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OVERVIEW

Research Focus/Areas

  • Uncovering Evolutionary Pathways and Mechanisms Behind Emerging Technologies in Complex Ecosystems. Investigate how disruptive technologies emerge, evolve, and become integrated within interconnected business ecosystems, shaping new opportunities and redefining competitive landscapes.
  • Harnessing Technology-Driven Industry Transformation. Explore how traditional industries can adopt and integrate emerging technologies to drive transformation. This includes strategies for talent development, organizational innovation, and value chain restructuring to sustain competitiveness in rapidly changing environments.
  • Building and Evolving Business Ecosystems. Examine the creation and evolution of business ecosystems, highlighting the interplay among hardware,  software, business models, and complementarities that drive innovation, foster collaboration, and support sustainable development.

 

Research Topics

  • Explore the driving mechanisms and evolutionary pathways of disruptive technologies in business ecosystems.
  • Investigate how traditional industries can integrate emerging technologies, especially AI and robotics, to facilitate industry-wide transformation.
  • Examine how organizations are restructuring and adapting to rapid technological shifts within their ecosystems.
  • Develop forward-thinking management practices and leadership strategies to ensure organizations remain competitive and resilient in the face of technological disruptions.
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2025

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人工智能时代的商业生态系统范式转移

HKUST CTBE Working Papers

胡郁博士、孟昭莉教授

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从流量本位到生态设计——AI时代的新竞争逻辑

哈佛商业评论中文版 | HBR CHINA | 2025 年 8 月刊

胡郁博士、孟昭莉教授

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重新定义企业成功:从“利润最大化”到“生态共赢”

哈佛商业评论中文版 | HBR CHINA | 2025 年 10-11 月合刊|荣获“2025 年度特别奖”

孟昭莉教授、许佳龙教授

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2026

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全球领军科技城市科技发展潜力与生态共益能力指数报告

HKUST CTBE Working Papers

许佳龙教授、孟昭莉教授

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Measuring the Future: Constructing a Dual-Dimension Index of Technology Development Potential and Ecosystem Co-Benefit Capacity for Global Leading Tech Cities

HKUST CTBE Working Papers

Prof. Kai-Lung HUI, Prof. Zhaoli MENG

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当技术重塑社会,商学院究竟在培养怎样的判断力?

哈佛商业评论中文版 | HBR CHINA | 2026 年 3-4 月合刊

许佳龙教授、孟昭莉教授

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当平台治理直面国家战略:网飞,韩国影业与数字时代的治理思考

哈佛商业评论中文版 | HBR CHINA | 2026 年 5-6 月合刊

孟昭莉教授、许佳龙教授

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Other Publications

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Borders and Distance in Knowledge Spillovers: Dying Over Time or Dying with Age?—Evidence from Patent Citations

European Economic Review, October 2014, Volume 71, 152-172

Yao Amber Li

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Geography, Ties, and Knowledge Flows: Evidence From Citations in Mathematics

The Review of Economics and Statistics, October 2019, 101(4): 713–727

Keith Head, Yao Amber Li, and Asier Minondo

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Tickets to the Global Market: First US Patent Award and Chinese Firm Exports

Journal of International Economics, September 2025, Volume 157, 713-728

Robin Kaiji Gong, Yao Amber Li, Kalina Manova, Stephen Teng Sun