Rachel Parker

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Professor

Rachel Parker

Email: : r.parker@uq.edu.au

Phone: : +61 7 336 59044

Positions

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) : Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)

Overview

Background

Rachel Parker's research field is technology innovation systems and she has a discipline background in policy, governance and strategy.

Rachel has twenty years experience in higher education research leadership as Director Higher Degree Research Studies (UQ, 2003-2006), Associate Dean Research (QUT, 2009-2018), Dean Research Development (QUT 2014-2015), Director Centre for METS Business Innovation (QUT, 2017-2020) and most recently as Executive Director, Research Translation and Impact (UQ, 2022-2023). She has worked closely with State and Federal governments as an advisor on technology and innovation policy, research impact and university-industry research collaboration.

Rachel's research focuses on the business and social dimensions of uptake and diffusion of science and engineering research across the economy and the creation of new economic opportunities from new technologies. She was formerly Leader of the Industry Translation Capability and Chief Investigator of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, prior to taking up her current role. She was the inaugural Director Centre for Mining Equipment Technology and Services (METS) Business Innovation (QUT 2017-2020), funded by Queensland Government, Mining 3 and with major projects funded by CRCOre. She has led large-scale multi-disciplinary partnerships including ARC, CRC and commercial research. She has been a Lead Chief Investigator on three ARC Discovery Projects and a Chief Investigator on four ARC Linkage Projects and the Centre of Excellence in Creative Industries and Innovation.

Rachel was a member of the social sciences panel of the ARC Research Engagement and Impact assessment exercise, she was an invited expert witness before the Senate Economic References Committee inquiry into Australia’s innovation system, she was a member of the economic impact panel of the ATN/GO8 research impact assessment trial. Rachel has worked as an advisor on knowledge transfer activities for several public organisations and her leadership roles have involved the development of impact pathways including the coordination, design and delivery of collaborations with industry and government to maximise industry awareness of emerging industrial opportunities as well as the barriers and drivers of technology adoption and industry development.

Her publications appear in leading international journals in the field including Economic Geography, Sociology, Regional Studies, Industrial and Corporate Change, Environment and Planning A, Organization Studies, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and Work, Employment and Society. In addition to academic publications, her research on industrial innovation has been published in the Australia Higher Education Supplement and The Conversation. In 2005, Rachel received the UQ Vice Chancellor Foundation Research Excellence Award.

Availability

Professor Rachel Parker is: : Not available for supervision

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
Bachelor (Honours) of Law, The University of Queensland
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Works

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All (57) Book (2) Journal Article (44) Conference Publication (6) Book Chapter (5)

2023

Journal Article

Overcoming barriers to knowledge co-production in academic–practitioner research collaboration

McCabe, Angela, Parker, Rachel, Osegowitsch, Tom and Cox, Stephen (2023). Overcoming barriers to knowledge co-production in academic–practitioner research collaboration. European Management Journal, 41 (2), 212-222. doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2021.11.009

Overcoming barriers to knowledge co-production in academic–practitioner research collaboration

2022

Journal Article

An actor-oriented perspective on innovation systems: functional analysis of drivers and barriers to innovation and technology adoption in the mining sector

Gruenhagen, Jan Henrik, Cox, Stephen and Parker, Rachel (2022). An actor-oriented perspective on innovation systems: functional analysis of drivers and barriers to innovation and technology adoption in the mining sector. Technology in Society, 68 101920, 101920. doi: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.101920

An actor-oriented perspective on innovation systems: functional analysis of drivers and barriers to innovation and technology adoption in the mining sector

2021

Journal Article

The role of universities in Transformative Innovation Policy

Parker, Rachel and Lundgren, Petra (2021). The role of universities in Transformative Innovation Policy. Science and Public Policy, 49 (2), 159-167. doi: 10.1093/scipol/scab070

The role of universities in Transformative Innovation Policy

2021

Journal Article

Technology diffusion and firm agency from a technological innovation systems perspective: a case study of fatigue monitoring in the mining industry

