Profile
Dr. Qile He, Senior Lecturer in Business Systems
Qile also known as Horace is a Senior Lecturer in Business Systems at University of Bedfordshire Business School. Qile is a Fellow of Higher Education Academy. He is also a member of the Business and Information Systems Research Center (BISC), University of Bedfordshire, and member of Business and Management Research Institute (BMRI), University of Bedfordshire. He has been the leader of the Operations and Knowledge Management Group (OKM) in the Business Systems Department. Qile also remains a member of various international research organisations.
Qile has achieved a Distinction in BA Economics from University of Colorado at Denver, USA in 2000. He also gained an MSc in Information Management and Information Systems from China Agriculture University in 2003. From 2001 to 2003, Qile has studied at University of Bedfordshire for an MSc in Financial Decision Management, for which he has achieved another Distinction and was awarded the Sir Ian Dixon Memorial Prize of the Year. Qile received his PhD from Middlesex University, London, from where he also obtained a Distinction in MSc Research Methods in Business and Management.
Qile is very active in research, which can be demonstrated from his research publications and research bidding activities. Qile has acted as a reviewer for various international journals and academic conferences. Moreover, he has been conducting or assisting other researchers to carry out or bid for funded research projects. Qile is also a winner of the 2010 Dean’s Prize for Research from the University of Bedfordshire Business School.
Teaching Interests
- Supply Chain Management
- Operations Management
- Knowledge Management
- Business Research Methods
- Financial Modelling
Research Interests
Qile’s principal research interest is the knowledge transfer processes and practices in the context of firms’ inter-firm alliances, and particularly, in supply chain partnerships. He is also interested in the process and nature of organisational innovation and organisational learning, as well as issues of sustainable supply chain management. He is actively engaged in Research Informed Teaching Projects in the areas of Supply Chain Management and Project Management, through which he sought the ways to enhance teaching based on up-to-date research.
Areas of Research Supervision
- Inter-firm and intra-firm knowledge transfer
- Building and managing sustainable supply chains
- Supplier base optimization
- Purchasing and logistics and social responsibility
- Reverse logistics management
Publications (refereed)
Journal articles and conference proceedings
- He, Q., Gallear, D., and Ghobadian, A. (2011). Knowledge transfer: The facilitating attributes in supply chain partnerships. Information Systems Management, 28(1), 57-70
- He, Q. (2011). The role of knowledge management in sustainable supply chain management: Propositions and experts' views. In Proceedings of British Academy of Management 2011 Conference, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
- He, Q., Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D., and O'Regan, N. (2011). Power distribution and supply chain knowledge transfer: A study of a Chinese steel manufacturer. In Proceedings of Academy of Management 2011 Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Duan, Y., He, Q., Feng, W., Li, D., and Fu, Z. (2010). A study on e-learning take-up intention from an innovation adoption perspective: A case in china. Computers & Education, 55(2), 237-246
- He, Q. (2010). Balanced power and supply chain knowledge acquisition: A structural equation model. In Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on APBITM (Asian Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management), Beijing, China
- Bentley, Y., He, Q., and Castro Boluarte, J. (2010). Logistics and supply chain strategies in difficult times. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMI2010): Logistics Systems and Engineering, 6-8 October, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
- Bentley, Y., & He, Q. (2009). Managing supply chains in a downturn. In proceedings of Logistics Research Network Annual Conference 2009, Cardiff
- He, Q., Ghobadian, A., and Gallear, D. (2007). Characteristics of knowledge transfer in supply chain partnership: Propositions and case study. In Proceedings of the British Academy of Management 2007 Conference, Warwick, UK
- He, Q., Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D., Race, P., & Spinks, N. (2007). Knowledge transfer in supply chain partnership: Characteristics and research propositions. In Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Production and Operational Management Society, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
- He, Q., Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D., Race, P., & Spinks, N. (2007). A heterogeneous view of knowledge transfer in supply chain partnership. In Proceedings of the European Academy of Management 2007 Annual Conference, Paris, France
- He, Q., Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D., Race, P., & Spinks, N. (2007). Knowledge transfer in supply chain partnership: what makes it to be unique. In Proceedings of the 14th International Annual European Operations Management Association Conference, Ankara, Turkey
- He, Q., Duan, Y., Fu, Z., & Li, D. (2006). An innovation adoption study of online E-payment in Chinese companies. Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations, 4(1), 48-69
- He, Q., Ghobadian, A., & Gallear, D. (2006). Interfirm knowledge transfer: A review of research methodologies. In Proceedings of the British Academy of Management 2006 Conference, Belfast, UK
- He, Q., Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D., & Sohal, A. (2006). Knowledge transfer between supply chain partners: A conceptual model. International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 1(3), 231-262
Book Chapters
- He, Q., and Duan, Y. (2009). Emerging online e-payment and issues of adoption. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of information science and technology (2nd ed.). Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global
- He, Q., Duan, Y., Fu, Z., & Li, D. (2008). Factors affecting online e-payment adoption: A company perspective. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Web Technologies for Commerce and Services Online (Advanced Titles in Electronic Commerce Series, vol. 3). Hershey, PA: Idea Group
- He, Q., Duan, Y., Fu, Z., and Li, D. (2008). An innovation adoption study of online e-payment in Chinese companies. In F. B. Tan (Ed.), Global information technologies: Concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications (pp. 1236-1254). Hershy, U.S.A: Information Science Reference. (Re-adopted)
Contact Details
Dr Qile He
E: qile.he@beds.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1582 489252
