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Armanious, A 2011, Anatomy of the 1929 and 2008 Financial Crises, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
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Furthermore, there is a highlight of the historical perspective of the global financial crisis. The book seeks a comparative analysis of the core causes, features, consequences and remedy tools of the 1929 and 2008 global financial crisis.

Armanious, A 2011, European Capital Market Integration, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
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This book is mainly concerned with explaining the pros, cons, impediments and prior factors of European capital market integration. Also, measures, types and theories of stock market integration.

Bajada, C, McIver, R, Jackson, J & Wilson, E 2011, Economic principles (3rd edition), 3rd, McGraw-Hill, Australia.

Clegg, SR, Carter, C, Kornberger, MM & Schweitzer, J 2011, Strategy: Theory and Practice, 1st, Sage Publications, London.
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Written by a team of leading academics, this groundbreaking new text is an invaluable guide to the core elements of strategy courses, that will challenge conventional thinking about the field. Key features: - Provides a coherent and engaging overview of the established 'classics' of strategy, while taking an innovative approach to contemporary issues such as power and politics, ethics, branding, globalisation, collaboration, and the global financial crisis. - A unique critical perspective that encourages you to reflect on the strategy process and strategic decision-making. - Packed with learning features, including a wealth of international case studies and accompanying discussion questions. - A website offering a full Instructors' Manual, video cases, podcasts and full-text journal articles.

Hayllar, BR, Edwards, DC, Griffin, T & Aldrigui, M 2011, Turismo em Cidades: Espacos Urbanos, Lugares Turisticos, Spanish Edition, Elsevier, Brazil.

Jakovich, J, Schweitzer, J, Brookes, WC, Edwards, M, Jupp, JR, Kirchner, NG & Nikolova, N 2011, U.lab An Emerging Interdisciplinary Framework for Innovation Projects at UTS, 1, DAB Documents Faculty of Design, Architecture & Building University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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Design thinking aims to capture designers' creativity-driven approach to innovation that can be applied to anything from physical products and intangible services, to formulating and solving complex social problems. Design thinking promotes a particular mind-set that takes the user experience, or a human-centred perspective, as point of departure. While research into the application of design thinking to business problems is well documented, the utilisation of design thinking in university innovation is limited to few cases, and requires better understanding of how to establish design thinking capacity in an academic collaboration context. This research establishes an interdisciplinary design thinking framework at the University of Technology, Sydney, that forms the basis for three experimental projects. New design thinking tools, such as '5X5' and 'faceboard', are developed and a novel public and university innovation program is tested over ten repeated scenarios. The design thinking framework can be adopted for practice and further research. This volume documents the first-steps taken by a cross-faculty university group towards developing an interdisciplinary innovation capacity. It demonstrates how through trialling the practices and methods of design thinking, a deep appreciation of designing, thinking, and practicing creativity emerges across non-design participants. Diverse disciplinary backgrounds and perspectives are illustrated as a source of opportunity to address complex teaching and research challenges. 'U.Lab - It's About You' is published by DAB Docs, University of Technology, Sydney.

McDonnell, IG, J, A, O'Toole, W & Harris, R 2011, Festival and Special Event management 5th edition, 5th, Wiley, Brisbane Australia.
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McMillian, M, Pinto, J, Pirie, W & Van de Venter, G 2011, Investments: Analysis and portfolio management workbook, 1st, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Australia.

McMillian, M, Pinto, J, Pirie, W & Van de Venter, G 2011, Investments: Principles of portfolio and equity analysis, 1st, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Australia.

Pazmandy, G 2011, MYOB Version 19 A Practical Guide to Computer Accounting, Tekniks Publications, Vaucluse, NSW.

Polonsky, M & Waller, DS 2011, Designing and Managing a Research Project: A Business Student's Guide, 2nd, Sage Publications Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.

Adair, D 2011, 'Making sense of Australian sport history' in Georgakis, S & Russell, K (eds), Youth Sport in Australia, Sydney University Press, Sydney, Ausralia, pp. 1-25.
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Despite the high profile of sport in Australian culture, the historical analysis of sport in this country has not attracted much coverage, whether in terms of academic research, media interest, or the reading public. Australian sport fans are eager to recount glorious performances by the nation's teams and athletes, and they certainly indulge in eulogistic books and magazines about sport. But these enthusiasts have comparatively little knowledge about, or interest in, Australian history and the role of sport in shaping its evolution. This is, in large part, a reflection of inadequate education: in many schools history has been supplanted as a key area of study, with the Australian story conveyed as part of broad brush subjects like 'social studies' or 'civics and citizenship: Moreover, at university level Australian history is typically taught with scant regard for the explanatory potential of sport and physical culture.

Adair, D 2011, 'Perceptions of skin and kin: sport as an arena of difference and diversity' in Adair, D (ed), Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Narratives of Difference and Diversity, Fitness Information Technology, Morgantown, WV, USA, pp. 1-12.
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Sport is a deceptively rich area for the investigation of community attitudes, values, and power relations. It is a public display within which behavioral norms and social hierarchies are played out. Sport can variously include or exclude, and engage or marginalize, depending on a complex mix of values, attitudes, and power structures. Like society, the ideas and purposes of sport are subject to competing forces of conservatism and change, the impacts of localism and globalization, and the influence of divergent ideologies. Sport, in that sense, is neither inherently virtuous nor heinous. It is a human creation that continues to evolve. Depending on context, sport can either reinforce prevailing orthodoxies or be part of reformist or radical agendas.

Adair, D & Stronach, M 2011, 'Natural-Born Athletes? Australian Aboriginal People and the Double-Edged Lure of Professional Sport' in Spracklen, K & Long, J (eds), Sport and Challenges to Racism, Palgrave Macmillan UK, London, pp. 117-134.
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In examining race in sport, this book is an essential contribution to debates about sports policy, the role of sport in society, and the globalization/localization of sports policies. In particular, it maps out local, national and international responses within sport to racism, and initiatives within sport to tackle racism in and through sport. The unifying concept through the chapters is a political and intellectual commitment to a critically realist position on racism. This collection, including an international line-up of contributors, assesses anti-racism strategies in the context of practices, policies and challenges. Combining empirical research with more theoretically-framed understandings of policies about and towards racism, this book is more than a set of case studies of different experiences: its goal is to map the dimensions of the challenge to racism in and through sport.

Agarwal, R & Selen, W 2011, 'An Integrated View of Service Innovation in Service Networks' in Demirkan, H, Spohrer, JC & Krishna, V (eds), Service Systems Implementation, Springer US, US, pp. 253-273.
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This chapter provides an insight into how service innovation may be enabled in service systems. In particular, we look at the ability of the organizational networks to collaboratively generate the capacity to adapt to changing circumstances rather than as individual firms on their own, using the RARE (Resources, Activities and Routines configured and reconfigured through Entrepreneurial actions) strategic framework. This leads into unraveling the complexity of strategic decision making in service networks through co-evolutionary adaptation, or the learning of organizations over time and the resulting virtuous process of experience, learning, and dynamic capabilities enabling them to respond to and launch a variety of competitive actions. Finally, we report on how service networks can address the duality of dynamic control capacity and responsiveness, known as the Paradox of Flexibility, through linking strategic and operational capabilities, as well as customer-supplier duality capabilities, in real time. This in the end results in innovation in services or our notion of 'elevated' service offerings.

Bajada, C 2011, 'The shadow economy in the residential construction sector' in Friedrich Schneider (ed), Handbook on the Shadow Economy, Edward Elgar Publishing, UK, pp. 293-323.
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The shadow economy (also known as the black or underground economy) covers a vast array of trade, goods and services that are not part of the official economy of a country. This original and comprehensive Handbook presents the latest research on the size and development of the shadow economy, which remains an integral component of the economies of most developing and many developed countries. The volume explores the driving forces behind the shadow economy and highlights important regional variations. The expert authors address the whole spectrum of issues including tax moral, government institutions, corruption and illicit work. Importantly the book also examines recent progress in how the shadow economy is measured and estimated. This well-documented and authoritative study will appeal to economists and researchers, as well as academics and students in the fields of economics, political science and social science. It will also be of interest to anyone seeking a comprehensive investigation into the workings of shadow economy.

Banerjee, SB, Carter, C & Clegg, S 2011, 'Managing Globalization' in Alvesson, M, Bridgman, T & Willmott, H (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Critical Management Studies, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 186-212.
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THIs chapter discusses some approaches to globalization that contribute to a critical management studies (CMS) agenda. The vast majority of the literature in management and organization theory takes an inveterately mainstream approach to globalization and lacks a critical perspective. Articles in scholarly journals such as the lournal of International Business Studies and the Colombia Journal of World Business tend to focus on the opportunities and risks posed by globalization and how firms can leverage competitive advantage in a global market. Topics that are studied include entry strategies into developing markets, cross cultural marketing and management issues, outsourcing, technology transfer, and joint ventures. Few scholars question the naturalness or implied superiority of Western economic development models and their links to globalization, focusing instead on the problems with knowledge that either limit researchers' ability to recognize divergence or the inability of existing theories to explain or capture such divergence.

Benn, SH, Dunphy, DC & Angus-Leppan, T 2011, 'Fuji Xerox Australia Eco Manufacturing Centre: A case study in strategic sustainability' in Benn, S, Dunphy, D & Perrott, B (eds), Cases in Corporate Sustainability & Change: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Tilde University Press, Prahhan, Vic, pp. 28-41.
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Today humankind faces two major crises. The first is the global financial crisis that began in 2008. The second is ecological and has been slowly building since the industrial revolution. The ecological crisis is now gaining momentum as we witness the meltdown of the world's glaciers and a range of related issues such as widespread weather volatility, desertification and food shortages. The two crises are intimately related. In the words of leading ecologist Tim Flannery: 'We have become the 'future eaters', living beyond the earth's ability to replace the resources we consume'. As a consequence, there is a need for up-to-date, relevant course materials-and particularly case studies-addressing the challenges ahead. Corporate sustainability is increasingly central to strategy in modern businesses. Learning about sustainability lends itself to the use of case studies because: (1) case studies demonstrate that sustainability is not some fantasy but a business imperative; (2) sustainability issues do not come in neat packages but cut across the traditional academic disciplines; and (3) case studies allow the relevance of theories to be tested. As the title of this book indicates, the primary emphasis is on corporate sustainability but an emphasis has also been placed on corporate change. Sustainability will not be achieved through technological fixes alo? corporate culture needs to change also.

Brønn, C & Dowling, G 2011, 'Corporate Reputation Risk: Creating an Audit Trail' in Helm, S, Liehr-Gobbers, K & Storck, C (eds), Reputation Management, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, pp. 239-255.
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Bronn and Dowling focus on the actual management of reputational risks. They demonstrate how the general awareness of reputation threats should be transferred into a formalized Corporate Reputation Risk Audit allowing a sound identification, prioritization, and management of reputational dangers. The authors provide reasons why reputation should be integrated into a companys risk assessment and present an example of an audit process.

Budde-Sung, AEK & Fee, A 2011, 'Unleashing Dormant Diversity' in Wankel, C & Law, JS (eds), Streaming Media Delivery in Higher Education, IGI Global, Hershey PA, pp. 199-217.
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The chapter will begin with a discussion of the increasing diversity in today’s classrooms and the current pedagogies in higher education, and then move to the challenges of a diverse student audience, followed by the benefits of using video to meet these challenges, finally offering some practice-based suggestions on using video in the cross-cultural classroom.

Chelliah, J & Benn, SH 2011, 'Hewlett Packard's Supply Chain' in Benn, S, Dexter, D & Perrot, P (eds), Cases in corporate sustainability and change, Tilde University Press, Australia, pp. 42-47.

Chelliah, J & Benn, SH 2011, 'Hewlett Packard's supply chain' in Benn, S, Dunphy, D & Perrott, B (eds), Cases in Corporate Sustainability & Change: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Tilde University Press, Prahhan, Vic, pp. 42-47.
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Hewlett Packard (HP) is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. It has products and services that span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging, as well as printing for consumers, enterprises and small and medium businesses. This case focuses on HP as a global company and associate& global supply chain issues.

Clegg, S, Bjørkeng, K & Pitsis, T 2011, 'Innovating the Practice of Normative Control in Project Management Contractual Relations' in Morris, PWG, Pinto, JK & derlund, JS (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Project Management, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 410-437.
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© Oxford University Press 2011. All rights reserved. This artivcle begins by considering the institution of contract and approaches to it. It follows this with an analysis of an institutional innovation, the development of alliancing as a specific form of contract premised on a far more normative mode of control than the disciplinary mechanisms of surveillance which have traditionally been seen as more typically associated with conventional contracts. A new way of managing projects is evolving, which is reported in this article. The article also considers some of its advantages as well as some of its disadvantages.

Clegg, SR 2011, 'Management, Global Models' in The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization, Wiley, Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 1-4.
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Abstract Global models of management are of most relevance for multinational organizations, which have to manage operations in several different countries. Stopford and Wells (1972) studied 187 of the largest US‐based multinational corporations (MNCs) in the late 1960s and found that MNCs typically adopt different models at different stages of global expansion. In the early stages firms tended to establish an international division to handle the early limited volume of foreign sales and range of products being sold internationally. As sales of the limited range of products expand, and the product range does not grow accordingly, the firms tend to move to managing by an area structure while firms that develop many more product lines tend to adopt a worldwide product division structure. When both foreign sales and product diversity are high, firms tend to adopt a matrix structure. However, all these design choices are deeply constrained by the previous histories and contexts of the firms in question.

Clegg, SR 2011, 'The Sociology of Organizations' in George Ritzer (ed), The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology, Wiley, Malden, pp. 164-181.
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The sociology of organizations is very largely a post-Second World War American invention but it built, initially, on Max Weber's work as it was translated in the post-war era . At the outset the sociological classics were a potent source of inspiration, especially Weber: today that is no longer the case (Adler 2009: 5). The critical function of the classics as being a signifier for disparate world views that encapsulate deep and compelling insights into the human condition has been largely abandoned (Alexander 1987). One refreshing sign of the times, however, is the recent publication of The Oxford Handbook of Sociology and Organization Studies, edited by Paul Adler, in 2009. The usual candidates, Marx, Weber, and Durkheim, are considered, as well as many others (some of whom might have been surprised to be called sociologists).

Crittenden, PM, Benn, SH & Dunphy, DC 2011, 'Yarra Valley Water: Learning and change for sustainability' in Benn, S, Dunphy, D & Perrott, B (eds), Cases in Corporate Sustainability & Change: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Tilde University Press, Prahhan, Vic, pp. 147-161.
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Today humankind faces two major crises. The first is the global financial crisis which began in 2008. The second is ecological and has been slowly building since the industrial revolution. The ecological crisis is now gaining momentum as we witness the meltdown of the worlds glaciers and a range of related issues such as widespread weather volatility, desertification and food shortages. The two crises are intimately related. In the words of leading ecologist Tim Flannery: `We have become the `future eaters, living beyond the earths ability to replace the resources we consume. As a consequence, there is a need for up-to-date, relevant course materialsand particularly case studiesaddressing the challenges ahead. Cases in Corporate Sustainability and Change: A Multidisciplinary Approach includes Australian and New Zealand as well as international cases. Corporate sustainability is increasingly central to strategy in modern businesses. Learning about sustainability lends itself to the use of case studies because: (1) case studies demonstrate that sustainability is not some fantasy but a business imperative; (2) sustainability issues do not come in neat packages but cut across the traditional academic disciplines; and (3) case studies allow the relevance of theories to be tested. As the title of this book indicates, the primary emphasis is on corporate sustainability but an emphasis has also been placed on corporate change. Sustainability will not be achieved through technological fixes alone; corporate culture needs to change also.

Darcy, SA & Appleby, L 2011, 'Sydney 2000: Moving from Post-Hoc Legacy to Strategic Vision and Operational Partnerships' in Legg, D & Gilbert, K (eds), Paralympic Legacies, Common Ground Publishing, Champaign, Illinois, pp. 75-98.
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Legacy remains one of the most important issues relating to multisport mega-events across the globe and it could be argued that the development of legacy is one of the most urgent imperatives in elite sport. In this regard the Paralympics is no exception to the quest for long term legacy; however, little in the way of documentation appears to be forthcoming from the International Paralympic community in this regard. This book reviews the concept of legacy across previous Paralympic Games by providing a series of chapters under the headings of `The Paralympic Legacy Debate, `Paralympic City Legacies, `Emerging Issues of Paralympic Legacy and `Reconceptualising Paralympic Legacies. The issues arising are discussed in terms of a meta-analysis of the authors work and offer interesting ideas which if taken up by the International Paralympic Committee, International Olympic Committee, Bid Committees, OCOGs and major sports could change the face of Paralympic legacy towards the positive forever.

Fee, A & Budde-Sung, AEK 2011, 'The Link in the Lesson' in Wankel, C & Law, JS (eds), Streaming Media Delivery in Higher Education, IGI Global, Hershey PA, pp. 20-38.
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Video is generally seen as a passive, primarily didactic teaching method; an approach at odds with contemporary cross-cultural training which tends to emphasize highly interactive ”experiential” methods. In this chapter we draw on contemporary theories of learning to argue that video-based cross-cultural training is, in fact, more flexible than it is given credit for, and can play an important role in developing learners’ cultural intelligence. In doing this, we outline several practical and creative ways in which video can be used to develop cultural intelligence.

Fleming, P & Mandarini, M 2011, 'Towards a Workers' Society? New Perspectives on Work and Emancipation' in The Oxford Handbook of Critical Management Studies, Oxford University Press.
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© Oxford University Press, 2013. This article aims to discuss the central importance of work in the critical management studies (CMS) movement. It proposes that work is perhaps the key category in CMS because the discipline represents a theoretical blending of management and the sociology of work. The first section discusses why work is a central concern for CMS. The article then discusses how work has been studied, the theoretical traditions and the empirical 'objects' that characterize CMS research. The third section discusses the 'bringing work back in' debate since it highlights some keen differences about what work means in critical research today. The article then adds a specific contribution by suggesting some alternative avenues of analysis. It draws upon the idea of the social factory and the different types of work (conventional, identity, and social) that it inaugurates. The article concludes by discussing the implications of our analysis by returning to a founding value of the CMS movement, emancipation.

Foley, C, Taylor, T & Maxwell, H 2011, 'Gender and Cultural Diversity in Australian Sport' in Long, J & Spracklen, K (eds), Sport and Challenges to Racism, Palgrave Macmillan UK, UK, pp. 167-182.
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Foley, CT, Schlenker, K & Schweinsberg, SC 2011, 'Case Study: Triple Bottom Line Event Evaluation and the 2010 CountryLink Parkes Elvis Festival' in Allen, J, O'Toole, W, Harris, R & McDonnell, I (eds), Festival and Special Event Management, John Wiley and Sons Australia, Australia, pp. 511-515.

Frawley, SM & Toohey, KM 2011, 'The importance of prior knowledge: The Australian Olympic Committee and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games' in Toohey, K & Taylor, T (eds), Australian Sport: Antipodean Waves of Change, Routledge, London, UK, pp. 111-130.
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This study investigates how the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) was involved in the formation of the Sports Commission (SSC) within the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) and as a critical contributor to the staging of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Using a figurational sociological framework, the intended and unintended consequences of the AOC's strategic and operational involvement are explored. The case shows how important early negotiations were in the case of the Sydney Olympics, when the host governments and Olympic Organizing Committees, in the period immediately following the winning of a bid, were inexperienced in Olympic negotiations and distracted by the euphoria of securing the Games. This left the more knowledgeable Olympic organization, the AOC, well placed to leverage its prior experience and extensive Olympic figurations, in order to gain a strategic advantage over the other Australian Olympic stakeholders. The research makes a contribution to Olympic studies, specifically in relation to the role of the host National Olympic Committee (NOC) in the organizing of an Olympic Games. Furthermore, the research findings have management implications for the International Olympic Committee (lOC) and future host NOCs, particularly in relation to the structuring of Olympic Organizing Committee governance arrangements.

Freeder, D 2011, 'E-Novation Curriculum (Communication and Education)' in Pattinson, H & Low, D (eds), E-Novation for Competitive Advantage in Collaborative Globalization, IGI Global, USA, pp. 143-161.
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Generic labelling of consumers does not demonstrate sophisticated marketing and does not reflect the level of analysis that can be done to target appropriate or one to one marketing. On an ethical level, marketers need to focus on permission based marketing and apply co-creation models which have the potential to address the bottom line and shareholder returns without compromising the interests and wellbeing of consumers. Emotion remains the key brand response from consumers, but the new online research environment offers opportunities for marketers to apply analytical diversity and the use of creative and lateral thinking (Cooke & Buckley, 2007), rather than just intrusive marketing practices enhanced by technological capabilities. Improved practice, together with ethics, should be represented in marketing and business training and in the profession. All of this is influenced by technology and its flawed or decent application reflects human intervention as always. How much protection or care then should marketers exercise towards consumers in their environments especially since consumers are deemed to be more sophisticated? Educative systems should also ensure that sustainability practices are a promise of future marketing.

Keller, LR, Feng, T & Wang, Y 2011, 'Measures of Risk Equity' in Cochran, JJ, Cox, LA, Keskinocak, P, Kharoufeh, JP & Smith, JC (eds), Encyclopedia of Operations Research & Management Science, Wiley, Hoboken, USA.
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Abstract This article covers measures of fairness or equity for situations involving risk, as represented with a probability distribution over outcomes, which often include adverse health or safety outcomes.

Keller, LR, Wang, Y & Feng, T 2011, 'Fairness and Equity in Societal Decision Analysis' in Cochran, JJ, Cox, LA, Keskinocak, P, Kharoufeh, J & Smith, JC (eds), Encyclopedia of Operations Research & Management Science, Wiley, Hoboken, USA.
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AbstractThis article provides a brief theoretical and empirical introduction to the examination of fairness and equity in societal decision analysis.

Leung, LT 2011, 'Australia' in Barnett, G (ed), Encyclopedia of Social Networks, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, pp. 60-62.

