2018 UNE Business School Retrospective
INTRODUCTION 2018 2018 has been a productive and exciting year for UNE Business School. Delivering exemplary teaching and innovative unit material with our continued focus on developing education and skills for our students to take straight into their workplaces saw UNE ranked first in Australia for overall graduate satisfaction for business postgraduate degrees. Our dedication to making tertiary education accessible to everyone makes this acknowledgement really meaningful. We celebrate our high-achieving students from courses across the School, boasting excellent results at the 2018 IFAMA Student Case Competition in Argentina. Our students worked with others across the Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law to deliver highly competitive presentations – the months of hard work and dedication showcased UNE dominating the global agribusiness education sector, and we couldn’t be more proud. The success is in no small part shared by UNE staff who we also congratulate. Our students travelled far and wide – alongside the IFAMA competition was an agribusiness study tour to Argentina for 29 students. We also sent an enthusiastic group of students to China for the 2018 Overseas Study Tour unit and enjoyed living vicariously through their Facebook photos. The chance to gain a hands-on understanding of the global context of their education is invaluable, and we’re so pleased to offer these opportunities to undergraduate and postgraduate students. We joined long-standing partners CPA Australia in the 2018 CPA Awards to acknowledge our exceptional Accounting students across the discipline, and thank them in particular for the mentoring and networking opportunities they have provided for our students throughout the year, supported by UNE Business School staff. As always, our academic staff have produced world-class research this year, with some impactful findings leading to exciting developments and discussions with industry bodies. UNE Business School has been represented around the region, the country and the globe at academic and industry conferences, with our HDR students also sharing their PhD projects in the media. Closer to home, students travelled from around the country to take part in an intensive design thinking focused unit. 6 week unit Nucleate ran for the first time this year, welcoming partners Oz Medicann Group into the room to work with some fantastic students on their real-world challenges. Alongside the UNE SMART Region Incubator and Sydney School of Entrepreneurship, we’re putting our innovation-focused students in touch with an entrepreneurial ecosystem to build connections that will endure far beyond their degrees. As always, we’re proud of what we’ve achieved as a School this year, and I’m pleased to share just a small snapshot of the great work that continues to come from UNE Business School. Professor Caroline Gross Head, UNE Business School
STUDENT SATISFACTION UNE Business School was thrilled to announce in October that UNE had been ranked first in Australia for overall graduate satisfaction for business postgraduate degrees, with a score of 91%. This news came from the most recent (2016-2017) Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching survey of around 20,000 recent graduates of postgraduate business degrees. Our Deputy Head of School, Dr Theresa Smith-Ruig, spoke with The Australian about this achievement, saying that our university’s top ranking was influenced by the flexibility of study modes as well as entry requirements for postgraduate business courses, which acknowledge extensive work experience. The survey results also showed that smaller, regional universities offering study flexibility are leading the pack in postgraduate business degree student satisfaction. Just before this announcement, UNE also received a fivestar rating for overall student satisfaction from the Good Universities Guide for the thirteenth year in a row; a record unmatched by any other Australian University. This is a proud moment for UNE Business School, as well as the wider university, and is a wonderful way to be rewarded for the dedication of both our staff and students. Top Ten Universities Overall graduate satisfaction for business postgraduate degrees % 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 91% Graduate Satisfaction SOURCE: QILT Chan, Melissa. 2018. Smaller campuses lead satisfaction survey. The Australian, October 24. www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/small universities-lead-the-postgrad-satisfaction-survey/news-story/ abca6e7567fdb65dbabc22eb9dc3946d?csp=f202ee286a1205736c6222ffa174d0b4 2018 Retrospective / 3 UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND FLINDERS UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY QLD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY BOND UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF WA DEAKIN UNIVERSITY WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF SUNSHINE COAST
