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Prof

Renu Agarwal

Adjunct Professor

School of Management

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  • Adjunct Professor
    School of Management
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  • University of Technology Sydney, Management Department, UTS, Building 8, 14/28 Ultimo Rd, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia

FUNDED RESEARCH

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Service value networks
Innovation and Productivity
Innovation in Services
Dynamic capability and dynamic managerial capability
Business Model Innovation
Management practices and its impact on firm performance - productivity, innovation, growth and export
Supply chain management, Sustainability,


AWARDS:
IN 2020, Renu received a “Recognition Certificate Award” for the distinct achievement for placing the paper entitled “Dynamic Capability Building in Service Value Networks for Achieving Service Innovation”, vol. 40 (3), 2009 in the “Top 20 Most Downloaded Papers in the 50 Year old history of Decision Sciences Journal”. Renu won the “ANZAM Best Doctoral Dissertation Award 2008” for her doctoral research titled “Drivers and outcome of elevated service offerings in a collaborative organisational environment” conducted on Telstra and its partnering organisations. She also won the “Best Student Paper Competition – Highly Commended” award sponsored by IBM for the paper titled “Drivers of elevated service offerings in collaborative service networks” at the POMS College of Service Operations Conference held in London Business School 2007. Renu also received “Triple Helix Association Best Empirical Case Award 2016” for the paper titled ‘Smart Specialisation as an Engagement Framework for Triple Helix Interactions’ awarded by the Triple Helix Association (THA), the International Triple Helix Institute (ITHI) and the Organizing committee of the XIV International Triple Helix Conference.

FUNDED RESEARCH

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  • GRANT
    Cross-Regional Insights on Sustainable Water Supply Chains using Machine Learning
    Worldwide Universities Network1 Feb 2026 - 28 Feb 2027
    People funded by this grant: Pugalia S, Towfique, Nagesh, Agarwal R, Miguel
    WUN Research Development Fund
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Beyond Compliance: Assessing the Economic and Societal Benefits of NATA Accreditation
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TESTING AUTHORITIES AUSTRALIA30 May 2025 - 31 May 2026
    People funded by this grant: Bajada C, Agarwal R, Bharathy G
    National Association of Testing Authorities Australis
  • GRANT
    Business Excellence Australia (BIDA)
    University of Technology Sydney13 Oct 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant: Bajada C, Agarwal R, Bharathy G, Prasad M, Scerri M
    UTS Business School Research Grant
  • GRANT
    The Development of a Framework of Consistent and Meaningful Innovation Output Metrics across the Greater Cities Commission (GCC) Innovation Districts
    Sydney School of Entrepreneurship Limited2 Jun 2023 - 1 Feb 2025
    People funded by this grant: Schweitzer J, Agarwal R, Bliemel M, Gruenhagen JH, Ormiston J
    Sydney School of Entrepreneurship Limited
  • GRANT
    Measurement of the impacts of Slyp’s Smart Receipt solution
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science4 Jul 2022 - 12 Dec 2022
    People funded by this grant: Edwards M, Burke P, Agarwal R, Murray M, Scerri M
    Innovation Connections - (ICG002148)
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Dynamic Capabilities Survey - (BIDA)
    Committee for Economic Development of Australia1 Sep 2021 - 15 Jul 2023
    People funded by this grant: Bajada C, Agarwal R, Li W
    The Committee for Economic Development of Australia
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Literature review and scoping study of Business Advisory Services (Management)
    Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources24 May 2021 - 30 Sep 2021
    People funded by this grant: Green R, Agarwal R, Paul S, Li W, Bajada C
    Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    The State of Supply Chain Management Report
    AUSTRALASIAN PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY CONTROL SOCIETY LIMITED3 Aug 2020 - 31 Jan 2020
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Paul S
    Australasian Production and Inventory Control Society Limited
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    NATA Accreditation Assessment Efforts Model (AE Model) (CBSI)
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TESTING AUTHORITIES AUSTRALIA1 Feb 2019 - 31 Jan 2020
    People funded by this grant: Bajada C, Agarwal R, Skellern K, Shashnov M
    National Association of Testing Authorities Australis
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Management capabilities, firm performance, firm size evolution and survival (CBSI)
    Department of Industry, Science and Resources (formerly Department of Industry, Innovation and Science)24 Dec 2018 - 16 Jul 2019
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Green R, Brown P, Bajada C, Li W
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Literature review of research-industry collaboration in Australia and NSW
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science25 May 2018 - 30 Jun 2018
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Bajada C, Brown P
    Department of Industry Partnership Fund - (OUT18/7910)
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Management Capability Scores Development and Analysis Project
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science26 Mar 2018 - 31 Aug 2018
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Bajada C, Brown P, Green R
    Department of Industry Partnership Fund
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Mapping of Innovation Precincts in NSW
    Department of Industry Skills and Regional Development5 May 2017 - 9 Aug 2017
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Green R, Josserand E, Bajada C, De Pooter N
    Department of Industry Skills and Regional Development
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Economic Value of Accreditation in Australia
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TESTING AUTHORITIES AUSTRALIA1 May 2017 - 28 Feb 2018
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Green R, Bajada C
    National Association of Testing Authorities Australis
  • GRANT
    Innovation in Greater Regional Sydney Area - Deloitte Access Economics
    University of Technology Sydney6 Mar 2017 - 7 Jul 2017
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Green R, Bajada C, Chowdhury MMH, Paul S
    Faculty Contribution
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Australian International Business Survey 2017
    Export Council of Australia1 Mar 2017 - 11 Sep 2017
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Green R, Bajada C, Rammal H, Scerri M
    Export Council of Australia
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Australian Management Capability Survey (AMCS) and Innovation Case Studies
    Department of Industry, Science and Resources (formerly Department of Industry, Innovation and Science)3 Feb 2016 - 23 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Green R, Brown P, Bajada C, Scott-Kemmis D
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Innovation Capability and the Food Beverage and agri-business sectors
    HARGRAVES INSTITUTE PTY LTD11 Feb 2015 - 31 May 2015
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Brown P, Bajada C, Green R
    The Hargraves Institute Partnership Fund capability, leadership and management capability
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Regional High Performance Networks - Pilot
    University of Melbourne3 Nov 2014 - 30 Jun 2016
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Green R, Pitsis A, Scott-Kemmis D, Josserand E
    The University of Melbourne management, leadership, development, regions, internet, groups
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Possible Future Directions for Australia Post
    McKell Institute1 Oct 2014 - 15 Nov 2014
    People funded by this grant: Josserand E, Agarwal R, Howard J
    McKell Institute service delivery, postal services, business development, financially viable
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Australian Leadership Capability Standard
    Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations4 Aug 2014 - 15 Feb 2015
    People funded by this grant: Josserand E, Redfern K, Green R, Simpson A, Agarwal R
    Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations Fund Leadership capabilities, productivity
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Impact Assessment of the Innovative Regions Centres (IRC)
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science1 Apr 2014 - 30 Jun 2014
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Scott-Kemmis D, Green R
    Department of Industry Partnership Fund
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    The Role of Suncorp Group Employee Council in Suncorp Group Management Performance
    Suncorp-Metway Limited1 Apr 2012 - 31 Mar 2013
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R, Green R, Fox S, Brown P
    Suncorp Group Employee Council
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Competition and Management Practices in New Zealand Manufacturing
    Ministry of Economic Development27 Jun 2011 - 19 Aug 2011
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R
    Ministry of Economic Development
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Management Survey Training
    Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Previously known as DEST)23 May 2011 - 30 Jun 2011
    People funded by this grant: Agarwal R
    Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research