I., Goumagias, N. … Fernandes, K.J. (2019). How the Business Model of Customizable Card Games Influences Player Engagement. IEEE Transactions on Games, 11(4), pp. 374–385. doi:10.1109/tg.2018.2803843.

    [publisher’s website]

  14. Oderanti, F. and Li, F. (2018). Commercialisation of eHealth Innovations in the Market of UK Healthcare Sector: A Framework for Sustainable Business Model. Psychology and Marketing, 35(2), pp. 120–137. doi:10.1002/mar.21074.
  15. Roden, S., Nucciarelli, A., Li, F. and Graham, G. (2017). Big data and the transformation of operations models: a framework and a new research agenda. Production Planning & Control, 28(11-12), pp. 929–944. doi:10.1080/09537287.2017.1336792.

    [publisher’s website]

  16. Iskoujina, Z., Ciesielska, M., Roberts, J. and Li, F. (2017). Grasping the business value of online communities. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 30(3), pp. 396–416. doi:10.1108/jocm-02-2016-0023.

    [publisher’s website]

  17. Cabras, I., Goumagias, N.D., Fernandes, K., Cowling, P., Li, F., Kudenko, D. … Nucciarelli, A. (2017). Exploring survival rates of companies in the UK video-games industry: An empirical study. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 117, pp. 305–314. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2016.10.073.

    [publisher’s website]

  18. Nucciarelli, A., Li, F., Fernandes, K., Goumagias, N., Cabras, I., Devlin, S. … Kudenko, D. (2017). From value chains to technological platforms: The effects of crowdfunding in the digital game industry. Journal of Business Research. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.12.030.
  19. Shi, X., Li, F. and Bigdeli, A.Z. (2016). An examination of NPD models in the context of business models. Journal of Business Research, 69(7), pp. 2541–2550. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.087.

    [publisher’s website]

  20. Ziaee Bigdeli, A., Li, F. and Shi, X. (2016). Sustainability and scalability of university spinouts: a business model perspective. R&D Management, 46(3), pp. 504–518. doi:10.1111/radm.12167.

    [publisher’s website]

  21. Li, F., Nucciarelli, A., Roden, S. and Graham, G. (2016). How smart cities transform operations models: a new research agenda for operations management in the digital economy. Production Planning & Control, 27(6), pp. 514–528. doi:10.1080/09537287.2016.1147096.

    [publisher’s website]

  22. Oderanti, F.O. and Li, F. (2016). A holistic review and framework for sustainable business models for assisted living technologies and services. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 15(4), pp. 273–273. doi:10.1504/ijhtm.2016.084128.

    [publisher’s website]

  23. Oderanti, F.O. and Li, F. (2016). A holistic review and framework for sustainable business models for assisted living technologies and services. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 15(4), pp. 273–273. doi:10.1504/ijhtm.2016.10005027.

    [publisher’s website]

  24. Hassan, S., Rashid, R. and Li, F. (2015). Utilising Modified UTAUT to Understand Students' Online Shopping Behaviour. Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations, 13(4), pp. 74–90. doi:10.4018/jeco.2015100104.

    [publisher’s website]

  25. Li, F. (2015). Global Information Society: Technology, Knowledge, and Mobility By Mark I.Wilson, AharonKellerman, and Kenneth E.CoreyLanham, MD: Rowan & Littlefield, 2013. Economic Geography, 91(2), pp. 229–231. doi:10.1111/ecge.12080.

    [publisher’s website]

  26. Hassan, S., Shiratuddin, N., Hashim, N.L. and Li, F. (2014). Evaluating Social Media: Towards a Practical Model for Measuring Social Media Influence. International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies, 4(2), pp. 33–49. doi:10.4018/ijicst.2014070103.
  27. Alshamaila, Y., Papagiannidis, S. and Li, F. (2013). Cloud computing adoption by SMEs in the north east of England: A multi-perspective framework. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 26(3), pp. 250–275. doi:10.1108/17410391311325225.
  28. Giannoutakis, K.N. and Li, F. (2012). Making a Business Case for Intelligent Transport Systems: A Holistic Business Model Framework. Transport Reviews, 32(6), pp. 781–804. doi:10.1080/01441647.2012.740096.
  29. Oderanti, F.O., Li, F. and De Wilde, P. (2012). Application of strategic fuzzy games to wage increase negotiation and decision problems. Expert Systems with Applications, 39(12), pp. 11103–11114. doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2012.03.060.
  30. Li, F., Pienkowski, D., van Moorsel, A. and Smith, C. (2012). A Holistic Framework for Trust in Online Transactions. International Journal of Management Reviews, 14(1), pp. 85–103. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2370.2011.00311.x.
  31. Li, F., Papagiannidis, S. and Bourlakis, M. (2010). Living in ‘Multiple Spaces’: Extending Our Socioeconomic Environment through Virtual Worlds. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 28(3), pp. 425–446. doi:10.1068/d14708.

