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Dr Jalleh Sharafizad

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5518
Email: j.sharafizad@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4480-3764

Dr Jalleh Sharafizad is the Course Coordinator and a Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation within the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University.

Key Research Areas

  • Small Business
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Social Capital

Biography

A recognised expert in entrepreneurship, business development, and innovation, Dr Sharafizad has an extensive record of high-impact research published in leading international journals. Her achievements have been acknowledged through several prestigious awards, including the University of Antwerp Staff Exchange Erasmus Program Award (2023), the ECU Athena SWAN Advancement Scheme Award (2019), and the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Teaching Scholarship at the University College of Enterprise and Administration in Lublin (2025). She has also contributed to the global academic community by chairing the Networks in Changing Business Ecosystems 3rd International Symposium.

Beyond her academic achievements, Dr Sharafizad has led multiple government and industry funded initiatives aimed at enhancing the capabilities of women entrepreneurs across urban and regional areas. She actively supports business owners through the development of tailored training programs, the facilitation of networking opportunities, and the provision of strategic guidance for both emerging and established enterprises. Her commitment to business development is further demonstrated through her service as an elected Board Member of the Wanneroo Business Association (2018–2022), where she played a key role in strengthening business capacity in Western Australia.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2014.
  • Master of Business Administration, Edith Cowan University, 2008.
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Information and Electronic), Curtin University of Technology, 1991.

Research Outputs

2025

Book Chapters

  • Klarin, A., Seet, P., Jones, J., Johnstone, M., Cripps, H., Sharafizad, J., Marceddo, T. (2025). Understanding the Roots of Swarm Intelligence in Defence to Find the Path Forward: A Scientometric Study of Autonomous Systems. Thinking Swarms (21-37). Springer. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82790-7_2.

Journal Articles

  • Sharafizad, J., Redmond, J., Standing, C., Fulford, R. (2025). A framework for understanding the influence of the lifeworld concept on small business utilisation of LinkedIn. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 37(6), 947-978. https://doi.org/10.1080/08276331.2025.2481158.

2024

Conference Publications

  • Amaratunge, V., Seet, P., Sharafizad, J. (2024). Exploring resilience among family exporting businesses in a post-conflict emerging economy. Asia Pacific Family Business Symposium Proceedings 2024: “Family Business and Ecosystem Dynamics: Past, Present and Future” (9 pages). The University of Western Australia.

Reports

  • Seet, P., Klarin, A., Jones, J., Johnstone, M., Cripps, H., Sharafizad, J., Wilk, V., Suter, D., Marceddo, T. (2024). Opportunities and Challenges posed by Disruptive and Converging information technologies for Australia's future defence capabilities: A Horizon Scan. Joondalup. Edith Cowan University. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.25958/0x5j-wd23.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Zhang, N., Seet, P., Redmond, J., Sharafizad, J. (2023). Relieving the Gambling Itch through Alcohol Consumption: The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Australian Casino Patrons. Journal of Gambling Studies, 39(4), 1675-1697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10252-9.
  • Coetzer, A., Redmond, J., Sharafizad, J., Lundy, J. (2023). Enhancing learning in small businesses. Human Resource Management Journal, 33(2), 470-490. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12438.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Brown, K., Jie, F., Le, T., Sharafizad, J., Sharafizad, F., Parida, S. (2022). Factors Impacting SME Business Resilience Post-COVID-19. Sustainability, 14(22), article number 14850. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214850.
  • Sharafizad, J., Redmond, J., Parker, C. (2022). The influence of local embeddedness on the economic, social, and environmental sustainability practices of regional small firms. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 34(1-2), 57-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2021.2024889.
  • Kodom-Wiredu, J., Coetzer, A., Redmond, J., Sharafizad, J. (2022). Informal learning research in hospitality and tourism: A systematic literature review. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 52(September 2022), 13-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2022.05.011.

