A/Prof Jacob Wood ~ Associate Dean Research / Associate Professor Business

Dr. Jacob Wood GAICD, CMgr MCMI, FHEA, is the Associate Dean of Research for JCU Singapore and an Associate Professor of International Trade and Economics. In addition to this, he was the Founder and Director of the Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia (CITBA) [www.jcu.edu.au/citba] from 2018 until stepping down from the role in 2022. At JCU Singapore, Dr. Wood was awarded the Academic and Researcher of Year in 2019, the awards for Research Excellence and Excellence in Professional Engagement in 2020, and the Leadership Excellence Award in 2022. In addition, he completed the Oxford University Executive Leadership Programme in 2023 as well as being recognized as a Chartered Manager from the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr MCMI). He has also completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course in 2021 (GAICD).

With a PhD in International Studies majoring in International Trade, Dr. Wood also has more than 10 years experience working in South Korea where he held roles as an Assistant Professor at Korea University of Technology and Education and then more recently as an Assistant Professor of Asia Business and International Trade at Chungnam National University. 

Dr. Wood's research interests focus on issues in the fields of transportation economics and management, development and environmental economics, and international trade. His works have been published in the Science of the Total Environment; Journal of Cleaner Production; Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment; International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction; Journal of World Trade; Environment, Development and Sustainability; Journal of Global Information Management; the Singapore Economic Review; the World Economy; Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics; Asia-Pacific Economic Literature; and the Journal of Scientometrics amongst many others. In addition to this, Dr. Wood also has a Book Series with Routledge titled "Advances in Research on the Tropics" and he has led the development of the SAGE published Journal of Tropical Futures where he is the Managing Editor. To submit an article to the Journal please go here: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jtf

Since 2017, Dr. Wood has also received two Korean National Foundation grants [(NRF-2017S1A5A2A03068293 - 50 million won and NRF-2020S1A5A2A03041143 - 226 million won)]. In 2019, he also organized a panel discussion event that involved all of the leading Chambers of Commerce in Singapore, the results of which led to an article being published in the Straits Times at: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/tough-questions-for-tough-times. While he recently had an opinion piece published in Sustainable Global Supply Chains at: https://www.sustainablesupplychains.org/how-much-trade-cost-will-the-ongoing-us-china-trade-war-generate-for-global-value-chains/ 

Dr. Wood is also seeking expressions of interest from potential PhD candidates with research experience and interests in neoprotectionism and international trade barriers, trade negotiations, the WTO dispute settlement system, and microeconomic policies. His own academic website is here: https://jgwood80.wordpress.com  

Teaching

• BX2136: Trade Negotiations (Level 2; SIN)
• BX3138: Contemporary Issues in International Trade (Level 3; SIN)
• BX3236: International Political Economy (Level 3; SIN)

Interests

Professional

• Collaborative research partnerships with the Management and Research Institute (MERI) at Chungnam National University as well as business memberships at the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) and the Australian Chamber of Commerce (Austcham)

Research

• Transportation Economics and Management, Developmental economics, international politics, and international trade.

Teaching

• Experience in teaching international political economy, microeconomics, international economics, international trade policy, international trade negotiations, marketing, consumer behavior, and research methods

Experience

• 2023 to present - Member, JCUS Social Committee (Singapore)
• 2022 to present - Managing Editor - Journal of Tropical Futures, SAGE Publishing
• 2021 to present - Member, JCU Human Research Ethics Committee
• 2020 to present - International Trade and Economics - Discipline Convener, JCUS (Singapore)
• 2020 to present - Bachelor of Economics - Course Co-ordinator, JCU
• 2020 to present - Associate Professor, JCU
• 2020 to present - Adjunct Research Supervisor, Southern Institute of Technology (New Zealand)
• 2019 to present - Associate Dean of Research (Singapore), JCUS
• 2018 to present - Research Fellow, Cairns Institute
• 2018 to present - Member, JCUS Research Committee (Singapore)
• 2021 to 2023 - Member, JCU Academic Board
• 2020 to 2023 - Professor of International Trade (Visiting), Chungnam National University (South Korea)
• 2018 to 2022 - Director, Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia (CITBA)
• 2020 to 2021 - Associate Dean of Research (BITS), JCUS
• 2019 to 2021 - Associate Dean of Research (CBLG), JCU
• 2019 to 2021 - Co-Chair, JCUA, CBLG Research Committee (Australia)
• 2019 to 2021 - Member, JCUA, CBLG Executive (Australia)
• 2019 to 2020 - Member, DTES Research Committee (Australia)
• 2018 to 2019 - Senior Lecturer, JCU
• 2016 to 2018 - Assistant Professor of International Trade, CNU (South Korea)
• 2016 to 2017 - Business Summer School - Course Co-ordinator, CNU (South Korea)
• 2013 to 2016 - Assistant Professor of Industrial Management, Korea University of Technology and Education (South Korea)

