Vanessa Ratten is Associate Professor at La Trobe University, Australia. She is the Programme Coordinator of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation degrees at La Trobe Business School. Dr. Ratten has co-edited more than twenty books about Entrepreneurship including "COVID-19 and Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities for Small Business" (Routledge) and written seven sole authored books including "Sports Technology and Innovation: Assessing Cultural and Social Factors" (Palgrave) and "Frugal Innovation" (Routledge). Her current research focus is on technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Chapter 1. Oceania entrepreneurship: A future research agenda (Vanessa Ratten).- Chapter 2. The job satisfaction trajectory during entrepreneurship entry and beyond (Safiya Mukhtar Alshibani, Thierry Volery and Ingebjorg Kristoffersen).- Chapter 3. Coronavirus (COVID-19): Policy responses for SMEs in Australia (Esha Thukral).- Chapter 4. The multiple layers of coopetition and their link with sales performance: Insights from sporting clubs in New Zealand (James M. Crick and Dave Crick).- Chapter 5. Australian entrepreneurial universities (Vanessa Ratten).- Chapter 6. Entrepreneurship in Australia: Social Values and Perceptions (Esha Thukral).- Chapter 7. Oceania crisis management and resilience (Vanessa Ratten).- Chapter 8. Tourism innovation in Oceania (Vanessa Ratten).