Dr Patricia Johnson
Senior Lecturer
Newcastle Business School (Tourism)
- Email:patricia.johnson@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:02 4921 5546
Career Summary
Biography
Patricia embarked on her academic career to examine the perception and management of risk and security in tourist experiences, a study which involved traveling to Iran with the third Australian tour group to enter Iran after the Islamic revolution. Her research maintains an inter-disciplinary and inter-cultural focus and draws from the humanities and social sciences to engage concepts such as ideology, discourse, liminality, risk, cultural capital, the gaze and identity and difference to explore the emerging field of cosmopolitanism and questions relating to cultural literacy and global citizenship. In this, her work assumes a historical perspective to understand the discursive constitution of culture - that is, relationships of power and the ways in which knowledge of others is constructed, legitimated, reproduced and reworked. She maintains an expertise in analyzing travel media, in particular, travel writing to explore 'western' viewing positions over the foreign. Other research interests include destination development and cruise ship tourism and, in particular the roles of stakeholders in knowledge transfer processes and the role of volunteerism in the context of urban tourism. Patricia has been involved with a range of research projects and has provided strategic support to the school's Tourism Research Unit. Her teaching career also reflects this inter-disciplinary focus having taught a number of courses since 2001 at the University of Newcastle in the areas of tourism studies, media studies, cultural studies and sociology. Outside of academia she experience in business management in civil construction and has worked as a consultant devising and researching the effectiveness of workplace training in a range of industry applications.
Research Expertise
Patricia's primary research expertise lies within qualitative research method, but is also experienced in designing and carrying out quantitative research. As a researcher, her focus is interdisciplinary and lie within the areas of tourism studies and cultural studies. Patricia maintains an active and interdisciplinary research focus is which draws from English literature, cultural studies, sociology, geography, anthropology, gender studies and tourism studies to engage concepts such as the emerging area of cosmopolitanism, liminality, the tourist gaze and cultural capital. Other areas of interest in research include cruise ship tourism, nautical tourism, destination development and image development. She held a key research position examining stakeholder attitudes about the readiness of Newcastle as a home for cruise ship tourism and is actively engaged in furthering research efforts in this field. Other areas of research that she has been involved in include recreation specialisation and tourist image construction of PNG,and wine tourism. As lecturer and a dedicated teacher, she is actively involved in research involving teaching and learning in the Faculty.
Teaching Expertise
Dr Patricia Johnson is Lecturer and Course Coordinator in Marketing and Tourism Management. Courses include: International Marketing, International Work Placement in Business, Leisure Behaviour and Management, Event Management, Tourism Policy and Planning, and Tourism Principles and Practices. She also supervises Honours and Postgraduate students in Tourism. Patricia has substantial experience in teaching at an undergraduate level across disciplines and topic areas having held a number of teaching and lecturing positions in the fields of Tourism, Marketing, Leisure and Recreation, Social Science, Cultural Studies (including media and film studies) and English Language and Open Foundation Studies. She is a committed teacher whose approach to teaching tourism is informed by this interdisciplinary teaching experience. She has designed and escorted study tours to Kenya for undergraduate students studying resource management and has supervised international study experiences to China, Vietnam, Japan, Fiji, East Timor, Argentina and United Kingdom.
