Portrait of Dr Li Cunningham

Dr Li Cunningham

Senior Lecturer - Human Resource Management

Bayes Business School, Faculty of Management

Contact

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Room BR4055, Bunhill Row

Postal address

Bayes Business School
106 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8TZ
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Dr Li Xue Cunningham is a senior lecturer in Management and Course Director for BSc Business Management Cluster, Bayes Business School (formerly Cass). Previously, she was an RCUK Research Fellow at Centre for Asian Business and Management, Bayes (formerly Cass). She received her B.A. in economics, and Ph.D. in management from Bayes (formerly Cass). Before Dr Cunningham embarked on her research career, she worked as a manager for several large Chinese corporations in international business. Dr Cunningham’s main research interests lie in the areas of international and comparative human resource management, gender and diversity management, private enterprise business and development, especially in China. Her work has been published in the International Journal of Human Resource Management, Asia Pacific Business Review, Personnel Review, International Handbook of Entrepreneurship and HRM, Handbook of Technology Management and Management through Collaboration as well as presented at the Academy of Management, British Academy of Management, and International Industrial Relations Association conferences.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Management, Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), United Kingdom, Sep 2002 – Jun 2007
  • BSc in Economics, Nanjing University, China, Sep 1988 – Jul 1992
  • Fellowship (FHEA), Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom

Administrative role

  • Course Director, BSc Business Management Cluster, Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), City University London, Sep 2021 – present

Employment

  • Course Director, BSc Business Management Cluster, Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London, Aug 2021 – present
  • Visiting Fellow, YangTze Industrial Economic Institute of Nanjing University, Mar 2019 – present
  • Deputy Director, Centre for Asian Business and Management, Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London, Jan 2008 – May 2016
  • RCUK Research Fellow, Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London, Sep 2007 – Aug 2012

Fellowships

  • HFA Fellowship, Advance HE, Jun 2021 – present
  • RCUK Research Fellowship, Cass Business, Oct 2007 – Oct 2012

Memberships of professional organisations

  • Chartered Association of Business School, Jun 2022 – present

Award

  • City University London (2022) City Connects Community Fund
    a project with purpose to enhance, expand and pilot new initiatives designed to develop students' sense of belonging and community to support their engagement in BM UGs Induction programs.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin) (can read, write, speak and peer review) and English (can read, write, speak and peer review).

Expertise

Primary topics

  • Asian Business & Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Management
  • Small Business Management

Additional topics

  • Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
  • Family Businesses
  • Gender & Diversity Management
  • Organizational Behaviour

Industries

  • manufacturing
  • real estate

Geographic Areas

  • Asia
  • Asia - Southeast
  • Europe

Research

Research topics

Chinese Management

Entrepreneurship and SMEs' developement

Gender and Diversity Management

Comparative Human Resource Management

Private enterprises in China

Research students

Attendance: Sep 2008 – present

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Publications

Chapters (5)

  1. Xue Cunningham, L. (2012). SMEs in Selected Economies in East Asia. In Warner, M. (Ed.), Managing across diverse cultures in East Asia : issues and challenges in a changing globalized world Routledge. ISBN 0-415-68090-5.
  2. Xue Cunningham, L. and Rowley, C. (2010). The changing face of SMEs management in China. In Rowley, C. and Cooke, F. (Eds.), The Changing Face of Chinese Management (pp. 125–148). Routledge.
  3. Rowley, C., Poon, I. and Xue Cunningham, L. (2009). Globalization of Asian Firms. In Bidgoli, H. (Ed.), The Handbook of Technology Management (pp. 792–801). US: Wiley.
  4. Xue Cunningham, L. and Rowley, C. (2008). Human Resource Management in Small and Medium Enterprises in Jiangsu, China. In Barrett, R. and Mayson, S. (Eds.), International Handbook of HRM and Entrepreneurship (pp. 285–301).
  5. Rowley, C. and Xue Cunningham, L. (2005). Chinese Small and Medium Enterprises: Development and Human Resource Management. China - Trading Empire of The New Century (pp. 108–119). India: The ICFAI University Press.

Conference papers and proceedings (7)

  1. Cunningham, L. and Holtham, C. (2022). Enhancing engagement and inclusivity through activities codesigned with undergraduates - a case of induction week for business management. 14th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies 4-5 July, Palma, Spain. doi:10.21125/edulearn.2022.1023
  2. Cunningham, L., Holtham, C. and Rich, M. (2022). Transforming academic-based undergraduate induction 2019-2022: enhancing student engagement. Learning at City 2022 29 June, London.
  3. Cunningham, L. (2011). Determinant factors of SMEs development in China. 7Th Workshop On Family Firms Management Research 27-29 May, Witten, Germany,.
  4. Cunningham, L. (2009). People Management in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in China: An Empirical Study. China Goes Global Harvard Business School.
  5. Cunningham, L. (2008). A review of HRM research in SMEs in China with comments. 10th West Lake International Conference on Small & Medium Business (WLICSMB 2008) 25-27 October, China.
  6. Cunningham, L., Irene, P. and Rowley, C. (2008). The Globalisation of Asian Firms. Annual London Conference on Money, Economy and Management London.
  7. Cunningham, L. (2007). An Empirical Study on Human Resource Management in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in China. Academy of Management Philidelphia, USA.

