Mark Leenders

Professor Mark Leenders

Deputy Dean, Research & Innovation

Details

  • College: Graduate School of Business & Law
  • Department: Graduate School of Business & Law
  • Campus: City Campus Australia
  • mark.leenders@rmit.edu.au

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Industry Projects
  • Collaborative projects

About

Expertise:
• New product success, innovation and marketing
• New business models, digital transformation, circular systems
• Health, food and drinks, and entertainment industries
• The boundaries of commerce, public health, protecting vulnerable groups, triple bottom line strategies

UN sustainable development goals

  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 13 Climate Action
  • 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • 2 Zero Hunger
  • 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Supervisor projects

  • Enhancing Customer Experience in Entertainment Industry Using Augmented Reality
  • 8 Aug 2023
  • Examining the impact of digital innovations on healthcare service delivery: A mixed-methods study of the adoption and effectiveness of digital health technologies among healthcare providers and patients
  • 15 Jun 2023
  • Design Thinking Introspection: Employing Design Thinking methodology to examine the benefits, limitations, and effectiveness of the Design Thinking process itself.
  • 20 Mar 2023
  • An Investigation on Human Factors to Promotes Veracity in Social Media Environment
  • 13 Sep 2022
  • Energy transition pathways in regional communities
  • 14 Jul 2022
  • Creating Space, Place and Legitimacy: the Use of Social Media by Saudi Women Entrepreneurs in Micro and Small Enterprises
  • 22 Sep 2021
  • Paradoxes in Cross-functional Innovation Teams: How Designers Transcend Individual Level Tensions to Enhance Collaboration
  • 9 Dec 2019
  • An Investigation of Unethical Practices in the Saudi Arabian Construction Industry
  • 4 Jul 2019
  • Measuring and Managing Circular Economy in Regions
  • 4 Jul 2019
  • Exploring the use of Social Media by Australian Small Business managers 
  • 6 Jul 2018
  • Simultaneously Managing Open and Closed Innovation in High Security Contexts: Lessons from the Australian Defence Industry
  • 19 May 2017
  • Understanding the Lack of Uptake of Entrepreneurial Opportunities: The Case of Saudi Arabia
  • 27 Jul 2016
  • Antecedents and Consequences of Food Safety Practices in the Agri-food Industry in Vietnam
  • 20 Jul 2015
  • Content Ownership and Innovation Performance: Lessons from the Global Creative Industry
  • 5 Mar 2015
  • Motives, Consequences and Variety in the Adoption of Halal Practices in Australian Restaurants
  • 21 Jul 2014
  • The Effect of Time Zone Disparity on the Performance of Dispersed Innovation Teams
  • 1 Jul 2014

Research interests

Professor Mark Leenders is Professor of Business (Marketing and Innovation) and globally known for his research on creativity, technological transformation, market commercialisation, and sustainable circular systems. His research often sits within specific sectors such as media, food, manufacturing, healthcare, and recently clothing.   A key aim of his research is to create positive social impact (e.g., in line with the Sustainable Development Goals) and help companies achieve valuable triple bottom line outcomes (people, planet, and profit).    His interdisciplinary research has appeared in prestigious international journals such as Marketing ScienceResources, Conservation and Recycling, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Journal of ManagementJournal of Product Innovation ManagementBusiness Strategy and EnvironmentEuropean Journal of MarketingTechnovation, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Industrial and Corporate Change
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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.