Research

We are known for our high quality, cross-disciplinary and internationally relevant business research that emphasises how business and society can work together to create sustainable enterprises and communities.

Strategic research programs

• Asia-Pacific business economics
  
• Health management research alliance
  
• Sustainable business - examining ways to improve globally responsible business practices

We also collaborate on a number of University-level strategic research programs:

• Australian Rivers Institute
• Social Change and Wellbeing
• Democracy, Security and Public Policy

Research centres

• Centre for Governance and Public Policy - examining the capacity, sustainability and accountability of governments.
• Centre for Tourism, Sport and Service Innovation - finding the best ways to deliver tourism, sport and service innovations.
• Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing - developing world-class research that is distinctive and relevant to the future of work.
• Griffith Asia Institute - analysing key developments in the politics, economics, societies and cultures of Asia and the South Pacific.

Through our Departments, we are linked to a number of other research bodies, including:

• Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership
• Centre for Financial Independence and Education
• Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand
• Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre
• Unit for the Study of Religious Change and Consciousness

Academic centres

• Asia Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence - addressing the need for dedicated research and an ongoing focus on the franchising industry.
• Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise - finding practical and integrated solutions to current sustainability issues.
• Centre for Financial Independence and Education - progressing knowledge of consumer investments, spending and household financial management decisions.
  

Postdoctoral and research fellowship scheme

The GBS postdoctoral and research fellowship scheme has been established as an initiative to assist us to achieve our objective of recruiting early career researchers from a diverse range of research training backgrounds in order to strengthen and internationalise our research profile and capacity.

• Postdoctoral and research fellowship scheme (PDF 44k)
• Postdoctoral and research fellowship application format and content (PDF 40.2k)
  
• Postdoctoral and research fellowship referee report (DOC 194k)
  

Our achievements

Grants

Our staff are consistently successful in all categories of Australian Research Council grants and other industry-based research funds. Many of our academic staff are leaders in their fields, and have been published in the top ranked journals in the world.

• Learning and teaching awards and grants
• Australian Research Council discovery grants (PDF 133k)
• Australian Research Council linkage grants (PDF 127k)

Annual report

• Research Annual Report 2007 (PDF 860k)
  

Resources for staff and students

The following resources for Griffith Business School staff and students have restricted access, and require users to login.

• Resources for staff and students (login required)

More information

• Griffith Research - find out about our latest research, or search for an expert
• Office for Research - research ethics, grants, policies, and forms
• Griffith Enterprise - consultancies, contracts and commercial project work