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Dr Eden Li

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 3152
Email: k.li@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO2.342  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6220-7459

Eden is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Law. She received her Ph.D. from the City University of Hong Kong in 2019.

Background


Prior to her role at ECU, Eden was working with the Future of Work Institute at Curtin University, and the ARC Training Centre for Transforming Maintenance Through Data Science. Her research is pivotal in integrating advanced data science solutions into practical business applications and organisational workflows. As Australia moves to a digital future, her research generates knowledge that will be essential to ensure that workers effectively and productively use new data technologies, not only in the mining industry, but in all industries where digital transformation is taking place.

Eden's research also investigates on the impact of emerging technologies on employee health, safety, and well-being at work. Her findings have been published in top-tier journals, including Technovation (Q1, ABDC A), Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (Q1, ABDC A*), the Journal of Management in Engineering (Q1, ABDC A), the Journal of Safety Research (Q1, ABDC A), and the Journal of Cleaner Production (Q1, ABDC A). She was awarded a $53,900 AUD grant from the Western Australian government as a Chief Investigator on examining construction workforce skills in the digital age.

Eden was the winner of the 2023 ABDC Network Awards in the Emerging, Applied category for her research on introducing and implementing the Data Workflow Method to enhance data science capabilities within organisations. Subsequent industry workshops with industry partners showcased the practical applications of this research. She won two Best Paper Awards at the 2022 World Building Congress: one in the Technology & Innovation category and the other in Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Data in Construction. As an Early Career Researcher, she was also nominated as a Finalist for the 2023 Curtin Awards for Research Excellence, recognising her research outputs and activities from 2020 to 2023.

Current Teaching

Project Management

Awards and Recognition
  • ABDC Award for Innovation and Excellence in Research – Emerging, applied (2023)
  • Curtin Awards for Research Excellence (2023) - Finalist
  • Best Paper in TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, World Building Congress (2022)
  • Best Paper in CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO THE USE OF DATA IN CONSTRUCTION, World Building Congress (2022)
  • Early Career Researcher World Building Congress Travel Award by CIB (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction) (2022)
  • Research Tuition Scholarship rewarded by City University of Hong Kong (2018-2019)
  • The Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students rewarded by City University of Hong Kong (2018-2019)

Research Areas and Interests
  • Project management
  • Workforce health, safety and well-being
  • Innovation capabilities for organisations
  • Workforce skills for automation and technology-driven changes
  • Psychosocial risks and new ways of working in the digital workplace

ECU Research Themes
  • Theme One: Health
  • Theme Two: Society and Culture

Media Topics
  • Workforce health, safety and well-being
  • Innovation capabilities for organisations
  • Workforce skills for automation and technology-driven changes
  • Psychosocial risks and new ways of working in the digital workplace

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan), 2019.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Liu, W., Meng, Q., Li, Z., Chong, H., Li, K., Tang, H. (2024). Linking organizational safety support and construction workers’ safety behavior: the roles of safety motivation, emotional exhaustion and psychosocial safety climate. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2024(Article in press), 30 pages. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-02-2024-0182.

2023

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

2022

Book Chapters

  • Li, K., Cheung, SO. (2022). A Bias Detection Tool for Construction Dispute Negotiation. Construction Dispute Research Expanded (63-82). Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80256-1_3.
  • Cheung, SO., Li, K. (2022). The Happening of Bias in Construction Dispute Negotiation. Construction Dispute Research Expanded (3-33). Springer.
  • Cheung, SO., Li, K., Zhu, L. (2022). Caveats for Using Third-Party Neutrals. Construction Dispute Research Expanded (349-367). Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80256-1_14.
  • Li, K., Cheung, SO. (2022). Minimising Biases in Construction Dispute Negotiation. Construction Dispute Research Expanded (119-145). Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80256-1_5.
  • Cheung, SO., Li, K. (2022). Special Forms of Bias: Endowment Effect and Reactive Devaluation. Construction Dispute Research Expanded (83-118). Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80256-1_4.
  • Li, K., Cheung, SO. (2022). Conceptualising bias in construction dispute negotiation. Construction Dispute Research Expanded (35-62). Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80256-1_2.

Journal Articles

  • Li, K., Griffin, M. (2022). Prevention-focused leadership and well-being during the pandemic: mediation by role clarity and workload. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 43(6), 890-908. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-10-2021-0455.
  • Li, K., Griffin, M. (2022). Safety behaviors and job satisfaction during the pandemic: The mediating roles of uncertainty and managerial commitment. Journal of Safety Research, 82(Article in press), 166-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2022.05.008.

Conference Publications

  • Li, K., Wang, D., Griffin, M. (2022). Building a data-driven future for construction team? Capabilities matter. Proceedings of the 22nd CIB World Building Congress (10 pages). World Building Conference 2022.

2021

Conference Publications

  • Li, K., Griffin, M. (2021). Nurturing Collaboration? A Skill Set for University-Industry Collaboration Champions. Academic and Practitioner Proceedings of the 2021 University-Industry Interaction Conference series: Challenges and solutions for fostering entrepreneurial universities and collaborative innovation (72-84). Academic and Practitioner Proceedings of the 2021 University-Industry Interaction Conference series: Challenges and solutions for fostering entrepreneurial universities and collaborative innovation.
  • Li, K., Wang, D., Sheng, Z., Griffin, M. (2021). How Do Non-Work Individual Factors Affect Worker Well-Being in the Construction Industry? A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE (249-258). 37th Annual ARCOM Conference.
  • Li, K., Cheung, SO. (2021). Are we ready for a rational discussion? The existence of biases in construction dispute negotiation. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Article number 012022). IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1218/1/012022.

2020

Journal Articles

Reports

  • Sheng, Z., Li, K., Griffin, M., Vulpen, Ev., Desai, A. (2020). How Digital Collaboration is shaping the future of Healthcare and Education. National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN) Research White Paper. National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN) Research White Paper.

Research Projects

  • Integrating Human Systems with Digital Innovations in the Resources Sector, Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2025 (Stream 2), 2025 ‑ 2026, $26,565.
  • MARS: Understanding technological impact and human-centric practices to mitigate future mining risks , DMIRS: Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety - MARS, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2025, $33,220.
  • MARS: Understanding psychosocial risks for mining workforce with digital advancements, DMIRS: Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety - MARS, Grant, 2024, $20,000.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Business by Research, A Case Study on Agile Workforce Upskilling and Reskilling in Australia

Completed Supervisions

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