2018 THE YEAR IN NUMBERS Students 599 On Campus 916 Commencing students in 2018 2,561 Students enrolled in Business courses Total graduated students 603 169 International 2 Overseas study tours 24 Countries visited Digital & Social Media 257 9.3K FACEBOOK VIDEO VIEWS 4 / UNE Business School NEW FACEBOOK LIKES IMPRESSIONS ON TWITTER TWEETS 74,727 87 188 BLOG POSTS 65 55 Seminars M2emorial Lectures 15 Seminars Students traveling to USA and China Outgoing staff travel activities 276 Undergraduate students Publications CPA Merit Award Certificates 42 JOURNAL ARTICLES 2 BOOK CHAPTERS 1,962 Online 308 Postgraduate students 51 Indigenous Students 19 Higher degree research students
SUSTAINABILITY UNE Business School is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UN PRME) which seeks to develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for their workplaces and broader society. The six principles of purpose, values, method, research, partnership and dialogue detail how to enact that commitment. Teaching and Learning Research MM200 Managing People and Organisations worked with Oz Medicann Group for the major assessment, with Strategic Human Resource Management students also working with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are also being addressed in some of our postgraduate units such as MM591 Managing Across Cultures – for example, a specific focus on goal 8 of the SDGs: Decent Work and Economic Growth with a particular focus on targets: 8.7. Eradicate forced labour, modern slavery, child labour and human trafficking; and 8.8. Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers. A well-attended workshop on embedding the SDG’s in curriculum ran at UNE Business School on 2 November. Stephanie Perkiss and Bonnie Dean from University of Wollongong ran a general introduction to embedding the SDG’s into curriculum and a workshop on using the Wikirate tool as a means to have students engage in experiential learning, using the internationally recognised metrics to analyse sustainability claims of organisations. Much of the research conducted within UNE Business School has a focus on sustainability issues with key points of focus being: • Australia’s future food and water security: smart science, smart technology • Climate change and environmental sustainability: protecting biodiversity, effective policies • Health and wellbeing in rural communities: social exclusion, health inequity, mental health, social policy • Our communities, our neighbours: regional and rural development, sustainability, prosperity and peace The School continues to pursue the theme of gender equality through our research, with work being done in agribusiness, economics, marketing, leadership, entrepreneurship and management spaces. 2018 Retrospective / 5
AWARDS & STUDY TOURS IFAMA Competition A team of four UNE Business School students took out the intermediate postgraduate division of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) Student Case Study Competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the end of June 2018. Mikayla Bruce, Lucy Collingridge, Chrissy Stannard and Emma McCrabb competed against university teams from around the world and defeated a South African team in the final round of the global competition. Two other UNE teams finished second and third in the undergraduate division. These great results follow UNE’s success in 2017 with teams finishing first and third in the undergraduate division. “The IFAMA case study competition is an amazing opportunity to put our skills to the test in a high-pressure situation. Working as a team was vital to our success… We’re really happy with the outcome, but it’s down to all that practice time and the coaching and leadership from Stuart Mounter and Derek Baker,” Lucy commented, referring to two UNE Business School academic staff that worked with students in preparation for the competition. Students studying Agriculture and/or Business at UNE have the opportunity to take part in the Agribusiness Study Tour each year, in which they can choose to compete in the IFAMA Case Study Competition. In 2018, nearly 30 students spent two weeks travelling through Argentina, visiting various farms, industry bodies, service providers and businesses. It’s this kind of international experience embedded in our curriculum that gives students a chance to understand international agribusiness practices and use this knowledge as a unique reference point as they look to move forward in their careers. The winning team at the IFAMA Agribusiness Case Study Competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Left to right) Professor Derek Baker, Ms Sally Strelitz, Lucy Collingridge, Mikayla Bruce, Emma McCrabb, Chrissie Stannard and Dr Stuart Mounter. 6 / UNE Business School
