Dr. Tong He (Sophie) is a Lecturer at Entrepreneur College (Taicang), Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University. Her research interests lie in digital entrepreneurship, responsible digital innovation, platform ecosystem governance, social enterprise sustainability, and entrepreneur education. Her research has been published in high-impact business and information system-related journals, including Technological Forecasting and Societal Change, Internet Research, and Electronic Commerce Research. Prior to joining XJTLU, Sophie earned her Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham with a full doctoral scholarship. She completed her master's degree at Imperial College London, specializing in Economics and Business Strategy on scholarship. She also holds a first-class honors degree in Finance & Accounting and Management from the University of Nottingham. Sophie adopts a pedagogical approach rooted in student-centered experiential learning. As a business educator, researcher, and EdTech enthusiast, Sophie is passionate to elevate the caliber of higher education by harnessing innovative technologies to create immersive entrepreneurship experiences.
Qualifications
Ph.D., Marketing and Information Systems, University of Nottingham, 2018-2022
MSc., Economics & Strategy for Business, Imperial College London, 2015-2016
BA (Hons), Finance & Accounting and Management (First class), University of Nottingham, 2011-2015
Research interests
Digital entrepreneurship
Responsible digital innovation
Social enterprise sustainability
Platform ecosystem governance
Entrepreneurship education
Articles
He, T., Liu, M. J., Phang, C. W., & Luo, J. (2022). Toward social enterprise sustainability: The role of digital hybridity. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 175, 121360. (ABS Level 3, ABDC-A, SSCI, IF:8.605)
Xu, Y., W. Liu, T. He, and S. B. Tsai. (2023). Buzzword or Fuzzword: An Event Study of the Metaverse in the Chinese Stock Market. Internet Research. (ABS Level 3, ABDC-A, SSCI, IF:6.353)
He, T., Liu, W., Shao, X., & Tian, R. G. (2023). Exploring the digital innovation process and outcome in retail platform ecosystems: disruptive transformation or incremental change. Electronic Commerce Research, 1-30. (ABDC-A, SSCI, IF:3.462)
Proceedings
He, T., Liu, M. J., & Pang, C.W. (2020). The Role of Social Capital in Expanding Retail Platform Ecosystems. Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS). Dubai, UAE, 2020.6.20-6.24
He, T. & Liu, M. J., & Pang, C.W. (2020). Digital Innovation in Retail Platform Ecosystems: Transformation or Incremental Change. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2020, No. 1, p. 20188). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management
Books, monographs, compilations and manuals
He. T. How everyday digital technologies make it different: building a harmonious retail platform ecosystem on social capital. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Nottingham. 2022
Grants
2019-2022, Key project member, General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Grant No. 71972112
2021 Grant Winner of IACMR Kwok Leung Memorial Dissertation Fund
2021 UNNC Graduate School Research Fund
Professional service activities
2015 Coordinator for China-Britain Joint Technology and Science Summit (held in the London)
