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Chadee, D, Roxas, B & Rogmans, T 2015, Prospects and Challenges of Free Trade Agreements, Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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Chiarella, C, He, X-Z & Sklibosios Nikitopoulos, C 2015, Derivative Security Pricing, Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
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Chiarella, C, Xue-Zhong, H & Nikitopoulos, CS 2015, Derivative Security Pricing Techniques, Methods and Applications, Springer.
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The book presents applications of stochastic calculus to derivative security pricing and interest rate modelling.

Fleming, P 2015, The Mythology of Work How Capitalism Persists Despite Itself, Pluto Press (UK).
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In The Mythology of Work, Peter Fleming examines how neoliberal society uses the ritual of work (and the threat of its denial) to maintain the late capitalist class order.

Kenny, S, Taylor, M, Onyx, J & Mayo, M 2015, Challenging the Third Sector: Global Prospects for Active Citizenship, Great Britain.
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© Policy Press 2015. This is the first book to explore the different relationships between active citizenship and civil society, particularly the third sector within civil society. In what ways can the third sector nurture active citizenship? How have the third sector and active citizenship been constructed and reconstructed both locally and internationally, over recent years? To what extent have new kinds of social connectedness, changing forms of political engagement and increasingly complex social and environmental problems influenced civil society action? Written by experts in the field, this important book draws on a range of theory and empirical studies to explore these questions in different socio-political contexts and will be a useful resource for academics and students as well as practitioners.

Linnenluecke, MK & Griffiths, A 2015, The Climate Resilient Organization, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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Polonsky, M & Waller, DS 2015, Designing and Managing a Research Project: A Business Students Guide, 3rd Edition, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA.

Shields, J & Brown, M 2015, Managing Employee Performance and Reward Concepts, Practices, Strategies, 2, Cambridge.
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This new edition has been substantially updated and revised by a team of specialist contributors, and includes: • an increased focus on employee engagement and the alignment between the organisation's goals and the personal goals of ...

Adair, D 2015, 'Steroids, Male Body Image, and the Intimate Self' in Knijnik, J & Adair, D (eds), Embodied Masculinities in Global Sport, West Virginia University Press, Morgantown, WV, pp. 151-169.
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Struggles for social distinction, status, and identity are fundamental dimensions of societies the world over (Bourdieu, 1987). Within that milieu, two facets are of interest here are conceptions of gender and norms of physical appearance. In keeping with the theme of this book, the focus is with male embodiment and notions of masculinity—in this case, the body as a locus for the physical expression of manliness.

Agarwal, R & Selen, W 2015, 'Dynamic Capabilities for Service Innovation in Service Systems' in Agarwal, R, Selen, W, Roos, G & Green, R (eds), The Handbook of Service Innovation, Springer London, London, pp. 237-249.
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© Springer-Verlag London 2015. One of the principal drivers of productivity growth is innovation, which includes not only technological but nontechnological innovations. A key element of nontechnological innovation is skills which drives a large part of productivity improvement at the organizational level. Scholars have enunciated that innovation in services is brought to market through collaboration, asset orchestration, technological adoption, and knowledge-based competencies. To this effect, the role of human capital in promoting service innovation is identified in the innovation literature. Further, service innovation in a service ecosystem is centered on the resource-based definition, where services are treated as an application of competencies, making use of knowledge, skills and experience of all stakeholders. In addition, the process-based definition of service highlights the important role customers play in the service production process, where the customer themselves are an input to the service delivery process. Amidst resource limitations and acute competition, service firms need to therefore not only upskill the human talent of their employees and customers, but also reconfigure, renew, and redeploy resources and capabilities on an ongoing basis. This indeed highlights the importance of capabilities required to facilitate the creation of sustainable competitive advantage, which are not ubiquitously available in large proportion amongst service organizations. It is in this context that we identify and explore in this chapter the role played by service firms’ learning capacity to deploy operational and dynamic capabilities across service systems. This chapter highlights an entire suite of dynamic capabilities which are made up of higher order competencies, such as relationship capital, organizational learning, collaborative agility, entrepreneurial alertness, innovative capacity, and customer engagement, which are instrumental to service firms...

Agarwal, R, Bajada, C, Brown, PJ & Green, R 2015, 'Global comparison of management practices' in Wilkinson, A, Townsend, K & Suder, G (eds), Handbook of Research on Managing Managers, Edward Elgar Publishing, UK, pp. 327-350.
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Agarwal, R, Selen, W, Roos, G & Green, R 2015, 'The Handbook of Service Innovation' in Agarwal, R, Selen, W, Roos, G & Green, R (eds), The Handbook of Service Innovation, Springer, London, pp. xi-xvii.
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This book presents service innovation holistically and systemically across various service areas, including health, education, tourism, hospitality, telecommunications, and retail.

Baddeley, M 2015, 'Financing Energy Infrastructure' in Arestis, P & Sawyer, M (eds), Finance and the Macroeconomics of Environmental Policies, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 111-152.
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Bajada, C & Trayler, R 2015, 'Technology-Driven Service Innovation in the Banking Industry' in Agarwal, R, Selen, W, Roos, G & Green, R (eds), The Handbook of Service Innovation, Springer London, London, pp. 319-343.
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Baunsgaard, VV & Clegg, SR 2015, 'Innovation: A Critical Assessment of the Concept and Scope of Literature' in Agarwal, R, Selen, W, Roos, G & Green, R (eds), The Handbook of Service Innovation, Springer London, Germany, pp. 5-25.
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© Springer-Verlag London 2015. We begin by asking: What is innovation, and note the problems of defining both context and novelty in the usual essentialist answers. Within the literature, nonetheless, a range of types of innovation is identified, which we delineate. One way of trying to address the critique of innovation as essentialist is to try and demarcate degrees and dimensions of innovativeness. Given the specificity of this Handbook with service innovation, we next consider this particular type of innovation, looking especially at the literature associated with the view that profit is increasingly to be found in what is termed Service-Dominant (S-D) logic. We conclude the chapter by reiterating some problems in innovation research that any further extension of the term to “service innovation” will have to contend with.

Camilleri, A & Larrick, RP 2015, 'Choice Architecture' in Scott, RA & Buchmann, MC (eds), Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences An Interdisciplinary, Searchable, and Linkable Resource, John Wiley & Sons.
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Thoughtfully constructed with a multidimensional system of cross-referencing, this innovative reference work allows users to consider emerging trends in the social and behavioral sciences from multiple levels of analysis and from different ...

Chadee, D, Roxas, B & Rogmans, T 2015, 'Australia-GCC FTA: International Business Prospects and Limitations' in Prospects and Challenges of Free Trade Agreements, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 93-121.
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Chadee, D, Roxas, B & Rogmans, T 2015, 'Background and Context of the Study' in Prospects and Challenges of Free Trade Agreements, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 1-8.
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Chadee, D, Roxas, B & Rogmans, T 2015, 'Challenges and Opportunities for Australian Businesses in GCC' in Prospects and Challenges of Free Trade Agreements, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 68-92.
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Chadee, D, Roxas, B & Rogmans, T 2015, 'GCC Market Scope and Competitiveness' in Prospects and Challenges of Free Trade Agreements, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 34-54.
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Chadee, D, Roxas, B & Rogmans, T 2015, 'GCC-Australian Trade and Investment Trends and Patterns' in Prospects and Challenges of Free Trade Agreements, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 55-67.
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Chadee, D, Roxas, B & Rogmans, T 2015, 'The Political Economy of Free Trade' in Prospects and Challenges of Free Trade Agreements, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 9-33.
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Clegg, S 2015, 'Essaying history and management' in The Routledge Companion to Management and Organizational History, pp. 387-401.
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Students new to management might assume that it has a brief but glorious history, one in which the initial ideas of foundational thinkers such as F. W. Taylor, were slowly amended and corrected, in which ideas evolved in a Whiggish way, mounting up to the truths of today – or at least those embraced in the last few years’ issues of the key journals that impact factors dictate.

Clegg, S 2015, 'Power in Society' in Wright, JD (ed), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier, Oxford, pp. 765-769.
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Power has been seen as an ‘essentially contested’ concept (Lukes 1974). Some of the major recent contours of this contestation will be addressed in this entry.

Clegg, S 2015, 'The Routledge Companion to Management and Organizational History' in McLaren, PG, Mills, AJ & Weatherbee, TG (eds), The Routledge Companion to Management and Organizational History, Routledge, London, pp. 387-401.
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Clegg, S & Kornberger, M 2015, 'Analytical frames for studying power in strategy as practice and beyond' in Golsorkhi, D, Rouleau, L, Seidl, D & Vaara, E (eds), Cambridge Handbook of Strategy as Practice, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 389-404.
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[Strategy] is the art of creating power. Freedman (2013: xii) Introduction This chapter provides a systematic reflection on how power can be used as an analytical framework to study strategy. Such an endeavour faces the difficulty of having to deal with two rather large bookshelves: one collects those authors who share a concern with power, albeit that they might not use the term ‘strategy’; on the other shelves, the writers on strategy often tend to have a more implicit than explicit interest in theories of power. To make things even more difficult, the two bookshelves are usually placed in different parts of libraries. Philosophers, sociologists, political scientists, organization theorists and others may well be interested in power but business school professors study strategy in overwhelmingly economic terms with competition conceived as warfare by other means. It is ironical that, for all the forceful imagery of strategy writing, often drawing on military metaphors, there is a dearth of explicit accounts of power relations and strategy. The irony attaches to the fact that strategy is so consciously aimed at changing power relations – in the market, in the organization, or vis-à-vis government regulators; it speaks of ‘forces’ and (value) ‘chains’, of competition and advantages, but, strangely, it neglects issues of power. We find Lawrence Freedman’s introductory quote one of the most apt definitions of strategy, as it alludes to the important fact that power is dynamically created in specific contexts, and that it is power that makes it possible to accomplish an objective. For Freedman (2013), strategy is the ‘central political art’, as it is concerned with getting more out of a situation than the balance of power would initially suggest. It is in this sense that strategy is concerned with the creation of power. Perhaps it is telling that Freedman is a professor of war studies (and thus his books are located on yet another shelf in the libraries).

Clegg, S & Kornberger, M 2015, 'Analytical frames for studying power in strategy as practice and beyond' in Cambridge Handbook of Strategy as Practice, Cambridge University Press, pp. 389-404.
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Clegg, S, e Cunha, MP & Rego, A 2015, 'The evil of utopia' in Jurkiewicz, CL (ed), The Foundations of Organizational Evil, SAGE Publications Ltd, Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 225-244.

Clegg, S, Mikkelsen, EN & Sewell, G 2015, 'Conflict: Organizational' in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 639-643.
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Clegg, SR 2015, 'Foreword' in The Routledge Companion to Critical Management Studies, Taylor and Francis, USA, pp. xxiii-xxiv.
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Collins, J 2015, '8. Chinatowns as Tourist Attractions in Australia' in Diekmann, A & Kay Smith, M (eds), Ethnic and Minority Cultures as Tourist Attractions, Multilingual Matters, Bristol, UK, pp. 149-162.
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Collins, JH 2015, 'The Political Economy of the Social Transformation ofAustralian Suburbs' in Castles, S, Ozkul, D & Cubas, M (eds), Social Transformation and Migration: National and Local Experiences in South Korea, Turkey, Mexico and Australia, Palgrave Macmillan, UK, pp. 255-268.
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Australia has been a major immigration nation for six and a half decades.Census data for 2011 shows that one in four Australians is a first-generationimmigrant (born in another country) while almost one in two is either first- orsecond-generation (born in Australia with one or both parents born in anothercountry). Most immigrants have settled in large Australian cities (Hugo, 2011):61 per cent of the population of Sydney and Perth and 58 per cent of theMelbourne population are first- or second-generation immigrants. The compositionof the Australian immigration intake has varied considerably overthe postwar period, with predominantly British, Irish and European immigrantsarriving in the first decades and immigrants from Britain, New Zealandand Asian countries dominating intakes over the past 20 or 30 years

Edwards, M, Logue, D & Schweitzer, J 2015, 'Towards an Understanding of Open Innovation in Services: Beyond the Firm and Towards Relational Co-creation' in Agarwal, R, Selen, W, Roos, G & Green, R (eds), The Handbook of Service Innovation, Springer London, London, pp. 75-90.
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© Springer-Verlag London 2015. An increasingly global and connected market environment sees many service providers struggling to find a competitive position and to grow their business sustainably. The shift from a product-dominant logic to a service-dominant market logic pressures businesses to look for new and effective ways of engaging with customers throughout the innovation process. At the same time, managers are faced with so called ‘wicked problems’ that call for more creative problem solving and lateral thinking in corporate innovation practices. In this chapter we discuss how recent developments of open innovation and design thinking can be applied to services and assist in service innovation. We explore how the co-creation of value is itself a service innovation, and the simultaneous impact of such co-creation practices through relational conversations with customers and a broad range of stakeholders. Co-creation becomes an element of the service offering, drawing customers into the value web and blurring the boundaries of the firm. We do this by discussing three cases as examples of open co-created innovation, and reflect on implications for service innovation, especially where propriety of the service innovation may be ambiguous. In comparison with existing open innovation frameworks, we propose a co-creation approach to open service innovation that goes beyond common ‘inside out’ or ‘outside in’ dichotomies.

Fam, KS & Waller, DS 2015, 'Advertising Executives’ Views of Attributes in Winning New Clients' in Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science, Springer International Publishing, pp. 131-134.
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Fam, KS & Waller, DS 2015, 'Global Perspectives in Marketing for the 21st Century' in Manrai, AK & Meadow, HL (eds), Global Perspectives in Marketing for the 21st Century, Springer International Publishing, Germany, pp. 131-134.
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In the advertising industry, the agency/client relationship is extremely important for both parties as a “failed” relationship can result in major costs in both time and money. Past research has concentrated on just analysing the views of the advertisers. This study examines what attributes are valued by agency executives as important in winning new clients, particularly whether there is any variation in perceived attribute importance ratings among account directors of different types of agencies, based on (a) type of account handled; (b) size of billings; (c) nature of agency service; and (d) success rate in winning new clients.

Fleming, P 2015, 'The Routledge Companion to Ethics, Politics and Organizations' in Pullen, A & Rhodes, C (eds), The Routledge Companion to Ethics, Politics and Organizations, Routledge, London, pp. 1-521.
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Foster, WM & Suddaby, R 2015, 'Processing history: Bringing process-oriented research to management and organizational history' in The Routledge Companion to Management and Organizational History, pp. 363-371.
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Garbarino, E & Slonim, R 2015, 'Effects of Internal Reference Prices and Marketers’ Ability to Influence Which Reference Price Buyers Use' in Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science, Springer International Publishing, pp. 12-12.
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Godfrey, J, Wearing, S & Schulenkorf, N 2015, 'Scientific Tourism' in Slocum, S, Kline, C & Holden, A (eds), Scientific Tourism: Researchers as Travellers, Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 131-147.
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The purpose of this chapter is to explore the motivations and experiences of medical volunteer tourists (MVTs) from developed countries volunteering in developing countries, and to examine the underlying ethics relating to this form of volunteer tourism. We seek to develop an understanding of the relationship between scientific tourism and medical volunteer tourism, and to investigate experiences that provide both learning and training for MVTs to develop skills for their future medical careers.

Green, R, Agarwal, R & Logue, D 2015, 'Innovation' in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier, Oxford, pp. 145-151.
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Innovation, and the understanding of processes of innovation, is fundamentally about social, scientific, and economic change. Innovation is seen as underpinning the productivity and success of firms, communities, and nations. Innovation, as a concept, is increasingly considered as a nonlinear multidimensional phenomenon, which involves a complex relational ecosystem with concurrent processes of value cocreation through collaboration. Innovation can be understood on several broad dimensions – product or process; technological or nontechnological; radical or incremental; and open or closed. The article will explore these dimensions, the historical background to innovation, and current issues and challenges with reference to developments in the social, scientific, engineering, and behavioral sciences, including the cross-disciplinary linkages, which illuminate the nature and significance of innovation for the twenty-first century.

Green, R, Agarwal, R & Logue, DM 2015, 'Innovation' in International Encyclopaedia of the Social & Behavioural Sciences, Elsevier, Oxford, pp. 145-151.
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Innovation, and the understanding of processes of innovation, is fundamentally about social, scientific, and economic change. Innovation is seen as underpinning the productivity and success of firms, communities, and nations. Innovation, as a concept, is increasingly considered as a nonlinear multidimensional phenomenon, which involves a complex relational ecosystem with concurrent processes of value cocreation through collaboration. Innovation can be understood on several broad dimensions – product or process; technological or nontechnological; radical or incremental; and open or closed. The article will explore these dimensions, the historical background to innovation, and current issues and challenges with reference to developments in the social, scientific, engineering, and behavioral sciences, including the cross-disciplinary linkages, which illuminate the nature and significance of innovation for the twenty-first century.

Hay, D & Menzies, G 2015, 'Is the Model of Human Nature in Economics Fundamentally Flawed? Seeking a Better Model of Economic Behavior' in Kidwell, J & Doherty, S (eds), Theology and Economics, Palgrave Macmillan US, New York, pp. 183-198.
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Hoekman, MJ & Schulenkorf, N 2015, 'Sustainable management of sport-for-development through youth re-engagement' in Hayhurst, L, Kay, T & Chawansky, M (eds), Beyond Sport for Development and Peace, Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 135-149.
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The relationship between sport participation and personal, community as well as societal development has recently received increased attention within sport sociology and sport politics discourses. However, despite their importance for Sport-for-Development (SFD) practice, process-based investigations of sport programmes and their potential to contribute to sustainable social competencies have only recently been addressed by sport management researchers. In the context of the Blue Dragon Children's Foundation (BDCF), an international NGO based in Hanoi, Vietnam, this chapter examines the management of social processes in SFD work, with a focus on re-engaged youths as ‘change agents’ and their contributions to community development. We propose a newly designed Framework for Re-Engaged Youth as Change Agents (FREYCA) that highlights the contribution of re-engaged youth workers in the context of sustainable SFD projects.

Katsigiannis, T, Agarwal, R & Jin, K 2015, 'Business Model Approach to Public Service Innovation' in Agarwal, R, Selen, W, Roos, G & Green, R (eds), The Handbook of Service Innovation, Springer London, London, pp. 751-778.
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The operating environment of the public sector has undergone a fundamental shift towards a more competitive nature. As these changes accelerate, they are exerting considerable pressure on the government in terms of rising costs and ever-increasing need for innovative service offerings. In order to shed light on these contemporary challenges, this chapter will review and analyse a number of innovative service delivery modes observed in practice, including joint ventures with the private and not-for-profit sectors, public private partnerships, contracting out, franchising, and the use of social bonds and collaborative services. By presenting a new ‘business model’ designed specifically for decision makers in the public sector, this chapter will equip the readers with the means to better understand and manage public service innovations in the increasingly challenging environment.

Knijnik, J & Adair, D 2015, 'Conceptualizing Embodied Masculinities in Global Sport' in Knijnik, J & Adair, D (eds), Embodied Masculinities in Global Sport, FIT Publishing, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, pp. 1-15.
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What does it mean to be a man? What does it mean to be “masculine”? Why do some' 'males feel a need to prove their sense of “manliness”? Such questions have attracted a growing body of scholarship over recent decades. This is not merely about academics; issues of gender identity are part of the daily lives of people globally (Heasley, 2013). There is often a desire for a simple conception of what men (and women) either “are” or “should be” and how they ought to conduct themselves publicly and privately in 'accordance with “routine” gender norms.

Koh, B 2015, 'Drug use in swimming' in Moller, V, Waddington, I & Hoberman, JM (eds), Routledge Handbook of Drugs and Sport, Routledge, USA, pp. 128-144.
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Sport in Society 13(2): 221–33. Pappa, Evdokia, and Eileen Kennedy. 2013. “It was my thought . . . he made it a reality”: Normalization and responsibility in athletes' accounts of performance-enhancing drug use. International Review for the ...

Lyras, A & Welty Peachey, J 2015, 'The Conception, Development And Application Of Sport-For-Development Theory 1' in Routledge Handbook of Theory in Sport Management, Routledge, pp. 131-142.
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Naar, LV & Clegg, S 2015, 'Concept. Seeing the building through models' in Naar, L & Clegg, SR (eds), Gehry in Sydney The Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS, Images Publishing, Mulgrave, Victoria, pp. 89-105.
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The book provides a fresh analysis of Gehry’s working process and offers insightful perspectives on the context, negotiation, commission, design and construction of the building.

Naar, LV & Stang Våland, M 2015, 'Tales from the Field. If buildings could talk' in Naar, L & Clegg, SR (eds), Gehry in Sydney. The Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS, Images Publishing, Mulgrave, Victoria, pp. 253-271.
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The book provides a fresh analysis of Gehry's working process and offers insightful perspectives on the context, negotiation, commission, design and construction of the Dr Chau Chak Wing building for the University of Technology Business School.

Pullen, A & Rhodes, CH 2015, 'Is Becoming-woman Possible in Organizations?' in Pullen, A & Rhodes, C (eds), The Routledge Companion to Ethics, Politics and Organizations, Routledge, London, pp. 355-367.

Randhawa, K & Scerri, M 2015, 'Service Innovation: A Review of the Literature' in Agarwal, R, Selen, W, Roos, G & Green, R (eds), The Handbook of Service Innovation, Springer London, Germany, pp. 27-51.
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© Springer-Verlag London 2015. Services are fast overtaking manufacturing to form a dominant proportion of the world economy. Service innovation is increasingly seen as a vector of sustainable growth and competitive advantage at the firm-, industry- and economy-level. Innovation started evolving as a key discipline of research over the twentieth century. Initially, innovation research was predominantly focused on science and technology and the new product development approach for commercializing ideas and inventions mainly in the manufacturing industry. With the increasing growth of services in today’s organizations and economy, the importance of understanding service innovation concepts and practices has been on the rise. Over the last two decades, researchers have hence been directing attention to innovation in the context of services. Today, service innovation has evolved into a vast field encompassing the study of intangible processes and dynamic interactions among technological and human systems that lead to managerial and organizational change in services. The literature on service innovation is expanding into a diverse and cross-disciplinary body of knowledge scattered across economics, marketing, organizational science, and management perspectives. The purpose of this chapter is to cut through this complexity and diversity in the streams of extant service innovation literature, and provide a holistic overview of the literature in this rapidly growing field. Organized across three broad themes: Overview of Service Innovation, The Dynamic and Systemic Process of Service Innovation, and Management of Service Innovation; this chapter presents a consolidated guide to the service innovation concepts and practices.

Roos, G & Agarwal, R 2015, 'Services Innovation in a Circular Economy' in Agarwal, R, Selen, W, Roos, G & Green, R (eds), The Handbook of Service Innovation, Springer London, London, pp. 501-520.
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© Springer-Verlag London 2015. This chapter reviews various concepts captured under the term Circular Economy, drawn together from various service innovation perspectives. The circular economy is built on the principle that all intermediary outputs that are of no further use in the firm’s value-creating activities are provided as inputs into other firm’s value-creating activities. The chapter identifies complexities around monetising value, monetising non-monetary benefits, different attributes that consumers and customers’ value in the services space, and the substitution effects that services can have on product sales. From insights and methodologies developed in the service design area, combined with the ability to measure and compare alternative attributes from a value performance point of view, it is identified that further research is needed to facilitate both a higher adoption and a greater success rate among services developed. The chapter explores service innovation in the circular value chain as a growing domain of activity, and points towards a need for development of an appropriate business model framework within a circular economy for firms to engage in service innovation and delivery.

Schweitzer, J & Jakovich, J 2015, 'The emerging potential of crowd sharing: Learning and innovation beyond the organizational context' in Soliman Fawzy (ed), From Knowledge Management to Learning Organization to Innovation: The Way Ahead!, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, pp. 208-230.

Simpson, AV, Freeder, D & Clegg, S 2015, 'Compassion Power and Organization' in Heaney, J & Flam, H (eds), Power and Emotion, Routledge, pp. 31-51.
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In this paper we analyse the significance of compassion as an emotion in its relationship to various manifestations of power within the organizational context. We critique those theories of compassion that assume that compassion in organizational contexts is motivated only by a noble intent. The paper draws on a study of organizational responses to the flood that devastated the City of Brisbane Australia on the morning of January 11, 2011. We use Clegg’s (1989) research framework of ‘circuits of power’ to provide a triple focus on interpersonal, organizational and societal uses of power together with Etzioni’s (1961) model of coercive, instrumental and normative organizational power. We present our findings in a framework constructed by overlapping Clegg (1989) and Etzioni’s (1961) frameworks. The unique contribution of this paper is to provide a conceptualization of organizational compassion enmeshed with various modes of power exercised in and by organizations.

Soliman, F 2015, 'From Knowledge Management to Learning Organisation to Innovation: The Way Ahead!' in From Knowledge Management to Learning Organisation to Innovation The Way Ahead!, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 1-7.
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This book propagates the argument that innovation is heavily influenced by learning, which in turn is driven by knowledge.

Tam, L, Spanjol, J & Rosa, JA 2015, 'The Psychology of the Asian Consumer' in Schmitt, B & Lee, L (eds), The Psychology of the Asian Consumer, Routledge, USA, pp. 33-39.
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Tarrant, MA, Stoner, L, Tessman, K, Gleason, M, Lyons, K & Wearing, S 2015, 'Global Programs in Sustainability: A Case Study of Techniques, Tools and Teaching Strategies for Sustainability Education in Tourism' in Moscardo, G & Benckendorff, P (eds), CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, pp. 229-237.
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Trede, F & McEwen, C 2015, 'Critical Thinking for Future Practice: Learning to Question' in The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education, Palgrave Macmillan US, pp. 457-474.
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Trede, F & McEwen, C 2015, 'Critical thinking for future practice: Learning to question' in The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 457-474.
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Waller, DS, Deshpande, S & Erdogan, BZ 2015, 'Offensiveness to Advertising with Violent Images and the Perception of Restrictions' in Rifon, NJ, Royne, MB & Carlson, L (eds), Advertising and Violence: Concepts and Perspectives, Routledge.