2021

Book Chapters

  • Zhang, N., Seet, P., Redmond, J., Sharafizad, J., Tan, W. (2021). Chinese Immigrant Entrepreneurs. World Encyclopaedia of Entrepreneurship (1-21). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839104145.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Sharafizad, J., Redmond, J., Morris, R. (2020). Leadership/management factors impact on employee engagement and discretionary effort. International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, 23(1), 43-64. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-12-2018-0134.
  • Sharafizad, J., Brown, K. (2020). Regional small businesses’ personal and inter-firm networks. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 35(12), 1957-1969. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-09-2019-0432.
  • Sharafizad, J., Redmond, J. (2020). Discretionary effort of higher education sector employees: motivators and inhibitors. Studies in Higher Education, 45(6), 1261-1279. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1628200.
  • Redmond, J., Sharafizad, J. (2020). Discretionary effort of regional hospitality small business employees: Impact of non-monetary work factors. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 86(April 2020), Article number 102452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102452.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Sharafizad, J. (2019). Influence of mentors on networking behaviour of small business owners: A conceptual framework. International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business, 10(4), 298-323. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGSB.2019.103581.

2018

Journal Articles

2017

Journal Articles

  • Sharafizad, J., Coetzer, A. (2017). Women business owners' start-up motivations and network structure. Journal of Management and Organization, 23(2), 206-223. https://doi.org/10.1017/JMO.2016.51.
  • Sharafizad, J., Standing, C. (2017). Determinants of Relationship Marketing By Women Small Business Owners. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 29(4), 271-291. https://doi.org/10.1080/08276331.2017.1325267.

2016

Journal Articles

2013

Conference Publications

  • Sharafizad, J., Walker, E., Brown, A. (2013). Determinants of Networking Behaviour of Women in Small Business. ANZAM 2013 : Refereed Papers of the 27th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (1-19). ANZAM.
  • Sharafizad, J., Walker, E., Brown, A. (2013). The Networking Behaviour of Women in Small Businesses. QUT Business School.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Coetzer, A., Redmond, J., Sharafizad, J. (2012). Decision making regarding access to training and development in medium-sized enterprises: an exploratory study using the critical incident technique. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(4), 426-447. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591211220348.
  • Coetzer, A., Redmond, J., Sharafizad, J. (2012). Using the critical incident technique to research decision making regarding access to training and development in medium-sized enterprises. The International Journal of Training Research, 10(3), 164-178. https://doi.org/10.5172/ijtr.2012.10.3.164.

2011

Conference Publications

  • Coetzer, A., Redmond, J., Sharafizad, J. (2011). Decision making regarding employee access to training and development in medium-sized enterprises. Proceedings of the 25th ANZAM Conference 2011 (23). University of Canterbury.

Research Projects

  • Empowering Women in Western Australia to Achieve Economic Independence Through Entrepreneurship, Department of Communities (WA), Grants for Women Program, 2024 ‑ 2026, $75,000.
  • 2020-106-054 - Opportunities and Challenges posed by Disruptive and Converging information technologies for Australia’s future defence capabilities: A Horizon Scan. , Department of Defence, Strategic Policy Grants Program, 2020 ‑ 2024, $89,045.
  • Business continuity and resilience: capacity building and upskilling post COVID-19, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Covid-19 Research Fund, 2020 ‑ 2023, $100,000.
  • Employee Work Motivation and Discretionary Work Effort in the Higher Education and Training Sector, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2016, 2016 ‑ 2017, $10,200.
  • City of Joondalup Small Business Study, City of Joondalup, Grant, 2011 ‑ 2012, $33,041.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Impact of Social Media usage as a Source of Online Social Capital on Women’s Entrepreneurial Processes in Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Enhancing Organisational Resilience Amid Multiple External Shocks Through Organisational Learning in Post-Conflict Emerging Economy Export Enterprises

Completed Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Understanding New Venture Entry and Continuance Among Chinese Entrepreneurs
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Antecedents and Outcomes of Informal Learning in Ghanaian Hospitality Sector Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Mediating Role of Job Crafting
  • Master of Business by Research, The influence of entrepreneurial and market orientations on innovativeness in small and medium enterprises in the Vietnamese International Education Agency sector
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