Tim Mazzarol is a Winthrop Professor in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Marketing and Strategy at the University of Western Australia and an affiliate Professor with the Burgundy School of Business, Groupe ESC Dijon, Bourgogne, France. He is also the Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Management and Innovation (CEMI), an independent initiative designed to enhance awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation and small business management. He has around 20 years of experience of working with small entrepreneurial firms as well as large corporations and government agencies. This has included strategic management, marketing and support to commercialisation. He is the author of several books on entrepreneurship, small business management and innovation. His research into has been published internationally. He holds a PhD in Management and an MBA with distinction from Curtin University of Technology, and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Murdoch University, Western Australia
Experience
2001–present
Winthrop Professor, University of Western Australia
2008–2010
Director, Doctoral Programs, UWA Business School
2003–2008
Director, Centre for Entrepreneurial Management and Innovation (CEMI), Graduate School of Management, University of Western Australia
2000–2001
Senior Lecturer, Management, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology
1997–2000
Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Centre (aka Small Business Unit), Curtin University of Technology
1994–1997
Research Fellow, Institute for Research into International Competitiveness (IRIC), Curtin University of Technology
Education
1997
Curtin University of Technology, PhD
1991
Curtin University of Technology, MBA (Distinction)
1979
Murdoch University, B.Ed
1978
Murdoch University, B.Arts (Honors)
Grants and Contracts
2010
Sustainable Co-operative Enterprise
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
ARC
2010
Enhancing Sustainable Energy Saving Behavior Through Communication: A Longitudinal Study
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
ARC
2005
Developing Indigenous Entrepreneurship Frameworks
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
ARC
2004
An Exploration of the Development and Effectiveness of Word-of-Mouth Communication
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
ARC
Research Areas
Marketing Management (Incl. Strategy And Customer Relations) (150503)