Wang, K, Clegg, SR, Tang, C & Fang, Y 2015, 'Chapter eleven incremental innovation and knowledge exploitation in SMES: Learning and social facilitation' in Soliman, F (ed), From Knowledge Management to Learning Organisation to Innovation: The Way Ahead!, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK.

Wearing, S & Faulkner, S 2015, 'International volunteer tourism for development' in Park, JC (ed), Global Alternative Tourism Network, CM Press, pp. 69-97.

Wearing, S, Tarrant, MA, Schweinsberg, S, Lyons, K & Stoner, K 2015, 'Exploring the Global in Student Assessment and Feedback for Sustainable Tourism Education' in Moscardo, G & Benckendorff, P (eds), CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, pp. 101-115.
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This chapter examines a values-based approach to teaching sustainable tourism management and the related student assessment and feedback mechanisms that reinforce it. The chapter considers and describes how this values-based approach is pedagogically activated by employing critical thinking, self-directed and experiential learning techniques. It draws upon a number of subjects taught by two Universities: one in the USA and one in Australia that use values associated with global citizenship and lifelong learning as frameworks that provide a personally meaningful link between students and the concepts central to sustainable tourism. Particular attention is given to describing alternative assessment and feedback tools that support a values-based approach to sustainable tourism education and to the use of assessable learning contracts, and learning modules.

Wearing, SL, Grabowski, S, Small, J, Lyons, K, Guttentag, D & Coghlan, A 2015, 'Is volunteer tourism a new avatar of travelism' in Singh, TV (ed), Challenges in Tourism Research, Channel View Publications, UK, pp. 97-134.

Wearing, SL, Grabowski, S, Small, J, Lyons, KD, Guttentag, D & Coghlan, A 2015, 'Is Volunteerism a New Avatar of Travelism?' in Challenges in Tourism Research, pp. 97-134.

Alexeev, V & Dungey, M 2015, 'Equity portfolio diversification with high frequency data', QUANTITATIVE FINANCE, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 1205-1215.
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Anthonisz, SA & Putniņš, TJ 2015, 'Asset Pricing with Downside Liquidity Risks', Management Science, vol. 63, no. 8, pp. 2549-2572.
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© 2016 INFORMS. We develop a parsimonious liquidity-adjusted downside capital asset pricing model to investigate whether phenomena such as downward liquidity spirals and flights to liquidity impact expected asset returns.We find strong empirical support for the model. Downside liquidity risk (sensitivity of stock liquidity to negative market returns) has an economically meaningful return premium that is 10 times larger than its symmetric analogue. The expected liquidity level and downside market risk are also associated with meaningful return premiums. Downside liquidity risk and its associated premium are higher during periods of low marketwide liquidity and for stocks that are relatively small, illiquid, volatile, and have high book-to-market ratios. These results are consistent with investors requiring compensation for holding assets susceptible to adverse liquidity phenomena. Our findings suggest that mitigation of downside liquidity risk can lower firms' cost of capital.

Anufriev, M & Panchenko, V 2015, 'Connecting the Dots: Econometric Methods for Uncovering Networks with an Application to the Australian Financial Institutions', Journal of Banking and Finance, vol. 61, no. Supp 2, pp. S241-S255.
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© 2015 Elsevier B.V. This paper connects variance-covariance estimation methods, Gaussian graphical models, and the growing literature on economic and financial networks. We construct the network using the concept of partial correlations which captures direct linear dependence between any two entities, conditional on dependence between all other entities. We relate the centrality measures of this network to shock propagation. The methodology is applied to construct the perceived network of publicly traded Australian banks and their connections to domestic economic sectors and international markets. We find strong links between the big four Australian banks, real estate and other sectors of the economy, and determine which entities play a central role in transmitting and absorbing the shocks.

Anufriev, M, Bao, T & Tuinstra, J 2015, 'Microfoundations for Switching Behavior in Heterogeneous Agent Models: An Experiment', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 129, pp. 74-99.
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We run a laboratory experiment to study how people switch between several profitable alternatives, framed as mutual funds, in order to provide a microfoundation for so-called heterogeneous agent models. The participantsin our experiment have to choose repeatedly between two, three or four experimental funds. The time series of fund returns are exogenously generated prior to the experiment and participants are paid for each period according to the return of the fund they choose. For most cases participants' decisions can be successfully described by a discrete choice switching model, often applied in heterogeneous agent models, provided that a predisposition towards one ofthe funds is included. The estimated intensity of choice parameter of the discrete choice model depends on the structure of the fund returns. In particular, it increases with correlation between past and future returns. This suggestspeople do not myopically chase past returns, but are more likely to do so when past returns are more predictive of future returns, a feature that is absent in the standard heterogeneous agent models.

Anufriev, M, Hommes, CH & Makarewicz, T 2015, 'Simple Forecasting Heuristics that Make Us Smart: Evidence from Different Market Experiments', Journal of the European Economic Association, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 1538-1584.
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© 2019 The Author(s). In this paper we address the question of how individuals form expectations and invent, reinforce, and update their forecasting rules in a complex world. We do so by fitting a novel, parsimonious, and empirically validated genetic algorithm learning model with explicit heterogeneity in expectations to a set of laboratory experiments. Agents use simple linear first order price forecasting rules, adapting them to the complex evolving market environment with a Genetic Algorithm optimization procedure. The novelties are: (1) a parsimonious experimental foundation of individual forecasting behavior; (2) explanation of individual and aggregate behavior in three different experimental settings, (3) improved one-and 50-period ahead forecasting of experiments, and (4) characterization of the mean, median, and empirical distribution of forecasting heuristics. The median of the distribution of GA forecasting heuristics can be used in designing or validating simple Heuristic Switching Models.

Augustiani, C, Casavecchia, L & Gray, J 2015, 'Managerial Sharing, Mutual Fund Connections, and Performance', INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCE, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 427-455.
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In this study, we examine the effect of mutual fund connections, throughmanagerial sharing, on performance and stock holding commonalities. Ouranalysis of return correlations and portfolio holdings indicates that moreinterconnected funds tend to buy and sell similar stocks, hence increasingthe similarity of portfolio holdings and undermining the distinctiveness oftheir investment strategy. Our results also indicate that highly connectedfunds significantly underperform weakly connected funds by about 1.4% ona yearly risk-adjusted basis. We show that fund family performance is unaf-fected by the intensity of fund connections, and that greater fund connec-tions could significantly enhance family-level profit margins.

Baddeley, M 2015, 'Herding, social influences and behavioural bias in scientific research', EMBO reports, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 902-905.
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Ball, F, Tyler, J & Wells, P 2015, 'Is audit quality impacted by auditor relationships?', Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 166-181.
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The objective of this study is to provide empirical evidence on the association of audit quality with audit tenure which would support the argument for auditor rotation being prescribed by regulation. Auditor tenure is measured having regard to both the duration of relations between the lead audit partner and client firm management (person-to-person relations), as well as the duration of the audit firm's engagement by the client (firm-to-firm). Using the setting of when Australian firms were adopting the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), we examine 266 publicly listed Australian firms and find evidence of a negative association between the length of tenure between the lead audit partner and client firm management (person-to-person relations) and audit quality. Conversely we find a positive relation between audit firm engagement by the client (firm-to-firm) and audit quality. This suggests there may be quality benefits from prescribing audit partner rotation, and quality costs from prescribing audit firm rotation.

Bateman, H, Eckert, C, Iskhakov, F, Louviere, JJ, Satchell, SE & Thorp, S 2015, 'Default and Naïve Diversification Heuristics in Annuity Choice', UNSW Business School Research Paper, vol. 42, no. 2015, pp. 32-57.
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Retirement income stream products are difficult for consumers to choose because of their high perceived risk, irreversibility, high expenditure, little opportunity for social learning and distant consequences. Prior literature is unclear about consumers’ use of heuristics in decumulation decisions or whether sociodemographics can help identify vulnerable consumers. In the context of Australia’s retirement income arrangements, we examine choices of life annuities and phased withdrawal products, and identify use of default options and the diversification (1/n or 50:50) heuristic using a novel finite mixture modelling approach. The innovative feature of this approach is that it captures the very specific allocation pattern associated with choices based on deterministic decision rules, namely pronounced spikes at the locations of the particular heuristics with little mass in their surroundings. We show that more than 30% of decumulation choices rely on these two heuristics, and that cognitive and product knowledge limitations contribute to using such heuristics. The results have implications for public policy on decumulation of retirement savings, regulation of product disclosures and providers of annuity and phased withdrawal products. More generally, our model has the potential to provide better understanding of the use of heuristics in consumer decisions

Baur, DG & Glover, KJ 2015, 'Speculative trading in the gold market', International Review of Financial Analysis, vol. 39, pp. 63-71.
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© 2015 Elsevier Inc. In this paper we use a recently developed econometric test to identify bubble-like price behaviour in the gold market. We find that the price of gold followed an explosive price process between 2002 and 2012 and exhibited super-exponential growth between 2002 and 2008, indicating excessive speculative trading and exuberance in the gold market. We also provide a theoretical foundation for such bubble tests based on a behavioural model in which chartists can cause episodes of explosive price dynamics.The identification strategy yields economically intuitive results and is a simple alternative to using more complex estimation techniques commonly used in the heterogeneous agents literature.

Bedford, DS 2015, 'Management control systems across different modes of innovation: Implications for firm performance', Management Accounting Research, vol. 28, pp. 12-30.
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. This study examines the use of management control systems (MCS) across different modes of innovation and the effects on firm performance. Specifically, this study draws on Simons' levers of control framework to investigate how top managers attempt to simultaneously balance exploration and exploitation, which place contradictory requirements on firms. Using data collected from a survey of top managers in 400 firms this study demonstrates that the patterns of use and interdependencies among control levers associated with enhanced performance differ depending on the mode of innovation. The findings show that control levers are independently associated with enhanced performance in firms that specialize in either exploration or exploitation, suggesting that levers operate as supplementary rather than as complementary controls in these contexts. However, in ambidextrous firms, diagnostic and interactive levers are shown to have interdependent effects on performance. Furthermore, some evidence suggests that both the combined and balanced use of these levers contributes to generating dynamic tension necessary for managing contradictory innovation modes.

Bedford, DS & Malmi, T 2015, 'Configurations of Control: An Exploratory Analysis', Management Accounting Research, vol. 27, pp. 2-26.
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. There is growing interest in how management controls operate together as a package of interrelated mechanisms. Although theoretical debate dates back to the seminal paper of Otley (1980), there remains little empirical analysis of how control mechanisms combine. To increase knowledge in this area this study explores how multiple accounting and other control mechanisms commonly combine and the associations these combinations have with firm context. From a cross-sectional sample of 400 firms, this study presents an empirically derived taxonomy of five control configurations used by top managers, labelled as simple, results, action, devolved, and hybrid. Many of these patterns closely resemble control configurations common to the literature, while others represent distinctively contemporary arrangements, such as flexible variants of traditional bureaucracy (action), and instances where multiple and seemingly conflicting control types intermesh (hybrid). In analyzing these configurations this study provides accounting and control researchers with empirical observations to refine and extend existing control frameworks and theory.

Bedford, DS & Sandelin, M 2015, 'Investigating management control configurations using qualitative comparative analysis: an overview and guidelines for application', Journal of Management Control, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 5-26.
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Configuration theory is concerned with understanding complex phenomena involving multiple and interacting attributes. The theory is consistent with a long line of research recognizing that management controls operate as complex packages or systems. However, empirical research aimed at understanding management control configurations is relatively scarce. One possible reason is the lack of appropriate methods. This paper introduces a promising case-oriented method for understanding complex phenomena called qualitative comparative analysis. This paper provides a basic guideline for applying the method, outlines how the method can be combined with more conventional research approaches, and offers suggestions for future research into management control configurations.

Biesenthal, C, Sankaran, S, Pitsis, T & Clegg, S 2015, 'Temporality in Organization Studies: Implications for Strategic Project Management', Open Economics and Management Journal, vol. 2, no. Suppl 1: M7, pp. 45-52.
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Project managers require temporal skills and the ability to improvise when linear assumptions confront the complexities of managing projects within a context of strategic calculation. While the management and organization (MOS) literature emphasizes the importance of temporal skills for managing uncertainty, ambiguity and complexity, a dearth of project management literature contributes to this discussion. By reviewing literature on time in MOS and linking it to the field of project management we seek to make an initial bridge of this gap and argue that in order to improvise project managers need temporal skills. Project management practitioners and researchers work with assumptions of what constitutes normal time and linearity in projects, despite the variety of situations and events faced in projects. Practitioners, students and researchers in project management need to develop more sophisticated temporal skills to deal with a variety of projects, situations and events strategically.

Bird, R, Pellizzari, P & Yeung, D 2015, 'Performance Implications of Active Management of Institutional Mutual Funds', Accounting & Finance, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 1-27.
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Bugeja, M 2015, 'The Impact of Target Firm Financial Distress in Australian Takeovers', Accounting & Finance, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 361-396.
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Of the motives that have been advanced to explain corporate acquisitions, the least explored is the acquisition of a target experiencing financial distress. This study addresses this void by examining whether target firm financial distress is related to takeover: attitude, premiums, payment method, competition and outcome. Despite inconsistent findings across our distress measures the tenor of the results suggest that distressed targets receive higher premiums and are less likely to be offered cash consideration. Additionally, takeover completion is lower and takeover competition higher for targets in financial distress. Financial distress does not influence whether a takeover is hostile or friendly. © 2013 AFAANZ.

Bugeja, M & Loyeung, A 2015, 'What drives the allocation of the purchase price to goodwill?', Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 245-261.
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. This study examines the proportion of the purchase price allocated to goodwill after the successful acquisition of a publicly listed firm. Using hand collected data we document that 42% of acquirers record a nil amount for goodwill. We find that the amount allocated to goodwill is generally unrelated to target firm economic characteristics. In contrast, consistent with managerial opportunism, we find a positive association between the use of accounting based bonus plans to compensate acquiring firm CEOs and the amount allocated to goodwill. The amount allocated to goodwill also increases after Australia adopted IFRS which no longer required goodwill to be systematically amortised. Other variables associated with goodwill recognition include the acquiring firm's leverage, the takeover premium, whether the target and the bidder operate in the same industry, existing goodwill in the target firm before the takeover announcement and the method of payment used in the acquisition.

Bugeja, M, Czernkowski, R & Moran, D 2015, 'The Impact of the Management Approach on Segment Reporting', JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FINANCE & ACCOUNTING, vol. 42, no. 3-4, pp. 310-366.
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© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Accounting standard setters have increasingly attempted to align external segment reporting disclosures to a firm's internal reporting structure. We study how this move to the management approach for segment reporting impacted the number of reported segments and the extent of line item disclosures when Australia adopted IAS 14 (revised) and IFRS 8. We find that both standards led to firms disclosing a greater number of segments. An examination of the motives behind the non-disclosure of segments suggests that segment information was withheld for agency cost reasons. We find only limited support for the proprietary cost motive for non-reporting of segments. We also document that IFRS 8 led to a reduction in the amount of line item disclosure. Consistent with a proprietary cost explanation, the decrease in disclosure is greatest for firms with a higher number of profitable segments. Our results indicate that the change to the management approach to segment identification is not associated with the properties of analyst forecasts, nor did it lead to increased analyst following.

Bugeja, M, Lu, M & Shan, Y 2015, 'Cost Stickiness in Australia: Characteristics and Determinants', Australian Accounting Review, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 248-261.
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This study presents empirical evidence on cost stickiness using a large sample of Australian listed firms from 1990–2010. We find cost behaviour in Australian firms is sticky on average, with a lower degree of stickiness than in United States firms. Costs increase by 0.885% with a 1% increase in sales revenues, but decrease by only 0.797% for a 1% decrease in sales. The degree of cost stickiness demonstrates a ‘U’ shape over the period and increases after the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards. Sticky cost behaviour, however, is not evidenced in the resources, construction and retail industries. We document evidence consistent with the argument of adjustment costs of employed resources, managerial incentives and agency costs. The degree of cost stickiness in Australia increases with a firm's asset and employee intensity, and when managers have strong incentives to avoid decreases in earnings or losses, but is less pronounced when revenues decline in the preceding period and in firms with strong governance mechanisms. Our results provide important implications for external stakeholders’ understanding of firm performance.

Bugeja, M, Patel, V & Walter, TS 2015, 'The Microstructure of Australian Takeover Announcements', Australian Journal of Management, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 161-188.
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Using several microstructure variables, this study provides an intra-day examination of aggressive trading around Australian takeover announcements. We conduct this analysis for both target and bidding firms. We examine aggressive trading (i.e. by those who initiate the trade) using the abnormal behaviour of returns, trading volume, volatility and time-weighted spreads and depth. In addition, we develop a novel profit/loss measure (PLM) based on trade initiation and provide new evidence using the recently developed volume-synchronised probability of informed trading (VPIN) metric. In a univariate setting, these measures provide evidence of increased aggressive trading in Australian target firms. Further, after controlling for several microstructure variables, multivariate analysis reveals the presence of abnormally elevated time-weighted spreads prior to the announcement date for target firms. We show that VPIN is significantly elevated for target firms, especially in the four days prior to the takeover announcement.

Burke, PF, Aubusson, PJ, Schuck, SR, Buchanan, JD & Prescott, AE 2015, 'How do early career teachers value different types of support? A scale-adjusted latent class choice model', TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, vol. 47, no. April, pp. 241-253.
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Using a discrete choice experimental approach and associated Scale-Adjusted Latent Class Model (SALCM), we quantify the relative value early career teachers (ECTs) place on various types of support in the form of affirmation, resources, collegial opportunities, mentoring, and professional development. ECTs with intentions to depart the profession, place greater relative value on the sharing of resources, cooperative teaching and planning, offsite discussions about classroom management and programming with mentors, and having a greater professional voice. In contrast, those with intentions to remain, place greater value on observation from and conversations about teaching with more experienced teachers at their school.

Cadsby, CB, Du, N, Wang, R & Zhang, J 2015, 'Goodwill Can Hurt: a Theoretical and Experimental Investigation ofReturn Policies in Auctions', GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR, vol. 99, pp. 224-238.
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Will generous return policies in auctions benefit bidders? We investigate this issue using second-price common-value auctions. Theoretically, we find that the bidding equilibrium is unique unless returns are free, in which case there exist multiple equilibria with different implications for sellers. Moreover, more generous return policies hurt bidders by eroding consumer surplus through higher bids. In the experiment, bids increase and bidders? earnings decrease with more generous return policies as predicted. With free returns, many bidders bid above the highest possible value, subsequently returning the item regardless of value. Though consistent with equilibrium behavior, this is not optimal for sellers.

Cason, T, Sheremeta, R & Zhang, J 2015, 'Asymmetric and Endogenous Within-Group Communication in Competitive Coordination Games', Experimental Economics, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 946-972.
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Within-group communication in competitive coordination games has been shown to increase competition between groups and lower efficiency. This study further explores potentially harmful effects of communication, by addressing the questions of (i) asymmetric communication and (ii) the endogenous emergence of communication. Our theoretical analysis provides testable hypotheses regarding the effect of communication on competitive behavior and efficiency. We test these predictions using a laboratory experiment. The experiment shows that although asymmetric communication is not as harmful as symmetric communication, it leads to more aggressive competition and lower efficiency relative to the case when neither group can communicate. Moreover, groups vote to endogenously open communication channels even though this leads to lower payoffs and efficiency.

Castaneda, MG, Martinez, CP, Marte, R & Roxas, B 2015, 'Explaining the environmentally-sustainable consumer behavior: a social capital perspective', Social Responsibility Journal, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 658-676.
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Purpose– The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of social capital within a community on the adoption of consumer eco-behaviour or environmentally sustainable behaviour of consumers. The authors draw on the behavioural perspective model (BPM) of consumer behaviour and social capital theory in arguing that social capital shapes a consumer’s knowledge of environmental issues and pro-environmental attitudes, which in turn influence a consumer’s perceived capability to engage in eco-behaviour.Design/methodology/approach– This study uses partial least squares approach to structural equation modelling of survey data involving 1,044 consumers in the Philippines. It involves testing of a measurement model to examine the validity and reliability of the constructs used in the study. This is followed by testing of the structural models to test the hypothesised relationships of the constructs.Findings– The results suggest the substantive influence of social capital on environmental knowledge, pro-environmental attitudes and eco-capability. Both knowledge and attitudes have positive effects on eco-capability, which in turn positively shapes eco-behaviour.Research limitations/implications– Future studies can examine how social capital as a multi-dimensional construct impacts context-specific consumer behaviour.Practical implications– Social and environmental marketing may focus on social network activation to encourage eco-behaviours of consumers.INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, vol. 41, pp. 206-217.
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© 2015 Elsevier Inc. This paper aims to estimate the global information distribution in the OTC gold market. Using the two-scale realized variance as a proxy for information flow, we estimate the information shares of Asia, Europe, London/New York and the United States, with London/New York covering the two-hour overlapping trading in London afternoon and New York morning. We find that over the sample period of 1996 to 2012, the average daily information shares are 17%, 31%, 22%, and 30% for Asia, Europe, London/New York and the U.S., respectively. On a per-hour basis, the information share of London/New York is over two and half times of those of the rest of Europe and the U.S., and over five times of the information share of Asia. Despite doubling its share of OTC trading, Asia's information share actually declined from about 20% in the late 1990s to around 15% in 2009-2012, with the opposite trend for the London/New York market. Private information flow, measured by the volatility impact of unexpected order flows, has a flatter distribution across Asia, Europe, and the U.S., possibly due to the presence of the same large gold dealers in different markets. The declining information share of Asia and the concentration of information to the two-hour London/New York trading raise concerns for regional market development and global market stability.

Chan, A, Clegg, S, Pina e Cunha, M & Rego, A 2015, '‘The revolution will not be televised’: the institutional work of radical change in China’s Cultural Revolution', Journal of Political Power, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 61-83.
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© 2015, © 2015 Taylor & Francis. Mao Zedong sought both to destabilize existing institutional categories for ordering meaning, and impose new ones, initially through the Great Leap Forward and subsequently during the Cultural Revolution. The paper explores the institutional work that made this process of radical change possible. At its core was the construction and deployment of a set of binary categorization devices. These are explored in the paper to argue that persistent and morally sophisticated institutional work is necessary to make radical change possible. Macro, meso and micro processes of institutional work operate in parallel, reinforcing each other and articulating utopian desire with local possibility. There is no single revolutionary event, no central scene to be represented. Together, leaders and followers at several levels participate in the processes of categorizing and managing the result of such categorizations. Categorizations of radical change have explicitly stigmatizing purposes and managing categorization/stigmatization is an important institutional work, instrumental for radical change.

Chelliah, J 2015, 'Sexual harassment', Human Resource Management International Digest, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 37-38.
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Purpose – Highlights the risks faced by Australian employers as a result of sexual harassment by employees and contractors. Design/methodology/approach – Considers the types of approach that are necessary to prevent sexual harassment by employees and contractors in the workplace and events outside the workplace sanctioned by employers. Findings – Explains that employers should ensure that they have robust policies that comply with Australian law and should provide adequate training to protect themselves against costly compensation claims. Practical implications – Guides employers in preventing loss arising from claims of sexual harassment from employees. Social implications – Draws attention to the risks associated with conflict of interest at work. Originality/value – Raises the issue of organizational preparedness to undertake the challenges potentially posed by employees and contractors who may consider sexual harassment as acceptable in the workplace.

Chelliah, J & Georges, S 2015, 'Consulting firm identity: the online effort to differentiate and compete', Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 47-53.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how consulting organizations create identity online. Using a sample of 50 consulting organizations in Australia, the research discusses the strategic implications of broadcasting multiple organizational identities online and the subsequent impact this has on legitimacy. Design/methodology/approach – The research paper engages content analysis across a broad sample to highlight common practices of online identity construction. Findings – The analysis of the sample highlights the creation and perpetuation of multiple, and sometimes contradictory, identities for consulting firms in the online sphere. Originality/value – This research paper highlights how consulting firms try to differentiate themselves in an industry that is both highly competitive and frequently changing.

Chelliah, J, Boersma, M & Klettner, A 2015, 'The role of a national regulator in developing solutions to governance challenges in the not-for-profit sector', vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 449-458.
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This article presents empirical evidence of the governance challenges faced by not-for-profit (NFP) organisations. Drawing on interviews and survey data, the paper explores perceptions of NFP leaders concerning governance challenges, drawing implications for theory and practice. The research shows that NFPs face internal and external contingencies that determine effectiveness of governance systems. The study finds that considerable variation in the roles of boards exists. This has theoretical consequences, as the usefulness of stewardship, agency, resource-dependence and stakeholder theory varies according to the directives of NFP boards, and provides empirical evidence in favour of taking a contingency approach towards theories concerning NFP boards. The study further shows that director recruitment is challenging, particularly for NFPs with membership-based board models, as the constitution often determines a pool from which must be sourced. This often leads to directors not being recruited based on skills, which in turn increases the importance of skills development. While many respondents state they provide training, interviewees indicate that lack of time and resources pose practical obstacles. We contend that this lack of resources represents a contingency that can negatively impact board functioning. The findings furthermore suggest that funding dynamics can negatively impact accountability and governance. Specifically the fact that government is the largest donor in the sample, while the recipients of services are the most important stakeholders. While donor and stakeholder representation on boards may help to mitigate donor dependency and asymmetric accountability, the study finds that NFPs are often unable to recruit directors with appropriate skills. As it is also challenging to facilitate training due to the lack of resources, the result is a conflicting dynamic between the demand for skills and stakeholder representation on governance bodie...