AWARDS & STUDY TOURS China Study Tour CPA Awards The UNE Business School China Study Program 2018 provided students with a wonderful opportunity to gain insights into Australia’s biggest trading partner across three key areas – its culture, its businesses and its universities. Understanding China’s culture is critical to business and students were exposed to some of China’s most ancient and impressive cultural sites including the Great Wall, a panda sanctuary and the Terracotta warriors. Students gained an appreciation of the sheer scale of the country in the first few days while visiting Beijing, a city that has the same population as Australia. UNE students also engaged with students and academics from Beijing Agricultural University and Henan Agricultural University. They were able to learn some Mandarin and hear presentations from local students who shared details about Chinese culture. The tour program also included briefings from the Victorian Trade Commissioner and UNE alumnus, Mr Tim Dillon, the National Australia Bank in Shanghai and Macquarie Bank and Woolmark in Hong Kong. In July, UNE Business School held the annual CPA Awards, celebrating the achievements of students studying accounting units across a talented undergraduate cohort. Awards were presented to students who finished in the top 5% of their units with a distinction grade or above. Overall, 169 merits were awarded for both on campus and online students. Local accounting firms Roberts & Morrow, Crowe Howarth, Forsyths and Boyce Chartered Accountants joined students for a fantastic networking opportunity after the presentations. This is just one of many ways CPA Australia supported our students this year; Dr Leopold Bayerlein worked closely with representatives of the company to offer one-on-one mentoring sessions, networking events and opportunities. The annual CPA Awards, celebrate the achievements of students studying accounting. CPA Awards: All award winners with Professor Todd Walker, Anthony Matis and Rupen Malouf of CPA Australia and Dr Leopold Bayerlein of UNE Business School. 2018 Retrospective / 7
RESEARCH & ENGAGEMENT We have a clear strategy for the future that has emerged from our research strengths through a consultative process. Research at UNE Business School The UNE Business School continued to consolidate its research outcomes in 2018, with an increasing proportion of publications in top journals and more participation by postgraduate students. We had a stimulating seminar program, with visitors from far and wide presenting on important issues ranging from climate adaptation to drivers of innovation, food waste, and the future of agriculture. We also continued our strong record of external grants and collaborations throughout Australia and the world. We have close links with local, state and national government agencies. We collaborate with other universities, businesses, United Nations agencies, research agencies and civil society groups. Thanks to these networks, our research has real-world impacts by influencing decision makers. It delivers outputs that enable better business practice and public policy in Australia and internationally. We have a clear strategy for the future that has emerged from our research strengths through a consultative process. As Chair of Research I thank all the researchers and research students who make this happen I also gratefully acknowledge the Research and Research Training Committee and the support staff who help create a productive research environment. Professor Oscar Cacho, Chair of Research and Research Training Committee 8 / UNE Business School
RESEARCH & ENGAGEMENT Research on the Road Professor Derek Baker, in collaboration with Dr David Hadley and consultant David Anderson published the findings of a case study on assessment of rural road use and subsequent upgrades in January this year. The report, Research activities on rural roads, was funded by the AgriFuture National Rural Issues program and shows that a new approach to assess rural road use is needed to effectively evaluate small and large-scale road infrastructure projects. The team explain that road use prioritisation tends to be based on population alone, rather than also considering factors such as market access for valueadding. “We hope this study will contribute to discussions when making investment decisions about road upgrades in rural and regional Australia,” said AgriFutures Australia Research & Innovation Program Manager, Jennifer Medway. Research in the Media UNE Business School PhD student, Nikki Zhang, was featured in the Stock Journal in early August to promote her research on the value of information expressed at different levels in the meat supply chain. Nikki’s research is adding to the supply chain performance work being conducted through the UNE Centre for Agribusiness as she investigates how meat product information is generated, valued and passed on along supply chains through to consumers. After a preliminary survey, Nikki is now collecting data through a second survey targeting breeders, producers and processors to determine their perception of the value of product certification. PhD Conference UNE Business School PhD student Subashini Perera recently had the opportunity to present one of her papers at the 31st PhD Conference in Economics and Business at UNSW Sydney, held from 31st October – 2nd November. The paper, titled ‘Trade delays constitute a conclusive barrier to economic development: Should South Asia be motivated accordingly?’ was co-authored by Professor Mahinda Siriwardana and Dr Stuart Mounter of the UNE Business School, and is currently under review by A-ranked journal World Economy. This is the third conference that Subashini has attended during her studies at UNE and she has enjoyed the chance to network and collaborate with fellow researchers. At the recent conference in Sydney, Subashini met a fellow researcher from UNSW who was following a similar line of research but with different models. They have discussed combining their research and look to produce a paper together in the future. 2018 Retrospective / 9
PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Adapa, S. (2018). Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility or Responsible Performance of Sporting Organisations in Australia. International Journal of Sports Management and Marketing, (in print). Adapa, S. (2018). Factors influencing consumption and anticonsumption of recycled water: Evidence from Australia. Journal of Cleaner Production, 201, 624-635. Ahmad, S., Kaleem, A., & Fazal-e-Hasan, S.M. (2018). How Ethical Leadership Stimulates Academics’ Retention in Universities: The Mediating Role of Job-related Affective Wellbeing. International Journal of Educational Management, (in print). Azeem, M. ., Mugera, A. W., & Schilizzi, S. (2018). Do Social Protection Transfers Reduce Poverty and Vulnerability to Poverty in Pakistan? Household Level Evidence from Punjab. Journal of Development Studies, (in print). Azeem, M.M., Baker, D., Villano, R.A., Mounter, S., & Griffith, G. (2018). Food shoppers’ share of wallet: a small city case in a changing competitive environment. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, (in print). Bateman, L., Yi, D., Cacho, O.J., & Stringer, R. (2018). Payments for environmental services to strengthen ecosystem connectivity in an agricultural landscape. Environment and Development Economics. doi:10.1017/S1355770X1800030X (in print). Bianchi, C., Wiese, M., Fazal-e-Hasan, S., Cuneo, A., & Andrew, L. (2018). Segmenting brands’ social network sites (SNS) consumers: A four country study. Journal of International Consumer Marketing. Birch, D., Dean, D., Fazal-e-Hasan, S. M., & Lawley, M. (2018). Train the Child and Teach the Adult: Developing Intervention Strategies for Increasing Seafood Consumption. Journal of Consumer Behavior, (in print). Blackwell, B.D., Dollery B.E., Fischer, A.M., & McFarlane, J.A. (2018). Geospatial Analyses of Local Economic Structures in the Rangeland Areas of the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia. Rangeland Journal, (in print). Caldas, P., Dollery, B. E., & Marques, R. (2018). Can We Put Numbers on Municipal Performance and Sustainability? A New Strategic Paradigm. Lex Localis, 16(3), (in print). Caldas, P., Dollery, B., & Marques, R. (2018). Economies of Scope in Portuguese Local Councils. Regional Studies, (in print). Caldas, P., Dollery, B.E., & Marques, R. (2018). European Cohesion Policy Impact on Development and Convergence: A Local Empirical Analysis, 2000-2014. European Planning Studies, (in print). Caldas, P., Ferreira, D., Dollery, B. E., & Marques, R. (2018). Does Municipal Sustainability Influence the Impact of European Union Investment Programs? The Case of Portuguese Local Government. Sustainability, (in print). Crase, L., Cooper, B., Dollery, B.E., & Marques, R. (2018). One person’s drain is another’s water supply: Why property rights, scope, measurement and hydrology matter when it comes to Integrated Water Resources Management. Ecological Economics, (in print). Crase, L., Cooper, B., Dollery, B., & Marques, R. (2018). One person’s drain is another’s water supply: Why property rights, scope, measurement and hydrology matter when it comes to Integrated Water Resources Management. Ecological Economics, (in print). De Souza, S., Blackwell, B., & Dollery, B. (2018). Am Empirical Analysis of Mining Costs and Mining Royalties in Queensland Local Government. Energy Economics, 74, 656-662. Dollery, B. E. (2018), Policy-Based Evidence Making in Local Government: The New South Wales’ Municipal Merger Program, 2011 to 2017, Economic Papers, (in print). Fazal-e-Hasan, S. M., Ahmadi, H., Kelly, L., & Lings, I. (2018). The Role of Brand Innovativeness and Customer Hope in Developing Online Repurchase Intentions. Journal of Brand Management, (in print). Fazal-e-Hasan, S.M., Ahmadi, H., Mortimer, G., Grimmer, M., & Kelly, L. (2018). Examining the role of consumer hope in explaining the impact of perceived brand value on customer–brand relationship outcomes in an online retailing environment. