Associate Professor
Roxanne Zolin
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Biography
Dr. Roxanne Zolinis Associate Professor in the School of Management, Queensland University of Technology. Roxanne did her PhD at Stanford University, where she also holds a Masters in Sociology. Roxanne also has a Master of Business (Marketing) from Monash University, Melbourne, and a Bachelor of Business (Management) from Queensland Institute of Technology.Her research overturns stereotypes finding that women entrepreneurs perform equal to men and immigrant entrepreneurs start Born Global businesses and Senior Entrepreneurs work smarter, not harder.
Roxanne has won numerous awards and grants and attends prestigious conferences, such as the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference. She has published over 40 papers and chapters in high ranking journals such as Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Journal of Business Research and Thunderbird International Review.
Roxanne is an elected Representative at Large for the Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division where she serves on several committees such as Communications, Awards and Research.
Roxanne started a software development company, which built organizational simulations for business training. Her marketing consultancy helped start over 500 new businesses with 80% self-supporting in their first year. Roxanne was National Marketing Manager for Myers, the world’s 15th largest department store chain. Her sales promotions won three national awards from the Sales Promotion Association of Australia. Roxanne also ran a Software Development business for 5 years. Roxanne has a “For Profit” property development business, a Lifestyle business called the Yarraman Emporium and a Social Enterprise, Enterprising World, whose goal is to transform poverty to prosperity by 2050 through entrepreneurship training.
Personal details
Keywords
Entrepreneurship, Family business, Opportunity recognition, Teamwork, Trust, Women entrepreneurs, Complexity Development Theory
Discipline
Business and Management
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Stanford University)
Professional memberships and associations
- Member - Academy of Management
- Editor in Chief - Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
- Certified Project Management Professional - Project Management Institute
Teaching
Teaching interests
- Self Leadership
- Positive Psychology
- Intercultural Communication and Negotiations
- Sustainable Business in a Changing Environment
- Personal and Professional Development
- Collaborative problem solving
- Entrepreneurial thinking
- Building effective teams
- Organisational behaviour
- Organisational design
Experience
Employment History
From
To
Position
Organisation
2007
Present
Associate Professor
Queensland University of Technology, QLD, AU
2002
2009
Assistant Professor
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA
2001
2002
Distributed Education Developer
Stanford Center for Professional Development, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
2000
2000
Advanced Visual Basic Instructor, Part time
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA
1998
2002
Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant
Civil Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
1997
2001
Software Developer
Persona Computing for Pacific Gas and Electricity Company (PG&E)
Advanced Technology Staffing for Corsair Communications
PC Personnel for Bain & Co.
PC Personnel for Mercer Management
1992
1997
Self-employed Software Developer
Executive Information Services Pty. Ltd.VIC, AU
Clients: Coles Myers, Telecom and Australian Navy
1988
1991
Self-Employed Enterprise Development Training and Consulting
Marketing Visions Co., VIC, AU
Clients: New Enterprise Incentive Scheme
Small Business Development Corporation, VIC, AU
1988
1991
Lecturer
Monash University, AU., R.M.I.T., AU., Queensland Institute of Technology, QLD, AU
1987
1987
National Marketing Manager
Myers Stores Ltd. , VIC, AU
1986
1987
Marketing Manager
Fisher-Price Toys (Australia) , VIC, AU
1985
1986
Marketing Manager
Duesbury’s Chartered Accountants, VIC, AU
1984
1985
Marketing Manager
Northern Permanent Building Society, QLD, AU
1982
1985
Lecturer
Queensland Institute of Technology, QLD, AU
1980
1984
Advertising Controller
SGIO Building Society, QLD, AU
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From
To
Position
Organisation
2007
Present
Associate Professor
Queensland University of Technology, QLD, AU
2002
2009
Assistant Professor
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA
2001
2002
Distributed Education Developer
Stanford Center for Professional Development, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
2000
2000
Advanced Visual Basic Instructor, Part time
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA
1998
2002
Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant
Civil Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
1997
2001
Software Developer
Persona Computing for Pacific Gas and Electricity Company (PG&E)
Advanced Technology Staffing for Corsair Communications
PC Personnel for Bain & Co.
