Dr. Cunqiang (Felix) Shi joined Bangor Business School in August 2023 after completing his Ph.D. in Business Studies at Cardiff University. His doctoral research delved into the profound impact of China's socio-economic transition over the past four decades on the position of disabled labour within the contemporary Chinese labour market. The significance of his findings is underscored by their extensive publication across various reputable sources.

Felix's primary research and scholarly interests lie in the sociology of work, diversity and inclusion initiatives within the UK labour market, the social construction of disability (utilizing the social model of disability), and social-cultural studies centred around East Asia, with a particular focus on China.

Furthermore, Felix has engaged with numerous external organizations, currently holding a position as a board member with Disability Wales – a prominent disability rights advocacy organization working closely with the Welsh Government. Additionally, he has contributed as a peer reviewer for the esteemed Social Inclusion journal.

Roles in the School and University

Diversity, Equality, and Sustainability Lead (Bangor Business School)

BBS Research Leadership Group

Personal Tutor (Bangor Business School)

Early Career Researcher Representative to the Research Impact and Strategy Committee (College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences)

Member of the Research and Development Concordat Group (Bangor University)

Felix is located in A3.04 of the Alun Building

His office hours during term time are Wednesday and Friday 12:30-13:30 

Students are advised to contact Felix via email or Microsoft Teams to arrange an appointment in advance.

  • PhD
    School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, 2018–2022
  • MSc: Social Science Research Method
    School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, 2017–2018
  • MSc: Human Resource Management
    School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, 2016–2017

Currently Felix is contributing to the following BBS modules:

ASB-2020 Management Planning and Coordination 

ASB-2021 Commerical Awareness & Insight of Work 

ASB-2605 Expereince of HRM at work

ASB-3535 HRM in an Ethical Agenda

ASB-4031-0 Professional Competence in Education & Employment

ABM-4426 Contemporary Issues in Management

ASB/ABM-4904 Applied Business Projects

Felix is currently supervising one PhD student on the topic of HRM and AI. 

general HRM topics such as organisational behaviour and industrial relations. I am specialising in the following area of: Labour Politics in East Asia (China, HongKong, Taiwan), etc); Disability Studies; Sociology of Work; Diversity and Equality in the workplace;

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