Professor Rachel Parker
Phone: + 617 3138 1754
Fax: + 617 3138 1313
Email: r.parker@qut.edu.au
Room: 951, Level 9, Z Block, Gardens Point campus
Qualifications
Graduate Certification in Education (Higher Education), 2005, University of Queensland
Doctor of Philosophy, 1997, University of Queensland
Bachelor of Laws (Honours), 1993, University of Queensland
Bachelor of Arts, 1991, University of Queensland
Career Summary
Rachel Parker has published over 50 articles and conference papers dealing with the institutional foundations of innovation and entrepreneurship. Her publications appear in leading international journals in the field such as Organization Studies (Europe), New Political Economy (Europe), Journal of Public Policy (UK), Journal of Economic Issues (USA) and Work, Employment and Society (UK) as well as specialist journals such as Technology Analysis and Strategic Management (UK). Her books include Business Work and Community (Oxford University Press) and Government, Business and Society (Pearson). She has been awarded numerous grants amounting to more than $500,000 including two Australian Research Council Discovery Grants. Her recent work is focused on the role of intermediaries in technology transfer.
Teaching Interests
- Technology and innovation management
- Entrepreneurship
Research Interests
- Technology transfer to SMEs
- Entrepreneurship and small business
- Innovation and technology policy
- Industry development and technological change
- Knowledge economy
- Comparative business systems
- Regional innovation systems.
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