Patricia is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events and holds the position of Reviews Editor.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Business, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Social Science (Honours), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Cosmopolitanism
- Cruise Ship Tourism
- Cultural Literacy
- Cultural Studies
- Culture and Heritage Management
- Destination Image
- Liminality
- Media Studies
- Risk and Tourism
- Tourism Behaviour
- Tourism Management
- Travel Writing
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
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| Senior Lecturer | University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia |
| Senior Lecturer | University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia |
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/1/2007 - 1/12/2007 | Research Academic | University of Newcastle School of Humanities and Social Science Australia |
| 1/1/2010 - | Lecturer | University of Newcastle Business and Law Australia |
| 1/1/2007 - 1/12/2008 | Research Academic | University of Newcastle School of Economics, Politics and Tourism Australia |
| 1/1/2001 - 1/12/2008 | Casual Lecturer and Tutor | University of Newcastle School of Humanities and Social Science Australia |
| 1/1/2009 - 1/1/2010 | Lecturer | University of Newcastle Business and Law Australia |
Awards
Award
| Year | Award |
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| 2018 |
Vice-Chancellor Award for International Engagement The University of Newcastle |
| 2018 |
Faculty of Business and Law award for International Engagment 2018 Faculty of Business & Law, The University of Newcastle |
Thesis Examinations
| Year | Level | Discipline | Thesis |
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| 2016 | PHD | Humanities | The Fictional Construction of Iran for a Wesstern Readership: From Montesquieu to Nafisi |
| 2015 | PHD | Humanities | Kokoada Track: Stori Bilong Waitlain Tasol? (Kokoda Track: Only a Whiteman Story?) |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (1 outputs)
Journal article (16 outputs)
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| 2021 |
Zinko R, Furner CP, de Burgh-Woodman H, Johnson P, Sluhan A, 'The addition of images to eWOM in the travel industry: An examination of hotels, cruise ships and fast food reviews', Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 16 525-541 (2021) © 2020 by the authors. Submitted for possible. Extensive research has examined the influence of online product reviews on consumer behavior. However, few have investigated the inf... [more] © 2020 by the authors. Submitted for possible. Extensive research has examined the influence of online product reviews on consumer behavior. However, few have investigated the influence of reviewer submitted images on consumer attitudes. This research examines consumer perceptions of trust, information quality and valence disparity using three simulated online reviews appearing on TripAdvisor.com: one for a hotel, one for a cruise ship and one for a fast food restaurant. Findings reveal that reviews with images are seen as more trustworthy, and that consumers perceive reviews with images as possessing higher information quality than reviews containing text only. Likewise, the findings showed that effective images should be consistent with review text (e.g., reviewers do not respond positively to negative reviews linked with positive images, or vice versa).
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| 2020 |
Taunay B, L hostis M, Johnson PC, 'Geographical limits of outbound Chinese tourism in France', Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 12 66-81 (2020) [C1]
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Johnson PC, Xu H, Arlt WG, 'Outbound Chinese tourism: looking back and looking forward', Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 12 1-7 (2020) [C1]
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| 2020 |
Young T, Reindrawati DY, Lyons K, Johnson P, 'Host gazes from an Islamic island: challenging homogeneous resident perception orthodoxies', Tourism Geographies, (2020) [C1]
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| 2019 |
Wearing S, Schweinsberg S, Johnson P, 'FLANEUR OR CHORASTER: A REVIEW OF THE TRAVEL NARRATOR IN THE FORMATION OF THE TOURIST EXPERIENCE', TOURISM ANALYSIS, 24 551-562 (2019) [C1]
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| 2019 |
Nguyen TQT, Young T, Johnson P, Wearing S, 'Conceptualising networks in sustainable tourism development', Tourism Management Perspectives, 32 1-11 (2019) [C1]
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| 2018 |
Johnson PC, 'TOURISM AND SOFT POWER: SCRIPTING SERVICESCAPES FOR THE CHINA OUTBOUND MARKET', TOURISM ANALYSIS, 23 573-586 (2018) [C1]
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| 2014 |