Lyons, M & Dalton, B 2011, 'Australia: A continuing love affair with the new public management' in Governance and Regulation in the Third Sector: International Perspectives, pp. 238-259.

Lyons, MJ & Dalton, BM 2011, 'Governance and Regulation in the Third Sector' in Phillips, S & Smith, SR (eds), Governance and Regulation in the Third Sector: International Perspectives, Routledge, London, UK, pp. 238-259.
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The purpose of this book is to explore the implications for nonprofit organizations of the transition from New Public Management.(NPM) to more collaborative forms of relational or distributed governance. The case of Australia, which is examined in this chapter, does not provide strong evidence for such a transition. It also shows the difficulty of generalizing about relations between governments and the third sector. During the 1980s Australian governments- both state and national, Labor and Liberal- gradually embraced the set of beliefs and practices that came to be known as NPM. This embrace was not without its critics, but it had powerful supporters and transformed the role of government and the practice of governing. It also had direct implications for the third sector.

Maxwell, H, Taylor, TL & Foley, CT 2011, 'Social inclusion of muslim women in Australian community sport' in Long, J, Fitzergerald, H & Millward, P (eds), Delivering Equality in Sport and Leisure, Leisure Studies Association, Eastbourne UK, pp. 15-33.
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The social and community building potential of sport has been highlighted by social policy makers and academics both in Australia and overseas (Australian Sports Commission, 2006; Coalter, 2007; Collins and Kay. 2003; Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2007; Jarvie, 2003; Nicholson and Hoye, 2008; Rojek, 2005). There is a 'presumption that sport can help to address the multifaceted aspects of social exclusion (e.g. reduce crime, increase employability, improve health) and contribute to community development and social cohesion' (Coalter. 2007: p. 19). In ethno culturally diverse societies such as Australia, with a vast array of ancestral identities. languages, and religions, sport has been strategically deployed to overcome the challenges of social exclusion and marginalisation among minority ethnic groups.

Rhodes, C 2011, 'Organizational justice' in Business Ethics and Continental Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, pp. 141-161.
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© Mollie Painter-Morland and René ten Bos 2011. Goals of this chapter. After studying this chapter you will be able to: Articulate the ways in which management and business ethics researchers have approached and developed the idea of organizational justice; distinguish between the three most commonly defined dimensions of organizational justice: distributive justice, procedural justice, and interactional justice; explain how management and business ethics researchers have understood the relationship between justice and ethics; explain how the concept of justice is understood in the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas and contrast this with the concept of justice used in the literature on organizational justice; consider the radical implications of Levinas's understanding of justice for organizational justice; understand the meaning of the term pleonexia and its relationship with justice in organizations. Introduction. The idea of justice is philosophically sophisticated, culturally embedded, and practically enacted. Justice has had massive uptake in Western society and culture over some thousands of years. With this longevity ‘justice’ is part of our normal lexicon and is an idea that forms the basis of some of the main national and international institutions that serve to govern our everyday lives. The breadth of juridico-political structures that regulates interactions between people in both national and global settings rests in one way or the other on the idea of justice. Business organizations are also sites where the idea of justice is meaningful, and it has therefore not escaped the attention of those who study, theorize, and practice management and ethics-especially in terms of the just treatment of employees.

Schulenkorf, N & Thomson, AK 2011, 'United through Sports: Managing Sport-For-Development Programs in Disadvantaged Communities' in Ratna, A & Lashua, B (eds), Community and Inclusion in Leisure Research and Sport Development, Leisure Studies Association, Eastbourne, pp. 55-76.
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Sport programs and special events have received increasing interest and support by local, state, federal governments, as well as third sector organisations as a tool for reducing intergroup conflict and facilitating cooperation between disparate communities. While impact assessments and sociological investigations of sport-for-development projects have become subject to some empirical analysis, there has been limited research that explores how sport can be operationalised to achieve desired social development outcomes. To fill this gap, this paper investigates two independent sport-for-development case studies from Sri Lanka and rural Australia, and utilises interviews, observations and document analysis techniques to explore organisational approaches and management strategies employed to facilitate social development through sport. Findings are analysed in relation to Thomson et al.âs (in press) management framework, which is used as the basis for a wider discussion on the implications for sport-for-development initiatives in disparate community settings. Through adopting an approach where leadership values community interests and needs, strategies outlined in this document can contribute to sport being used as a vehicle to achieve wider social outcomes, including informal reconciliation, inclusive social change, and overall social development.

Simon, J, Wang, Y & Keller, LR 2011, 'Paradoxes and Violations of Normative Decision Theory' in Cochran, JJ, Cox, LA, Keskinocak, P, Kharoufeh, J & Smith, JC (eds), Encyclopedia of Operations Research & Management Science, Wiley, Duluth, USA.
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AbstractIn this article, first classic examples of descriptive violations of normative decision theory from Allais and Ellsberg are discussed, and then the behavioral phenomena of loss aversion, endowment effect, status quo bias, and framing effects are discussed.

Stenberg, LC & Siriwardana, M 2011, 'Deforestation in the Philippines: An economic assessment of government policy responses' in Environmental Science Research, pp. 325-372.
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In the case of a land constraint economy such as the Philippines, the efficient allocation of land to its various uses is essential. This constraint is further intensified by the growing population and increased demand for commercial land. The process of land classification is only the first step in managing land resources. A computable general equilibrium (CGE) model based on ORANI, a multi-sectoral model belonging to the Johansen class of CGE models was employed to ascertain the economy-wide effects of the reduction in forestry production due to conservation efforts. The paper also attempts to show the relative contribution of population growth and trade policies on deforestation in the case of the Philippines. The study evaluated some of the forestry policies recommended by the Philippine Master Plan for Forestry Development (1991-2015). In theory, the policies formulated would be viable and effective. The problem lies in the implementation especially of reforestation activities, which is the core of the Master Plan. The Philippine forests require intensive regeneration programs to revive the domestic logging industry and conservation programs to protect sensitive areas as well as the establishment of tree plantations. The study evaluated four policies from the Master Plan, namely the implementation of selective logging, imposition of stumpage tax on the forestry sector, lowering of forestry discount rates and the establishment of set-aside areas. The study found that moving into a selective logging regime and the establishment of set-aside areas would achieve forest conservation with little reduction in economic growth. Moreover, the results show that (domestic) population per se would not significantly increase deforestation. Whilst, export taxes are ineffective tools in reducing deforestation, trade liberalisation policies are beneficial to the economy as a whole. © 2011 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

Stenberg, LC & Siriwardana, M 2011, 'Forestry trade and population growth in the Philippines in a general equilibrium framework' in Forestry: Research, Ecology and Policies, pp. 113-143.
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The Philippines has experienced deforestation all throughout the last century. Some scholars attribute it to excessive timber trade others to population growth. The population argument, which is in the centre of most environment-related issue, is valid from 1980s onwards in the case of the Philippines. Population was not an issue in the first half of the 20th century neither in the years before that, however, timber trade was. The Philippines became the single biggest exporter of logs in 1969, while population stood at around 36.7 million. The paper attempts to show using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) framework the relative contribution of population growth and foreign trade policies on deforestation in the case of the Philippines. A static CGE model based on ORANI with an appended sub-forestry model is employed in the analysis. The results show that (domestic) population per se would not significantly increase deforestation. Whilst, export taxes are ineffective tools in reducing deforestation, trade liberalisation policies are beneficial to the economy as a whole. © 2011 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

Taylor, TL, Lock, DJ & Darcy, SA 2011, 'The Janus face of diversity in Australian sport' in Toohey, K & Taylor, T (eds), Australian Sport: Antipodean Waves of Change, Routledge, London, pp. 25-39.
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In this essay, Janus is used as a metaphor for examining the nature of cultural diversity in Australian sport. It does so by firstly presenting a historical context for sport in Australia and the relative lack of cultural diversity found in sport. Within a country dominated by the running codes of football and cricket, the position of soccer in Australia was somewhat unique as it became a bastion for many non-Anglo migrant groups. However, in the I 980s and 1990s soccer's lack of organizational success at the slate and national level was negatively ascribed to the tensions between the ethnically affiliated clubs. the same clubs that were ironically the stalwarts driving the growing popularity of the sport. We examine the initiatives used to restructure the game in Australia to make football more appealing to mainstream (i.e. non-ethnically aligned) spectators. The contemporary situation is explored through secondary documentation and the results of a survey of 3,056 spectators undertaken during the first season of the new A-League are presented. The essay concludes with a discussion about the relative success of the restructure in terms of changing the face of Australian soccer.

Wang, Y, Keller, LR & Simon, J 2011, 'Descriptive Models of Perceived Risk' in Cochran, JJ, Cox, LA, Keskinocak, P, Kharoufeh, J & Smith, JC (eds), Encyclopedia of Operations Research & Management Science, Wiley, Hoboken, USA.
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Abstract This article provides a brief introduction to descriptive models of perceived risk. The first part focuses on monetary risks or any risks whose information can be distilled into payoffs and their probabilities. The second part focuses on psychological research on societal risks such as psychometric models. Some further developments are also included such as cross‐cultural studies and the risk‐as‐feelings hypothesis.

Abramitzky, R, Delavande, A & Vasconcelos, L 2011, 'Marrying Up: The Role of Sex Ratio in Assortative Matching', American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 124-157.
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We assemble a novel dataset to study the impact of male scarcity on marital assortative matching and other marriage market outcomes using the large shock that WWI caused to the number of French men. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that postwar in regions with higher mortality rates: men were less likely to marry women of lower social classes; men were more likely and women less likely to marry; out-of-wedlock births increased; divorce rates decreased; and the age gap decreased. These findings are consistent with men improving their position in the marriage market as they become scarcer. (JEL J12, J16, N34)

Adair, D 2011, 'Building global understanding: ethnocultural diversity and sport', Sport in Society, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 737-740.
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Agarwal, R & Selen, W 2011, 'Multi‐dimensional nature of service innovation', International Journal of Operations & Production Management, vol. 31, no. 11, pp. 1164-1192.
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PurposeInnovation in services is thought to be multi‐dimensional in nature, and in this context the purpose of this paper is to present and operationalise the concept of “elevated service offerings” (ESO) in collaborating service organisations. ESO stands for new or enhanced service offerings which can only be eventuated as a result of partnering, and which could not be delivered on individual organisational merit. ESO helps us expand our understanding of service innovation to include a service network or service system's dimension.Design/methodology/approachA structural equation model is specified and estimated based on constructs and relationships grounded in the literature, as well as self‐developed constructs, using empirical data from 449 respondents in an Australian telecommunications service provider (SP) and its partnering organisations.FindingsResults show that ESO is a multi‐dimensional construct which was operationalised and validated through an extensive literature review, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modelling using a holdout sample.Research limitations/implicationsQualitative and empirical data analysis was undertaken with data collected from a single large telecommunications SP organisation, and its partnering organisations. Future research may seek to collect data from the entire telecommunications industry sector and their partnering organisations, across other service sectors, or even any other organisation where collaboration is pivotal to their success.Pr...

Alexeev, V & Tapon, F 2011, 'Testing weak form efficiency on the Toronto Stock Exchange', JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL FINANCE, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 661-691.
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Ali, SM, Paul, SK, Azeem, A & Ahsan, K 2011, 'Forecasting of optimum raw material inventory level using artificial neural network', International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 333-348.
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This paper develops an artificial neural network (ANN) model to forecast the optimum level of raw materials inventory as a function of product demand, manufacturing lead-time, supplier reliability, material holding cost, and material cost. The model selects a feed-forward back-propagation ANN with twelve hidden neurons as the optimum network. We test the model with pharmaceutical company data. The results show that the model can be useful to forecast raw material inventory level in response to different parameters. We also compare the model with fuzzy inference system (FIS) and simple economic order quantity (EOQ). It can be seen that ANN model outperforms others. Overall, the model can be applied for forecasting of raw materials inventory for any manufacturing enterprise in a competitive business environment.

Areni, CS, Burger, M & Zlatevska, N 2011, 'FACTORS AFFECTING THE EXTENT OF MONDAY BLUES: EVIDENCE FROM A META-ANALYSIS', PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, vol. 109, no. 3, pp. 723-733.
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A meta-analysis of 34 samples identified a small but reliable 'Monday blues' effect (-.08 ≤ d ≤-.06) in samples reporting current or real-time moods for each day of the week. However, the size of the effect in samples reporting recalled summaries of moods experienced over the course of a day varied depending on whether the sample involved university students or nonstudents. University students reporting recalled summaries of daily moods showed a large Monday blues effect (d =-.25), whereas married men who were not students reported smaller effects with greater variance (-.19 ≤ d ≤ -.01). The 34 samples reporting recalled summaries of moods experienced over multiple days produced effects ranging from -.25 to -1.28, but the variance among these samples was too great to estimate an aggregate d statistic. © Psychological Reports 2011.

Awati, K 2011, 'Mapping project dialogues using IBIS: a case study and some reflections', International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 498-511.
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Purpose – The purpose of this practice note is to describe the use of the issue‐based information system (IBIS) notation to map dialogues that occur in project meetings. Design/methodology/approach – A case study is used to illustrate how the technique works. A discussion highlighting the key features, benefits and limitations of the method is also presented along with a comparison of IBIS to other similar notations. Findings – IBIS is seen to help groups focus on the issues at hand, bypassing or avoiding personal agendas, personality clashes and politics. Practical implications – The technique can help improve the quality of communication in projects meetings. The case study highlights how the notation can assist project teams in developing a consensus on contentious issues in a structured yet flexible way. Originality/value – IBIS has not been widely used in project management. This note illustrates its value in helping diverse stakeholders get to a shared understanding of the issues being discussed and a shared commitment to achieving them.

Baker, E, Onyx, J & Edwards, M 2011, 'Emergence, social capital and entrepreneurship: Understanding networks from the inside', Emergence: Complexity and Organization, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 21-38.
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Communities are a major research context for both social capital and entrepreneurship, and 'networks' is a core concept within both frameworks. There is need for conceptualizing network formation processes, and for qualitative studies of the relational aspects of networks and networking, to complement the existing mainly quantitative studies. Within complexity theory, emergence has been linked with formation of entities including networks, and with social entrepreneurship. In this paper, community networks are interpreted as an emergent dynamic process of action and interaction through an empirical case study conducted in an urban community setting. Interviews were conducted with experiential experts at networking. The study was designed within a social capital framework, but frequent reporting of entrepreneurship prompted additional analysis. Practical and theoretical implications of the network study findings are examined in light of the three frameworks together, and further empirical studies are suggested.

Bardon, T & Josserand, E 2011, 'A Nietzschean reading of Foucauldian thinking: constructing a project of the self within an ontology of becoming', Organization, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 497-515.
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As influential as Michel Foucault may be in organization theory, several critics have seriously questioned the epistemological foundations of the Foucauldian philosophical project (Ackroyd and Thompson, 1995, 1999; Caldwell, 2007; Habermas, 1990; Newton, 1994, 1998; Reed, 2000; Thompson, 1993). If these remain unanswered, the Foucauldian approach could be relegated to a self-contradictory, ultra-relativist and partial reading grid of ‘reality’. In this article, we develop a Nietzschean reading of Foucault’s thinking that offers answers to these criticisms, and reinstates it as an independent philosophical project grounded in epistemological assumptions that are coherent with its ontology and methodology. Finally, we suggest that, following Nietzsche, the whole Foucauldian project can be approached as a genealogy of morals. Subsequently, we call on scholars to further explore the ‘third generation’ of Foucauldian studies which would study management practices as morals understood as an ‘art de vivre’.

Bird, R, Casavecchia, L, Pellizzari, P & Woolley, P 2011, 'The impact on the pricing process of costly active management and performance chasing clients', JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC INTERACTION AND COORDINATION, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 61-82.
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One of the necessary features of markets to produce efficient pricing is competition between information-based investors who quickly impound new information into price. However, a significant proportion of funds invested in todays equity markets are in the hands of managers who pursue a style that utilises little or none of the available information.We simulate such a market where the funds are being managed using the following three investment styles: fundamental, omentum and index. We confirm that the major pricing anomalies that have been highlighted previously in the literature are a natural consequence of competition between managers utilising these three investment styles.More importantly, we show that this situation is unlikely to change as long as markets continue to be dominated by costly active managers with clients who pursue outperformance.

Bugeja, M 2011, 'Foreign takeovers of Australian listed entities', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 89-107.
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This study examines if Australian target firm abnormal returns and characteristics differ between Australian and foreign bidders. The results indicate that takeovers from foreign bidders are associated with higher target firm abnormal returns than bids from Australian firms. Overseas bidders also pay an additional premium for research-intensive target firms. Target firms that receive an offer from outside Australia are significantly larger, have lower leverage, and are more likely to operate in the resources sector. Foreign acquisitions are also more likely to be a friendly takeover. The relative exchange rate is not associated with the likelihood of a foreign takeover. There is no difference in takeover success or competition between domestic and foreign bids.

Bugeja, M 2011, 'Takeover premiums and the perception of auditor independence and reputation', The British Accounting Review, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 278-293.
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This study investigates if there is a positive association between takeover premiums and the bidders perception of target firm auditor reputation and independence. Using auditor size as a proxy for auditor reputation, the results indicate that in hostile takeovers target shareholders receive a higher takeover premium when a Big 4 auditor audits the target firm prior to the takeover. This result is only significant, however, in the period prior to the highly publicised audit failures. The impact of perceived auditor independence on takeover premiums is studied using the levels and size of non-audit service (NAS) fees provided by the target firm auditor. Using three proxies for auditor independence, the results show no association between perceived auditor independence and takeover premiums. This finding is robust to partitioning the sample by auditor size, takeover hostility and splitting the sample into takeovers pre- and post- the corporate scandals that occurred in 2002.

Cairns, J & Slonim, R 2011, 'Substitution effects across charitable donations', Economics Letters, vol. 111, no. 2, pp. 173-175.
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Camilleri, AR & Newell, BR 2011, 'Description- and experience-based choice: Does equivalent information equal equivalent choice?', Acta Psychologica, vol. 136, no. 3, pp. 276-284.
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Camilleri, AR & Newell, BR 2011, 'When and why rare events are underweighted: A direct comparison of the sampling, partial feedback, full feedback and description choice paradigms', Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 377-384.
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Carabetta, G 2011, ''Fair Work and the Future of Police Industrial Regulation in Australia'', Australian Journal of Labour Law, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 260-260.

Carter, C, Clegg, S & Wåhlin, N 2011, 'When science meets strategic realpolitik: The case of the Copenhagen UN climate change summit', Critical Perspectives on Accounting, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 682-697.
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This paper argues that the impasse over tackling climate change at the 2009 climate change summit is a result of the outcome of the prevailing power and politics at the summit. The paper discusses the sociological literature on power and notes that the f

Cekauskas, K, Gerasimovs, R, Liatukas, V & Putniņš, TJ 2011, 'The Effects of Market Makers and Stock Analysts in Emerging Markets', International Review of Finance, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 305-327.
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We exploit a quasi-experiment to examine the effects of market makers and stock analysts in three emerging stock markets. We find substantial differences in the effects across markets, and in contrast to existing literature, the effects of market makers are not always positive. Our results suggest that the structure of market makers' agreements and compensation matters for their effects on market quality. Stock analysts, on balance, have marginally positive effects on liquidity and informational efficiency. The benefits of market makers are weaker in the presence of stock analysts, and vice versa, suggesting that market makers and stock analysts are more like substitutes than complements in their effects on market quality.

Chadee, D, Wiesner, R & Roxas, B 2011, 'Environmental sustainability change management in SMEs: learning from sustainability champions', International Journal of Learning and Change, vol. 5, no. 3/4, pp. 194-194.
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Chan, H, Faff, R, Hill, P & Scheule, H 2011, 'ARE WATCH PROCEDURES A CRITICAL INFORMATIONAL EVENT IN THE CREDIT RATINGS PROCESS? AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION', Journal of Financial Research, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 617-640.
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The Boot, Milbourn, and Schmeits (2006) model (Boot model) predicts certain credit rating events are likely to be more informative than others and that credit watch procedures are an important driver of such differences. We test the core empirical predictions of their model. Our sample comprises U.S. corporate issuer credit ratings provided by Moody's, 1990-2006. Our findings fail to uncover compelling evidence for the empirical predictions of the Boot model in relation to the role of watch procedures as coordinating mechanisms. Rather, our findings are more supportive of the view that rating agencies are always at an informational advantage relative to investors. © 2011 The Southern Finance Association and the Southwestern Finance Association.

Charki, MH, Josserand, E & Charki, NB 2011, 'Toward an Ethical Understanding of the Controversial Technology of Online Reverse Auctions', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 17-37.
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B2B online reverse auctions technology (ORAs) emerged as a popular tool for large buying firms in the late 1990s. However, its growing use has been accompanied by a corresponding increase in unethical behaviors to a point that it has been described as the technology that has triggered more ethical concerns in the e-commerce arena than in any other segment of activity. Our findings first indicate that the establishment of formal ethical criteria based on the restrictive interpretation of ethics as honesty is not enough to resolve the ethical issues that surround the introduction of a technology because it ignores the ethical values shared by most actors in the sector in terms of fairness. We show the extent to which lobbying, rumor, technical problems, and public discourse can impact on the interpretations of the technology regarding ethics. Highlighting the importance of incorporating ORAs into the broader context of relationship management that integrates ethics as fairness and not only ethics as honesty serves to illustrate why the future of ORAs might not be as bright as predicted by a theoretical interpretation of the technology that is sometimes disconnected from the realities of the field.

