Dr Tianchen Li


Dr Tianchen Li
NameDr Tianchen Li
Job titleSenior Lecturer in International Management and Innovation
Research institute
Primary appointmentMarketing, Enterprise & Tourism
Email addresst.x.li@mdx.ac.uk
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-5753
Contact categoryAcademic staff

Biography

Biography

Dr Tianchen Li is the Programme Leader for the MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship and a Senior Lecturer in International Management and Innovation at Middlesex University. Before joining Middlesex University, he held an academic position at the University of Essex from 2014 onwards.

Dr Li holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship and an MA in Social Science Data Analysis (with Distinction) from the University of Essex, an MSc in International Business from the University of Liverpool, and a BA in Computer Science and Technology from China. He specialises in advanced quantitative research methods, including advanced econometrics, panel data analysis, multilevel modelling, structural equation modelling (SEM), and Bayesian statistics, and has extensive research experience across academic, public sector, and industry environments.

His research work has been published in leading international journals such as Journal of World Business, International Business Review, Journal of Business Research, Management Decision, European Business Review, and International Studies of Management & Organization, among others. Dr Li also serves as a reviewer for several top-tier journals, including Journal of Business Venturing, Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of International Management, International Business Review, Technovation, and Journal of Small Business Management.

A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Dr Li has substantial experience in designing, leading, and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate modules. His teaching covers Innovation and Entrepreneurship as well as Advanced Quantitative Analysis and Business Analytics. He has served as Module Leader for:

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

·      MGT 3014 Innovation Management (ML)

·      MGT 2225 Principles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Fast Track) (ML)

Advanced Quantitative Analysis and Statistics

·      MGT 3028 Business Analytics (ML)

·      MGT 4900 International Business Management Project

·      MGT 4543 Management Analytics (ML)

Dr Li was nominated for the Best Module Award at the Students’ Choice Awards of the University of Essex Students’ Union in 2014.

He welcomes PhD applicants interested in interdisciplinary research projects involving advanced quantitative methods.

 

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Research outputs

The role of macro institutional factors in determining types of entrepreneurial start-ups: a longitudinal panel study

Li, T. 2024. The role of macro institutional factors in determining types of entrepreneurial start-ups: a longitudinal panel study . European Business Review. https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-02-2024-0061

The joint effects of formal and informal institutions on entrepreneurial start-ups: a global perspective

Li, T. 2024. The joint effects of formal and informal institutions on entrepreneurial start-ups: a global perspective. International Studies of Management and Organization. https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2024.2354667

What explains entrepreneurial start-ups across countries: an integrative model

Li, T. 2023. What explains entrepreneurial start-ups across countries: an integrative model. Journal of General Management. 48 (2), pp. 195-209. https://doi.org/10.1177/03063070221081577

International competitiveness readiness, home country institutions, and early internationalisation

Li, T. 2023. International competitiveness readiness, home country institutions, and early internationalisation. Management Decision. 61 (3), pp. 838-860. https://doi.org/10.1108/md-12-2021-1560

Do top management teams’ expectations and support drive management innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises?

Yu, C., Wang, Y., Li, T. and Lin, C. 2022. Do top management teams’ expectations and support drive management innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises? Journal of Business Research. 142, pp. 88-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.12.035

Institutional environments and entrepreneurial start-ups: an international study

Li, T. 2021. Institutional environments and entrepreneurial start-ups: an international study. Management Decision. 58 (8), pp. 1929-1953. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-01-2020-0031

A multi-level study of entrepreneurial characteristics, IPR, and the degree of internationalization

Jin, Z., Richard, L. and Li, T. 2020. A multi-level study of entrepreneurial characteristics, IPR, and the degree of internationalization. 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Vancouver 07 - 11 Aug 2020 Academy of Management (AOM). https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2020.19100abstract

What explains the degree of internationalization of early-stage entrepreneurial firms? A multilevel study on the joint effects of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, opportunity-motivated entrepreneurship, and home-country institutions

Yang, M., Li, T. and Wang, Y. 2020. What explains the degree of internationalization of early-stage entrepreneurial firms? A multilevel study on the joint effects of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, opportunity-motivated entrepreneurship, and home-country institutions. Journal of World Business. 55 (6), pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2020.101114

Engagement in international entrepreneurship: interactive effects of resource-based factors and institutional environments

Li, T. 2019. Engagement in international entrepreneurship: interactive effects of resource-based factors and institutional environments. Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research. 9 (1), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40497-019-0185-z

What explains the varying degree of export? Internal or external factors

Li, T. 2018. What explains the varying degree of export? Internal or external factors. Entrepreneurial business and economics review. 6 (2), pp. 29-43. https://doi.org/10.15678/EBER.2018.060202

Internationalisation and its determinants: a hierarchical approach

Li, T. 2018. Internationalisation and its determinants: a hierarchical approach. International Business Review. 27 (4), pp. 867-876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2018.01.009
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