Johnson PC, 'Cultural literacy, cosmopolitanism and tourism research', Annals of Tourism Research, 44 255-269 (2014) [C1] Cosmopolitanism has been approached from a multitude of perspectives yet it continues to pose theoretical challenges in application. This paper assumes a post-disciplinary approac... [more] Cosmopolitanism has been approached from a multitude of perspectives yet it continues to pose theoretical challenges in application. This paper assumes a post-disciplinary approach to critique these writings and analyse the intersections of tourism/cosmopolitanism/worldmaking. Through these means a philosophical platform is built that advances cultural literacy as the defining principle of cosmopolitanism. Cosmopolitanism encompasses the both-and, and has much to do with cosmopolitics, worldview, cultural orientations and compossibilities of tourism populations. Tourism is at the coalface of inter- and intra-cultural exchange and cultural literacy provides an innovative tool to operationalize worldmaking and address the complexities of an increasingly cosmopolitanized world. These ideas constitute an ontological shift in thinking about tourism and its many contexts. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
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| 2012 |
Johnson PC, Lyons KD, 'The dynamics of port development: Modelling knowledge transfer and stakeholder involvement', Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal, 60 15-28 (2012) [C1]
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| 2010 | Johnson P, 'Crisis Management in the Tourism Industry. Beating the Odds?', TOURISM ANALYSIS, 15 615-616 (2010) | ||||||||||
| 2010 |
Johnson PC, 'Writing liminal landscapes: The cosmopolitan gaze', Tourism Geographies, 12 505-524 (2010) [C1]
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| 2010 |
Johnson PC, 'De-constructing the cosmopolitan gaze', Tourism and Hospitality Research, 10 79-92 (2010) [C1]
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| 2007 |
Johnson PC, 'The 'Great Satan' vs the 'Mad Mullahs'', Journal of Intercultural Studies, 28 247-249 (2007) [C3]
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| 2003 | Johnson PC, 'Book Review: 'Restoring Tourism Destinations in Crisis: A Strategic Marketing Approach', Current Issues in Tourism, 6 547-550 (2003) [C3] | ||||||||||
| 2001 | Johnson PC, 'An Examination of risk within Tourist Experiences to the Islamic Republic of Iran', Annals of Leisure Research, 4 38-57 (2001) [C1] | ||||||||||
Johnson PC, Everingham C, Everingham P, 'The juggernaut effect: community resistance and the politics of urban motor-racing events', Annals of Leisure Research, 1-23
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Conference (20 outputs)
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| 2019 | Johnson P, 'The Welcoming Chinese Visitor Program: An instrument of soft power to script service-scapes for the China Market', The Welcoming Chinese Visitor Program: An instrument of soft power to script service-scapes for the China Market, Marriot Wardman Hotel, Washington D.C. (2019) | ||||
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Johnson P, Nguyen TQT, Young T, Wearing S, 'Tourism network in sustainable development: A case study in Vietnam', Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand (2019)
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Johnson P, Nguyen TQT, Young T, 'Tourismscapes for sustainable development: A case study in Da Nang, Vietnam', CAUTHE 2019: Sustainability of Tourism, Hospitality & Events in a Disruptive Digital Age: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference, Cairns Queensland (2019) [E1]
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| 2018 |
Nguyen TQT, Young T, Wearing S, Johnson P, 'Integrating Stakeholder and Network Theory in Sustainable Tourism Development: A Conceptual Analysis', University of Newcastle (2018) [E1]
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| 2014 | Keogh C, Johnson P, Kriz A, 'Innovative research by design: Using action research to explore the self-contained accommodation sector', CAUTHE 2014: Tourism and Hospitality in the Contemporary World: Trends, Changes and Complexity, Brisbane (2014) [E1] | ||||
| 2014 | Keogh C, Kriz A, Johnson PC, 'Is the Party Over for Second Homes in Australia? How Action Research and Management Theory Can Combine to Aid a Fragmented Sector', Program and abstracts from the IGU Commission for the Geography of Tourism, Leisure and Global Change conference, Skeviks gård, Stockholm, 9-11 June 2014, Skeviks gård, Stockholm, Sweden (2014) [E3] | ||||
| 2012 | Johnson PC, 'Frameworks of freedom and fear: Authorising the voice in women's travel writing', Travel Ideals: Engaging with Spaces of Mobility. Inaugural Conference Travel Research Network, Melbourne, Vic (2012) [E3] | ||||