Chelliah, J & Clarke, E 2011, 'Collaborative teaching and learning: overcoming the digital divide?', On the Horizon, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 276-285.
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PurposeThis paper aims to examine pedagogical issues in higher education as a result of the shift to a social networking society where Web 2.0 collaborative technologies increase user creativity, contributing to unique forms of communication and community building that support a “social constructivism”. In this context, it is becoming clear that traditional pedagogical models cannot be sustained into the future. Engaging the digital generation of students in a learning process that emphasizes creation of skill sets that match views on twenty‐first‐century learning skills (problem solving, self‐regulated learning, collaboration, sharing ideas, focus on learning etc.) as well as views on 21st‐century employability skills (communication, collaboration, creativity, leadership and technology proficiency, etc.) is the new imperative. This paper seeks to identify related pedagogical challenges and to provide some recommendations for higher education institutions towards tackling these challenges.Design/methodology/approachA literature review of the opportunities presented by emerging Web 2.0 technologies and critical assessment of the challenges in addressing the transformation of pedagogical needs is the approach taken in this paper.FindingsEmerging Web 2.0 technologies are pervading higher education and have the potential to trigger learning innovation and enhance teaching and learning. However, technologies are and remain tools and cannot by themselves generate innovation, nor realize many educators' vision for technology to improve education. Technology by itself cannot change the nature of classroom instruction unless educators a...

Chiarella, C & Di Guilmi, C 2011, 'The financial instability hypothesis: A stochastic microfoundation framework', JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC DYNAMICS & CONTROL, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 1151-1171.
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This paper examines the dynamics of financial distress and in particular the mechanism of transmission of shocks from the financial sector to the real economy. The analysis is performed by representing the linkages between microeconomic financial variables and the aggregate performance of the economy by means of a microfounded model with firms that have heterogeneous capital structures. The model is solved both numerically and analytically, by means of a stochastic approximation that is able to replicate quite well the numerical solution. These methodologies, by overcoming the restrictions imposed by the traditional microfounded approach, enable us to provide some insights into the stabilization policies which may be effective in a financially fragile system.

Chiarella, C, Maina, SC & Sklibosios Nikitopoulos, C 2011, 'Credit Derivative Pricing with Stochastic Volatility Models', University of Technology Sydney Quantitative Finance Research Centre Research Paper, vol. 16, no. 293, pp. 1-28.
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This paper proposes a model for pricing credit derivatives in a defaultable HJM framework. The model features hump-shaped, level dependent, and unspanned stochastic volatility, and accommodates a correlation structure between the stochastic volatility, the default-free interest rates, and the credit spreads. The model is finite-dimensional, and leads (a) to exponentially affine default-free and defaultable bond prices, and (b) to an approximation for pricing credit default swaps and swaptions in terms of defaultable bond prices with varying maturities. A numerical study demonstrates that the model captures stylized various features of credit default swaps and swaptions. © 2013 World Scientific Publishing Company.

Clegg, S, Dany, F & Grey, C 2011, 'Introduction to the Special Issue Critical Management Studies and Managerial Education : New Contexts ? New Agenda ?', M@n@gement, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 272-272.
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Clegg, S, Dany, F & Grey, C 2011, 'Introduction to the special issue critical management studies and managerial education: New contexts? New agenda?', Management, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 271-279.

Comerton-Forde, C, Putniņš, TJ & Tang, KM 2011, 'Why Do Traders Choose to Trade Anonymously?', Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 1025-1049.
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AbstractThis paper examines the use, determinants, and impact of anonymous orders in a market where disclosure of broker identity in the trading screen is voluntary. We find that most trading occurs nonanonymously, contrary to prior literature that suggests liquidity gravitates to anonymous markets. By strategically using anonymity when it is beneficial, traders reduce their execution costs. Traders select anonymity based on various factors including order source, order size and aggressiveness, time of day, liquidity, and expected execution costs. Finally, we report how anonymous orders affect market quality and discuss implications for market design.

Cotton, D & Trück, S 2011, 'Interaction between Australian carbon prices and energy prices', Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 208-222.
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The aim of carbon trading is to encourage reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by rewarding the production of power through green sources and penalising power produced by the higher-emitting sources. This article investigates the longterm interaction between carbon permit prices of the two most heavily traded Australian carbon trading schemes with electricity prices using a structural cointegrated vector autoregression model. This is analysed over two consecutive periods to determine if the scheme effectiveness changes over time. The analysis indicates that only in the second, or most recent, period do carbon prices relate to electricity prices. Our results indicate that some problems with the design of the current schemes, however, do provide some promise of an improvement more recently. © 2011 Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Inc.

Craig, L & Siminski, P 2011, 'If Men Do More Housework, Do Their Wives Have More Babies?', Social Indicators Research, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 255-258.
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We analyze data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey waves 1-6, to investigate whether the housework and childcare contributions of coupled Australian men with one child affect the likelihood that their wives will have a second child. We find no evidence that the way housework or childcare is shared has an effect, nor that the amount of men's contribution to housework or childcare has an effect. In addition, the effect of men's housework and childcare time on fertility does not appear to be mediated through its effect on their wives' housework and childcare. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Cunha, MPE, Rego, A & Clegg, S 2011, 'Beyond addiction: Hierarchy and other ways of getting strategy done', European Management Journal, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 491-503.
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Hierarchy is habitually presented as the right organizational infrastructure through which to deploy and achieve strategy. We analyze the strategy process, specifically the strategy/execution debate, from the perspective of hierarchy, and contrast the hierarchical mode where top management dominates by separating strategy/ formulation and execution with three alternative modes where the power circuits of strategy extend beyond the managerial elite and are shared by several strategic agents. These three possibilities are: (1) the porous hierarchical mode, in which the hierarchs/higher-ups transfer part of the power for shaping and informing the strategy to the base of the organization; (2) the distributed mode, in which the hierarchs have no direct influence but rather indirect moral authority over execution, and (3) the strategy as simple rules mode, in which strategy/execution is taken as a single iterative process where strategy evolves on the basis of a minimal structure that facilitates strategic interaction and prevents hierarchical control from stifling adaptation.

Cunha, MPE, Rego, A & Clegg, S 2011, 'Pol Pot, alias Brother Number One: Leaders as instruments of history', Management & Organizational History, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 268-286.
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Pol Pot is one twentieth century leader with a specific place in history as the orchestrator of one of that century's many significant genocides. As the commander of the deadly Khmer Rouge, he orchestrated the genocide perpetrated in Cambodia between 197

Darcy, S 2011, 'Developing Sustainable Approaches to Accessible Accommodation Information Provision: A Foundation for Strategic Knowledge Management', Tourism Recreation Research, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 141-157.
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© 2011 Tourism Recreation Research. The research consistently shows that the constraints to accessible accommodation identified by people with disability are firmly grounded in information provision. Information is the foundation on which people make their travel planning decisions and the provision of detailed and accurate accessible accommodation information is critical to the decision-making process for people with disability. To improve upon this current situation, this paper seeks to make the connection between accessible tourism, consumer needs, supply-side perspectives, government regulation/coordination, sustainability, accessible accommodation information provision and strategic knowledge management. First, demand research is examined to understand the specific constraints identified by consumers with disability and the specific accommodation criteria they seek when planning their trips. Second, the paper presents a summary of the supply-side research that presents the industry perspective on the consumer group and their accessible accommodation stock. Third, as with any tourism market development government regulation and coordination have very important roles to play brokering an industry-wide approach to accessible tourism. While tourism has been predominantly a market-driven sector with government support for infrastructure and marketing, an avenue to improve accessible accommodation information provision can be fostered through their coordination role to offer a more sustainable approach for consumers and the supply sector while progressing human rights outcomes. The paper concludes by presenting a case study of an Accessible Accommodation Assessment Template as a foundation to information provision on which to base a strategic knowledge management framework.

Darcy, S & Pegg, S 2011, 'Towards Strategic Intent: Perceptions of disability service provision amongst hotel accommodation managers', International Journal of Hospitality Management, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 468-476.
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The tourism sector globally has become increasingly mindful of how an ageing population is reshaping service provision forms and offerings. This being particularly true of accommodation operations where there is a now a growing recognition of the commercial value for providing market groups with exceptional service. With this in mind, this study sought to ascertain the perceptions of managers in the accommodation sector towards disability service provision with a view to identifying any current service gaps or failings. An inductive, qualitative approach was used with the data collection phase incorporating a series of one on one interviews and a focus group. The in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 managers of hotels deemed to have accessible rooms that complied with the relevant building codes and standards. A focus group comprised 22 managers of hotels located in the Sydney central business district, Australia. Study findings revealed five key themes that had not been previously discussed in the literature. They were: inclusive attitudinal approach; safety; the responsibility of people with a disability to communicate their needs to the hotel; perceptions of accessible rooms by the general public; and operational processes. Related themes that emerged from the data analysis that had previously been aligned with the literature included: legislative responsibility, policy and building codes; disability as a market segment; staff awareness/training; and language, marketing, and promotion information. Implications with respect to management of accessible rooms in the accommodation sector are outlined and further areas of research are proposed. © 2010.

Delavande, A & Rohwedder, S 2011, 'Differential Survival in Europe and the United States: Estimates Based on Subjective Probabilities of Survival', Demography, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 1377-1400.
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Abstract Cross-country comparisons of differential survival by socioeconomic status (SES) are useful in many domains. Yet, to date, such studies have been rare. Reliably estimating differential survival in a single country has been challenging because it requires rich panel data with a large sample size. Cross-country estimates have proven even more difficult because the measures of SES need to be comparable internationally. We present an alternative method for acquiring information on differential survival by SES. Rather than using observations of actual survival, we relate individuals’ subjective probabilities of survival to SES variables in cross section. To show that subjective survival probabilities are informative proxies for actual survival when estimating differential survival, we compare estimates of differential survival based on actual survival with estimates based on subjective probabilities of survival for the same sample. The results are remarkably similar. We then use this approach to compare differential survival by SES for 10 European countries and the United States. Wealthier people have higher survival probabilities than those who are less wealthy, but the strength of the association differs across countries. Nations with a smaller gradient appear to be Belgium, France, and Italy, while the United States, England, and Sweden appear to have a larger gradient.

Delavande, A & Rohwedder, S 2011, 'Individuals' uncertainty about future social security benefits and portfolio choice', Journal of Applied Econometrics, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 498-519.
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AbstractLittle is known about the degree to which individuals are uncertain about their future Social Security benefits, how this varies within the US population, and whether this uncertainty influences financial decisions related to retirement planning. To illuminate these issues, we present empirical evidence from the Health and Retirement Study Internet Survey and document systematic variation in respondents' uncertainty about their future Social Security benefits by individual characteristics. We find that respondents with higher levels of uncertainty about future benefits hold a smaller share of their wealth in stocks. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Delavande, A, Giné, X & McKenzie, D 2011, 'Eliciting probabilistic expectations with visual aids in developing countries: how sensitive are answers to variations in elicitation design?', Journal of Applied Econometrics, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 479-497.
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AbstractEliciting subjective probability distributions in developing countries is often based on visual aids such as beans to represent probabilities and intervals on a sheet of paper to represent the support. We conduct an experiment in India which tests the sensitivity of elicited expectations to variations in three facets of the elicitation methodology: the number of beans, the design of the support (predetermined or self‐anchored), and the ordering of questions. Our results show remarkable robustness to variations in elicitation design. Nevertheless, the added precision offered by using more beans and a larger number of intervals with a predetermined support improves accuracy. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Delavande, A, Giné, X & McKenzie, D 2011, 'Measuring subjective expectations in developing countries: A critical review and new evidence', Journal of Development Economics, vol. 94, no. 2, pp. 151-163.
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Deroy, X & Clegg, S 2011, 'When events interact with business ethics', Organization, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 637-653.
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The article analyses the dynamics of the interaction between events and business ethics within organizations. Events comprise those unpredictable things that happen. When they do, organizationally embedded managers will be responsible for making sense of these events. By being responsible, they are enacting ethics in the choices that they make for dealing with them. Events always raise ethical considerations because they are non-routine rather than a strict repetition of existing repertoires. Under certain circumstances, which we illustrate with a theory of the event, drawing on the work of Gilles Deleuze, we are able to investigate the de/institutionalizing of ethics theoretically. We draw on the new economic sociology to discuss the conditions of ethical and event de/institutionalization. Finally, we conceptualize the linkage between micro and macro dimensions framing the dynamics of business ethics in interaction with events.

Docherty, P 2011, 'Keynes's Analysis of Economic Crises and Monetary Policy in theGeneral Theory: Its Relevance after 75 Years', Review of Political Economy, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 521-535.
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This paper argues that Keyness treatment of economic fluctuations and monetary policy in the General Theory is still relevant after 75 years. His treatment of severe economic crises provides considerable insight into the possibility of crises emanating from financial markets, and for understanding how financial disturbances may have real economic effects. Keyness insights into the potential limitations of using monetary policy to deal with periods of crisis and how these limitations may be addressed are also shown to be relevant to the recent global financial crisis. The paper also argues that the General Theory has insights to offer on the use of Taylor rules and on the possibility of addressing persistent unemployment.

Dowling, G & Weeks, W 2011, 'Media analysis: what is it worth?', Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 26-33.
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PurposeNow more than ever, businesses need to understand what the media is saying about them. The authors describe three types of media analysis: salience and sentiment analysis; theme and contradiction analysis; and problem and solution analysis, the first two of which are routinely commissioned by many companies. Using four case studies the authors describe how problem and solution analysis can be used to save costs and increase revenues.Design/methodology/approachFour case studies are used to illustrate the financial value that problem and solution media analysis can play in understanding and solving a range of business problems.FindingsThe authors show how the analysis of media commentary helped a public company to identify its most influential investment commentators; helped an appliance manufacturer to change its sales force compensation scheme; helped a financial services company to position its IPO; and helped an internet‐based share trading company to understand some conflicting research results. The financial value of these outcomes often far exceeded the price paid.Originality/valueThe authors compare and contrast three styles of media analytics. The review suggests that the problem and solution analysis technique is novel and financially valuable in situations where media coverage creates problems.

Dowling, GR & Otubanjo, T 2011, 'Corporate and organizational identity: two sides of the same coin', AMS Review, vol. 1, no. 3-4, pp. 171-182.
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Many researchers have expressed frustration with the current state of scholarship about corporate and organizational identity. There are multiple definitions and confusion about the antecedents and consequences of each type of identity. Also, given the amount of scholarship involving these constructs, there are surprisingly few measures of either construct. We propose that each type of identity is an important and related construct. To clarify the relationships between and among the constructs, we review their use in three literatures. We then develop a model of how the two identity constructs relate to each other to influence how stakeholders trust and engage with their chosen organizations. To guide further research, we suggest how better measures of each construct can be developed.

Dwyer, L & Forsyth, P 2011, 'Methods of estimating destination price competitiveness: a case of horses for courses?', Current Issues in Tourism, vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 751-777.
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Dwyer, L & Wickens, E 2011, 'Event Tourism and Cultural Tourism: Issues & Debates: An Introduction', Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, vol. 20, no. 3-4, pp. 239-245.
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Edwards, B, Taylor, M & Fiorini, M 2011, 'Who gets the 'gift of time' in Australia? Exploring delayed primary school entry', Australian Review of Public Affairs, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 41-60.

Edwards, D & Griffin, T 2011, 'Tourist Pathways in Cities: Providing Insights into Tourists Spatial Behaviour', SSRN Electronic Journal, pp. 1-13.
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Cities are shaped by flows of people, money and goods. Amongst the people who move through cities are tourists. The types of activities and spaces within cities that satisfy a tourist’s needs are often concentrated into distinctive geographic areas – precincts – and the tourist’s experience is most commonly one of moving between these precincts in search of the city’s highlights. While the movement of tourists through cities is observable, it is complex and not well understood. Understanding tourists’ spatial behaviour can greatly assist those engaged in the management and planning of urban destinations. To address this issue, since 2007 researchers in the Urban Tourism Program at the University of Technology Sydney have been examining tourists’ spatial behaviour using GPS technology, in tandem with other methods that assist with ‘interpreting’ the spatial activity. Studies have been conducted in Sydney, Canberra, London and Melbourne. This paper provides insights into how tourists view and use the city, highlighting differences in their general patterns and range of movement in these cities.

Farook, S, Lanis, R & Hassan, KM 2011, 'Determinants of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: The Case of Islamic Banks', Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 114-141.
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© 2011, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop and test a theoretical model of the determinants of Islamic banks' social disclosures. In testing the hypotheses, the level of social disclosure in Islamic banks' annual reports is gauged based on a benchmark derived from Islamic principles. Design/methodology/approachApplying the principles of systems-oriented theories such as political economy, legitimacy and stakeholder theories, as well as agency theory, hypotheses linking Islamic social disclosure and its determinants are developed. The sample comprised 47 Islamic banks in 14 countries and the data related to the dependent (Islamic banks social disclosures) variable are collected mainly from the annual reports, while data for the independent variables (determinants) are collected from various sources. Regression analysis was conducted to test the hypotheses. FindingsCorporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure by Islamic banks varies significantly across the sample. According to the regression results, variation is best explained by the “influence of the relevant publics” and the “Shari'ah (SSB supervisory boards) corporate governance mechanism” variables. Using alternative variable measures, the regression results suggest that “level of social and political freedom” and “the proportion of investment account deposits to total assets” are also significant determinants of Islamic banks' CSR disclosure. Research limitations/implicationsThe major limitation of this paper is the small sample size of only 47 Islamic banking institutions. Future studies may expand the sample size used here. Practical implicationsThe results indicate the significance of the SSB as a governance mechanism that may increase the CSR disclosure of Islamic banks. Thus, from a policy perspective, bodies that regulate Islamic banking should consider mandating the SSB for all “Islamic banks”. Originality/valueThis research is the first to...

Fee, A & Gray, SJ 2011, 'Fast-tracking expatriate development: the unique learning environments of international volunteer placements', The International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 530-552.
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International volunteering has traditionally been viewed as a pursuit that, while admirable, provided little benefit for the volunteer beyond altruistic satisfaction. Yet several recent studies suggest that an international volunteer placement can fast-track the development of valuable global skills and capabilities. To date, no research has offered a systematic explanation for this. This article presents a framework that outlines the unique mechanisms of international volunteer placements that contribute to them being fertile learning environments for expatriates. In doing so, it draws on evidence from a longitudinal study of the learning experiences of a sample of international volunteers from Australia and New Zealand.

Fee, A, McGrath-Champ, S & Yang, X 2011, 'Expatriate performance management and firm internationalization: Australian multinationals in China', Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 365-384.
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This paper presents the results of an empirical study exploring the expatriate performance management systems of 16 Australian multinational firms operating in China. The results show that highly internationalized firms tend to be better at deploying the `hard components of performance management (goal-setting and performance appraisals), and yet most firms, and in particular highly internationalized ones, are poor at managing `soft control mechanisms like training and mentoring. The results give some support for the notion that expatriate performance management takes on increased importance as a firm's international operations become more dispersed; however, it also suggests a lack of appreciation of the value of soft control mechanisms in achieving this. The study contributes to international human resource management literature by identifying the relationship between the degree of internationalization of firms and the nature of expatriate performance management.

Ferguson, A & Scott, T 2011, 'Market reactions to Australian boutique resource investor presentations', Resources Policy, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 330-338.
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This paper examines the market reactions to 817 investor presentations by 326 Australian resource firms and finds evidence suggesting these events are informative. Furthermore, the positive returns do not reverse over the following 15 days, which contrasts with previous investor presentation research. However, consistent with the prior literature, extended long run cumulative abnormal returns are not significantly different from zero. This paper also documents stronger reactions to first time presenting firms, presentations that are announced to the market and firms exhibiting at the Africa Downunder and Excellence in Oil & Gas conferences. There are also stronger reactions for firms with lower ownership concentration. Examining boutique resource firm investor presentations adds to the existing disclosure and dissemination literature due to the presence of relatively high information asymmetry in the extractive industries, a unique setting, which contrasts with previous studies. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

Ferguson, A, Clinch, G & Kean, S 2011, 'Predicting the Failure of Developmental Gold Mining Projects', Australian Accounting Review, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 44-53.
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This paper investigates firm‐level financial and non‐financial information and their association with project failure for a sample of pre‐production gold development firms. Pre‐revenue generating ‘single project’ mining companies are chosen, since project failure is synonymous with company failure for these firms. The setting is interesting due to the high information asymmetry and limitations of the GAAP‐based Altman Z‐score in this context. A definition of project failure is applied and both financial and non‐financial predictors are compared. Failure is driven by whether the deposit is open pit or underground, and whether the cash cost of production is disclosed at feasibility completion.

Ferguson, A, Grosse, M, Kean, S & Scott, T 2011, 'Your Governance or Mine?', AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING REVIEW, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 406-417.
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In response to criticism directed at the resource sector's corporate governance, this paper examines the corporate governance and underlying firm characteristics of resource development stage entities (DSEs) relative to a size-matched sample of non-resource firms. We find that resource DSEs have different governance characteristics in the measures of board independence, chair/CEO duality and CEO cash bonuses. Furthermore, there are differences in the information environment measures of analyst following, debt levels, stock market return and stock turnover. Considering we document substantial differences in underlying firm characteristics, corporate governance differences are likely appropriate to the mining industry and should not be uniformly labelled as 'bad'. Our results suggest that media rankings based on corporate governance scores may not accurately portray the resource sector. Overall, our results are of interest to Australian investors and regulators and contribute to a broader understanding of contextually contingent corporate governance. © 2011 CPA Australia.

Field, J & Chelliah, J 2011, 'Australian firms fail to keep pace with rapid industrial‐relations reforms', Human Resource Management International Digest, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 35-38.
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PurposeThis paper aims to highlight the difficulties faced by employers in complying with a quick succession of industrial‐relations legislation changes in Australia in recent times.Design/methodology/approachThe paper draws on the results of a field survey of 352 Australian organizations undertaken between August and December 2009. The survey was completed by businesses in every state and territory in Australia except the Northern Territory. Collectively, the organizations surveyed employed more than 100,000 staff.FindingsThe paper reveals that the major challenge for most businesses appears to be the ability to maintain an effective human resources (HR) infrastructure to cope with the pace of industrial relations legislation changes in recent times.Practical implicationsThe paper gives an insight into the level of risk that Australian employers face as a result of legislative non‐compliance. It guides managers and HR specialists in assessing the exposure of their organizations/clients to the risks identified.Social implicationsThe paper reveals that a significant proportion of Australian businesses are failing to comply with the provisions of recent industrial‐relations legislation.Originality/valueThe paper focuses on organizational awareness and preparedness to und...

