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About

Associate Professor Abhishek Singh Bhati is the Campus Dean of James Cook University Singapore campus. As Campus Dean JCU Singapore, Abhishek contributes to JCU’s initiatives in the Tropical Asia. His efforts guide the learning and teaching and academic governance of programs offered in JCU Singapore. In support of JCU’s strategic intent to create a brighter future for life in the tropics world-wide, Abhishek is responsible for delivering graduates and building strategic partnerships that make a difference. Dr Bhati obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Tourism Management (PhD) from James Cook University (2014), Master of Business Administration in Marketing Management (MBA) from Maastricht School of Management (1996) and his Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA) from the University of Bombay (1994).

He has been successful in securing collaborative grant with Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT), Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), external industry grant and several internal research grants. His current research interest is tourist behaviour management, resilience planning and scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Abhishek Bhati’s research investigates resilience planning in tourism, sustainable development of cities and scholarship of learning and teaching. In particular, he is interested in technology and the role it has as a catalyst for tourism industry changes; “Smart City” as a mechanism for future sustainable development; and the need for tourism to deliver United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recent projects he has conducted have studied tourist vandalism and effectiveness of stakeholder responses to tourism developments. A/Prof Bhati’s other projects include incorporating ‘work integrated learning’ (WIL) based learning strategies in tertiary education.

Teaching

LB5235: Applied Research Project (Level 5; SIN)

Interests

Research

A/Prof Abhishek Bhati’s research investigates resilience planning in tourism, sustainable development of cities and scholarship of learning and teaching. In particular, he is interested in technology and the role it has as a catalyst for tourism industry changes; “Smart City” as a mechanism for future sustainable development; and the need for tourism to deliver United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recent projects he has conducted have studied tourist vandalism and effectiveness of stakeholder responses to tourism developments. A/Prof Bhati’s other projects include incorporating ‘work integrated learning’ (WIL) based learning strategies in tertiary education.

Teaching

Abhishek specializes in teaching Marketing, Economics and Services discipline and his current interests include Sustainable Tourism and Customer Experience Management.

Experience

2016 to present - Campus Dean, James Cook University Singapore (Singapore)
2015 to 2016 - Interim Campus Dean, James Cook University Singapore (Singapore)
2008 to 2015 - Associate Dean, James Cook University (Singapore)

Research Disciplines

Socio-Economic Objectives

Publications

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

Bhati A and Pearce P (2017) Tourist attractions in Bangkok and Singapore; linking vandalism and setting characteristics. Tourism Management, 63. pp. 15-30
Bhati A, Hansen M and Chan C (2017) Energy conservation through smart homes in a smart city: A lesson for Singapore households. Energy Policy, 104. pp. 230-239
Bhati A, Thu Y, Woon S, Lynn M and Phuong L (2017) E-commerce usage and user perspectives in Myanmar: an exploratory study. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (1). pp. 519-523
Bhati A, Upadhayaya A and Sharma A (2016) National disaster management in the ASEAN-5: an analysis of tourism resilience. Tourism Review, 71 (2). pp. 148-164
Bhati A and Pearce P (2016) Vandalism and tourism settings: an integrative review. Tourism Management, 57. pp. 91-105

Book Chapters

Salter P, Halbert K, Howard E, Singh M, Miles D, Jones P, Bhati A, Wong C and Han J (2018) Local connections, global perspectives. In: The Globalisation of Higher Education: developing internationalised education in research and practice. Palgrave Macmillan, Sydney, NSW, Australia, pp. 61-78
Bhati A and Pearce P (2017) Tourist behaviours, vandalism and stakeholder responses. In: Visitor Management in Tourism Destinations . CABI series in Tourism Management Research. CABI, Boston, MA, USA, pp. 102-116
Chu M, Eden S, Kumala T, Saputra A, Budisantoso T and Bhati A (2017) Exploring Factors Behind Brand Switching Amongst Youngsters in Singapore: the case of smartphones. In: Asia Branding: connecting brands, consumers and companies. Palgrave Macmillan, London, UK, pp. 66-79
Bhati A and Wong C (2016) Project-based work-integrated learning: building global perspectives in the Asian tropics. In: Local Global Citizenship in Higher Education: a framework and case studies for curriculum development. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia, pp. 50-62
Tjong B, Tang C, Bradshaw A and Bhati A (2016) Optimum stimulation level and shopping experience: a case of Australia. In: Development of Tourism and the Hospitality Industry in Southeast Asia. Managing the Asian Century. Springer, Singapore, pp. 97-112
Tjong B, Bhati A, Bradshaw A and Tang C (2016) Hedonic shopping motivation: does it really matter? In: Development of Tourism and the Hospitality Industry in Southeast Asia. Managing the Asian Century. Springer, Singapore, pp. 51-64

Conference Papers

Vadivel S, Song I and Bhati A (2017) Improving teaching and learning in Southeast Asian secondary schools with the use of culturally motivated web and mobile technology. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering. In: ICISA: International Conference on Information Science and Applications, 20-23 March 2017, Macau, China

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 34+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Abhishek Bhati from 2006 onwards.

Current Funding

Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.

The Pratt Foundation - Contract Research

The Effect of Australian Business Expansion into Asia on Australian Domestic Employment

Indicative Funding: $50,000
Summary: In recent years, Australian businesses have expanded their operations into Asia for a variety of reasons which may include: growth, broader market, cost of production, distribution opportunities, diversification of the business and to manage employment in terms of skills and costs. Conventional wisdom is to think that when an Australian company establishes, expands or integrates its operations off shore, it reduces employment in Australia and increases employment in Asia. The purpose of their study is to explore the impact of Australian businesses expansion into Asia on domestic employment through first hand data analysis to provide empirical evidence for the impact.
Investigators: Hong-Bo Liu, Rabiul Beg, Sizhong Sun, Zhang-Yue Zhou and Abhishek Bhati (College of Business, Law & Governance and JCUS - Academic)
Keywords: Impact; Australian Domestic Employment; Australian Business; Expansion into Asia

Supervision

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

Adaptive Technology Integration for Southeast Asia Secondary Schools (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
Investigating cross-boundary competence of university professional staff working in collaborative third space environments; multiple case study of Australian and Singapore campuses of one university (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
Repeated Tourist Behaviour: Role of Past Experience and Psychological Factors for Different Tourist Segments in India. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)