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Professor Mary Barrett is a Professor of Management at the School of Management, Operations and Marketing, University of Wollongong, Australia. She holds an Honorary Fellow appointment in the School of Business since 2022. Her research focuses on business communication, family business dynamics, gender in management, and entrepreneurship. She currently supervises 5 doctoral students and teaches courses on general management, human resource management, and business research methods. Her work includes studies on sustainable development in family enterprises, leadership intelligence, and micro-entrepreneurship in diverse global contexts.
Research grants include an internal grant (2009-2010) analyzing electronic health records' sociotechnical aspects. She is a board member of the New South Wales branch of Family Business Australia and holds memberships in professional bodies like the Australian Family Business Network and Australian Human Resources Institute. Her service roles include former executive positions in the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.
Publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches to family business sustainability, gender equity in leadership, and entrepreneurial decision-making. Recent work emphasizes case studies like SOILCO’s environmental initiatives and Sri Lankan microfinance entrepreneurs’ strategies. Her research underscores the interplay between socio-cultural factors and business practices.
