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Hefu Liu is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China, specializing in the field of Business, Management and Accounting. Their research portfolio includes a total of 97 publications, with a focused interest across several subfields, particularly Strategy and Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, and Information Systems and Management.

The topics covered in Liu's research demonstrate a concentration on Innovation and Knowledge Management, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, and Consumer Retail Behavior Studies. Additionally, their work addresses Knowledge Management and Sharing, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, and Digital Platforms and Economics.

Liu has contributed to multiple publication venues, notably Industrial Management & Data Systems, where they have published nine papers. Other frequent venues include Information Technology and People, Information & Management, Internet Research, and the Academy of Management Proceedings.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Natural language processing (NLP) in management research: A literature review" (2020, Journal of Management Analytics)
  • "Linking business model design and operational performance: The mediating role of supply chain integration" (2021, Industrial Marketing Management)
  • "A two-factor theoretical model of social media discontinuance: role of regret, inertia, and their antecedents" (2020, Information Technology and People)
  • "The impact of supply chain concentration on integration and business performance" (2023, International Journal of Production Economics)
  • "Achieving novelty and efficiency in business model design: Striking a balance between IT exploration and exploitation" (2020, Information & Management)

Collaborations form an important part of Liu's research activity, with frequent co-authors including Meng Chen, Zhao Cai, Jibao Gu, Chee-Wee Tan, and Along Liu. These collaborations reflect sustained partnerships in advancing topics related to Liu's research domains.

Best Publications

  • The impact of IT capabilities on firm performance: The mediating roles of absorptive capacity and supply chain agility

    Hefu Liu;Weiling Ke;Kwok Kee Wei;Zhongsheng Hua

  • The role of institutional pressures and organizational culture in the firm's intention to adopt internet‐enabled supply chain management systems

    Hefu Liu;Weiling Ke;Kwok Kee Wei;Jibao Gu

  • The configuration between supply chain integration and information technology competency: A resource orchestration perspective

    Hefu Liu;Shaobo Wei;Weiling Ke;Weiling Ke;Kwok Kee Wei

  • Natural language processing (NLP) in management research: A literature review

    Yue Kang;Zhao Cai;Chee-Wee Tan;Qian Huang

  • Enhancing the flow experience of consumers in China through interpersonal interaction in social commerce

    Hefu Liu;Haili Chu;Qian Huang;Xiayu Chen

  • Effects of supply chain integration and market orientation on firm performance: Evidence from China

    Hefu Liu;Weiling Ke;Kwok Kee Wei;Zhongsheng Hua

  • Improving the agility of employees through enterprise social media

    Zhao Cai;Qian Huang;Hefu Liu;Xiaoyan Wang

  • Customer's reaction to cross-channel integration in omnichannel retailing: The mediating roles of retailer uncertainty, identity attractiveness, and switching costs

    Yang Li;Hefu Liu;Eric T.K. Lim;Jie Mein Goh

  • How do mediated and non-mediated power affect electronic supply chain management system adoption? The mediating effects of trust and institutional pressures

    Weiling Ke;Hefu Liu;Kwok Kee Wei;Jibao Gu

  • The moderating role of social media usage in the relationship among multicultural experiences, cultural intelligence, and individual creativity

    Shangui Hu;Jibao Gu;Hefu Liu;Qian Huang

  • An Experiential Learning Perspective on Students' Satisfaction Model in a Flipped Classroom Context.

    Xuesong Zhai;Xuesong Zhai;Jibao Gu;Hefu Liu;Jyh Chong Liang

  • Understanding the Influence of Social Media in the Workplace: An Integration of Media Synchronicity and Social Capital Theories

    Xiongfei Cao;Douglas R. Vogel;Xitong Guo;Hefu Liu

  • The moderating role of information technology capability in the relationship between supply chain collaboration and organizational responsiveness

    Zhao Cai;Qian Huang;Hefu Liu;Liang Liang

  • Exploring the relationship between corporate reputation and the public's crisis communication on social media

    Bowen Zheng;Hefu Liu;Robert M. Davison

  • Investigating the relationship between workplace conflict and employee agility: The role of enterprise social media

    Abdul Hameed Pitafi;Hefu Liu;Zhao Cai

  • A Multilevel Analysis of the Relationship between Shared Leadership and Creativity in Inter‐organizational Teams

    Jibao Gu;Zhi Chen;Qian Huang;Hefu Liu

  • The role of social media in supporting knowledge integration: A social capital analysis

    Xiongfei Cao;Xitong Guo;Hefu Liu;Jibao Gu

  • Developing organizational agility in product innovation: the roles of IT capability, KM capability, and innovative climate

    Zhao Cai;Hefu Liu;Qian Huang;Liang Liang

  • The Impact of Leadership Style on Knowledge Sharing Intentions in China

    Qian Huang;Robert M. Davison;Hefu Liu;Jibao Gu

  • Understanding employee competence, operational IS alignment, and organizational agility – An ambidexterity perspective

    Jingmei Zhou;Gongbing Bi;Hefu Liu;Yulin Fang

  • Proactive personality and cross-cultural adjustment: Roles of social media usage and cultural intelligence

    Shangui Hu;Hefu Liu;Shuqin Zhang;Guoyin Wang

  • The Value of Buy‐Online‐and‐Pickup‐in‐Store in Omni‐Channel: Evidence from Customer Usage Data

    Peijian Song;Quansheng Wang;Hefu Liu;Qi Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwok Kee Wei
Kwok Kee Wei National University of Singapore
Zhongsheng Hua
Zhongsheng Hua Zhejiang University
Robert M. Davison
Robert M. Davison City University of Hong Kong
Paul Benjamin Lowry
Paul Benjamin Lowry Virginia Tech
Chin Chung Tsai
Chin Chung Tsai National Taiwan Normal University
Patrick Y. K. Chau
Patrick Y. K. Chau Beijing Normal University
Douglas R. Vogel
Douglas R. Vogel Harbin Institute of Technology

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