Our Research
Welcome from the Associate Dean (Research)
The Faculty of Business and Enterprise aims to conduct excellent research for research degrees, for publication in journals and other media, and for clients. Research brings together groups of staff and students with similar expertise and research interests. The number of research publications and research degree completions within the Faculty of Business and Enterprise are impressive. Our research interests cover areas as diverse as: Business, work and ageing; Enterprise governance and regulation; Social enterprise and entrepreneurship; Public sector management; International business; and Business education and student learning, as well as the traditional business disciplines of accounting, marketing, and organisational studies.
The Faculty boasts a large doctoral program and currently has over one hundred students enrolled.
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We also undertake a range of contract research work for government and industry. If you would like information on how Swinburne Business Research can help your organisation please contact Professor Louise Kloot.
The Faculty has three major research centres:
- Business, Work and Ageing Centre for Research headed by Professor Philip Taylor
- Centre for Enterprise Performance, headed by Professor Suresh Cuganesan; and
- Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy, headed by Dr Michael Liffman.
It also has a number of less formal multidisciplinary research clusters, with expertise in the areas of:
- Enterprise governance and regulation
- Social enterprise and entrepreneurship
- Public sector management
- International business
- Business education and student learning
We also have expertise in the traditional business discipline areas of Accounting, Marketing and Organisational studies.
Read the latest Faculty Report which includes the research report to find out more about Swinburne Business Research.
We also undertake a range of contract research work for government and industry. If you would like information on how Swinburne Business Research can help your organisation please contact Professor Louise Kloot.
Professor Louise Kloot, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Business and Enterprise