Stephan Golla Profile

Dr Stephan Golla

Technology Commercialisation Manager 

• Biography 
• Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise
• Awards
• Selected Publications
• Professional Memberships
• Contact Details

Biography

Dr Stephan Golla is the Technology Commercialisation Manager at UWS Innovation, located on the Parramatta campus. Stephan is responsible for the operational management of UWS technology commercialisation, including business development activities and contract negotiations. Through the commercialisation of UWS intellectual property, Stephan will contribute to an enhanced spirit of entrepreneurship within UWS and ensure that high-tech research at UWS ultimately benefits Australia.

Previously, as Manager-Business Development, within a medical device start-up, Stephan was responsible for the commercialisation of biomaterials, business planning, and attracting venture capital. In conjunction, as researcher and lecturer for Entrepreneurship at the European Business School (EBS) in Germany, Stephan has taught undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate courses in finance, business planning, and the management of high-technology firms. Further, during his time at EBS, Stephan presented lectures on Entrepreneurship at various European universities, served as a delegation member of the German government, and was a member on various business and IP assessment panels. He has also presented at international conferences, and has appeared in television and print interviews.

Stephan is a qualified banker, holds a graduate degree in business from the Freiberg University of Technology, with a triple major in Finance, Management of Innovations, and Mechanical Engineering. He was awarded a Doctor rerum politicarum in Entrepreneurial Finance from EBS with an empirical study on Corporate Venture Capital.

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Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise

• Start-up Management and Venture Capital
• Organisational Exchange
• Psychological Traits and Vocational Choice
• Quantitative Data Analysis

Teaching:

• Entrepreneurship
• Management of High-tech Firms
• Business Planning

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Awards/Honours

Vice-Chancellor's Award 2010 - Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Winner - Innovation Team

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Selected Publications

Golla, S. (2010): Corporate Venture Capital - An empirical investigation of exchange factors [Corporate Venture Capital - Eine empirische Analyse der Austauschbeziehung], Harland Media, in print

Holi, M; Golla, S. (2010): Expectations and Fulfillment in Business Angel Investments. Paper accepted for presentation at Babson Center for Entrepreneurship Research Conference 2010, Lausanne

Golla, S. et.al. (2008): The survival of venture capital backed an independent internet and e-commerce companies. In Oakey, R. New Technology-Based Firms In The New Millenium Volume V, pp. 145-160, Elsevier

Bednarczyk, T., Golla, S., Klandt, H. (2006): Crystal Ball: Using Monte Carlo Simulation in Business Planning [Berücksichtigung von Unsicherheiten bei der Business Plan Erstellung]in: Finanz Betrieb, Jg. 8, pp.56-62

Golla, S., Kramer, S., Klandt, H. (2005): Venture Leasing as an Alternative Source of Financing for High Technology Small Firms - An Explorative Empirical Study Among German High Technological, Leasing and Venture Capital Companies. In: During, W., Oakey, R., Kauser, S. (Ed.) New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium Volume IV, Elsevier Oxford, pp. 133-147

Golla, S. et.al. (2005): Venture Capital and Survival Rates [Venture Capital und Überleben wahrscheinlichkeit], in: Finanz Betrieb, 4/2005, pp 277-287

Golla, S. et. al. (2003): Entrepreneurial Orientation of German Students, in: Internationalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training (InEnt), Eul Verlag Lohmar, pp. 175-187

Holi, M., Golla, S., Klandt, H.(2003): Study On Strategic Orientation When Using A Business Start-up Simulation. In: Heinz Klandt and Ahmad Zaki Abu Bakar (eds.), Intent2002 Internationalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training, Cologne – Lohmar, pp. 227-236.

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Professional Memberships

• AoM
• FGF ev
• Bifego
• EBS Alumni Network exebs
• TU Freiberg Alumni Network

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