Journal articles (5)

  1. Xue Cunningham, L. (2011). SMEs as motor of growth: A review of China's SMEs development in thirty years (1978–2008). Human Systems Management, 30(1-2), pp. 39–54.
  2. Xue Cunningham, L. (2010). Managing human resources in SMEs in a transition economy: evidence from China. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 21(12), pp. 2120–2141.
  3. Xue Cunningham, L. (2010). Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in China: A literature review, human resource management and sugestions for further research. Asia Pacific Business Review, 16(3), pp. 319–337.
  4. Xue Cunningham, L. and Rowley, C. (2008). The development of Chinese small and medium enterprises and human resource management: A review. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 46(3), pp. 353–379.
  5. Rowley, C. and Xue Cunningham, L. (2007). Human Resource Management in Chinese Small and Medium Enterprises: a review and research agenda. Personnel Review, 36(3), pp. 415–439.

Other (3)

  1. Cunningham, L. (2012). Trust in family business: a smooth operator.
  2. Cunningham, L. (2011). HRM development in China: a longitudinal study.
  3. Cunningham, L. and Xiancheng, S. (2011). Managing diversity in a fast changing economy.

Education

Course Directorship

- 2009 - 2014, Asian Business and Management, Director
- 2013 - 2014, Chinese Management, Director
- 2012 - present, Management of Human Resources, Admissions Tutor

Subject/Academic Leadership

- Deputy Director of Centre for Research in Asia Management

Professional activities

Editorial activity (4)

  1. International Journal of Human Resource Management, Referee, 2010 – present.
  2. Human Resource Managment, Referee, 2009 – present.
  3. International Small Business Journal, Referee, 2009 – present.
  4. Asia Pacific Business Review, Book Reviews Editor, 2008 – 2014.

Events/conferences (13)

  1. the 9th Bayes Teaching and Learning Exchange. (Conference) Bayes Buesiness School (2022). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Enhancing Student Experience in Induction
    Author: Cunningham, L
  2. EDULEARN22. (Conference) (2022). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Enhancing engagement and inclusivity through activities co-designed with undergraduates - a case of induction week for business management
    Author: Cunningham, L
    Co-authors: Holtham, C
  3. The 12th annual Learning at City Conference 2022. (Conference) City University London (2022). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Transforming academic-based undergraduate induction 2019-2022: enhancing student engagement
    Author: Dr Li Cunningham
    Co-authors: Rich, M; Holtham, C
  4. Study UK Europe. (Seminar) Online (2022). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Business Management at Bayes
    Author: Cunningham, L
  5. European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) 2017. (Conference) Liverpool, UK (2017). Invited speaker.
    Paper: An investigation of the determinants on women executives’ career advancement in China: An analysis of executives in Chinese listed companies
    Author: Cunningham, Li
  6. Journal of Management Studies Conference 2016. (Conference) Warwick, UK (2016). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Reassessing the role of HRM in SMEs development in China: case study evidence from four Chinese family businesses
    Author: Cunningham, L
  7. British Academy of Management Conference 2013. (Conference) (2013). Invited speaker.
    Paper: A review of female executives' career advancement in China
    Author: Cunningham, L
  8. International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR). (Conference) HK, China (2012).
    Paper: Breaking through the glass ceiling: Evidence from China
    Author: Cunningham L
  9. EISAM Conference on Family Firm Management Research. (Conference) (2011).
    Paper: Determinant factors of SMEs development in China
    Author: Cunningham Li
  10. China Goes Global. (Conference) Harvard Business School (2009). Invited speaker.
    Paper: People Management in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in China: An Empirical Study
    Author: Cunningham Li
  11. West Lake International Conference on Small and Medium Business. (Conference) China (2008). Invited speaker.
    Paper: A review of HRM research in SMEs in China with comments
    Author: Cunningham Li
  12. Annual London Conference on Money, Economy and Management. (Conference) London (2008). Invited speaker.
    Paper: The Globalisation of Asian Firms
    Author: Cunningham Li
    Co-authors: Irene, P and Rowley, C
  13. Academy of Management. (Conference) Philidelphia, USA (2007).
    Paper: An Empirical Study on Human Resource Management in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in China
    Author: Cunningham Li