Overview
Songdi currently holds the position of Lecturer in Strategic Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and has extensive experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of management. Additionally, she has supervised numerous master's students' final research projects.
Previously, Songdi worked as an hourly paid lecturer at Nottingham Business School, where she successfully completed her PhD in December 2022. Her doctoral research focused on exploring the congruence between organizational and middle manager personal values as drivers of manager-led Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) implementation and its impact on perceived Corporate Reputation. Her study specifically examined the context of Higher Education institutions in both the UK and China.
Following the completion of her PhD, Songdi worked as a Research Associate, leading a team of master's students in a project that investigated the cost-of-living crisis in Nottinghamshire. The research project employed a quadruple-helix innovation model to gain insights into the issue.
Research Publications
Discerning promising practices: Innovation in High Growth Firms
Walpole, G., Li, S., Clifton, N. & Liu, Z., 3 Oct 2025, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Like peas and carrots: The complementary role of digital transformation in the achievement of university social responsibility objectives
Li, S., Mohamed Hashim, M. A. & Tripathi, V. C., 4 Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
An investigation of landscape of environmental education (EE): A bibliometric and systematic literature review
Li, S., Liu, Z., Tripathi, V. C. & Mohamed Hashim, M. A., 28 Jun 2025, In: International Journal of Management Education. 23, 3, 101229.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
Educating The Educators: The Emerging Significance of Environmental Literacy Training for Educators
Li, S., Liu, Z., Tripathi, V. C. & Mohamed Hashim, M. A., 17 Jun 2025, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings . Academy of ManagementResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Developing innovation capabilities through Programme Communities of Practice: Evidence from Wales
Walpole, G., Liu, Z., Clifton v, N. & Li, S., 2 Jun 2025, In: International Journal of Management Education. 23, 3, p. 101215 101215.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Implementing circular economy principles: evidence from multiple cases
Liu, Z., Clifton, N., Faqdani, H., Li, S. & Walpole, G., 16 Oct 2024, In: Production Planning and Control. 36, 13, p. 1774-1791 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Corporate social responsibility and corporate reputation: A bibliometric analysis: Journal of Construction Materials
Li, S., Spry, L. & Woodall, T., 2 Apr 2021, In: Journal of Contruction Materials. 2, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Values Congruence on CSR and Its Impact on Corporate Reputation: European Journal of Sustainable Development
Li, S., Spry, L. & Woodall, T., 1 Oct 2019, In: European Journal of Sustainable Development. 8, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review