About

Biography

Dr Noel Tracey's research includes partnerships with industry and government that provide the opportunity to investigate topics related to regional development, including small business resilience in times of crisis, entrepreneurial ecosystem benchmarking, and regional reputation. Prior to academia, he led operations at state and regional level for several well-known retail brands and has held senior executive responsibilities for environmentally focused, sustainable businesses and is currently a director for a community focused not-for-profit. Noel has lectured for over 21 years at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the areas of sustainability, governance, employment relations, management, strategy, leadership.

Current teaching areas

  • Small Business Management
  • Employment Relations
  • Corporate Governance
  • Leadership

Professional memberships

  • Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Expert media commentary

Dr Noel Tracey’s specialist areas of knowledge include corporate reputation and its influence on corporate financial performance, corporate governance, employment relations, small business management and more broadly, regional development.

Awards and Honours

Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Queensland University of Technology (Australia, Brisbane) - QUT, 2014
Teaching Excellence
Queensland University of Technology (Australia, Brisbane) - QUT, 2010
Certificate of Appreciation: Teaching and Learning Innovation
Queensland University of Technology (Australia, Brisbane) - QUT, 2009
Senior Fellow
Higher Education Academy (United Kingdom, York), 2013

Organisational Affiliations

Lecturer in Management, School of Business and Creative Industries

Education

Bachelor of Business
1997–2003, Bachelor of Business (BBus or BBus), Queensland University of Technology (Australia, Brisbane) - QUT

Major in Management

Masters
2003–2006, Master of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology (Australia, Brisbane) - QUT
Phd
2007–2013, Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology (Australia, Brisbane) - QUT

Corporate reputation and financial performance: Underlying dimensions of corporate reputation and their relation to sustained financial performance