Dr Tim Kastelle, Lecturer in Innovation Management, University of Queensland Business School

Tim Kastelle graduated from Princeton University with a degree in economics. He has worked in marketing and management posi­tions in a variety of industries including radio, office equipment, in­dustrial chemicals, higher education and software. 

After completing his MBA (Advanced) at the UQ Business School, Tim began his PhD research on applying evolutionary economics to the management of firms. His research program is primarily con­cerned with investigating the implications of viewing the economy and firms as complex evolving systems.

The topic of his doctoral research was “Analysing the Evolu­tion of International Trade: A Complex Networks Approach”, and the work in it has applications in innovation studies, strategic manage­ment and evolutionary economics.  Tim’s work has appeared in leading conferences and journals, such as a recently accepted article in the leading journal Research Policy.