Finn, J, Mukhtar, VY, Kennedy, DJ, Kendig, H, Bohle, P & Rawlings-Way, O 2011, 'Financial Planning for Retirement Village Living: A Qualitative Exploration', Journal of Housing For the Elderly, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 217-242.
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This Australian exploratory study investigates the financial considerations retirees experienced before moving into a retirement village. A qualitative content analysis was undertaken on the responses of 52 retirement village residents, who were part of a much larger study on retirees' accommodation choices in 2007. The respondents were grouped according to income, and the results were compared across the following groups (self-funded retirees, partpension retirees, and full-pension retirees). Differences between the groups extended beyond affordability. Both pension groups were more anxious about the increasing costs of maintenance fees than self-funded retirees, and the importance of pensions and superannuation was also discussed. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Fleming, P & Sturdy, A 2011, '‘Being yourself ’ in the electronic sweatshop: New forms of normative control', Human Relations, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 177-200.
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This article extends research about high-commitment management practices in tightly controlled work environments typified by the call centre. One promising research avenue suggests that normative management systems in such contexts, involving ‘fun’ exercises and culture programmes, etc., are more about distracting employee attention away from other, more taxing controls. This article develops such an approach by exploring the specific nature and conditions of such distraction. An empirical study of a call centre in which employees were encouraged to ‘ just be themselves’ (in relation to lifestyle differences, sexuality, diverse identities, etc.) reveals how the distractions are partly informed by the dysfunctions of existing technical, bureaucratic and conventional cultural controls, all of which homogenize workers. Furthermore, the new regime not only serves to distract employees, but proves instrumental in capturing their sociality, energy and ‘authentic’ or ‘non-work’ personalities as emotional labour. At the same time, it gives rise to some contestation and less individualistic forms of authenticity. These outcomes have wider implications for our understanding of worker autonomy in and around hybrid control systems.

Frawley, S & Cush, A 2011, 'Major sport events and participation legacy: the case of the 2003 Rugby World Cup', Managing Leisure, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 65-76.
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Internationally, the past three decades has seen a significant growth in the staging of major sport events (Cashman, 2006). These events are staged by host organizers and supported by governments for many varied reasons. One rationale often provided by governments to justify their investment in such events is that they will encourage their population to become more physically active through sport participation. The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact hosting major sport events has on sport participation for a host nation. To address this research question, a recent major sport event hosted in Australia, namely the 2003 Rugby World Cup, is investigated. The findings from the study suggest that the sport of rugby witnessed an increase in sport registrations following the staging of the event. The increase, however, was substantially greater for the junior rugby category than the senior rugby category.

Garbarino, E, Slonim, R & Sydnor, J 2011, 'Digit ratios (2D:4D) as predictors of risky decision making for both sexes', Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 1-26.
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Georgakis, S, Wilson, R & Hu, X 2011, 'Addressing the Teaching and Learning Challenges of ‘Service Courses’: A Case Study of Pedagogical Reform and Innovation', The International Journal of Learning: Annual Review, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 233-244.
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Glover, K, Peskir, G & Samee, F 2011, 'The British Russian Option', STOCHASTICS-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROBABILITY AND STOCHASTIC REPORTS, vol. 83, no. 4-6, pp. 315-332.
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Following the economic rationale of the British put and call option, we present a new class of lookback options (by first studying the canonical 'Russian' variant) where the holder enjoys the early exercise feature of American options, whereupon his payoff (deliverable immediately) is the 'best prediction' of the European payoff under the hypothesis that the true drift of the stock price equals a contract drift. Inherent in this is a protection feature which is key to the British Russian option. Should the option holder believe the true drift of the stock price to be unfavourable (based upon the observed price movements) he can substitute the true drift with the contract drift and minimize his losses. The practical implications of this protection feature are most remarkable as not only is the option holder afforded a unique protection against unfavourable stock price movements (covering the ability to sell in a liquid option market completely endogenously), but also when the stock price movements are favourable he will generally receive high returns. We derive a closed-form expression for the arbitrage-free price in terms of the rational exercise boundary and show that the rational exercise boundary itself can be characterized as the unique solution to a nonlinear integral equation. Using these results, we perform a financial analysis of the British Russian option that leads to the conclusions above and shows that with the contract drift properly selected, the British Russian option becomes a very attractive alternative to the classic European/American Russian option. © 2011 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Gratton, C, Rowe, N & Veal, AJ 2011, 'International Comparisons of Sports participation in European Countries: an Update of the COMPASS Project', European Journal for Sport and Society, vol. 8, no. 1-2, pp. 99-116.
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COMPASS (Coordinated Monitoring of Pmticipation in Sports) was a jointly funded initiative of the UK Sports Council, English Sports Council, and the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), the aim of which was to examine existing systems for the collection and analysis of sports participation data in European countries with a view to identifying ways in which harmonisation may be achieved, so that greater comparability of data from different European countries would become possible. The COMPASS report (UK Sport, Sport England and CONI, 1999) was published in 1999 and provided comparative data on sports participation for seven European countries, Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, UK, Ireland, Italy and Spain. The comparisons were made using an analytical framework that categorised participation into seven participation groups related to intensity of participation, club membership and whether participation was competitive or not. Despite the difficulties in making cross-national comparisons in sports participation across European countries, the COMPASS report has shown that there is evidence of an emerging European profile of sports participation. This paper attempts to build on the original COMPASS results and analyse what lessons can be learned for making comparisons of sports participation across European countries today.

Guido, R, Pearl, J & Walsh, K 2011, 'Market timing under multiple economic regimes', Accounting & Finance, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 501-515.
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Hafalir, IE & Yektaş, H 2011, 'Selling goods of unknown quality: forward versus spot auctions', Review of Economic Design, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 245-256.
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Hair, JF, Ringle, CM & Sarstedt, M 2011, 'From the Special Issue Guest Editors', Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 135-138.
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Harrison, B 2011, 'Embedding Graduate Skills - High-achieving Students:Workshop Model', Asian Social Science, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 52-60.
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This paper investigates a unique program developed at Macquarie University entitled the "Aspiring Professionals Program". The program's aim is to attract high-achieving students and to assist these students with the transition between university and their first job. In particular, this paper addresses the skills that graduates are frequently lacking, as reported by both recruiting organizations and in the literature. The particular needs of high-achieving students are considered, as well as the residential workshop method within which the program operates. The curriculum content and delivery are described and the results from the initial year are documented. In conclusion, plans to update and improve the program are considered.

Helin, S, Jensen, T, Sandström, J & Clegg, S 2011, 'On the dark side of codes: Domination not enlightenment', Scandinavian Journal of Management, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 24-33.
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In this paper, we show how a middle manager interprets the action of two employees as problematic and how he solves it by using the company's code of ethics as the basis for firing them. Our telling of the story unmasks a darker side of codes and we conceptualize it in terms of power and domination. The paper contributes to the literature on corporate codes of ethics (CCEs) and corporate ethics programs by showing that such codes need not necessarily play an enabling role in organizations. Rather than being instruments of enlightenment and self-regulation, they may be used as instruments to further domination.

Ho, HD, Ganesan, S & Oppewal, H 2011, 'The Impact of Store-Price Signals on Consumer Search and Store Evaluation', Journal of Retailing, vol. 87, no. 2, pp. 127-141.
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Always low price (ALP) and low price guarantee (LPG) are store-price signals that retailers frequently use to induce favorable store-price image and discourage consumers from comparing prices across stores. Although both policies signal low prices, only LPG is an obligatory promise to beat rival stores' prices. Results of two shopping simulations show that when consumer search costs are relatively low, ALP may effectively discourage consumer search whereas LPG may trigger more search. Paradoxically, consumers tend to evaluate ALP stores less favorably (as having lower integrity and higher self-serving intention) than LPG stores even when both signals appear to be credible. These findings suggest that LPG is a superior tactic for creating a favorable store image while ALP is more effective for discouraging consumer search. The results also indicate that consumers visit fewer stores when the LPG is not a credible signal of lowest market price than when it is credible. This is because consumers are inclined to either claim discounts or refunds at the non-credible LPG store or to purchase at the competing store with a lower price rather than continue searching. © 2011 New York University.

Hossan Chowdhury, M 2011, 'Ethical issues as competitive advantage for bank management', Humanomics, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 109-120.
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PurposeEthics have always played a crucial role in the realm of business and commerce. This paper aims to extract the principle factors of ethical practices to develop a model for competitive advantage in banking and to show the relation between ethical practice and customer satisfaction and the linked reason for satisfaction as a tool for competitive advantage.Design/methodology/approachBased on the literature review, ethical issues in banking have been identified as a foundation work. Then an empirical study using survey research has been completed. The survey questionnaire has been designed using the literature and pilot survey input. Factor analysis has been conducted to derive ethical factors for competitive advantage from the survey data, which included 186 responses. χ2 tests were also carried out to show the linked relationship between ethical practice, customer satisfaction and reason for satisfaction.FindingsFrom the analysis, two principle factors have been extracted: the cost leveraging factor; and the value leveraging factor which lead to competitive advantage. More over, it also revealed that high ethical practice results in high customer satisfaction and performance.Practical implicationsThis study develops a guideline of competitive advantage for bank management through ethical practice.Originality/valueThe paper extracts how ethical factors create competitive advantage in banking and the linked reason of ethical practice and performance of ban...

Hunt, B & Terry, C 2011, 'Australian equity warrants: Are retail investors getting a fair go?', JASSA, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 48-54.
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The AS X has two functionally similar markets for contingent equity contracts - a warrants market principally serving retail investors and an ETO market that may be used by retail and professional traders. Using pricing and volatility comparisons, this study finds that warrants are generally overpriced and are significantly dearer than their ETO equivalents. The paper recommends that short selling be allowed in the warrants market in order to reduce the pricing differentials and end the systematic exploitation of retail warrant investors by warrant issuers.

Hunter, K & Docherty, P 2011, 'Reducing variation in the assessment of student writing', Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 109-124.
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This paper extends the literature on grader variation and the role of moderation and socialisation processes in reducing this variation. It offers a fresh categorisation of academics' assessment beliefs and expectations, and uses this categorisation to analyse the interaction between implicit and explicit expectations in relation to grader variation and socialisation processes. A combination of quantitative and qualitative data from a large class grading moderation process was used to identify the existence and character of residual implicit grader expectations, the impact of these implicit expectations in causing grader variation, and the effectiveness of socialisation in reducing the extent of variation. An effective strategy for designing and focusing socialisation processes is also outlined.

Johar, M & Maruyama, S 2011, 'Does Coresidence Improve an Elderly Parent’s Health?', UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper, vol. 29, no. 2011, pp. 965-983.
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© 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. It is generally believed that intergenerational coresidence by elderly parents and adult children provides old-age security for parents. Although such coresidence is still the most common living arrangement in many countries, empirical evidence of its benefits to parental health is scarce. Using Indonesian data and a program evaluation technique that accounts for non-random selection and heterogeneous treatment effect, we find robust evidence of a negative coresidence effect. We also find heterogeneity in the coresidence effect. Socially active elderly parents are less likely to be in coresidence, and when they do live with a child they experience a better coresidence effect.

Johar, M & Maruyama, S 2011, 'INTERGENERATIONAL COHABITATION IN MODERN INDONESIA: FILIAL SUPPORT AND DEPENDENCE', HEALTH ECONOMICS, vol. 20, no. S1, pp. 87-104.
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Informal filial care plays an important role for elderly parents facing health challenges. Ageing, however, exacerbates the burden of filial care because the ratio of older to younger individuals is higher and disabled parents live longer. The well-being of elderly parents is even more insecure in Asian developing countries that are undergoing unprecedented ageing and drastic changes in social norms and values, whereas old-age support systems have yet to be developed. In this paper, we investigate factors that influence cohabitation decision by elderly parents and their adult children using the longitudinal Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS). Focusing on new cohabitation in which a parent who lives independently starts to cohabitate with a child, we conduct transition analysis to make a more convincing causal interpretation than the standard cross-sectional approach. We find that, while parental needs are important, cohabitation is influenced to a larger extent by the costs and gains of children. The elderly facing health and economic challenges are at higher risk of not receiving filial support than other elderly individuals.

Johar, M, Jones, G, Keane, M, Savage, E & Stavrunova, O 2011, 'WAITING TIMES FOR ELECTIVE SURGERY AND THE DECISION TO BUY PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE', HEALTH ECONOMICS, vol. 20, no. SUPPL. 1, pp. 68-86.
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More than 45% of Australians buy health insurance for private treatment in hospital. This is despite having access to universal and free public hospital treatment. Anecdotal evidence suggests that avoidance of long waits for public treatment is one possible explanation for the high rate of insurance coverage. In this study, we investigate the effect of waiting on individual decisions to buy private health insurance. Individuals are assumed to form an expectation of their own waiting time as a function of their demographics and health status. We model waiting times using administrative data on the population hospitalised for elective procedures in public hospitals and use the parameter estimates to impute the expected waiting time and the probability of a long wait for a representative sample of the population. We find that expected waiting time does not increase the probability of buying insurance but a high probability of experiencing a long wait does. On average, waiting time has no significant impact on insurance. In addition, we find that favourable selection into private insurance, measured by self-assessed health, is no longer significant once waiting time variables are included. This result suggests that a source of favourable selection may be aversion to waiting among healthier people. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Kattiyapornpong, U & Miller, KE 2011, 'Social Structure and Psychographic Explanations of Destination Preference of Australians' Travel to South-East Asia', ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 39-56.
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This research explores the relationships between social structural variables, psychographic variables and preference for travel to Asia by Australians. Differences in preference for travel to specific South-East Asian destinations, namely, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, are explained using psychographic explanatory variables and combinations of the social structural variables (also known as socio-demographic variables) of age, income and life stage. A large representative sample of 49,105 Australian respondents is utilized. Binary logistic regression is used to profile respondents who prefer to take a holiday in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand for more than 3 days. This research found that age, income and life stage have significant differential and interactive effects on travel preference. The results show that social structural and psychographic variables act in different ways to constrain/enable travel preference for Asia. This means there are differences in the socio-demographic and psychographic profiles of travelers who prefer specific destinations within Asia. This information is useful for market segmentation and the development of destination marketing plans. Destination and tourism marketing managers can utilize such results to minimize the barriers to travel by particular groups. Future research directions are outlined.

Keane, M & Stavrunova, O 2011, 'A smooth mixture of Tobits model for healthcare expenditure', Health Economics, vol. 20, no. 9, pp. 1126-1153.
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AbstractThis paper develops a smooth mixture of Tobits (SMTobit) model for healthcare expenditure. The model is a generalization of the smoothly mixing regressions framework of Geweke and Keane (J Econometrics 2007; 138: 257–290) to the case of a Tobit‐type limited dependent variable. A Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm with data augmentation is developed to obtain the posterior distribution of model parameters. The model is applied to the US Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data on total medical expenditure. The results suggest that the model can capture the overall shape of the expenditure distribution very well, and also provide a good fit to a number of characteristics of the conditional (on covariates) distribution of expenditure, such as the conditional mean, variance and probability of extreme outcomes, as well as the 50th, 90th, and 95th, percentiles. We find that healthier individuals face an expenditure distribution with lower mean, variance and probability of extreme outcomes, compared with their counterparts in a worse state of health. Males have an expenditure distribution with higher mean, variance and probability of an extreme outcome, compared with their female counterparts. The results also suggest that heart and cardiovascular diseases affect the expenditure of males more than that of females. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Kirsch, C, Chelliah, J & Parry, W 2011, 'Drivers of change: a contemporary model', Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 13-20.
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PurposeThis paper introduces a contemporary model developed by a Sydney‐based consulting firm, ChangeTracking Research. The model was developed through an initial survey of 146 companies based in 27 countries.Design/methodology/approachThe authors present a change development model which uses Hofstede's work as a foundation for understanding cross‐cultural differences in organizations from across the world and how that affects change management in these cultures. The model is informed by initial surveys of employees from 27 nationalities in 146 companies working in a variety of industries.FindingsThe paper presents a model that identifies six key drivers arising from different cultural dimensions that determine success in change management projects.Practical implicationsThe model developed in this paper introduces new knowledge of the cross‐cultural dynamics in change management projects which would prove useful to change managers throughout the world.Originality/valueThe paper presents a unique model that presents six key drivers that determine the success of change management. A subset of clusters under each driver presents an in‐depth understanding of the critical issues to be recognized and managed in differing cultural contexts.

Klettner, AL & Clarke, T 2011, 'Board Performance Evaluation Post-Financial Crisis', Keeping Good Companies, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 200-206.
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Over the last ten years, the practice of conducting performance evaluations of boards of directors has become commonplace in large corporations. Not only is the process widely established but it is seen as an essential tool in achieving better board performance and effectiveness.

Kornberger, M & Clegg, S 2011, 'Strategy as performative practice', Strategic Organization, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 136-162.
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This article focuses on the relation between strategy-as-practice and its power effects in the context of a strategy project ( Sustainable Sydney 2030) undertaken by the City of Sydney. The following three interrelated questions guided the enquiry: How is strategy practised? What knowledge is it based upon? And what are its power effects? Based on a detailed empirical analysis of the strategy-making process, the article charts how strategy rendered the city knowable and how performative effects of strategizing mobilized the public and legitimized outcomes of the process while silencing other voices. The article’s theoretical contribution is threefold: first, it shows that strategizing is performative, constituting its subjects and shaping its objects; second, that strategizing has to be understood as aesthetic performance whose power resides in the simultaneous representation of facts (traditionally the domain of science) and values (the realm of politics); third, and consequently, that strategy is a sociopolitical practice that aims at mobilizing people, marshalling political will and legitimizing decisions. The article concludes with reflections on five practical implications of the study.

Kornberger, M, Kreiner, K & Clegg, S 2011, 'The value of style in architectural practice', Culture and Organization, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 139-153.
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To date, organization theory's attempts to understand architecture firms have focused by and large on debates about increasing managerialization and economization of the profession. This paper suggests an alternative approach by conceptualizing architecture as practice that does not adhere only to a narrow economic logic of value creation but also focuses on the production of aesthetic value. We will introduce the concept of style to understand how architecture practice routinely breaks routines and follows the rule of rule breaking. We will analyze architecture practice as a form of organized heresy - a hegemonic engine for the production of difference. In order to illustrate our points we will draw on qualitative empirical fieldwork with an architecture firm (synonym Earth Architects). © 2011 Taylor & Francis.

Lam, D, Lin, B-X & Michayluk, D 2011, 'Demand and Supply and Their Relationship to Liquidity: Evidence from the S&P 500 Change to Free Float', Financial Analysts Journal, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 55-71.
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In the context of the switch to free-float weighting in the S&P 500 Index, this study of the effect of the availability of shares on liquidity in the medium term found cross-sectional differences in liquidity and price impact measures that gradually narrowed following each phase of the freefloat adjustment. © 2011 CFA Institute.

Lanis, R & Richardson, G 2011, 'The effect of board of director composition on corporate tax aggressiveness', JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND PUBLIC POLICY, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 50-70.
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This study considers the effect of board of director composition on corporate tax aggressiveness. Our logit regression results for a choice-based sample of 32 corporations comprising 16 tax-aggressive corporations and 16 non-tax-aggressive corporations show that the inclusion of a higher proportion of outside members on the board of directors reduces the likelihood of tax aggressiveness. The ordinary least squares regression results from our sensitivity analysis of a cross-section of 401 corporations confirm our main results about board of director composition and tax aggressiveness. © 2010 Elsevier Inc.

Le Meunier-FitzHugh, K, Massey, GR & Piercy, NF 2011, 'The impact of aligned rewards and senior manager attitudes on conflict and collaboration between sales and marketing', Industrial Marketing Management, vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 1161-1171.
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This research was carried out using five case studies and a survey to discover how sales and marketing managers are rewarded and if alignment of rewards can improve collaboration between sales and marketing and/or reduce inter-functional conflict. In addition, it examined the role of senior managers' support for coordination on sales/marketing collaboration. The results reveal that organizations which use aligned rewards can increase sales/marketing collaboration through such reward structures, but not reduce inter-functional conflict. In addition, senior managers' support for coordination is vital, as it increases sales/marketing collaboration, and strongly reduces inter-functional conflict. This is important because inter-functional conflict has a strong negative impact on collaboration between sales and marketing in business to business firms. © 2010 Elsevier Inc.

Leung, LT 2011, 'Phoning home', Forced Migration Review, vol. 38, pp. 24-25.
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The telephone is the most critical piece of technology for resettled refugees connection to family members in terms of availability and familiarity. However, it is not without challenges such as the limited communication technology choices back `home and the costs involved.

Linnenluecke, MK, Stathakis, A & Griffiths, A 2011, 'Firm relocation as adaptive response to climate change and weather extremes', Global Environmental Change, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 123-133.
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Lock, D, Taylor, T & Darcy, S 2011, 'In the Absence of Achievement: The Formation of New Team Identification', European Sport Management Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 171-192.
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Motives to attend sport and form identification with sporting teams attract considerable attention in the literature. Previous research has determined that vicarious achievement is a key construct leading to attendance and identification. Conceptual and theoretical development has focused on established sport teams, and has not been inclusive of the formation of identification in a new team context. New sport teams do not have a history of achievement or well established traditions through which to attract fans, thus the constructs that influence the formation of identification with new sport teams may be conceivably different. In this study a mixed-method approach was used to explore key themes leading to the formation of new team identification with a new football team in Australia. Findings illustrated that vicarious achievement is less relevant in a new team, new league context. New team identification was characterized by a strong desire to support the sport of football in an Australian league. The home city of members and the match day occasion were also important themes in the formation of new team identification. © 2011 European Association for Sport Management.

