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Dr Chunjia Han

Positions held:
  • Reader in Business Innovation and Strategy, 糖心logo入口 Business School
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  • Overview

    Overview

    Biography

    Dr Chunjia Han is a scholar internationally recognised for his research on innovation and digital transformation in organisational and entrepreneurial contexts. He holds professorial appointments and supervises doctoral researchers at several leading universities in the UK and internationally. He also serves as Deputy Director of the International Committee on Creative Management, supporting the committee鈥檚 mission to foster international dialogue and leadership in innovation and creativity research.

    In addition to his academic leadership, Dr Han has published extensively, with over 100 academic outputs spanning high-impact journals and international conferences. He has served 11 times on the programme and organising committees of major academic events, including IEEE ICC and IEEE BIBM. In addition, he has guest-edited 19 special issues across 15 international journals. His research has been supported by over 拢4 million in funding from agencies including EPSRC and EU Interreg.

    Committed to bridging research and practice, Dr Han actively engages with industry. He serves as an advisor to innovative enterprises and publicly listed companies worldwide.

  • Research

    Research

    Research interests

    • Open innovation, user innovation, and digital innovation
    • Social media & digital marketing
    • Big data analytics & AI
    • Business model innovation and digital entrepreneurial finance (e.g., crowdfunding, initial coin offerings)
    • Digitalisation enabled business transformation (e.g., the application of Blockchain technology)

    Research overview

    Among the research interests listed above, one of the important research听areas that I have been studying听is the {application, development, impact} of AI in听business, society,听and e-commerce analytics with a focus on leveraging the value of unstructured听data (e.g., text, image, audio and video). Specific interests are:

    • Applying machine learning and big data analytics to quantify the business and economic impact of unstructured data.
    • Content extraction, understanding, and engineering in the context of social media,听user-generated data, and digital marketing.

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  • Supervision and teaching

    Supervision and teaching

    Supervision

    Supervisions within 糖心logo入口:
    2

    I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD applicants and PhD students who are interested in undertaking research in any of my research areas. Please check Research Overview section for my research interests in detail.

    Current doctoral researchers

    • ZAN CHEN
      Nature of supervision:
      PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR,

    Doctoral alumni since 2013-14

    • LAN ZHANG
      Nature of supervision:
      Principal Supervisor,
      Awarded:
      2025

    Teaching

    Teaching modules

    • Business Model Innovation
    • Business Analytics and Decision-Making
    • Data Visualization and Communication (Undergraduate)
    • Introduction to Management
  • Publications