PC Personnel for Mercer Management
1992
1997
Self-employed Software Developer
Executive Information Services Pty. Ltd.VIC, AU
Clients: Coles Myers, Telecom and Australian Navy
1988
1991
Self-Employed Enterprise Development Training and Consulting
Marketing Visions Co., VIC, AU
Clients: New Enterprise Incentive Scheme
Small Business Development Corporation, VIC, AU
1988
1991
Lecturer
Monash University, AU., R.M.I.T., AU., Queensland Institute of Technology, QLD, AU
1987
1987
National Marketing Manager
Myers Stores Ltd. , VIC, AU
1986
1987
Marketing Manager
Fisher-Price Toys (Australia) , VIC, AU
1985
1986
Marketing Manager
Duesbury’s Chartered Accountants, VIC, AU
1984
1985
Marketing Manager
Northern Permanent Building Society, QLD, AU
1982
1985
Lecturer
Queensland Institute of Technology, QLD, AU
1980
1984
Advertising Controller
SGIO Building Society, QLD, AU
Publications
- Zolin R, Chang A, Yang X, Ho E, (2016) Social capital or ethnic enclave location? A multilevel explanation of immigrant business growth, Thunderbird International Business Review, 58 (5) p453
- Chang A, Guo C, Zolin R, Yang X, (2014) Guanxi as a complex adaptive system: definition, description and underlying principals, Journal of Asia Business Studies, 8 (2) p81
- Zolin R, Stuetzer M, Watson J, (2013) Challenging the female underperformance hypothesis, International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 5 (2) p116
- Zolin R, Schloser F, (2013) Characteristics of immigrant entrepreneurs and their involvement in international new ventures, Thunderbird International Business Review, 55 (3) p271
- Turner R, Zolin R, (2012) Forecasting success on large projects: Developing reliable scales to predict multiple perspectives by multiple stakeholders over multiple time frames, Project Management Journal, 43 (5) p87
- Schloser F, Zolin R, (2012) Hearing voice and silence during stressful economic times, Employee Relations, 34 (5) p555
- Zolin R, Kuckertz A, Kautonen T, (2011) Human resource flexibility and strong ties in entrepreneurial teams, Journal of Business Research, 64 (10) p1097
- Kautonen T, Zolin R, Kuckertz A, Viljamaa A, (2010) Ties that blind? how strong ties affect small business owner-managers' perceived trustworthiness of their advisors, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 22 (2) p189
- Thomas G, Zolin R, Hartman J, (2009) The central role of communication in developing trust and its effect on employee involvement, Journal of Business Communication, 46 (3) p287
- Zolin R, Fruchter R, Levitt R, (2003) Realism and control: Problem-based learning programs as a data source for work-related research, International Journal of Engineering Education, 19 (6) p788
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Extraordinary Educator Award for extraordinary educational and professional support of the Corporate Entrepreneurship Division
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Outstanding Paper "Challenging the female underperformance hypothesis. "
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Best Reviewer Award
- Type
- Other
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Elected Representative at Large
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- Best Paper of the Year Award for "The Central Role of Communication in Developing Trust and Its Effects on Employee Involvement."
Research projects
- Title
- The Contribution Of Project Leader Behaviours To Processes And Outcomes In Large Scale Projects
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0989705
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Organisational Behaviour; Leadership Behaviour; Work Team Processes; Organisational Climate; Personal Characteristics; Project Management
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- The Nature of Intra-Familial Conflict in Large-Scale Privately-Held Family Businesses in Indonesia (2013)
- Open Source Innovation in Physical Products: Advantages and Disadvantages, A Corporate Perspective (2011)
- Impact of Embeddedness in Co-ethnic & Non Co-ethnic Networks on Business Performance: Evidence from Chinese Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Australia (2010)