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Johnson PC, Lyons KD, 'Knowledge transfer: An analysis technique for destination planning process', Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Tourism and Hospitality Research (THoR 2012), Singapore (2012) [E1]
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| 2012 | Johnson PC, 'Cultural literacy: A technique to analyse cosmopolitanism in tourism research', Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Tourism and Hospitality Research (THoR 2012), Singapore (2012) [E1] | ||||
| 2011 | Johnson PC, 'Worldmaking in tourism studies: Adding cultural literacy to the petrie dish of the social sciences', Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference: Local Lives/Global Networks, Newcastle, NSW (2011) [E3] | ||||
| 2011 | Johnson PC, 'It's a wild world: language, liminality, and a conceptual toolbox of scripts, scapes, and tropes', Fourth Critical Tourism Studies Conference 2011 (CTS IV) Full Papers, Cardiff, Wales (2011) [E1] | ||||
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Johnson PC, Lyons KD, 'Knowledge transfer in a turbulent context: The case of cruise tourism development in Newcastle, Australia', Proceedings of the CAUTHE 2011 National Conference: Tourism: Creating a Brilliant Blend, Adelaide, SA (2011) [E1]
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| 2010 | Johnson PC, Pearse A, 'Destination development and cruise ship tourism: Case study Newcastle, NSW', Competition and Collaboration Between Regional Tourism Destinations, Macao, China (2010) [E1] | ||||
| 2009 |
Johnson PC, 'De-constructing the cosmopolitan gaze', Think Tank IX: Presentations and Papers, Singapore (2009) [E3]
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| 2009 |
Lyons KD, Markwell K, Johnson PC, 'Recreation specialisation and destination image: A case study of birding tourists values and their perceptions of Papua New Guinea', Think Tank IX: Presentations and Papers, Singapore (2009) [E3]
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Thesis / Dissertation (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2013 | Smith SJ, Monumentalising Language: Visitor Experience & Meaning Making at the Afrikaanse Taalmonument, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW Australia (2013) | ||
| 2005 | Johnson P, Unpacking the bags: cultural literacy and cosmopolitanism in women's travel writing about the Islamic Republic 1979 - 2002, University of Newcastle (2005) |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 6 |
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| Total funding | $412,607 |
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20201 grants / $125,000
Hometown Holiday: Recovery and Resilience for the Newcastle Visitor Economy$125,000
Funding body: Newcastle City Council
| Funding body | Newcastle City Council |
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| Project Team | Associate Professor Tamara Young, Doctor Paul Stolk, Doctor Po-Hsin Lai, Doctor Patricia Johnson |
| Scheme | City Taskforce Industry Response |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2020 |
| GNo | G2000844 |
| Type Of Funding | C2210 - Aust StateTerritoryLocal - Own Purpose |
| Category | 2210 |
| UON | Y |
20191 grants / $44,500
New Colombo Plan Student Mobility Grant$44,500
This grant provides 15 undergraduate students with a scholarship to undertake an internship placement in China (Beijing, Shanghai or Shenzhen) as part of their degree program. Students will undertake their work placement in a broad spectrum of institutional environments such as legal and financial firms, business and community/ voluntary organisations, industry associations etc. The scholarship enables students to engage a real world organisation with their skills, talents and prior learning, while continuing to learn through practical workplace application in China. The program is designed to position students for a career upon graduation.
Funding body: Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade
| Funding body | Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Patricia Johnson |
| Scheme | New Colombo Plan |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | N |
20172 grants / $216,607
Strengthening public service performance: Building capacity in effective governance and public policy in the Kenyan Public Service Commission$195,107
This Australia Awards Fellowship consists of an Executive Training Program and a Research component. Fifteen Australia Awards Fellows from the Kenyan Public Service Commission (KPSC) will undergo professional development in public service governance, effectiveness and productivity as an executive program specifically designed and coordinated to assist them in building capacity in the organisation. This will be the first year of what is planned to be a three-year program – with funding for the second and third years being dependent on the successful outcomes of the program in 2017.
