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.

Roles in the School and University

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

Research Leadership Group (Bangor Business School)

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 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences)

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

Felix is located in A0.05 of the Alun Building

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

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

ABM-4426 Contemporary Issues in Management

ASB/ABJ/ABM-4904 Applied Business Projects

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

In 2025, Felix was nominated as candidate for teaching award (student led)