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Dr Lihong Zhang currently teaches Innovation Management, Project Planning and Control, Applied Project Management to MSc programmes and Planning and Resource Management to NTU and Distance Learning Professional Development programmes. His research broadly focuses on Business Model Innovation and Digital Transformation for Future Engineering Projects – to develop Innovation Capabilities through sustained Project Learning.
Before joining University of Manchester Dr Lihong worked with Liverpool Business School for 13 years and Central South University (in China) for ten years. His industrial experiences include China Construction Corp and National Ministry of Mechanical Engineering.
BEng in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
MEng in Engineering Management
MPhil in Management Studies in International Business Management
PhD in Management Studies in Innovation Management
PG Cert in Teaching and Learning in HE
Fellowship in HEA
Membership in EUROMA
Membership in APM/PMI
Membership in BMC
The world are facing disruptive technologies more than ever before. As such future societies must “cope with” discontinuous innovations. Business model research provides new agenda for managing “future projects”. Younger generation and particularly PM professionals need to prepare for, and lead for the delivery of step changes. Today’s smart technologies, for example, will drive and shape tomorrow’s bio-engineering, space manufacturing and connected transportations.
This research focuses on how project learning (PL) can bring about sustainable product-service systems and responsible business models. PL as a powerful instrument for innovation has been promoted for decades. Examples of PL include use of resources (Huang and Li, 2012), project configuration (Midler and Siberzahn, 2008) and business model transformation (Muro and Turner, 2018; Zhang et al., 2015).
My research interests broadly focus on: Project Design and Implementing of Complex Product-Service System.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Zhang, Lihong (Recipient), Jun 2021
Prize: National/international honour
Zhang, Lihong (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Lihong Zhang (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
Lihong Zhang (Associate editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Lihong Zhang (Peer reviewer of publications)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Lihong Zhang (Peer reviewer of publications)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Lihong Zhang (Peer reviewer of publications)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review