Chelliah, J, Sood, S & Scholfield, S 2015, 'Realising the strategic value of RFID in academic libraries: a case study of the University of Technology Sydney', AUSTRALIAN LIBRARY JOURNAL, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 113-127.
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© 2015 Australian Library & Information Association. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being increasingly implemented in academic libraries due to a promise of increased collections management efficiency. This paper reports on the recent implementation of RFID technology in the library at the University of Technology Sydney, providing insights into the change management process of RFID implementation. The paper focuses on the implications of the implementation and indigenisation of RFID technology for three specific and symbiotic areas of the library: people, processes and technology. Data from interviews with eight participants involved at various levels of the academic library were collected. This paper develops a best practice model through the insights gained by the people involved in the RFID implementation. The case study posits the dynamic relationships between people, processes and technology as greatly impacted by the implementation process, and analyses the divergence between projected and actual outcomes in the implementation process.

Chen, NC, Dwyer, L & Firth, T 2015, 'Factors Influencing Chinese Students’ Behavior in Promoting Australia as a Destination for Chinese Outbound Travel', Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 366-381.
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Cheng, M & Edwards, D 2015, 'Social media in tourism: a visual analytic approach', Current Issues in Tourism, vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 1080-1087.
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This research note seeks to examine a vast amount of tourism-related Chinese social media posts using a visual analytic approach. Visual analytics turns information overload into an opportunity. In this case, the mainstream Chinese microblog service, Sina Weibo, was selected as it generates large volumes of data, representing significant consumer insights, that are challenging to analyse by other common research methods. The most frequently reposted tourist visa news in the first eight months of 2014 were harvested and used as a case study. Findings from this study demonstrate that a visual analytic approach can offer insights into the impact of travel news on Chinese consumers. These insights include potential tourist generating regions, the life span of travel news, and tourists’ attitudes towards travel policy changes. Such insights provide important implications for scholars and practitioners, such as enabling real-time decisions of Destination Management Organizations’ social media marketing strategies in China.

Chiarella, C & Di Guilmi, C 2015, 'The limit distribution of evolving strategies in financial markets', Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 137-159.
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AbstractThis paper reconsiders the popular Brock and Hommes [Brock, W. A., and C. H. Hommes. 1997. “A Rational Route to Randomness.”

Chiarella, C, Kang, B, Sklibosios Nikitopoulos, C & To, TD 2015, 'The Return-Volatility Relation in Commodity Futures Markets', UNSW Business School Research Paper, vol. 36, no. 2015, pp. 127-152.
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© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. By employing a continuous time multi-factor stochastic volatility model, the dynamic relation between returns and volatility in the commodity futures markets is analyzed. The model is estimated by using an extensive database of gold and crude oil futures and futures options. A positive relation in the gold futures market and a negative relation in the crude oil futures market subsist, especially over periods of high volatility principally driven by market-wide shocks. The opposite relation holds over quiet periods typically driven by commodity-specific effects. According to the proposed convenience yield effect, normal (inverted) commodity futures markets entail a negative (positive) relation.

Chow, YL, Hafalir, IE & Yavas, A 2015, 'Auction versus Negotiated Sale: Evidence from Real Estate Sales', Real Estate Economics, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 432-470.
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We offer a theoretical and empirical comparison of auctions and negotiated sales. We first build a simple model to show that auctions generate a higher relative price than negotiated sales when demand for the asset is strong, when the asset is more homogeneous and when the asset attracts buyers with higher valuations. Using data from property sales in Singapore, we find support for our theoretical predictions. In addition, we find that auctions do not necessarily generate a higher price premium for foreclosed properties than for nonforeclosed properties.

Chowdhury, MMH & Quaddus, MA 2015, 'A multiple objective optimization based QFD approach for efficient resilient strategies to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities: The case of garment industry of Bangladesh', Omega, vol. 57, pp. 5-21.
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. With the upsurge of frequent disruptive events, organizations have become more vulnerable to the consequences of these disruptive events. As a result, the need for more resilient supply chain (SC) to mitigate the vulnerabilities has become paramount. Supply chain resilience (SCR) has been discussed in the literature and resilience index has been developed, but developing and selecting a portfolio of supply chain resilience capabilities in order to mitigate the vulnerabilities have not been studied. In this research we develop a 0-1 multi-objective optimization model based on QFD methodology. Our multi-objective method is interactive and interacts with the decision makers to choose the most satisfactory efficient portfolio of supply chain resilience strategies. We apply our methodology to three large ready-made garment (RMG) companies of Bangladesh. Results show that lack of materials (high dependence on imported materials), disruptions in utility supply, increased competition (and hence competitive pressure), impact of economic recession, and reputation loss are the top most vulnerabilities of Bangladesh RMG industry. The most preferred resilience strategies to mitigate the vulnerabilities are: back-up capacity, building relation with buyers and suppliers, quality control, skill and efficiency development, ICT adoption, demand forecasting, responsiveness to customers, and security system improvement. Theoretical and managerial implications of our study are included.

Chowdhury, MMH, Hossain, MM & A. Dewan, MN 2015, 'A framework for selecting optimal strategies to mitigate the corporate sustainability barriers', Corporate Ownership and Control, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 462-481.
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This paper develops a framework to prioritize the barriers to corporate sustainability and select the strategies to mitigate those barriers by applying an optimization based analytical hierarchy process integrated quality function deployment framework with multiple case studies. This research has collected data from the textile and clothing industries (six case companies) from an emerging economy, Bangladesh. Contingency theory, resource-based view and stakeholder theory are adopted to explain the sustainability barriers and their mitigation process through optimal use of resources. The study finds that lack of awareness, lack of governance, the utility supply problem and lack of expertise are the main barriers of CS. The findings also indicate that internal and external audits regarding compliance issues and setting policies for sustainability standards are considered as highly important mitigation strategies. Finally, the study identifies the optimal mitigation strategies based on maximising the relative importance while considering savings from the simultaneous implementations of strategies and constrained resources. This study advances existing CS literature by developing a framework to prioritize CS barriers and selects optimal strategies to mitigate those barriers. The developed framework should be of interest to organisations’ decision makers (specifically in the case of apparel industry of Bangladesh) in countries which have a similar institutional context.

Church, JL, Haas, MR & Goodall, S 2015, 'Cost Effectiveness of Falls and Injury Prevention Strategies for Older Adults Living in Residential Aged Care Facilities', PHARMACOECONOMICS, vol. 33, no. 12, pp. 1301-1310.
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Claringbould, I & Adriaanse, J 2015, '‘Silver Cups Versus Ice Creams’: Parental Involvement With the Construction of Gender in the Field of Their Son’s Soccer', Sociology of Sport Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 201-219.
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This study explores parents’ gendered meanings in their involvement with their son’s soccer participation. We use Bourdieu’s (1985; 1990; 2012) theoretical perspective of fields, positions, habitus and taking positions to examine the way in which parents in two Dutch soccer clubs reconstruct and negotiate gendered meanings through expressions, positioning and power relations within the field of their son’s soccer. The findings suggest that, within this field, a subdivision exists between the ‘main’ field, represented by masculine meanings, and the subordinated ‘serving-the-main’ field, represented by feminine values. The study contributes to a better understanding of the processes involved in the construction of gender in both subfields and highlights the way in which women who enter the ‘main’ field can be theorized as ‘space invaders’.

Clarke, K, Walsh, KD & Flanagan, J 2015, 'How prevalent are post-completion audits in Australia?', Accounting, Accountability and Performance, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 51-78.

Clegg, S, Geppert, M & Hollinshead, G 2015, 'Politicization and political contests in contemporary multinational corporations', Human Relations, vol. 68, no. 10, pp. 1662-1665.
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Clegg, S, Pina e Cunha, M, Rego, A & Story, J 2015, 'Powers of Romance', Journal of Management Inquiry, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 131-148.
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Problematic organizational relationships have recently been at the core of highly visible media coverage. Most analyses of sexual relations in organizations have been, however, simplistic and unidimensional, and have placed insufficient systematic emphasis on the role of governmentality in the social construction of organizational romance. In this article, we proceed in two theoretical steps. First, we elaborate a typology of organizational romance that covers different manifestations of this nuanced process. We think of these as organizational strategies of governmentality. Second, we elaborate and identify liminal cases that fall into the interstices of the four predominant ways of managing sexual relationships in organizations. We think of these as vases of liquid love and life that evade the border controls of regulation by governmentality. Finally, we relate these issues to debates about the nature of the civilizational process and suggest hypotheses for future research.

Clegg, SR 2015, 'Reflections: Why Old Social Theory Might Still be Useful', Journal of Change Management, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 8-18.
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© 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis. Abstract: In the following, I first identify some of the breadth of concern raised within academe subsequent to the global financial crisis (GFC) and then move to identify what some mainstream financial press outlets have done recently to foster debate about the systemic nature of concerns increasingly manifest since 2007. In certain Marxist-oriented social science circles, the current crisis was well prepared but, unfortunately, hardly visible in business education. We need a sociological understanding of the market to augment the limited understanding of orthodox economics. To understand how the GFC came to be the contributions of the virtually forgotten social theory are retrieved as pointers to understanding how the profound social and organizational changes leading up to and creating the GFC occurred. The implications of this literature for the curriculum of the business school should be profound, it is argued.

Cohen, A & Peachey, JW 2015, 'Quidditch', Journal of Sport and Social Issues, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 521-544.
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This study examines the sport of quidditch, based on the Harry Potter franchise, an alternative sport growing in popularity. The purpose of this research was to examine the impact and benefits participants of this sport received and determine similarities and differences to mainstream sport activities. Findings suggest involvement with quidditch provided leadership skills, social gains, self-confidence, and pride, along with a positive sporting experience, all of which have been recognized in more mainstream sports. Considering the need for inventive and fiscally viable sports programs due to shrinking budgets and increased burnout, this study advocates the potential value of alternative sport initiatives and the benefit of their implementation.

Cohen, A & Peachey, JW 2015, 'The making of a social entrepreneur: From participant to cause champion within a sport-for-development context', Sport Management Review, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 111-125.
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© 2014 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a sport-for-development initiative, Street Soccer USA, on one of its most successful participants in order to understand her experiences, expectations, and motivations towards becoming a cause champion and social entrepreneur and continuing her activism. We adopted a narrative inquiry approach for this study in an effort to explore this topic in a detailed manner. Guided by previous literature within the field of social entrepreneurship, we found there were three specific background influences - sport, life, and traumatic experiences - which influenced her social entrepreneurial leanings. Within that context we show how the variables of people, opportunity, and capital intersect and lead towards the social value proposition of the social entrepreneur. Drawn from the findings, we provide theoretical and practical implications and directions for future research in the field of sport-for-development and social entrepreneurship.

Collins, J, Baer, B & Weber, EJ 2015, 'Sexual selection, conspicuous consumption and economic growth', Journal of Bioeconomics, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 189-206.
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Comerton-Forde, C & Putniņš, TJ 2015, 'Dark trading and price discovery', Journal of Financial Economics, vol. 118, no. 1, pp. 70-92.
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Regulators globally are concerned that dark trading harms price discovery. We show that dark trades are less informed than lit trades. High levels of dark trading increase adverse selection risk on the lit exchange by increasing the concentration of informed traders. Using both high- and low-frequency measures of informational efficiency we find that low levels of non-block dark trading are benign or even beneficial for informational efficiency, but high levels are harmful. In contrast, we find no evidence that block trades in the dark impede price discovery.

Comerton-Forde, C, Jones, CM & Putniņš, TJ 2015, 'Shorting at Close Range: A Tale of Two Types', Journal of Financial Economics, vol. 121, no. 3, pp. 546-568.
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© 2016 We examine returns, order flow, and market conditions in the minutes before, during, and after NYSE and Nasdaq short sales. We find two distinct types of short sales: those that provide liquidity, and those that demand it. Liquidity-supplying shorts are strongly contrarian at intraday horizons. They trade when spreads are unusually wide, facing greater adverse selection. Liquidity-demanding shorts trade when spreads are narrow and tend to follow short-term price declines. These results support a competitive rational expectations model where both market-makers and informed traders short, indicating that these two shorting types are integral to both price discovery and liquidity provision.

Comino, EJ, Harris, MF, Islam, MDF, Tran, DT, Jalaludin, B, Jorm, L, Flack, J & Haas, M 2015, 'Impact of diabetes on hospital admission and length of stay among a general population aged 45 year or more: a record linkage study', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1-13.
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© 2015 Comino et al. Background: The increased prevalence of diabetes and its significant impact on use of health care services, particularly hospitals, is a concern for health planners. This paper explores the risk factors for all-cause hospitalisation and the excess risk due to diabetes in a large sample of older Australians. Methods: The study population was 263,482 participants in the 45 and Up Study. The data assessed were linked records of hospital admissions in the 12 months following completion of a baseline questionnaire. All cause and ambulatory care sensitive admission rates and length of stay were examined. The associations between demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, lifestyle factors, and health and wellbeing and risk of hospitalisation were explored using zero inflated Poisson (ZIP) regression models adjusting for age and gender. The ratios of adjusted relative rates and 95% confidence intervals were calculated to determine the excess risk due to diabetes. Results: Prevalence of diabetes was 9.0% (n = 23,779). Age adjusted admission rates for all-cause hospitalisation were 631.3 and 454.8 per 1,000 participant years and the mean length of stay was 8.2 and 7.1 days respectively for participants with and without diabetes. In people with and without diabetes, the risk of hospitalisation was associated with age, gender, household income, smoking, BMI, physical activity, and health and wellbeing. However, the increased risk of hospitalisation was attenuated for participants with diabetes who were older, obese, or had hypertension or hyperlipidaemia and enhanced for those participants with diabetes who were male, on low income, current smokers or who had anxiety or depression. Conclusions: This study is one of the few studies published to explore the impact of diabetes on hospitalisation in a large non-clinical population, the 45 and Up Study. The attenuation of risk associated with some factors is likely to be due to correlation ...

Comino, EJ, Islam, MDF, Tran, DT, Jorm, L, Flack, J, Jalaludin, B, Haas, M & Harris, MF 2015, 'Association of processes of primary care and hospitalisation for people with diabetes: A record linkage study', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, vol. 108, no. 2, pp. 296-305.
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Aims: To explore the association of primary care and hospitalisation for people with diabetes. Methods: The study comprised 20,433 diabetic participants in the Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study. Data on processes of care at recruitment (15 months) were extracted from the Department of Human Services Medicare database. Processes included continuity of primary care (47.1%), and claims for completion of an annual cycle of care (25.0%), GP management plan/team care arrangement (GPMP/TCA, 41.3%), review of GPMP/TCA (24.0%), and monitoring including HbA1c (62.7%). Hospitalisation (12 months) following recruitment was extracted from administrative data held by NSW Ministry of Health. Adjusted incidence rate ratios (aIRR) with 95% confidence interval were calculated. Results: A hospital admission was reported for 33.0% of participants. Continuity of care (aIRR: 0.92 (95%CI: 0.89-0.96)), or claims for an annual cycle of care (aIRR: 0.77 (0.74-0.80)) or HbA1c testing (aIRR: 0.92 (0.89-0.96) were associated with a reduced likelihood of hospitalisation. While claims for preparation of GPMP/TCA were not associated with hospitalisation, a claim for review of GPMP/TCA was associated with a reduced likelihood of hospitalisation (aIRR: 0.92 (95%CI: 0.89 0.96)). Conclusions: This study has implications for hospital avoidance programmes suggesting that strengthening primary care may be more important than care coordination for this group of patients.

Coulton, JJ, Saune, N & Taylor, SL 2015, 'Overvalued equity, benchmark beating and unexpected accruals', ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 989-1014.
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We investigate the extent to which the overvaluation hypothesis provides incentives for managers to beat earnings benchmarks, and whether this benchmark beating can be reliably interpreted as evidence of earnings management. We carefully identify firms immediately above earnings benchmarks that have a priori, overvaluation-based incentives to achieve the benchmark. We therefore focus on benchmark-beating observations where manipulation is most likely, providing a more powerful test of the existence of opportunistic financial reporting. Consistent with overvaluation-related incentives encouraging earnings management, we find that overvalued firms that just exceed levels-related earnings benchmarks have higher unexpected accruals than firms with less extreme valuations.

Crook, SJ, Sharma, MD & Wilson, R 2015, 'An Evaluation of the Impact of 1:1 Laptops on Student Attainment in Senior High School Sciences', International Journal of Science Education, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 272-293.
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Cunha, MPE, Clegg, SR, Rego, A & Gomes, JFS 2015, 'Embodying Sensemaking: Learning from the Extreme Case of Vann Nath, Prisoner at S‐2', European Management Review, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 41-58.
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Cunha, MPE, Neves, P, Clegg, SR & Rego, A 2015, 'Tales of the unexpected: Discussing improvisational learning', Management Learning, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 511-529.
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Improvisation has been treated largely as if it were a conceptual monolith: all improvisations are similar. We challenge this theorizing by distinguishing forms of improvisation in organizations (semi-structured, episodic, subversive, resistive) and by exploring ways in which these forms interrelate in improvisational sequences. Improvisation is not just something individuals do; it is a learned capacity that organizations can manage. We introduce the dimension of improvisational formality and informality, adding a political dimension to the study of the topic. By combining forms in process sequences, we organize the existing literature under a systematic perspective facilitating theory development via an integrative understanding of how improvisation produces learning.

Cunha, MPE, Rego, A & Clegg, S 2015, 'The Institutionalization of Genocidal Leadership: Pol Pot and a Cambodian Dystopia', Journal of Leadership Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 6-18.
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AbstractMisleadership is defined as leadership process involving a complex interplay of leader, follower, and situational elements, inscribing a vicious circle of intensifying dysfunctional action. It is tempting to see misleadership as the result of the madness of one leader. It is also misleading. Leadership research has been insufficiently attentive to misleadership and, in particular, to the misleadership factors intervening in genocidal processes. Discussed in the current article are the antecedents and the rule of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia in the 1970s as an extreme case of misleadership. Lessons from the Polpotist dystopia are derived and reflections on possible contra‐strategies are presented. In particular, it is suggested that it is necessary to distinguish measures for social change that are admissible and positive, from negative utopian visions that are negative, inadmissible, and facilitative of evil leadership.

Cunha, MPE, Rego, A, Silva, ÁFD & Clegg, S 2015, 'An institutional palimpsest? The case of Cambodia’s political order, 1970 and beyond', Journal of Political Power, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 431-455.
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© 2015 Taylor & Francis. How do continuity and change coexist and coevolve? How does continuity enable change and change reinforce continuity? These are central questions in organizational and political research, as organizational and institutional systems benefit from the presence of both reproduction and transformation. However, the relation between the processes of change and continuity still raises significant questions. To contribute to this discussion, we analyse the coexistence of deep institutional continuity and radical political change in the second half of twentieth-century Cambodia. Over a two-decade period, Cambodia was ruled by radically different political systems of organization: a traditional monarchy with feudal characteristics, a failing republic, a totalitarian communist regime, and a Vietnamese protectorate, before being governed by the UN and finally becoming a constitutional monarchy. We use an historical approach to study how a succession of radical changes may in reality signal deep lines of continuity.

Currim, IS, Mintz, O & Siddarth, S 2015, 'Information Accessed or Information Available? The Impact on Consumer Preferences Inferred at a Durable Product E-commerce Website', Journal of Interactive Marketing, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 11-25.
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Most previous choice modeling research infers preferences by assuming that consumers consider all the information available at the point-of-purchase. Because e-commerce sites increasingly incorporate tracking technologies that can monitor consumer behavior on their site, our research studies how incorporating the information accessed by consumers into a choice model impacts model performance and inferred preferences. We use data from an electronic goods manufacturer that monitored the attribute information accessed by 582 shoppers while they made Customize and Buy decisions at the firm's website. We find that incorporating the information accessed by consumers into the choice model provides more valid estimates of attribute preferences and better fitting choice models than models based on information available. Because firms can easily obtain this type of information as a by-product of their online operations, we propose that managers who monitor information acquisition and apply the information accessed model will have a useful methodology to gain a better understanding of consumer preferences.

Dalton, B, Wilson, R, Evans, JR & Cochrane, S 2015, 'Australian Indigenous youth's participation in sport and associated health outcomes: Empirical analysis and implications', Sport Management Review, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 57-68.
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© 2014 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. Analysis of the 2012 Mission Australia Youth Survey (MAYS) finds that among Indigenous youth aged 15-19 years there is a positive relationship between self-reported participation in sport and two health outcomes: rating of overall health and risk of mental health disorder. We find that Indigenous youth who participate in sport are 3.5 times more likely to report good general health and 1.6 times more likely to have no probable serious mental illness. The significance of these findings is discussed in relation to potential future research and policy. In terms of research, the analysis illustrates the utility of brief and cost-effective measures of health outcomes that could be used in future evaluations of specific programs targeting Indigenous youth participation in sport. We also discuss the potential ramifications, for practitioners and management professionals, of the particular policy paths needed to address the current gaps in service delivery to Indigenous communities, and for the development of grassroots, evidence-based, well resourced, culturally sensitive, inclusive and community-led programs. This can, in part, be achieved by ensuring youth sport development programs are shaped by Indigenous youth themselves.

De Abreu Lourenco, R, Kenny, P, Haas, MR & Hall, JP 2015, 'Factors affecting general practitioner charges and Medicare bulk‐billing: results of a survey of Australians', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 202, no. 2, pp. 87-90.
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Delavande, A & Manski, CF 2015, 'Using elicited choice probabilities in hypothetical elections to study decisions to vote', Electoral Studies, vol. 38, pp. 28-37.
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. This paper demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of survey research asking respondents to report voting probabilities in hypothetical election scenarios. Posing scenarios enriches the data available for studies of voting decisions, as a researcher can pose many more and varied scenarios than the elections that persons actually face. Multiple scenarios were presented to over 4000 participants in the American Life Panel (ALP). Each described a hypothetical presidential election, giving characteristics measuring candidate preference, closeness of the election, and the time cost of voting. Persons were asked the probability that they would vote in this election and were willing and able to respond. We analyzed the data through direct study of the variation of voting probabilities with election characteristics and through estimation of a random utility model of voting. Voting time and election closeness were notable determinants of decisions to vote, but not candidate preference. Most findings were corroborated through estimation of a model fit to ALP data on respondents' actual voting behavior in the 2012 election.

Delavande, A & Zafar, B 2015, 'Stereotypes and Madrassas: Experimental evidence from Pakistan', Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, vol. 118, pp. 247-267.
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Deng, J & Li, J 2015, 'Self-identification of ecotourists', Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 255-279.
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This article outlines the development of a framework that enables the classification of different interpretation research so that it can be linked to management needs in protected areas. The developed framework has been linked to selected case studies, thus enabling this research to be systematically placed in a protected area management context. A real life context for interpretation research is important if park managers are to take new knowledge of interpretation and apply it to their operational practices.

Deroy, X & Clegg, S 2015, 'Back in the USSR: Introducing Recursive Contingency Into Institutional Theory', Organization Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 73-90.
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Institutional theory’s understanding of unplanned change in fragmented and complex environments has made the connection between institutional work at the micro level and institutional logics at the macro level a central issue. Change that is not planned is contingent on events. In practice an event, as a single occurrence of an unexpected, unanticipated or unacknowledged process, connects these levels, as the event is selected for attention, enacted in meaning, and organizationally coded. Not all events are selected, enacted and coded, of course. The recognition, attributes and potential of events depend on selections made from and meaning given to past events and those conceived as coming into being in the future perfect. The concept of recursive contingency describes how unique occurrences become connected in an evolving process over time; in doing so, it stresses the important role of the unexpected in regard to institutional change. Using a theoretical framework derived from Luhmann’s work, in which institutions are seen as relatively autonomous self-closed subsystems generating contingency, we define an event as such by the fact that what it means and what is to be done with it cannot be decided by the application of a rule: choice is demanded that requires coding it as a specific type of event. A recursive view of contingency can be connected to an institutional theory of change in which the central role of institutional codes and networks of communication is stressed, producing a new theoretical approach to the explanation of institutional change. To illustrate the argument we make reference to one of the most significant counterfactual cases for questioning the solidity of institutions: the collapse of the key organization of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party.

Dickson, TJ, Darcy, S, Edwards, D & Terwiel, FA 2015, 'Sport Mega-Event Volunteers' Motivations and Postevent Intention to Volunteer: The Sydney World Masters Games, 2009', Event Management, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 227-245.
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Investment in mega-sport events is frequently justified on the basis that there are infrastructure and social legacies that remain after the event. This research explores the claims of a social legacy through a pre- and post-Games survey of volunteers at the Sydney world Masters Games 2009 (SwMG). Through online surveys the research explores pre-and post-volunteer motivations, postevent volunteering intentions before the Games and actual volunteer behavior after the Games. The pre-Games survey supports previous research that a desire to be involved in the event motivates people to volunteer. however, the postevent expression of motivations shifted to a more altruistic focus. The postevent volunteering intentions as indicated in the preevent survey would support the claim of a social legacy; however, this was not supported by the postevent measures of volunteering levels. The use of a pre- and postevent survey has highlighted that the timing of measures of motivations can influence responses and one may not depend on preevent intentions as an indicator of postevent behaviors.

Domínguez Vila, T, Darcy, S & Alén González, E 2015, 'Competing for the disability tourism market – A comparative exploration of the factors of accessible tourism competitiveness in Spain and Australia', Tourism Management, vol. 47, pp. 261-272.
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© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This paper seeks to address the research question of what factors make a destination competitive for the accessible tourism market. The research design is based on destination competitiveness theories. The objective is to formulate a ranking that can compare the competitiveness factors between two countries, with historical and appropriate data sets, in order to examine destination competitiveness for accessible tourism across the tourist regions of both countries. The current research examines the background of destination competitiveness theories, both generally and specifically, as they relate to the research contexts. The research design was developed to examine the underlying elements that facilitate accessible tourism experiences through factorial and cluster analyses, adapting the Crouch's model of competitiveness destination. The findings suggest that the competitiveness factors are different in determinance and importance, and are country-dependent. The climate, locale and tourist structure are the most important for Spain, whereas quality of services, brand and infrastructure are of great importance for Australia. The cluster analysis of the different tourist regions suggests the existence of three main stages. These stages where related to their accessibility level of offered tourism product and their policies.

