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Automating Business Process to Enhance Organisational Efficiency and Productivity: Using Academic Intervention at Salford Business School as a Case Study (2025)
Conference Proceeding
Chen, Y., Han, K., & Seager, C. (in press). Automating Business Process to Enhance Organisational Efficiency and Productivity: Using Academic Intervention at Salford Business School as a Case Study.

Organisations, particularly large ones with multiple stakeholders involved in their business processes, frequently face challenges related to process efficiency and productivity, leading to wasted resources, time, and effort, ultimately reducing over... Read More about Automating Business Process to Enhance Organisational Efficiency and Productivity: Using Academic Intervention at Salford Business School as a Case Study.

Digital Transformation in High Education Institutions (HEs) in the Post-Pandemic Era: Investigation of Students’ Study Behaviour at Salford Business School (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Ubah-Nwoha, D., Chen, Y., & Han, K. (2024, September). Digital Transformation in High Education Institutions (HEs) in the Post-Pandemic Era: Investigation of Students’ Study Behaviour at Salford Business School. Paper presented at BERA (British Educational Research Associate) Conference, Manchester

This study examines Digital Transformation (DT) in High Education Institutions (HEIs) and how the pandemic has enabled the reimagination of the education system (Quilter-Pinner & Ambrose, 2020). The pace at which digital technologies have evolved ove... Read More about Digital Transformation in High Education Institutions (HEs) in the Post-Pandemic Era: Investigation of Students’ Study Behaviour at Salford Business School.

History and future of business ecosystem: a bibliometric analysis and visualization (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Yang, Y., & Chen, Y. (2024). History and future of business ecosystem: a bibliometric analysis and visualization. Environment, Development and Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05318-6

The business ecosystem theory has developed rapidly in recent years and has become a hot
topic in the field of business and management. However, the use of this concept is con-
troversial. This study systematically reviewed literature published spa... Read More about History and future of business ecosystem: a bibliometric analysis and visualization.

Generative AI assisted Life-long Learning in Higher Education: A Case Study of Coding Learning for Business Students at Salford Business School (2024)
Book Chapter
Chen, Y., Han, K., & Doolan, M. A. (2024). Generative AI assisted Life-long Learning in Higher Education: A Case Study of Coding Learning for Business Students at Salford Business School. In Leading Global Excellence in Pedagogy: Augmenting Teaching Excellence: Embracing the future of Education with AI and Emerging Technologies

In today's evolving business landscape, professionals are required to possess a broad skill set, encompassing fundamental business knowledge and digital proficiencies. This heightened demand for diverse technical skills has raised the learning bar fo... Read More about Generative AI assisted Life-long Learning in Higher Education: A Case Study of Coding Learning for Business Students at Salford Business School.

Investigating inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem through the lens of Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) theory : case study of Taobao Village in China (2021)
Journal Article
Zhao, Y., Wang, A., Chen, Y., & Liu, W. (2021). Investigating inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem through the lens of Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) theory : case study of Taobao Village in China. Chinese Management Studies, 15(3), 613-640. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-05-2020-0210

Purpose
Entrepreneurial ecosystem is a frontier issue in the field of enterprise strategy and entrepreneurship. As suggested by bottom of the pyramid (BOP) theory, entrepreneurs from base of the pyramid can gain the benefits of economic growth by ob... Read More about Investigating inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem through the lens of Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) theory : case study of Taobao Village in China.

Towards a unified model of HCI and ISB for user interfaces (2020)
Journal Article
Alazemi, T., Chen, Y., & Kutar, M. (2020). Towards a unified model of HCI and ISB for user interfaces. Heliyon, 6(9), e04662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04662

This study aims to identify the steps in which users of academic libraries search for information and interact with the libraries' web interfaces. The study draws on models from the disciplines of human-computer interaction (HCI) and information-seek... Read More about Towards a unified model of HCI and ISB for user interfaces.

Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat (2019)
Book Chapter
Chen, Y., & Zhao, W. (2019). Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat. In A. Fenton, G. Fletcher, & M. Griffiths (Eds.), Strategic Digital Transformation: A Results-Driven Approach (174-181). Routledge

Business innovation is closely associated with the enterprise boundary, focusing on internal control to carry out innovation activities and use internal innovation resources. But this format faces the challenge of knowledge dispersion, information di... Read More about Service innovation and transformation : the case of WeChat.

