Professor Mark Xu
Biography
I received my Ph.D. in MIS from the UK Open University in 1998, and am currently Professor in Information Management and Lead of school executive courses. I served as Head of Operations and Systems Management for 10 years. My specialist interests are in strategic information management, Digital technology and systems application, Responsible AI and goveranace, sustianble capability development and traceability systems in global supply chain. I lead several funded research and KTP projects totaling over £1m on digital process in healthcare, data analytics and AI in supply chain, B2B intelligent platform in Marine and activating ageing workforce. I supervised more than 10 doctoral studies to completion and published more than 60 articles in international journals and books.
Research interests
Strategic information scanning, Managerial and organisational information behaviour and capability, Business Intelligence; Knowledge management; e-Business/m-Business strategy and logistics; Cyber security and governance; Digital application and impact on organisations, Food safety in global supply chain. Current projects focus on 1) Responsible AI from ethics, risk and governance perspectives; 2) Tracing food safety incidents for benchmarking, reporting and alerts; 3) A KTP to develop an integrated inventory platform embedding AI and machine learning , with Entec Global Ltd, funcded by Innovate UK.
Research outputs
2024
Organisational learning: foundational building block for acquiring and deploying strategic capabilities
Cox, A. L., Xu, M.
30 Dec 2024, In: International Journal of Strategy and Organisational Learning. 1, 2, p. 103-120
Research output: Article
The heat island effect, digital technology, and urban economic resilience: evidence from China
Cheng, X., Ge, F., Xu, M., Li, Y.
1 Dec 2024, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 209, 21p., 123802
Research output: Article
2023
Managerial information processing in the era of big data and AI - a conceptual framework from an evolutionary review
Xu, M., Duan, Y., Ong, V., Cao, G.
11 Jul 2023,
Research output: Conference contribution
Agile software requirements engineering challenges-solutions - A conceptual framework from systematic literature review
Hoy, Z., Xu, M.
6 Jun 2023, In: Information. 14, 6, 19p., 322
Research output: Article
Social networks in credit scoring: a machine learning approach
Abd Rabuh, A., Xu, M., Kizys, R.
26 Apr 2023,
Research output: Conference contribution
An argument that Organisational Culture, Organisational Learning, and Organisational Leadership are essential prerequisite antecedents to the Dynamic Capabilities Framework
Cox, A. L., Xu, M.
17 Apr 2023, In: International Journal of HRD Practice Policy and Research
Research output: Article
2022
Understanding the challenges and perceived roles of artificial intelligence in information processing by UK managers
Xu, M., Duan, Y., Cao, G., Ong, V., Dietzmann, C.
1 Sep 2022,
Research output: Abstract
2021
Are there heterogeneous impacts of air pollution on mental health?
Hu, Q., Feng, Y., Xu, M.
19 Nov 2021, In: Frontiers in Public Health, 16p.
Research output: Article
Understanding factors affecting the managers’ perception of AI applications in information processing
Duan, Y., Cao, G., Xu, M., Ong, V., Dietzmann, C.
18 Nov 2021,
Research output: Conference contribution
Shape-based representation and abstraction of Time Series Data along with a Dynamic Time Shape Wrapping as a dissimilarity measure
Gmati, F., Chakhar, S., Lejouad Chaari, W., Xu, M.
15 Nov 2021,
Research output: Conference contribution