Dunbabin, J, Perry, L, Steinbeck, K, Haas, MR, James, S & Lowe, J 2015, 'Can Telehealth engage young people with Type 1 Diabetes? Experiences from the YOuR-Diabetes Project', Australian Diabetes Educator, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 32-34.

Dwyer, L 2015, 'Computable General Equilibrium Modelling: An Important Tool for Tourism Policy Analysis', Tourism & Hospitality Management, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 111-126.
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Purpose: Economic impact analysis in tourism has recently undergone a profound change in approach. In contrast to earlier emphasis on input-output (I-O) models, computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, are being used worldwide to estimate the resulting net macroeconomic and industry effects and for tourism policy analysis. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the role that computable general equilibrium modelling is playing and can play in estimating the economic impacts of tourism shocks and in tourism policy formulation and implementation by destination managers. Design: The study discusses the nature of CGE modelling to project the economic impacts of tourism demand shocks, comparing its advantages over standard I-O analysis. It then identifies several studies where CGE analysis provides insights to tourism researchers that could not be revealed using the standard I-O technique. The importance of CGE analysis for tourism policy analysis is highlighted Methodology and Approach: The study reviews important contributions to CGE modelling in tourism contexts, including many of the authors publications. Findings: The paper discusses applications of CGE modelling to tourism, identifying several areas where tourism analysis and policy have been suitably informed as a result of such modelling. Particular insights that CGE modelling has brought to tourism planning, forecasting and policy analysis are identified. Originality of the research: Due to its technical nature, tourism researchers are generally unaware of the advantages of CGE modelling compared to standard economic impact analysis using I-O models. This study identifies and discuss the key reasons why CGE modelling should be accorded greater attention by governments and their agencies, consultants and researchers associated with tourism analysis and policy.

Dwyer, L 2015, 'EDITORIAL', TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT-CROATIA, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. III-IV.

Dwyer, L 2015, 'Globalization of tourism: Drivers and outcomes', Tourism Recreation Research, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 326-339.
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© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Globalization in tourism is an important area of promise and of concern. This paper first highlights the main drivers of globalization, distinguishing between economic, technological, social, demographic, environmental and political drivers. It then addresses several of the important effects of globalization in the context of tourism. These effects include economic development, employment opportunities, the spread of technical knowledge, the development of new markets and products, new consumer values, environmental and sociocultural changes. The paper concludes that tourism managers need to respond pro-actively to the challenges of globalization, playing an advocacy role if they are to achieve and maintain sustainability in their operations.

Dwyer, L 2015, 'TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE REPORTING AS A BASIS FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES', ACTA TURISTICA, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 33-62.

Dwyer, L & Sheldon, P 2015, 'International Academy for the Study of Tourism', Anatolia, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 331-335.
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Dyball, MC, Wang, AF & Wright, S 2015, '(Dis)engaging with sustainability: evidence from an Australian business faculty', Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 69-101.
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Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore how the lack of staff engagement with a university’s strategy on sustainability could be an enabling lever for organisational change. It examines the attitudes and views of employees of a business faculty at an Australian metropolitan university as it attempts to adopt a holistic approach to sustainability.Design/methodology/approach– The paper opted for a case study using data from an on-line survey, semi-directed interviews with key management personnel and archival material. Responses were analysed using Piderit’s (2000) notion of ambivalence.Findings– The paper provides empirical insights into why staff lacked engagement with the university’s strategy on sustainability. It suggests that staff were ambivalent, displaying dissonance in their personal beliefs on sustainability, the university’s strategy and the extent of their intentions to support the university. Staff were willing to offer ideas on how the university could, in the future, change towards sustainability. These ideas allow the possibility for the university to learn to adjust the scope of the implementation of its sustainability strategy.Research limitations/implications– The research results may lack generalisability. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to further examine staff attitudes on sustainability in higher education using Piderit’s notion of ambivalence. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions could allow a better understanding of harmony and dissonance in cognition of and intention for university sustainability strategies and initiatives by academic, professional a...

Eakin, EG, Hayes, SC, Haas, MR, Reeves, MM, Vardy, JL, Boyle, F, Hiller, JE, Mishra, GD, Goode, AD, Jefford, M, Koczwara, B, Saunders, CM, Demark-Wahnefried, W, Courneya, KS, Schmitz, KH, Girgis, A, White, K, Chapman, K, Boltong, AG, Lane, K, McKiernan, S, Millar, L, O’Brien, L, Sharplin, G, Baldwin, P & Robson, EL 2015, 'Healthy Living after Cancer: a dissemination and implementation study evaluating a telephone-delivered healthy lifestyle program for cancer survivors', BMC Cancer, vol. 15, no. 1.
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© 2015 Eakin et al. Background: Given evidence shows physical activity, a healthful diet and weight management can improve cancer outcomes and reduce chronic disease risk, the major cancer organisations and health authorities have endorsed related guidelines for cancer survivors. Despite these, and a growing evidence base on effective lifestyle interventions, there is limited uptake into survivorship care. Methods/Design: Healthy Living after Cancer (HLaC) is a national dissemination and implementation study that will evaluate the integration of an evidence-based lifestyle intervention for cancer survivors into an existing telephone cancer information and support service delivered by Australian state-based Cancer Councils. Eligible participants (adults having completed cancer treatment with curative intent) will receive 12 health coaching calls over 6 months from Cancer Council nurses/allied health professionals targeting national guidelines for physical activity, healthy eating and weight control. Using the RE-AIM evaluation framework, primary outcomes are service-level indicators of program reach, adoption, implementation/costs and maintenance, with secondary (effectiveness) outcomes of patient-reported anthropometric, behavioural and psychosocial variables collected at pre- and post-program completion. The total participant accrual target across four participating Cancer Councils is 900 over 3 years. Discussion: The national scope of the project and broad inclusion of cancer survivors, alongside evaluation of service-level indicators, associated costs and patient-reported outcomes, will provide the necessary practice-based evidence needed to inform future allocation of resources to support healthy living among cancer survivors. Trial registration: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) - ACTRN12615000882527(registered on 24/08/2015)

Edwards, M, Onyx, J, Maxwell, H, Darcy, S, Bullen, P & Sherker, S 2015, 'A Conceptual Model of Social Impact as Active Citizenship', VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 1529-1549.
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© 2014, International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins University. Participation in Civil Society Organizations (CSO) draws on and enriches social, cultural, and human capital. Social impacts of such participation as active citizenship are systemic and ‘ripple’ far beyond the immediate program outputs and outcomes. CSOs and the third sector as a whole must demonstrate and gage the difference they make in the social life of the broader community. This research offers a new approach to conceptualize CSO social impacts through an empirically derived model that accounts for the impacts of active citizenship for individuals, organizations, and the broader community. A conceptual model of systemic social impact is presented as it was developed through an exploratory study of a large Australian CSO using an abductive methodology combining focus groups and a survey. Considering the potential of the model that could account for impacts beyond program outputs and outcomes, we propose several propositions for future testing the conceptual model.

Evans, JR, Wilson, R, Dalton, B & Georgakis, S 2015, 'Indigenous Participation in Australian Sport: The Perils of the ‘Panacea’ Proposition', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 53-77.
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The argument that participation in sport among disadvantaged populations can produce positive outcomes in wide range of areas has been a consistent theme in academic literature. It is argued that sport participation can promote women’s empowerment, sexuality, lifestyle, peacemaking, youth development, poverty reduction and conflict resolution. Similarly, in Australia, participation in sport among Indigenous Australians has been proffered as a ‘panacea’ for many Indigenous problems; from promoting better health and education outcomes, to encouraging community building, good citizenship and entrepreneurship. Parallel to this has been a focus on documenting and analysing sport participation among Indigenous Australians in elite sport which often concludes that Indigenous Australians have an innate and ‘natural ability’ in sports. These two assumptions, first, that sport participation can help realise a wide range of positive social outcomes; and second, that Indigenous Australians are natural athletes, have driven significant public investment in numerous sport focused programs. This paper questions these assumptions and outlines some of the challenges inherent with an emphasis on sport as a solution to Indigenous disadvantage. We highlight how participation in sport has often been tied to ambitious, ill-defined and, in terms of evaluation, often elusive social outcome goals. Second, we also argue that there is limited research to indicate that participation in either elite or grassroots level sport has led to any discernible social progress in addressing inequality. We contrast historical Indigenous participation in a range of sporting codes to demonstrate the influence of factors beyond the ‘natural ability’ and ‘born to play’ propositions. Finally, we outline six ‘perils’ associated with viewing sport as a panacea; including how privileging sport can not only perpetuate disadvantage by reinforcing stereotypes and also contribute to a diversion o...

Ferguson, A & Lam, P 2015, 'BACKDOOR LISTINGS in Australia', JASSA-THE FINSIA JOURNAL OF APPLIED FINANCE, no. 1, pp. 24-32.
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We study a large sample of Australian backdoor listings (BDLs) over the period from 1994 to 2014. BDLs account for roughly 13 per cent of all firms going public on the Australian Securities Exchange and are popular among hi-tech firms and those with foreign-domiciled assets. We find that the BDL market is likely influenced by the sentiment in the initial public offering (IPO) market, with the number of BDLs announced in a year being negatively (positively) correlated with the number of IPOs lodged (the percentage of IPOs withdrawn) in the prior year. Contrary to common belief, BDL transactions take longer to complete than IPOs, since they typically combine both a reverse takeover and the public listing process. Roughly three quarters of our sample raised equity capital as part of the BDL process.

Ferguson, A & Pündrich, G 2015, 'Does Industry Specialist Assurance of Non-Financial Information Matter to Investors?', AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 121-146.
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SUMMARY Previous studies in the financial economics literature highlight the value of non-financial information in Internet and telephony stocks (Amir and Lev 1996; Trueman, Wong, and Zhang 2001). Other studies consider the financial and share price performance implications of assurance of non-financial information such as ISO 9000 certification (Corbett, Montes-Sancho, and Kirsch 2005), Total Quality Management awards (Hendricks and Singhal 1997), and non-financial information disclosure (Coram, Monroe, and Woodliff 2009). However, prior studies have occurred in settings where disclosure and assurance of non-financial information is voluntary. We provide evidence on the value of assurance of non-financial information where the assurance of public resource disclosures made under the JORC Code by Australian Mining Development Stage Entities are mandatory. The assurance role undertaken by Competent Persons reporting under the JORC Code bears many close similarities to the financial reporting assurance role undertaken by auditors. Further, the information environment of MDSEs is characterized by high information asymmetry and the reality that the utility of non-financial technical information supersedes financial statement information in firm valuation. We document very weak evidence of greater abnormal returns evident when reserve disclosures are provided by specialist mining consultants. In supplementary analysis, we test for implications of switching mineral consultant and find that clients experience significant positive abnormal returns when the successor is larger. Overall, our findings support the insurance hypothesis, in that mandatory specialist assurance matters little where litigation risk is low.

Festing, M, Kornau, A & Schäfer, L 2015, 'Think talent – think male? A comparative case study analysis of gender inclusion in talent management practices in the German media industry', The International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 707-732.
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Strong forces of competition and globalisation have created awareness and an urgency to focus how organisalions control and nurture intellectual capital. The knowledge concept and its management have gained currency and momentum, as technology has enabled thoughts and ideas to be more easily produced and distributed. With the increased appljcation of recent technologies such as the internet, CRM and advanced software capabilities, it has been suggested rhat the tlme has come for a debate on a new paradigm for knowledge management. As a contribution to this debate, this paper will examine exploratory research conducted in the Australian private hospital indust.y with a view to better understand issues retaled to knowledge management from an industry perspective.

Forseth, U, Røyrvik, EA & Clegg, S 2015, 'Brave new world? The global financial crisis’ impact on Scandinavian banking’s sales rhetoric and practices', Scandinavian Journal of Management, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 471-479.
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Frawley, S & Van den Hoven, P 2015, 'Football participation legacy and Australia’s qualification for the 2006 Football World Cup', Soccer & Society, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 482-492.
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This paper examines the impact of qualification for the 2006 World Cup on football participation in Australia. Australia’s qualification for the 2006 World Cup created widespread media coverage across the country, and this was amplified by the fact that it was only the second time the nation had qualified for the event. Contrary to a number of studies that have examined sport participation legacy and major events, this research presents data that suggest an overall positive trend in Australian football participation post Australia’s successful World Cup qualification. Three of the four demographic categories examined in the study had witnessed increased football participation across the examined period.

Fujak, H & Frawley, S 2015, 'Evaluating Broadcast Strategy: The Case of Australian Football', International Journal of Sport Communication, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 431-451.
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The central aim of this study was to evaluate the broadcast strategies of Australia’s 2 leading commercial sports leagues, the Australian Football League and the National Rugby League. Specifically, the research focused on assessing the degree of exclusivity and geographic reach embedded in each broadcast agreement. In doing so, the research considered the impact of strategy in providing value to the broadcasters and teams, as well as utility to fans of each league, within Noll’s framework of broadcasting principles.

Gill, N, Osman, P, Head, L, Voyer, M, Harada, T, Waitt, G & Gibson, C 2015, 'Looking beyond installation: Why households struggle to make the most of solar hot water systems', Energy Policy, vol. 87, pp. 83-94.
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Glassock, G & Fee, A 2015, 'The decision-making processes of self-initiated expatriates: a consumer behaviour approach', Journal of Global Mobility, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 4-24.
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Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore the features of the decision-making processes used by self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) when considering an international assignment. It does this by examining expatriates’ decision processes through the lens of prominent theories of consumer decision making.Design/methodology/approach– An abductive, exploratory research design was employed, based on in-depth qualitative case studies of nine SIEs.Findings– In general, the expatriates in the study tended to deploy high-involvement decision-making processes. Rational decision models drawing on multiple high-quality information sources were common, especially for expatriates with career-oriented motivations and no prior experience in the target country. Three types of expatriates are distilled: “career building” (high involvement, career oriented, compensatory decision model), “risk minimizing” (high/medium involvement, non-compensatory decision model), and “emotionally driven” (low involvement, affective decision model).Originality/value– While research into expatriates’ motivations is plentiful, this is the first study to examine the decision-making processes that define the way in which these motivations are enacted. Its originality stems from combining two previously unrelated strands of research (consumer decision making and expatriation). The resulting tentative typology of decision-making approaches provides a platform for organisations seeking to better target talent recruitment, and for researchers seeking to further examine the decision processes of SIEs.

Godfrey, J, Wearing, S & Schulenkorf, N 2015, 'Medical Volunteer Tourism as an Alternative to Backpacking in Peru', Tourism Planning & Development, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 111-122.
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© 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis. Medical volunteer tourism (MVT) and backpacking are both alternatives to mass tourism; yet, while backpackers simply aim to “get off the beaten track”, medical volunteer tourists (MVTs) aim to additionally “give back”. This paper examines the experiences of MVTs in Peru and explores MVT as an alternative to backpacking for Generation Y. Findings are derived from a case study conducted of a commercial volunteer tourism organisation in Cusco, Peru. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 12 MVTs and 3 staff members. In this paper, we describe what the MVTs did at the local clinics, explore the contribution they made to the host community, discuss the benefits the MVTs themselves gained from the experience, and examine the similarities and differences between MVTs and backpackers. There is a wide overlap between the demographics, motivations, and experiences of MVTs and backpackers: they are generally young, stay for a longer rather than a brief period of time, focus on participatory activities, and often view their choice of travel as more ethical than mainstream mass tourism. However, MVTs differ from backpackers, in that they attempt to make a positive contribution to the host community, while simultaneously benefitting their own personal and professional development.

Gordon, R, Gurrieri, L & Chapman, M 2015, 'Broadening an understanding of problem gambling: The lifestyle consumption community of sports betting', Journal of Business Research, vol. 68, no. 10, pp. 2164-2172.
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Gordon, R, Jones, S, Barrie, L & Gilchrist, H 2015, 'Use of Brand Community Markers to Engage Existing Lifestyle Consumption Communities and Some Ethical Concerns', Journal of Macromarketing, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 419-434.
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This study explores how alcohol brands use markers of brand community (consciousness of kind, rituals and traditions, and moral responsibility) to engage existing lifestyle consumption communities. Drawing on consumption community and ethics theory, the article examines the interface between brands and a lifestyle consumption community, and explores ethical issues and implications from this phenomenon. A mixed methods research case study examining alcohol sports sponsorship of the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) is presented to generate understanding of the live context and explore the use of markers of brand community to engage adolescent members of the NRL lifestyle consumption community. Evidence of consciousness of kind, and rituals and traditions relating to brand activity, was identified, but was less evident in relation to moral responsibility. The study also identified some important theoretical, practical, and ethical implications. This research addresses a significant gap in the current literature by identifying how community markers can be used by brands to engage existing lifestyle consumption communities, and distinguishing ethical implications that warrant attention.

Greenwood, VA & Dwyer, L 2015, 'Consumer protection legislation: A neglected determinant of destination competitiveness?', Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, vol. 24, pp. 1-8.
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© 2015 The Authors. Consumer protection measures enhance destination competitiveness, helping to minimise tourist dissatisfaction through more transparent and efficient market operations, while creating and maintaining customer loyalty, and consumer confidence. However, the impact of consumer protection on destination competitiveness is limited by certain complexities that erode consumer confidence within tourism contexts. The paper identifies several additional complexities that can erode destination competitiveness. Various examples are offered of the exercise of consumer protection laws in tourism contexts. Issues for further research into the links between consumer protection legislation and destination competitiveness are discussed.

Gregory, K & Hambusch, G 2015, 'Factors driving risk in the US banking industry', International Journal of Managerial Finance, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 388-410.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how several key risk factors, including capital-to-asset ratio (CAR), franchise value and lobbying, affect various measures of risk in the US banking industry before, during and after the financial crisis. The empirical analysis covers the period 2004-2013. Design/methodology/approach – Using recent bank holding company data, this research explores several factors driving risk in the US banking industry. The authors follow recent regulatory models and use a cross-sectional approach that can be employed as a complement to established regulatory bank failure and early warning models to detect and prevent bank crisis and to guide policy intervention over time. Findings – The findings provide evidence that the CAR has a negative relationship with bank risk. The authors also show that banks’ franchise values exhibit a positive relationship with bank risk in non-crisis years and a negative relationship during the crisis. The authors further find evidence suggesting that lobbying decreases bank risk in non-crisis years and increases risk during the crisis. Originality/value – Previous studies have controversially discussed the effect of factors driving bank risk. The authors contribute to the discussion and provide the first empirical study to analyze the effects of lobbying activities by bank holding companies on bank risk before, during and after the...

Grose, J, Doman, M, Kelsey, J, Richardson, J & Woods, M 2015, 'Integrating sustainability education into nursing using an interdisciplinary approach', Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 342-351.
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A major driver for interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning is the sustainability agenda. Our paper describes a novel interdisciplinary approach to education for sustainability in healthcare intended to raise awareness about issues and provide opportunities for nursing and design students to collectively develop solutions. A scenario was constructed based on our research on sustainable healthcare and waste management and formed one of four skills stations during a nursing clinical skills day. Learning outcomes were specified and students engaged in discussion, fact finding and practical work. Design students observed the skills stations and participated in the sustainability scenario session; they then produced a range of design solutions which were tested by the nursing students. The process was evaluated using a brief survey to determine if the session had made students more aware of sustainability issues and to gain feedback about the teaching methods. Forty one students took part and completed evaluations forms; all thought the scenarios were realistic and saw the relevance to practice. Following the scenario sessions the product design students were encouraged to respond holistically to the sustainability issues they were introduced to; they generated a range of ideas to innovate product and packaging concepts at local level and industry wide that were tested with nursing students. From our intervention, it was found that there are significant benefits in bringing together different professional groups to consider the very real challenges healthcare faces due to climate change and resource depletion. This initiative suggests a scenario-based interprofessional approach to sustainability can be effective in the undergraduate curricula.

Guillen, P, Merrett, D & Slonim, R 2015, 'A New Solution for the Moral Hazard Problem in Team Production', Management Science, vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 1514-1530.
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We propose an intergroup competition scheme (ICS) to theoretically solve free riding in team production and provide experimental evidence from a voluntary contribution mechanism public goods game. The ICS includes an internal transfer payment from the lowest to highest contributing team proportional to the difference in group contributions. The ICS requires minimal information, makes the efficient contribution a dominant strategy, and is budget balanced. These features make the ICS ideally suited to solve the moral hazard problem in team production. Our experiment demonstrates that the ICS raises contributions to almost reach optimality with the appropriate parameters. We also show experimentally that the success of the ICS can be primarily attributed to the effect of higher returns and to the introduction of competition, and it is not due to the introduction of potential losses or information regarding other groups. Data, as supplemental material, are available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2014.1922 . This paper was accepted by Uri Gneezy, behavioral economics.

Haas, M & De Abreu Lourenco, R 2015, 'Pharmacological Management of Chronic Lower Back Pain: A Review of Cost Effectiveness', PharmacoEconomics, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 561-569.
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Lower back pain is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions in the developed world and accounts for significant health services use. The American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society have published a joint clinical guideline that recommends providing patients with information on prognosis and self-management, the use of medications with proven benefits and, for those who do not improve, consideration be given to the use of spinal manipulation (for acute lower back pain only), interdisciplinary rehabilitation, exercise, acupuncture, massage, yoga, cognitive behavioural therapy or relaxation. The purpose of this review was to evaluate published economic evaluations of pharmacological management for chronic lower back pain. A total of seven studies were eligible for inclusion in there view. The quality of the economic evaluations undertaken in the included studies was not high. This was primarily because of the nature of the underlying clinical evidence, most of which did not come from rigorous randomised controlled trials (RCTs), and the manner in which it was incorporated into the economic evaluations. All studies provided reasonable information about what aspects of healthcare and other resource use were identified, measured and valued. However, the reporting of total costs was not uniform across studies. Measures of pain and disability were the most commonly collected outcomes measures. Two studies collected information on quality of life directly from participants while two studies modelled this information based on the literature. Future economic evaluations of interventions for chronic lower back pain, including pharmacological interventions, should be based on the results of well-conducted RCTs where the measurement of costs and outcomes such as quality of life and quality-adjusted life-years is included in the trial protocol, and which have a follow-up period sufficient to capture meaningful changes in both costs and outcomes. In ...

Hafalir, I & Miralles, A 2015, 'Welfare-maximizing assignment of agents to hierarchical positions', Journal of Mathematical Economics, vol. 61, pp. 253-270.
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Hafalir, IE & Yektaş, H 2015, 'Core deviation minimizing auctions', International Journal of Game Theory, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 367-376.
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In a stylized environment with complementary products, we study a class of dominant strategy implementable direct mechanisms and focus on the objective of minimizing the expected surplus from core deviations. For this class of mechanisms, we formulate the core deviation minimization problem as a calculus of variations problem and numerically solve it for some interesting special cases. We then compare the core deviation surplus in the optimal auction (CDMA) to that in Vickrey-Clark-Groves mechanism (VCG) and core-selecting auctions (CSAs). We find that the expected surplus from core deviations can be significantly smaller in CDMA than that in both VCG and CSAs.

Hambusch, G, Hong, KJ & Webster, E 2015, 'Enhancing Risk-Adjusted Return Using Time Series Momentum in Sovereign Bonds', Journal of Fixed Income, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 96-111.
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This article studies an actively managed bond strategy based on time series momentum in sovereign bond markets. The author assesses the performance of an active strategy and investigates diversification benefits in comparison with a passive buy-and-hold strategy when each strategy is combined with international equity indexes. The analysis provides evidence that the active strategy offers higher expected returns without increasing return volatility. Importantly, and in comparison with the passive strategy, the active strategy results in both significant return and diversification enhancements when combined with international equity indexes. Therefore, the author suggests that his active momentum strategy can serve fund managers as an alternative to common long-only passive bond strategies to enhance the riskadjusted return of a combined portfolio of sovereign bonds and equities.

Harris, F, Gordon, R, MacKintosh, AM & Hastings, G 2015, 'Consumer Socialization and the Role of Branding in Hazardous Adolescent Drinking', Psychology & Marketing, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 1175-1190.
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ABSTRACTThis study examines the relationship between alcohol marketing and consumer socialization to alcohol brands (assessed here using aided and unaided brand recognition and brand saliency), and the associated relationship between consumer socialization and hazardous alcohol consumption among a cohort of adolescents surveyed in Scotland. The research addresses gaps in the consumer socialization literature, by examining how marketing influences brand consumer socialization, and how brand consumer socialization influences subsequent hazardous consumption behavior over time, using a robust longitudinal design that assesses causal relationships while controlling for a wide range of important confounding variables. The results demonstrate the contribution of marketing to adolescents’ brand socialization to alcohol and the impact of this socialization on subsequent drinking behaviors. Implications for marketing managers, parents, policymakers, and consumer researchers are discussed, together with suggestions for future consumer research.

Hasan, MM, Shohag, MAS, Azeem, A & Paul, SK 2015, 'Multiple criteria supplier selection: a fuzzy approach', International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 429-429.
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Copyright © 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. A company must purchase a lot of diverse components and raw materials from different upstream suppliers to manufacture or assemble its products. However, it is not only a very complicated and perplexing task to select outstanding suppliers for decision-makers of strategic purchasing, but also it involves uncertainty and produces erroneous results while considering single criteria. For this reason, the decision-makers of strategic purchasing greatly require an efficient, valid and fair tool to assist them in selecting appropriate suppliers forthwith. This paper proposes a supplier selection model for any kind of company by using MATLAB fuzzy logic toolbox to help the purchasing department in selecting the most appropriate supplier. The main task in the proposed model involves determining the numerical score for different suppliers considering their respective performance in various qualitative and quantitative evaluation criteria and then selecting the best supplier having highest score. Fuzzy control is used to determine the best supplier by calculating the score in selected evaluation criteria which are provided in numerical values for the convenience of calculation.