    Publications

    Article

    • Tang, R. and Yu, D. and Han, Chunjia and Li, Y. and Shang, W.-L. (2027) . Applied Energy 427A, ISSN 0306-2619.
    • Bai, S. and Huang, X. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Yu, D. and Li, Q. (2026) . Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 38 (4), pp. 933-948. ISSN 1355-5855.
    • Tang, R. and Yu, D. and Li, Y. and Tan, Y. and Shang, W.-L. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Ieromonachou, P. (2026) . Frontiers of Engineering Management 13, pp. 404-422. ISSN 2096-0255.
    • Yang, Mu and Amankwah-Amoah, J. and Han, Chunjia (2026) . Technology in Society 86 (103259), ISSN 0160-791X.
    • Zhao, J. and Yu, D. and Han, Chunjia and Yingcheng, X. and Chunlei, S. (2026) . Entropy 28 (3), ISSN 1099-4300.
    • Shi, Leyi and Yang, Mu and Han, Chunjia (2026) . Sustainability 18 (17), pp. 8797. ISSN 2071-1050.
    • Zhang, X. and Li, Q. and Han, Chunjia and Huang, X. (2026) . PLoS One 21 (6), pp. e0347346. ISSN 1932-6203.
    • Bai, S. and Tan, Y. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Fan, W. and Gupta, Brij and Aryae, V. (2025) . Technological Forecasting & Social Change 213, pp. 124025. ISSN 0040-1625.
    • Bai, S. and Zhou, J. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Gupta, Brij and Arya, V. and Yu, D. (2025) . Management Decision ISSN 0025-1747.
    • Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Saridakis, G. and Sassone, V. (2025) . IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management ISSN 0018-9391.
    • Bai, S. and He, H. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Shang, W.-L. and Fan, W. (2025) . Energy Economics 148 (108629), ISSN 0140-9883.
    • Yu, D. and Zhao, J. and Tang, R. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu (2025) . Journal of Consumer Behaviour 24 (6), pp. 2772-2792. ISSN 1479-1838.
    • He, H. and Bai, S. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Fan, W. and Gupta, B. (2025) . Technology in Society ISSN 0160-791X.
    • Li, S. and Yang, Y. and Han, Chunjia and Sun, Y. and Attar, R. and Gupta, Brij (2025) . International Journal of Information Management 85 (102951), ISSN 0268-4012.
    • Bai, S. and Zhou, J. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu (2025) . Electronic Commerce Research and Applications 73 (101539), ISSN 1567-4223.
    • Bai, S. and He, H. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Li, Z. and Fan, W. (2025) . IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 72, pp. 3921-3936. ISSN 0018-9391.
    • Yang, Mu and Amankwah-Amoah, J. and Han, Chunjia and Gupta, Brij (2025) . Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review ISSN 1366-5545. (In Press)
    • Zhou, Q. and Bai, S. and Tan, Y. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu (2025) . Thunderbird International Business Review ISSN 1096-4762. (In Press)
    • Bai, S. and Zhou, J. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Wang, C. and Brij, G. (2025) . Technological Forecasting & Social Change ISSN 0040-1625. (In Press)
    • Yin, Y. and Han, Chunjia and Zhang, S. (2025) . Sustainability 17 (24), pp. 11305. ISSN 2071-1050.
    • Bai, S. and Zhang, X. and Yu, D. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu (2025) . Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 12 (1633), ISSN 2662-9992.
    • Bai, S. and Yu, D. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Gupta, B. and Arya, V. and Panigrahi, P.K. and Tang, R. and He, H. and Zhao, J. (2024) . Technological Forecasting & Social Change 204 (123395), ISSN 0040-1625.
    • Zhou, F. and Zhang, N. and Li, X. and Han, Chunjia and Gupta, B. (2024) . Operations Management Research ISSN 1936-9735.
    • Huo, H. and Wang, C. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Shang, W.-l. (2024) . Information Processing & Management 61 (3), pp. 103655. ISSN 0306-4573.
    • Xue, N. and Huo, H. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Arya, V. and Panigrahi, P.K. and Gupta, B. (2024) . British Food Journal ISSN 0007-070X.