    [publisher’s website]

  32. Papagiannidis, S., Li, F., Etzkowitz, H. and Clouser, M. (2009). Entrepreneurial networks: A Triple Helix approach for brokering human and social capital. Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 7(3), pp. 215–235. doi:10.1007/s10843-009-0038-x.

    [publisher’s website]

  33. Bourlakis, M., Papagiannidis, S. and Li, F. (2009). Retail spatial evolution: paving the way from traditional to metaverse retailing. Electronic Commerce Research, 9(1-2), pp. 135–148. doi:10.1007/s10660-009-9030-8.

    [publisher’s website]

  34. Papagiannidis, S., Bourlakis, M. and Li, F. (2009). Editorial: I have an avatar therefore I exist. Electronic Commerce Research, 9(1-2), pp. 1–2. doi:10.1007/s10660-009-9025-5.

    [publisher’s website]

  35. Papagiannidis, S., Bourlakis, M. and Li, F. (2008). Making real money in virtual worlds: MMORPGs and emerging business opportunities, challenges and ethical implications in metaverses. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 75(5), pp. 610–622. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2007.04.007.

    [publisher’s website]

  36. Martin, K., Papagiannidis, S., Li, F., Bourlakis, M., Cook, S. and Hansell, A. (2008). Early challenges of implementing an e-commerce system in a medical supply company: A case experience from a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP). International Journal of Information Management, 28(1), pp. 68–75. doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2007.11.006.
  37. Woerdl, M., Papagiannidis, S., Bourlakis, M.A. and Li, F. (2008). Internet-induced marketing techniques: Critical factors in viral marketing campaigns. International Journal of Business Science & Applied Management, 3(1), pp. 33–45.
  38. Papagiannidis, S., Bourlakis, M.A. and Li, F. (2008). Fulfilling the e-supply chain of digital print. International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 7(1), pp. 98–112. doi:10.1504/IJITM.2008.015891.
  39. Barlow, A., Duncan, P., Li, F. and Papagiannidis, S. (2007). New frontiers in e-Business and e-Government: Emerging opportunities and challenges. International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management, 2(1), pp. 3–8.
  40. Li, F. (2007). What is e-business and does it still matter? International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 6(2/3/4), pp. 125–125. doi:10.1504/ijitm.2007.013996.

    [publisher’s website]

  41. Barlow, A. and Li, F. (2007). E-supply chains: understanding current and future opportunities and barriers. International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 6(2/3/4), pp. 286–286. doi:10.1504/ijitm.2007.014005.

    [publisher’s website]

  42. Williams, H., Li, F. and Whalley, J. (2006). Interoperability and Electronic Commerce: A New Policy Framework for Evaluating Strategic Options. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 5(3), pp. 0–0. doi:10.1111/j.1083-6101.2000.tb00348.x.

    [publisher’s website]

  43. Papagiannidis, S., Berry, J. and Li, F. (2006). Well beyond streaming video: IPv6 and the next generation television. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 73(5), pp. 510–523. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2005.06.003.

    [publisher’s website]

  44. Papagiannidis, S. and Li, F. (2005). Skills brokerage: A new model for business start-ups in the networked economy. European Management Journal, 23(4), pp. 471–482. doi:10.1016/j.emj.2005.06.002.
  45. Barlow, A. and Li, F. (2005). Online value network linkages: integration, information sharing and flexibility. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 4(2), pp. 100–112. doi:10.1016/j.elerap.2004.10.002.

    [publisher’s website]

  46. Li, F. (2005). Special issue: Social aspects of E-business. Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations, 3(2), pp. i–iv.
  47. Papagiannidis, S. and Li, F. (2005). Management and delivery of digital print via the web: A case study of Gaia Fulfilment. International Journal of Cases of Electronic Commerce, 1(1), pp. 1–18.
  48. Yousept, I. and Li, F. (2005). Building an Online Grocery Business: The Case of ASDA.com. International Journal of Cases of Electronic Commerce, 1(2), pp. 57–78.
  49. Shahizan, H. and Li, F. (2005). Evaluating The Usability And Content Usefulness Of Web Sites: A Benchmarking Approach. Journal of E-Commerce in Organisations (JECO), 3(2), pp. 46–67. doi:10.4018/jeco.2005040104.
  50. Ghasemiyeh, R. and Li, F. (2004). A Contingency Framework of the Relationship Between the Use of it and Organizational Design Variables (Fit as Gestalts Perspective). International Journal Information System and Technology, 2(1), pp. 41–62.
  51. Hassan, S. and Li, F. (2003). IGV approach towards identifying factors affecting web usability. Journal of Information & Communication Technology, 2(2), pp. 25–40.
  52. Li, F. (2003). Implementing E-Government in Scotland: Current Situation and Emerging Issues. Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organisations, 1(2), pp. 44–65. doi:10.4018/jeco.2003040104.
  53. Hassan, S. and Li, F. (2003). A model for assessing content strategies of political web sites. Jurnal Analisis (International Journal of Management Studies - IJMS), 10(2), pp. 85–96.
  54. Li, F. (2002). Editorial. Telecommunications Policy, 26(9-10), pp. 447–450. doi:10.1016/s0308-5961(02)00026-5.

