Doctor Julie Wen
Dr Julie Wen
- Biography
- Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
- Grants / Current Projects
- Selected Publications
- Contact Details
Biography
Julie is a Lecturer in Tourism Studies. Before joining the Tourism Group in the University of Western Sydney in May 1999, she worked in China as a lecturer at Zhongshan University, assistant manager of the Longshan Scenic Area in Guangdong Province, a management consultant and a hotel manager. She was also the marketing manager of a construction company in Hong Kong. In Brisbane, she worked for the Queensland Department of Economic Development and Trade, and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. Julie undertook her PhD study at the Department of Economics, the University of Queensland, focusing on tourism in regional economic development, conservation and decentralisation.
Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
Her current research interests include tourism management, environmental economics, sustainability issues, modelling of regional economy, China economic reform, Taoism, Asia studies, human resource management, and international business.
Grants / Current Projects
2006: researcher on the project led by Professor Sharon Moore and funded by EU on the comparative study of health care management and the impact of privation in EU, Canada and Australia.
2005: Chief Investigator(CI) of an ARC application along with Professor Sharon Moore and Assoc Prof Judith Chapman on the best practice of aged care service in Australia.
2003-2004: CI of a UWS industry grant led by Assoc Prof Robyn Bushell, I worked on the project entitled ‘The Cost Benefit Analysis of Tourism in Coastal Areas’, with a focus on the management of local Council’s role in Manly, Sutherland, and Waverton, NSW. The report to Manly Council has initiated a major change in the management structure of the organisation.
2002-2005: CI of a research project funded by the Management School, Macao Polytechnic, on the role of public and private partnership in gambling management in Macao.
2002-2003: Chief Economist and Strategist on the Snow Mountains Engineering Corporation and UWS project funded by Sydney Water on the land use of Braidwood Lands, NSW.
Selected Publications
Book:
Wen, J. and Tisdell, C 2001, Tourism & China’s Development: Policies, Regional Economic Growth, and Ecotourism, World Scientific, Singapore.
Book Chapters:
Moore, S and Wen J 2009 'An Initial Exploration of Sustainable Work Systems in China: An Issue of Imbalance between Economic and Social Reform', Chapter 15 in P. Docherty (ed.) Work Life Balance Study, Macmillan, England.
Wen, J and Moore, S 2007, 'Economic Reform, Urban Women and ‘Hidden Poverty’ in China', C. Tistell (ed.) Poverty, Poverty Alleviation and Social Disadvantage: Analysis, Case Studies and Policy, Serials Publications, New Delhi.
Moore, S and Wen, J 2007, 'Economic Reform and its Gendered Impacts in China Today', pp31-49 in O.H.M.Yau and R.P.M.Chow (eds.) Harmony versus Conflict in Asian Business, Palgrave Macmillan, England.
Wen, J 2005, 'Can Globalisation Save SOEs in China?' In C. Tisdell (ed.) Economic Globalisation and World Economic Policies.
Papers:
Moore, S and Wen, J 2009, 'Tourism Employment in China: a Look at Gender Equity, Equality and Responsbility, Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism, 1(8): 32-42.
Moore, S and Wen, J 2008, 'Business Ethics? A Global Comparative Study on Corporate Sustainability Approaches', Social Responsibility Journal, 4(1/2): 172-184.
Moore, S and Wen, J 2007, 'Strategic management in Australia and China: the great leap forward or an illusion'? Journal of Technology Management in China, 2(1): 10-21.