Maruyama, S 2011, 'Socially Optimal Subsidies for Entry: The Case of Medicare Payments to HMOs', International Economic Review, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 105-129.
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The U.S. Medicare program has increased its spending on private Medicare plans in anticipation of larger consumer surplus and higher efficiency. To evaluate the welfare consequences of such policy interventions, I develop an empirical model with endogenous entry. Counterfactual simulation reveals the following: subsidizing HMO entry can be justified to enhance national welfare (no excessive entry); the level of price subsidies in 2008, however, is far beyond the optimal level; and the geographic inconsistency between the subsidies and the Medicare fee-for-service costs is another source of inefficiency. Resolving this geographic inconsistency significantly raises national welfare by restructuring entry. © (2011) by the Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and the Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association.

Mather, G, Denby, L, Wood, LN & Harrison, B 2011, 'Business graduate skills in sustainability', Journal of Global Responsibility, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 188-205.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review research and strategies in Australian business education that aim to foster graduate capabilities in sustainability concepts and practices, also to present a case study of teaching practice along with ideas for future development.Design/methodology/approachThe authors report on a research project by seven Australian universities, with financial support from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), on how to develop and grade graduate capabilities with sustainability identified as a core graduate skill. An example is presented from the Faculty of Business and Economics of a strategy in action – the use of a case study (centred on sustainability practices at the university) to enhance the skills of merit scholars.FindingsCorporate social responsibility is a well‐established concept in business management theory, with sustainability principles emerging as a core feature. In the higher education sector, the spirit may be willing, but training in the application of these principles has been implemented as an add‐on rather than an embedded part of the curriculum. Although efforts are being made to find ways of nurturing graduate capabilities in sustainability practice, a significant obstacle is the lack of teaching models and materials. The authors offer findings from the ALTC graduate skills project as well as a case study of implementation.Originality/valueThe authors report on practical innovations in fostering business graduate skills in implementing sustainability principles, assess the utility of current education practice and present some sug...

Matolcsy, Z, Tyler, J & Wells, P 2011, 'The Impact of Quasi-Regulatory Reforms on Boards and Their Committees During the Period 2001-2007', Australian Accounting Review, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 352-364.
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This study investigates the cumulative impact of quasi-regulatory and regulatory reforms, and political pressure on board composition and sub-committees of boards over the period 2001 to 2007. Based on a sample of 450 firms listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, we find that most firms complied with the Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice by 2007. In particular, 85% of firms had an independent board and there was a significant increase in majority independent committees (audit, remuneration and nomination). While there was an increase in majority board independence, the increase in the mean level of board independence to 71% was modest. The level of compliance was highest for large firms, but the impact was largest on small firms, which changed their board composition the most. The relation between firm characteristics and board composition declined between 2001 and 2007, and changes in board composition were not able to be explained by changes in firm characteristics. If it is assumed that firms on average select their board to reflect their economic needs, this suggests that the changes in board composition may have been costly for firms. © 2011 CPA Australia.

Matthews, LR, Quinlan, M, Rawlings-Way, O & Bohle, P 2011, 'The Adequacy of Institutional Responses to Death at Work: Experiences of Surviving Families', International Journal of Disability Management, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 37-48.
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Over 5 thousand family members and close friends of Australian workers become survivors of sudden workplace death each year. Formal responses following the death are central to surviving families' ability to adapt, yet families' experiences of these responses are unknown. This study used in-depth interviews to explore 7 surviving family members' experiences of formal workplace death mechanisms: postdeath protocols; interactions with employers, unions, media and statutory authorities; stages of legal process including coronial inquests, prosecutions by the occupational health and safety (OHS) regulator, and civil action; and outcomes of judicial proceedings. Participants identified difficulties arising from insensitive treatment by authorities, and significant bureaucratic problems, including a lack of information, communication and support. Systematic research that fully examines families' needs and identifies organisational postdeath protocols is required to advance the management of institutional responses following workplace death and thereby improve outcomes for families.

Merrett, C, Tatz, C & Adair, D 2011, 'History and its racial legacies: quotas in South African rugby and cricket', Sport in Society, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 754-777.
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South African identity has always been shaped by racial quotas; that is, divisions, assignments, allowances and allocations based on socially created ideas of race and difference. Both law and custom assigned a hierarchy which separated the rulers from the ruled, and allocated and rationed goods, services and enjoyments in all spheres of life, including sport. `Superior whites were layered above the Cape coloured people, followed by the Indian community and, lastly, the Africans, the black majority. This article looks briefly at the historical context of racial divisions and, with the downfall of apartheid, the rhetoric of an avowedly de-racialized `new South Africa. Given the chronic history of negative discrimination, it is understandable that affirmative action has become a major policy framework in the building of a post-apartheid society. But sport is a sobering example of how a domain can be `re-racialized in this quest. How does the African National Congress justify the (re)introduction into sport of a proportional or numerical quota system based on racial categories? Is there a need for demographic representativeness in white-dominated sports like cricket and rugby, but seemingly not in black-dominated soccer? Is an arithmetic quota system not merely a logical extension of the reviled racial genres and divides of previous centuries?

Moreno, D & Wooders, J 2011, 'Auctions with heterogeneous entry costs', RAND JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 313-336.
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If bidders have independent private values and homogeneous entry costs, a first- or second-price auction with a reserve price equal to the seller's value maximizes social surplus and seller revenue. We show that if entry costs are heterogeneous and private information, then the revenue-maximizing reserve price is above the seller's value, a positive admission fee (and a reserve price equal to the seller's value) generates more revenue, and an entry cap combined with an admission fee generates even more revenue. Social surplus and seller revenue may either increase or decrease in the number of bidders, but they coincide asymptotically.

Morgan, AA & Frawley, SM 2011, 'Sponsorship legacy and the hosting of an Olympic Games: The case of Sydney 2000', Journal of Sponsorship, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 220-235.
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This study examines the sponsorship legacy experienced by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) after hosting the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. (An earlier version of this paper was presented at the International Event Forum, held on the Gold Coast, Australia, in July 2009.) A multi-layered framework based on the work of Daellenbach et al. (2006) forms the basis of the analysis. Primary data were collected through in-depth interviews with 14 executives, who were associated with Olympic sponsorship and the Sydney Games. The results indicate the positive impact hosting the Games had on AOCs profile and credibility in the Australian sports industry. Conversely, the research found that AOCs post-Olympic sponsorship projections for the years 200104 were overly optimistic, with less than half of the forecast A$60m revenue stream being achieved.

Mukherjee, A & Vasconcelos, L 2011, 'Optimal job design in the presence of implicit contracts', The RAND Journal of Economics, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 44-69.
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We characterize the optimal job design in a multitasking environment when the firms use implicit contracts (i.e., bonus payments). Two natural forms of job design are compared: (i) individual assignment, where each agent is assigned to a particular job and (ii) team assignment, where a group of agents share responsibility for a job and are jointly accountable for its outcome. Team assignment mitigates the multitasking problem but may weaken the implicit contracts. The optimal job design follows a cutoff rule where only the firms with high reputation concerns opt for team assignment. However, the cutoff rule need not hold if the firm can combine implicit incentives with explicit pay‐per‐performance contracts.

Nguyen, TD, Barrett, NJ & Miller, KE 2011, 'Brand loyalty in emerging markets', Marketing Intelligence & Planning, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 222-232.
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PurposeThis paper seeks to compare some key antecedents of brand loyalty between two emerging markets: Thailand and Vietnam.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of 603 female consumers of international shampoo brands, including 304 consumers in Bangkok, Thailand and 299 users in Hanoi, Vietnam, a model was tested that incorporates key determinants of brand loyalty – perceived quality, brand awareness, advertising attitudes, and distribution intensity – by means of structural equation modeling.FindingsThe paper found that there are positive relationships between perceived quality and brand loyalty, between brand awareness and perceived quality, between advertising attitudes and brand awareness, and between distribution intensity and brand awareness in both markets. However, the relationship between brand awareness and brand loyalty was found only in the Vietnamese market, and the relationship between advertising attitudes and perceived quality was only found in the Thai market. Finally, no relationship between distribution intensity and perceived quality was found in either market.Research limitations/implicationsA major limitation of this study is the examination of only one concept that stands for strong brands, i.e. brand loyalty. Several other concepts, such as brand relationship quality and brand impressions, should be investigated in future research in order to compare and contrast with those found in advanced economies.Practical implicationsThe results of this study suggest that managers of inter...

Onyx, J & Leonard, RJ 2011, 'Complex systems leadership in emergent community projects', Community Development Journal, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 493-510.
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The literature on community development rarely addresses the issue of emergent leadership. Community development is a non-linear process which may arise from the initiatives of people within the community, utilizing their social capital with relatively few economic or human capital resources. Yet to answer the question of how the community is mobilized for development, the issue of leadership must be addressed. An individual or a group must mobilize the community for this purpose. As Barker et al. (in Leadership and Social Movements, Manchester Unity Press, Manchester, 2001) argue, leadership is an essential element of change. In this paper, we explore the issue of emergent leadership in five community case studies. The theoretical lens of complexity theory is used to analyse the ways in which leadership emerges. Seven themes emerged, some of which were consistent with complexity theory.

Onyx, J, Ho, C, Edwards, M, Burridge, N & Yerbury, H 2011, 'Scaling Up Connections: Everyday Cosmopolitanism, Complexity Theory & Social Capital', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 47-67.
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One of the key questions of contemporary society is how to foster and develop social interactions which will lead to a strong and inclusive society, one which accounts for the diversity inherent in local communities, whether that diversity be based on differences in interest or diversity in language and culture. The purpose of this paper is to examine three concepts which are used in the exploration of social interactions to suggest ways in which the interplay of these concepts might provide a richer understanding of social interactions. The three concepts are everyday cosmopolitanism, complexity theory and social capital. Each provides a partial approach to explanations of social interactions. Through focussing on social networking as a significant example of social interactions, we will demonstrate how the concepts can be linked and this linking brings potential for a clearer understanding of the processes through which this inclusive society may develop.

Oswick, C, Fleming, P & Hanlon, G 2011, 'From Borrowing to Blending: Rethinking the Processes of Organizational Theory Building', Academy of Management Review, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 318-337.
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Paul, SK & Azaeem, A 2011, 'An artificial neural network model for optimization of finished goods inventory', International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 431-438.
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In this paper, an artificial neural network (ANN) model is developed to determine the optimum level of finished goods inventory as a function of product demand, setup, holding, and material costs. The model selects a feed-forward back-propagation ANN with four inputs, ten hidden neurons and one output as the optimum network. The model is tested with a manufacturing industry data and the results indicate that the model can be used to forecast finished goods inventory level in response to the model parameters. Overall, the model can be applied for optimization of finished goods inventory for any manufacturing enterprise in a competitive business environment. © 2011Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Perrott, BE 2011, 'Health Service Delivery in Australia: Gaps and Solutions', Journal of General Management, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 53-66.
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This paper is intended to stimulate discussion on the issue of health service delivery. It will examine some of the underlying characteristics of services and review them from a health service perspective. It will then explore the nature and implications of health service failure. Key findings from a recent Australian study of practice in open disclosure in public hospitals will be reviewed for the purpose of discussing the implications of the impact of service failure in a health care setting. The paper then goes on to explore the process and nature of health service delivery in terms of potential shortcomings and flaws with its implication for service quality. To assist in the analysis of this topic and to begin the debate on potential solutions, a matrix table is developed to highlight the key areas of health service failure, suggest possible causes, and then go on to suggest prescriptive measures to help manage the risks involved in the health service delivery process.

Perrott, BE 2011, 'Strategic issue management as change catalyst', Strategy & Leadership, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 20-29.
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PurposeUnder high turbulence conditions, a company's periodic planning cycle needs to be supplemented with a dynamic, real‐time, strategic‐issue‐management system. This paper aims to investigate this issue.Design/methodology/approachA case study of a prominent Australian healthcare organization shows the eight steps for how its management used the strategic issue management (SIM) process to identify, rank and address strategic issues in a rapidly changing business environment.FindingsThe paper finds that, for companies entering a period of turbulence, the tracking, monitoring, and management of strategic issues become s imperative so that the corporate, strategy, and capability do not fall out of alignment.Practical implicationsThe company's survival may well depend on having a well‐developed process for decision‐makers to rapidly put forth critical rebalancing responses.Originality/valueIn the SIM approach, external issues are manifest as opportunities and threats, and internal issues as strengths and weaknesses. Issues are viewed in the context of the environment, strategy, and capability (E‐S‐C) framework. A 3×3 strategic issue priority matrix is used to map the level of urgency and potential impact of each issue.

Platen, E & Hulley, H 2011, 'A visual criterion for identifying Itô diffusions as martingales or strict local martingales', Seminar on Stochastic Analysis, Random Fields and Applications, vol. 6, pp. 147-157.

Putniņš, TJ & Sauka, A 2011, 'Size and determinants of shadow economies in the Baltic States', Baltic Journal of Economics, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 5-25.
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This study develops and estimates an index of the size of shadow economies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and analyses the factors that influence participation in the shadow sector. The index can be used to track shadow economies through time or across sectors and therefore is a useful tool to evaluate the effectiveness of policies aimed ar reducing the size of shadow economies. Our results suggest that the shadow economy in Latvia in 2010 is considerably larger than in neighbouring Estonia and Lithuania. While the shadow economy as a percentage of GDP in Estonia contracted from 2009 to 2010, it expanded in Latvia and Lithuania. An important driver of shadow activity in the Baltic States is entrepreneurs' dissatisfaction with and distrust in the government and the tax system. We also find involvement in the shadow economy is more pervasive among younger firms and firms in the construction sector. The findings of this study have a number of policy implications: (i) the relatively large size of shadow economies in the Baltic States and their different expansion/contraction trends cause significant error in official estimates of GDP and its rates of change; (ii) tax compliance can be encouraged by addressing the high level of dissatisfaction with the tax system and with government (e.g., making tax policy more stable and increasing the transparency with which taxes are spent); and (iii) significant scope exists for all three governments to increase their tax revenues by bringing entrepreneurs 'out of the shadows'.

Reggers, AL, Faulkner, S & Wearing, SL 2011, 'Stakeholder Collaboration in a Prospective World Heritage Area: The case of the Kokoda and the Owen Stanley Ranges', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 35-54.
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The process of listing a World Heritage Area in developing countries is often much more complex than in the West. Often all stakeholders are not taken into consideration. This paper presents a case study of Kokoda and the Owen Stanley Ranges, currently a tentative World Heritage site, to show the complexities in stakeholder collaboration and attribution in the process of World Heritage designation. Six key stakeholders were identified in the study. Upon examination of four attributes of stakeholders: power; legitimacy; urgency; and proximity, it was found that all stakeholders in this case study have a high legitimacy in the listing process however only the local community holds high levels of power, urgency and proximity. Additionally it was found that several stakeholders, like the private sector, have too many weak relationships with other stakeholders, resulting in a lack of communication. These findings present the first step in understanding how it might be possible to improve the listing process of World Heritage Sites in developing countries through effective stakeholder collaboration.

Schulenkorf, N & Sugden, J 2011, 'Sport for Development and Peace in Divided Societies: Cooperating for Inter-Community Empowermentin Israel', European Journal for Sport and Society, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 235-256.
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© 2011, Copyright 2011 Taylor and Francis Group LLC. The idea of using sport for social, cultural and community development has been promoted for decades; however, only limited empirical research can be found that analyses the strategic potential of sport projects in contributing to conflict resolution, reconciliation and peace building in deeply divided societies. This study concentrates upon the experiences of a number of Football for Peace (F4P) projects operating in Israel in 2009. It identifies and investigates the inter-community sport management strategies employed in a particular project that featured Jewish, Arab, and Circassian communities in Northern Israel. The article focuses on and assesses the role played by external change agents in facilitating project delivery and development. Following an interpretive mode of enquiry, observations and focus group discussions with key project facilitators and sport coaches were conducted exploring participant experiences and using this information to develop practical recommendations for social development through sport. The following six strategic dimensions were elicited as critical elements for promoting positive inter-community relations, building local capacity and enhancing overall social development: greater emphasis on training for all volunteers; the provision of role model support; the development of local commitment and leadership; improvement of sport programming; the facilitation of wider community involvement; and project augmentation and extension. We argue that these practical suggestions have transferable implications for other grassroots organisations and NGOs that use sport projects in divided and/or disadvantaged communities elsewhere in the world.

Schulenkorf, N, Thomson, A & Schlenker, K 2011, 'Intercommunity Sport Events: Vehicles and Catalysts for Social Capital in Divided Societies', Event Management, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 105-119.
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Sport events are believed to promote dialogue, integration, and peaceful understanding among disparate groups, even when other forms of negotiation have not been successful. However, the social outcomes from sport events are largely anecdotal and there is a need to empirically examine the active engagement of groups with “others” in participatory sport event projects. This article investigates the potential of an intercommunity sport event in contributing to intergroup development and social capital building in the ethnically divided Sri Lanka. It follows an interpretive mode of inquiry where findings are derived from the analysis of 35 in-depth interviews with Sinhalese, Tamil, Muslim, and international event stakeholders. By providing evidence of the varying sociocultural experiences at the event, this article discusses the event's impact on intergroup relations and its influence on the stock of social capital available to communities. Findings can assist governments, policy makers, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in advancing policies and practical measures that build on events as vehicles and catalysts for enhanced intergroup relations and the creation of social capital.

Schweitzer, J & Gudergan, SP 2011, 'Contractual complexity, governance and organisational form in alliances', Int. J. of Strategic Business Alliances, vol. 2, no. 1/2, pp. 26-40.
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Contracting and governance related issues are critical for the success of alliances. In this paper, we provide a theoretical framework to describe the role of the contractual complexity of alliance agreements for the governance and organisational form of alliances. We suggest control theory to explain how the goal incongruence and performance ambiguity among collaborating partners, in conjunction with the complexity of their contractual agreements, affect the organisational form of alliances that can be characterised as bureaucracy, market, clan, or adhocracy. Our framework implies that managers who review and control contractual complexity, goal incongruence, and performance ambiguity, will be able to identify and employ governance for their alliances that better supports their firm's strategic intentions.

Sek & Stephen Taylor, J 2011, 'Profit or Prophet? A Case Study of the Reporting of Non-GAAP Earnings by Australian Banks', Australian Accounting Review, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 327-339.
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Australian firms increasingly highlight earnings results that do not conform to the definition of profit under generally accepted Australian accounting principles (GAAP). We compile a detailed description of the differences between GAAP and non-GAAP earnings for each of the four largest Australian trading banks for the years 2003 to 2008. Our evidence shows that each of the major banks has a history of reporting what are typically termed 'cash earnings' or 'underlying earnings~ However, the definition of these terms is not consistent between banks, nor does it appear to be consistently applied by individual banks over time. Interestingly, the switch to Australian International Financial Reporting Standards has a noticeable impact on the definition of non-GAAP earnings. The data we summarise raises questions about the role of GAAP earnings versus non-statutory definitions of financial performance voluntarily provided by firms themselves. More broadly, the ability of firms to 'self-define' outcomes presents a significant challenge to capital market regulators such as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Shahriar, Q & Wooders, J 2011, 'An experimental study of auctions with a buy price under private and common values', GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 558-573.
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eBays Buy It Now format allows a seller to list an auction with a buy price at which a bidder may purchase the item immediately and end the auction. When bidders are risk averse, then theoretically a buy price can raise seller revenue when values are private (but not when values are common). We report the results of laboratory experiments designed to determine whether in practice a buy price is advantageous to the seller. We find that a suitably chosen buy price yields a substantial increase in seller revenue when values are private, and a small (but statistically insignificant) increase in revenue when values are common. In both cases a buy price reduces the variance of seller revenue. A behavioral model which incorporates the winners curse and the overweighting by bidders of their own signal explains the common value auction data better than the rational model.

Sil Kang, W, Kilgore, A & Wright, S 2011, 'The effectiveness of audit committees for low‐ and mid‐cap firms', Managerial Auditing Journal, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 623-650.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of recommendations made by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) relating to audit committees in Australia, and whether they have improved financial reporting quality for low‐ and mid‐cap listed firms.Design/methodology/approachThe authors examine the relation between characteristics of the audit committee and financial reporting quality for listed companies not mandated to comply with these requirements, i.e. low‐ and mid‐cap firms. For a sample of 288 firms, the authors regress measures of audit committee independence, expertise and activity and size on alternative measures of earnings management.FindingsA significant association is found between all three characteristics and lower earnings management. The significant measure for independence is the proportion of independent directors on the audit committee; for expertise, it is that at least one member of the audit committee has an accounting qualification; and for activity and size, it is the frequency of audit committee meetings.Practical implicationsThe results provide support for the mandatory establishment of audit committees for the top 500 (high‐ and mid‐cap) firms introduced by the ASX and suggest those audit committee characteristics which could improve financial reporting quality for low‐ and mid‐cap firms.Originality/valueThe paper examines low‐ and mid‐cap firms in order to complement previous similar studies done for high‐cap firms. It identifies the effects on financial repo...

Siminski, P 2011, 'Are Low Skill Public Sector Workers Really Overpaid? A Quasi-Differenced Panel Data Analysis', Applied Economics, vol. 45, no. 14, pp. 1915-1929.
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Public-private sectoral wage differentials have been studied extensively using quantile regression techniques. These typically find large public sector premiums at the bottom of the wage distribution. This may imply that low skill workers are ‘overpaid’, prompting concerns over efficiency. We note several other potential explanations for this result and explicitly test whether the premium varies with skill, using Australian data. We use a quasi-differenced GMM panel data model which has not been previously applied to this topic, internationally. Unlike other available methods, this technique identifies sectoral differences in returns to unobserved skill. It also facilitates a decomposition of the wage gap into components explained by differences in returns to all (observed and unobserved) skills and by differences in their stock. We find no evidence to suggest that the premium varies with skill. One interpretation is that the compressed wage profile of the public sector induces the best workers (on unobserved skills) to join the public sector in low wage occupations, vice versa in high wage occupations. We also estimate the average public sector premium to be 6% for women and statistically insignificant (4%) for men.