    [publisher’s website]

  55. Li, F. and Whalley, J. (2002). Deconstruction of the telecommunications industry: from value chains to value networks. Telecommunications Policy, 26(9-10), pp. 451–472. doi:10.1016/s0308-5961(02)00056-3.

    [publisher’s website]

  56. Li, F. (2002). Internet Banking in the UK: From New Distribution Channel to New Business Models. Journal of Financial Transformation, 6, pp. 53–65.

    [publisher’s website]

  57. Li, F. (2002). Internet banking: from new distribution channel to new business models. International Journal of Business Performance Management, 4(2/3/4), pp. 136–136. doi:10.1504/ijbpm.2002.000112.

    [publisher’s website]

  58. Milroy, M. and Li, F. (2001). Internet billing: the experience from four UK utility companies. International Journal of Information Management, 21(2), pp. 101–121. doi:10.1016/s0268-4012(01)00003-2.

    [publisher’s website]

  59. Li, F., Whalley, J. and Williams, H. (2001). Between physical and electronic spaces: the implications for organisations in the networked economy. Environment and Planning A, 33(4), pp. 699–716.
  60. Thomson, R., Huntley, J., Belton, V., Li, F. and Friel, J. (2000). Decision Making at the Firm Level: The of a Criminal Legal Aid Case Management System. International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 14(2), pp. 221–233. doi:10.1080/13600860050033023.

    [publisher’s website]

  61. Li, F. and Williams, H. (2000). Living in Two Spaces. Organisations in the Information Economy. Information Systems Review, 1(1), pp. 23–42.
  62. Li, F. (2000). New Progress in Geography and the Implications for Organisations. NETCOM - Networks and Communications Studies, 14(3-4), pp. 359–377.
  63. Thomson, R., Huntley, J., Belton, V., Li, F. and Friel, J. (2000). The Legal Data Refinery. International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 8(1), pp. 87–97.
  64. Li, F., Williams, H. and Bogle, M. (1999). The ‘Millennium Bug’: its origin, potential impact and possible solutions. International Journal of Information Management, 19(1), pp. 3–15. doi:10.1016/s0268-4012(98)00043-7.

    [publisher’s website]

  65. Li, F. (1997). From compromise to harmony: Organisational re-design through information and communication technologies. International Journal of Information Management, 17(6), pp. 451–464. doi:10.1016/s0268-4012(97)00027-3.

    [publisher’s website]

  66. Li, F. (1995). Corporate networks and the spatial and functional reorganizations of large firms. Environment and Planning A, 27(10), pp. 1627–1645.
  67. Li, F. (1995). Structural Innovations through Information Systems in Some European Companies. Organisational Management, 13(1), pp. 52–58.
  68. Li, F. (1995). Structural Innovations through Information Systems: Some Emerging Tendencies in Europe. Journal of Management Systems, 6(4), pp. 13–28.

Report

Other

  1. Li, F. (2012). E-Business: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management (4 Volumes).

Professional activities

Consultancy (4)

  1. VMWare (Private Sector) (Mar – May 2022)
    Innovating in the Exponential Economy: CHAPTER 2

    This is a follow-on study following the successful launch of the original report on Bridging the innovation-execution gap in the exponential economy in 2018, in association with VMWare and other partners. The key question addressed by the new report: Is data closing or widening the innovation-execution gap?

    The report is available for downloading from -
    https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/learn/en/emea/fy23/pdf/1555251_Innovation_Execution_Report_Chapter_2.pdf
  2. Slack (Private Sector) (Jun 2019 – Jan 2020)
    Team to Market: Creating High Performance Teams in the Digital Age

    Applied thought leadership research in association with workplace collaboration tech leader Slack. The full report is available from Slack@Marlinpr.com
  3. VMWare, Inc (Private Sector) (Feb – Nov 2018)
    "Innovating in the Exponential Economy: Digital Disruption and Bridging the Innovation-Execution Gap"

    Applied thought leadership research sponsored by global tech firm VMWare. The full Report as well as media pieces are available for download.
  4. Imagen Ltd & FTI Strategy and Consulting Ltd (Private Sector) (Nov 2015 – Apr 2016)
    'The Future of Video'

    Applied thought leadership research and report sponsored by Imagen Ltd and FTI Strategy and Consulting Ltd

Keynote lectures/speeches (6)