    • Liu, Z. and Huang, N. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Zhao, Y. and Sun, W. and Arya, V. and Gupta, B. and Shi, L. (2024) . British Food Journal 126 (6), pp. 2477-2499. ISSN 0007-070X.
    • Zhao, J. and Huo, H. and Wei, S. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Gupta, B. and Arya, V. (2024) . British Food Journal 126 (13), pp. 162-181. ISSN 0007-070X.
    • Bai, S. and Tan, Y. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Gupta, B. and Arya, V. (2024) . IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems 11 (6), pp. 8243-8256. ISSN 2329-924X.
    • Bai, S. and Shi, S. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Gupta, B. and Arya, V. (2024) . Future Generation Computer Systems 158, pp. 167-182. ISSN 0167-739X.
    • Liu, Z. and Huang, N. and Qian, Q. and Yang, T. and Han, Chunjia (2024) . International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations 15 (4), pp. 909-930. ISSN 1923-2926.
    • Bai, S. and Huang, X. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Yu, D. and Bi, X. (2024) . Current Psychology 43, pp. 21768-21782. ISSN 1046-1310.
    • Zhao, Y. and Yu, H. and Han, Chunjia and Gupta, B. (2024) . Information Systems and e-Business Management ISSN 1617-9846.
    • Jiang, X. and Li, Y. and Yang, J. and Wang, S. and Han, Chunjia (2024) . Sustainability 16 (13), ISSN 2071-1050.
    • Huo, H. and Shen, K. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu (2024) . PLoS One 19 (7), pp. e0304901. ISSN 1932-6203.
    • Liu, Z. and Huang, N. and Hu, B. and Sun, W. and Shi, L. and Zhao, Y. and Han, Chunjia (2024) . PLoS One 19 (10), ISSN 1932-6203.
    • Yin, Z. and Huang, G. and Zhao, R. and Wang, S. and Shang, W.-l. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu (2024) . Financial Innovation ISSN 2199-4730.
    • Yang, Z. and Li, Q. and Islam, N. and Han, Chunjia and Gupta, S. (2024) . IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 71, pp. 11198-11211. ISSN 0018-9391.
    • Bai, S. and Bi, X. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and He, H. (2023) . Journal of Global Information Management 31 (1), ISSN 1062-7375.
    • Wang, L. and Han, Chunjia and Zheng, Y. and Peng, X. and Yang, Mu and Gupta, B. (2023) . Journal of Innovation & Knowledge 8 (1), pp. 100288. ISSN 2444-569X.
    • Bai, S. and Zheng, X. and Han, Chunjia and Bi, X. (2023) . Frontiers in Psychology 13 (104384), ISSN 1664-1078.
    • Wei, X. and Wu, H. and Yang, Z. and Han, Chunjia and Xu, B. (2023) . Systems 11 (1), pp. 39. ISSN 2079-8954.
    • Li, S. and Gao, L. and Han, Chunjia and Gupta, B. and Alhalabi, W. and Almakdi, S. (2023) . Journal of Innovation & Knowledge 8 (1), pp. 100317. ISSN 2444-569X.
    • Zheng, Y. and Liu, S. and Zhao, Y. and Han, Chunjia and Zhou, Q. and Wang, L. and Colace, F. and Alhalabi, W. and Alsharif, H. (2023) . Journal of Innovation & Knowledge 8 (1), pp. 100312. ISSN 2444-569X.
    • Huo, H. and Jiang, X. and Han, Chunjia and Wei, S. and Yu, D. and Tong, Y. (2023) . Frontiers in Psychology 14, ISSN 1664-1078.
    • Bai, S. and He, H. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Yu, D. and Bi, X. and Gupta, B. and Fan, W. and Panigrahi, P. (2023) . Journal of Consumer Behaviour ISSN 1479-1838.
    • Liu, Z. and Sun, We. and Hu, B. and Han, Chunjia and Ieromonachou, P. and Zhao, Y. and Zheng, J. (2023) . Energies 16 (7), pp. 3147.
    • Zhou, F. and Li, X. and Han, Chunjia and Zhang, Lan and Brij, G. (2023) . International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal ISSN 1554-7191.
    • Zheng, Y. and Bai, C. and Wang, L. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Pappu, A. (2023) . Economics of Innovation and New Technology ISSN 1043-8599.
    • Bai, S. and Zhang, X. and Han, Chunjia and Yu, D. (2023) . Sustainability 15 (8), ISSN 2071-1050.
    • Meng, F. and Tian, Y. and Han, Chunjia and Band, S. and Arya, V. and Alhalabi, M. (2023) . Journal of Innovation & Knowledge 8 (3), ISSN 2444-569X.