Spanjol, J, Tam, L, Qualls, WJ & Bohlmann, JD 2011, 'New Product Team Decision Making: Regulatory Focus Effects on Number, Type, and Timing Decisions^*', Journal of Product Innovation Management, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 623-640.
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Company executives rely on new product development teams to carry out their directives and make decisions according to management's goals. However, team members bring their own motivational perspectives to strategic decisions. This research examines how individual and leadership motivations influence a dyadic team's new product decisions. Specifically, this article investigates how matching vs. mismatched motivations between team members affect new product number, type, and timing decisions. In addition, this study asks how effective leadership‐provided motivations are in guiding teams' new product decisions. A set of hypotheses is developed using regulatory focus theory, which identifies basic motivational differences in individuals (i.e., promotion vs. prevention focus) and their effects on decision making. The hypotheses examine the effects of regulatory focus match vs. mismatch within teams on the likelihood to introduce new products, the timing of new product introductions, and the types of new products introduced. To test the hypotheses, a controlled, yet realistic product management simulation is employed. A total of 124 undergraduate seniors (83 women and 41 men) at a large public university enrolled in a marketing management capstone course participated in this study for partial course credit. Utilizing two‐person teams engaged in a business simulation ensured an appropriate level of controlled complexity in the decision making task, while allowing the phenomena of interest to be isolated and tested. Results show that when dyads share the same motivational approach (regulatory focus match), leadership‐prescribed goal pursuit strategies are largely ineffective. Only dyads that do not share the same motivational approach to decision making (regulatory focus mismatch) make new product decisions consistent with leadership‐prescribed goal pursuit strategies. For regulatory focus match dyads, the results demonstrate that a promotion focus (wh...

Starbuck, WH & Clegg, SR 2011, 'Can We Still Fix M@n@gement? The Narrow Path Towards a Brighter Future in Organizing Practices', M@n@gement, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 332-359.

Stavrunova, O & Yerokhin, O 2011, 'An Equilibrium Model of Waiting Times for Elective Surgery in NSW Public Hospitals', ECONOMIC RECORD, vol. 87, no. 278, pp. 384-398.
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This article studies the effects of waiting times on the demand and supply of elective surgery in NSW public hospitals. The demand and supply equations are estimated at the level of postal code areas using data on public hospital elective surgery admissions in 2004 2005, postal code area characteristics and area-level provisions of public and private hospital capacities. Empirical results imply that demand for elective surgery is affected negatively, and supply positively, by waiting time. The estimated elasticity of demand with respect to waiting time is higher in NSW than estimates reported in studies based on data from the UK National Health Service.

Stewart, B, Adair, D & Smith, A 2011, 'Drivers of illicit drug use regulation in Australian sport', SPORT MANAGEMENT REVIEW, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 237-245.
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Most Australian sport stakeholders not only believe that government regulation is a good thing, but also assume that intervention in the drug-use problem will improve sports social outcomes and operational integrity. In this paper we examine the regulation of illicit drug use in Australian sport through an interrogation of two cases: the Australian Football League and the National Rugby League. Using Pierre Bourdieus conceptual frames of social field, capital, and habitus, we aim to secure a clearer understanding of the drivers of Australian sports illicit drug regulations by (1) identifying those stakeholders who set the drug regulation agenda, (2) revealing the values and dispositions that underpin these regulations, and (3) explaining how dominant stakeholders go about sustaining their position and marginalising those stakeholders with opposing drug regulation claims. Our results show that Australian sports drug-use regulations are driven by a set of values and dispositions that views sport as an instrument for shaping the character of its participants, and drugs as a threat to sports moral fabric and good standing. The dominant stakeholders, comprising the Commonwealth Government, its sport agencies, and the major governing bodies for sport, imposed these values and dispositions on peripheral stakeholders by designing a drugs-in-sport social field that yielded capital and power to only those participants who endorsed these values and dispositions. Peripheral stakeholders including players, their agents, and drug-treatment professionals who mostly shared different values and dispositions, were sidelined, and denied the opportunity of adding to their already limited supplies of capital, power, and policy making influence.

Tam, L & Dholakia, UM 2011, 'Delay and duration effects of time frames on personal savings estimates and behavior', Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, vol. 114, no. 2, pp. 142-152.
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Tay, KB & Chelliah, J 2011, 'Disintermediation of traditional chemical intermediary roles in the Electronic Business-to-Business (e-B2B) exchange world', JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 217-231.
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The traditional chemical distribution industry is a multi-billion dollar business and with the introduction of Electronic Business-to-Business (e-B2B) exchanges to the global chemical industry there is some concern about the future roles of traditional intermediaries (TI). The objectives of this research paper are to investigate the possibility of disintermediation of roles of TI by e-B2B exchanges and to identify the value adding role of TI as perceived by chemical distributors and buyers. If these value adding roles may be the key to future survival for TI in the marketplace. International data collected from e-B2B exchanges, chemical distributors and buyers are used. Content analysis of e-B2B exchanges was conducted while survey questionnaires were used for distributors and buyers using a crosssectional approach. The research shows that whilst the e-B2B exchanges have a role to play in the chemical supply chain management there were still sub-functions which the buyers viewed that the TI could offer to them. So the supplierbuyer relationships could be maintained between the buyers and the TI, at least for the time being, until newer business models of e-B2B exchanges begins to compete with the TIs to offer these sub-functions. The research holds valuable implications for TI in the chemical industry regarding the need for differentiation with a view building new competences to survive the encroachment of their traditional business base by e-B2B exchanges. The impact of e-B2B exchanges on TI in the chemical industry has not previously been studied in-depth. This paper provides new knowledge and makes a contribution by providing evidence of evolution in the chemical distribution channels.

Tse, HP 2011, 'Using oil price shocks to teach the AS-AD Model in a blended learning strategy', Australasian Journal of Economics Education, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 63-87.
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This paper reports a pedagogical strategy employed to teach the AS-AD model. Dolan & Stevens (2006) stress the importance of teaching macroeconomics with relevance, and in this vein the issue of the macroeconomic effect of substantial increases in oil prices was used as a focus for teaching the AS-AD model in the first semester of 2006. This strategy also had a substantial blended learning dimension which Fox & MacKeogh (2003) argue can generate deeper student learning than traditional, pure, face to face strategies and which Hughes (2007) suggests can enhance the confidence with which students approach learning tasks, improving what they take away from these experiences. The paper describes the behaviour of oil prices in the years leading up to 2006 and the factors affecting this price. It outlines the structure of the AS-AD model presented to students and how oil prices can be incorporated into this model. It then discusses details of the overall strategy used for teaching the model and finally presents some evidence that students reported better and more relevant learning experiences than did students in the three prior semesters which had not used this strategy.

Veal, AJ 2011, 'CALL FOR PAPERS: Leisure and Public Policy', World Leisure Journal, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 351-351.
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Veal, AJ 2011, 'Leisure', Managing Leisure, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 169-173.
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Veal, AJ 2011, 'Leisure participation patterns and gender: the survey evidence on Australian adults', Annals of Leisure Research, vol. 14, no. 2-3, pp. 120-142.
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In recognition of the principle that quantitative methods have a role to play in gender-related studies of leisure, alongside qualitative methods, this paper draws on past and current official Australian national surveys to examine mens time use and leisure participation patterns. Three frequently asserted observations on leisure and gender, and mens leisure behaviour in particular, are addressed. First, the proposition that early survey-based leisure research was `gender blind is shown to have not generally been the case in Australia. Second, it is shown that, while it is broadly true that men have more leisure time than women, this is not the case for some key socio-demographic groups. Third, the observation that men have higher levels of participation in leisure activities than women often relies on data on sport and physical recreational activities only, but when a comprehensive definition of leisure is adopted, including such categories as cultural activity and informal outdoor recreation, and when frequency of participation is taken into account, it is found that, while leisure patterns of men are different from those of women, the quantum of participation does not significantly favour men. The paper also addresses the issue of change over time, showing that gender-related patterns of time-use and leisure participation in Australia have changed over recent decades, suggesting that observations based on quantitative empirical data should be reviewed from time to time as new data become available. Finally, the paper examines the life-time distribution of time, revealing a remarkable similarity between men and women.

Veal, AJ 2011, 'Planning for leisure, sport, tourism and the arts: goals and rationales', World Leisure Journal, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 119-148.
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On the basis of a review of some 82 sets of official, professional and academic English-language guidelines, this paper! evaluates eight rationales, goals and associated planning approaches for planning for leisure, sport, tourism and the arts: (1) meeting standards; (2) providing opportunity; (3) managing (natural/ heritage) resources; (4) meeting demand; (5) satisfying stakeholder groups; (6) meeting needs; (7) meeting participation targets; and (8) providing (net) benefits. A number of the approaches are found to suffer from limitations that are generally overlooked by the guidelines reviewed. While guidelines are often strong in providing advice on data collection, they are invariably weak in regard to data analysis and the relationships between goal setting, data analysis and policy formation. A single solution to the difficulties identified is not offered, but it is concluded that a yet to be developed demand/participationlbenefits-based approach to planning would offer a way forward.

Veal, AJ 2011, 'The leisure society I: myths and misconceptions, 1960–1979', World Leisure Journal, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 206-227.
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Recent discussion in the World Leisure Journal has raised the issue of the place of the "leisure society thesis" in the development of leisure studies. Some have argued that the thesis was a key, but misconceived, "project" of the early phase of leisure studies which has done lasting damage to the leisure studies brand. Others argue that the thesis was a passing preoccupation which has long since been superseded and is no longer of relevance. In this paper, it is noted that recollections of the leisure studies thesis in its heyday of the 1960s and 1970s are often unspecific and at times ill-informed. The paper is not a defence or critique of the leisure society thesis but an attempt to establish a more accurate history through discussion of fivemyths: I. that portrayals of the leisure society in the 1960s and 1970s invariably involved visions of the future; 2. that there was a consensus within the leisure studies community concerning a future leisure society; 3. that the thesis was a significant feature of the early leisure studies literature; 4. that definitions of the leisure society were based on predictions of falling working hours; and 5. that leisure society proponents themselves predicted reductions in working hours.

Ville, S & Siminski, P 2011, 'A Fair and Equitable Method of Recruitment? Conscription by Ballot into the Australian Army during the Vietnam War', Australian Economic History Review, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 277-296.
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Australia’s commitment to the Vietnam War drew on the selective conscription of additional manpower through 16 biannual ballots. 20-year-old men were liable to serve if their date of birth was drawn out. The random nature of the ballot was seen asan equitable method of selection for a system of labour coercion that was potentially life-threatening. We investigate the various stages of conscription of these ‘national servicemen’ to undertake service in Vietnam throughout the war and evaluate theextent to which the processes provided for fair and equitable selection. Comparisons are drawn with a similar process of Vietnam-War era conscription in the United States.

Walker, M, Wooders, J & Amir, R 2011, 'Equilibrium play in matches: Binary Markov games', GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 487-502.
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We study two-person extensive form games, or "matches," in which the only possible outcomes (if the game terminates) are that one player or the other is declared the winner. The winner of the match is determined by the winning of points, in "point games." We call these matches binary Markov games. We show that if a simple monotonicity condition is satisfied, then (a) it is a Nash equilibrium of the match for the players, at each point, to play a Nash equilibrium of the point game; (b) it is a minimax behavior strategy in the match for a player to play minimax in each point game; and (c) when the point games all have unique Nash equilibria, the only Nash equilibrium of the binary Markov game consists of minimax play at each point. An application to tennis is provided.

Wang, J 2011, 'Forecasting Volatility in Asian Stock Markets: Contributions of Local, Regional, and Global Factors', Asian Development Review, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 32-57.
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This paper examines volatility forecasting for the broad market indices of 12 Asian stock markets. After considering the long memory in volatility and volatility jumps, the paper incorporates local, regional, and global factors into a heterogeneous autoregressive model for volatility forecasting. Compared to several existing studies, the model produces smaller forecasting errors. The empirical findings shed new light on the spillover effect from regional and global factors to local market volatility. Despite the common perception of increased globalization, the paper finds that volatility in Asia is primarily driven by local factors. During the period January 2005 to April 2010, regional and global factors explain 2%-3% of the volatility in the next 10 days for Asian emerging markets, and 3%-6% for Asian developed markets. There was no significant increase in the contribution of global factors to local market volatility

Wearing, S & Darcy, S 2011, 'Inclusion of the 'Othered' in Tourism', COSMOPOLITAN CIVIL SOCIETIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 18-34.
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This paper highlights that tourism, due to the fact it is a multi-faceted activity and by implication its management has similar multiple contexts, often leads to the exclusion of many who are part of that tourism context. One area that has been left on the fringes of tourism is how contemporary tourism management has othered those regarded as being removed from the neoliberal business foundation of tourism. One such group is the host communities in developing countries. The failure to involve and engage with host communities and develop collaboration in the process of planning and management for tourism is and has in the past been detrimental to the sustainability of tourism. In many cases, host communities have been ignored by the industry, with few or no mechanisms or processes put in place to enable them to participate in the management of tourism. This paper presents an overview of how this engagement of host communities can expand the market for tourism and lead to more satisfying visitor experiences, enhance the sustainability of these experiences and, thus, be considered good management practice within the industry.

Wearing, S, Buchmann, A & Jobberns, C 2011, 'Free Willy: the whale‐watching legacy', Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 127-140.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore contemporary issues in film tourism with reference to the growth in related tourism fields.Design/methodology/approachThe paper examines the relationship between growth in dolphin and whale watching and the popularity of theFree Willyseries of films.FindingsObserves that films can significantly influence aspects of ecotourism, especially in terms of the expectations of tourists.Practical implicationsThe paper illustrates how new tourism niche markets are strongly influenced by nature‐related films and discusses the implications for tourism stakeholders.Originality/valueThe paper reviews and reveals the potential for film‐induced ecotourism.

Wilson, R, Georgakis, S & Hu, X 2011, 'Meeting the Challenges of Electrical Engineering Service Courses', Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 91-100.
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Winn, M, Kirchgeorg, M, Griffiths, A, Linnenluecke, MK & Günther, E 2011, 'Impacts from climate change on organizations: a conceptual foundation', Business Strategy and the Environment, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 157-173.
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AbstractPhysical impacts from climate change already pose major challenges for organizations, and the trend is rising. Organization theorists, however, have barely begun to systematically consider the organizational impacts of more and increasingly intense storms, floods, droughts, fires, sea level rise or changing growing seasons as part of their domain of study. Eight organizationally relevant dimensions of climate impacts are identified: severity, temporal scale, spatial scale, predictability, mode, immediacy, state change potential and accelerating trend potential. Combined, their scale, scope and systemic uncertainty suggest future conditions of systemic hyperturbulence in organizational environments, defined here as ‘massive discontinuous change’ (MDC). To build a conceptual foundation for organizations to respond and adapt to MDC, the paper examines contributions from literatures on the management of sustainability, crisis, risk, resilience and adaptive organizational change. It highlights gaps for addressing both business challenges and opportunities from MDC, and suggests avenues for future research. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

Wong, EPY, Mistilis, N & Dwyer, L 2011, 'A framework for analyzing intergovernmental collaboration – The case of ASEAN tourism', TOURISM MANAGEMENT, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 367-376.
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Intergovernmental collaboration in tourism among ASEAN nations has received little attention in the literature despite the significant economic contribution that tourism makes in the region. This paper helps to improve our understanding of the phenomenon by providing an overview of the progress made since 2002, and exploring the factors that facilitated and hindered progress. It was found that many of the suggested measures in the action plan, 'Roadmap for Integration of Tourism Sector’, were either not implemented at all or are overdue, although relatively significant progress was made in travel facilitation and human resources development. The authors suggest that current theories of collaboration do not adequately explain the patterns of ASEAN tourism. The paper seeks to expand the boundaries of theory by presenting a framework of collaboration which dissects the facilitators and inhibitors along three dimensions: stakeholders, resources, and processes and mechanisms. Recommendations to expedite and strengthen the collaboration are then formulated.

Wong, EPY, Mistilis, N & Dwyer, L 2011, 'A model of Asean collaboration in tourism', Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 882-899.
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Wright, S, Byers, P, Dyball, M, Hazelton, J & Radich, R 2011, 'Engaging Staff in Curriculum Change: Reflections from an Accounting Ethics Initiative', Asian Social Science, vol. 7, no. 11, pp. 93-99.
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This paper identifies the challenges associated with engaging staff in curriculum change, using the context of systematic inclusion of ethics in the accounting curriculum of a major Australian metropolitan university, and offers some suggestions as to how these challenges might be overcome. We characterize the inclusion of ethics in the accounting curriculum as 'pluri-disciplinary' following the typology of Davies and Devlin (2007) and draw on 22 interviews with accounting academics to examine curriculum change in a pluri-disciplinary context. We find that key staff concerns are the impact on broader accounting discourse, assignment of teaching responsibilities, curriculum content, and identification of who is ultimately responsible for the curriculum change. The responses indicate that staff would like to be equipped to confidently deliver ethics content and to have material relevant to a technically-focused student cohort. One means of achieving this might be to involve ethics experts in developing and delivering foundational material early in the curriculum and having accounting staff teach applications of this material in the latter stages. Our observations might also be of interest to those seeking to embed other 'soft' skills (such as communication, critical thinking and sustainability) within a technical curriculum.

Zyglidopoulos, S & Fleming, P 2011, 'Corporate accountability and the politics of visibility in ‘late modernity’', Organization, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 691-706.
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It is generally held that because of developments associated with late modernity large corporations are now much more visible and therefore more accountable. In this article, we challenge this idea and propose contrary and position: that precisely because of late modernity global corporations have become less accountable to their stakeholders. In particular, we argue that because of globalization, the explosion of scientific knowledge and the nature of risk in late modernity, it has in some respects become easier for corporations to conceal their unethical practices (making them less accountable). Drawing on sociological theory concerning late modernity, we seek is to demonstrate how the fashionable ‘ideology of visibility’ habors an insidious anti-democratic tendency apropos wider accountability. In light of this position, the article concludes by discussing the political implications and possibilities for rendering business corporations more democratically accountable.

Agarwal, R, Choi, J, Ramamurthy, R, Selen, W & Selim, HM 1970, 'How can Service-Oriented Architecture drive service innovation in newly emerging service systems?', Proceedings - 7th International Conference on Information Processing and Management, ICIPM 2011, International Conference on Advanced Information Management and Service, IEEE, Jeju Island, Korea, pp. 1-6.
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Innovation in services can be regarded as an inter-play of service concepts, service delivery practices, client interfaces, and service delivery technologies. Furthermore, innovations in services are increasingly brought to the market by networks of firms, selected for their unique capabilities and operated in a coordinated manner, referred to as a service system or service value network (SVN). Bringing such service innovations to market by a network of firms requires extensive coordination and integration of data, information/knowledge and processes, while ensuring strategic alignment of partnering firms. In this research we examine how Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), and its effect on Information Technology Infrastructure Flexibility (ITIF), acts as an enabler for recently identified organizational drivers of services innovation in a service system, namely Collaborative Architecture Management (CAM) and Collaborative Organizational Infrastructure (COI). © 2011 AICIT.

Armanious, A 1970, 'Impact of European Sovereign Debt Crisis on Sustainable Development', 18th International DAVO Congress, Berlin, Germany.

Armanious, A 1970, 'The Sovereign Debt Crisis in EU and MENA: Mechanisms and Challenges', Fourth Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue on Public Management (MED4), Rabat, Morocco.

Auger, P, Devinney, TM, Dowling, GR, Eckert, C & Perm-Ajchariyawong, N 1970, 'The value of a corporate, workplace & social reputation to potential executive employees', Academy of Management 2011 Annual Meeting - West Meets East: Enlightening. Balancing. Transcending, AOM 2011, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Academy of Management, Texas, USA.
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It has been readily accepted that prospective employees, including MBA students seeking jobs after graduation, put great stock in a potential employer's reputation - particularly that relating to its social responsibility and workplace practices. However, other than potentially biased results from self-report surveys we have little information as to whether or not job seekers would actually tradeoff salary and other utilitarian aspects of a job contract to work at firms with supposed greater reputational standing. In the present study we use a structured experimental approach to determine the extent to which the facets of reputation - corporate, social and workplace - drive job contract choice. We discover that while some aspects of corporate and workplace reputation matter marginally, MBA job seekers appear to put little value on social reputation. Even in the specific cases where we can discern individuals who do value social reputation, this is unrelated to their stated preferences revealed using standard survey methods. The implication is that firms seeking to entice potential executives should focus on utilitarian aspects of the employment contract that may impact their reputation rather than attempting to manipulate that reputation directly.

Bairstow, N & Young, LC 1970, 'Narrative event methods: Understanding how business market processes equilibrate and change over time.', 27th IMP-conference in Glasgow, Scotland in 2011., Glasgow.

Bardon, T, Clegg, S & Josserand, E 1970, 'Exploring Individuals' Moral Agency In Practice: A Foucauldian Analysis', Academy of Management.

Bird, RG, Choi, DFS & Yeung, D 1970, 'Market Uncertainty and Sentiment, and the Post-Earnings Announcement Drift', SSRN Electronic Journal, Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Elsevier BV, Sydney, Australia, pp. 1-43.
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The post-earnings announcement drift (PEAD) first identified over 40 years ago seems to be as much alive today as it ever was. Numerous attempts have been made to explain its continued existence. In this paper we provide evidence to support a new explanation: that the PEAD is a reflection of the level of market uncertainty and sentiment that prevails during the post-announcement period. The finding that uncertainty plays a role in explaining how investors respond to information suggests that it should be included as a factor in pricing models while the fact that market sentiment also has a role is another instance of the importance of human behaviour in establishing prices

Bird, RG, Choi, DFS & Yeung, D 1970, 'Market Uncertainty and Sentiment, and the Post-Earnings Announcement Drift', Annual Conference of the Multinational Finance Society, Rome, Italy.

