Research in business is led by professors in marketing, management and economics. Our researchers have published a range of internationally-recognised research on global sustainability and development, business strategy, branding, marketing and communication, and management.
Corporate law research focuses on corporate responsibility, international trade, intellectual property and governance. Criminal law and human rights research focuses on terrorism, extradition, refugees, human trafficking, law reform, penal policy and more. We have ongoing projects on women and law, youth justice, assisted dying and transnational issues, and our researchers are leading the field on Aboriginal customary law and legal systems.
Business
Professor David Low
David holds a Doctorate in Marketing and Management and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors as well as a CPA. His research interests include social marketing, business sustainability, marketing ethics, and market orientation
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Dr Maneka Jayasinghe
Dr Maneka Jayasinghe is the Chair of Business discipline at CDU. Maneka is an applied economist who specialises in economic issues in the Asia-Pacific region. Her areas of interests and expertise also extend to empirical and policy analysis using econometrics and microeconomic models.
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Professor Steven Greenland
Professor Steven Greenland leads the Business discipline at CDU. Steven has supervised successfully completed Business PhDs that have involved qualitative and quantitative methods, conducted in both developed and emerging markets.
Research interests:
- innovation adoption barriers
- sustainable and responsible business practice
- industry strategy
- marketing of harmful products.
Dr Bhanu Bhatia
Bhanu Bhatia is a Lecturer in the College of Business and Law specializing in Economics. She holds a PhD in Economics from Macquarie University and Economic (Honours) from Adelaide University. Her research focuses on inequality incorporating gender, microfinance, diffusion, social capital and health. Her work is trans disciplinary and her research incorporates network analysis, econometrics and qualitative techniques.
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Dr Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie
Dr Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie is a Research Active Lecturer in the Business and Accounting Discipline at Charles Darwin University. He holds a PhD in Sustainability Management from the University of Southern Queensland and an Honours Certificate of Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility from the University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests:
- Sustainability Transitions
- Circular Economy Solutions
- Climate change risks and opportunities
- Waste management (Production & Consumption Systems)
- Global Development
Associate Professor Rakesh Gupta
I work as Associate Professor of Accounting & Finance at Charles Darwin University. In my research I have worked on areas that go beyond traditional accounting and finance such as Carbon emissions, Cryptocurrency, Initial public offerings, real estate pricing and impact of war on economic development in African countries.
Research Interests:
- International investments
- Global power
- Regulatory quality
- Market integration Environment,
- Social and Governance issues
- Stock markets
- Environmental economics
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Dr Chrystie Watson
Chrystie has published in a range of highly ranked journals, collaborated internationally and supervised PhD candidates. Dr Chrystie is interested in supervising PhD students who are interested in research areas aligned with current research interests and projects. Areas for potential student research projects include development and monitoring of industry sustainability best practices and indicators, educational initiatives to support sustainability agendas and collaborative partnerships for sustainability in industry.
Research Interests
- Sustainability Leadership and Management
- Industry Best Practices in Sustainability
- Philosophy in Business
- Complex Social-Ecological Systems
Law
Dr Alan Berman
Dr Berman is an Associate Professor of law at CDU with a longstanding interest in the regulation of hate crimes.
Research interests:
- indigenous peoples and international law
- links between international human rights law and foreign policy
- humanitarian intervention
- the international rules regulating the use of force
- gender and the law
- sexuality and the law
- international law and racial hate speech regulation
- comparative constitutional law.
Dr Jenny Ng
Dr Jenny Ng’s research focus is on the intersection between IT Law and Human Rights, IT/ IP law and ecommerce. She has won several prizes for her research. Her international monograph has contributed to the domain name policy in Australia.
Research interests:
- IT Law
- IP Law
- Cybersecurity and Cybercrime
- Ethics in Data Analytics (AI and XAI)
- Discrimination
- Privacy Law
- Consumer & Competition Law
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Dr Susan Bird
Dr Susan Bird is a Senior Lecturer in law. She is an interdisciplinary research scholar. Her interests lie broadly in law and legal philosophy, in particular legal geographies, and making spaces more inclusive. Susan is interested in the way law can be employed to address environmental issues, in particular food waste.
Research interests:
- Jurisprudence
- Legal Geographies
- Food Waste
- Interdisciplinarity
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