Hauptfleisch, M, Putniņš, TJ & Lucey, BM 2015, 'Who Sets the Price of Gold? London or New York?', Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 564-586.
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We investigate which of the two main centers of gold trading—the London spot market and the New York futures market—plays a more important role in setting the price of gold. Using intraday data during a 17-year period we find that although both markets contribute to price discovery, the New York futures play a larger role on average. This is striking given the volume of gold traded in New York is less than a tenth of the London spot volume, and illustrates the importance of market structure on the process of price discovery. We find considerable variation in price discovery shares both intraday and across years. The variation is related to the structure and liquidity of the markets, daylight hours, and macroeconomic announcements that affect the price of gold. We find that a major upgrade in the New York trading platform reduces the relative amount of noise in New York futures prices, reduces the impact of daylight hours on the location of price discovery, but does not greatly increase the speed with which information is reflected in prices.

Ho, HD & Lu, R 2015, 'Performance implications of marketing exploitation and exploration: Moderating role of supplier collaboration', Journal of Business Research, vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 1026-1034.
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© 2014 Elsevier Inc. While previous studies suggest that firms can achieve superior performance by being ambidextrous-engaging in exploitative and exploratory activities simultaneously-research is scarce on the performance implications of pursuing ambidexterity in firms' marketing function. This investigation considers firms' ambidexterity in marketing to consist of exploratory and exploitative marketing activities and examines the individual and joint impact of these activities on market performance. In addition, this investigation proposes and tests the conjecture that firms' collaborations with suppliers would moderate the impact of marketing exploitation and exploration on firm performance differently. The findings from surveys of key informants in 220 firms show that pursuing marketing exploitation and exploration simultaneously hurts firms' market performance. Supplier collaboration enhances the impact of marketing exploration but weakens the impact of marketing exploitation on market performance.

Holden, SS & Zlatevska, N 2015, 'The partitioning paradox: The big bite around small packages', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MARKETING, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 230-233.
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© 2015 Elsevier B.V. We replicate the research of Do Vale et al. (2008) and Scott et al. (2008) showing that the diet-conscious tend to eat more when a portion is broken into multiple smaller partitions than when it is unpartitioned. The results show that the partitioning paradox is clearer when diet-consciousness is manipulated than measured. A meta-analysis reveals that the partitioning paradox among the diet-conscious is a medium size effect, but also that partitioning has an opposite and equal size effect on the non-diet conscious: they eat more from the unpartitioned than the partitioned package.

Holden, SS, Zlatevska, N & Dubelaar, C 2015, 'Whether Smaller Plates Reduce Consumption Depends on Who's Serving and Who's Looking: A Meta-Analysis', The Journal of the Association of Consumer Research, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 134-146.

Hossain, M, Chowdhury, MMH, Evans, R & Lema, AC 2015, 'The relationship between corporate social responsibility and corporate financial performance: Evidence from a developing country', Corporate Ownership and Control, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 474-487.
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We investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP) in a developing country context using annual report data from a sample of 131 firms over a 5 year period (2008-2012). Legitimacy theory and stakeholder theory underpin the study. We find a positive and significant relationship between CSR and CFP when using accounting measures of return on assets and equity, but an insignificant relationship when using the market based Tobin’s Q. The moderating effect of organisational governance on measures of workplace and environmental reporting is found to be important in a less developed economy

Hulley, H & McWalter, T 2015, 'Quadratic Hedging of Basis Risk', Journal of Risk and Financial Management, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 83-102.
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This paper examines a simple basis risk model based on correlated geometric Brownian motions. We apply quadratic criteria to minimize basis risk and hedge in an optimal manner. Initially, we derive the Föllmer–Schweizer decomposition for a European claim. This allows pricing and hedging under the minimal martingale measure, corresponding to the local risk-minimizing strategy. Furthermore, since the mean-variance tradeoff process is deterministic in our setup, the minimal martingale- and variance-optimal martingale measures coincide. Consequently, the mean-variance optimal strategy is easily constructed. Simple pricing and hedging formulae for put and call options are derived in terms of the Black–Scholes formula. Due to market incompleteness, these formulae depend on the drift parameters of the processes. By making a further equilibrium assumption, we derive an approximate hedging formula, which does not require knowledge of these parameters. The hedging strategies are tested using Monte Carlo experiments, and are compared with results achieved using a utility maximization approach.

Incekara-Hafalir, E 2015, 'Credit Card Competition and Naive Hyperbolic Consumers', Journal of Financial Services Research, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 153-175.
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I explain the credit card market’s observed systematic pricing patterns by examining time-inconsistent consumers. I find that time inconsistency steers the competition from long-term borrowing contingent prices to short-term noncontingent ones. This pattern occurs because the consumer in the contracting period underestimates the future charges, and therefore pays attention only to short-term price elements, such as annual fees. The consumer’s risk of default also plays a role in determining who gets which contract.

Jiang, W, Lu, M, Shan, Y & Zhu, T 2015, 'Evidence of Avoiding Working Capital Deficits in Australia', Australian Accounting Review, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 107-118.

Jin, K, Shan, Y & Taylor, S 2015, 'Matching between revenues and expenses and the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards', Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, vol. 35, no. Part A, pp. 90-107.
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© 2014 Elsevier B.V. We examine changes in the matching between contemporaneous revenues and expenses in Australian financial reporting. Matching is fundamental to the economic demand for accrual accounting in preference to simple cash measures. Our results indicate that the revenue-expense relation has declined in Australia during 2001-2005, but improved following implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The improvement is largely attributable to increases in the association of operating expenses and 'other' expenses with contemporaneous revenues. These results are in sharp contrast to documented declines in matching among US firms, and also highlight a positive outcome associated with Australian firms' mandatory adoption of IFRS.

Johar, M, Maruyama, S & Nakamura, S 2015, 'Reciprocity in the Formation of Intergenerational Coresidence', Journal of Family and Economic Issues, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 192-209.
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© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Children play a key role in supporting elderly parents, and the literature has consistently found reciprocity whereby parents compensate their children for providing care and attention. To understand how the mode of compensation is related to the characteristics of parents and children, we studied the determinants of transitions to parent–child coresidence in Japan. The results conformed to the hypothesis that the mode of reciprocity depends on the costs and benefits of coresidence for each family member. Parental assets and care needs were associated with coresidence. Additionally, transitions to coresidence with married parents were characterized by young, unmarried children and the presence of parental housing assets, whereas transitions to coresidence with widowed mothers were characterized by mothers’ non-housing assets.

Johns, RE & Jepsen, DM 2015, 'Sources of occupational stress in NSW and ACT dentists', AUSTRALIAN DENTAL JOURNAL, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 182-189.
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© 2015 Australian Dental Association. Abstract Background This study aimed to identify and understand the chronic sources of work stress in the NSW and ACT dentistry context. Further, the study examines whether Australian dentists are exposed to similar sources of work stress as dentists internationally. Methods A purposive sample of registered members of the NSW Branch of the Australian Dental Association (ADA) were interviewed. Participants were selected because they represented the key characteristics of the broader ADA population. Interviews were recorded and fully transcribed. Themes were identified, developed, refined and clarified using established and rigorous methods of interview investigation and analysis. Results A total of 18 dentists participated in the study. Inductive content analysis was used to develop six main categories of chronic sources of stress. These groupings were time and scheduling pressures, professional concerns, patient/public perceptions of dentists, staffing problems, pressures associated with treating patients and business process stressors. Conclusions Like their international counterparts, Australian dentists are subject to a variety of job-specific stressors. However, the most notable difference between Australian and international dentists relates to the business side of dentistry. It would appear that the Australian statutory, regulatory and industrial relations environment place unique and profound pressures on Australian dentists.

Jonson, PT, Small, J, Foley, C & Schlenker, K 2015, ''All Shook Up' at the Parkes Elvis Festival: The Role of Play in Events', Event Management, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 479-493.
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Leisure in the postmodern environment is often regarded as superficial, depthless, and meaningless, dominated by simulation and hyperreality. Many aspects of the Parkes Elvis Festival fall clearly into the category of simulation and hyperreality as attendees imitate Elvis Presley (and other associated characters) and are willing to accept the fake and contrived as real. However, the simulation does not, in the case of the Parkes Elvis Festival, lead to a depthless, meaningless, or inauthentic experience. Using Huizinga's ideas of play and Bateson's play frame we present the Elvis Festival as a liminal social space that invites playfulness and creativity. The theory of Georg Simmel is explored to show how sociability is created at the event to facilitate play. Finally, Csikszentmihalyi's theory of flow is used to demonstrate ways in which the enjoyment of the playful event experience is maximized for participants. We argue that play provides the substance that makes the Parkes Elvis Festival memorable and meaningful. An understanding of play theory may assist event managers to increase social facilitation at festivals and events, ensuring an enjoyable, sociable, creative, and authentic experience for attendees.

Joshi, RG, Chelliah, J & Ramanathan, V 2015, 'Exploring grassroots innovation phenomenon through the lived experience of an Indian grassroots innovator', South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 27-44.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to stir the deliberation on understanding grassroots innovation (GI) phenomenon through the lived experience approach and attempt to address the existing void in current literature. Design/methodology/approach – This paper outlines a human science research approach for studying the subjective reality embedded in the GI phenomenon. Such an approach provides a better and more bottom-up understanding of the underlying individual and interpersonal dynamics shaping the GI. Findings – This study provides a richer understanding of the underlying individual and interpersonal dynamics shaping the GI phenomena. This may serve as an aid for future research on scaling, managing GI and developing entrepreneurial capabilities of the grassroots innovators (GIrs). The study also confirms that no single unilateral theory can fully explain the lived experiences of the GIrs at the ideation, opportunity recognition, prototyping and scaling stage of GI. Rather, it is quintessential to have an integrated holistic perspective for understanding GI. This study also highlights the importance of hermeneutic phenomenology in pro-poor innovation research and practice in the near future. Research limitations/implications – This paper’s main limitation is whether the findings can be generalized in a wider context. The authors acknowledge this limitation. However, the purpose of this study i...

Kamal, O, Brown, D, Sivabalan, P & Sundin, H 2015, 'Accounting information and shifting stakeholder salience: an industry level approach', Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 172-200.
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Purpose – The purpose of this research is to understand how accounting information mobilises stakeholder salience at an industry level. Design/methodology/approach – A case study method using an explanation building approach was applied to gather information surrounding dairy industry stakeholder uses of accounting information to communicate their salience, in the historical context, leading to, and the events surrounding the milk price “war” in Australia. The Mitchell et al. (1997) stakeholder salience framework was used to advance our understanding of the different ways accounting can be mobilized by stakeholders with different types of salience attributes, at an industry level. Findings – This empirical analysis produces two insights into the relation between accounting and stakeholder salience. First, there is evidence as to how accounting information impacted on stakeholder salience at an industry level by demonstrating how accounting information (in)directly communicated and justified the increase of a stakeholder’s level of salience. Second, the Mitchell et al. (1997) model is extended by attributing levels of importance to each stakeholder attribute. It was found that, in this setting, power was the most salient attribute of the three, usurping legitimacy and urgency, leading to the outcomes observed. Research limitations/implications – ...

Kendig, H & Woods, M 2015, 'Intergenerational Report 2015: A limited and political view of our future', Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 217-219.
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Kwak, K, Duvvuri, SD & Russell, GJ 2015, 'An Analysis of Assortment Choice in Grocery Retailing', Journal of Retailing, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 19-33.
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© 2014 New York University. Consumers in grocery retailing commonly buy bundles of products to accommodate current and future consumption. When all products in a particular bundle share common attributes (and are selected from the same product category), the consumer is said to assemble an assortment. This research examines the impact of assortment variety on the assortment choice process. In particular, we test the prediction that consumers demand less variety for higher quality items. To investigate this relationship, we employ a flexible choice model, suitable for the analysis of assortment choice. The model, based upon the assumption that the utility of purchase of one item in an assortment depends upon the set of items already selected, allows for a general utility structure across the assortment items. We apply the model to household assortment choice histories from the yogurt product category. Substantively, we show that yogurt choice is affected by brand quality perceptions (quality-tier competition). Moreover, we show that reaction to reductions in variety (number of yogurt flavors) is mediated by brand quality perceptions. Taken together, these empirical facts paint a picture of a consumer who is willing to trade-off variety against product quality in assortment choice.

Kwon, M, Saluja, G & Adaval, R 2015, 'Who said what: The effects of cultural mindsets on perceptions of endorser–message relatedness', Journal of Consumer Psychology, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 389-403.
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AbstractThe cultural lens through which an ad is viewed can affect the extent to which an endorser of the product in an ad and the message s(he) communicates are thought about in relation to one another. Consumers with a collectivist mindset tend to think about information relationally. Consequently, they consider the endorsement in relation to the endorser and this affects their memory for both. It also affects recipients' concern with the fit between the endorser's message and the endorser and consequently influences their judgments of both the ad and the product being advertised. When people have an individualist mindset, on the other hand, they appear to treat the endorser and the endorsement as independent pieces of information and are less sensitive to their fit. Four studies support these conclusions and provide insights into how endorser–message relatedness impacts persuasion under different cultural mindset conditions.

Lancione, M & Clegg, SR 2015, 'The lightness of management learning', MANAGEMENT LEARNING, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 280-298.
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Langton, JM, Srasuebkul, P, Reeve, R, Parkinson, B, Gu, Y, Buckley, NA, Haas, M, Viney, R & Pearson, S-A 2015, 'Resource use, costs and quality of end-of-life care: observations in a cohort of elderly Australian cancer decedents', Implementation Science, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1-14.
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© Commonwealth of Australia; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background: The last year of life is one of the most resource-intensive periods for people with cancer. Very little population-based research has been conducted on end-of-life cancer care in the Australian health care setting. The objective of this program is to undertake a series of observational studies examining resource use, costs and quality of end-of-life care in a cohort of elderly cancer decedents using linked, routinely collected data. Methods/Design: This study forms part of an ongoing cancer health services research program. The cohorts for the end-of-life research program comprise Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs decedents with full health care entitlements, residing in NSW for the last 18 months of life and dying between 2005 and 2009. We used cancer and death registry data to identify our decedent cohorts and their causes of death. The study population includes 9,862 decedents with a cancer history and 15,483 decedents without a cancer history. The median age at death is 86 and 87 years in the cancer and non-cancer cohorts, respectively. We will examine resource use and associated costs in the last 6 months of life using linked claims data to report on health service use, hospitalizations, emergency department visits and medicines use. We will use best practice methods to examine the nature and extent of resource use, costs and quality of care based on previously published indicators. We will also examine factors associated with these outcomes. Discussion: This will be the first Australian research program and among the first internationally to combine routinely collected data from primary care and hospital-based care to examine comprehensively end-of-life care in the elderly. The research program has high translational value, as there is limited evidence about the nature and quality of care in the Australian end-of-life setting.

Lanis, R & Richardson, G 2015, 'Is Corporate Social Responsibility Performance Associated with Tax Avoidance?', JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS, vol. 127, no. 2, pp. 439-457.
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© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. This study examines whether corporate social responsibility performance is associated with corporate tax avoidance. Employing a matched sample of 434 firm-year observations (i.e., 217 tax-avoidant and 217 non-tax-avoidant firm-year observations) from the Kinder, Lydenberg, and Domini database over the period 2003–2009, our logit regression results show that the higher the level of CSR performance of a firm, the lower the likelihood of tax avoidance. Our results indicate that more socially responsible firms are likely to display less tax avoidance. Finally, the results from our additional analysis show that the CSR categories community relations and diversity represent particularly important elements of CSR performance that reduce tax avoidance.

Laurenceson, J, Burke, PF & Wei, E 2015, 'The Australian Public’s Preferences Over Foreign Investment in Agriculture', Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, vol. 22, no. 1.
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This paper estimates a model of how the Australian public’s preferences over foreign investment in agriculture are determined. The results show that the attributes of foreign investment of greatest concern to the public are not the same as those used by the foreign investment approvals regime to flag proposals for scrutiny

Lewis, KV, Cassells, S & Roxas, H 2015, 'SMEs and the Potential for A Collaborative Path to Environmental Responsibility', Business Strategy and the Environment, vol. 24, no. 8, pp. 750-764.
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AbstractGlobally, the potential for small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to collectively impact negatively on the environment is great. Therefore, the adoption, and maintenance, of environmentally responsible practices by this group of firms is especially critical. Studies of environmental practices successfully implemented by small firms have revealed that relationships with other firms, or other organizations, can contribute to greater awareness of the benefits of such activities and, therefore, enhance the possibility of environmental engagement. Collaborative relationships may provide opportunities for SMEs to overcome some of the barriers to implementing environmental initiatives associated with their size, and/or associated characteristics. This paper focuses on attitudes of SME owner‐managers to a variety of environmental issues (including regulation and voluntary standards), and to collaborating with other firms (in either a formal or informal sense). The data this paper draws upon are from two waves of an ongoing longitudinal survey of New Zealand SMEs. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

Li, S, Xiao, J & Liu, Y 2015, 'The Price Evolution in China's Automobile Market', Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 786-810.
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The automobile market in China has seen unprecedented expansion during the past decade with rapid model turnover and dramatic price decline. This paper aims to document the evolution of price and investigate the sources of price decline, paying attention to both market structure and cost factors. We estimate a market equilibrium model with differentiated multiproduct oligopoly using market‐level sales data in China together with information from household surveys. Our counterfactual simulations show that (quality‐adjusted) vehicle prices have dropped by 33% from 2004 to 2009. The decrease in markup from intensified competition accounts for about one third of this change and the rest comes from cost reductions through learning by doing and other channels. In addition, our simulations show that the price decline would have been larger had it not been for the growth of household income during this period.

Linnenluecke, MK, Birt, J & Griffiths, A 2015, 'The role of accounting in supporting adaptation to climate change', Accounting & Finance, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 607-625.
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AbstractThe study is one of the first concerned with the topic of accounting and climate change adaptation. It proposes that the accounting role can support organisational climate change adaptation by performing the following functions: (i) a risk assessment function (assessing vulnerability and adaptive capacity), (ii) a valuation function (valuing adaptation costs and benefits) and (iii) a disclosure function (disclosure of risk associated with climate change impacts). This study synthesises and expands on existing research and practice in environmental accounting and sets the scene for future research and practice in the emerging area of accounting for climate risk.

Linnenluecke, MK, Birt, J, Lyon, J & Sidhu, BK 2015, 'Planetary boundaries: implications for asset impairment', Accounting & Finance, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 911-929.
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AbstractScientific findings support the existence of nine planetary boundaries which define a safe operating space for humanity and the conditions necessary to sustain human life. The declining state of the environment (4 of the 9 boundaries have been breached) creates significant risk factors for asset impairment. Risks result not only from environmental challenges and resulting resource constraints (e.g. limits to fossil fuel extraction and carbon constraints) but also changing technology landscapes and social expectations. This article is one of the first to discuss the implications of changes in planetary boundary conditions for asset impairment and recognising an impairment event and sets out an agenda for future research.

Linnenluecke, MK, Griffiths, A & Mumby, PJ 2015, 'Executives’ engagement with climate science and perceived need for business adaptation to climate change', Climatic Change, vol. 131, no. 2, pp. 321-333.
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Linnenluecke, MK, Meath, C, Rekker, S, Sidhu, BK & Smith, T 2015, 'Divestment from fossil fuel companies: Confluence between policy and strategic viewpoints', Australian Journal of Management, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 478-487.
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In October 2014, the Australian National University announced that it was divesting from seven fossil fuel-intensive companies. This announcement sparked an unprecedented response in the community, both positive and negative. We examine this decision, the divestment movement in general, the science behind the issue and strategic responses, both policy and organisational. We argue that a confluence between policy responses and organisational responses is beginning to emerge that will lead to greater action on climate change.

Liu, Z, Yang, Z, Zeng, F & Waller, D 2015, 'The Developmental Process of Unethical Consumer Behavior: An Investigation Grounded in China', JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS, vol. 128, no. 2, pp. 411-432.
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This study seeks to understand how consumers make unethical decisions and how unethical consumer behavior (UCB) is formed in a relational society. By taking a relational interactive perspective and adopting a grounded theory approach, we have developed a theoretical framework for examining UCB's developmental process in a relational society. The framework reveals 4 levels (i.e., the socio-cultural, individual psychological, situational, and individual behavioral levels) and 12 paths of UCB formation. Importantly, this study finds that UCB in a relational society is influenced by guanxi-oriented social culture so deeply that it cannot be considered the result of a purely individual behavior choice. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

Lobpries, J, Hodge, C & Cohen, A 2015, 'Will Motivated Players Help Women's Professional Leagues Survive? Investigating the Motives and Needs of National Pro Fastpitch Players', International Journal of Sport Management, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 1-24.

Logue, DM & Clegg, SR 2015, 'Wikileaks and The News of the World: The Political Circuitry of Labeling', JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 394-404.
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© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Labels are important when organizations seek membership in an existing category, as are the agreed upon labeling practices of audiences that are already members of that category. The origins of labeling theory emerge from sociological examinations of deviant behavior and of deviant individuals. We return to this earlier emphasis and extend the analysis to organizations to demonstrate the contribution of a more politicized conception of labeling and categorizing for organization studies’ literature. In drawing upon two empirical illustrations, that of Wikileaks and News Corp’s The News of the World, we apply a “circuits of power” framework to analyze the politics of labeling. We suggest that a more politicized conception than offered in current literature highlights the moral reasoning, disciplining, and symbolic violence that may be invoked by labels and labeling practices and also the circuits of power by which they may be maintained and disrupted.

Logue, DM, Jarvis, WP, Clegg, S & Hermens, A 2015, 'Translating models of organization: Can the Mittelstand move from Bavaria to Geelong?', JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 17-36.
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Copyright © 2015 Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. In this paper, we examine the increasing global attention being given to the German organizational form of the Mittelstand over the past decade. We do so, especially, in consideration of the construction of Australian analogues to the Mittelstand. Such translations have been posited as a solution to the current crisis facing Australian manufacturing. Translation out of context always poses problems: can a specifically national form of organization, such as the German Mittelstand, be something that can, potentially, be translated to other nations and industrial contexts? The Australian case offers an empirical setting in which to explore understandings of transnational translation of management innovations. Our findings demonstrate how globally theorized models subject to translation align abstract value orientations with local templates. Our discussion focuses on the translation of a Bavarian model of organization into very different locations, such as Geelong, Australia.

Loyeung, A & Matolcsy, Z 2015, 'CFO's Accounting Talent, Compensation and Turnover', Accounting & Finance, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 1105-1134.
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This paper builds on and contributes to the literature on Chief Financial Officer's (CFO) compensation and turnover. We contend that the accounting talent of CFOs can be measured by accounting errors that occur when CFOs implement accounting standards. We find (i) a positive association between the CFO's accounting talent and the CFO's compensation ex ante in the transition year; (ii) a positive association between the CFO's accounting talent and the CFO's bonus in the subsequent year (adoption year); and (iii) an inverse association between the CFO's accounting talent and CFO turnover in the subsequent year (adoption year). © 2014 AFAANZ.

Ma, G & Michayluk, D 2015, 'Takeovers and the Market for Corporate Control in Japanese REITs', Journal of Real Estate Literature, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 115-137.
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Japanese real estate investment trusts (J-REITs) were established in 2001. They have rapidly grown in number and size and there have been many J-REIT mergers following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). J-REITs typically have a common ownership that renders most takeovers friendly, therefore the motivation for mergers is likely related to financial hardship. We examine the market response and the post- merger performance of these J-REIT mergers. We find significant abnormal trading volume for both surviving and absorbed J-REITs in the immediate days before the merger. Absorbed J-REITs suffer a significantly negative return in the two days before the merger announcement and there is no observed improvement in the post-merger operating performance. Unlike other mergers in Japan, the merger premium for J-REITs is inversely predictive of post-merger performance.

Magee, C, Gordon, R, Robinson, L, Reis, S, Caputi, P & Oades, L 2015, 'Distinct workplace bullying experiences and sleep quality: A person-centred approach', Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 87, pp. 200-205.
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Malcolm, M-J, Onyx, J, Dalton, B & Penetito, K 2015, 'Nonprofit Management Education Down Under: Challenges and Opportunities', Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 219-243.
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In this article, we will explore the context within which two significant nonprofit management education programs developed in Australia and New Zealand. These tertiary education programs grew with relatively little reference to each other, yet both responded to nonprofit sector needs with similarities of vision and adult education philosophy and practice. Over time, the Australian program, based in a university business school, has been focused more on postgraduate programs, research, and more recently, social entrepreneurship and measuring social impact. The New Zealand program, with roots in a community development school, has grown with wide geographic coverage, alongside customized delivery for Māori and Pacific communities. Nonprofit sector, cultural, institutional, and wider contextual factors have played a part in shaping their current forms of delivery. Just as the nonprofit sector is characterized by a high degree of diversity in terms of organizational form, industry, and organizations, these programs have responded in different ways to multiple and diverse stakeholder influences. Given the size, significance, and growth of the sector, the uptake across all programs is smaller than expected in either country. Why is this so? In this article, we will examine the growth of the first accredited tertiary education programs in Australia and New Zealand and highlight the challenges and opportunities of delivering nonprofit management education in this region.

Martinez, CP, Castaneda, MG, Marte, RB & Roxas, B 2015, 'Effects of institutions on ecological attitudes and behaviour of consumers in a developing Asian country: the case of the Philippines', International Journal of Consumer Studies, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 575-585.
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AbstractThis study examines the effects of institutions emanating from the social environment on ecologically sustainable consumer behaviour in a developing country context. Drawing on the behavioural perspective model of consumer choice and institutional theory, this study argues that the regulative, normative and cognitive dimensions of the institutional environment play critical roles in shaping the pro‐environmental attitudes called eco‐attitudes of consumers. In turn, eco‐attitudes positively influence the eco‐behaviour of consumers. The structural equation modelling of data from a survey of 1045 consumers from the Philippines shows the significant and positive effects of the regulatory, normative and cognitive dimensions of the institutional environment on the eco‐attitudes of consumers, which in turn have strong positive influence on eco‐behaviour. The findings about the partial mediating role of eco‐attitudes offer a more nuanced explanation on how institutions explain the eco‐behaviour of consumers which is a topic that is less understood especially in a developing country context. The study highlights the theoretical, methodological, policy and future research implications of the findings.