    • Bai, S. and He, H. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Bi, X. and Fan, W. (2023) . Frontiers in Psychology 14, ISSN 1664-1078.
    • Zhou, F. and Zhang, N. and Han, Chunjia (2023) . International Journal of Technology Management ISSN 0267-5730.
    • Luo, R. and Zhao, B. and Han, Chunjia and Wang, S. (2023) . International Review of Economics and Finance 88, pp. 1138-1150. ISSN 1059-0560.
    • Bai, S. and Yu, D. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Islam, N. and Yang, Z. and Tang, R. and Zhao, J. (2023) . IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management ISSN 0018-9391.
    • Yang, J. and Zhao, Y. and Han, Chunjia and Liu, Y. and Yang, Mu (2022) . Journal of Enterprise Information Management 35 (4/5), pp. 1288-1304. ISSN 1741-0398.
    • Yang, Mu and Ooi, Y.M. and Han, Chunjia (2022) . International Journal of Production Economics 244, pp. 108366. ISSN 0925-5273.
    • Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu (2022) . IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 69 (2), pp. 365-375. ISSN 0018-9391.
    • Yang, Z. and Shang, W.-l. and Zhang, H. and Garg, H. and Han, Chunjia (2022) . Applied Energy 311, pp. 118687. ISSN 0306-2619.
    • Liu, Z. and Qian, Q. and Hu, B. and Shang, W.-l. and Li, L. and Zhao, Y. and Zhao, Z. and Han, Chunjia (2022) . Resources, Conservation & Recycling 182, ISSN 0921-3449.
    • Sun, W. and Zhao, Y. and Liu, W. and Liu, Y. and Yang, R. and Han, Chunjia (2022) . Alexandria Engineering Journal 61 (11), pp. 9149-9159. ISSN 1110-0168.
    • Yu, H. and Jiang, Y. and Zhang, Z. and Shang, W. and Han, Chunjia and Zhao, Y. (2022) . Financial Innovation 8, pp. 55. ISSN 2199-4730.
    • Chen, H. and Sui, Y. and Shang, W.-l. and Sun, R. and Chen, Z. and Wang, C. and Han, Chunjia and Zhang, Y. and Zhang, H. (2022) . Applied Energy 325, pp. 119863. ISSN 0306-2619.
    • Bai, S. and Bi, X. and Han, Chunjia and Zhou, Q. and Shang, W. and Yang, Mu and Wang, L. and Ieromonachouc, P. and He, H. (2022) . Frontiers of Engineering Management 9, pp. 473-485. ISSN 2096-0255.
    • Rong, D. and Zhao, Y. and Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Liu, F. (2022) . Journal of Global Information Management 30 (9), ISSN 1062-7375.
    • Yang, Z. and Zhang, W. and Han, Chunjia and Li, Y. and Yang, Mu and Eromonachoud, P. (2022) . Information Sciences ISSN 0020-0255.
    • Chen, C.-L. and Wang, H. and Chen, A.C.H. and Han, Chunjia and Wei, Y.-C. and Li, X. (2022) . EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking (105), ISSN 1687-1499.
    • Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu and Piterou, A. (2021) . Technological Forecasting and Social Change 169, pp. 120849. ISSN 0040-1625.
    • Yang, Mu and Han, Chunjia and Cui, Y. and Zhao, Y. (2021) . Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 47, pp. 256-261. ISSN 1447-6770.
    • Han, Chunjia and Yang, Mu (2021) . Annals of Tourism Research 89, pp. 103081. ISSN 0160-7383.
    • Yang, Mu and Han, Chunjia (2021) . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 33 (4), pp. 1230-1248. ISSN 0959-6119.
    • Yang, Mu and Han, Chunjia (2021) . Journal of Business Research 125, pp. 456-465. ISSN 0148-2963.
    • Chen, W. and Han, Chunjia and Wang, L. and Ieromonachou, P. and Lu, X. (2021) . Asia Pacific Journal of Management 38 (2), pp. 491-518. ISSN 0217-4561.
    • Han, Chunjia and Thomas, S. and Yang, Mu and Cui, Y. (2019) . European Journal of Innovation Management 22 (5), pp. 747-764. ISSN 1460-1060.
    • Han, Chunjia and Thomas, S.R. and Yang, Mu and Ieromonachou, P. and Zhang, H. (2017) . The Journal of High Technology Management Research 28 (1), pp. 93-109. ISSN 1047-8310.
    • Han, Chunjia and Thomas, S.R. (2012) . Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 2 (8), pp. 1-7. ISSN 2045-0621.

    Editorial

    • Zhao, Y. and Liu, Z. and Han, Chunjia (2023) . Frontiers In Public Health 11, Frontiers Media. ISSN 2296-2565.