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Meena, Chavan

Meena Chavan Name: Meena Chavan

Personal Title: Dr

Position: Senior Lecturer

Organisational Unit: Department of Business

Qualifications: BCom, MCom, PhD

Telephone: +61 (0)2 9850-9026

Fax: +61 (0)2 9850-6065

                                           Email: mchavan@efs.mq.edu.au

Profile

Dr Chavan is a Senior Lecturer in Business at Macquarie University. Prior to joining Macquarie University she held academic positions at the University of Western Sydney from 1995-2008.

Dr Chavan’s research focuses on International Business Strategy, Cross Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship. Her work has been published in academic journals such as Journal of Management Development, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Journal of Equal Opportunities & Journal of Industry and Higher Education.

Her current research examines the dynamic global environments and its impact on the multinational corporations in terms of strategy, organization structure, culture, competition & technology. Her special interests include cross cultural, strategic and managerial issues pertaining to international strategic alliances in emerging economies.

Research Interests

  • International Business and Management
  • Cross Cultural Management
  • Diversity Management
  • Global Strategies of Multinational Corporations
  • Strategic alliances & Foreign Direct Investments
  • Liberalisation Policies
  • International Business  & Emerging Economies
  • Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Teaching Interests

Her teaching interests are focused in the area of Cross Cultural Management, International Business, Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship. She is an advocate of experiential learning and adopts an experiential teaching style.

Professional Affiliations

  • Academy of International Business (AIB)
  • Women in the Academy of International Business (WAIB)
  • Academy of Management (AoM)
  • Consortium for International Marketing Research (CIMaR)
  • European International Business Academy (EIBA)
  • Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR)
  • ANZAM
  • ANZIBA
  • ICSB
  • Asia Connect
  • Editorial Board Aims International Journal of Management
  • Reviewer  Journal of Development Entrepreneurship
  • Reviewer Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Reviewer Journal of International Management
  • Reviewer Global Studies Journal
  • Reviewer Journal of management development
  • Reviewer Academy of Management
  • Reviewer Monash Asia Institute

Publications

Book Chapters

  • Chavan, M. (2007). Culture and cross cultural variations in consumer behaviour, in Consumer Behavior, Neal 5th edition, Neal, Cathy; Quester, Pascale,  McGraw Hill, Australia, pp 557-559 ISBN: 007471693X
  • Chavan, M.(2004).Women and minority entrepreneurship, in Entrepreneurship Theory Process and Practice, Kuratko Hodgettes, Thomson, USA, pp 676-699, ISBN-10: 0324258267
  • Chavan, M. (1993). Business Labs for Commerce Students. Pune University Press, India

Refereed Journal Articles (C1)

  • Chavan, M. (2009). A Structuralist Framework to Explore the Impact of Liberalisation Policies on Foreign Direct Investment, Global Studies Journal Vol. 2ISSN: 1835-4432
  • Chavan, M. (2009).The Balanced Scorecard - a new challenge. Journal of management development, Volume 28/5, ISSN 0262-1711 -19, June, 2009.
  • Chavan, M. (2009).The Efficacy of Web-Based Teaching in Experiential Learning Ubiquitous learning: An International Journal: ISSN: 1835-9795, vol 1. January, 2009.
  • Chavan, M. & Raiche, H. (2008).The Australian Telecommunications Access Regime – ten years on .Telecommunications Journal of Australia Vol.58 (2-3): pp. 20.1 to 20.16. DOI: 10.2104/tja08020 ISSN (printed): 0040-2486.
  • Chavan, M. (2006). An appraisal of environment management systems: A competitive advantage for small business in the face of global competition, Management of Environment Quality: An International Journal, Volume 16, Issue 5, 2005, and pg. 444-463 ISSN: 1477-7835. (AWARDED EMERALD LITERATI NETWORK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE, 2006.)
  • Chavan, M. (2005). Diversity makes Good Business. International Journal of Equal Opportunities, International Volume 24 No 7/ 8 2005.pp38-58 ISSN: 0261-0159.
  • Chavan, M. (2003). Education and Training needs of the Ethnic entrepreneur, Journal of Industry and Higher Education, IP Publishing, London, UK, June 2003, Volume 17, Number 3, pp187-198(12) ISSN 0950-4222
  • Chavan, M. & Agrawal, R. (2002).The changing role of ethnic entrepreneurs in Australia” in the Journal: The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, IP Publishing, London, UK, August, 2002, pp175-182   
  • Chavan, M. & Mahoney, L. (2001).BOSS: The No Frills Approach To Quality Systems For Small Business In Western Sydney, published in the May June, Australian Construction Law Newsletter, Issue 77 May-June pp 43-48 of the “School of Building and Construction Law” Editor John Tyford, University of Technology, Sydney. ISSN-1035-1361
  • Chavan, M. (2001). How to write a better thesis. By Davis Evans -Book Review, Small enterprise research, The Journal of SEEANZ, pp.82-83, Vol. 9, May 2001 issue.
  • Chavan, M. (2009).Testing Kolb’s experiential model in a large international business class. Macquarie University, Lead paper International Journal of Educational Management ISSN: 0951-354X  (Forthcoming)

