Biography

Professor Rowena Barrett is an expert in applying innovation solutions to assist smaller firms to thrive. Her research focusses on people-orientated organisational issues. She has published widely in leading academic journals and has successfully led teams that engaged productively with research users. Rowena leads the School of Management at QUT where excellent management, human resource management, entrepreneurship and innovation research is applied to create impact in the economy and society. With a real world focus to teaching and learning, the School’s graduates apply their skills in an array of managerial, entrepreneurial and human resource management roles locally, nationally and globally.