Research Disciplines

• Applied economics (3801)
• Policy and administration (4407)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• International trade policy (1501)

Awards

• 2023 - Feather in the Cap Award (JCU Singapore)
• 2022 - Leadership Excellence Award (JCU Singapore)
• 2021 - Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors Course (GAICD)
• 2020 - Research Excellence Award (JCU Singapore)
• 2020 - Professional Engagement Award (JCU Singapore)
• 2019 - Researcher of the Year (JCU Singapore)
• 2019 - Academic of the Year (JCU Singapore)
• 2020 to 2022 - Most Read Article - Asian-Pacific Economic Literature (Wiley)

Memberships

• 2020 - Australian Institute of Company Directors
• 2018 - Australian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore
• 2018 - Singapore International Chamber of Commerce

Other

• 2021 to 2022 - Awarded $32.4K - World Wide Fund for Nature (Singapore) - Seafood Consumption and Production Trends – Singapore Market Study
• 2020 to 2022 - Awarded 226 million KRW from a Korean National Research Foundation Grant (NRF-2020S1A5A2A03041143)
• 2017 to 2018 - Awarded 50 million KRW from a Korean National Research Foundation grant (No. 2017S1A5A2A03068293).

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

• Chen S, Wang P and Wood J (2023) What is a retail brand - a systematic review of terms and definitions. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 51 (5). pp. 653-673
• Sikder M, Wang C, Yeboah F and Wood J (in press) Driving factors of CO2 emission reduction in the logistics industry: an assessment of the RCEP and SAARC economies. Environment, Development and Sustainability,
• Wu J, Wood J, Luo Z and Chen S (in press) How does the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism work for WTO members? A Comparative Analysis of Developed and Developing Countries. Singapore Economic Review,
• Wu J, Wood J, Oh K, Li Y and Bhuyan M (in press) Impact of TBT and SPS measures on domestic value-added exports: evidence from the United States. Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics,
• Fan J, Yao X, Zhou L, Wood J and Wang C (2022) Food-delivery behavior under crowd sourcing mobility services. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, 9 (4). pp. 676-691
• Rhee T, Wood J and Kim J (2022) Digital transformation as a demographic and economic integrated policy for Southeast Asian developing countries. Sustainability, 14 (5).

Books

• Eijdenberg E, Mukherjee M and Wood J (2023) Innovation-driven business and sustainability in the tropics: Proceedings of the Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Organisational Psychology Conference 2023. Springer, Singapore

Conference Papers

• Cabal-Roberts E and Wood J (2023) Exploring Employee Engagement in the New Zealand Healthcare Industry During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Innovation-driven business and sustainability in the tropics: Proceedings of the Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Organisational Psychology Conference 2023. In: SEIGOP 2023: Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Organisational Psychology Conference, 1-3 March 2023, Singapore
• Luan X, Kim J, Tan S and Wood J (2023) An Empirical Study on the Impact of Trade Facilitation on Chinese Exports to South American Countries: The Case of Commodities and Electronic Products. Innovation-driven business and sustainability in the tropics: Proceedings of the Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Organisational Psychology Conference 2023. In: SEIGOP 2023: Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Organisational Psychology Conference, 1-3 March 2023, Singapore
• Nguyen L, Kim J, Atkinson B, Wood J and Jang H (2023) The Use of Blockchain in Vietnam’s Global Fishery Supply Chain Management. Innovation-driven business and sustainability in the tropics: Proceedings of the Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Organisational Psychology Conference 2023. In: SEIGOP 2023: Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Organisational Psychology Conference, 1-3 March 2023, Singapore
• Whitfield S and Wood J (2023) Understanding Bias in Recruitment Decision Making: The Impact of Work/Life Experiences in Responding to Diverse Job Candidates. Innovation-driven business and sustainability in the tropics: Proceedings of the Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Organisational Psychology Conference 2023. In: SEIGOP 2023: Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Organisational Psychology Conference, 1-3 March 2023, Singapore
• Atkinson B, Wood J and Jang H (2022) Does Covid-19 Spark the End of Globalisation? Community Empowerment, Sustainable Cities, and Transformative Economies. In: BEMAS: 1st International Conference in Business, Economics, Management, and Sustainability, 2-3 July 2021, Cairns, QLD, Australia

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