Refereed Conference papers

  • Chavan, M. (2010). The Role of Culture in Mergers and Acquisitions in the Telecommunication Industry Proceedings of the 11th International Business Research conference 2-4 December 2009 Sydney Australia. ISBN:978-0-980-4557-0-7
  • Chavan, M. (2009). Testing Kolb’s experiential model in a large international business class. Lead conference, Macquarie University, September 23rd 2009.
  • Chavan, M. (2009).A Structuralist Framework to Explore the Impact of Liberalisation Policies on Foreign Direct Investment, 2nd international Global Studies Conference, Dubai
  • Chavan, M. (2008). A Global Competitiveness of Australian SME’s. 2008 International Council for Small Business World Conference, June 22-25, 2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia Advancing small business and entrepreneurship from research to results.
  • Chavan, M. (2008). Experiential teaching in International Business’ Ubiquitous learning and teaching conference, 17-21 November 2008, Illinois University, Chicago.
  • Chavan, M & Scavarda, A.(2008).The power games in broadband development in Australia, “CAMOT”,Technology Management and Innovation in China: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century’, 21-23 October 2008, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing
  • Chavan, M. & Scavarda, A. (2008).The future of telecommunication access regime in Australia. “CAMOT” Technology Management and Innovation in China: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century’, 21-23 October 2008, University of International Business and Economics, Beijin
  • Chavan, M. (2006).An appraisal of environment management systems: A competitive advantage for small business in the face of global competition, Management of Environment Quality: An International Journal, Volume 16, Issue 5, 2005, and pg. 444-463 ISSN: 1477-7835.
  • Chavan, M. (2006).Quality Management and Quality Care :An examination of a framework for providing quality healthcare, The biennial conference of the academy of world business, marketing and management development, Proceedings Business Across Borders in the 21st Century, ISBN 0-9752272-1-1
  • Chavan, M (2006).The Aftermath of the Enron. The Biennial Conference of the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Proceedings Business across Borders in the 21st Century, ISBN 0-9752272-1-1
  • Chavan, M., Nagarajan, K.V., Tewoldeberhan. K .Vial, M., V.N. Srivalli. (2005) Simcts framework to model determinants of customer satisfaction: A case study in an ISP. SIMTECT, 9th -12th May 2005, Sydney Convention Centre. ISBN: 0-88986-366-0 ISSN: 1027-2658
  • Chavan M., Nagarajan K., Das J., Nagarajan S. (2005).Australian ISP Industry: A Business Performance Review, 19th ANZAM Conference, ISBN 1740882458
  • Chavan, M. Nagarajan K. Tewoldeberhan K., Vial. M., Nagarajan S. (2005).Using SIMCTS Framework to Model Determinants of Customer Satisfaction: A Case in an ISP. SimTect 2005, 109-119 ISBN: 0-88986-366-0 ISSN: 1027-2658
  • Chavan, M. (2005). A Best Practice Model - Demystifying The Women Entrepreneurs In Sydney, Australia, 50th World Conference of ICSB at Washington, USA,15-18, June 2005.
  • Chavan, M. (2004).Reaching the masses in Developing Economies-A Distance education approach.  Hawaii Conference in Business. ISBN: 0908858051.
  • Chavan, M. (2004).The Balanced Scorecard -A New Challenge. The AIMS Conference, Bangalore, India December 2004.
  • Chavan, M. (2003).Foreign Direct Investments. Where to now? AIB Conference, India
  • Chavan, M. (2003). Diversity- Good for Business.48th ICSB Conference 2003, Belfast 14-18 June 2003.  This was a paper on how ethnic resources create sustained competitive advantage for migrant entrepreneurs. (AWARDED BEST PAPER AWARD – ICSB conference Belfast, 2003)
  • Chavan, M. (2002) “Born Global firms in Australia”, AIB, San Juan, Puerto Rico June 28-July 1, 2002.
  • Chavan, M. (2002). A study investigating the gap between Sales and Investments in Companies with business in East and South East Asia, Hawaii International Conference, June 18-22, 2002, Hawaii.)
  • Chavan, M. (2002).The implementation of an Environment management system in a small business within the construction Industry in Australia. A case study, 7th ICIT conference in August 2002, Melbourne
  • Chavan, M. (2002).Comparison of male and female owned ethnic small business in Australia, SEAANZ Conference at New Zealand from 13-15 September, 2002  
  • Chavan, M. (2000).Education and training needs of the ethnic entrepreneur 27th International Small Business Congress, Seoul Korea in Nov 2000.
  • Chavan, M. & Mahoney, L. (2000).Quality and small business-Too-expensive formal and complex: Is this the truth? pp. 435-442, 4th ICOQM, Sydney Dec 2000.
  • Chavan, M. & Mahoney, L. (2000). BOSS – A NO-Frills Quality Management system for small businesses in the Western Sydney Region. Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Conference at Merryland, Sydney
  • Chavan, M. (2000).Entrepreneurship Education Can it make a difference? 45th ICSB at Brisbane, Australia, June 2000.
  • Chavan, M. (1999). A Frame Work for examining the ethnic resources as a sustained competitive advantage, 2nd (ICOQM) International Conference of Operations and Quantitative Management in Ahmadabad, India, Dec 1999.”
  • Chavan, M, (1999).The changing role of ethnic entrepreneurs in Australia, 44rth ICSB at Naples Italy June 1999.
  • Chavan, M. (1998). Ethnic women entrepreneurs in Australia, 43rd ICSB at Singapore June 1998
  • Chavan, M. (1997).Entrepreneurship development amongst the ethnic community in Australia, 42nd ICSB (International conference in Small business) at San Francisco June 1997.
  • Chavan, M. (2010). Are we better or worse? Australia before and after the GFC. ANZIBA Conference 2010 - Global Business and Sustainable Development15th - 17th April 2010, Sydney, Australia.  (Forthcomming)
  • Chavan, M. & Scavarda, A. (2010). Experiential Teaching in International Business: Research & Education Praxis AIB 2010 Annual Meeting Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 25-29, 2010. (Forthcoming)
  • Chavan, M. & Scavarda, A (2010). A  Global review of resource management technologies in the supply chain process of hazardous material. 17th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Managing economies in Service economies 6-9 June 2010 Portugal. (Forthcoming)
  • Chavan, M. & RAGNAR A. S. (2010.) The Fear factor in migrant business. ICSB World conference. Entrepreneurship bridging global boundaries, Cincinnati Ohio June24-27 June 2010. (Forthcoming)

