Qualifications PhD Candidate (Cross Cultural Project Management)-Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia Masters of Project Management - Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia Masters of Business - Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences - Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia Bachelor of Health Sciences - Bond University, Gold Coast Diploma in Counselling and Communication - Thomson Education Direct I have lived, studied and worked around the world, primarily in Bosnia, Croatia, Slovakia, Germany and Australia. Initially my studies were focused on human health, both physical and psychological, as well as human behavior. My work as a behavior manager and counselor was very enjoyable and I have continued to do this in my free time. However, nowadays I focus most of my time conducting research in the area of cross-cultural project management and cross-cultural training.
Articles
Cross-cultural adaptivity and expatriate performance in the United Arab Emirates, Education, business and society: Contemporary Middle Eastern issues (2011)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find out if Australian project managers...
Influence of culture on project practices: Insights from Australian project managers in UAE, Education, business and society: Contemporary Middle Eastern issues (2010)
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore the workplace behaviours of Australian...
The effects of Islamic law on business practices, Education, business and society: Contemporary Middle Eastern issues (2010)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to give professionals working in Islamic countries...
Conference Papers
Cross-cultural training: The importance of investing in people (with Jim Smith), COBRA 2011: RICS Construction and Property Conference (2011)
Major international companies have established themselves in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market by setting...
Screening and selecting project managers for the Middle East (with Jim Smith), COBRA 2011: RICS Construction and Property Conference (2011)
Cross-cultural training is of prime importance if the expatriates are to adjust speedily to the...
Project managers: The importance of cross-cultural preparation (with Jim Smith), Twenty-seventh annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) conference (2011)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a large expatriate population of about 80 %. This...
Do Australian project managers working in the UAE need cross-cultural training?, 36th Australasian University Building Educators Association (AUBEA) conference (2011)
Western corporations have extended their operations to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Consequently, some problems...
Cross cultural project management characteristics between Australia and the United Arab Emirates, Paper presented at the Construction, Building and Real Estate research conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS): COBRA 2010 (2010)
The massive infrastructure and building works expansion in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) region in...