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 41, 101-111. Fisher, J., & Bonn, I. (2017). Sustainability and Undergraduate Management Curricula: Changes Over a 5-Year Period. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 33(1), 18-33. Gong, T.C., Battese, G.E., Villano, R.A. (2019). Should smallholder farming in China be discouraged? Panel evidence from Anhui Province. The Journal of Developing Areas, 53(1), 33-49. (doi: 10.1353/jda.2019.0002). Henderson, B., Cacho, O., Thornton, P., van Wijk, M., & Herrero, M. (2018). The economic potential of residue management and fertilizer use to address climate change impacts on mixed smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso. Agricultural Systems, 167, 195-205. (doi:10.1016/j. agsy.2018.09.012). Ivannikov, I., & Dollery, B. E. (2018). Accounting problems in infrastructure asset valuation and depreciation in New South Wales local government. Australian Accounting Review, (in print). Kharouf, H., Sekhon, H., Fazal-e-Hasan, S.M., & Mortimer, G. (2018). The role of effective communication and trustworthiness in determining guests’ loyalty. Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management. King Ting, S., Dollery, B., & Villano, R. (2017). An Empirical Analysis of Administrative Economic Efficiency in Sabah Local Government: A DEA Application. International Journal of Service Management and Sustainability, 2(2), 74-91. Kotey. B., & Sharma, B. (2019). Pathways from flexible work arrangements to financial performance. Personnel Review, 48 (1), (in print). 10 / UNE Business School
PUBLICATIONS McQuestin, D., Drew, J., & Dollery, B. E. (2019). Good to Share? The Pecuniary Implications of Moving to Shared Service Production for Local Government Services. Public Administration, (in print). Tran, C.D.T.T., & Villano, R.A. (2018). Financial efficiency of tertiary education institutions: a second-stage dynamic network data envelopment analysis method. The Singapore Economic Review, doi: 10-1142/S0217590818500133. Mortimer, G., Fazel-e-Hasan, S., O’Donnell, K., & Strebel, J. (2018). Measuring the experience of off-price fashion shopping: Scale development and validation. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, (in print). Mortimer, G., Grimmer, L., & Fazal-e-Hasan, S.M. (2018). Examining consumer purchase intentions of non-prescription medicines in supermarkets and community pharmacies. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, (in print). Newsome, L., & Sheridan, A. (2018). Taking Stock: Identifying the Growing Agricultural Service Sector in Australia. Australasian Agribusiness Review, 26(1). Nguyen, B., & Hoang, N. (2018). Oil and Iron Ore Price Shocks: What are the Different Economic Effects in Australia? Economic Record, (in print). Nong, D., & Siriwardana, M. (2018). Effects on the U.S. economy of its proposed withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: A quantitative assessment. Energy, 159, 621-629. Nong, D., & Siriwardana, M. (2018). Potential impacts of the Emissions Reduction Fund on the Australian Economy. Energy Economics, 74, 387-398. Nong, D., & Siriwardana, M. (2018). The most advantageous partners for Australia to bilaterally link its emissions trading scheme. International Journal of Global Warming, 15, 371-391. Simmons, P., & Dollery, B. E. (2018). Explaining Gaps in Infrastructure Investment by Municipal Governments in Australia. Singapore Economic Review, (in print). Siriwardana, M., & Nong, D. (2018). Economic implications for Australia and other major emitters of trading greenhouse gas emissions internationally. International Journal of Global Warming, 16(3), 261-280. Soriano, F.A., Villano, R.A., Fleming, E.F., & Battese, G.E. (2018). What’s driving innovation in small businesses in Australia: The case of the food industry. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 59, 1-33, (doi: 10.1111/14678489.12284). Temoso, O., Hadley, D., & Villano, R. (2018). Sources of efficiency, productivity and output growth in Botswanan agriculture. Review of Development Economics, doi:10.1111/ rode.12376. Tran, C. D. T. T., Dollery, B.E., & Perez-Lopez, G. (2018). An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Per Capita Municipal Expenditure in South Australian Local Government. Public Finance and Management, (in print). Tran, C.D.T.T., Kortt, M.A., & Dollery, B.E. (2018). Population Size or Population Density? An Empirical Examination of Scale Economies in South Australian Local Government, 2015/16. Local Government Studies, (in print). Villano, R.A., & Tran, C.D.T.T. (2018). Performance of private higher education institutions in Vietnam: Evidence using DEAbased bootstrap directional distance approach with quasifixed inputs. Applied Economics, (in print). Villano, R.A., Harrison, S., Lynch, G., & Chen, G. (2018). Linking early alert systems and student retention: a survival analysis approach. Higher Education, doi:10.1007/s10734-018-0249-y. Wallace, A., & Dollery, B. (2018). Merging Big and Small: A Cautionary Tale from Barraba. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 24(1), (in print). Wallace, A., & Dollery, B. E. (2018). How Two became One: The Creation of the Armidale Regional Council. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, (in print). Wallace, A., & Dollery, B. E. (2018). Merger Melancholia: An Empirical Analysis of the Perceptions of the Residents of the Forcibly Amalgamated Manilla Shire Council. International Journal of Public Administration, (in print). Book Chapters Adapa, S., & Rice, J. (2018). Elements of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Accounting Firms in India. In M. P. Miles, M. Battisti, A. Lau & M. Terziovski (Eds.), Economic Gardening - Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small Business Ecosystems in Regional, Rural and International Development (pp. 169-191). Tilde University Press, Australia. Burgess, S. (2019). One Nation and Indigenous Reconciliation. In B. Grant, T. Moore & T. Lynch (Eds.), The Rise of RightPopulism: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and Australian Politics (pp. 145-165). Singapore: Springer. Other publications Jaakson, K., Reino, A., & McClenaghan, P. (2019). The space between – linking trust with individual and team performance in virtual teams. Team Performance Management: An International Journal. DOI 10.1108/TPM-03-2018-0024. Willmott, L., White, B., Piper, D., Yates, P., Mitchell, G., & Currow, D. (2018). Providing Palliative Care at the End of Life: Should Health Professionals Fear Regulation? JLM, 25, 214-245. 2018 Retrospective / 11
PARTNERSHIPS Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE) In collaboration with the UNE SMART Region Incubator, UNE Business School has continued its growing relationship with the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE) throughout 2018. We had ten UNE students enrol in SSE’s The Navigator program, which saw them exposed to various stakeholders at local, national and international levels. The Navigator enables student entrepreneurs to better understand and become more confident actors in their entrepreneurial ecosystems. Following this, SSE’s Education & Training Director, Jonathan Jones, visited UNE for ‘Entrepreneur Hour’ in October. This was an opportunity for Business School staff and students to understand how the SSE works and what other programs are available. The Navigator enables student entrepreneurs to better understand and become more confident actors in their entrepreneurial ecosystems. SSE Education and Training Director, Jonathan Jones, spoke about opportunities available through the SSE 12 / UNE Business School
PARTNERSHIPS OzMedicann Nucleate UNE Business School welcomed the Oz Medicann Group (OMG) to campus in July this year to present to our MM200: Managing People and Organisations students for their case study assignment. OMG are a patient-centred health care company at the forefront of identification, discovery and development of new technologies in the medicinal cannabis industry. This industry is relatively new to Australia, with impact across a range of sectors and there is a need to further innovate the medicinal cannabis space in Australia. UNE Business School students examined Oz Medicann Group as a sustainable organization, critically comparing their outcomes and processes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Stemming from this guest lecture, Oz Medicann have partnered with the UNE Business School to deliver a brand new 6 week unit of study called Nucleate. Nucleate involves an intensive, design thinking bootcamp that will work with OzMedicann to generate solutions to the problem: “How might we build this new industry in Australia so that there are maximum benefits for Australian patients?” The official launch evening for Nucleate was held in mid-November, involving a panel discussion to introduce the topic and inspire thinking. This was followed by the two-day intensive school for the 40 Nucleate students, focusing on Design Thinking methodology and applications to the opportunity for innovation at hand. Students, staff and community members attended a public lecture from Oz Medicann Group. Students worked together during the intensive to learn more about the value of Design Thinking. 2018 Retrospective / 13