Grants

  • 2007-MURIF GRANT Co-Investigator - Macquarie Research Innovation Fund Grant, “Regulating Vertical Networks with Horizontal Laws,” research team consisting of Professor Peter Gillies (Business Law), Professor Graham Town (Engineering) and Dr. Meena Chavan (Business), $80,000, 2007-2009.
  • 2008- Macquarie University-Learning and Teaching Research group LEAD II $3000-“Experiential learning in International Business”.
  • 2008- $20000 Globalisation of Knowledge and Service Industries research group, Macquarie University $20000. This research is focused on obtaining detailed micro data at the firm and subsidiary level on export sales and performance measures of service firms and on the off shoring and in sourcing of production in Australian organizations. The collaborators from Macquarie University are Assoc.Prof. Stephen Chen, Assoc. Prof Cynthia Webster, Dr. David Gray and Dr.Meena Chavan)
  • 2006- $55000 Social Inclusion group Macquarie University collaboration $55000 - The impact of migration on the labour market. Collaborators: Dr Kathy Tannous, Economics, MQ , Fei Guo & Dr Meena Chavan)
  • 2002-UWS, Women in Business Grant $2500-Diana Project
  • 2003-CPA Small business grant $20000 –Women entrepreneurs in Sydney
  • 1998-Internal seed grant at University of Western Sydney $5000