Gruenhagen, Jan Henrik, Parker, Rachel and Cox, Stephen (2021). Technology diffusion and firm agency from a technological innovation systems perspective: a case study of fatigue monitoring in the mining industry. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 62 101655, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2021.101655

Technology diffusion and firm agency from a technological innovation systems perspective: a case study of fatigue monitoring in the mining industry

2021

Journal Article

Coordination and legitimacy in the Australian biofuels innovation system 1979 - 2017

Cox, Stephen, Parker, Rachel, O'Hara, Ian and Sinclair, Stephen (2021). Coordination and legitimacy in the Australian biofuels innovation system 1979 - 2017. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 38, 54-67. doi: 10.1016/j.eist.2020.11.004

Coordination and legitimacy in the Australian biofuels innovation system 1979 - 2017

2021

Journal Article

Knowledge co-production in academic-practitioner research collaboration: an expanded perspective on power

McCabe, Angela, Osegowitsch, Tom, Parker, Rachel and Cox, Stephen (2021). Knowledge co-production in academic-practitioner research collaboration: an expanded perspective on power. Management Learning, 52 (5), 1-26. doi: 10.1177/1350507620988431

Knowledge co-production in academic-practitioner research collaboration: an expanded perspective on power

2020

Journal Article

The state and the extractive industries in Australia: growth for whose benefit?

Parker, Rachel and Cox, Stephen (2020). The state and the extractive industries in Australia: growth for whose benefit?. The Extractive Industries and Society, 7 (2), 621-627. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2020.02.001

The state and the extractive industries in Australia: growth for whose benefit?

2020

Journal Article

Factors driving or impeding the diffusion and adoption of innovation in mining: a systematic review of the literature

Gruenhagen, Jan Henrik and Parker, Rachel (2020). Factors driving or impeding the diffusion and adoption of innovation in mining: a systematic review of the literature. Resources Policy, 65 101540, 101540. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101540

Factors driving or impeding the diffusion and adoption of innovation in mining: a systematic review of the literature

2018

Journal Article

How the globalisation and financialisation of mining Majors affects linkage development with local engineering and technology suppliers in the Queensland resources industry

Parker, Rachel and Cox, Stephen (2018). How the globalisation and financialisation of mining Majors affects linkage development with local engineering and technology suppliers in the Queensland resources industry. Resources Policy, 58, 125-130. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2018.04.002

How the globalisation and financialisation of mining Majors affects linkage development with local engineering and technology suppliers in the Queensland resources industry

2018

Journal Article

Financialization and value-based control: lessons from the Australian mining supply chain

Parker, Rachel, Cox, Stephen and Thompson, Paul (2018). Financialization and value-based control: lessons from the Australian mining supply chain. Economic Geography, 94 (1), 49-67. doi: 10.1080/00130095.2017.1330118

Financialization and value-based control: lessons from the Australian mining supply chain

2017

Journal Article

The dynamics of global visual effects and games development industries: lessons for Australia’s creative industries development policy

Parker, Rachel, Cox, Stephen and Thompson, Paul (2017). The dynamics of global visual effects and games development industries: lessons for Australia’s creative industries development policy. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 23 (4), 395-414. doi: 10.1080/10286632.2015.1064118

The dynamics of global visual effects and games development industries: lessons for Australia’s creative industries development policy

2016

Journal Article

Building a scale for dynamic learning capabilities: the role of resources, learning, competitive intent and routine patterning

Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Hine, Damian, Coote, Len and Parker, Rachel (2016). Building a scale for dynamic learning capabilities: the role of resources, learning, competitive intent and routine patterning. Journal of Business Research, 69 (10), 4287-4303. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.003

Building a scale for dynamic learning capabilities: the role of resources, learning, competitive intent and routine patterning

2016

Journal Article

The ceiling to coproduction in university–industry research collaboration

McCabe, Angela, Parker, Rachel and Cox, Stephen (2016). The ceiling to coproduction in university–industry research collaboration. Higher Education Research and Development, 35 (3), 560-574. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2015.1107888

