Doctor Qiuyan Fan

Doctor Qiuyan Fan

Lecturer,
Human Resources & Management

Biography

Dr Qiuyan Fan is a lecturer at School of Business, Western Sydney University (WSU) where she teaches a variety of courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has been supervising and co-supervising PhD students and honours students over the past years at WSU. Qiuyan was awarded a PhD in 2006. Her doctorate research looked at how Australian government policies influence Internet access. She has also been a research active academic at the WSU. Over the last years she has published a number of refereed Journal articles, book chapters and refereed conference papers. Her full refereed publications since 2000 are listed below. Dr Fan has a particular research interest in the issues surrounding digital transformation and strategy, business innovation and SMEs, e-commerce/digital business and e-government. Her recent research is focusing on digital innovation and transformation in the context of SMEs as well as cross border e-commerce. She is also interested in research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of China. Dr Fan had extensive industry experiences in China. She had been actively involved in research and professional activities in the context of China and international organization APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation). Her experiences in the Chinese industry include government policy analysis and business strategy development and management.

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Qualifications

  • PhD Charles Sturt University
  • MSc Chinese Academy of Sciences

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Human Resources & Management

Contact

Email: Q.Fan@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 9685 9560
Mobile:
Location: 1.8

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Teaching

Previous Teaching Areas

  • 200845 Innovation Through Digital Technology, 2021
  • 700093 Business Society and Policy (UWSC), 2021

Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Fan, Q. (2022), 'A case study of business innovation through digital technologies', Impact of Digital Transformation on the Development of New Business Models and Consumer Experience, IGI Global 9781799891796.
  • Fan, Q. and Ouppara, N. (2022), 'Surviving disruption and uncertainty through digital transformation : a case study on small to medium-sized enterprises (SME)', Moving Businesses Online and Embracing E-Commerce: Impact and Opportunities Caused by COVID-19, IGI Global 9781799882947.
  • Fan, Q. (2018), 'A model for connected e-government in the digital age', Encyclopaedia of Information Science and Technology, IGI Global 9781522522553.
  • Fan, Q. (2014), 'E-government development at the local level in Australia using a framework for connected e-government', Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Information Science Reference 9781466658912.
  • Fan, Q. (2010), 'Examing the Influence of Government Policy on Broadband Internet Access: the case of China', Adoption, Usage, and Global Impact of Broadband Technologies: Diffusion, Practice and Policy, IGI Global 9781609600112.
  • Fan, Q. (2008), 'Analysis of the influence of Australia's government policy on broadband Internet access', Handbook of research on global diffusion of broadband data transmission, Information Age Publishing Inc. 9781599048512.

Journal Articles

  • Fan, Q. (2019), 'An exploratory study of cross border e-commerce (CBEC) in China : opportunities and challenges for small to medium size enterprises (SMEs)', International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation, vol 9, no 1 , pp 23 - 29.
  • Fan, Q. (2019), 'Cross border e-commerce in China : what does this mean to Australian small to medium size enterprises (SMEs)?', Journal of Economics, Business and Management, vol 7, no 2 , pp 50 - 54.
  • Fan, Q. (2018), 'A longitudinal evaluation of e-government at the local level in Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Australia', International Journal of Public Administration, vol 41, no 1 , pp 13 - 21.
  • Fan, Q. (2018), 'Developing a model for transforming government in the digital age : local digital government in Australia', International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation, vol 8, no 2 , pp 44 - 53.
  • Fan, Q. (2016), 'Factors affecting adoption of digital business : evidence from Australia', Global Journal of Business Research, vol 10, no 3 , pp 79 - 84.
  • Fan, Q. (2013), 'The impact of Australia's government policy on broadband Internet access : an Australian experience', Journal of Information Technology Research, vol 6, no 4 , pp 18 - 35.
  • Fan, Q. (2012), 'Examining the contents of privacy policies on the local government websites : the case of Australia', IADIS International Journal on WWW/Internet, vol 10, no 1 , pp 52 - 64.
  • Fan, Q. (2011), 'An Evaluation Analysis of E-government Development by Local Authorities in Australia', International Journal of Public Administration, vol 34, no 14 , pp 926 - 934.
  • Fan, Q. (2006), 'The Impact of the Government Initiatives and Funding Programs on Internet Access in Rural and Regional Australia', International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, vol 1, no 1 , pp 77 - 87.
  • Fan, Q. (2005), 'Regulatory Factors Influencing Internet Access in Australia and China: a Comparative Analysis', Telecommunications Policy, vol 29, no 2-3 SPEC.ISS. , pp 191 - 203.
  • Fan, Q. (2002), 'Internet Access in Rural Australia: Issues and Polices', The journal of research into rural and regional social issues for Australia and NewZealand, vol 12 , pp 211 - 222.

Conference Papers

  • Fan, Q. (2016), 'Factors affecting adoption of digital business : a qualitative study of SMEs in Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Australia', Global Conference on Business and Finance, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Fan, Q. (2011), 'An examination of the contents of privacy policies on the Australian local government websites', IADIS International Conference e-Commerce 2011 part of the IADIS multi conference on computer science and information systems 2011, Rome, Italy.
  • Fan, Q. (2009), 'E-government in practice: An analysis of Australian local government websites', International Conference on Information & Communication Systems 2009, Amman Jordan.
  • Fan, Q. (2008), 'Managing e-enterprise security : an integrated approach', International conference on enterprise information systems and web technologies (EISWT-08), Orlando, FL, USA.
  • Fan, Q. (2007), 'A Research Model for Examining the Influence of Government Policy on Broadband Internet Access: the Case of Australia', 6th Conference on Telecommunication Techno-Economics, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Caddy, I. and Fan, Q. (2007), 'A Preliminary Investigation into E-Business Stages of Development in the Australian Wine Industry', Managing our intellectual and social capital: Proceedings of the 21st Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management ANZAM 2007 Conference, Sydney, Australia.
  • Fan, Q. (2005), 'E-Government in China:an empirical analysis', WWW/INTERNET 2005, Lisbon Portugal.
  • Fan, Q. (2005), 'Regulatory Factors Influencing the Adoption of E-commerce in China', International Telecommunications Society Africa-Asia-Australasia Regional Conference:ICT Networks: Building Blocks for Economic Development, Perth, Australia.

Previous Projects

Title: Composition and Viability of the Manufacturing Sector in Blacktown
Funder:
  • Blacktown City Council
Western Researchers: Wayne Fallon, Heath Spong, Henry Lau, Qiuyan Fan and Louise Young
Years: 2014-06-30 - 2015-08-31
ID: P00022307
Title: E-government in practice: an Australian local government perspective
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Qiuyan Fan
Years: 2009-09-22 - 2010-09-21
ID: P00017392

Supervision

Doctor Fan is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Previous Supervision

Thesis Title: Building a Theory about Change in Australian Software Firms
Field of Research: Organisation Management
Thesis Title: Customer Service and Complaints Handling Practices of the Internet Industry in Australia: An Institutional Perspective
Field of Research: Policy Studies; Organisation Management
Thesis Title: Overcoming the Barriers Experienced by Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) Communities in Accessing Australian Government Information Systems - The NESB Model
Field of Research: Information Systems; Systems Analysis And Design; Database Management

Media

Title: Government News
Description: Model sets higher bar for digital local government

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