Dr Graciela Corral de Zubielqui

Biography/ Background

Dr. Graciela Corral de Zubielqui is a PhD Program Director and a lecturer in Project Management at the Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre, University of Adelaide. She holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours), Master in Economics and Business Administration, and a PhD in Business and Management. From 2008 to the present, she held diverse appointments as a lecturer in the Business School, Adelaide University and a Research Associate in the School of Management, University of South Australia, and the Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre, The University of Adelaide. From 2001 to mid-2004, she held positions at The National University of Rosario, Argentina and as a researcher at Economic Science Council and College of Graduates in Economic Science. From 1992 to 2001, Graciela worked in diverse roles in private sector companies and as a consultant. She worked in projects which linked government departments, industry and university. She is interested in innovation and collaboration activities between government, industry and university, and  performance and economic regional development. I am now keen to find a challenging position that offers long-term potential in policy issues connected with regional development.

Qualifications

Project Management Professional - PMP (2012)

Ph.D. in Business and Management (2009)

M.A. in Studies in Economics and Business Administration (2001)

BA. Honours in Economics (1996)

Awards & Achievements

University of South Australia Postgraduate Award (USAPA) 2006-2008

Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) 2008-2009

Government support for research project (Local Councils: Salisbury, Playford, Marion, Onkaparinga and DTED) 2006-2009

Teaching Interests

She is currently teaching Project Management Project and Applied Project Management 1(Master of Applied Project Management), and Economics for Management at the Master of Business Administrations (MBA). Other courses: Theory and Practice of International Business (MIB).

Research Interests

Graciela’s research interests include innovation activities, knowledge transfer for innovation purpose, and collaboration activities in SMEs, and in turn the impact of these activities on regional economic development.

Publications

Journal articles and conference papers

Corral de Zubielqui, G., Lindsay, N. & O’Connor, A., (in press), ‘How product, operations, and marketing sources of ideas influence innovation and firm performance in Australian SMEs’, International Journal of Innovation Management, (accepted February, 2013).

Corral de Zubielqui, G, Jones, J, Seet, PS & Lindsay, N 2013, 'Beyond the Ivory Towers - Exploring knowledge Transfer Pathways between Universities and Innovative Small to Medium size Enterpriises (SMEs)', ACERE, Brisbane, Australia, February. 

Dissanayake, M, O'Connor, A & Corral de Zubielqui, G 2013, 'How do capabilities of the entrepreneurs vary across the different stages of the firm? Evidence from the literature', ACERE, Brisbane, Australia, February.

Corral de Zubielqui, G & Freeman, S 2011, ‘An Exploration of Collaboration, Import and Export Relationships, and Firm Age’, ANZIBA, Melbourne, Australia, April 28 - 30.

Corral de Zubielqui, G, Lindsay, N & Harris, H 2009, ‘Exploring the influence of drivers, ideas sources and collaboration activities on innovation, globalisation and firm performance relationships’, AGSE Regional Research Exchange, Adelaide, Australia, February. 

Lindsay, N & Corral de Zubielqui, G 2008, ‘Exploring the influence of globalisation and innovation on firm performance’, AGSE Regional Research Exchange, Melbourne, Australia, February. 

Thesis

Corral de Zubielqui, G 2009, 'Innovation, Globalisation and Performance in SMEs', PhD thesis.

Other publications (non-refereed)

Zuo, A., Bjornlund, H., Wheeler, S., Khan, E. & Corral de Zubielqui, G 2010, 'Exploring attitudes to water re-allocation in Southern Alberta'. Research Report submitted to Southern Alberta Resource Economics Centre, Department of Economics, University of Lethbridge, Canada.

Corral de Zubielqui, G, Lindsay, N, & Harris, H 2008, ‘The Relevance of Innovation and Globalisation to Firm Performance’. Research Report submitted to the South Australian Department of Trade and Economic Development and and Marion, Onkaparinga, Playford, and Salisbury Councils, September. 

Blandy, R & Corral de Zubielqui, G 2008, ‘Business Innovation in Adelaide and Four Adelaide Council Areas’. Research Report submitted to the South Australian Department of Trade and Economic Development and and Marion, Onkaparinga, Playford, and Salisbury Councils, January. 

Blandy, R & Corral de Zubielqui, G 2008, ‘How SA innovation stacks up’, In Business South Australia, June/July. 

Corral de Zubielqui, G 2007, ‘Government full descriptive statistical report’. Research Report submitted to the South Australian Department of Trade and Economic Development and and Marion, Onkaparinga, Playford, and Salisbury Councils, June.

Corral de Zubielqui, G, Blandy, R & O’Neil, N 2007, ‘Companies personalized report’, June. 

Professional Associations

Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI)

Member of the Australian New Zealand International Business Association (ANZIBA)

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013