Maruyama, S 2015, 'The effect of coresidence on parental health in Japan', Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, vol. 35, pp. 1-22.
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© 2014 Elsevier Inc. The empirical evidence of the effect of intergenerational coresidence by elderly parents and their adult children on parental health remains inconclusive. This study provides a new estimate of the coresidence effect by addressing non-random selection and heterogeneity in the treatment effect. Examination of Japanese data reveals: (i) an insignificant, negative average coresidence effect; (ii) a significant, negative coresidence effect on the treated; and (iii) that parents with unmet care needs and limited resources, typically widowed, disabled mothers, are most likely to suffer from a significant, negative coresidence effect. The results support the theory that coresidence may worsen elderly parents' health because care burdens on their adult children create disincentives for the parents to invest in longevity. The significant heterogeneity in the coresidence effect suggests potential scope for a better-targeted long-term care program.

Maruyama, S & Nakamura, S 2015, 'The decline in BMI among Japanese women after World War II', Economics & Human Biology, vol. 18, pp. 125-138.
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Massey, GR, Wang, PZ, Waller, DS & Lanasier, EV 2015, 'Best–worst scaling: A new method for advertisement evaluation', Journal of Marketing Communications, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 425-449.
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© 2013 Taylor & Francis. The evaluation and selection of advertisements with desired levels of attributes such as ethicality, likeability, humour, or information content, can be undertaken using a variety of methods. These include researchers' personal judgments, focus groups, expert panels, and ratings scale approaches. However, there is still no generally accepted systematic evaluation or selection procedure. This paper details a simple but powerful method known as ‘best–worst scaling’ (BWS) to evaluate and select advertisements on criteria of interest. BWS represents an important new tool for advertising researchers, advertising agencies and their clients, communications scholars, and policy makers to evaluate and select advertisements. This paper achieves three ends. First, it critiques existing methods of advertisement evaluation. Second, it demonstrates that BWS has greater validity than existing methods. Third, this is the first paper to present a worked example of how to use BWS, and demonstrate its use in an advertisement evaluation context. Importantly, BWS is not restricted to evaluating advertisements – it can be used to evaluate any items on criteria of interest.

Massingham, PR & Tam, L 2015, 'The relationship between human capital, value creation and employee reward', Journal of Intellectual Capital, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 390-418.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between human capital (HC) and value creation and employee reward. HC is an important component of intellectual capital (IC). There is growing interest in how IC can be used to create organizational value. This paper addresses the need for critical analysis of IC practices in action. Based on data gathered from three annual surveys at Australia’s second largest public sector organization, the paper introduces psychological contract (PC) as new HC factors, and develops a method to measure HC in terms of value creation (work activity) and employee reward (pay). The findings have practical implications for managers in using the paper’s HC measurement to achieve strategic alignment (SA) of the workforce. Design/methodology/approach – The research was based on data gathered from three annual surveys (2009-2011) of staff at Australia’s second largest public sector organization. A total of 248 questionnaires were completed. Three independent variables conceptualized HC: first, employee capability (HC1); second, employee satisfaction (HC2); and third, employee commitment (HC3). Two dependent variables were tested: work activity and pay. The data collected in this study was analyzed through the use of bivariate correlation and linear regression using SPSS software. Findings – The paper’s major finding is that HC1 (employee capability) and HC2 (employee satisfaction), had a direct positive relationship with the i...

Maxwell, H, Foley, C, Taylor, T & Burton, C 2015, 'The development of female Muslim life-savers', SPORT MANAGEMENT REVIEW, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 139-151.
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© 2014 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. This teaching case illustrates the use of community development strategies to increase and enhance community sport participation of a targeted minority group. Royal Life Saving Society of Australia is presented here as an example of an organisation that embraced cultural change and developed a strategic approach to inclusive provision for individuals from marginalised population groups. The case is based on a community development framework that includes multiple facets: a shared concern about a social problem requiring action; encouraging the active participation of a marginalised group; forming public sector partnerships to pool resources and build political support; adopting collaborative principles of organising; collectively developing and implementing action plans; and re-conceptualising traditional ideas around accountability. The case facilitates the examination of the theoretical and practical considerations of adopting a community development approach in sport management.

McKnight, BA & Linnenluecke, MK 2015, 'Firm Engagement in Community Resilience to Natural Disasters', Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2015, no. 1, pp. 17001-17001.
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Menzies, G 2015, 'Stop the Boats: Do the Ends Justify the Means?', Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 229-242.
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The Stop the Boats policy towards irregular maritime arrivals (boat people) is to process prospective refugee‐status claimants in non‐judicial prisons, without the prospect of ultimate Australian abode, with the aim of stopping further boat people coming to Australia. The numbers of people involved to date are small, as are the economic impacts. Stop the Boats appears to succeed on its own terms, but it faces the pitfalls of “ends justify the means” consequentialist ethics, favoured by economists and others. Chief among these are that there are no obvious moral limits in pursuing desirable ends, such as stopping deaths at sea.

Michayluk, D & Prather, L 2015, 'A Liquidity Motivated Algorithm for Discerning Trade Direction', Multinational Finance Journal, Vol. 12, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 45-66.
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Most exchanges do not report trade direction thus researchers and traders must deduce whether a trade is buyer or seller initiated since this information is required to evaluate models of bid-ask spread components and to understand the market for immediacy. Algorithms that assign trade direction based on the proximity to bid or ask quotes are easily implemented but ignore information readily discernable from orders, changes in the quoted depth and subsequent price movements. Using the New York Stock Exchange Trades, Orders and Quotes database, systematic biases in existing trade direction algorithms are documented that can be rectified by recognizing that the impact on liquidity is the fundamental characteristic underlying order placement. Although this liquidity-based method is difficult to implement, it more closely captures the actual behavior of market participants (JEL : G 10, G14)

Michopoulou, E, Darcy, S, Ambrose, I & Buhalis, D 2015, 'Accessible tourism futures: the world we dream to live in and the opportunities we hope to have', Journal of Tourism Futures, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 179-188.
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PurposeAccessible tourism is evolving as a field of academic research and industry practice, set within a dynamic social context. The field is interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary. The purpose of this paper is to examine key concepts and global initiatives that will shape accessible tourism futures.Design/methodology/approachThree of the authors have extensive academic experience in the area and the fourth author is the Managing Director of the pre-eminent European Network for Accessible Tourism. In taking a limited Delphi approach to canvassing key areas likely to shape accessible tourism futures, the following concepts and policy initiatives were examined: motivations, dreams and aspirations of people with disability; demography; UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; destination competitiveness; universal design (UD); and the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.FindingsA discussion of each of the above areas was placed in context to accessible tourism futures and to contextualise the papers that were selected for the special issue. The latter part of the paper outlines the contribution of each empirical paper to the issue discussing the approach, findings and implications. Stakeholder collaboration was identified as the key common theme of the papers and the factor for developing accessible tourism solutions, recognising the value of the market and capitalising on it. A collaborative approach is required to recognise the complementary nature of the different paradigms; to re-shape and transform the future of the accessible tourism industry. To assist in the development of accessible tourism futures, UD principles should provide a foundation to ...

Mihalic, T & Dwyer, L 2015, 'Introduction', Tourism Economics, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 5-8.
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Min, J & Kwak, K 2015, 'Environmental Uncertainty and Interfirm Controls: The Moderating Effect of Honesty', Journal of Marketing Thought, vol. 01, no. 04, pp. 22-28.
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Mintz, O & Currim, IS 2015, 'When does metric use matter less?', European Journal of Marketing, vol. 49, no. 11/12, pp. 1809-1856.
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Purpose– This paper aims to develop a conceptual framework, in an effort toward building a contingent theory of drivers and consequences of managerial metric use in marketing mix decisions, this paper develops a conceptual framework to test whether the relationship between metric use and marketing mix performance is moderated by firm and managerial characteristics.Design/methodology/approach– Based on reviews of the marketing, finance, management and accounting literatures, and homophily, firm resource- and decision-maker-based theories and 22 managerial interviews, a conceptual model is proposed. It is tested via generalized least squares – seemingly unrelated regression estimation of 1,287 managerial decisions.Findings– Results suggest that the impact of metric use on marketing mix performance is lower in firms which are more market oriented, larger and with worse recent business performance and for marketing and higher-level managers, while organizational involvement has a lesser nuanced effect.Research limitations/implications– While much is written on the importance of metric use to improve performance, this work is a first step toward understanding which settings are more difficult than others to accomplish this.Practical implications– Results allow identification of several conditional managerial strategies to improve marketing mix performance based on metric use.Originality/value– This paper contributes to...

Morrison, M, Greig, J, Read, DMY, Waller, DS & McCulloch, R 2015, 'Communicating information to difficult-to-reach landholders: perspectives of natural resource management communication practitioners', Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 315-328.
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Landholder participation in conservation programs is vital for achieving the environmental goals of natural resource management organisations. However, some landholders can be difficult to reach. This article presents findings based on telephone interviews with communications practitioners within 22 Australian organisations involved with promoting national resource management. The research provides insights into how communication with difficult-to-reach landholders might be improved by investigating the perceptions and communication practices of Australian national resource management communications officers and their organisations. Overall, the results indicate that differing communication strategies were used and perceived as necessary to reach different groups of landholders. Nevertheless, while organisations used a range of communication channels, there is relatively little targeting of difficult-to-reach landholders, nor evaluation of the effectiveness of communications with difficult-to-reach landholders. We suggest that greater commitment, investment, effort and careful tailoring of channel–message combinations to landholder groups are likely to be necessary to improve communications and thereby achieve greater engagement in national resource management.

Moseley, AM, Beckenkamp, PR, Haas, M, Herbert, RD, Lin, C-WC & Team, EXACT 2015, 'Rehabilitation After Immobilization for Ankle Fracture The EXACT Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol. 314, no. 13, pp. 1376-1385.
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Importance The benefits of rehabilitation after immobilization for ankle fracture are unclear. Objectives To determine the effectiveness of a supervised exercise program and advice (rehabilitation) compared with advice alone and to determine if effects are moderated by fracture severity or age and sex. Design, Setting, and Participants The EXACT trial was a pragmatic, randomized clinical trial conducted from December 2010 to June 2014. Patients with isolated ankle fracture presenting to fracture clinics in 7 Australian hospitals were randomized on the day of removal of immobilization. Of 571 eligible patients, 357 chose not to participate and 214 were allocated to rehabilitation (n = 106) or advice alone (n = 108), with 194 (91%) followed up at 1 month, 173 (81%) at 3 months, and 170 (79%) at 6 months. There were no withdrawals attributed to adverse effects. Recruitment terminated early on December 31, 2013 (planned enrollment, 342; actual, 214), because funding was exhausted. Interventions Supervised exercise program and advice about self-management (rehabilitation) (individually tailored, prescribed, monitored, and progressed) or advice alone, both delivered by a physical therapist. Main Outcomes and Measures Primary outcomes were activity limitation assessed using the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (score range, 0-80; higher scores indicate better activity), and quality of life assessed using the Assessment of Quality of Life (score range, 0-1; higher scores indicate better quality of life), measured at baseline and at 1, 3 (primary time point), and 6 months. Results Mean activity limitation and quality of life at baseline were 30.1 (SD, 12.5) and 0.51 (SD, 0.24), respectively, for advice and 30.2 (SD, 13.2) and 0.54 (SD, 0.24) for rehabilitation, increasing to 64.3 (SD, 13.5) and 0.85 (SD, 0.17) for advice vs 64.3 (SD, 15.1) and 0.85 (SD, 0.20) for rehabilitation at 3 months. Rehabilitation was not more effective than advice for activity limitati...

Navone, M & Pagani, M 2015, 'Brothers from different mothers how distribution fees change investment behavior', JOURNAL OF BANKING & FINANCE, vol. 51, pp. 12-25.
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© 2014 Elsevier B.V. We ask whether loads affect investment flows in the US mutual fund industry. We argue that sales fees make the investment decision partially irreversible. Under these circumstances investors await for a stronger signal of managerial ability before committing to a new fund. This stronger signal can take the form of a particularly strong performance or a particularly long series of positive performance realizations. Looking at pairs of fund shares with the same portfolio but different sales fee arrangements we show that investment flows in share classes with front loads react disproportionally to good performances (higher convexity in the flow-performance relationship) and react to performance realizations further back in time (longer memory). A counterfactual example of fund shares with back-end loads allows us to rule out the hypothesis that this behavior is due to the incentive structure of brokers. Finally we show that these behavioral modifications induced by front loads have a negative and significant effect on investors' timing ability.

Nguyen, P, Rahman, N, Tong, A & Zhao, R 2015, 'Board Size and Firm Value: Evidence from Australia', Journal of Management & Governance, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 851-873.
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We study the effect of board size on firm value in Australia. Using a large sample of Australian firms over the period 2001-2011, we find strong evidence of a negative relationship. We show that firms with a large board areassociated with CEO compensation that is sensitive to firm size, but not to firm performance. This incentive to accumulate assets is congruent with the fact that firms with a large board also exhibit lower operating performance and higher operating costs. Furthermore, we find that the effect of board size is stronger in small firms. This result might explain why earlier studies, which focused on large Australian firms, found board size to have little impact on firm value.

Nicholas, J, Poladian, L, Mack, J & Wilson, R 2015, 'Mathematics preparation for university: Entry, pathways and impact on performance in first year science and mathematics subjects', International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 37-51.
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Secondary school mathematics has always been considered central to preparation for university science degrees. Within the context of low levels of participation and attainment in both secondary school and tertiary mathematics and science, we examine the relationship between these two. Using university databases, we examine secondary school mathematics preparation in relation to university entry, pathways and performance for science students at a single, research-intensive university in Australia. We analyse the relationship between senior secondary school mathematics choice and attainment and overall attainment in Science degrees and performance in large cohort units in university mathematics, physics and chemistry. We also examine the impact of mathematics bridging courses for mathematically under-prepared students on attainment in the university mathematics unit. Our findings indicate that the higher levels of mathematics taken in senior secondary school are strong predictors of success in first year science and mathematics, but that our students who achieve in the top bands of each level of mathematics taken in senior secondary school can and often do outperform their peers who study a higher level of mathematics at school but achieve a lower band result. The impact of mathematics bridging courses on attainment in university mathematics is also discussed.

Nikiforakis, N & Slonim, R 2015, 'Editors’ preface: introducing JESA', Journal of the Economic Science Association, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-7.
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Nikiforakis, N & Slonim, R 2015, 'Editors’ preface: statistics, replications and null results', Journal of the Economic Science Association, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 127-131.
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Nikolova, N, Moellering, G & Reihlen, M 2015, 'Trusting as a 'Leap of Faith': Trust-building practices in client-consultant relationships', SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 232-245.
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Nogueira, S & Pinho, JC 2015, 'Stakeholder Network Integrated Analysis: The Specific Case of Rural Tourism in the Portuguese Peneda‐Gerês National Park', International Journal of Tourism Research, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 325-336.
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AbstractThis study addresses the structure, nature and composition of stakeholder networks related to rural tourism in a Portuguese National Park (Peneda‐Gerês National Park). In particular, it examines their interactions along the following dimensions: marketing information (marketing exchanges such as flyers, tourism information and information on specific events), administrative resources (logistic and technical support), human resources (allocation of human resources), training (training of local stakeholders in the area of promotion) and financial resources (financial support). In terms of methodology, it uses both qualitative and quantitative techniques.The analysis of the type and nature of interactions among different stakeholders within a specific rural tourism destination is the main focus of this study. Among these, the marketing information network shows both a high number of connections and high centrality indices, which may indicate that there is a significant share of information about common projects, products and services among stakeholders. In contrast, the training network evidenced the opposite behavior pattern. The study also contributes to a better understanding of how different local stakeholders are positioned in a complex structure of interactions that are critical in providing useful directions to maximize potential opportunities that may contribute to promote rural tourism and local development efficiently. Several limitations and implications are offered in the final section. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Noguti, V & Russell, CA 2015, 'The Moderating Role of Social Norms on the Effects of Product Placement in Television Fiction: A Field Study in Brazil', Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 20-34.
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Oliveira, J & Clegg, S 2015, 'Paradoxical puzzles of control and circuits of power', Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 425-451.
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Purpose– This paper aims to clarify a paradox in an organisation: in the past, formally powerful “central” actors confronted important limitations in their relations with formally less powerful actors. However, three innovations – the financial accounting module of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, a corporate centre (CC) and a shared services centre (SSC) – substantially changed and re-centred network power relations. The authors adopt a critical discourse to explain this paradox, contributing to the emerging literature on SSCs and bridging the management control and power literatures.Design/methodology/approach– An in-depth, processual, actor-network theory-inspired three-year case study of a large Portuguese manufacturer.Findings– As the intertwined accounting-related innovations were (re)mobilised by actors, dynamically adjusting to unfolding repercussions, control and power effects emerged, enabling enhanced organisational steering.Research limitations/implications– Based on a single case, this paper highlights effects of managerial technologies, in particular ERPs and SSCs, on control and power relations, and refines Clegg’s model for future research.Practical implications– The transactional, low value-added activities typically performed by SSCs should not lead to underestimating their potentially profound organisational consequences. However, the surrounding socio-technical network is decisive for the emerging, inter-related repercussions.

Patulny, R, Siminski, P & Mendolia, S 2015, 'The front line of social capital creation – A natural experiment in symbolic interaction', Social Science & Medicine, vol. 125, pp. 8-18.
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© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This paper offers theoretical and empirical contributions to understanding the micro-sociological processes behind the creation of social capital. Theoretically, we argue that the emotional and shared experience of participating in symbolic interaction rituals may affect social capital in four different ways, via: (i) a 'citizenship' effect, connecting participants symbolically to the broader, civic society; (ii) a 'supportive' effect, bonding participants with each other; (iii) an exclusive 'tribal' effect, which crowds-out connections with other groups and the wider society; and (iv) an 'atomising' effect, whereby intense experiences create mental health problems that damage social capital. We illustrate this with a case study of Australian veterans of the Vietnam War. The randomness of the National Service conscription lotteries of that era translates into a high-quality natural experiment. We formulate several hypotheses about which of the four effects dominates for veterans who participated in the 'symbolic interaction' of training and deployment. We test these hypotheses using data from the 2006 Australian Census of Population and Housing, and the NSW 45 & Up Study.We found that war service reduced 'bonding' social capital, but increased 'bridging' social capital, and this is not explained completely by mental health problems. This suggests that while the combined 'tribal' and 'atomizing' effects of service outweigh the 'supportive' effects, the 'citizenship' effect is surprisingly robust. Although they feel unsupported and isolated, veterans are committed to their community and country. These paradoxical findings suggest that social capital is formed through symbolic interaction. The emotional and symbolic qualities of interaction rituals may formulate non-strategic (perhaps irrational) connections with society regardless of the status of one's personal support networks.

Paul, SK 2015, 'Supplier selection for managing supply risks in supply chain: a fuzzy approach', The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 79, no. 1-4, pp. 657-664.
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© 2015, Springer-Verlag London. Supplier selection is one of the most important tasks for supply chain decision making, and there are many quantitative and qualitative factors that affect this process. This paper develops a simple and user-friendly supplier selection process for a supply chain which considers various selection criteria for managing supply risks. A rule-based fuzzy inference system (FIS) model is developed using the fuzzy logic toolbox in MATLAB R2012a to select the most excellent supplier by considering both quantitative and qualitative selection criteria. We identify a total of 18 selection criteria, of which four are quantitative and 14 qualitative. Risk factors are also incorporated in the model by developing fuzzy input and output criteria, and the best supplier is selected based on the aggregated supplier ranking index value. Finally, a numerical example presented to explain the usefulness of the developed model.

Paul, SK, Azeem, A & Ghosh, AK 2015, 'Application of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system and artificial neural network in inventory level forecasting', International Journal of Business Information Systems, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 268-268.
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Copyright © 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Determining optimum level of inventory is very important for any organisation which depends on various factors. In this research, six main factors have been considered as input parameters and the inventory level has been considered as the single output for this inventory management problem. Price of raw material, demand of raw material, holding cost, setup cost, supplier's reliability and lead time are considered as input parameters. An adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) has been applied as the artificial intelligence technique for modelling the inventory problem. ANFIS results have been compared with results from another artificial intelligence technique, artificial neural network (ANN), to validate the output results. Performance of both methods has been shown regarding different error measures. Comparison clearly shows the superiority of ANFIS results over ANN results and thus makes ANFIS a better choice for inventory level forecasting.

Paul, SK, Sarker, R & Essam, D 2015, 'A disruption recovery plan in a three-stage production-inventory system', Computers & Operations Research, vol. 57, pp. 60-72.
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© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This paper proposes a recovery plan for managing disruptions in a three-stage production-inventory system under a mixed production environment. First, a mathematical model is developed to deal with a disruption at any stage while maximizing total profit during the recovery-time window. The model is solved after the occurrence of a disruption event, with changed data used to generate a revised plan. We also propose a new and efficient heuristic for solving the developed mathematical model. Second, multiple disruptions are considered, where a new disruption may or may not affect the recovery plans of earlier disruptions. The heuristic, developed for a single disruption, is extended to deal with a series of disruptions so that it can be implemented for disruption recovery on a real-time basis. We compare the heuristic solutions with those obtained by a standard search algorithm for a set of randomly generated disruption test problems, and that show the consistent performance of our developed heuristic with lower computational times. Finally, some numerical examples and a real-world case study are presented to demonstrate the benefits and usefulness of our proposed approach.

Paul, SK, Sarker, R & Essam, D 2015, 'Managing disruption in an imperfect production–inventory system', Computers & Industrial Engineering, vol. 84, pp. 101-112.
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© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. In this paper, a disruption recovery model is developed for an imperfect single-stage production-inventory system. For it, the system may unexpectedly face either a single disruption or a mix of multiple dependent and/or independent disruptions. The system is usually run according to a user defined production-inventory policy. We have formulated a mathematical model for rescheduling the production plan, after the occurrence of a single disruption, which maximizes the total profit during the recovery time window. The model thereby generates a revised plan after the occurrence of the disruption. The mathematical model, developed for a single disruption, is solved by using both a pattern search and a genetic algorithm, and the results are compared using a good number of randomly generated disruption test problems. We also consider multiple disruptions, that occur one after another as a series, for which a new occurrence may or may not affect the revised plan of earlier occurrences. We have developed a new dynamic solution approach that is capable of dealing with multiple disruptions on a real-time basis. Some numerical examples and a set of sensitivity analysis are presented to explain the usefulness and benefits of the developed model. The proposed quantitative approach helps decision makers to make prompt and accurate decisions for managing disruption.

Paul, SK, Sarker, R & Essam, D 2015, 'Managing risk and disruption in production-inventory and supply chain systems: A review', Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 1009-1029.
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This paper presents a literature review on risk and disruption management in production-inventory and supply chain systems. The review is conducted on the basis of comparing various works published in this research domain, specifically the papers, which considered real-life risk factors, such as imperfect production processes, risk and disruption in production, supply, demand, and transportation, while developing models for production-inventory and supply chain systems. Emphasis is given on the assumptions and the types of problems considered in the published research. We also focus on reviewing the mathematical models and the solution approaches used in solving the models using both hypothetical and real-world problem scenarios. Finally, the literature review is summarized and future research directions are discussed.

Peachey, JW, Bruening, J, Lyras, A, Cohen, A & Cunningham, GB 2015, 'Examining Social Capital Development Among Volunteers of a Multinational Sport-for-Development Event', Journal of Sport Management, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 27-41.
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Much sport-for-development (SFD) research has focused on the impact initiatives have on participants, and not on other stakeholders such as volunteers. Some research suggests volunteerism enables social capital gains, while other scholars have been skeptical, with even less known about how volunteers are impacted by working for SFD events rather than for ongoing programs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate how, if at all, a large, multinational SFD event contributed to social capital development of volunteers. Findings revealed volunteers experienced social capital development through building relationships, learning, and enhanced motivation to work for social change and reciprocity. As very little research has examined the efficacy of SFD events in contributing to social capital development, the findings extend the literature on SFD events. It would be prudent for SFD events to target programming to impact the experience of volunteers to retain them and contribute to social capital development.

Peachey, JW, Cunningham, GB, Lyras, A, Cohen, A & Bruening, J 2015, 'The Influence of a Sport-for-Peace Event on Prejudice and Change Agent Self-Efficacy', Journal of Sport Management, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 229-244.
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The purpose of this research project was to examine the impact of participating in a sport-for-peace event and one’s social dominance orientation on prejudice and change agent self-efficacy. In Study 1, participants (n = 136) completed questionnaires both before and following their participation in a sport-for-peace event. The event was designed to ensure both high levels of and quality intergroup contact, with interactions confirmed through a manipulation check. Results from the doubly repeated measures analysis of variance indicate a significant decrease in prejudice and a significant increase in change agent self-efficacy. Social dominance orientation did not influence the nature of these changes. In Study 2, the authors conducted focus group interviews with 27 participants to better understand how the event impacted prejudice and change agent self-efficacy. Results indicate that the team-based sport environment and social opportunities were instrumental in prejudice reduction while the educational platform was important for increasing change agent self-efficacy.

