Yong Li

 

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I teach courses on strategy and entrepreneurship at the undergraduate, graduate (full-time MBA, PMBA, EMBA) and doctoral levels. My teaching focuses on learning by doing.

 

TEACHING FOCUS

 

Entrepreneurship; Technology Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Venture capital; International Business

 

TEACHING AWARDS AND GRANTS

 

The Case Centre Best Case Award, Strategy and General Management, 2022

The Case Centre Best Seller Award, 2021-2022

$300,000 anonymous gift to support the eLab, 2014, SUNY Buffalo

Teachers Ranked as Excellent, 2004. University of Illinois

 

TEACHING CASES

 

Li, J. & Y. Li. 2020. Amazon Goes Global 2020 (case no. 9B20M169), with a Teaching Note (case no. 8B20M169w). Ivey Publishing.

o   The Case Centre Award in Strategy and General Management, 2022

Li, Y. & J. Li. 2015. Amazon Goes Global (case no. 9B14M122), with Teaching Note (case no. 8B14M122). Ivey Publishing.

o   Best seller in 2017

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

All levels

 

Entrepreneurship Lab (eLab)

SUNY Buffalo

2014-2018

PhD

Doctoral Seminar in Strategy and Entrepreneurship (MGO796)

SUNY Buffalo

2012-2018

Doctoral Seminar in Entrepreneurship

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

2017

Workshop on Entrepreneurship

Zhejiang University

2018, 2023

Executive

Entrepreneurship, PMBA

HSBC Business School, Peking University

2014-2020

MBA/Masters

New Venture Feasibility (MGT709)

UNLV

2019-present

 

New Venture Creation (MGT710)

UNLV

2019-present

 

Technology Entrepreneurship (MGO665)

SUNY Buffalo

2013-2018

Undergraduate

New Venture Creation (UE149)

SUNY Buffalo

2013-2015

 

Technology Entrepreneurship (MGO365)

SUNY Buffalo

2013-2018

 

Fundamentals of Strategic Management (MGO403) SUNY Buffalo

2006-2012, 2019

 

Business Policy and Strategy (capstone)

University of Illinois

2004

 

PHD STUDENT DISSERTATIONS

 

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Name

Area

Year

Supervisor

20 Muntaser Nuttah Entrepreneurship. University of Palermo, Italy 2023

Giovanna Lo Nigro;

Paolo Roma

19

Saeed Vayghan

Hospitality

2022

Mehmet Erdem

18

Roberto Santos

Entrepreneurship, UMass Lowell

2022

Sunny Li

17

Saeede Eftekhari

Information systems

2019

Ram Ramesh

16

Chris Courtney

Strategy & Entrepreneurship

2018

Yong Li

 

Dean’s Award for Research Excellence, 2017

15

Zhuang Qian

Operations management

2018

Charles Wang

14

Saewha Hong

Strategy & Entrepreneurship

2018

Yong Li

13

Aurora Liu

Strategy, York U.

2018

Justin Tan

12

Jinjing Zhu

Strategy & Entrepreneurship

2018

Yong Li

 

PhD Showcase Poster Competition Award, 2018

11

Donghyup Woo

Strategy & Entrepreneurship

2017

Nallan Suresh

10

Paul Song

Operations management

2017

Nallan Suresh

9

Sunhwan Gwon

Strategy & Entrepreneurship

2017

Yong Li

 

Outstanding Reviewer, AOM BPS, 2016

8

Yoon Kyo Cho

Strategy & Entrepreneurship

2017

Yong Li

7

Yiran Liu

Visiting PhD student,

Nankai U.

2015-2016

Yuli Zhang

6

Lifang Gao

Strategy & Entrepreneurship

2016

Yong Li

5

Soomin Park

Operations management

2016

Nallan Suresh

4

Byungchul

Strategy, RPI

2015

Shyam Kumar

3

Chul Woo Yoo

Information systems

2014

Gerry Sanders

2

Liang Wang

Strategy, York U.

2013

Justin Tan

1

Lorena Mathien

Operations management

2012

Nallan Suresh

 

EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT

Entrepreneurship. PMBA. HSBC Business School, Peking University. 2014-2020. Students included entrepreneurs as well as executives and professionals from local businesses and Fortune Global 500 companies.

STUDENT MENTORING

Founding Faculty Advisor, Buffalo Undergraduate Consulting Club (BUCC). 2013-present.

o   Founded by an Honors student from my case teaching.

o   1st place, Target Case Competition, 2015, 2017

o   Finalist, Wharton Case Competition, 2017

Faculty Advisor, Honors College, 2013

Faculty mentor, Undergraduate credit-bearing internship program, 2013

Process Coach, MBA LeaderCore Program, 2010-2012

 

ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY

In the last five years, I have involved more than 40 entrepreneurs, venture capital investors, angels, corporate executives, and professionals in the classroom.