Bird, RG, Pellizzari, P & Yeung, D 1970, 'Performance Implications of Active Management of Institutional Mutual Funds', SSRN Electronic Journal, Annual Conference of the Multinational Finance Society, Elsevier BV, Rome, Italy.
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Bond, DK, Bugeja, M & Czernkowski, RM 1970, 'Auditors and the provision of takeover advice', British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference 2011, British Accounting and Finance Association, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Brown, P, Ferguson, AC & Lam, P 1970, 'Do shareholders gain from reverse takeover transactions? An analysis of the shell premium', AFAANZ Conference, AFAANZ, Darwin, Australia.

Brown, PR, Ferguson, A & Lam, P 1970, 'Do shareholders gain from reverse takeover transactions? An analysis of the shell premium', Finance and Corporate Governance Conference, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

Bugeja, M 1970, 'Takeovers and target firm financial distress', 2011 FMA European Conference, Financial Management Association International (FMA), Porto, Portugal.

Bugeja, M & Loyeung, A 1970, 'Goodwill Accounting and Takeover Premiums: Pre- and Post-IFRS', British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference 2012, British Accounting and Finance Association, Brighton, United Kingdom.

Bugeja, M & Sinelnikov, K 1970, 'Public versus private takeovers of stock exchange listed targets', 34th Annual Congress - European Accounting Association, European Accounting Association, Rome, Italy.

Bugeja, M, Matolcsy, ZP & Spiropoulos, H 1970, 'Are women tougher and better negotiators? Some evidence on CEO compensation', AFAANZ Conference, AFAANZ, Darwin, Australia.

Bugeja, M, Matolcsy, ZP & Spiropoulos, H 1970, 'Women in senior business roles: Evidence on two conjectures', British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference 2011, British Accounting and Finance Association, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Bugeja, M, Patel, VG & Walter, T 1970, 'The Microstructure of Australian Takeover Announcements', Financial Management Association Conference, Denver, Colarado, USA.

Bugeja, M, Patel, VG & Walter, T 1970, 'The microstructure of Australian takeover announcements', Asian Finance Association Conference, Macau, China.

Bugeja, M, Patel, VG & Walter, TS 1970, 'The microstructure of Australian takeover announcements', Annual Conference of the Multinational Finance Society, Rome, Italy.

Chiarella, C & Di Guilmi, C 1970, 'A Reconsideration of the Formal Minskyan Analysis: Microfundations, Endogenous Money and the Public Sector', MDEF2012, Urbino, Italy.

Chiarella, C & Di Guilmi, C 1970, 'Limit Distribution of Evolving Strategies in Financial Markets', 11th Workshop on Optimal Control, Dynamic Games and Nonlinear Dynamics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Clarke, KJ & Walsh, KD 1970, 'Do firms Firms Conduct Project Postmortems?', 2nd Asian Business & Management Conference Program & Proceedings, The International Academic Forum, 2nd Asian Business & Management Conference, Japan.

Cotton, DJ 1970, 'Climate change: Level of concern and policy preferences', The Third International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Cotton, DJ 1970, 'Emissions trading in Australia - Past, present and future?', The Low Carbon Earth Summit 2011, Dailan, China.

Dalton, BM & Jung, K 1970, 'North Korea's Informal Markets and the Increasing Role of Women.', Proceedings of the Korean Studies Association of Australasia, Korean Studies Association of Australasia Biennial Conference, University of New South Wales, University of New South Wales, pp. 2-34.
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This paper focuses on the spread of markets in North Korea and the role of women in this process. It does this by presenting individual accounts of North Korean female defectors and contextualizing these with data drawn from in-depth interviews with representatives of transnational and South Korean NGOs, government officials and North Korean experts and analysis of a variety of English and Korean language materials. In so doing the paper seeks to provide a more nuanced understanding of North Korean society at a time of unprecedented economic and social change.

Fee, A & Gray, SJ 1970, 'Transformational learning experiences of international assignments: A field study', Academy of Management 2011 Annual Meeting - West Meets East: Enlightening. Balancing. Transcending, AOM 2011.
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Employing a theoretical model of learning and individual change, we compare the work-related expatriate learning experiences of a sample of Australian and New Zealand international volunteers deployed in the Aisa Pacific by Australian Volunteers International, a non-government multinational organization, with those of a 'control' group of non-volunteers working in a domestic context. Tracking both groups over a 12-month period, our longitudinal field research shows that the volunteers' learning incidents differed in terms of context, process and outcomes. Notably, international volunteers experienced learning outcomes that were more frequently transformational, involving fundamental changes to their values, perspectives or assumptions.

Fee, A & Gray, SJ 1970, 'Transformational learning experiences of international assignments: A field study', Academy of Management 2011 Annual Meeting - West Meets East: Enlightening. Balancing. Transcending, AOM 2011.
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Employing a theoretical model of learning and individual change, we compare the work-related expatriate learning experiences of a sample of Australian and New Zealand international volunteers deployed in the Aisa Pacific by Australian Volunteers International, a non-government multinational organization, with those of a 'control' group of non-volunteers working in a domestic context. Tracking both groups over a 12-month period, our longitudinal field research shows that the volunteers' learning incidents differed in terms of context, process and outcomes. Notably, international volunteers experienced learning outcomes that were more frequently transformational, involving fundamental changes to their values, perspectives or assumptions.

Ferguson, A & Lam, P 1970, 'Uranium politics: Assessing the wealth effects of the Three Mines Policy', Finance and Corporate Governance Conference, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

Fernandez, L & Michayluk, D 1970, 'Continuous disclosure requirements and the timeliness of price discovery in Australia', Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Denver, USA.

Fernandez, L & Michayluk, D 1970, 'Continuous disclosure requirements and the timeliness of price discovery in Australia', Edwards Symposium on Financial Markets and Institutions, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Fine, B, Menictas, C & Wang, PZ 1970, 'End-to-End Online: Well Recruited, Well Managed, Well Analysed: The Cornerstones of Our Profession', Australian Market & Social Research Society National Conference, Sydney.

Foley, CT, Edwards, DC & Schlenker, K 1970, 'Event legacies: Beyond the tourism spend', Proceedings from the 2011 Leisure Studies Association (LSA) Leisure in Transition: People, Policy and Places., Leisure Studies Association, Southampton, England, UK.

Foley, CT, Schlenker, K & Edwards, DC 1970, 'The sociable aspects of conferences: Lessons for associations and business event organisers', Challenging Leisure: Australia and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies 10th Biennial Conference, Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies, Dunedin, New Zealand, pp. 56-57.

Frawley, SM 1970, 'Organising Sport at Mega-Events: The Case of Sydney 2000', Sport Management Australia and New Zealand, Sydney.

Gerig, A & Michayluk, D 1970, 'Automated liquidity provision and the demise of traditional market making', Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Denver, USA.

Glover, K 1970, 'A heterogeneous agent model for gold and stock prices', The Paul Woolley Centre for Capital Market Dysfunctionality 2011 Conference, Sydney Australia.

Glover, K 1970, 'Efficient computation of a general class of two-dimensional optimal stopping problems', Quantitative Methods in Finance 2011 Conference, Sydney Australia.

Glover, K 1970, 'Efficient computation of a general class of two-dimensional optimal stopping problems', 17th International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance, San Francisco, California, USA.

Glover, K & Hambusch, G 1970, 'Agency conflicts and the provision of debt when prices are mean reverting', International Finance and Banking Society Conference 2011, Rome, Italy.

Glover, K & Hulley, H 1970, 'The limits of arbitrage and the term structure of stock index futures mispricing', Fourth International Conference on Mathematics in Finance, Berg-en-Dal, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Govendir, B & Wells, PA 1970, 'Influences of firm characteristics on accruals generation and the accrual anomaly', AFAANZ Conference, AFAANZ, Darwin, Australia.

Govendir, B & Wells, PA 1970, 'The influence of the accruals generating process on accruals and the accrual anomoly', 34th Annual Congress - European Accounting Association, European Accounting Association, Rome, Italy.

Hambusch, G 1970, 'The implications of mean reversion on investment and corporate financial policy', Quantitative Methods in Finance 2011 Conference, Sydney Australia.

Hingorani, A, Freeman, LM & Agudera, M 1970, 'Acculturation and Body Image: A cross-cultural, intergenerational qualitative study of Filipino and Indian Australians', European Advances in Consumer Research, European Association for Consumer Research, Association of Consumer Research, London, pp. 207-213.
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Prior research investigating the relationship between acculturation and body image has largely been quantitative. This qualitative study investigates how and why the process of change in values, attitudes, and standards when moving cultures (i.e., acculturation) that is experienced by two under-researched immigrant communities in multicultural Australia, namely, Filipino-Australians and Indian-Australians, might influence their body image perceptions. Two generations of these immigrant groups were compared with Anglo-Australians. The immigrant groups were found to be more relaxed than the Anglo groups with respect to their body image, which was indirectly impacted by the factors that shaped their acculturation experience.

Huang, K, Wang, KY & Chelliah, J 1970, 'Entrepreneurial Orientation and Resource Acquisition: An Environmental Dynamism Perspective', 2011 The International Conference on Organizational Innovation, The International Conference on Organizational Innovation, International Conference on Organizational Innovation, Malaysia, pp. 507-521.
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This study attempts to define the three constructs identified in the title and examine patterns of interaction among them. It begins by demonstrating that entrepreneurial orientation influences resource acquisition. It then puts forward a set of parameters to assess the degree to which factor identified as environmental dynamism affect an entrepreneurial orientation resource acquisition equation. The study finds that there are relationships between all three of the constructs, but in two propositions developed in the course of discussion it puts forward issues that may be clarified by future research, which from various angles could show how entrepreneurially oriented firms react differently from more established firms in terms of their acquisition of resources and interaction with environmental dynamism.

Hulley, H & Platen, E 1970, 'A Visual Criterion for Identifying Ito Diffusions as Martingales or Strict Local Martingales', SSRN Electronic Journal, Seminar on Stochastic Processes, Random Fields and Applications, Elsevier BV, Ascona, Switzerland, pp. 147-157.
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It is often important, in applications of stochastic calculus to financial modelling, to know whether a given local martingale is a martingale or a strict local martingale. We address this problem in the context of a time-homogenous diffusion process with a finite lower boundary, presented as the solution of a driftless stochastic differential equation. Our main theorem demonstrates that the question of whether or not this process is a martingale may be decided simply by examining the slope of a certain increasing function. Further results establish the connection between our theorem and other results in the literature, while a number of examples are provided to illustrate the use of our criterion.

Keane, M & Stavrunova, O 1970, 'Adverse Selection, Moral Hazard and the Demand for Medigap Insurance', 13th Australian Labour Econometrics Workshop, Melbourne, Australia.
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The size of adverse selection and moral hazard effects in health insurance markets has important policy implications. For example, if adverse selection effects are small while moral hazard effects are large, conventional remedies for inefficiencies created by adverse selection (e.g., mandatory insurance enrolment) may lead to substantial increases in health care spending. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on the magnitudes of adverse selection vs. moral hazard. This paper sheds new light on this While both adverse selection and moral hazard effects of Medigap have been studied separately, this is the first paper to estimate both in an unified econometric framework. We develop an econometric model of insurance demand and health care expenditure, where adverse selection is measured by sensitivity of insurance demand to expected expenditure. The model allows for correlation between unobserved determinants of expenditure and insurance demand, and for heterogeneity in the size of moral hazard effects. Inference relies on an MCMC algorithm with data augmentation. Our results suggest there is adverse selection into Medigap, but the effect is small. A one standard deviation increase in expenditure risk raises the probability of insurance purchase by 0.037. In contrast, our estimate of the moral hazard effect is much larger. On average, Medigap coverage increases health care expenditure by 32%.

Leung, LT 1970, 'Communication Technology in Refugee Resettlement', Fourth International Conference on Global Studies, Rio de Janerio, Brazil.

Leung, LT 1970, 'Consumer advocacy for refugees and communications technology: highlights from Mind the Gap', Record of the Communications Policy & Research Forum 2011, Communications Policy & Research Forum, Network Insight, Sydney, pp. 301-308.
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This paper will give an overview of how refugees technology use has previously been studied. It will further demonstrate how the recent Mind the Gap project funded by ACCAN is a pioneering piece of research that provides insight into a marginalised group of technology consumers about which little is known, and who are under-represented in studies of technology consumers. The Mind the Gap research project extends an earlier pilot study by the author (Leung, Finney Lamb, Emrys 2009) which examined asylum seekers and refugees uses of technology in situations of displacement, including refugee camps. It was also one of the first studies to explore technology access and use inside immigration detention centres. A key finding of the pilot study was the fundamental role of telephony in the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in sustaining precarious connections with family members and subsequently, their overall emotional wellbeing. This was the basis for focusing on the telecommunications landscape, products and services in Mind the Gap

Leung, LT 1970, 'Inclusive Design for Digital Accessibility', 2nd Annual National Public Sector Digital Media Officers' Forum 2011, Melbourne.
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Dr Leungâs research is focused on the critical yet disregarded factors of new media experience: how technology is appropriated by those with limited access to it, as well as the problems and possibilities which arise when technology is made available to marginalised groups. This session will explore accessibility as part of a holistic approach to thinking about and designing user experiences. Drawing from recent studies, Dr Leung will examine the importance of user research in inclusive design. As accessibility relates to both technology and content, an understanding of usersâ technical and language literacy and practices is imperative.

Loyeung, AL & Wells, PA 1970, 'IFRS implementation errors and earnings quality metrics', 34th Annual Congress - European Accounting Association, European Accounting Association, Rome, Italy.

Matolcsy, ZP, Bugeja, M & Spiropoulos, H 1970, 'Women in senior business roles: evidence on two conjectures', 34th Annual Congress - European Accounting Association, European Accounting Association, Rome, Italy.

Morrison, MD, Greig, J, Waller, DS & McCulloch, R 1970, 'Media for communicating information to difficult to reach landholder segments', Proceedings of the American Academy of Advertising Asia-Pacific Conference, Asia-Pacific Conference of American Academy of Advertising, American Academy of Advertising, Brisbane, Australia.

Morrison, MD, Greig, J, Waller, DS & McCulloch, R 1970, 'Regional media for communicating to various landholder segments: The views of local environmental authorities', The Land: past, present, and future - symposium, Bathurst, Australia.

Navone, M 1970, 'Investors' distraction and strategic repricing decisions', Financial Research Network Frontiers in Finance 2011 Annual Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.

Roesch, D & Scheule, H 1970, 'Systematic risk and parameter uncertainty in mortgage securitizations', Fifth Annual Risk Management Conference, Singapore.

Roesch, D & Scheule, HH 1970, 'Securitization Rating Performance and Agency Incentives', Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR) Research Paper WP, Fourth Joint BIS/ECB/World Bank Public Investors Conference, Washington DC, USA.

Sachdeva, M & Agarwal, R 1970, 'An innovation experience: What does innovation mean to practising organisations?', The Future of Work and Organisations, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, ANZAM, Wellington, NZ, pp. 1-28.
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Organisat ions strive to be innovat ive in order to survive and succeed in an everchanging business environment . Nevertheless, do these organisations really understand the meaning of innovat ion? The meaning and understanding of innovat ion is changing, original ly l imi ted to science and technological innovations it now includes innovat ion due to value co-creation, environmental and social chal lenges. Innovat ion is still an opaque concept, though many efforts are involved in developing an understanding of an organisat ion. This paper aims to explore the perspectives and patterns of Austral ian f irms pract ising innovat ions in their day-to-day activities. The paper further examines the pat terns of innovat ion involving innovation resources, efforts, outputs, and metrics used to measure innovat ion. An empirical study wi th qualitative analysis forms the basis of this paper.

Sachdeva, M & Agarwal, R 1970, 'Innovation in Services and its measurement at firm level: A Literature Review', The role of operations management in delivering business performance, ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Symposium, 2011 ANZAM Operation, Supply Chain and Services Symposium, Geelong, Victoria, pp. 402-425.
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Saluja, G & Duclos, R 1970, 'Great Expectations and Charity: Studying the Effect of Unexpected Schemas on Charitable Behavior', NA - Advances in Consumer Research, Association for Consumer Research Annual Conference, St. Louis, pp. 806-807.

Scerri, M & Agarwal, R 1970, 'Redefining productivity for inter-firm operations and supply chain', The role of operations management in delivering business performance, ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Symposium, 2011 ANZAM Operation, Supply Chain and Services Symposium, Geelong, Victoria, pp. 383-401.
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Traditionally, productivity is defined as the measure of outputs produced for any given number of inputs. This measure seeks to establish a best practice indicator relative to the allocation of resources, be it labour, capital, available technology, cost of inputs, or scale of operations and is generally applied at a firm level. Further, firm level data are then often aggregated based on geography, industry or industry sub-sector and are used largely for comparative purposes and to measure changes in productivity over time

Scheule, H 1970, 'Systematic risk and credit ratings: How bonds and mortgage securitizations are different', Quantitative Methods in Finance 2011 Conference, Sydney Australia.

Schlenker, K & Foley, CT 1970, 'Beyond Tourism and Economic Benefits', Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA), Engadine, Sydney.

Schmidt, CH, Zhao, L & Terry, C 1970, 'Index effects: Further evidence for the S&P/ASX200', 24th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2011, Sydney Australia.

Schweinsberg, SC, Wearing & Darcy 1970, 'Exploring the use of repertory grids to examine the social impacts of tourism development in rural areas', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre (CCS) Social Impacts Conference, Sydney.

Shan, Y, Taylor, SL & Walter, TS 1970, 'Errors in estimating unexpected accruals in the presence of large changes in net external financing', JCAE Symposium, Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Hong Kong.

Shan, Y, Taylor, SL & Walter, TS 1970, 'Errors in estimating unexpected accruals in the presence of large changes in net external financing', Finance and Corporate Governance Conference, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

Singh, S 1970, 'Internet search and seller trust in the secondary market', INFORMS Marketing Science Conference, 33rd Annual INFORMS Marketing Science Conference, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Houston, USA.

Sivaprakasam, S & Agarwal, R 1970, 'Service innovation - lessons from modularization and open innovation - a new service value', The future of Work and Organisations, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, ANZAM, Wellington, NZ, pp. 1-18.
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The traditional manufacturing model of volume-variety influencing the conduct of business is not entirely representative of service-centric business. The latter has two key differences â it is much more end-user centric and individualistic in experience. The complex nature of service attributes also make it much more convoluted. The notion of product being the centre of interaction is being replaced with service processes involving participants and generally defined between a service provider and service consumer. The aim of this paper is to validate the service innovation hypotheses put forward based on significant developments in value networks, open interfaces, and business models recently. In doing so, this theoretical paper substantiates the claim that prescriptive volume-variety relationships are little meaningful in service delivery environment.

Spanjaard, DC & Freeman, LM 1970, 'Do Consumers and Retailers Eat Off the Same Plate When it Comes to Premium House Brands? An Australian Perspective', European Advances in Consumer Research, European Advances in Consumer Research, Association of Consumer Research, London, UK, pp. 237-242.

Tan, D & Walsh, KD 1970, 'Bears and Pairs', 2nd Asian Business & Management Conference Program & Proceedings, The International Academic Forum, 2nd Asian Business & Management Conference, Japan.

Taylor, SL, Shan, Y & Walter, TS 1970, 'Errors in estimating unexpected accruals in the presence of large changes in net external financing', 34th Annual Congress - European Accounting Association, European Accounting Association, Rome, Italy.

Van Gool, K, Savage, EJ, Viney, RC, Knox, SA & Jones, G 1970, 'Organised Session on the Medicare Safety Net', Australian Conference of Health Economists, Melbourne.

Vanza, S, Wells, PA & Wright, A 1970, 'Do Asset Impairments and the Associated Disclosures Resolve Uncertainty About Future Returns and Reduce Information Asymmetry', British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference 2011, British Accounting and Finance Association, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Wakefield, JA, Frawley, JK, Dyson, LE, Tyler, JV & Litchfield, AJ 1970, 'Increasing Student Engagement and Performance in Introductory Accounting through Student-Generated Screencasts', AFAANZ Conference, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, AFAANZ, Darwin, Australia, pp. 1-27.
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The paper reports the findings of a trial of student generated screencasts in an introductory accounting subject. This paper examines the effect of this screencast project on student engagement and performance. The effect on student engagement is examined using data from a pre and post screencast project student survey and performance effects examined by analysing the performance of students completing and not completing the project. The results of the study suggest the screencast project facilitated higher student engagement and performance. These findings have important implications for integrating technologies such as screencasting to facilitate enhanced learning outcomes in introductory accounting subjects.

Waller, DS 1970, 'Redesigning an international advertising project for Chinese students', UTS Teaching and Learning Forum, Sydney, Australia.

Waller, DS & Hingorani, A 1970, 'Luxury brands: What are they doing about social responsibility', 2011 International Corporate Governance Conference, International Corporate Governance Conference, UTS Centre for Corporate Governance, Sydney, Australia, pp. 1-8.

Waller, DS & Massey, GR 1970, 'A study of personal beliefs of advertising and attitudes towards advertisements: Pollay and Mittal (1993) revisited', Proceedings of Australia and New Zealand Communication Association Conference, Australia and New Zealand Communication Association Conference, ANZCA, Hamilton, New Zealand, pp. 1-12.
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This study involves a survey of university students and focuses on the personal beliefs and uses of advertising identified in Pollay and Mittals (1993) seminal paper, i.e., Product Information, Social Role/Image, and Hedonic/Pleasure. Our results suggest that respondents attitudes towards advertisements is most strongly driven by the Hedonic/Pleasure factor of advertising, followed by its Product Information role, but is unaffected by the Social Role/Image function of advertising. Our structural equation modelling results suggest that there has been an increase in the importance of the Hedonic/Pleasure role of advertising since Pollay and Mittals (1993) original study. In addition, the measurement diagnostics for these three constructs from our modelling suggest that there may be a need to revisit these items, and to develop and validate new and better measures of them.

