Xi LI
Prof. Xi LI
創新及資訊管理學
市場學
Professor
Director, Asia Case Research Centre
Associate Director, Institute of Digital Economy and Innovation

3917 7271

KK 836

Publications
我們需要什麼樣的 AIGC?

AI 時代,企業越來越多地用 AI 生成內容,並在網上大規模傳播。SEO 研究機構 Graphite 對 2020 年至 2025 年間發布的 6.5 萬篇英文網絡文章的分析顯示,AI 生成文章的數量在 2024 年 11 月首次超過人類撰寫的文章,到 2025 年中,這一比例已升至約五成。

為甚麼打贏了官司,卻輸了輿論?

近期中國內地茶飲品牌茉莉奶白被判侵犯路易威登(LV)商標專利權,賠償1,030萬元。但茉莉奶白回應稱商標靈感取自唐代建築上的「寶相花」紋樣。事件在內地社交媒體平台發酵,閱讀量短時間突破4億,有消費者專門排隊購買奶茶表達支持並聲討LV。

AI諂媚:當人工智能學會了討好用戶

2025年,生成式人工智能(GenAI)巨頭Anthropic與AI安全評估公司Andon Labs合作,進行了一場別開生面的實驗:讓自家的大語言模型Claude管理一間迷你商店,取名Claudius,向Anthropic的員工售賣零食和飲料。

當算法成為消費者——AI代理經濟如何重塑消費行業

人工智能正在經歷從「副駕駛」向「智慧體」的進化,這一躍遷對市場營銷行業的影響將是史無前例的。在過去幾年,我們見證了 AI 如何作為一種效率工具優化營銷鏈條:客服機器人削減了運營成本,生成式 AI(AIGC)實現了內容的規模化生產,而機器學習讓消費者洞察變得更加精準。

The Strength of Weak Commitments: A Theory of Price Preannouncements

Manufacturers often preannounce reference prices for products that have not yet been produced or even developed. These prices are rarely binding, meaning that the manufacturers can make price adjustments in the future, possibly at a cost. In this paper, we argue that price preannouncements can serve as a weak price commitment that, we find, helps the manufacturers secure better deals from their suppliers, thereby lowering their procurement costs and improving their profit. Surprisingly, even an extremely weak price commitment can substantially improve a manufacturer’s profit. On the other hand, when the price commitment is credible enough, the manufacturer forgoes the price preannouncement. Collectively, these results underscore the strategic effects that price preannouncements can have on firms’ marketing decisions.

價格的藝術:企業是如何使用數據「套路」消費者的?

2023年,比利時報紙Dernière Heure 爆料指出,網約車平臺Uber會根據用戶手機電量的不同向不同的使用者收取不同的價格。 [1] 具體而言,對於相同的一段旅程,如果你的手機剩餘電量有84%,Uber的收取的價格是16.6歐元;而如果你的剩餘電量只有12%,你的價格將是17.56歐元。 定價背後的邏輯顯而易見:如果你的手機快沒電了,你大概率是「等不起」的,只能無奈接受Uber的高價。

用演算法拿捏消費者? 「割韭菜」之前,請三思

網購時代,「舊用戶與狗不得享受」的優惠,往往讓忠實的消費者感到無奈。許多電商平台實施「一人一價」策略,甚至基於用戶的購買習慣和瀏覽記錄「看人下菜碟」,讓不同的消費者為同樣的商品支付不同的價格。此外,機票價格也不斷波動,越搜越貴已成常態。許多消費者發現,同一班機在不同時段價格差異龐大,甚至剛查看的票價,片刻後便上漲了。沒錯,你被演算法操控了──身為消費者,我們對商家的這些套路早已見怪不怪。

內地電商強攻下香港零售業如何自救

近期內地電商巨頭淘寶、京東、拼多多紛紛發力,將香港市場納入包郵區。過去港人需先通過中轉集運才能接收所訂貨品,相比之下,最新推出的一站式購物服務,自然大受歡迎。 無庸置疑,內地電商龍頭的搶灘行為必會影響本地零售業,讓早已低迷的銷情雪上加霜。這種趨勢下,本土零售業有什麼應對之道?筆者從以下3個角度建議業界如何破解困局。

Crowdfunding Success for Female Versus Male Entrepreneurs Depends on Whether a Consumer Versus Investor Decision Frame Is Salient

Ensuring equal access to entrepreneurship and startup funding for both female and male entrepreneurs is crucial for societal perceptions of justice and long-term prosperity. Previous research presents contrasting findings, with some studies indicating a male advantage and others suggesting a female advantage. This research reconciles these inconsistencies by identifying the decision frame as a moderator. Specifically, in crowdfunding contexts, a consumer decision frame leads to stronger reliance on communal evaluation norms, resulting in favoring female entrepreneurs who are perceived as more disadvantaged. Conversely, an investor decision frame leads to stronger reliance on exchange evaluation norms, resulting in favoring male entrepreneurs who are perceived as more determined/passionate. Based on this, the authors propose that the strategic use of an entrepreneur's profile, activating a specific evaluation norm, and showing crowdfunding dependence attenuate the differential support for female versus male entrepreneurs, resulting in equal support for both. Results from six studies using a multimethod design provide converging support for this framework. This research is the first to differentiate between and directly compare consumer and investor decision frames, advancing the related literature and offering valuable guidelines for entrepreneurs, funding platforms, and public policy makers.