  1. Lead panel member of VMWare Linkedin Live on "Bridging the Innovation-Execution Gap". Linked in Live (2022). Linked in Live Panel Discussion sponsored by VMWare on Bridging the Innovation-Execution Gap: how organisations can close it by using multicloud and data in the right way
  2. Digital Transformation: Bridging the innovation-execution gap. The Hilton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK (2020). Keynote speech at The International Conference on Electronic Business (ICEB2019), December 8-12, 2019
  3. 'Bridging the Innovation-Execution Gap in the Digital Economy'. The Corinthia Hotel, Whitehall Place, London (2019). Keynote speech at The CXO Exchange, 6 June 2019
  4. Bridging the Innovation-execution Gap. Hotel Café Royal, 68 Regent Street, London (2019). Keynote speech at CWO Dinner sponsored by AWS & VMWare
  5. The Future of Digital Transformation: How to Manage the Transition to New Technologies, New Business Models and New Organisational Designs. Barcelona (2018). Invited Keynote Speech at VMWorld 2018: CIO Forum
  6. Bridging the Innovation-Execution Gap in the Exponential Economy. Munich (2018). Keynote at VMWare Business Forum on Bridging the Innovation-Execution Gap

Media appearances (158)

  1. Gone phishing: the rise of retail cyber crime in three charts. (2025) CityAM (newspaper).
  2. Are cyber attacks about to become the norm for British retailers? (2025) CityAM (newspaper).
  3. Microsoft shuts down beloved platform that shaped encrypted chats. (2025) inkl (website).
  4. Microsoft shuts down beloved platform from 2000s - It's the end of an era for an early internet tech pioneer. (2025) The Street (newspaper).
  5. Using AI to achieve business transformation: A long-term process that needs to be managed. (2025) MSN (website).
  6. Using AI to achieve business transformation: A long-term process that needs to be managed. (2025) TechXplore (magazine).
  7. Britain’s abysmal train service is ruining the return to the office – and more. (2025) Telegraph (newspaper).
  8. Rail disruption in the UK is so common that the economic damage it causes is barely noticed – but change is possible. (2024) The Conversation (magazine).
  9. Railway fault should be ‘wake-up call’ for modernisation. (2024) The Telegraph (newspaper).
  10. Where is the growth? (2024) The Telegraph (newspaper).
  11. Most people think AI will take human jobs – but not theirs, research reveals. (2024) People Management (magazine).
  12. Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage: how a single software update was able to cause IT chaos across the globe. (2024) The Conversation.
  13. Why it's taking time for companies to recover from the CrowdStrike IT outage. (2024) Business Insider (magazine).
  14. Council’s four-day week trial led to greater retention and productivity – so should the wider public sector follow suit? (2024) People Management (magazine).
  15. Bot-to-bot finance throws up ‘host of risk and compliance’ issues. (2024) Banking Risk & Regulation (A Financial Times Publication) (magazine).
  16. AI in finance is like ‘moving from typewriters to word processors’. (2024) Financial Times (newspaper).
  17. UK lags Europe on technical skills proficiency and AI upskilling, study finds. (2024) People Management (magazine).
  18. A World Of Possibility For Businesses Doubling Down On R&D. (2023) MinuteHack (magazine).
  19. Why we are living through a period of R&D genesis. (2023) Business Leader (magazine).
  20. Why Fostering a True R&D Innovation Culture Is Important. (2023) VMWare News.
  21. The fate of John Lewis vs Debenhams is a parable in how to adapt to the future. (2022) City AM (newspaper).
  22. 70% of organisations struggling to innovate due to inability to use data effectively. (2022) SDC Channel Insights (magazine).
  23. 70% of European companies do not know how to use their data to innovate. (2022) MATICA.AI (magazine).
  24. NY VMWARE UNDERSØGELSE: 70% AF EUROPÆISKE VIRKSOMHEDER KÆMPER MED INNOVATION PÅ GRUND AF UDFORDRINGER MED AT ANVENDE DATA EFFEKTIVT. (2022) IT-Kanalen.DK (website).
  25. Steeds meer zorgen over online digitale voetafdruk. (2022) iBestuur Online (website).
  26. Steeds meer zorgen over online digitale voetafdruk. (2022) PIT-Recht (magazine).
  27. 70% af europæiske virksomheder kæmper med innovation på grund af udfordringer med at anvende data effektivt. (2022) VMWare Presscloud (website).
  28. Seven out of 10 companies are struggling to use data effectively, say business leaders. (2022) ITP.Net (website).
  29. Data management: in Europa il 70% delle aziende si sente inefficiente. (2022) Network Digital 360 (website).
  30. Il Potenziale Dei Dati Non È Ancora Pienamente Sfruttato. (2022) 360 Consulenza (website).
  31. Hoe gegevens innovatie stimuleren. (2022) DigiMedia (magazine).
  32. Onderzoek wijst uit: 70% van de bedrijven worstelt met innoveren omdat ze data niet effectief kunnen gebruiken. (2022) Executive Finance (magazine).
  33. 70% of organisations struggling to innovate due to inability to use data effectively, say business leaders. (2022) Albawaba (magazine).
  34. VMware-onderzoek: 70% van de bedrijven worstelt met innoveren. (2022) Computable (magazine).
  35. '70 pour cent des entreprises ont des problèmes d'innovation, car elles ne peuvent utiliser effectivement leurs données'. (2022) DataNews (newspaper).
  36. VMware-onderzoek: 70% van de bedrijven worstelt met innoveren omdat ze data niet effectief kunnen gebruiken. (2022) Persberichten (magazine).
  37. El 70% de las empresas europeas no saben usar sus datos para innovar. (2022) Computing (magazine).
  38. Kloof tussen innovatie en uitvoering groeit. (2022) The Dutch IT Channel (website).
  39. '70 procent van de bedrijven worstelt met innoveren omdat ze data niet effectief kunnen gebruiken'. (2022) DataNews (newspaper).
  40. The List of U.S. Tech Companies Retreating From China Is Notable. Amazon Is Just the Latest. (2022) Barron's (magazine).
  41. Empresas de tecnologia dos EUA estão saindo da China; Amazon é a mais recente. (2022) Valor Economico (magazine).
