Dr Peter Balan was recently awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) "for service to tertiary education, and to the community of South Australia".
In 2016 he gained an Australian Award for Teaching Excellence. He is active in teaching entrepreneurship and innovation, in research, and industry and community engagement.
Prior to academia, Dr Balan had a successful career in international marketing and general management, working for a number of businesses in Australia and Europe, before establishing his own market research and consultancy firm.
He recently co-founded SeniorPreneurs as a national network (with a South Australian branch) to support those over 50 years in undertaking enterprise and entrepreneurship activities.
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About me
Dr Peter Balan was recently awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) "for service to tertiary education, and to the community of South Australia".
In 2016 he gained an Australian Award for Teaching Excellence. He is active in teaching entrepreneurship and innovation, in research, and industry and community engagement.
Prior to academia, Dr Balan had a successful career in international marketing and general management, working for a number of businesses in Australia and Europe, before establishing his own market research and consultancy firm.
He recently co-founded SeniorPreneurs as a national network (with a South Australian branch) to support those over 50 years in undertaking enterprise and entrepreneurship activities.
Dr Balan is an International Board Member of the Team-Based Learning Collaborative, a member of the Australian Market and Social Research Society, and of the Australian Institute of Export. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal Education + Training, and reviews papers for academic journals and conferences. In 2013 he gained an Emerald Literati Outstanding Reviewer Award. His research is in the fields of innovation capability, senior entrepreneurship and enterprise education.
Dr Balan has completed the 2-year program to be an accredited trainer/consultant in Team-Based Learning and has mentored educators at UniSA as well as at universities in other countries. He has conducted workshops on Team-Based Learning at international conferences and at universities around the world.
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About me
Australian Institute of Export
Australian Market and Social Research Society
Team-Based Learning Collaborative (Board member)
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Master of Business Management The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Engineering The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Science The University of Adelaide
Senior Lecturer, School of Management, UniSA, current
Foundation Director, Centre for the Development of Entrepreneurs, UniSA, 2000-2001
Foundation Head, School of Marketing, UniSA, 1996-2000
General Manager, Tyronsear Plastics, 1984-1985
Marketing Manager, TH Brown Furniture, 1983-1984
Marketing Development Manager, Radiata Pine Association of Australia, 1982-1983
The innovation capability and entrepreneurial orientation of firms, senior entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and enterprise education
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Innovative business models implemented by general hotels: stage 2 (paper and workshop development), Le Cordon Bleu Australia, 29/04/2015 - 31/03/2016
Innovative business models implemented by general hotels in Victoria
Conducted in 2015 with Mike Metcalfe, Paul Reynolds and Michael Browne, and funded by Le Cordon Bleu ($16,000)
Identifying new business models to improve hotel profitability
Conducted in 2013 with Mike Metcalfe, Paul Reynolds and Eva Balan-Vnuk, and part funded by Le Cordon Bleu ($5,000)
Innovation capabilities and entrepreneurial orientation of Australian Hotels
Supported by the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) and funded by the CRC for Sustainable Tourism ($53,000), this two-stage project, completed in 2010 with Adjunct Professor Noel Lindsay, conducted in-depth interviews and a national survey of hotel owner/managers and resulted in Dr Balan developing and delivering workshops on Building an Innovative Business to hotels based on the study results
Innovation capability-building in small food manufacturing businesses funded by Food SA ($25,000)
Business Innovation Centre Project
Initiated in 2002, based on Dr Balan's own research, and funded by the DoTARS Sustainable Regions Programme ($431,000), the project aimed to support the transfer of technology from research to business and provided the model for the South Australian Government's Centre for Innovation
Harmony Project
Conducted from 1998-2002 with Dr Balan as UniSA Project Manager, this European Union Esprit 4th Framework project developed sophisticated and effective operations and management systems for business incubators and technology accelerators. As part of the project Dr Balan managed a European Union project ($95,000) to develop online training and accreditation support for the Harmony System, and a pilot testing program of the Harmony system in Australia ($250,000).
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit Scopus
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Research
The innovation capability and entrepreneurial orientation of firms, senior entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and enterprise education
Involvement with industry and the community has been an important feature of Dr Balan's work with UniSA.
In 2016 he was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) "for service to tertiary education and the community of South Australia".
