Branka Krivokapic-Skoko

Professorial Staff

Professor Branka Krivokapic-Skoko

PhD Lincoln, MSc(Econ), Belgrade, BSc (Hons)

Professor in Management
Bathurst
1411/442

Branka obtained her doctorate from Lincoln University, New Zealand based on her research on ethnic entrepreneurship. During 2001-2002 she worked with the Australian Centre for Cooperative Research and Development (ACCORD) on research projects which explored different aspects of agricultural co-operatives. Branka joined Charles Sturt in 2002 and during the last few years her research activities have focused on ethnic business communities, new forms of agricultural co-operation, and ethnic diversity in rural and regional Australia. She has also conducted research on psychological contracts in the context of the theory and practice of management.

Branka has published in the area of mixed methodology, and the Boolean-based comparative method. She is currently a Chief Investigator on two large projects funded by the Australian Research Council and Rural Industry & Rural Development Corporation on ethnic communities and the built environment in Australian cities; and new immigrants in regional and rural Australia.

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate

  • ECO110 Microeconomics
  • ECO320 International Economics
  • MGT340 International Business Management

Postgraduate

  • MGT571 Contemporary Management Practices
  • MGT540 Management of Change

Research Focus

  • Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
  • International Business Management
  • Cross-cultural Management
  • Business and Society
  • Economic Implication of Confucianism
  • Asian Management Systems
  • Rural Development and Extension
  • Rural Social Research in General Extension
  • Management of Farm/Horticultural Enterprises
  • New Agricultural Industries
  • Management of Co-operative Business Structures
  • Comparative Research Method and Generally Social Science Research Methods
  • Economic-Sociology (particularly network analysis and social capital)

Areas of RHD supervision expertise:

  • "Cosmopolitan heritage in a multicultural society: Ethnic communities and the built environment in Australian cities and rural and regional areas".
  • "Cultural constraints on entrepreneurship in Northern Cyprus: Male/Female segregation and its impact on business sector choice in enterprise development".
  • "Decision making and criteria of small technology-based firms in the selection of venture capital and venture capita lists".
  • eCommerce Adoption as a Catalyst for Internationalisation in Regional SMEs.
  • Financial decisions by immigrant-owned businesses in Australia.
  • Management practices of women entrepreneurs in Fiji.
  • Does sustainable leadership make a difference? Examining corporate sustainability in the Australian manufacturing sector.
  • Exploring the organisational effectiveness of Not-for-profit organisations: Outcomes' accountability, governance and capacity measurements.

Grants and Awards

  • Blackwell, J. (CI), Krivokapic-Skoko, B. (CI) (2013-2017) Farm Mechanisation & Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification (FSC/2012/047). Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. Total: $544,574.00.
  • Collins, J. (CI), Krivokapic-Skoko, B. (CI) (2015-2017) Humanitarian immigrant entrepreneurs in private and social enterprises Australian Research Council, ARC Discovery Grant (DP150104059), Total:  $200,124.00.
  • Krivokapic-Skoko, B. (CI) (2012-2015) Collins, J. (CI) New Immigrants Improving Productivity in Australian Agriculture. (PRJ-007578) Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC). Total: $468,000.00.
  • Morrison, M. (CI), Foley, D. (CI), Collins, J., (CI), Krivokapic-Skoko, B. (CI), Basu, P.K. (CI) (2010) Determining the factors influencing the success of private and community-owned Indigenous businesses across remote, regional and urban Australia. ARC Linkage Grant (LP110100698). Total: $254,682.00.
  • Collins, J. (CI), & Krivokapic-Skoko, B. (CI). (2003). Cosmopolitan heritage in a multicultural society: Ethnic communities and the built environment in Australian cities and towns. Australian Research Council, ARC Linkage Grant (LP0455640).
  • Collins, J. (CI), & Krivokapic-Skoko, B. (CI) .(2006). New immigrants in the regional and rural Australia: Attraction and retention. (HCC06-27). Rural Industry & Rural Development Corporation (RIRDC).