Pearce, A, Haas, M, Viney, R, Haywood, P, Pearson, S-A, van Gool, K, Srasuebkul, P & Ward, R 2015, 'Can administrative data be used to measure chemotherapy side effects?', Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 215-222.
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Perey, R 2015, 'Making sense of sustainability through an individual interview narrative', Culture and Organization, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 147-173.
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© 2013, © 2013 Taylor & Francis. This paper closely examines how a particular individual makes sense of sustainability and how detailed analysis of enactments of sustainability at the individual level can contribute to understanding organisational-level enactment of sustainability practices. Taking a narrative approach, this paper selects and analyses one interview to understand how that person is responding to sustainability initiatives in her organisation. The findings suggest that the complex processes of meaning construction that underpin the enactment of sustainability involve identity validation, narrative support and reduction of polysemy. The paper argues that to boost the chances of success when implementing sustainability, organisations need to establish discursive space to engage with and support these three processes of sense-making. Methodologically, the paper demonstrates how a single interview/narrative can be analysed to progress the understanding of a complex, ambiguous and paradoxical problem like sustainability.

Perey, R & Benn, S 2015, 'Organising for Ecological Repair', Organization & Environment, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 458-477.
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In this article, we explore organising narratives that underpin the generation of effective ecological solutions. We examine the processes of meaning construction in relation to the development of sustainable land management practices in the Landcare organisation in Australia. Meaning construction is situated in a variety of contexts that are themselves strongly influenced by a meta-narrative, which Taylor has labelled the “modern social imaginary”: A shared system of meanings that captures the imaginations of individuals and shapes their social groupings and society. The shift in meaning construction is reflected in the emergence of a narrative of “ecological repair” that involved a process of learning and knowledge development we have labelled protracted sense-making. Our research findings have led us to conclude that the development of successful ecological solutions require an active rewriting of the social imaginary.

Perrott, B 2015, 'Including Consumers in the Organisational Knowledge Network', Knowledge and Process Management, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 288-296.
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This article is intended to build a better understanding of the knowledge dynamics in organisations and the role communities of practice play in facilitating the effective flow and application of knowledge.Exploring the dimensions of knowledge dynamics in organisations, this article highlights the critical role communities of practice play in healthcare organisation operations. Readers will gain new insights into the role they play in the knowledge dynamics of organisations. From the insights gained from pilot studies in health care, the article suggests that the concept of communities of practice can be extended to include customers, thus building knowledge management efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Perrott, BE 2015, 'Building the sustainable organization: an integrated approach', Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 41-51.
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Purpose – This paper aims to examine how some leading companies are integrating sustainability into their planning of future direction and growth. Readers will have a strong interest in sustainability and how it should be managed within organizations. Creating and maintaining sustainable organizations is of high priority to companies planning their future in a turbulent and difficult-to-predict operating environment. Readers will learn how sustainability may be better integrated into the strategic thinking and management processes. This article will be cited in the future for its early discussion on the importance of integrating sustainability discussion and planning into mainstream strategic management. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws on secondary data from seven international organizations to show how they are beginning to embrace sustainability issues into mainstream strategic management. This background is used to propose a process that integrates business and sustainability strategy processes that will deal with issues that emerge in more turbulent operating environments. Findings – Secondary research findings suggest that it would be timely to embrace sustainability issue processing with mainstream strategic management processes. Research limitations/implications – Information collected in this paper is based upon a small sample of seven international organizations; hence, obse...

Pina e Cunha, M, Rego, A, Clegg, S & Lindsay, G 2015, 'The dialectics of serendipity', European Management Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 9-18.
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© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Serendipity in organizations has often been perceived as a mysterious occurrence. We approach the process of serendipity via reconsideration of Honda's entry into the US market using an alternate templates analysis, showing that serendipity can be conceptually interpreted as the synthesis of preparation and openness to novelty, articulated through generative doubt. In this sense, it can be thought of as a dialectical process that thrives through the creative synthesis of the existing and the new. It is a practical accomplishment rather than an organizational form of mystery.

Plewa, C, Sweeney, JC & Michayluk, D 2015, 'Determining value in a complex service setting', Journal of Service Theory and Practice, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 568-591.
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Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to capture the richness of customer perceived value by determining its benefit and cost dimensions in a complex service setting. Perceived value is argued as equivalent to value-in-use; that is value that emerges for or is created by the customer.Design/methodology/approach– A series of in-depth interviews was conducted with a diverse group of clients of financial planning services as well as with financial planners in Australia.Findings– Six benefit and four cost dimensions of complex service are identified, namely expertise, education, motivation, support, relationship and convenience benefits, as well as monetary, time and effort, emotional and lifestyle costs. The results also indicate proposed outcomes of these dimensions, along with relevant moderators, leading to a broad conceptual framework for future empirical validation.Originality/value– This study contributes to the sparse conceptual development of value perceptions, or value-in-use, in a complex service context. In particular, the authors identify the benefit and cost dimensions, specifically addressing aspects of value that are linked to the long-term relationship between provider and customer. The authors also develop a conceptual model of value, including both outcomes and situational moderators of the various value dimensions. Finally, the conceptualization of perceived value is discussed with respect to the value co-creation literature.

Pullen, A & Rhodes, C 2015, 'Ethics, embodiment and organizations', ORGANIZATION, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 159-165.
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© The Author(s) 2014 Noting that ethics and responsibility in business are well established fields of research and practice, we suggest that the limits of dominant approaches lie in their privileging of rationality, penchant for codification, tendency to self-congratulation, predilection to control, affinity to masculinity, blindness to social injustice, and subsumption under corporate goals. We observe that such lines of thought are blind to affectual relations, care, compassion or any forms of feeling experienced pre-reflexively through the body. We argue that this begs the rethinking of ethics in organizations from an embodied perspective. On this basis, and on the basis on the work herein, we retain the hope that our interaction with each other and with the world, might foster ways of organizational life that resist domination and oppression in favour of the enactment of care and respect for difference as it is lived and experienced.

Pullen, A & Rhodes, C 2015, 'Writing, the Feminine and Organization', GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 87-93.
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© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. We consider how genre and gender are implicated in academic writing about work organizations, noting that masterful, rational and penetrating masculine forms have long been dominant. The result is the privileging of a masculine style of writing that has come to be seen both as gender neutral and mandatory. This has served both to marginalize women's writing and to disable men's femininity. To subvert and undermine this, we consider the possibilities of a feminine writing of organization that defies rational categorization so as to enable a multitude of affectual voices and texts to cross over from exclusion. This creates a space where feminine writing can be encouraged and published and where issues surrounding the feminine can flourish.

Rhodes, C 2015, 'Writing organization/romancing fictocriticism', CULTURE AND ORGANIZATION, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 289-303.
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© 2014 Taylor & Francis. A provocation … the minds of my generation of organizational theorists are haunted by the spectre of scientific discourse, shoehorned into dry genres, bullied by audit regimes that try to wring the passion out of thought. Without gaiety, the science that calls us has no exuberance, it cannot dance. What are the possibilities for writing about organizations that allows the heart's instincts to be followed, the vast possibilities of expression to be explored and enjoyed? I explore this through a form of writing known as fictocriticism – a writing engaged in genre-bending as a literary and theoretical engagement with existence and selfhood. Why import this term into organization studies? Might fictocriticism have some value to ‘us’ who locate ourselves here? I am engaging in a form of romance; a courtship of ideas from elsewhere. What might result from this union is not clear, but it offers hope, excitement and promise.

Richards, K-A, Peters, GW & Dunsmuir, WTM 2015, 'Heavy-Tailed Features and Dependence in Limit Order Book Volume Profiles in Futures Markets', International Journal of Financial Engineering, vol. 02, no. 03, pp. 1550033-1550033.
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This paper investigates fundamental stochastic attributes of the random structures of the volume profiles of the limit order book. We find statistical evidence that heavy-tailed sub-exponential volume profiles occur on the limit order book and these features are best captured via the generalized Pareto distribution MLE method. In futures exchanges, the heavy tail features are not asset class dependent and occur on ultra or mid-range high frequency. Volume forecasting models should account for heavy tails, time varying parameters and long memory. In application, utilizing the generalized Pareto distribution to model volume profiles allows one to avoid over-estimating the round trip cost of trading.

Richardson, G, Lanis, R & Taylor, GL 2015, 'Financial distress, outside directors and corporate tax aggressiveness spanning the global financial crisis: An empirical analysis', JOURNAL OF BANKING & FINANCE, vol. 52, pp. 112-129.
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© 2014 Elsevier B.V. We examine financial distress and tax aggressiveness spanning the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008 and the impact of the interaction between board independence and firm-specific financial distress on tax aggressiveness. Our regression results show that both financial distress and the GFC are positively associated with tax aggressiveness. More importantly, we find that the positive association between financial distress and tax aggressiveness is magnified by the GFC. We also observe that the interaction between board independence and financial distress is positively associated with tax aggressiveness. Our results are robust to multiple measures of financial distress and tax aggressiveness.

Richardson, G, Taylor, G & Lanis, R 2015, 'The impact of financial distress on corporate tax avoidance spanning the global financial crisis: Evidence from Australia', ECONOMIC MODELLING, vol. 44, pp. 44-53.
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© 2014. Firms have the incentive to engage in corporate tax avoidance when the marginal benefits exceed the marginal costs. In fact, when firms are under financial distress, the benefits of tax avoidance outweigh the costs, increasing the incentive to avoid tax. The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008 provides a unique setting to consider whether tax avoidance differs from the pre-GFC and post-GFC periods, and whether firm management is compelled to engage in aggressive tax avoidance during periods of severe financial distress. This study examines the impact of financial distress on tax avoidance and in particular, the impact of the GFC on the association between financial distress and tax avoidance. Based on a sample of 203 publicly-listed Australian firms covering the 2006-2010 period, the regression results show that financial distress is significantly and positively associated with tax avoidance across several proxy measures of tax avoidance and financial distress. More importantly, according to the regression results, the association between financial distress and tax avoidance was magnified on account of the GFC.

Sameti, A & Khalili, H 2015, 'A Survey on Natural Persons and Corporate Person-hoods’ Investment Behavior in Tehran Stock Exchange, in Time of Sanctions (With Concentration on Strategic Investment in Uncertainty)', European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, vol. 1, no. 71, pp. 124-135.
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In recent years, Iran has been subject to severe international sanctions. Sanctions have caused additional ambiguity and uncertainty that can change investor behavior. The extant research considers recent scientific strategic investment theories in uncertainty, and considers how investors use this method in current conditions of Tehran stock exchange, in order to determine how much these theories are applied in investment decisions. It is noteworthy that studying recent scientific research on strategic investment in uncertainty reveals that prospect theory; cumulative prospect theory, real option theory, and behavioral finance (which are psychologically and behaviorally correlated to one another) are considered as basics of new strategic investment in uncertainty. In the present research, Spearman and linear regression are used for analyzing the research hypotheses. A single sample t test is used to describe investors’ behaviors, and independent two-sample t test is used to compare natural persons’ society and corporate personhoods’ society. Despite the research results indicating that investors find the investing environment replete with uncertainties, the impact of the uncertainty on investors’ approach to learning and applying new strategic investment methods, while controlling for behavioral biases, is not proven.

Sameti, A & Khalili, H 2015, 'Evaluating online top selling products in Iran, by using fuzzy topsis method', International Journal of Marketing and Technology, vol. 5, no. 1.
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Electronic commerce means electronic and nonphysical commercial interaction between consumers and producers or sellers of goods and services. Electronic commerce importance is rising significantly day by day, as a new channel for products distribution. This research seeks to prioritize the online top selling products in Iran. For this purpose, 8 criteria influencing on goods purchasing from commercial websites and 4 online top selling products were selected based on literature review and by using Delphi method.

Sangster, J, Church, J, Haas, M, Furber, S & Bauman, A 2015, 'A Comparison of the Cost-effectiveness of Two Pedometer-based Telephone Coaching Programs for People with Cardiac Disease', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 471-479.
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Introduction: Following a cardiac event it is recommended that cardiac patients participate in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs. However, little is known about the relative cost-effectiveness of lifestyle-related interventions for cardiac patients. This study aimed to compare the cost-effectiveness of a telephone-delivered Healthy Weight intervention to a telephone-delivered Physical Activity intervention for patients referred to CR in urban and rural Australia. Methods: A cost-utility analysis was conducted alongside a randomised controlled trial of the two interventions. Outcomes were measured as Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) gained. Results: The estimated cost of delivering the interventions was $201.48 per Healthy Weight participant and $138.00 per Physical Activity participant. The average total cost (cost of health care utilisation plus patient costs) was $1,260 per Healthy Weight participant and $2,112 per Physical Activity participant, a difference of $852 in favour of the Healthy Weight intervention. Healthy Weight participants gained an average of 0.007 additional QALYs than did Physical Activity participants. Thus, overall the Healthy Weight intervention dominated the Physical Activity intervention (Healthy Weight intervention was less costly and more effective than the Physical Activity intervention). Subgroup analyses showed the Healthy Weight intervention also dominated the Physical Activity intervention for rural participants and for participants who did not attend CR. Conclusions: The low-contact pedometer-based telephone coaching Healthy Weight intervention is overall both less costly and more effective compared to the Physical Activity intervention, including for rural cardiac patients and patients that do not attend CR.

Sangster, J, Furber, S, Allman-Farinelli, M, Phongsavan, P, Redfern, J, Haas, M, Church, J, Mark, A & Bauman, A 2015, 'Effectiveness of a Pedometer-Based Telephone Coaching Program on Weight and Physical Activity for People Referred to a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program', Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 124-129.
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PURPOSE: To determine the effectiveness of a pedometer-based telephone lifestyle coaching intervention on weight and physical activity. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 313 patients referred to cardiac rehabilitation in rural and urban Australia. Participants were allocated to a healthy weight (HW) (4 telephone coaching sessions on weight and physical activity) or a physical activity (PA) intervention (2 telephone coaching sessions on physical activity). Weight and physical activity were assessed by self-report at baseline, short-term (6-8 weeks), and medium-term (6-8 months). RESULTS: More than 90% of participants completed the trial. Over the medium-term, participants in the HW group decreased their weight compared with participants in the PA group (P = .005). Participants in the HW group with a body mass index of ≥25 kg/m2 had a mean weight loss of 1.6 kg compared with participants in the PA-only group who lost a mean of 0.4 kg (P = .015). Short-term, both groups increased their physical activity time, and the PA group maintained this increase at the medium-term. CONCLUSIONS: Participants in the HW group achieved modest improvements in weight, and those in the PA group demonstrated increased physical activity. Low-contact, telephone-based interventions are a feasible means of delivering lifestyle interventions for underserved rural communities, for those not attending cardiac rehabilitation, or as an adjunct to cardiac rehabilitation.

Sarina, T & Wright, CF 2015, 'Mutual gains or mutual losses? Organisational fragmentation and employment relations outcomes at Qantas Group', Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 686-706.
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While previous studies indicate the commercial benefits for airlines from either ‘high road’ or ‘low road’ employment relations approaches, there is limited evidence of success among organisations utilising a ‘hybrid’ model involving differentiated arrangements with different workforce segments. In analysing the processes and outcomes associated with strategic change at Qantas Group, this article examines the reasons why organisations adopt hybrid employment relations arrangements and the outcomes associated with this approach. Drawing upon the strategic negotiations and employment subsystems frameworks, we find that hybrid strategies emerge under the influence of product market pressures and institutional forces. In the Qantas Group case, these factors combined to inhibit the capacity of management to pursue either low road or high road strategies, resulting in differentiated and fragmented arrangements. The case highlights the potential risks of hybrid employment relations strategies for worker commitment, workplace conflict and organisational performance, with implications for human resource management scholarship and practice.

Schmidt, C, Zhao, L & Terry, CS 2015, 'Index Effects: Evidence from Australia', Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 1-17.
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© Zhao R, 2016. This paper presents the findings of the first study of the index effects from changes in the composition of Australia’s tradeable benchmark index: the S&P/ASX 200. Prior to the introduction of the S&P/ASX200 changes to the composition of the market’s (then) benchmark index (the All Ordinaries Index) became evident before the formal announcement dates and the changes were made the following trading day. These announcement arrangements enabled profitable front-running trading. Along with the introduction of the new indices (including the S&P/ASX200) the arrangements for announcing changes to the composition of the index were changed to remove the opportunity for profitable frontrunning trading. While this objective was largely met for additions to the index the study found statistically significant evidence of price pressure between the announcement and implementation dates which were partially offset over the subsequent 20-day period. In relation to deletions the study found negative abnormal returns prior to announcement dates as well as between the announcement and implementation dates that were partially reversed over the subsequent 20-day period. The overall conclusion is that the event of changes in the composition of the S&P/ASX200 is on average associated with positive abnormal returns for additions and negative abnormal returns for deletions.

Shamsaddini, R, Vesal, SM & Nawaser, K 2015, 'A new model for inventory items classification through integration of ABC-Fuzzy and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process', International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 239-239.
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Siefken, K, Schofield, G & Schulenkorf, N 2015, 'Process evaluation of a walking programme delivered through the workplace in the South Pacific island Vanuatu', GLOBAL HEALTH PROMOTION, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 53-64.
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© The Author(s) 2014. Background: The South Pacific region is experiencing significant rates of chronic diseases. Well-evaluated health promotion programmes are needed as a central piece of a strategic solution. Just as important as the evaluation itself is how that evaluation outcome can be communicated for future programme use by local programme planners. The objective of this study is to evaluate a physical activity (PA) programme that was designed for Pacific women in urban Vanuatu, and subsequently to develop new techniques to display data that support the understanding and communication of programme success and challenges. Methods: Data collection methods included quantitative Likert scale questions and qualitative openended questions. A new analysis technique visualises open-ended process evaluation data. We present themes using word sizes proportional to the frequency of the themes identified through thematic analysis. Results: The Likert scale technique revealed little meaningful information; almost all participants rated most elements of the programme highly. This may be related to Pacific people being frequently inclined to assent with external ideas. Open-ended questions provided more significant insights. For example, we found a stronger change in eating habits (68.9%) than in exercise behaviour (28.2%). Conclusion: We present an evaluation of the first pedometer-based PA intervention in the Pacific and respond to the paucity of process evaluations that have been carried out in the context of low-and middle-income countries. Moreover, the new thematic data visualisation (TDV) approach may aid in understanding complex and cluttered data in a constructive and coordinated way; we present a new approach in health promotion research.

Simpson, AV, Clegg, S, Cunha, MPE & Marcelino, AR 2015, 'Expressões de compaixão: Práticas organizacionais no rescaldo de uma crise (Expressions Of Compassion: Organizational Practices In The Aftermath Of A Crisis)', Revista Brasileira de Estudos Organizacionais, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 33-57.
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Compassion is almost universally acknowledged as an important issue in the crisis management literature. The dominant perspective, however,approaches compassion instrumentally as a practical tool for conveyingmessages to achieve goals of protecting organizational assets. The findings of this study on the compassionate support offered (or not) to employees during and after the Brisbane flood crisis of January 2011 provide insight into crisis management as continuous process rather than a reactionary response to disaster when it arises. Three significant policy implications are generated in relation to organizational response and processes of compassion in times of crisis: First, compassionate discourses and categorization schemas should be clearly articulated within the organization before crisis (i.e. compassionate organizations express compassion as quotidian practice). Second, compassionate policies and practices need to be embedded in ongoing organizational routines and policies. Third, initiatives framed as compassion responses should not be assumed to necessarily create positive outcomes; rather, outcomes should be assessed on an ongoing basis.

Simpson, AV, Pina e Cunha, M & Clegg, S 2015, 'Hybridity, sociomateriality and compassion: What happens when a river floods and a city's organizations respond?', SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 375-386.
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In this study we analyze the ethics of compassionate support provided by organizations to their employees during and after the Brisbane flood crisis of January 2011. The relationship between the social and the material is often taken for granted in discussions of compassion, which has largely been conceived as an emotion or an ethical virtue. By contrast, we see it as a variable state that is contingent on phenomenal events, social relations, organizational routines, technology and corporeality. These are entangled in temporal processes in which the ethics of organizing compassion are constituted. When traumatic events occur processes of sociomateriality can substantiate or negate organizational compassion.

Small, J 2015, 'Interconnecting mobilities on tour: tourists with vision impairment partnered with sighted tourists', Tourism Geographies, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 76-90.
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While there has been a developing interest in mobilities amongst tourism scholars, the notion of immobilities has often been ignored. Yet, there are many people who do not participate in tourism or, if they do, only experience partial mobility. This study focussed on a tour to Italy by Traveleyes, a company which provides holiday opportunities for people with vision impairment as well as for sighted tourists who act as guides for those with impairment. The research examined the experiences of both tourist groups and the intersection of their mobilities. The methods of study were autoethnography and questionnaire survey. The findings suggested that mobilities were facilitated in the partnership. For those with vision impairment, facilitation of mobility allowed them to enjoy some of the rights to citizenship and quality of life experienced by those who are sighted while the sighted guides learned new ways of mobility. At the same time, mobilities could also be constrained by the personality, interests and motivation of the sighted guide or the person with vision impairment. At times, different tour members had control over mobility and thus control over space; power was relational. Social barriers that affected the experience, combined with the evident embodiment of the tourist experience, suggested the appropriateness of ‘embodied ontology’ as a means for understanding the experience for tourists with vision impairment and their sighted guides.

Spanjaard, D, Freeman, L & Young, L 2015, 'Reflections on Journeys within the Supermarket', Australasian Marketing Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 303-310.
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In this paper, we deconstruct the ethnographic process to examine how adopting a multifaceted approach impacted our interpretation of the findings. The original intention was to undertake (only) structured, observational research to consider a fairly standard marketing problem – why do consumers choose some grocery brands over others. However we soon realized that such a format was unsatisfactory. Instead we recognized the need to consider both the content and process of shopping to understand the complexity of behaviours reflected. The results suggest that many consumers’ lives are created around various realities and they use consumption to engage and experience these.

Spanjol, J, Tam, L & Tam, V 2015, 'Employer–Employee Congruence in Environmental Values: An Exploration of Effects on Job Satisfaction and Creativity', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 130, no. 1, pp. 117-130.
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© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. This study examines how the match (vs. mismatch) between personal and firm-level values regarding environmental responsibility affects employee job satisfaction and creativity and contributes to three literature streams [i.e., social corporate responsibility, creativity, and person–environment (P–E) fit]. Building on the P–E fit literature, we propose and test environmental orientation fit versus nonfit effects on creativity, identifying job satisfaction as a mediating mechanism and regulatory pressure as a moderator. An empirical investigation indicates that the various environmental orientation fit conditions affect job satisfaction and creativity differently. More specifically, environmental orientation fit produces greater job satisfaction and creativity when the employee and organization both demonstrate high concern for the environment (i.e., a high–high environmental orientation fit condition) than when both display congruent low concern for the environmental (i.e., a low–low environmental orientation fit condition). Furthermore, for employees working in organizations that fit their personal environmental orientation, strong regulatory pressure to comply with environmental standards diminishes the positive fit effect on job satisfaction and creativity, while regulatory pressure does not affect the job satisfaction and creativity of employees whose personal environmental orientation is incongruent with that of the organization.

Stenberg, LC & Siriwardana, M 2015, 'Measuring the economic impacts of trade liberalisation on forest products trade in the Asia-Pacific region using the GTAP model', International Forestry Review, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 498-509.
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Su, W-H & Wells, PA 2015, 'The Association of Identifiable Intangible Assets Acquired and Recognised in Business Acquisitions with Postacquisition Firm Performance', Accounting & Finance, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 1171-1199.
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This paper extends the literature evaluating accounting practices for identifiable intangible assets and considers whether the application of these accounting practices changed on transition to IFRS. It finds no evidence of identifiable intangible assets acquired and recognised in business acquisitions being associated with postacquisition firm performance or changes in postacquisition firm performance, either before or after transition to IFRS. This is inconsistent with the requirements of regulations such as IFRS 3 Business Combinations and IAS 38 Intangible Assets, and there is no empirical evidence supporting the present regulatory distinction between acquired and internally generated and revalued identifiable intangible assets.

Taylor, G, Richardson, G & Lanis, R 2015, 'Multinationality, Tax Havens, Intangible Assets, and Transfer Pricing Aggressiveness: An Empirical Analysis', Journal of International Accounting Research, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 25-57.
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ABSTRACT This study examines the individual and joint effects of multinationality, tax havens, and intangible assets on transfer pricing aggressiveness. Based on a hand-collected sample of 286 publicly listed U.S. multinational firms over the 2006–2012 period (2,002 firm-year observations), the regression results indicate that multinationality, tax haven utilization, and intangible assets are significantly positively associated with transfer pricing aggressiveness. The regression results also show that firms magnify their international transfer pricing aggressiveness through the joint effects of intangible assets, multinationality, and tax havens. Overall, the empirical findings demonstrate that the utilization of tax havens and the level of intangible assets are economically important factors that assist firms in obtaining tax benefits through transfer pricing aggressiveness. Data Availability: All data are available from public sources identified in the paper.

Trede, F & McEwen, C 2015, 'Early workplace learning experiences: what are the pedagogical possibilities beyond retention and employability?', Higher Education, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 19-32.
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Van de Venter, TW & Michayluk, D 2015, 'Student use of electronic study materials in tertiary business courses', Australasian Journal of Economics Education, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1-26.
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Many universities are following the shift to online publishing by moving part orall of their curriculum online in an attempt to reduce costs. While consumers havebeen quick to adopt e-books for leisure reading, the attitude of higher educationstudents towards e-books for academic purposes is not very well known. Thisstudy addresses this deficiency by examining student attitudes in an Australianpostgraduate finance subject towards an e-book and how this perception changesthroughout a teaching semester. We report a high e-book adoption rate, especiallyfor younger and for working students. Also, students that use public transport spenton average approximately three times longer accessing the e-book. Although twothirdsof sampled students indicated no greater efficiency attributed to the e-book,efficiency was perceived to be higher for approximately half of students that solelyrelied on the e-book. The monetary value that students placed on the e-bookincreased from the start to the end of the semester. While this study employed onlya small sample it suggests two broad conclusions. The first is that printed formatscontinue to dominate e-formats in student perceptions even after greater exposureto and experience with the e-format. The second is that there is some evidence thatthe potential advantages of e-formats are real and that these advantages may wellprovide the basis for expanded future use.

