Ph.D., M.Ed., MBus (Res) (AppEco), BBus (International Trade (with Dist), Certified Documentary Credit Specialist
Dr. Roberto Bergami has over twenty years experience in the manufacturing industry, primarily within the pharmaceutical sector. He held a number of roles with an international focus in finance, sales, marketing, customer service and logistics. Roberto's teaching spans over thirty years with experience in Higher Education, TAFE (VET) and private education providers.
Roberto holds a Master in Education, a Master of Business by Research (Applied Economics) and a Ph.D. He has maintained his involvement with industry through a number of peak associations where he enjoys various grades of senior level membership.
Roberto's main areas of research interests in international trade focus on government regulations; delivery terms (Incoterms); international payment terms; and market entry barriers. Other research interests include professional development of academics/teachers, the development of communities of practice, online teaching and online communities, migration from Emilia-Romagna (Italy) to Australia and teenage/youth dialect.
Publications
Books
Bergami, R. (2013) International Trade: A Practical Introduction, 4th edn, Eruditions Publishing, Melbourne, Australia
Book chapters
Bergami, R. (2012) Incoterms 2010 – A Risk Management Approach. In: Papanikos, G.T. (ed.), Economic Essays, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece, pp. 311-325
Bergami, R. and Aulino, B. (2012) Imparare con un clik: l'influenza di internet nell'apprendimento di una seconda lingua. In: Rapporto Italiani nel Mondo 2012 Licata, D & Pittau F. (eds). Idos, Roma, Italy, pp. 146-155
Refereed journal articles
Bergami, R. and Pavezova, I. (2013) Regional Branding: Cooperation as the Way Forward for Small Local Business Enterprises in the Czech Republic, The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management: Annual Review, Vol. 12, Issue, p. 39-52
Bergami, R., Aulino, B. and Zafar, A. (2013) The Influence of Cyber Language on Adolescents Learning English as a Second Language: Voices from Italy and Pakistan, The International Journal of Learning, Vol. 18, Issue 12, pp. 108-120 (ISSN 1447-9494)
Bergami, R. (2013) Fostering On-line Communities of Practice Through a New Educational Program for International Freight Forwarders in Australia, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 12, pp. 83-102 (ISSN 1833-1882)
Bergami, R. (2012) Bank Payment Obligation: A Commentary, The Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration, Vol. 16, Issue 1, pp. 1-18
Bergami, R. (2012) Enhancing Intercultural Competence Through International Study Tours, The International Journal of the Humanities, Vol. 9, Issue 11, pp. 41-57
Bergami, R. and Schüller A. (2012) Industry Placement Experiences in Vocational Education: Voices from Australia, The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, Vol. 11, Issue 6, pp. 29-47