Dr  Lizette Olivier

Dr Lizette Olivier

Education Focused Academic

Newcastle Business School

Career Summary

Biography

Dr Lizette Olivier is teaching customer experience management in the field of events, tourism and marketing studies. Lizette’s academic career is underpinned by her extensive industry experience in research and development of international trade, with 16 years of Australian export experience. Before moving to Australia, Lizette was a founder director of the National Arts Festival in South Africa, she has more than 20 years international business experience including advertising, marketing, tourism and festival management. Her research focus is on Consumer Behaviour in Event Tourism and Marketing. Her research interests include consumer behaviour in tourism contexts, event management, marketing of tourism, hospitality, business events, and event tourism. 



Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Management, University of Newcastle
  • National Diploma Public Relations, Technikon - South Africa

Keywords

  • Customer behaviour
  • Destination development
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Events tourism
  • Experience design
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Managing under Uncertainty
  • Marketing

Languages

  • Afrikaans (Fluent)
  • English (Mother)

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
350706 International business 33
350803 Tourism management 33
350605 Marketing management (incl. strategy and customer relations) 34

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title Organisation / Department
Education Focused Academic University of Newcastle
Newcastle Business School
Australia

Teaching appointment

Dates Title Organisation / Department
1/11/2020 - 31/12/2020 Course Development Faculty of Business & Law, The University of Newcastle
Australia

Awards

Prize

Year Award
2018 SMAANZ-CAUTHE Bursary to attend HDR Conference
SMAANZ-CAUTHE

Professional

Year Award
2020 Student Engagement Award - outstanding contribution to improved student engagement
Student Central, The University of Newcastle

Research Award

Year Award
2022 CAUTHE Early Career Researcher Bursary
Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE)
2022 Philip Pearce Best Overall Paper CAUTHE
Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE)
2018 CAUTHE Award for Best PhD Paper
Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE)

Teaching

Code Course Role Duration
MKTG2101 Consumer Behaviour
University of Newcastle
Understanding how and why consumers behave in a given way enables marketers to design and implement better marketing strategies. Consumer Behaviour focuses upon understanding consumer decision-making processes and the various factors that influence these processes. Collaborative work processes, inquiry and communication skills within marketing contexts are focused upon for student attribute development.
Course Coordinator 29/1/2021 - 31/12/2021
IRHR3035 Managing Diversity
Faculty of Business & Law, The University of Newcastle
Management of diversity impacts both organizational performance and environment. This course aims to introduce you to a range of theoretical and applied approaches from various disciplines, so you can analyse workforce diversity in modern organisations and then design, evaluate and implement strategies to manage workforce diversity. Federal and state interventions which address labour market inequality and issues of gender, culture, disability, age and work/life balance etc, especially in Australia, are analysed. How diversity is managed at an organisational-level is the principal focus of the course. The social, legal and equity issues relevant to managing diversity in enterprises from both a national and international perspective will be addressed.
Course Coordinator 29/1/2021 - 31/12/2021
GSBS6001 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle, Australia
Using a workplace and organisational perspective, this course analyses the nature of conflict and how it is "resolved" from a variety of theoretical and applied perspectives. Students will be able to describe and apply a range of conflict resolution methods including mediation, negotiation, and advocacy. The course is practically oriented. Students develop conflict resolution skills particularly through group-based formal negotiations within the general context of business organisations and the specific context of employment relations law and practice. Adopting a problem based learning approach, the course emphasises the importance of student’s communication skills as an essential attribute in effective conflict resolution.
Course Coordinator and Lecturer 10/5/2021 - 31/12/2021
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.


Journal article (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2023 Olivier L, Carlson J, Rahman SM, Rosenberger PJ, 'Measuring Tourist Festival Experience: Development and Validation of the PHF-TX Model', JOURNAL OF TRAVEL RESEARCH, 62 1530-1549 (2023) [C1]
DOI 10.1177/00472875221129251
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Jamie Carlson, Philip RosenbergeriII

Conference (4 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2022 Olivier L, 'Towards a conceptual model of expected perceived value in hallmark events in a'post-Covid-19'marketplace.', Handbook of Abstracts of the 31st Annual Conference: Handbook of Abstracts of the 31st Annual Conference, Online (2022)
2019 Olivier L, Carlson J, 'Customer perceived value in periodic hallmark events: Conceptualisation and impacts', Cairns, Australia (2019)
Co-authors Jamie Carlson
2018 Olivier LL, Carlson J, 'Examining the antecedents and consequences of customer perceived value of periodic hallmark events', CAUTHE 2018: Get Smart: Paradoxes and Possibilities in Tourism, Hospitality and Events Education and Research, University of Newcastle, Newcastle (2018) [E1]
Co-authors Jamie Carlson
2018 Olivier LL, Carlson J, Lyons K, 'Towards a conceptualisation of customer perceived value in periodic hallmark events', CAUTHE 2018: Get Smart: Paradoxes and Possibilities in Tourism, Hospitality and Events Education and Research, University of Newcastle, Newcastle (2018) [E1]
Co-authors Jamie Carlson, Kevin Lyons
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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants 2
Total funding $6,500

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20241 grants / $4,000

Newcastle Writers Festival 2023 Consumer Behaviour, Perceptions and Outcomes$4,000

Funding body: Newcastle Writers Festival Incorporated

Funding body Newcastle Writers Festival Incorporated
Project Team Doctor Lizette Olivier
Scheme Research Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2024
Funding Finish 2025
GNo G2300241
Type Of Funding C3200 – Aust Not-for Profit
Category 3200
UON Y

20231 grants / $2,500

CHSF Conference Travel Grant$2,500

Funding body: College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle

Funding body College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle
Project Team

Dr Lizette Olivier

Scheme CHSF - Conference Travel Scheme
Role Lead
Funding Start 2023
Funding Finish 2023
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N
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Research Projects

Hometown Holiday Newcastle 2020 - 2021

Research Assistant on Hometown Holiday Project


Event Operations Management 2020 - 2021

Event Operations Management Coursework Development


Event Strategy and Leadership 2020 - 2021

Event Strategy and Leadership Coursework Development


Newcastle Writers Festival - understanding consumer behaviour 2022 - 2023

Newcastle Writers Festival (NWF) has become one of the largest regional literary festivals in Australia. The Newcastle Writers Festival was first held in 2013 and since then has established itself as a significant event on the Newcastle Events Calendar. NWF will host the 10th annual writers festival in 2023.The festivals and event industry has become highly competitive both for consumers and grant funding. 

The aim of this study is to gain understanding of the key factors that influence consumers attitudes, motivations, and behaviours in decision making of attendance or participation in a festival/event. This research data will support future festival/events grant applications by providing evidence of the festival's ability to design and adjust optimum experiential offerings as a result of understanding their attendees better and optimizing their resources.

Grants

Newcastle Writers Festival 2023 Consumer Behaviour, Perceptions and Outcomes

Funding body: Newcastle Writers Festival Incorporated

Funding body Newcastle Writers Festival Incorporated
Project Team Doctor Lizette Olivier
Scheme Research Grant

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Dr Lizette Olivier

Position

Education Focused Academic
Business School
Newcastle Business School
College of Human and Social Futures

Contact Details

Email lizette.olivier@newcastle.edu.au
Phone (02) 4913 8247

Office

Room Level 7
Building New Space
Location New Space

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