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Sabbah, J. & Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2025). When humans and large language models collaborate, problem-finding illuminates. Innovation: Organization and Management, pp. 1-34. doi: 10.1080/14479338.2025.2504428

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 & Lewis, H. (2025). Transforming Organisations Through AI: Emerging Strategies for Navigating the Future of Business. Journal of Financial Transformation, 60, pp. 66-75.

Spanaki, K., Zissis, D., Papadopoulos, T. & Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392view all authors (2024). The Transformation of Digital Strategy and Value Creation in Omnichannel Organisations: The Case of the Gambling Industry. European Journal of Information Systems, 33(6), pp. 975-992. doi: 10.1080/0960085x.2023.2282454

Cubric, M. & Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2024). Bridging the ‘Concept–Product’ Gap in New Product Development: Emerging Insights from the Application of Artificial Intelligence in FinTech. Technovation, 134, article number 103017. doi: 10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103017

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2024). Three Approaches for Winning the Platform Competition. California Management Review,

Vinayavekhin, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-7417-8851, Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392, Banerjee, A. ORCID: 0000-0001-8961-7223 & Caputo, A.view all authors (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

Almatrodi, I., Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 & 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), article number 191. doi: 10.3390/systems11040191

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (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

Moura Junior, V. ORCID: 0000-0001-5735-9143, Westover, M. B., Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 , Kimchi, E., Kennedy, M., Benson, N. M., Moura, L. M. V. R. & Hsu, J.view all authors (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

Goumagias, N. D., Fernandes, K., Nucciarelli, A. & Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392view all authors (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

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2022). “Controlled Escalation”: A Spiral Model of Continuous Change in Platform Competition. California Management Review,

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 & Xiaohui, S. (2021). Four Essential Capabilities for Successful Platform Development. California Management Review, 64(1),

Shi, X., Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 & Chumnumpan, P. (2021). Platform Development: Emerging Insights from a Nascent Industry. Journal of Management, 47(8), pp. 2037-2073. doi: 10.1177/0149206320929428

Oderanti, F. O., Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392, Cubric, M. & Shi, X.view all authors (2021). Business Models for Sustainable Commercialisation of Digital Healthcare (eHealth) Innovations for an Increasingly Aging Population. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 171, article number 120969. doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120969

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 & 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.

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2020). The Digital Transformation of Business Models in the Creative Industries. Arts Management Quarterly, 134, pp. 6-14.

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (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

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2020). Digital Transformation of Business Models in the Creative Industries. Arts Management Quarterly, 134(3), pp. 6-14.

Li, F. (2020). The digital transformation of business models in the creative industries: A holistic framework and emerging trends. Technovation, 92-93(92-93), article number 102012. doi: 10.1016/j.technovation.2017.12.004

Shi, X., Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 & 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

Hodge, V. J., Sephton, N., Devlin, S. , Cowling, P., Goumagias, N. D., Shao, J., Purvis, K., Cabras, I., Fernandes, K. & Li, F.view all authors (2019). How the Business Model of Customisable Card Games Influences Player Engagement. IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games, 11(4), pp. 374-385. doi: 10.1109/tg.2018.2803843

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2019). Why have all western internet firms (WIFS) failed in china? A phenomenon-based research. Academy of Management Discoveries, 5(1), pp. 13-37. doi: 10.5465/amd.2017.0102

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2018). Why Western Digital Firms Have Failed in China. Harvard Business Review,

Oderanti, F. O. & Li, F. (2018). Commercialization of eHealth innovations in the market of the UK healthcare sector: A framework for a sustainable business model. Psychology & Marketing, 35(2), pp. 120-137. doi: 10.1002/mar.21074

Nucciarelli, A., Li, F., Fernandes, K. , Goumagias, N. D., Cabras, I., Devlin, S., Cowling, P. & Kudenko, D.view all authors (2017). From value chains to technological platforms: The effects of crowdfunding in the digital game industry. Journal of Business Research, 78, pp. 341-352. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.12.030

Roden, S., Nucciarelli, A., Li, F. & Grahamd, G.view all authors (2017). Big Data and the Transformation of Operations Models: A Framework and A New Research Agenda. Production Planning and Control, 28(11-12), pp. 929-944. doi: 10.1080/09537287.2017.1336792

Iskoujina, Z., Ciesielska, M., Roberts, J. & Li, F.view all authors (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

Cabras, I., Goumagias, N. D., Fernandes, K. , Cowling, P., Li, F., Kudenko, D., Devlin, S. & Nucciarelli, A.view all authors (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

Shi, X., Bigdeli, A. Z. & Li, F. (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

Ziaee Bigdeli, A., Li, F. & 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

Li, F., Nucciarelli, A., Roden, S. & Graham, G.view all authors (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

Oderanti, F. O. & 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. 273-307. doi: 10.1504/ijhtm.2016.084128

Oderanti, F. O., Li, F. & 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

Li, F., Pieńkowski, D., van Moorsel, A. & Smith, C.view all authors (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

Li, F., Papagiannidis, S. & Bourlakis, M. (2010). Living In 'Multiple Spaces': Extending Our Socio-Economic Environment Through Virtual Worlds. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 28(3), pp. 425-446. doi: 10.1068/d14708

Papagiannidis, S., Bourlakis, M. & 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

Book Section

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2023). What is Digital Strategy and Does it Really Matter? In: Dagnino, G. B., Cennamo, C. & Zhu, F. (Eds.), Research Handbook on Digital Strategy. (pp. 393-410). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781800378902.00031

Report

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2024). Towards a Smart Economy - How Digital Technologies will Transform Global Trade and Finance. London: The Lord Mayor's Office, City of London.

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2022). Innovating in the Exponential Economy: Chapter 2. Is data closing or widening the innovation-execution gap?. Palo Alto, CA (USA) & London (UK): VMWare.

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2020). Team to Market (T2M): Creating High Performance Teams in the Digital Age. Slack Technologies.

Li, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-6589-6392 (2018). INNOVATING IN THE EXPONENTIAL ECONOMY: Digital Disruption and Bridging the New Innovation-Execution Gap. London: VMWare.

Li, F. (2016). The Future of Video. Cambridge, UK: Imagen Ltd.