  42. How could changing a long-trodden path boost a company's digital transformation? (2022) Techxplore (website).
  43. In che modo il cambiamento di un percorso lungo percorso può favorire la trasformazione digitale di un’azienda? (2022) Barlettaweb.com (website).
  44. How could changing a long-trodden path boost a company’s digital transformation? (2022) Eurekalert (website).
  45. Improved business models needed if eHealth companies are to support older people effectively. (2021) Califonia News Times (newspaper).
  46. Improved business models needed if eHealth companies are to support older people effectively. (2021) UK Today News (newspaper).
  47. 9 ways Covid will change our lives forever: Asking to hug, shopping locally and community-minded mask wearing. (2021) iNews (website).
  48. Citymapper helps us navigate our cities but now they need to find a way to profit. (2021) City A M (newspaper).
  49. How to save Citymapper. (2021) Wired (magazine).
  50. Les Ambitions Folles de Zoom Dans le Monde Post-Covid. (2020) La Tribune (France) (newspaper).
  51. To create dream teams, allow ‘a thousand flowers to bloom’. (2020) LSE Business Review.
  52. To create dream teams, allow ‘a thousand flowers to bloom’. (2020) Quris (magazine).
  53. HOW BUSINESSES CAN THRIVE IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD: 3 STRATEGIES. (2020) INVERSE (magazine).
  54. Zoom took over the world. This is what will happen next. (2020) Wired Magazine (magazine).
  55. Winning the digital transformation race: Three emerging approaches for leading transition. (2020) Express Computer (magazine).
  56. Research defines three new pathways for organisations to manage digital transformation. (2020) Haptic (website).
  57. Winning the digital transformation race: Three emerging approaches for leading transition. (2020) Science Daily (newspaper).
  58. 赢得数字转型竞赛：领导转型的三个新途径. (2020) LOTGAIN (website).
  59. Winning the digital transformation race: Three emerging approaches for leading transition. (2020) PHYS.ORG (website).
  60. Winning the digital transformation race: Three emerging approaches for leading transition. (2020) News Break (website).
  61. Winning the digital transformation race: Three emerging approaches for leading transition. (2020) eScience News (website).
  62. Winning the digital transformation race: Three emerging approaches for leading transition. (2020) VikNews (website).
  63. Digital disruption: how will Covid-19 affect the future of work? (2020) Board Agenda (magazine).
  64. Are you ready to face the disruptors? Bridging the innovation-execution gap. (2020) E2E (website).
  65. Research: Communication tech key to business success. (2020) IT Brief Australia (magazine).
  66. Communication tech key to business success. (2020) Channel Life (Australia) (magazine).
  67. Creating Dream Teams with Slack (including podcast). (2020) UC Today (magazine).
  68. Team to Market: Creating High Performance Teams in the Digital Age. (2020) British Academy of Management (BAM) (website).
  69. CASS BUSINESS SCHOOL LAUNCHES NEW RESEARCH, FINDING THAT ‘TEAM TO MARKET’ IS THE NEW BATTLEGROUND FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. (2020) The HR Director (magazine).
  70. Slack : La Cass Business School dévoile les résultats d’une nouvelle recherche. (2020) Industrie Mag (magazine).
  71. Structure of teams could be source of competitive advantage. (2020) Workplace Insight (magazine).
  72. Une nouvelle recherche établit le concept de « Team to Market » comme le nouveau champ de bataille de l’avantage concurrentiel. (2020) StorizBorn - Storytelling et Veille médiatique au jour le jour (magazine).
  73. Team to Market: The new battleground for competitive advantage. (2020) Slack Blog (website).
  74. Digital transformation: moving with the times. (2019) The Telegraph (newspaper).
  75. REINVENTING THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE. (2019) Financial Times (newspaper).
  76. Agile failure can lead to success. (2019) The Times (newspaper).
  77. McDonald's big AI splurge is all about drive-through domination. (2019) Wired Magazine (magazine).
  78. Impact investing: can funds achieve both social impact and returns at scale? (2019) LSE Business Review (magazine).
  79. Innovating in the Exponential Economy - Bridging the Innovation-Execution Gap. (2019) VMWare Blogs.
  80. The West's Great Marketing Opportunity in China. (2019) Marketing News (June/July 2019) (magazine).
  81. Uber's London data grab hints at a future subscription service. (2019) Wired (magazine).
  82. Despite their perceived competitive advantages, all Western digital firms have failed in China. (2019) LSE Business Review.
  83. McDonald’s punta sull’AI rilevando Dynamic Yield. (2019) Bitmat (website).
  84. McDonald‘s setzt bei Drive-ins auf maschinelles Lernen. (2019) eCommerce Magazin (magazine).
  85. THE FUTURE OF WORK IN A WORLD WITH ROBOTS. (2019) eLearning World (magazine).
  86. Five reasons why the cloud can help CIOs close the ‘innovation-execution’ gap. (2019) TechRadar (magazine).
  87. Here’s Why U.S. Ad-Tech Leaders Are Often Unsuccessful in China. (2019) ADWEEK (magazine).
  88. Businesses struggling to execute, not innovate. (2019) IT Nation.
  89. AI and robotics: don’t think of asking for faster horses. (2018) The Manufacturer (magazine).
  90. Von der Innovation zur Exekution: Wie Unternehmen diesen Brückenschlag schneller umsetzen können. (2018) Computerwelt.
  91. Digital transformation: Closing the gap between innovation and execution. (2018) Medium (magazine).
  92. New Year’s Resolution: be proactive with cybersecurity. (2018) Cybersecurity News (magazine).
  93. WHAT WILL THE FUTURE OF THE OFFICE LOOK LIKE? (2018) PA Life.
  94. Cyber security efforts turn proactive after sophisticated attacks. (2018) Financial Times (newspaper).
  95. The demise of the 9-5: What will the future of the office look like? (2018) The HR Director Magazine.
  96. The demise of the 9-5: What will the future of the office look like? (2018) Open Access Government.
