Professor Chris Styles
2013 Graduate, Company Directors Course, Australian Institute of Company Directors
1996 PhD, London Business School; Dissertation, “Determinants of Export Performance in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: An Empirical Investigation in the UK and Australia” (winner, Academy of Marketing Science Doctoral Dissertation competition)
1988 Bachelor of Commerce – First Class Honours, University of Western Australia
Chris Styles became Dean of UNSW Business School in 2014. Prior to this he was Deputy Dean and Director of the AGSM@UNSW Business School. This followed appointments as Associate Dean (Management Education), and Professor and Chair of the Marketing Department within the University of Sydney Business School. He is a Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute, a Council Member of the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools, and is the Vice-President of the Australian Business Deans C...
- Publications
- Grants
- Awards
- Engagement
- 2007-2011 Determinants of location choice for foreign investment. $210,000 from NSW Department of State and Regional Development.
- 2002-2004 An investigation of export performance determinants across service types. $83,000 ARC Discovery grant
- 2001 Case study analysis to assess drivers of success/failure of Australian service exporters. $40,550 Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
- 1998-2001 A dyadic investigation of the relationship processes leading to successful market entries in East Asian markets. $270,000 ARC SPIRT grant (with Austrade as the industry partner)
- 2009: Best paper, International Marketing Review (with Y.Chandra and I. Wilkinson)
- 2006 - 2007: Recognised as one of the 'top 10' reviewers for the International Marketing Review
- 2005: Best Paper, International and Cross-cultural Marketing track, 2005 Australian New Zealand Marketing Academy conference
- 2001: Overall Best Paper, 2001 Australian New Zealand Marketing Academy conference
- 2000: Runner-up, Best Paper 2000, Australian Journal of Management
- 1997: Winner, Academy of Marketing Science (USA) Doctoral Dissertation competition
- 1994: Best Paper 1994, International Marketing Review
- 1994 - 1996: London Business School PhD Scholarship
- 1988: Best Student completing a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours at the University of Western Australia
- 1987: Highest aggregate of marks in the four core marketing subjects of the Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Western Australia
Memberships - Editorial Boards
- International Marketing Review
- British Journal of Management
- Ad hoc reviewer for: Journal of International Business Studies; Journal of Business Venturing; Journal of World Business; Journal of Business Research
- Special Issue editor (with Sid Gray): 'New Perspectives on International Entrepreneurship', International Marketing Review (23:5)
Memberships - Company Boards, Professional Associations
- Previously served as member of the National Advisory Board of the Australian Marketing Institute and was an elected member of the Australian New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) Executive.
- Served on the Austrade Tertiary Education Advisory Board, which provided advice and conducts projects to improve teaching resources in International Marketing / Business
In the Media
- Australia should be giving start-ups a leg up, opens in a new window
- UNSW's Chris Styles shapes the business school of the future, opens in a new window
Media Releases
- UNSW Business School awarded five-year AACSB accreditation
- Business School trio awarded professorships
- Disruption to universities will create opportunities and challenges
- Asia-Pacific business school deans arrive at UNSW Sydney
- CSI’s Michael Traill AM appointed Adjunct Professor
- Female entrepreneurs rule at Peter Farrell Cup finals
- 2018 Business School Awards Ceremony
- UNSW Business School does well in QS subject rankings 2018
- UNSW Business ranked in the world’s top 10
- AGSM celebrates 40 years of progress with prominent business leaders, key address by Lucy Turnbull AO
- QS World subject rankings good for UNSW Business School
- Luminis Scholarship recipient Hugh Amos off to a flying start
- Professor Richard Dunford joins UNSW Business School
- AGSM @ UNSW Business School climbs another 12 places in the FT list of world’s best MBA programs
- Chris Adam made Emeritus Professor at UNSW Business School
- UNSW banking conference addressed by Treasurer Scott Morrison
- Appointment of CEO, Centre for Social Impact
- Henry Hutchison ready for Rio
- UNSW in Silicon Valley
- Awards ceremony celebrates top talent
- UNSW experts give their analysis of the 2016 Budget
- Luminis Partners and UNSW to launch $1m scholarship program
- 2016 Alumni Leaders Mentoring Program Kicks Off
- UNSW Business School students the right fit for elite employers
- Welcome to UNSW Business School
- Chris Styles to sit on council of Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools
- Tax and Time Travel the theme for the Australasian Tax Teachers Association Conference
- BusinessThink | Indonesia: landmark panel event shares exclusive insights in Jakarta
- Visit of Indonesian Consul-General
- UNSW’s Geoffrey Harcourt recognised for his contribution to economics
- No Fear, No Embarrassment: Alex Malley Inspires at Career Mentor Closing Ceremony
- UNSW and UGM build knowledge bridges between Australia and Indonesia
- Successful UNSW Innovation Summit has hopes for the future
- Women In Leadership Network makes inaugural launch with UNSW Vice Chancellor
- New partner for UNSW Business School’s BusinessThink.
- UNSW’s Business School of the future
- UNSW Business School leads Australia in Accounting and Finance
- UNSW Business School taps into the social job network
- UNSW Business School’s Audit Researchers still world number 1
- Bear in the Boardroom addresses leading business schools grads
- China’s eBusiness revolution is gathering speed
- Signing Ceremony confirms Australian Graduate School of Management and School of Management, Fudan University joint MBA Program