Over his career he:
Set up the SeniorPreneurs Adelaide network for people over 50 who are interested in entrepreneurship and person enterprise
Developed and conducted leading-edge industry workshops in business model building, innovation capability building, corporate entrepreneurship, innovative marketing and the commercialisation of research
Supported the Northern Adelaide Business Enterprise Centre (NABEC) Awards by organising UniSA students to write applications for business excellence awards for small businesses in Adelaide's northern suburbs
Set up a website to help UniSA students and alumni apply for the Pank Prize
Organised the School of Management Enterprise Forum
Been Director of UniSA's SmartLink activity, which managed national tours of international manufacturing management experts
Developed and managed the Graduate Certificate in Marketing Practice that helped new marketing degree graduates gain professional employment
Initiated the Marketing Graduate Directory that became a valuable tool for promoting marketing graduates to industry
Started the Montessori School Adelaide as a new venture, and managed this junior primary school for 3 years
Set up a venture to deliver professional development courses for industry.
He has gained several awards for teaching innovation and excellence, as well as community engagement:
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Nevada | UNITED STATES |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Co-founderSeniorPreneurs Foundation Australia |
2018 |
Committee memberTeam-based learning collaborative committee |
2018 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberEducation + Training Journal |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Market and Social Research Society |
2018 |
Co-founderSeniorPreneurs Foundation Australia |
2017 |
Committee memberTeam-based learning collaborative committee |
2017 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberEducation + Training Journal |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Market and Social Research Society |
2017 |
Board memberInternational Academic Association |
2016 |
Co-founderSeniorPreneurs Foundation Australia |
2016 |
Committee memberTeam-based learning collaborative committee |
2016 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberEducation + Training Journal |
2016 |
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)Order of Australia Foundation Ltd |
2016 |
MemberAustralian Market and Social Research Society |
2016 |
MemberExport Council of Australia |
2016 |
Member of the Order of Australia (OAM)Order of Australia Foundation Ltd |
2016 |
Board memberInternational Academic Association |
2015 |
Co-founderSeniorPreneurs Foundation Australia |
2015 |
Committee memberTeam-based learning collaborative committee |
2015 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberEducation + Training Journal |
2015 |
MemberAustralian Market and Social Research Society |
2015 |
MemberExport Council of Australia |
2015 |
Board memberInternational Academic Association |
2014 |
Committee memberTeam-based learning collaborative committee |
2014 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberEducation + Training Journal |
2014 |
MemberAustralian Market and Social Research Society |
2014 |
MemberExport Council of Australia |
2014 |
Committee memberTeam-based learning collaborative committee |
2013 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberEducation + Training Journal |
2013 |
Emerald Literati AwardEducation + Training Journal |
2013 |
MemberAustralian Market and Social Research Society |
2013 |
MemberExport Council of Australia |
2013 |
Committee memberTeam-based learning collaborative committee |
2012 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberEducation + Training Journal |
2012 |
MemberAustralian Market and Social Research Society |
2012 |
MemberExport Council of Australia |
2012 |
Australian Teaching and Learning CitationAustralian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) |
2011 |
Committee memberTeam-based learning collaborative committee |
2011 |
MemberAustralian Market and Social Research Society |
2011 |
MemberExport Council of Australia |
2011 |
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student LearningOffice for Learning and Teaching |
2010 |
Throughout his career Dr Balan has focused on continual improvement in his teaching expertise by:
Implementing Team Based Learning (TBL) in undergraduate entrepreneurship courses, and using continuous evaluation to refine the method over successive course deliveries
Becoming a member of the US-based Team Based Learning Collaborative (TBLC), and contributing through research and committee involvement to the continual improvement of this method Becoming an accredited trainer and mentor in TBL and mentoring other academics as they adopt the method
Piloting an approach to build the 'teaching-research nexus' through the Entrepreneurial Marketing for New Ventures course
Initiating and managing the School of Marketing's Marketing Project Program (1987) and International Marketing Program (1989)
Developing, launching and delivering the Graduate Certificate in Marketing Practice that prepared graduates for the workplace
Introducing marketing programs to attract international students and combining them with extensive programs to support international students educational and social development, and improve their Australian experience
Teaching & student supervision