  97. Failure to innovate puts companies at risk. (2018) IT-Online (IT Industry News).
  98. Firmy dokáží generovat nové nápady, ale nedokáží je uvádět do praxe. (2018) Computer World (magazine).
  99. Firmy dokáží generovat nové nápady, ale nedokáží je uvádět do praxe. (2018) System Online.
  100. Bedrijven worstelen met executiekracht, niet met innovatie. (2018) EMERCE (magazine).
  101. Onvermogen goede ideeën werkelijkheid te maken maakt organisaties kwetsbaar. (2018) Dutch IT-Channel (website).
  102. 一年过去，Uber离上市还远吗？. (2018) 中文业界资讯站 （CNBeta） (website).
  103. 一年过去，优步离上市还远吗？. (2018) IT之家 （IT Home).
  104. One year on, Uber's new boss is slowly reviving its toxic image. (2018) Wired (magazine).
  105. Warum sind westliche Internetfirmen in China gescheitert? – Seite 2: Die Todsünden Zentralismus und Ignoranz. (2018) Cloud Computing Insider (magazine).
  106. 外媒：西方数字企业为何在华折戟. (2018) 新浪财经头条 （Sina）.
  107. 西方数字企业为何在华折戟. (2018) 环球时报 (newspaper).
  108. Warum sind westliche Internetfirmen in China gescheitert? – Teil 1 China – Das Land der begrenzten Möglichkeiten. (2018) Cloud Computing Insider (magazine).
  109. Thirteen Reasons Why Western Internet Companies Fail in China. (2018) Academy of Management Insights (magazine).
  110. Execution, not innovation is holding organisations back. (2018) TECH Release (website).
  111. In Business Innovation, Timing Is Of The Essence. (2018) CEO Today (magazine).
  112. VMware, le difficoltà dietro l’innovazione. (2018) Inno3 - Innovozione, Informazione, Incontro (magazine).
  113. Bringing Innovation into Corporate Culture. (2018) Accelerating IT Success - Daily News & Learning for IT Professionals (website).
  114. Aziende EMEA senza una visione strategica. (2018) Bit MAT (website).
  115. Le aziende si sforzano di eseguire, non di innovare. (2018) VMware News (website).
  116. Why attending VMware Evolve 2018 can power your business transformation. (2018) VMWare Blog (website).
  117. Disruption numérique : comment créer une culture de l'innovation dans votre organisation. (2018) ZDNet France (website).
  118. Der Status quo der Innovationsfähigkeit deutscher Unternehmen. (2018) Cloud Computing Insider (magazine).
  119. Digital disruption: How to create a culture of innovation in your organisation. (2018) ZDNet (magazine).
  120. VMware Cloud on AWS Europe jetzt auch in Frankfurt verfügbar. (2018) Storage Consortium (website).
  121. Expert comment on TSB digital banking service disruption and Banking IT failures in general. (2018) ITV News at 10 (television).
  122. Bart van Eldert belicht ontwikkelingen op de werkvloer. (2018) A D Economie (magazine).
  123. Why good ideas alone won't make you innovative - Eureka moments are overrated. (2018) Management Today (magazine).
  124. Successful Businesses Invest Tax Break Dollars into Meaningful Technology. (2018) Weil & Jones (website).
  125. デジタル変革を阻む壁--イノベーションと実行のギャップをどう縮めるか. (2018) ZDNet Japan (magazine).
  126. Businesses must bridge the growing gap between innovation and execution if they want to thrive. (2018) City A M (newspaper).
  127. 为什么所有西方数字公司都在中国失败？. (2018) 今日头条 - Toutiao (website).
  128. Why have all Western-owned digital firms failed in China? (2018) Science X™ - Physorg,com.
  129. Why have all Western-owned digital firms failed in China? (2018) Phys.org (website).
  130. Why have all Western-owned digital firms failed in China? (2018) EurekAlert! The Global Source for Science News (website).
  131. Digital transformation: Closing the gap between innovation and execution. (2018) ZDNet (magazine).
  132. How to rightsize your digital strategy. (2018) Computer Weekly (magazine).
  133. How business leaders believe innovation can be executed in organisations. (2018) Compelo (magazine).
  134. Businesses struggling to execute, not innovate. (2018) Digitisation World (magazine).
  135. Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Execution. (2018) Financial Times (newspaper).
  136. Instagram is expanding its shopping service to the UK. (2018) Wired (magazine).
  137. Uber(isation) – Innovation befürworten oder blockieren? (2018) Kulturexpress.Info.
  138. JD to quell Amazon challenge in Europe with diversified services. (2018) Z-Park - 中关村 (website).
  139. Amazon no easy nut for JD to crack. (2018) China Daily (newspaper).
  140. Outdated regulations halt Uber in its tracks, but innovation must prevail. (2017) The Conversation (website).
  141. Outdated regulations halt Uber in its tracks, but innovation must prevail. (2017) Yahoo News (website).
  142. What’s wrong with Uber? Talking the future of the famous ride-sharing company banned in London. (2017) The Business Courier (newspaper).
  143. Interview on BBC Talking Business with Arron Heslehurst. (2017) Uber's business model and its social responsibilities (television).
  144. UK cloud companies need a China connection. (2017) Racounter (magazine).
  145. Comment: Outdated regulations halt Uber in its tracks, but innovation must prevail. (2017) Essential Retail (magazine).
  146. Interactive video for sales just got a big boost from Apple. (2016) Biznology (website).
  147. The future of tech marketing video is closer than you think. (2016) Technology Business Videos.
  148. Studie: Video ist das Kommunikationsmedium der Zukunft. (2016) Elektro Wirtschaft (magazine).
  149. Il futuro del video in azienda. (2016) MyMarketing.Net (Italian).
  150. Will Video Kill The CEO? (2016) Forbes (magazine).
  151. The future of video. (2016) Canefantasma (website).
  152. Das Video: Die Kommunikation der Zukunft. (2015) Working@Office (website).
  153. Making computer games change the world. (2014) The Yorkshire Post (newspaper).
  154. Pension woes abound, but our tech future is just as pressing. (2014) The Conversation (magazine).
  155. UK banks risk financial meltdown if the long-term IT crisis remains unresolved. (2014) City A.M. (newspaper).
  156. Ancient IT makes a banking meltdown inevitable. (2014) The Convcersation (magazine).
  157. The Next Banking Crisis: An IT Meltdown? (2014) Economy Watch.
  158. iphone5 - What do our experts think? (2012) www.goarticles.com (website).