The ceiling to coproduction in university–industry research collaboration

2016

Journal Article

Interrogating creative theory and creative work: inside the games studio

Thompson, Paul, Parker, Rachel and Cox, Stephen (2016). Interrogating creative theory and creative work: inside the games studio. Sociology, 50 (2), 316-332. doi: 10.1177/0038038514565836

Interrogating creative theory and creative work: inside the games studio

2014

Journal Article

How small business advisory program delivery methods (collective learning, tailored, and practice-based approaches) affect learning and innovation

Sawang, Sukanlaya, Parker, Rachel and Hine, Damian (2014). How small business advisory program delivery methods (collective learning, tailored, and practice-based approaches) affect learning and innovation. Journal of Small Business Management, 54 (1), 244-261. doi: 10.1111/jsbm.12142

How small business advisory program delivery methods (collective learning, tailored, and practice-based approaches) affect learning and innovation

2014

Journal Article

How technological change affects power relations in global markets: remote developers in the console and mobile games industry

Parker, Rachel, Cox, Stephen and Thompson, Paul (2014). How technological change affects power relations in global markets: remote developers in the console and mobile games industry. Environment and Planning A, 46 (1), 168-185. doi: 10.1068/a45663

How technological change affects power relations in global markets: remote developers in the console and mobile games industry

2014

Book Chapter

What next? Future directions for R&D investment

Kraatz, Judy A., Hampson, Keith D., Parker, Rachel L. and Roos, Göran (2014). What next? Future directions for R&D investment. R and D Investment and Impact in the Global Construction Industry. (pp. 284-309) London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315774916

What next? Future directions for R&D investment

2013

Journal Article

Deconstructing and reconstructing the capability hierarchy

Hine, Damian, Parker, Rachel, Pregelj, Lisette and Verreynne, Martie-Louise (2013). Deconstructing and reconstructing the capability hierarchy. Industrial and Corporate Change, 23 (5), 1299-1325. doi: 10.1093/icc/dtt046

Deconstructing and reconstructing the capability hierarchy

2013

Journal Article

The role of knowledge intermediaries in developing firm learning capabilities

Parker, Rachel and Hine, Damian (2013). The role of knowledge intermediaries in developing firm learning capabilities. European Planning Studies, 22 (5), 1048-1061. doi: 10.1080/09654313.2012.758688

The role of knowledge intermediaries in developing firm learning capabilities

2013

Journal Article

Power relations and small and medium-sized enterprise strategies for capturing value in global production networks: visual effects (VFX) in the Hollywood film industry

Parker, Rachel and Cox, Stephen (2013). Power relations and small and medium-sized enterprise strategies for capturing value in global production networks: visual effects (VFX) in the Hollywood film industry. Regional Studies, 47 (7), 1095-1110. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2011.600303

Power relations and small and medium-sized enterprise strategies for capturing value in global production networks: visual effects (VFX) in the Hollywood film industry

Funding

Past funding

2006 - 2008

A cross-national comparison of novel market-pull technology transfer programs which facilitate research organisation commercialisation through dynamic SMEs.

ARC Linkage Projects

Open grant - 2005 - 2006

Governing the Knowledge Economy: Facilitating Learning and Innovation within Networks and Local Regions

UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding

Open grant - 2004 - 2005

Public Research Institutions, Policy Frameworks and Biotechnology Innovation

UQ FirstLink Scheme

Open grant - 2003 - 2005

The impact of small business policy systems on small firm innovation and competitiveness in critical industry sectors

ARC Discovery Projects

Open grant - 2002

Industrial policy in the new economy: Public policy influences on small firm competitiveness in Australia and Denmark.

ARC Discovery Projects

Open grant - 2001

The state and the entrepreneurial economy: An examination of the influence of the state on the performance of small firms in Australia, Denmark and Sweden.

UQ Early Career Researcher

Open grant

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