My Expertise
Marketing; retailing; distribution channels; public policy & marketing; retail assortments, retail stock planning and retail performance; entrepreneurial marketing; marketing strategy; marketing and society; marketing and market approaches to consumer use of preventive health products and services; new product and new service strategy; analysis of disruptive innovation.
Biography
I am a Professor of Marketing at the University of New South Wales, having first joined as a Lecturer in 1996. I served as Head of the School of Marketing from 2016-2021 and previously served in various roles including Deputy Head of School, Postgraduate Research Coordinator, and Director of the Master of Marketing program.
My research focuses on the theme of flexibly and entrepreneurially managing and matching supply and demand for products...view more
I am a Professor of Marketing at the University of New South Wales, having first joined as a Lecturer in 1996. I served as Head of the School of Marketing from 2016-2021 and previously served in various roles including Deputy Head of School, Postgraduate Research Coordinator, and Director of the Master of Marketing program.
My research focuses on the theme of flexibly and entrepreneurially managing and matching supply and demand for products and services at institutional, inter-organisational, and retail levels in changing and diverse product and market environments. Specific areas of interest include structure and flexibility in distribution and supply chain networks; retail assortments and distribution coverage; business-to-business buyer-supplier relationships; product/service innovation and market transformation; and external (societal) benefits of use, market matching mechanisms, and public policy.
My current editorial roles include:
- Associate Editor, Australian Journal of Management
- Member, Editorial Policy Board, Journal of Macromarketing
- Member, Editorial Review Board, Australasian Marketing Journal
My teaching interests span marketing strategy, distribution channels and retailing, marketing theory and theory construction, as well as product management and new product and service development.
My Qualifications
BA Pomona College
MA Stanford University
PhD University of California, Berkeley
My Awards
Charles Slater Award Journal of Macromarketing
Fellow, Australia and New Zealand Marketing Academy
My Research Activities
Current research activities include projects on:
- Distinctiveness in retail assortments; product network effects on sales volatility; disruptive consumer service innovations
- Stochastic availability in retailing; distribution effects on market share; branded variants strategies
- Uncertainty and supply chain flexibility
- Track adoption and life cycle adaptation of music playlists
My Research Supervision
Areas of supervision
Retail analytics of assortments and product networks
Distribution and supply chain management from a marketing perspective
Analytics for innovation strategy
Marketing analysis and strategy for social and external benefits
My Teaching
Research Seminar in Marketing
Distribution Strategy and Retail Channels
Strategic Marketing