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Biography
Dr. Xueni (Shirley) Li is assistant professor of marketing at the Business School of Hong Kong Baptist University. Dr. Li received her Ph.D. major in marketing from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and her Master of Philosophy major in Electronic Business from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China. She also holds two bachelor's degrees from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China (majored in Electronic Business) and Central China Normal University (majored in English Language and Literature). Dr. Li's research interests include services marketing, internet marketing, marketing communication, sales marketing, and language use in marketing. Dr. Li's research findings were published in top-tier marketing journals such as the Journal of Consumer Research.
Research Interests
Consumer Behavior; Digital Marketing; Marketing Communication Strategy; Sales Marketing; Services Marketing; Customer-Employee Interaction
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Love in the Age of Algorithms: How Romantic AI’s Communication Style Shapes Human-AI Relationship and Service Outcomes
LI, S. X. (PI)
1/01/27 → 31/12/28
Project: Research project
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Marketing with Impure Altruism: When and Why Second Language Use Helps Cause-Related Marketing
LI, S. X. (PI) & CHAN, W. K. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Research project
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Wiping the Fears from their Eyes: The Impact of Salespeople’s Communication Language on Customers’ Death-Related Consumption
LI, S. X. (PI)
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research project
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Death or Muerte? Effects of Sales Language Use on the Consumption of Death-Related Products and Services
Huang, L. L. (Co-first author), Li, X. (. (Co-first author) & Chan, K. W. (Co-first author), 27 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Marketing Research. p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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From Owning to Connecting: Understanding and Leveraging the Effect of Internet Meme Marketing
Wang, L., Li, X. S., Wang, Q. & Su, L., 13 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Marketing. p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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How to Make Customers More Forgiving After Service Robot Failure? A Study on Robot Gesture and Perceived Robot Extroversion Impact
Li, X., Kao, W.-K., Tao, W., Liang, Z. & Huang, L. L., 11 Jun 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Mitigating Impure Altruism: How Second Language use Enhances Consumer Trust in Cause-Related Marketing
Li, X. S., Huang, L. L., Chan, K. W., Wang, Y. & Liang, Z., 13 Jun 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Touched by the Past: The Giver-Receiver Asymmetry in the Appreciation of Upcycled Gifts
Sun, Y., Yan, F., Ren, Z., Liu, M. & Li, X. S., 11 Jun 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
- 1 Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Journal of Service Research (Journal)
LI, S. X. (Associate editor)
Apr 2026Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)