The KPSC has identified priority needs in the areas of values and ethics, public service productivity and developing capacity for policy analysis and formulation. An increasingly urgent problem facing the KPSC is how to is how to manage the devolution of public services from the Federal to the Local level. The sheer size of KPSC brings significant challenges affecting organisational behaviour and systemic congruence across government levels (from central to 47 counties). If not addressed in the near future, the lack of capacity and capability in these three areas will become a serious threat to the success of devolution in Kenya with long-term ramifications for the country’s social and political stability.
This DFAT funded program provides an opportunity for the KPSC to develop insights into how to achieve their goals based on a whole of government approach. The program aims to provide experiential and instructed learning and ongoing mentorship in Australia. The KPSC is particularly interested in learning about how to extend (and if necessary redesign) their existing capacity to embed more firmly a culture of ethical and progressive improvement. This program, delivered through seminars supported by site visits to key federal, state and local public service entities in Canberra, Sydney and Newcastle involves experiential learning with experts and counterparts in public service roles. The program aims to facilitate new connections at an individual level while strengthening institutional links between Australia and Kenya.
Funding body: Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade
| Funding body | Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade |
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| Project Team | Dr Patricia Johnson and Professor Jim Jose |
| Scheme | Australia Award Fellowships |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | N |
Endeavour Mobility Program$21,500
Funding body: Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade
| Funding body | Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Sher Campbell |
| Scheme | Endeavour Mobility Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | N |
20161 grants / $21,500
Endeavour Mobility Grant$21,500
Funding body: Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade
| Funding body | Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade |
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| Project Team | Dr Michael Seamer |
| Scheme | Endeavour Mobility Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2016 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | N |
1 grants / $5,000
Location, Collation and the Transference of Knowledge in Tourism Studies: A critical review of Government, Scholarly and Industry Writings on the Cruise Tourism and an investigation of course offering$5,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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| Project Team | Doctor Patricia Johnson |
| Scheme | New Staff Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | |
| Funding Finish | |
| GNo | G1100455 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2016 | PhD | Representation of Shangri-La: Using Social Representation Theory to understand Sustainable Tourism Meanings and Practices by Local Stakeholders. | PhD (Leisure & Tourism), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Network Coopetition for Sustainable Tourism Development: A Case Study in Da Nang and Hue, Vietnam | PhD (Leisure & Tourism), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2012 | PhD | What Rules? Local Government Land Use Decision Making for Events in NSW | PhD (Leisure & Tourism), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2014 | PhD | Investigating Thai Accommodation Managers' Environmental Management Practices: A Behavioural Intentions Approach | PhD (Leisure & Tourism), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2014 | Honours | What Does Tourism Mean to Residents? An Investigation of Madura Island, Indonesia | Tourism, Faculty of Business & Law, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2013 | PhD | Monumentalising LanguageVisitor Experience and Meaning Making at the Afrikaanse Taalmonument | Tourism, Southern Cross University | Co-Supervisor |
News
Scholarship award for Kenya’s Young Entrepreneur Challenge winner
May 22, 2018
Innovative partnership aimed at impact in Kenya
February 27, 2018
Dr Patricia Johnson
Position
Senior Lecturer
Newcastle Business School
College of Human and Social Futures
Focus area
Tourism
Contact Details
| patricia.johnson@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | 02 4921 5546 |
Office
| Room | X-738 |
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| Building | NeW Space |
| Location | City Campus , |
NEWS • May 22.2018
Scholarship award for Kenya’s Young Entrepreneur Challenge winner
A mobile app to enable farmers in rural Kenya to advertise and sell any daily surplus crops has won the 2018 Nairobi Young Entrepreneur Challenge, hosted by the Newcastle Business School.
NEWS • Feb 27.2018
Innovative partnership aimed at impact in Kenya
A collaboration between academics and government representatives, the Australia Awards fellowship is aimed at strengthening public service performance and building governance capacity in Kenya.
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