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Family and Small Business Research Unit

Acting Director - Associate Professor Donna Buttigieg

At Monash University family and small business research is recognised as a strength competitive with best national equivalents. The Family and Small Business Research Unit is located within the School of Business and Economics on the Gippsland campus, Monash University. The FSBRU draws on research strengths across the School to undertake multi-disciplinary research around issues concerning family and/or small business. The FSBRU also collaborates with other research institutions in Australia and internationally.

FSBRU Aims

To be recognised nationally and internationally as a centre for high quality, interdisciplinary research that is critical and empirically focussed on family and/or small business.
To disseminate research in a relevant and practical manner suitable for academic, policy and practitioner audiences.
To deliver training and development programs focussed on the needs of family and/or small business.

Staff Associated the FSBRU

Dr Gerald Acquaah-Gaisie	Lecturer, Business Law and Tax, Gippsland
Dr Mereana Barrett	Lecturer, Accounting and Finance, Gippsland
Mr Peter Carey	Lecturer, Accounting and Finance, Caulfield
Professor Val Clulow	Head of School, Gippsland
Ms Robyn Dyt	Assistant Lecturer, Accounting and Finance, Gippsland
Ms Sharon Fowler	Research FSBRU Assistant, Gippsland
Dr Abdel Halabi	Lecturer, Accounting and Finance, Gippsland
Dr Glennis Hanley	Lecturer, Management, Clayton
Dr Ashraf Kazi	Lecturer, Business Law and Tax, Gippsland
Dr Rowan Kennedy	Lecturer, Marketing, Gippsland
Dr Christine Lee	Assistant Lecturer, Management, Gippsland
Dr Susan Mayson	Lecturer, Management, Peninsula
Dr Andrew O'Loughlin	Lecturer, Management, Gippsland
Professor Al Rainnie	Professor, Management, Gippsland
Dr Tissa Rajapakse	Assistant Lecturer, Economics, Berwick and FSBRU Research Assistant
Dr Vaughan Reimers	Lecturer, Marketing, Gippsland
Dr Ramanie Samaratunge	Management, Clayton
Dr George Tanewski	Senior Lecturer, Accounting and Finance, Caulfield
Ms Judy Tennant	Lecturer, Economics, Gippsland
Dr Peter Townsend	Lecturer, Management, Gippsland
Mr Niel Warriner	Assistant Lecturer, Management, Gippsland
Ms Wendy Webber	Lecturer, Management, Gippsland
Dr Jill Wright	Lecturer, EBS, Berwick

Advisory Board Members

Professor Bernard Barry (Uni. Canberra; Yarra International)
Ms Lynda Bertoli (Sage Technology)
Professor Max King (Monash Uni.)
Ms Maree MacPherson (Gippsland Area Consultative Committee)
Professor Amrik Sohal (Monash Uni.)

Conferences

Monash Conference Website

Additional Information

For more information, or to join our mailing list, please contact:

Associate Professor Donna Buttigieg
Tel: +61 3 9902 6614

Fax: +61 3 9902 7154

Mail: Family and Small Business Research Unit
Faculty of Business and Economics
Monash University
Churchill 3842 VIC
AUSTRALIA