Contact Details

Positions

Associate Professor of Technology Management and Strategy, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

Associate, Cambridge Policy Associates, London, UK (ad hoc basis)

Affiliated Researcher, Centre for Strategy and Performance

Dr Robert Perrons

Professional Background

May 2011 – present: Associate Professor of Technology Management and Strategy, Queensland University of Technology
March 2011 – present: Associate, Cambridge Policy Associates (ad hoc basis)
Jan. 2010 – April 2011: Manager of Learning & Development, Shell Exploration & Production
March 2006 - Dec. 2009: Smart Fields Consultant, Shell International Exploration & Production
Sept. 2006 - May 2008: Subject Matter Expert, Bear Stearns - Primary Insight (ad hoc basis)
Oct. 2004 - March 2006: Executive Coordinator of R&D, Shell International E&P
Oct. 2001 – Sept. 2004: Industrial Research Fellow, University of Cambridge
Aug. 1998 – Sept. 2001: Production Engineer, Shell International Exploration & Production
Nov. 1997 – July 1998: Strategy & Economics Analyst, Shell International Exploration &Production

Qualifications

• PhD in Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK, 2005 (Gates Cambridge Scholar)
• SM in Technology & Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, 1997
• B. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University, Canada, 1995
• Summer Program—Environmental Management, Harvard University, USA, 2010
• Chartered C. Eng. member of the UK's Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• Chartered CPEng member of Engineers Australia
• Chartered Eur Ing member of FEANI, the Europe-wide engineering accreditation body
• Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

Current Research

• Innovation and technology deployment in the upstream oil & gas industry
• Carbon capture & storage strategies and technologies
• Energy policy
• Radical innovations and their impact on supply chains
• Make-buy decisions for new technologies

Selected Publications

Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Hughes, M., and Perrons, R., K. (2011). Shaping and Re-Shaping Social Capital in Buyer-Supplier Relationships. Journal of Business Research, 64 (2), 164-171.
• Perrons, R. K. (2009). The Open Kimono: How Intel Balances Trust and Power to Maintain Platform Leadership. Research Policy, 38 (8), 1300-1312.
• Tan, K. H., & Perrons, R. K. (2009). Is Globalisation an Enabler of Radical Innovation in Toyota? International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 9 (3), 285-298.
• Noke, H., Perrons, R. K., & Hughes, M. (2008). Strategic Dalliances as an Enabler for Discontinuous Innovation in Slow Clockspeed Industries: Evidence from the Oil & Gas Industry. R&D Management, 38 (2), 129-139.
• Perrons, R. K., & Platts, K. (2006). A Proposed Role for Models and Simulations in Management Research. International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 3 (3), 245-253.
• Perrons, R. K., Richards, M. G., & Platts, K. (2005). What the Hare Can Teach the Tortoise about Make-Buy Strategies for Radical Innovations. Management Decision, 43 (5), 670-690. This paper received the Paper of the Year award from the editors of Management Decision for 2005.
• Perrons, R. K. (2005). The Long-Term Irrelevance of Trust in Outsourcing Decisions for New Technologies: Insights from an Agent-Based Model. Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, 6 (2), 30-37.
• Perrons, R. K., & Platts, K. (2005). Make-Buy Decisions in the Face of Technological Change: Does Industry Clockspeed Matter? International Journal of Management & Enterprise Development, 2 (1), 1-11.
• Perrons, R. K., & Platts, K. (2005). Outsourcing Strategies for Radical Innovations: Does Industry Clockspeed Make a Difference? Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 16 (8), 842-863. This paper received the Paper of the Year award from the editors of JMTM for 2005.
• Perrons, R. K., Richards, M. G., & Platts, K. (2004). The Effect of Industry Clockspeed on Make-Buy Decisions in the Face of Radical Innovations: An Empirical Test. International Journal of Innovation Management, 8 (4), 431-454.
• Perrons, R. K., & Platts, K. (2004). The Role of Clockspeed in Outsourcing Decisions for New Technologies: Insights from the Prisoner's Dilemma. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 104 (7), 624-632.