How to maintain the sustainable development of a business platform : a case study of Pinduoduo social commerce platform in China (2019)
Journal Article
Zhao, W., Wang, A., & Chen, Y. (2019). How to maintain the sustainable development of a business platform : a case study of Pinduoduo social commerce platform in China. Sustainability, 11(22), e6337. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226337

At present, the ‘platform business model’ has indicated innovative potentials not just in traditional industrial sectors such as telecommunications, IT and retail, but also other sectors like social commerce. However, ‘Platform’ is not static as it i... Read More about How to maintain the sustainable development of a business platform : a case study of Pinduoduo social commerce platform in China.

Internal fission strategies in corporate entrepreneurship : a case study in China (2019)
Journal Article
Zhao, W., Liu, W., & Chen, Y. (2019). Internal fission strategies in corporate entrepreneurship : a case study in China. Sustainability, 11(19), 5275. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11195275

Although the research of corporate entrepreneurship has continued to advance, few studies investigate corporate entrepreneurial activities within existing organizations in emerging market firms based on a case study approach. Building on a case study... Read More about Internal fission strategies in corporate entrepreneurship : a case study in China.

Culture and context impact on mobile tech application in organizational learning (2019)
Book Chapter
Chen, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Culture and context impact on mobile tech application in organizational learning. In Mobile Technologies in Educational Organizations (142-169). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8106-2.ch008

While the significance of mobile technologies to support deep learning has been recognized, the impact factors of applying these technologies into various organizational learning environments still remain poorly understood. This chapter has explored... Read More about Culture and context impact on mobile tech application in organizational learning.

Culture and context impact on mobile tech application in organisational learning : case study of UK Higher Education Institution and Chinese state-owned enterprise (2019)
Book Chapter
Chen, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Culture and context impact on mobile tech application in organisational learning : case study of UK Higher Education Institution and Chinese state-owned enterprise. In A. Baruch, & H. Tal (Eds.), Mobile Technologies in Educational Organizations. IGI Global Publication. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8106-2.ch008

While the significance of nowadays mobile technologies to support deep learning has been recognised, the impact factors of applying these technologies into various organisational learning environment still remain poorly understood. This research has... Read More about Culture and context impact on mobile tech application in organisational learning : case study of UK Higher Education Institution and Chinese state-owned enterprise.

Business IT strategy in action : case study of #PUPRU (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Griffiths, M., & Dron, R. (2016). Business IT strategy in action : case study of #PUPRU. GSTF journal on business review (Online), 4(4), https://doi.org/10.5176/2010-4804_4.4.399

Predicted key business IT trends through to 2020 acknowledge there will be increased adoption of disruptive technologies that will impact within business contexts (Gartner (1), 2015). These include moves to small-screen marketing, rising value of big... Read More about Business IT strategy in action : case study of #PUPRU.

The SURegen Workbench: A Web-Based Collaborative Regeneration Tool (2012)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Song, Y., Bowker, S., & Hamilton, A. (2012). The SURegen Workbench: A Web-Based Collaborative Regeneration Tool. International Journal of E-Planning Research, 1(2), 44-64. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijepr.2012040103

Urban regeneration is of considerable contemporary public interest and debate. Sustainable urban regeneration requires a comprehensive and integrated vision and action to address the resolution of urban problems and bring about a lasting improvement... Read More about The SURegen Workbench: A Web-Based Collaborative Regeneration Tool.

Modelling & Matching and Value Sensitive Design: Two Methodologies for ePlanning Systems Development (2010)
Book Chapter
Chen, Y., Hamilton, A., & Borning, A. (2010). Modelling & Matching and Value Sensitive Design: Two Methodologies for ePlanning Systems Development. In Handbook of Research on E-Planning : ICTs for Urban Development and Monitoring (36-57). Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-929-3.ch003

In this chapter the authors present two methodologies: Modelling & Matching methodology (M&M)
and Value Sensitive Design (VSD), which can help address the knowledge gap in the methodologies for
designing e-Planning systems. Designed to address the... Read More about Modelling & Matching and Value Sensitive Design: Two Methodologies for ePlanning Systems Development.

An ePlanning Case Study in Stuttgart Using OPPA 3D (2009)
Book Chapter
Knapp, S., Chen, Y., & Hamilton, A. (2009). An ePlanning Case Study in Stuttgart Using OPPA 3D. In Handbook of Research on Strategies for Local E-Government Adoption and Implementation: Comparative Studies (250-268). Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-282-4.ch013

Urban Planning is a multi-disciplinary process. Social-economic, environmental and natural resources issues need to be considered to ensure urban sustainable development and to enhance the quality of human life. As a result, it is necessary to invest... Read More about An ePlanning Case Study in Stuttgart Using OPPA 3D.