Lecturer - Entrepreneurship
Overview
Dr Jonathan Staggs is an entrepreneurship and innovation scholar who has been published in top-tier journals such as the Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Studies, and the Cambridge Journal of Economics. Jonathan holds a BA (Hons) in Political Science/international Relations, an MBA, and PhD in Business.
Jonathan’s research has examined entrepreneurship within institutional settings and has explored the role of place in innovation processes. His post-doctoral research in the energy and health sector as well as craft and family business focusses on the actors and institutions that support and sustain entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Jonathan’s teaching practice has a strong focus on case study research that highlight the importance of stakeholder engagement in strategy. Jonathan has strong postgraduate business program leadership experience, developing teaching teams, and designing courses that are based on strong ethical foundations and processes to inform strategic practice.
Prior to his academic career, Jonathan worked in senior positions with Gaba Corporation- a Japanese education company. His roles included corporate training, recruitment, and quality management. This experience demonstrates Jonathan's business knowledge and capacity to manage and lead in diverse workplaces.
Research Interests
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Indigenous perspectives
- Artisan and craft industries
- Place
- Family business
Qualifications
- Graduate Certificate in Theology
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
Publications
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Journal Article: Institutional change, entrepreneuring and place: building a smart state
Staggs, Jonathan, Wright, April and Jarvis, Lee (2021). Institutional change, entrepreneuring and place: building a smart state. Organization Studies, 43 (2), 269-288. doi: 10.1177/01708406211053226
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Journal Article: Maintaining places of social inclusion: ebola and the emergency department
Wright, April L., Meyer, Alan D., Reay, Trish and Staggs, Jonathan (2020). Maintaining places of social inclusion: ebola and the emergency department. Administrative Science Quarterly, 66 (1), 1-44. doi: 10.1177/0001839220916401
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Journal Article: Stakeholder trust in the Queensland CSG industry
Gillespie, Nicole, Bond, Carol, Downs, Victoria and Staggs, Jonathan (2016). Stakeholder trust in the Queensland CSG industry. APPEA Journal, 56, 239-245.
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Staggs, Jonathan (2013). Institutional entrepreneurship and the development of a new organisational field of science research infrastructure: the case of the 'Smart State Institutes'. PhD Thesis, University of Queensland Business School, The University of Queensland.
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Journal Article: Government policy, university strategy and the academic entrepreneur: The case of Queensland's Smart State Institutes
Dodgson, Mark and Staggs, Jonathan (2012). Government policy, university strategy and the academic entrepreneur: The case of Queensland's Smart State Institutes. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 36 (3), 567-585. doi: 10.1093/cje/bes004
Publications
Featured Publications
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Institutional change, entrepreneuring and place: building a smart state
Staggs, Jonathan, Wright, April and Jarvis, Lee (2021). Institutional change, entrepreneuring and place: building a smart state. Organization Studies, 43 (2), 269-288. doi: 10.1177/01708406211053226
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Maintaining places of social inclusion: ebola and the emergency department
Wright, April L., Meyer, Alan D., Reay, Trish and Staggs, Jonathan (2020). Maintaining places of social inclusion: ebola and the emergency department. Administrative Science Quarterly, 66 (1), 1-44. doi: 10.1177/0001839220916401
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Stakeholder trust in the Queensland CSG industry
Gillespie, Nicole, Bond, Carol, Downs, Victoria and Staggs, Jonathan (2016). Stakeholder trust in the Queensland CSG industry. APPEA Journal, 56, 239-245.
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Staggs, Jonathan (2013). Institutional entrepreneurship and the development of a new organisational field of science research infrastructure: the case of the 'Smart State Institutes'. PhD Thesis, University of Queensland Business School, The University of Queensland.
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Dodgson, Mark and Staggs, Jonathan (2012). Government policy, university strategy and the academic entrepreneur: The case of Queensland's Smart State Institutes. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 36 (3), 567-585. doi: 10.1093/cje/bes004
Book Chapter
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Staggs, Jonathan and Brenner, Matthew (2019). Pouring new wines into old wineskins? Sub-regional identity and the case of the basket range festival. Wine tourism destination management and marketing: theory and cases. (pp. 165-183) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-00437-8_12
Journal Article
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Institutional Logics, Risk and Extreme Events: Insights from and for Management Education
Wright, April L., Pereira, Sandra, Berrington, Catherine, Felstead, David and Staggs, Jonathan (2024). Institutional Logics, Risk and Extreme Events: Insights from and for Management Education. British Journal of Management. doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12813
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An Instructional Innovation That Embeds Group Learning in Case Teaching: The Table Case Method
Wright, April L., Irving, Gemma L., Pereira, Sandra and Staggs, Jonathan (2023). An Instructional Innovation That Embeds Group Learning in Case Teaching: The Table Case Method. Journal of Management Education. doi: 10.1177/10525629231216642
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Institutional change, entrepreneuring and place: building a smart state
Staggs, Jonathan, Wright, April and Jarvis, Lee (2021). Institutional change, entrepreneuring and place: building a smart state. Organization Studies, 43 (2), 269-288. doi: 10.1177/01708406211053226
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Maintaining places of social inclusion: ebola and the emergency department
Wright, April L., Meyer, Alan D., Reay, Trish and Staggs, Jonathan (2020). Maintaining places of social inclusion: ebola and the emergency department. Administrative Science Quarterly, 66 (1), 1-44. doi: 10.1177/0001839220916401
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Stakeholder trust in the Queensland CSG industry
Gillespie, Nicole, Bond, Carol, Downs, Victoria and Staggs, Jonathan (2016). Stakeholder trust in the Queensland CSG industry. APPEA Journal, 56, 239-245.
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Wright, April L., Staggs, Jonathan, Middleton, Stuart, Burke, John, Markwell, Alex, Brazil, Victoria, Mitchell, Rob and Brown, Anthony F. (2015). Teaching and learning in an era of time-based access targets: impact of a new model of care on junior medical officers. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 27 (4), 355-358. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12438
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Dodgson, Mark and Staggs, Jonathan (2012). Government policy, university strategy and the academic entrepreneur: The case of Queensland's Smart State Institutes. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 36 (3), 567-585. doi: 10.1093/cje/bes004
Conference Publication
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Staggs, Jonathan and Wright, April (2014). Institutional infrastructure and institutional complexity in the field of science research production in Australia. 30th EGOS Colloquium, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3-5 July 2014. Rote: European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS).
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From pineapple politics to the Smart State: capitalising on ‘eureka’ moments in public policy
Salisbury, Christopher and Staggs, Jonathan (2012). From pineapple politics to the Smart State: capitalising on ‘eureka’ moments in public policy. Australian Political Science Association Conference (APSA) 2012, Hobart, Australia, 24-26 September 2012.
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Technology transfer professionals: Navigating institutional terrain
Staggs, J., Verreynne, M. and Liesch, P. (2008). Technology transfer professionals: Navigating institutional terrain. 5th AGSE International Entrepreneurship Research Exchange, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, 5-8 February, 2008. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship.
Other Outputs
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Staggs, Jonathan (2013). Institutional entrepreneurship and the development of a new organisational field of science research infrastructure: the case of the 'Smart State Institutes'. PhD Thesis, University of Queensland Business School, The University of Queensland.
