Feng Li

Professor Feng Li, PhD, is Chair of E-Business Development and the Convener of the Management Subject Group at the Business School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK. His research has centrally focused on using information and communications technologies to facilitate the development of new strategies, business models, and organizational designs in both private and public sectors. He is a Council Member of the British Academy of Management (BAM) and Chair of the BAM E-Business & E-Government Special Interest Group. His recent work on Internet Banking Strategies and Business Models, and on the evolving Telecommunications Value Networks and Pricing Models have been extensively reported by the media. His latest book, What is e-Business? How the Internet Transforms Organizations, has been published by Blackwell (Oxford). Professor Feng Li can be contacted at Feng.li@ncl.ac.uk

Publications

Effective Virtual Working through Communities of Practice
Effective Virtual Working through Communities of Practice
Chris Kimble, Feng Li. © 2010. 8 pages.
Globalization is an issue currently affecting many organizations and is one that has profound consequences for the nature of work (Karimi & Konsynski, 1991; Ives & Jarvenpaa...
The Mobile Network as a New Medium for Marketing Communications: A Case Study
The Mobile Network as a New Medium for Marketing Communications: A Case Study
Heikki Karjaluoto, Matti Leppäniemi, Jari Sall, Jaako Sinisalo, Feng Li. © 2009. 9 pages.
This chapter discusses the mobile network as a new medium for marketing communications. It illustrates that the mobile medium, defined as two-way communications via mobile...
Evaluating the Usability and Content Usefulness of Web Sites: A Benchmarking Approach
Evaluating the Usability and Content Usefulness of Web Sites: A Benchmarking Approach
Shahizan Hassan, Feng Li. © 2008. 20 pages.
Although benchmarking technique has been widely used in various aspects of organisations and businesses, there is no clear framework on how the technique can be applied for Web...
Potential Implications of IPv6 for Regional Development
Potential Implications of IPv6 for Regional Development
Savvas Papagiannidis, Joanna Berry, Feng Li. © 2008. 16 pages.
The Internet started as a project by the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense in the late 1960s. Since then, it has evolved to be the biggest...
Social Implications and Challenges of E-Business
Social Implications and Challenges of E-Business
Feng Li. © 2007. 242 pages.
The rapid development of the Internet and e-business has created not only lucrative economic opportunities, but also significant social challenges, with profound implications for...
Building an Online Grocery Business: The Case of ASDA.com
Building an Online Grocery Business: The Case of ASDA.com
Irene Yousept, Feng Li. © 2006. 21 pages.
This chapter uses the case of ASDA.com, ASDA’s home-shopping arm, to demonstrate the challenges in building and developing an online grocery business in the UK. To set the stage...
Management & Delivery of Digital Print via the Web: A Case Study of Gaia Fulfillment
Management & Delivery of Digital Print via the Web: A Case Study of Gaia Fulfillment
Savvas Papagiannidis, Feng Li. © 2006. 18 pages.
In this chapter, we use the experience of Gaia Fulfillment to demonstrate the challenges of developing and deploying collateral fulfillment, that is, short-run print on demand...
Effective Virtual Working though Communities of Practice
Effective Virtual Working though Communities of Practice
Chris Kimble, Feng Li. © 2006. 5 pages.
Globalization is an issue currently affecting many organizations and is one that has profound consequences for the nature of work (Karimi & Konsynski, 1991; Ives & Jarvenpaa...
The Mobile Network as a New Medium for Marketing Communicaitons: A Case Study
The Mobile Network as a New Medium for Marketing Communicaitons: A Case Study
Heikki Karjaluoto, Matti Leppaniemi, Jari Salo, Jaakko Sinisalo, Feng Li. © 2006. 11 pages.
This chapter discusses the mobile network as a new medium for marketing communications. It illustrates that the mobile medium, defined as two-way communications via mobile...
United Kingdom: Current M-Commerce Developments and Future Prospects
United Kingdom: Current M-Commerce Developments and Future Prospects
Savvas Papagiannidis, James Carr, Feng Li. © 2006. 20 pages.
This chapter provides an overview of the current development of m-commerce in the UK and explores its future prospects. A number of mini-case studies are drawn from a diverse...
Management & Delivery of Digital Print via the Web: A Case Study of Gaia Fulfilment
Management & Delivery of Digital Print via the Web: A Case Study of Gaia Fulfilment
Savvas Papagiannidis, Feng Li. © 2005. 18 pages.
In this article, we use the experience of Gaia Fulfilment to demonstrate the challenges of developing and deploying collateral fulfillment, i.e., short-run print on demand via...
Building an Online Grocery Business: The Case of asda.com
Building an Online Grocery Business: The Case of asda.com
Irene Yousept, Feng Li. © 2005. 22 pages.
This paper uses the case of ASDA.com, ASDA’s home-shopping arm, to demonstrate the challenges in building and developing an online grocery business in the UK. To set the stage...
Evaluating the Usability and Content Usefulness of Web Sites: A Benchmarking Approach
Evaluating the Usability and Content Usefulness of Web Sites: A Benchmarking Approach
Shahizan Hassan, Feng Li. © 2005. 22 pages.
Although benchmarking technique has been widely used in various aspects of organisations and businesses, there is no clear framework on how the technique can be applied for Web...
Potential Implications of IPv6 for Regional Development
Potential Implications of IPv6 for Regional Development
Savvas Papagiannidis, Joanna Berry, Feng Li. © 2005. 5 pages.
The Internet started as a project by the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense in the late 1960s. Since then, it has evolved to be the biggest...
E-Government Scottish Style: Recent Developments and Some Emerging Issues
E-Government Scottish Style: Recent Developments and Some Emerging Issues
Feng Li. © 2004. 26 pages.
This chapter discusses issues involved in the development of e-government, using recent empirical evidence gathered in Scotland. The research suggests that public sector...
Implementing E-Government Strategy in Scotland: Current Situation and Emerging Issues
Implementing E-Government Strategy in Scotland: Current Situation and Emerging Issues
Feng Li. © 2003. 22 pages.
Using Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) to transform public services is a central element of the current UK Government’s strategy for modernising government....