Media appearance

  1. People Management. Council’s four-day week trial led to greater retention and productivity – so should the wider public sector follow suit?https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1880251/councils-four-day-week-trial-led-greater-retention-productivity-%E2%80%93-so-wider-public-sector-follow-suit

Online articles (19)

  1. Skype宣布退場！和4大產品成時代眼淚　專家點出企業警訊. (2025). TVBS新闻网
  2. Letter: AI policy requires achievable goals, not rhetorical superlatives. (2025). Financial Times
  3. Rail disruption in the UK is so common that the economic damage it causes is barely noticed – but change is possible. (2024). The Conversation Infrastructure, growth strategy, rail disruption, infrastructure failure
  4. Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage: how a single software update was able to cause IT chaos across the globe. (2024). The Conversation IT outage, Microsoft-CrowdStrike, disruptions
  5. The fate of John Lewis vs Debenhams is a parable in how to adapt to the future. (2022). City AM This article is based on our new VMWare Report - Innovating in the Exponentional Economy: Chapter 2 - available at https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/learn/en/emea/fy23/pdf/1555251_Innovation_Execution_Report_Chapter_2.pdf
  6. TEAM TO MARKET : AN EMERGING APPROACH FOR CREATING DREAM TEAMS FOR THE POST-PANDEMIC WORLD. (2021). Journal of Financial Transformation This paper is based on thought leadership research sponsorred by Slack Technologies, Inc. Full report is available for downloading from https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/23484/
  7. The Digital Transformation of Business Models in the Creative Industries. (2020). Arts Management Quarterly Invited openning article for special theme "Focus: Generating Revenue Online"
  8. To create dream teams, allow ‘a thousand flowers to bloom’. (2020). LSE Business Review This article is based on my thought leadership report - Team to Market: Creating High Performance Teams in the Digital Age - in association with Slack Technologies, Inc. The full report is available for downloading at
    https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/23484/
  9. Impact investing: can funds achieve both social impact and returns at scale? (2019). LSE Business Review impact investing, TriLinc, TGIF, return and impact, ESG, SRI, investing for the common good, GIIN
  10. Despite their perceived competitive advantages, all Western digital firms have failed in China. (2019). LSE Business Review The digital market, considered a culture market, is fundamentally different from other industries
  11. Thirteen Reasons Why Western Internet Companies Fail in China. (2018). Academy of Management Insights The full original paper in Academy of Management Discoveries are available here - https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amd.2017.0102