Articles in Trade Journals and Magazines

• Perrons, R. K. (2010). Perdido Ties Together Shell Digital Oilfield Technologies. World Oil, 231(5), 43-49.
• Perrons, R. K. (2010). Organizational Flexibility in the Digital Age: The Stakes are Higher Than You Think. Journal of Petroleum Technology, 62(6), 16-18.
• Perrons, R. K., & Watts, L. (2008). The Selfish Technology Gene (Guest Editorial). Society of Petroleum Engineers' (SPE) Journal of Petroleum Technology, 60(4), 20-22.
• Perrons, R. K. (2007). What Big Oil Can Learn from Big Blue (Guest Editorial). Society of Petroleum Engineers' (SPE) Journal of Petroleum Technology, 59(6), 16-18.
• Perrons, R. K. (2006). Sometimes Bigger is Better: The Advantage of "Big Oil" as Radical Innovators in the E&P Industry (Guest Editorial). Society of Petroleum Engineers' (SPE) Journal of Petroleum Technology, 58(8), 30 & 34.
• Perrons, R. K. (2004). Intel's Flyosaurus. IEE Manufacturing Engineer (April/May), 14-15. Reprinted twice with permission by (1) "Insight," the University of Cambridge's Corporate Liaison newsletter in summer 2004, and (2) the Public Establishment of Industrial Estates' "Mirror" magazine in Oman, Feb. 2005.

Publications from Refereed Conferences

• Perrons, R. K. (2010). Perdido: The First Smart Field in the Western Hemisphere. Paper presented at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Intelligent Energy Conference and Exhibition, Utrecht, the Netherlands, March 23-25. Paper number SPE 127858.
• van den Berg, F., Perrons, R. K., Moore, I., & Schut, G. (2010). Business Value from Intelligent Fields. Paper presented at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Intelligent Energy Conference and Exhibition, Utrecht, the Netherlands, March 23-25. Paper number SPE 128245.
• Perrons, R. K., Marshall, J. A. R., Stockman, M. R., & Platts, K. (2004). Assessing the Value of Trust in Make-Buy Decisions for New Technologies: An Agent-Based Approach. Paper presented at the SCS 5th Workshop on Agent-Based Simulation, Lisbon, Portugal, May 3-5. In proceedings, pp. 62-66.
• Perrons, R. K., & Platts, K. (2004). Outsourcing Decisions in the Face of Radical Innovation: Insights from Intel. Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR), Sheffield, UK, September 7-9. In proceedings, pp. 319-324.
• Perrons, R. K., Richards, M. G., & Platts, K. (2004). Outsourcing in the Face of Radical Innovation: Does Industry Clockspeed Matter? Paper presented at the International Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) Forum 2004, May 17-19, Cernobbio, Italy. In Vol. 2 of proceedings, pp. 1228-1235.
• Perrons, R., & Platts, K. (2003). Vertical Integration in the Face of Technological Change: A Different Perspective. Paper presented at the EurOMA-POMS Conference, June 16-18, Lake Como, Italy. In Vol. 2 of proceedings, pp. 241-250.

Books

• Perrons, R. K. (2008). Make-Buy Decisions in the Face of Radical Innovations. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag. ISBN 978-3-639-03732-6.

Editorial Board Positions

• Editorial advisory board for Management Decision, Aug. 2006 to present.
• Industry advisory board for Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal, June 2007 to present.
• Editorial board for International Journal of Innovation and Learning, Aug. 2004 to present.
• Editorial board for International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, May 2005 to present.
• Editorial board for Foresight and Innovation Policy, May 2005 to present.

Other

Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering (2008-2009), Who’s Who in America (2009-present), and Who’s Who in the World (2009-present)

Last updated: June 2011