Dr Xiaoqing Li
Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Eastern Gateway 202m
- Email: xiaoqing.li@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265762
- Strategy and Entrepreneurship
- Brunel Business School
- College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
Summary
I am a Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, and Director of Postgraduate Programs at the Brunel Business School. Before joining Brunel, I worked as a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management and International Business at the Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. Since September 2022, I have been leading postgraduate studies at Brunel Business School, overseeing twelve Master’s degree programs. Prior to this, I served for five years as the Inaugural Program Leader for the BSc Business Management with Entrepreneurship program.
I believe in a hands-on and practical approach to entrepreneurship education. I implemented this in program delivery, significantly developing students' entrepreneurial edge. This not only helps them stand out in job hunting but also equips them with the entrepreneurial competencies needed to successfully run start-up companies, some of which are now actively operating in the real market, contributing to sustainability, innovation, and economic development.
I have received a series of awards and nominations in teaching, leadership, and being initiative at work. I won the CBASS College Staff Prize, recognised as being purposeful and agile in a changing world. I have been recognised as one of the Brunel Business School's top lecturers with feedback from students outlining my outstanding quality of delivery. I was nominated for the 'Ken Darby-Dowman Memorial Prize' for my contribution to the student experience with a focus on the compassion; for leading by example in demonstrating excellence in work, and for being behind the scenes wonder.
My research and teaching interests are in the areas of strategy, international business, and entrepreneurship. My publications have appeared at peer reviewed journals with international excellence such as International Business Review, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Studies in Higher Education, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research and so on.
Responsibility
Director of Postgraduate Taught Programs (Sep. 2022 - present)
Inaugural Program Leader: BSc Business Management with Entrepreneurship (Nov. 2017 - Aug. 2022)
Newest selected publications
Li, X. and Sarpong, D. (2024) 'Exploring the resource mobilization process in social enterprises in China: A bricolage and social exchange perspective'. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Resea, 30 (10). pp. 2674 - 2700. ISSN: 1355-2554 Open Access Link
Li, X., Roberts, J. and Wang, C. (2023) 'An Integrative Approach to the Internationalisation of Knowledge-Intensive Services: A Case of Higher Education'. European Journal of International Management, 0 (accepted, in press). ISSN: 1751-6757 Open Access Link
Li, X., Sarpong, D. and Wang, CL. (2022) 'Collaborative Strategic Foresight and New Product Development in Chinese Pharmaceutical Firms'. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 69 (2). pp. 551 - 563. ISSN: 0018-9391 Open Access Link
Harraf, A., Ghura, H., Hamdan, A. and Li, X. (2021) 'Formal institutions and the development of entrepreneurial activity – the contingent role of corruption in emerging economies'. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 10 (1). pp. 15 - 15. ISSN: 2045-2101 Open Access Link
Ghura, H., Harraf, A., Li, X. and Hamdan, A. (2020) 'The moderating effect of corruption on the relationship between formal institutions and entrepreneurial activity: evidence from post-communist countries'. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 12 (1). pp. 58 - 78. ISSN: 2053-4604 Open Access Link