    Full paper also available on request from city open access - http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/19295
  12. In Business Innovation, Timing Is Of The Essence. (2018). CEO Today This short piece is based on my VMWare sponsorred thought-leadership report - "INNOVATING IN THE EXPONENTIAL ECONOMY: Digital Disruption and Bridging the New Innovation-Execution Gap"
  13. Why good ideas alone won't make you innovative: Eureka moments are overrated. (2018). Management Today Based on my report for VMWare - INNOVATING IN THE EXPONENTIAL ECONOMY: Digital Disruption and Bridging the New Innovation-Execution Gap - http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/19392/
  14. Businesses must bridge the growing gap between innovation and execution if they want to thrive. (2018). City A. M. Based on my VM Ware report on INNOVATING IN THE EXPONENTIAL ECONOMY - Digital Disruption and Bridging the New Innovation-Execution Gap
  15. Outdated regulations halt Uber in its tracks, but innovation must prevail. (2017). The Conversation
  16. From Red Flag Laws to the Uber ban, transport has always been a battle of innovation vs. precaution. (2017). City A. M.
  17. Pension woes abound, but our tech future is just as pressing. (2014). The Conversation
  18. UK banks risk financial meltdown if the long-term IT crisis remains unresolved. (2014). City A. M.
  19. Ancient IT makes a banking meltdown inevitable. (2014). The Conversation

Other (14)

  1. Invited Keynote Speech at ICEB2019 on "Digital Transformation: Bridging the innovation-execution gap", The International Conference on Electronic Business (ICEB) (Dec 2019).
  2. Invited Expert Panel at the Inaugural BAM Contenental Network Event at the British Embassy, Berlin, Germany, BAM Continental Network and Munchner Kreis (Mar 2019).
  3. Expert Panel Member, UKRI Sift Panel for Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) Programme. May 2019.
    https://www.ukri.org/funding/funding-opportunities/future-leaders-fellowships/.
  4. Financial Times Private Editorial Dinner Discussion: Rethinking Skills and Talent Strategies. FT-Cognizant Future of Work Series, 22 May 2019 | One Aldwych Hotel, London.
  5. Expert Panel Member, The Financial Times-The Banker Magazine Customer-Centric Retail Banking Summit : 'Maximising customer engagement, experience and value'. Tuesday 9th December 2014,
    Andaz Hotel, London.
  6. Invited Roundtable Discussion hosted by the Deputy Editor of The Economist: Technology and the Future of Work. Browns Hotel, 33 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BP. 23rd February 2017.
  7. Invited Keynote speech at The CXO Exchange: 'Bridging the Innovation-Execution Gap in the Digital Economy'. The Corinthia Hotel, London, 6 June 2019.
  8. Keynote at VMWare Business Forum - Bridging the Innovation-Execution Gap in the Exponential Economy. Munich, 9th May 2019.
  9. Member of EPSRC Prioritisation Panel for Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) - Tackling global development challenges through engineering and digital technology research. 17th March 2017.
    https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/globaldevelopmentchallenges/.
  10. Prioritisation Panel for the ESRC’s Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) - New Models for Sustainable Development. 3 May 2018. http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding/funding-opportunities/gcrf-new-models-of-sustainable-development/.
  11. Chairing Expert Panel on Digital Transformation of Insurance, at the Insurance Data Science Conference on 16th July 2018.
    Other panel members include : Kristen Dardia (Verisk – an analytics consultancy specialising in insurance), Hadrien Dykiel (RStudio – leading software company working on interfaces and packages for the R computational statistics language), and Ruth Thompson (Mango Solutions - they consult on data science)..
  12. Judge for National Technology Awards, 2017, http://nationaltechnologyawards.co.uk/.
  13. Keynote speech at VMWorld 2018: The Future of Digital Transformation. VMWare CIO Forum, Barcelona, 5 November 2018.
  14. Keynote speech at CWO Dinner sponsored by AWS & VMWare: Bridging the Innovation-execution Gap. Hotel Café Royal, 68 Regent Street, London, 22 January 2019.