SEMINAR SERIES Seminar Speaker Does Social Media Cause Stock Price Volatility? A Re-Examination Enabling decision making under uncertain and transformational change Conditional data panel efficiency in the refuse collection service in Spain The Role of Human Resource-Related Quality Management Practices in New Product Development: A Dynamic Capability Perspective Successful knowledge-based startups in Estonia – How to create an ICT company boom What’s a waste! Food Waste in the Age of Plenty Challenges and bottlenecks of Brazillian local governments: Public-public partnerships and intermunicipal cooperation as alternative arrangements for public services delivery decreases costs Drivers of innovation and firm performance: A cross country analysis of food manufacturing firms The Stage of Management Accounting Evolution in Asia Pacific Energy Efficiency Transition in China Navigating Worlds: A Creative and Exploratory Investigation of the Student’s Lifeworld 2018 Jack Makeham Memorial Lecture: Towards 2050 – Where to for Agriculture? 2018 John Dillon Memorial Lecture: The Role of Economics in Policy Advice – An Agricultural Perspective Professor Alex Frino (University of Wollongong) Dr Russel Wise (CSIRO) Associate Professor Gemma Pérez-López (University of Granada) Professor Leopold Gutierrez Gutierrez (University of Granada) Professor Tõnis Mets (University of Tartu, Estonia) Professor Aldara da Silva César (Fluminese Federal University) Dr Hugo Consciência Silvestre (UNILAB Centre for Policy and Public Adminsitration) Dr Masood Azeem (UNE Business School, Centre for Agribusiness) Dr Kanitsorn (Kathy) Terdpaopong (Rangsit University, Pathum Thani, Thailand) Assistant Professor Dr lin Zhang (City University of Hong Kong) Associate Professor Nicholas McGuigan (Monash Business School, Monash University) Ms Kate Lorimer-Ward (Deputy Director General, Agriculture, Department of Primary Industries NSW) Dr Beth Woods (Director General, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland) Ms Sarah Goswami (Director of Biosecurity Investment Queensland) A Librarian’s Perspective of the Research Space: Publishing, Using Metrics, Engagement and Impact Embedding the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals into the Business Curriculum: The Case of WikiRate Ms Eleanor Colla (Research Services Librarian, UNE) Dr Belinda Gibbons (Senior Lecturer, Sydney Business School) Dr Bonnie Amelia Dean (Academic Developer, University of Wollongong) Dr Stephanie Perkiss (Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong) 14 / UNE Business School
IN THE COMMUNITY Innovation Workshops with Armidale Business Chamber Future of Work UNE Business School continues a warm relationship with Armidale Business Chamber, with our staff taking the opportunity to share expertise with the local business community back in June this year. Dr Phil Harrell, Senior Lecturer at UNE Business School and Executive Director and Founder of The Leadership Alliance and New England Management Development, ran the first of two workshops. Dr Harrell presented on the power of a valuesfocused business practice and participants developed a strategy based on their own business values that would allow them to unleash their business’ full potential. The second workshop was presented by Dr Simon Burgess, Lecturer at UNE Business School and experience project manager and management consultant. Participants learned how to recognise the elements of entrepreneurial thinking that they already use, and how the entrepreneurial mindset can be applied to individual business activities. On September 13, UNE Business School together with School of Education and UNE SMART Region Incubator (SRI) held the Future of Work Regional Forum, building on the well-attended daytime event for the region’s school students. The evening forum brought together 120 leaders from business, community, education and government across our New England North West region. Attendees took part in a fast forward activity led by Professor Derek Baker, focused on ‘what Government, Education and Business did to prepare for 2030’. Three main themes emerged from the discussion: 1. Communities need Government to share the vision, work to meet local priorities and enable the change we need. 2. Business is about building the engine room for jobs and educating regional talent. Business needs the learning to be real and timely, so that business can grow the region. 3. We need Education to make sense to learners, so that the curriculum is personalised, affordable, collaborative and takes them where they want to go either locally, national or globally. Connection to our regional business community allows our mutually beneficial relationship to grow. We’re working together build a stronger, smarter and more resilient region. The Schools and University Connect Program will continue to work directly with schools and their communities across the region. The SRI which is based in Tamworth and Armidale is extending its support to startups across the New England North West – the business incubator currently supports 42 founders who are developing new and innovative businesses. Find out more about our Founders, join the mailing list and come along to a variety of events – everything you need to know is at www.smartri.com.au 2018 Retrospective / 15
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