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Zhi Li

  • Assistant Professor of Practice
Academic Division: Operations and Information Management
781-239-4716
Dr. Zhi Li joins the Technology, Operation and Information Management Division at Babson College in the fall of 2014 as Assistant Professor of Information Technology Management. Zhi's research and teaching interests are at the intersection of economics and information technology. He uses analytical modeling, econometrics, financial theories and data mining techniques to explore individual and organizational decision-making mechanism in different IT contexts. His doctoral dissertation and continuing research study the economic issues in cloud computing, crowdfunding market and big data. At Babson College, Dr. Li teaches courses including Web Technologies, Business Intelligence and Data Analytics. Prior to Babson, he taught several courses at the University of Florida, including Business System Design and Applications, Business Systems I and II.

Academic Degrees

  • Ph D, University of Florida
  • BS, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Academic Interest / Expertise

Information Systems; Information Technology Strategy; Data Mining

Courses

  • Degree Courses 2025

    • OIM 3640 PROBLEM SOLVING & SOFTWARE DESIGN
    • OIM 3690 WEB TECHNOLOGIES
    • OIM 2000 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENTREPRENEURS
    • OIM 2645 MODELING WITH EXCEL

  • Degree Courses 2024

    • OIM 3600 COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR BUSINESS STUDENTS
    • OIM 3640 PROBLEM SOLVING & SOFTWARE DESIGN
    • OIM 2645 MODELING WITH EXCEL

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Glover, W.J., Pachamanova, D.A., Li, Z. (2025). Framing Inclusive Practice Options for Financial, Operational, and Community Outcomes. Production and Operations Management. Vol: 34, Issue: 4, Page: 656-666. link
  • Hashmi, N., Li, Z., Parise, S.A., Shankaranarayanan, G. (2024). Generative AI's Impact on Students Learning Programming: Frustration and Confidence across Learning Styles. Issues in Information Systems.
  • Gordon, S.R., Li, Z., Marthinsen, J.E. (2023). A Deep Analysis of the Economics and Finance Research on Cryptocurrencies, . Vol: 228. Economics Letters. link
  • Glover, W.J., Li, Z., Pachamanova, D.A. (2022). The AI-Enhanced Future of Health Care Administrative Task Management. New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery. Issue: March. Massachusetts Medical Society. link
  • Pachamanova, D.A., Glover, W.J., Li, Z., Docktor, M., Gujral, N. (2021). Identifying Patterns in Administrative Tasks through Structural Topic Modeling: A Study of Task Definitions, Prevalence, and Shifts in a Mental Health Practice’s Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Vol: 28, Issue: 12, Page: 2707-2715. Oxford University Press. link
  • Marston, S., Li, Z., Bandyopadhyay, S., Zhang, J., Ghalsasi, A. (2011). Cloud Computing - The Business Perspective. Decision Support Systems.

Presentations

  • The Impact of Generative AI Tools on Programming Education: Analyzing Student Frustration and Confidence Across Learning Styles Hashmi, N. Li, Z. Parise, S. Shankaranarayanan, G. International Association for Computer Information Systems, Florida (2024)
  • Generative AI's Impact on Programming Students: Frustration and Confidence across Learning Styles Hashmi, N. Li, Z. Parise, S. Shankaranarayanan, G. The 6th Annual Conference of the New England chapter of the Association of Information Systems (NEAIS), Worcester, MA (2024)
  • A Deep Analysis of the Economics & Finance Research on Cryptocurrencies Marthinsen, J. Gordon, S. Li, Z. Babson College Research Day Presentation , babson College, Malloy 101 (2023)
  • AI-Enhanced Healthcare Task Management Glover, W. Li, Z. Pachamanova, D. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN (2022)
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Department & College Wide Services

  • Honors Council (Fall 2018 - Spring 2020)