PhD Testimonials

In Indonesia, I worked as a lecturer at the School of Business Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung, the oldest technical university in Indonesia. This job required me to have a deep understanding of the link between business and technology. At Monash (APCSWC), I found that I can learn about it, especially about technology commercialisation. For my PhD, I have supervisors who not only have a deep understanding of the theoretical framework of technology commercialisation but also are actively engaged in turning technology into business. Furthermore, at Monash I found a very complete and up-to-date collection of journals and books which can support my thesis research.

Wawan Dhewanto

Farha Abdol Ghapar is a lecturer at Mara University of Technology, Malaysia, in the Faculty of Business Management. She is now pursuing her doctoral degree at Monash University Australia in the Faculty of Business & Economics and is due to graduate in 2011. The title of her PhD thesis is “The Impact of Patenting Activity on Firms’ Financial Performance: A Malaysian Empirical Study”. She is being supervised by Professor Michael Vitale from Monash Asia-Pacific Centre for Science & Wealth Creation and Dr Andrew O’Loughlin from the Department of Management at the Faculty of Business & Economics. Her research interest ranges from innovation to technology commercialization. Monash University has given her lots of opportunity to broaden her research interest with the most supportive intellectual environment.

Farha Abdol Ghapar