Dr. Qile He
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Professor Qile He, also known as Horace, is Professor of Strategy and Performance Management at the University of Derby and the Chair of the Derby International Business School Research Degrees Committee and the Research Committee. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK. He has previously held multiple research leadership roles at departmental, school, college, and university levels. He was previously the Associate Head of School for Research of the School of Strategy and Leadership at Coventry University, UK, the interim Head of Research and Innovation at the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences and the interim Theme Lead of the Business Economic and Social Policy Academic Theme of the University of Derby. Horace’s research interests lie in interfirm alliances, supply chain partnerships and innovation strategies and processes of organizations. He is also interested in sustainable and responsible business. He has published over 120 papers in refereed journals, books, and leading international conference proceedings, He has supervised over 15 doctoral candidates to completion. Horace is a council member of the British Academy of Management (BAM), a Fellow of the BAM Peer Review College. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Member of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. He is a reviewing expert for European Commission Horizon, Leverhulme Trust and New Zealand Marsden Fund projects. He serves in editorial boards of four international journals and Associate Editor for another journal.