Wang, KY, Wang, PZ & Agarwal, R 1970, 'The mediating effect of endogenous creativity on knowledge exploitation and firm performance in an emerging economy', Investigating Strategies of Recovery from the Recession, International Strategic Management Conference, Type setting: Mehtap OZSAHIN, Paris-France, pp. 875-882.
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The emerging economies are key factors in the future growth of world trade and the maintenance of global financial stability. Little is known about the way in which firms in emerging economies strategically manage the learning â creativity process to develop competitive advantage in both domestic and global markets. We extend the literature on learning and human capital by positing a model and examining 1) the mediating role of higherorder human capital in the relationship between learning facilitation and knowledge exploitation (KE); and 2) the mediating role of endogenous creativity in the KE â firm performance relationship. Qualitative method based on the sample in Chinaâs firms was adopted and the results indicate that all the hypothesized relationships are supported.

Wang, PZ, Menictas, C & Fine, B 1970, 'Assessing the Acquiescence Bias of Online Research Data', Proceedings of ANZMAC 2011, Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, ANZMAC 2011 Conference, Perth, Australia, pp. 1-7.
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The impact of acquiescence bias in online samples is real and deserves serious research attention. This paper assesses the impact of acquiescence bias of online respondents on research output. Specifically, this paper addresses one type of acquiescence bias being increasingly observed in online panel rating scale data, where respondents exhibit low variability across rating scale items. This type of acquiescence bias is defined as flat line response bias in this study. The insidious effects of flat line response bias will be demonstrated on market segmentation and structural equation modelling in the context of a brand equity framework. This paper urges the market research industry to improve online recruitment and management to reduce flat line response bias in online panel surveys.

Wearing, McDonald, M & Schweinsberg, SC 1970, 'Colonial narratives/ cultural dialogues: The Palin effect in televisions transferal of otherness'', Australia and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies 10th Biennial Conference, Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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The purpose of this paper is to explore how the narrator of travel shows/documentaries can possibleinfluences the attitudes and behaviour of pre‐trip tourists to host cultures. It use the lens of the theoreticalideas of the ‘Flaneur’ and the ‘Choraster’ to enable a position to be constructed. Though the area of film andtelevision impact of on tourist behavior has been researched the examination of the impact of travel shows ontourist culture is an under research area and yet its impact given the amount of television watched bypotential tourist is considerable. There seems to be lack of information regarding the impact of the type ofshow to the resultant approach of the traveller to the destination culture often seen by the tourist as the‘other’. The travel television show which inspired the researchers to embark on this study was the narration ofthe ‘Himalaya’ by Michael Palin. The researchers explored the series looking at Palin’s role as a Flaneur in histravels and how the idea of we will make the ‘World British’ is conveyed in the travel dialogue constructedfrom his travel experiences. We take these experiences using qualitative approach and undertake a contentthematic analysis of the visual and dialogues that occur gathered from this show and compared with showswhere the approach is more inclusive of the destination population and culture.

Williams, TM 1970, 'A Triple-Agent Approach to Research Organisational Change for Corporate Sustainability', Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio, US.

Yang, M & Wang, J 1970, 'Modelling the risk-return relationship which simultaneously takes into account of the risk premium and the volatility-feedback effect', Frontiers in Financial Econometrics Workshop, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Yu, K 1970, 'The Revival of Formal Organizations Using Identity Repertoires', Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, Madrid, Spain.

Zhao, L 1970, 'Signaling or Wealth Transfer: Evidence from the Response of Corporate Bonds to Payout Changes', Global Business & International Management Conference - Journal of Global Business Management, Global Business and International Management Conference, Global Business & International Management Conference, Seattle, USA, pp. 55-63.

Zlatevska, N 1970, 'Teenage Poker Players: An Analysis Of Impulsivity, Gambling-Related Cognitions, and Comorbidity', AP - Asia-Pacific Advances in Consumer Research, Association for Consumer Research Asia-Pacific Conference, Association for Consumer Research, Duluth: MN, pp. 278-279.

Agarwal, R, Green, R, Randhawa, K & Agarwal, N Department of NSW Health 2011, Management Matters in NSW Hospitals - Findings from the NSW Health Management Practices Research Project - Background Report, pp. 1-107, Sydney.
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Management matters in NSW Hospitals - Findings from the NSW Health Management Practices Research Project - Background Report

Benn, SH & Agarwal, R 2011, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, pp. 1-40, Sydney.
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Todayâs marketplace is characterised by evolving customer needs, increased competition and rapidly changing technologies. According to Gattorna (2010), supply chain designers inside enterprises will need to take these emerging developments into consideration as they reconfigure their supply chains for the future. For example, organisations now take the location of suppliers into consideration in the strategic decision making process. Organisations who do not seek to initiate sustainability practices in their supply chain will fall behind organisations that are proactively superseding government mandates. Hence organisations need to apply a sustainable supply chain management framework to shift their focus towards creating a truly sustainable competitive advantage. This report examines the drivers of the shift to sustainable supply chain management, including the important role that is being played by the public sector in terms of providing leadership and governance. It highlights the imperative for best practice assessment tools and for leading organisations to demonstrate the pragmatic opportunities associated with sustainable supply chains that are available to both organisations and governments alike. Taking up these approaches will support a sustainable, high performance economy in Australia.

Collins, J, Jakubowicz, AH & Chafic, WF Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship 2011, Voices Shaping the Perspectives of Young Muslim Australians, pp. 1-197, Canberra.
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This is the final report on the research project the `Voices Shaping the Perspectives of Young Muslim Australians Today to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). The aims of this research project are: 1) to provide a social ecology of the voices that inspire young Muslims, the voices they hear including their own, their peers and the official voices of the society and government; 2) to review the relevant literature in Australia and comparable nations; 3) to identify the plurality of voices of influence and the various ways in which young Muslim Australians mobilize religious and political symbols, and language around cultural, social and political issues; 4) to identify the relevant sources and voices of influence important for shaping the experience, attitudes, beliefs and opinions of  young Muslims in Australia; and 5) to provide an assessment of current practical measures which support and facilitate voices and to identify consistent gaps in government, non-government and individual approaches in this regard. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship's expressed aim for commissioning this research is to identify and support young people in general and where appropriate.

Darcy, SA, Taylor, TL, Murphy, AJ & Lock, D Canberra: Australian Sport Commission. 2011, Getting Involved in Sport: The Participation and non-participation of people with disability in sport and active recreation, pp. 1-78, Canberra.

Edwards, DC, Foley, CT & Schlenker, K Business Events Sydney 2011, Beyond Tourism Benefits: Measuring the social legacies of business events, pp. 1-73, Australia.

Fisher, L, Agarwal, R & Green, R AiG Industry Group 2011, A more Competitive Manufacturing Industry - Management and Workforce Skills and Talent, pp. 1-196, Sydney.
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The manufacturing sector is strategically important to the Victorian economy as a source of jobs, exports, investments, innovation, and research and development. Despite its declining share of national and state output, manufacturing remains the second-largest sector in the Victorian economy. The starting point for this research report, prepared by the Australian Industry Group in partnership with the University of Technology Sydney, is that effective management practices, skills and capabilities have the potential to drive productivity, innovation and competitiveness in the Victorian manufacturing sector. The sector is dependent on the availability of a skilled workforce which is able to adapt and respond to the significant challenges it faces. These challenges include the shift to higher-level skills driven by the introduction of new technologies and the demands of global competition, the recruitment and retention challenges that come from other sectors hungry for skills, such as the resources sector, and the challenges that flow from a wide public perception that manufacturing is a sector at risk. The essential questions addressed are: â¢To what extent are skills and talent critical to the competitiveness of Victoriaâs manufacturing industry? â¢How are skills and training requirements changing with the needs of industry? â¢How important are management and strategic capabilities to global competitiveness for Victorian manufacturers? Sitting behind those questions are a multitude of issues, many of which are canvassed in the report. The research has been undertaken from an industry perspective. The guiding questions have been: What are the needs of industry? And what is important to enterprises and what would make a difference? The aim of this report is to make comment on the skilling system from the perspective of where it intersects with industry and enterprises.

Goodall, H, Cadzow, A, Byrne, D & Wearing, S UTS ePRESS 2011, Waterborne Vietnamese Australians and Sydney's Georges River parks and green spaces, pp. 1-43, Sydney.
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Waterborne: Vietnamese Australians and Sydney's Georges River parks and green spaces, has been created by talking with the Vietnamese Australians who live around the Georges River and who often visit its parklands.

Green, R & Agarwal, R Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand 2011, Management Matters in New Zealand: How Does Manufacturing Measure Up?, no. 11/3, pp. 1-51, Wellington.
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This paper benchmarks management practices in New Zealand manufacturing firms against the global best. The project was undertaken by a research team from the University of Technology Sydney and is part of a world-wide study led by the London School of Economics and McKinsey & Co. The findings suggest that while some of New Zealand’s firms are as good as any in the world, there is a substantial ‘tail’ of firms that are mediocre, especially in their approach to people management. This is a key differentiating factor between New Zealand and better performing, more innovative countries, and it echoes similar recent findings for Australian manufacturers. The research findings also suggest that there is a link between the quality of management – scored across 18 dimensions of people, performance and operations – and enterprise productivity. This study suggests that New Zealand manufacturing firms need to improve the management performance to build longer-term competitive advantage. It reveals that some management practices represent opportunities for improvement for these manufacturing firms. The study demonstrates that a cost-effective way of improving the productivity performance of New Zealand firms is to promote a transformation in the calibre of the management and leadership of its organisations. This is the key to a more innovative, dynamic and sustainable economy into the future.

Green, R, Agarwal, R, Brown, PJ, Randhawa, K & Agarwal, N Department of Qld Health 2011, Management Matters in Queensland Hospitals - Findings from the Queensland Health Management Practices Research Project - Background Report, pp. 1-110, Brisbane.

Green, R, Agarwal, R, Brown, PJ, Randhawa, K & Agarwal, N Department of Qld health 2011, Management Matters in Queensland Hospitals - Findings from the Queensland Health Management Practices Research Project - Final Report, pp. 1-62, Brisbane.

Green, R, Agarwal, R, Kaine, SJ, Tan, H & Randhawa, K UTS 2011, Human Resource Management Practices - Australian medium sized manufacturing firms - Final Report, pp. 1-37, Sydney.
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This research on human resource management in Australian medium-sized manufacturing firms is an extension of the Australian Management Practices (AMP) Research commissioned by Enterprise Connect, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) in 2009. The previous AMP research was based on interviews conducted with 439 medium and large-sized manufacturing firms in Australia through structured conversational interviews which examined their management practices across eighteen different dimensions, corresponding to three broad areas of management - operations, performance and people. Enterprise Connect engaged the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to conduct an extension research to examine the area of human resource management (HRM) in greater detail. The objective of this research is to identify HRM best practices and better understand the main reasons why Australian medium-sized manufacturing firms lag behind other countries in the area of people management. This research study employs qualitative research methodology to gain rich insights into the HRM practices adopted by medium-sized Australian manufacturing firms and compares groups of âbestâ, âaverageâ and âworstâ performers in the area of people management, based on the people management score attained in the original AMP research.

Green, R, Agarwal, R, Kaine, SJ, Tan, H & Randhawa, K UTS 2011, Human Resource Management Practices in Australian manufacturing medium-sized manufacturing firms - Background Report (Part 2), pp. 1-158, Sydney.
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This report is the background report (part 2) of the research on human resource management in Australian medium-sized manufacturing firms is an extension of the Australian Management Practices (AMP) Research commissioned by Enterprise Connect, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) in 2009. The previous AMP research was based on interviews conducted with 439 medium and large-sized manufacturing firms in Australia through structured conversational interviews which examined their management practices across eighteen different dimensions, corresponding to three broad areas of management - operations, performance and people. Enterprise Connect engaged the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to conduct an extension research to examine the area of human resource management (HRM) in greater detail. The objective of this research is to identify HRM best practices and better understand the main reasons why Australian medium-sized manufacturing firms lag behind other countries in the area of people management. This research study employs qualitative research methodology to gain rich insights into the HRM practices adopted by medium-sized Australian manufacturing firms and compares groups of best-, average- and worst-performers in the area of people management, based on the people management score attained in the original AMP research.

Green, R, Agarwal, R, Kaine, SJ, Tan, H & Randhawa, K UTS 2011, Human Resource Management Practices in Australian manufacturing medium-sized manufacturing firms - Literature Review (Part 1), pp. 1-35, Sydney.
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This is the literature review for the research on human resource management in Australian medium-sized manufacturing firms is an extension of the Australian Management Practices (AMP) Research commissioned by Enterprise Connect, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) in 2009. The previous AMP research was based on interviews conducted with 439 medium and large-sized manufacturing firms in Australia through structured conversational interviews which examined their management practices across eighteen different dimensions, corresponding to three broad areas of management â operations, performance and people. Enterprise Connect engaged the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to conduct an extension research to examine the area of human resource management (HRM) in greater detail. The objective of this research is to identify HRM best practices and better understand the main reasons why Australian medium-sized manufacturing firms lag behind other countries in the area of people management. This research study employs qualitative research methodology to gain rich insights into the HRM practices adopted by medium-sized Australian manufacturing firms and compares groups of âbestâ, âaverageâ and âworstâ performers in the area of people management, based on the people management score attained in the original AMP research.

Green, R, Agarwal, R, Randhawa, K & Agarwal, N Department of NSW Health 2011, Management Matters in NSW Hospitals - Findings from the NSW Health Management Practices Research Project - Final Report, pp. 1-67, Sydney.
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The health of the population of New South Wales is a fundamental objective of state and federal governments in Australia. NSW Healthâs Strategic Plan notes that health promotion, better management of health systems and medical advances have all contributed over recent years to improvements in health outcomes. However, it is also recognised in current reform initiatives and proposals that major challenges remain in achieving higher standards in the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare delivery. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and benchmark the performance of management at the level of the individual hospital â the key organisational unit of system-wide performance and productivity. The study by the University of Technology, Sydney is part of a global survey of health management practices led by a research team from the London School of Economics and Stanford University, covering management practices in hospitals across seven other countries. The NSW Health study replicates the methodology of the global survey in the collection and analysis of data from 116 NSW public hospital personnel with a particular focus on cardiology and orthopaedics. The main finding of the study is that, measured across 21 dimensions of performance, the management of NSW public hospitals ranks fifth out of the group of countries, with a longer âtailâ of poor performing hospitals than the global leaders. The study suggests that improving management practice in NSW hospitals, especially in the area of people management, would be a cost-effective way of lifting the performance of the healthcare system as a whole. Significantly, there is considerable variance in management quality and performance across NSW public hospitals, relating not only to the size and autonomy of hospitals but also to the level of education and skills among hospital managers. A key implication of our study for the health reform process is that reform efforts targeted exclusively to syst...

Green, R, Agarwal, R, Wang, KY, Tan, H & Randhawa, K UTS 2011, Building Dynamic Capabilities - Australian medium sized manufacturing firms - Final Report, pp. 1-44, Sydney.
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This research on historical dynamic capability building is an extension of the Australian Management Practices (AMP) Research commissioned by Enterprise Connect, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) in 2009. The earlier AMP research was based on conversational interviews conducted with 439 medium and large-sized manufacturing firms in Australia which examined firm management practices across eighteen different dimensions, corresponding to three broad areas of management â operations, performance and people. The AMP research demonstrated that strong management practices lead to enhanced performance and productivity within manufacturing firms and identified skills and capability as key determinants of high management performance in firms. Enterprise Connect engaged the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to conduct case study based qualitative methods to gain deeper insights into the historical dynamic capability building within medium-sized manufacturing firms. The selection of firms for this study was based on the overall management score attained in the original AMP research of Australian medium-sized manufacturing firms. This research aspires to highlight the best practices adopted in fostering dynamic capabilities with the aim of addressing the following research question: âWhat are the key capabilities, patterns of capability-building processes, enablers/inhibitors of capability building and their linkages to success among medium-sized Australian manufacturing firms?â

Green, R, Agarwal, R, Wang, KY, Tan, H & Randhawa, K UTS 2011, Building Dynamic Capabilities in Australian manufacturing medium-sized manufacturing firms - Background Report, pp. 1-105, Sydney.
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This is the background report for the research on historical dynamic capability building is an extension of the Australian Management Practices (AMP) Research commissioned by Enterprise Connect, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) in 2009. The earlier AMP research was based on conversational interviews conducted with 439 medium and large-sized manufacturing firms in Australia which examined firm management practices across eighteen different dimensions, corresponding to three broad areas of management â operations, performance and people. The AMP research demonstrated that strong management practices lead to enhanced performance and productivity within manufacturing firms and identified skills and capability as key determinants of high management performance in firms. Enterprise Connect engaged the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to conduct case study based qualitative methods to gain deeper insights into the historical dynamic capability building within medium-sized manufacturing firms. The selection of firms for this study was based on the overall management score attained in the original AMP research of Australian medium-sized manufacturing firms. This research aspires to highlight the best practices adopted in fostering dynamic capabilities with the aim of addressing the following research question: âWhat are the key capabilities, patterns of capability-building processes, enablers/inhibitors of capability building and their linkages to success among medium-sized Australian manufacturing firms?â

Griffin, T & Edwards, DC University of Technology Sydney 2011, Sydney Tourist Wayfinding Report. Prepared for Destination New South Wales, pp. 1-16, Sydney.

Leung, LT Australian Communications Consumer Action Network 2011, Mind the Gap: Refugee and communication technology literacy, pp. 1-34, Sydney.

Van Gool, K, Savage, EJ, Johar, M, Knox, SA, Jones, G & Viney, RC Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Extended Medicare Safety Net review of capping arrangements report 2011: a report by the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, pp. 1-130, Canberra.

Auger, P, Devinney, TM, Dowling, G, Eckert, C & Lin, N 2011, 'Being in Good Standing: The Value of a Corporate, Workplace & Social Reputation to Potential Executive Employees'.

Bedford, A, Matolcsy, ZP & Wells, PA 2011, 'IFRS errors, CFOs’ Accounting Talent, Compensation and Turnover'.

Bird, R & Casavecchia, L 2011, 'Conditional style rotation model on enhanced value and growth portfolios: The European experience', Working Paper Series, The Paul Woolley Centre for Capital Market Dysfunctionality.
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This article analyses the extent of the excess returns that can be generated within the European markets by rotating one's portfolio between value and growth stocks. Academic and professional attention has been devoted in the past to the analysis of the potential value-enhancement generated by rotation strategies based on macroeconomic models and applied to value and growth portfolios and/or indexes. We demonstrate that such models can be employed successfully to rotate between value and growth portfolios that are formed using traditional valuation metrics. However, we find that the value-enhancing potential of such rotation strategies is eroded when the value and growth portfolios are themselves enhanced using market sentiment and financial health indicators. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

Clegg, SR 2011, 'Book Review: Cambridge Handbook of Strategy as Practice', SAGE Publications, pp. 1587-1589.
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Goldbaum, D 2011, 'Experiments on the emergence of social order'.

Hulley, H & Platen, E 2011, 'A Visual Criterion for Identifying Ito Diffusions as Martingales or Strict Local Martingales', Research Paper Series, Quantitative Finance Research Centre, University of Technology, Sydney.
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Research Paper Number: 263 Abstract: It is often important, in applications of stochastic calculus to financial modelling, to know whether a given local martingale is a martingale or a strict local martingale. We address this problem in the context of a time-homogenous diffusion process with a finite lower boundary, presented as the solution of a driftless stochastic differential equation. Our main theorem demonstrates that the question of whether or not this process is a martingale may be decided simply by examining the slope of a certain increasing function. Further results establish the connection between our theorem and other results in the literature, while a number of examples are provided to illustrate the use of our criterion.

Knijnik, J 2011, 'Embodied Masculinities in Global Sport', FIT Publishing, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, pp. 1-234.
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Though an integral element of sport sociology, the study of masculinities in sport has been largely confined to Western sports such as American football. This book provides a more expanded view, offering tantalising insights into sport and manliness from culturally and geographically distinct perspectives. Editors Jorge Knijnik and Daryl Adair, along with a group of international researchers, articulate how various types of masculinities can be played out in different sports by drawing from personal experiences of athletes, investigating the cultural -- and even global -- impact of male achievements in sport, and comparing men's experiences in sport with women's. While maintaining the bodys pivotal role in the social construction of gender, Embodied Masculinities provides the sport sociological literature with an innovative and truly global perspective on what it means to be a man , whether on the field, on the court, or in the saddle.

Loyeung, A, Matolcsy, ZP, Weber, J & Wells, PA 2011, 'An Analysis of the Accounting Errors that Arise During the Transition to IFRS'.

Scerri, M & Agarwal, R 2011, 'Yield Management: The Business of Vocational Education, an Australian Case Study'.

Ville, S & Siminski, P 2011, 'A Fair and Equitable Method of Recruitment? Conscription by Ballot into the Australian Army during the Vietnam War'.
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Australia’s commitment to the Vietnam War drew on the selective conscription of additional manpower through 16 biannual ballots. 20-year-old men were liable to serve if their date of birth was drawn out. The random nature of the ballot was seen asan equitable method of selection for a system of labour coercion that was potentially life-threatening. We investigate the various stages of conscription of these ‘national servicemen’ to undertake service in Vietnam throughout the war and evaluate theextent to which the processes provided for fair and equitable selection. Comparisons are drawn with a similar process of Vietnam-War era conscription in the United States.

Waller, DS 2011, 'Credibility at risk in Sony hacking scandal', The Conversation Media Trust.

Wearing, S 2011, 'Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability: Principles and Practices', Elsevier BV, pp. 196-197.
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Wearing, S 2011, 'The sociology of tourism: European origins and developments', Elsevier BV, pp. 700-701.
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Zhao, L 2011, 'Signaling or Wealth Transfer: Evidence from the Response of Corporate Bonds to Payout Changes'.