Veal, AJ 2015, 'Human rights, leisure and leisure studies', World Leisure Journal, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 249-272.
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© 2015 World Leisure Organization. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, endorsed by the United Nations in 1948, includes the right to leisure time, to cultural participation and to travel. While the idea of human rights permeates many aspects of national and international life, it has not permeated the field of leisure studies to any great extent. The purpose of this paper is not to remedy this situation but to argue that this neglect is unjustified and to suggest that leisure researchers might incorporate the idea of human rights and leisure rights into their work. The paper is divided into six main parts. First, it considers the parallels between the neglect of human rights in sociology and in leisure studies. Second, it considers the basis of human rights in general. Third, it examines the nature of the leisure rights declared in the Universal Declaration. Fourth, the place of leisure in the general critique of economic, social and cultural rights is assessed. Fifth, the relationship between human rights and a number of themes in leisure studies is briefly explored, including: the work/leisure divide; the individual versus society; freedom; gender; globalization; and policy. Finally, some suggestions are made for a research agenda on leisure and human rights.

Veal, AJ 2015, 'Leisure and the family life cycle', Annals of Leisure Research, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 290-295.
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Waller, DS 2015, 'Photoshop and Deceptive Advertising: An Analysis of Blog Comments', Studies in Media and Communication, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 109-116.
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The advertising industry is often criticized for presenting unrealistic images of fashion and beauty which can have a negative influence on women and girls. In particular, a small number of advertisements for cosmetics have come under fire from advertising regulators in the UK and USA. This exploratory paper discusses two magazine advertisements for mascara which came to the attention of by the US regulatory authority (National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus) “for excessive photoshopping”, leading to both ads being withdrawn from future campaigns. Using content analysis, the paper will analyze bloggers’ comments about the decision to discover what were the main issues raised.

Waller, DS & Fam, KS 2015, 'Attitudes towards sexual images in Chinese advertisements by religion', International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 413-413.
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During the Cultural Revolution both advertising and various forms of religion were banned, while since the 1970s the opening up of the Chinese market has seen an increase in international organisations advertising and the officially atheist government recognising that religion as an important element in peoples’ lives. This paper looks at the results of a survey of 603 people (497 Atheists and 106 Buddhists) to determine their level offence towards nudity and underwear images in advertising, and ways to reduce the offensiveness. The results will assist companies in becoming more responsible for the images that they show in China.

Waller, DS & Lanasier, EV 2015, 'Attitudes of Indonesian Mothers Toward Food Advertising Directed to Children', Journal of Food Products Marketing, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 397-412.
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Walsh, K 2015, 'The investment horizon and asset pricing models', Australian Journal of Management, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 277-294.
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The Life Cycle Hypothesis suggests that the primary motivation for saving is to accumulate resources in order to fund retirement. This suggests that investors have heterogeneous investment horizons, yet many tests of the CAPM assume homogeneous horizons. This paper estimates a time varying heterogeneous investment horizon using over 200 years of demographic data. We test the CAPM and its assumption that the Equity Risk Premium is positive using our estimated investment horizon. We conclude that the CAPM is not violated when tested over a horizon that more accurately reflects investor behavior.

Walsh, KD 2015, 'Renminbi Trade Invoicing: Benefits, impediments and tipping points', JASSA, vol. 2, pp. 33-41.

Wang, J & Xu, J 2015, 'Home market effect, spatial wages disparity: an empirical reinvestigation of China', ANNALS OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, vol. 55, no. 2-3, pp. 313-333.
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Wang, J & Yang, M 2015, 'How well does the weighted price contribution measure price discovery?', JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC DYNAMICS & CONTROL, vol. 55, pp. 113-129.
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© 2015 . The weighted price contribution (WPC) is a popular measure for price discovery. This paper examines the theoretical properties and empirical performance of the WPC in sequential markets. The benchmark used to judge the WPC is the information share (IS) measure based on the variation of the efficient price. We derive the asymptotic value of the WPC, which is a complex combination of the unconditional means and variances of the returns of sequential markets, under the assumption of normality. We show that the WPC correctly converges to the IS only when the returns are uncorrelated with zero means. Our theoretical predictions based on normality hold well in simulations and in empirical analyses of the overnight price discovery for the S&P 100 index and its constituent stocks. As the correlation between overnight and daytime returns increases, the WPC deviates from the IS substantially.

Wang, Y, Wang, L & Keller, LR 2015, 'Discounting over subjective time: Subjective time perception helps explain multiple discounted utility anomalies', International Journal of Research in Marketing, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 445-448.
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Consumers often face choices involving intertemporal tradeoffs. Existing research suggests that, in general, decision makers do not obey discounted utility theory because their discount rates are context dependent. Recent literature incorporates decision makers' subjective perception of time into the classic discounted utility model and finds relatively constant discount rates over subjective time. In the current study, we investigated the magnitude effect with subjective time, provided a holistic view via a more comprehensive experiment including multiple anomalies, and found that subjective time perception was able to explain most of the anomalies simultaneously in a single scenario.

Ward, RL, Laaksonen, MA, van Gool, K, Pearson, S, Daniels, B, Bastick, P, Norman, R, Hou, C, Haywood, P & Haas, M 2015, 'Cost of cancer care for patients undergoing chemotherapy: The Elements of Cancer Care study', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 178-186.
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AbstractAimTo determine the monthly treatment costs for each element of cancer care in patients receiving chemotherapy and to apportion the burden of cost by financing agent (Commonwealth, State government, private health insurer, patient).MethodsA cohort of 478 patients (54% breast, 33% colorectal and 13% non‐small‐cell lung cancer) were recruited from 12 centers representing metropolitan and regional settings in public and private sectors. Primary data were linked to secondary data held in New South Wales state (Admitted Patients and Emergency Department Data) and Commonwealth (Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits) databases. The monthly treatment costs of each element of care and the funding agent were calculated from secondary health data.ResultsAcross all tumor types, the mean monthly treatment cost was $4162 (10%–90% quantiles $1018–$8098; range $2853 [adjuvant colorectal] to $5622 [metastatic lung]), with...

Wearing, SL, McDonald, M, Ankor, J & Schweinsberg, S 2015, 'The Nature of Aesthetics: How Consumer Culture Has Changed Our National Parks', Tourism Review International, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 225-233.
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Tourism is essentially a modern Western social and cultural phenomenon, the analysis of which has evolved from premodernism through to postmodernism. Tourism differs significantly from non-Western and historical forms of travel, being closely related to the emergence of modernity with the emphasis on economic viability and consumer culture. The massive growth of tourism over the 20th century and the emergence of a multibillion dollar global tourist industry have impacted on national parks as tourists increasingly seek nature-based experiences. This has occurred in conjunction with increases in leisure time, disposable income, technological improvements in communication and transportation, demographic changes, and a shift in the axis of personal identity and meaningful social action from production to consumption. This article examines how aesthetics fits into this evolution and the current role of national parks with a focus on the emergence of their production through the mass media to a consumer market. Finally, we propose more reflexivity in regards to tourism and place image production.

Wearing, SL, Wearing, J, McDonald, M & Wearing, M 2015, 'Leisure in a world of ‘com-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-puter-puter, puter games’: a father and son conversation', Annals of Leisure Research, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 219-234.
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Wearring, A, Le, H, Wilson, R & Arambewela, R 2015, 'The international student's experience: An exploratory study of students from Vietnam', International Education Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 71-89.
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International students are an important part of today's global university sector. This paper explores, through 10 in-depth interviews, the perceptions of Vietnamese international students studying with regard to their experience of teaching and learning in Australia. The findings indicate that Vietnamese students struggle with language, assessment, and Western teaching and learning styles. Many interviewees felt that local students often lumped them together with other international students, who sometimes had no desire to befriend or work with them. The paper provides recommendations on how to improve students' experiences and adds to the current debate on international students' satisfaction, with general implications for international education.

Wei, L & Xiao, J 2015, 'Are points like money? An empirical investigation of reward promotion effectiveness for multicategory retailers', Marketing Letters, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 99-114.
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Point-based frequency reward programs are widely used by retailers as a sales promotion strategy. To promote a specific product category, retailers offer more favorable reward ratios so that members can earn extra points. This paper examines the impact of reward ratio variations on sales in a multicategory setting and compares the effectiveness of the reward and price promotion strategies. We estimate a multivariate probit model using scanner data of member purchases in four categories, grouped into two category pairs. We found that increasing the reward ratio in a category positively affected its choice probability and that the presence of rewards promotions also had positive impact on the choice probability of nonpromoted but closely related category within the same category pair. As forms of sales promotion, price discounts and reward promotions were shown to substitute for each other. We constructed and computed a measure, the rate of substitution, to quantify the effects of substitution. The financial implications of holding reward promotions are computed and discussed.

Welty Peachey, J & Cohen, A 2015, 'Reflections from scholars on barriers and strategies in sport-for-development research', Journal of sport for development, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 16-27.

Welty Peachey, J, Borland, J, Lobpries, J & Cohen, A 2015, 'Managing impact: Leveraging sacred spaces and community celebration to maximize social capital at a sport-for-development event', Sport Management Review, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 86-98.
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© 2014 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. The purpose of this investigation was to understand how a sport-for-development event can be leveraged socially, and if event organizers created the best possible experiences for homeless participants through the creation of communitas and thus, social capital. We also examined the mechanisms through which liminality is cultivated and communitas can emerge, along with the means for leveraging liminality. It was found that liminality was cultivated and communitas materialized at this SFD event, as event organizers employed various processes to foster a liminoid space and develop community. Additional tactics were employed to leverage liminality and associated communitas for social capital development. We contribute to the research literature on event leveraging and also make important contributions to theory development. Implications are drawn forth for theory, practice, and future research.

Wieder, B & Ossimitz, M-L 2015, 'The impact of Business Intelligence on the quality of decision making - a mediation model', CONFERENCE ON ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT/CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, CENTERIS/PROJMAN / HCIST 2015, vol. 64, pp. 1163-1171.
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© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Business Intelligence (BI) systems have been a top priority of CIOs for a decade, but little is known about how to successfully manage those systems beyond the implementation phase. This paper investigates the direct and indirect effects of BI management quality on the quality of managerial decision making using PLS analysis of survey responses of senior IT managers in Australia. The results confirm this overall relationship (total effect), but also reveal mediating effects of data/information quality and BI solution scope. The study contributes to both academia and industry by providing first time evidence of direct and indirect determinants of managerial decision support improvements related to BI solutions scope and active management of BI.

YE, C & Onyx, J 2015, 'Development Paths, Problems and Countermeasures of Chinese Civil Society Organizations', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 1-18.
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Although the process of reform and opening-up accelerates continually in China, the speed of development for Chinese Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) is still slow; most organizations still operate under the government shadow and it is very difficult to cut relations with government. The autonomy of Chinese CSOs, to a large extent, is affected by the constraints from government. Overall, Chinese CSOs are still in their infancy, and they need to be further perfected and developed. The aim of this paper is to present a review of the field, with issues and promise identified. Specifically, the paper focuses on the internal management of these organizations and their existing problems in the development process, and some potential solutions for CSOs’ future development.

Yu, K 2015, 'Institutional Pluralism, Organizations, and Actors: A Review', Sociology Compass, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 464-476.
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AbstractThe institutional logics perspective holds the promise of delivering where neo‐institutionalist theory has disappointed – the ability to address key societal problems such as inequality, social discrimination, and economic insecurity – a promise that, as of yet, has been unrealized. In this review, I provide an overview of the body of work within the institutional logics perspective that addresses the co‐existence of multiple institutional logics influencing identities, values, cognitive frameworks, and practices – institutional pluralism. I demonstrate how pluralism diverges from conventional neo‐institutionalist theory in its view of institutional fields as heterogeneous spaces. I then review the implications for organizations and social actors responding to multiple logics in the institutional environment. In the discussion section, I argue that the study of pluralism, in acknowledging human agency, politics, and collective mobilization, opens the door for creative resolutions to societal problems hitherto overlooked in neo‐institutional theory. Despite the promise, I address key research areas that remain unresolved or under‐addressed in the institutional pluralism perspective.

Yu, K-H, Kim, S & Restubog, S 2015, 'Transnational Contexts for Professional Identity Development in Accounting', Organization Studies, vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 1577-1597.
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Global expansion in the boundaries of professional work, the introduction of managerial concepts and thinking, and changes in the organizational form of professional service firms all impact the process by which professionals come to identify with their profession. The focus of this paper is on transnational professional careers and professional identity development, which remain an under-researched aspect of how globalization affects the professions. Based on original survey data from Australia, we chart the influence of social and organizational contexts on professional identity development for migrant and local accounting professionals respectively. Findings suggest that unlike the “boundaryless” opportunities associated with globe-trotting professionals, the majority of professional migrants are significantly constrained by the organizational and inter-subjective settings in which they work. Theoretically, we extend the concept of professional identity development to include not only formative early career experiences, but also large institutional jolts such as those provided by migration. Findings also help expand current understandings of organizations as sites of professionalization by shedding light on their impact on transnational careers.

Zhu, T, Lu, M, Shan, Y & Zhang, Y 2015, 'Accrual-based and real activity earnings management at the back door: Evidence from Chinese reverse mergers', Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, vol. 35, pp. 317-339.
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© 2015 Elsevier B.V.. We examine how Chinese reverse merger (RM) firms trade off and conduct income-increasing earnings management through accrual-based and real activities manipulation strategies. We find that Chinese RM firms engage in both real activities and accrual-based manipulation at higher levels than non-Chinese RM firms, regular US firms and other Chinese US-listed firms. Further analysis suggests that Chinese RM firms use real activities and accrual-based manipulation as substitutes and tend to transition to real activities management in the years after a reverse takeover. Big 4 auditors can effectively constrain both real activities and accrual-based earnings management in Chinese RM firms. We also find that accruals manipulation is more costly relative to real activities management in the short term because it predicts changes in post-acquisition operating performance in Chinese RM firms. Overall, the results provide practical implications to regulators, investors and auditors on the channels through which Chinese RM firms manipulate earnings and the economic consequence of those manipulations.

Ahuja, S 1970, 'Performative Practice: Rethinking architecture-as-practice', Asia Pacific Researchers for Organization Studies, Sydney, Australia.

Alcock, G, Wang, PZ & Waller, DS 1970, 'Insights into Television Program Viewing: Free-to-Air Vs Online Streaming', American Marketing Association (AMA) Summer Educators Conference, Chicago.

Armanious, A 1970, 'A Comparative Study of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and the 1929 Great Depression', 15th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.

Armanious, A 1970, 'Anatomy of the 2009 Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis: Kindleberger-Minsky Paradigm', The British Accounting and Finance Association Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Armanious, A 1970, 'Measuring Systemic Risk and Financial Linkage in the Eurozone Financial System: European CoVaR Approach', 17th Euroasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference, Venice, Italy.

Berti, M, Simpson, AV & Clegg, S 1970, 'Design, designing and designs: 'a new school of thought'', European Group for Organisational Studies Colloquium (EGOS), European Group for Organisational Studies Colloquium (EGOS), Athens, Greece.

Berti, M, Simpson, AV & Clegg, S 1970, 'Designer labels and the nouveau riche? Re-designing academic spaces and identities', APROS EGOS, Sydney, Australia.

Boersma, M 1970, 'Sustainable Finance: Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance of Banks', 7th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, London.

Burke, PF, Sethi, S & Wei, X 1970, 'The multiple benefits of brands and features: Evaluating the position of breads on health, taste, and value', Innovation and Growth Strategies in Marketing, Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, Australia and New Zealand Marketing Academy, Sydney, Australia.
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We outline a framework outlining how product positioning occurs in a multi-dimensionalconsideration of brand benefits, whilst accounting for how product features further shapeproduct positioning. Respondents evaluated supermarket breads described by brands and avariety of features (e.g., flour, claims, price). A holistic evaluation was made with respect tohealth, taste, value and overall preference. A brand’s relative position on multiple benefitswas derived via a discrete choice model, simultaneously accounting for the impact thatproduct features have on these same dimensions. This allows a direct comparison of thedrivers of positioning from a holistic, multi-attribute multi-brand perspective. The resultsshow the strong value that brands have in driving positioning, but also the role of somefeatures in furthering this. The research compliments other frameworks and methods inproduct positioning, and we outline its extension to benefit segmentation.

Carson, SL, Dye, TK, Goldbaum, D, Moyer, D & Carson, RT 1970, 'Determining the influence of reddit posts on wikipedia pageviews', AAAI Workshop - Technical Report, International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media, AAAI, UK, pp. 75-82.
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The activity of passive content consumers on social media sites is typically difficult to measure. This paper explores the activity of a subset of such consumers by looking at the influence on Wikipedia pageviews of one large Reddit community which frequently links to Wikipedia articles. The subreddit used in this analysis, /r/todayilearned (TIL), features a large number of posts on an eclectic set of topics, but excludes current events, which helps rule out the primary threat to being able to make causal statements. Wikipedia's public hourly pageview data provides a unique opportunity to study the influence of a Reddit post on a Wikipedia page at different time horizons. We here present analyses using posts from 2012 in TIL, showing that the week in which a post references a specific Wikipedia article is associated with a substantial increase in pageviews relative to prior and successive weeks. We then apply functional PC A to the dataset in order to characterize pageview dynamics. We also provide a qualitative analysis of the subset of Wikipedia topics posted to Reddit.

Chapman, P & Wieder, B 1970, 'IT governance as a higher order capability', Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2015 - Proceedings, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems 2015, AISeL, Singapore.
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This paper utilises the resource-based view as a framework to examine the interactions between information technology (IT) governance, IT management and organisational information systems. Analysis of data collected from medium and large Australian organisations indicates that IT governance capabilities act to improve IT management capabilities which in turn improve the performance of organisational information systems, specifically future-oriented accounting information systems. We propose that these interactions represent the operation of an overarching organisational IT capability. Further analysis finds significant differences in the most effective combinations of IT governance and IT management mechanisms for organisations facing differing levels of environmental turbulence. This finding highlights the importance of utilising IT governance as a higher order organisational capability to reconfigure and align capabilities and resources in response to changing strategic requirements and environmental pressures.

Chapman, P & Wieder, B 1970, 'IT Governance: A higher order capability improving the benefits derived from AIS', http://pacis2015.comp.nus.edu.sg/_proceedings/PACIS_2015_submission_300.pdf, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS, Singapore.
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This paper utilises the resource - based view as a framework to examine the interactions between information technology (IT) governance, IT management and organisational information systems. Analysis of data collected from medium and large Australian organisations indicates that IT governance capabilities act to improve IT management capabilities which in turn improve the performance of organisational information system s, specifically future- oriented accounting information systems. We propose that these interactions represent the operation of an overarching organisational IT capability. Further analysis finds significant differences in the most effective combinations of IT governance and IT management mechanisms for organisations facing differing levels of environmental turbulence. This finding highlights the importance of utilising IT governance as a higher order organisational capability to reconfigure and align capabilities and resources in response to changing strategic requirements and environmental pressures.

Chelliah, J, Boersma, M & Klettner, A 1970, 'Governance Challenges for Not-For-Profit Organisations: Empirical Evidence in Support of a Contingency Approach', Australasian Conference on Business and Social Sciences 2015, Sydney, Sydney.

Chelliah, J, D’Netto, B & Georges, S 1970, 'Single or Multiple Organizational Identities: The Management Consultant’s Dilemma', The Journal of Developing Areas, Australian Academy of Business and Social Sciences Conference, Project MUSE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 365-374.
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In this article, we examine the signals consulting firms send to clients and the public through the identities they publish on their websites. The paper begins with a review of academic and practitioner literature on consulting identities and typologies. The literature review leads us to conclude that the consultant cannot be conceptualized by a single definable construct but rather by multiple typologies. To demonstrate this we establish a theoretically informed framework summarizing the main consulting identities from extant literature. The framework is then applied to a sample of 50 consulting organizations currently operating in Australia. Through the application of this framework, the identity of the consulting firms are seen to be multiple and sometimes contradictory in nature. Finally, we discuss the possible strategic implications of identity multiplicity, correlating identity with legitimacy and impression management techniques.

Cheng, M, Edwards, D & Darcy, S 1970, 'A novel review approach on adventure tourism scholarship', BEST EN Think Tank XV The Environment-People Nexus in Sustainable Tourism : Finding the Balance, BEST EN Think Tank XV The Environment-People Nexus in Sustainable Tourism : Finding the Balance, South Africa, pp. 187-189.
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As a niche market, adventure tourism has been developing rapidly in many regions and territories, evidenced by increasing number of participants and intensive growth of adventure tourism products (Adventure Travel Trade Association, 2013; Tourism New Zealand, 2013). It has become an important component of the tourism industry in many Western countries (e.g. New Zealand) and is gaining some prominence in domestic tourism in select emerging countries (e.g. China and Brazil). This particular growth of adventure tourism sector in past two decades is closely related to the increase of all types of nature based tourism. Adventure tourism has been strongly likened to outdoor and adventure recreation (Buckley, 2006; Pomfret & Bramwell, 2014; Sung, Morrison, & O'Leary, 1996). Buckley (2006), for example, sees little distinction between the terms adventure tourism, nature tourism, outdoor and adventure recreation in some cases. However, research in adventure tourism has been slight, especially when compared with the large number of other dominant special interest tourism studies (Buckley, 2010). As such, an updated review article on adventure tourism in the tourism context seems essential.

Chiarella, C, Guilmi, CD & Zhi, T 1970, 'Modelling the 'Animal Spirits' of Bank's Lending Behaviour', Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics 22nd Annual Symposium, New York, USA.
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The idea of “animal spirits” has been widely treated in the literature with particular reference to investment in the productive sector. This paper takes a different view and analyses from a theoretical perspective the role of banks’ collective behaviour in the creation of credit that, ultimately, determines the credit cycle. In particular, we propose a dynamic model to analyse how the transmission of waves of optimism and pessimism in the supply side of the credit market interacts with the business cycle. We adopt the Weidlich-Haag-Lux approach to model the opinion contagion of bankers. We test different assumptions on banks’ behaviour and find that opinion contagion and herding amongst banks play an important role in propagating the credit cycle and destabilizing the real economy. The boom phases trigger banks’ optimism that collectively lead the banks to lend excessively, thus reinforcing the credit bubble. Eventually the bubbles collapse due to an over-accumulation of debt, leading to a restrictive phase in the credit cycle.

Clegg, SR 1970, 'Bauman and Strategy', 24 Hours of Strategy Workshop, Newcastle University Business School.

Clegg, SR 1970, 'Mega Projects: Power and Innovation in their Management', SAP Business Transformation Summit, Berlin.

Darcy, SA 1970, 'Being Home 2025: Aim. Believe. Achieve.', Being Home 2025: Aim. Believe. Achieve., Community Options Australia, Darling Island Wharf, Doltone House, pp. 57-57.

Darcy, SA 1970, 'Preparing for the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Consumer understandings of providing an equality of experience', 2015 Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress Program, It's All About Them: 2015 Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress, Adelaide Convention Centre.
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Simon's address will draw on his personal, professional and technical knowledge of the impending business opportunities that the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) ca bring to the venue sector through understanding how to best provide an equality of experience to improve the social participation of people with disability as consumers, participants, volunteers and employees. His presentation will be divided into two parts: 1. Understanding the legislative and policy framework of disability reform; and 2. What is equality of experience for people with mobility, vision, hearing and cognitive disabilities?.The NDIS, which is currently being piloted in three jurisdictions in Australia, is much talked about within the disability community but not very well understood by others. The NDIS is a revolutionary change to the way that all Australians that have or acquire a disability will be provided with services in the future. The presentation will outline the overall approach of the NDIS through community awareness, information provision for effective support of people with disability in the community and individual funding for the 400,000 people with disability with specialised support needs. The change to individualised funding allocation to each person presents challenges to current disability service provision and opportunities for business, government and the not-for-profit sector who are able to provide services that the group are looking to purchase. The Commonwealth government also has a National Disability Strategy that provides a framework for social participation across all areas of citizenship. In a venue and event context, people with disabilities need to be considered as consumers, members, volunteers, participants and employees. From an audience perspective venue managers need to consider what constitutes an 'equality of experience' for the group. The presentation will examine cutting-edge contemporary practice for those with mobility...

Duclos, R & Saluja, G 1970, 'The Psychology of Judicial Decision-Making: Ingroup/Outgroup Biases in Jurors’ Verdicts and Sentences', AP - Asia-Pacific Advances in Consumer Research, Meng, Association for Consumer Research Asia-Pacifc Conference, Hong Kong, pp. 229-230.

Dyson, LE, Frawley, JK, Tyler, J & Wakefield, J 1970, 'Introducing an iPad Innovation into Accounting Tutorials', MOBILE LEARNING VOYAGE - FROM SMALL RIPPLES TO MASSIVE OPEN WATERS, World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, Springer, Venice, Italy, pp. 217-228.
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This study reports on the second phase of a trial to change tutorials in an Introductory Accounting subject into more interactive, student-centred learning experiences using an iPad combined with sharing and annotation technology. The technology allows student homework to be photographed, shown to the class instantaneously through a data projector and annotated live by the tutor using the iPad, with student input. The innovation addresses calls from the Accounting Profession for educational approaches which use technology in imaginative ways to engage students and shift from the didactic paradigm that has dominated so much of accounting education in the past. The approach has the advantage that only one iPad is required per class and is used in conjunction with free software: it is thus cost effective and scalable to the large numbers of students enrolled in the subject. The trial reported in this paper involved two classes conducted with the iPads and two traditional classes without. Evaluation comprised observations of the four classes and a survey of the students regarding their experiences in the tutorials. The results revealed that the use of the technology did not of itself transform the classes into interactive, student-centred events: the teaching style of the tutor to a large extent determined how the iPads were used and how much interaction occurred. However, students in classes with the iPads were mostly enthusiastic about their use, even if the results of the survey generally failed to show statistically significant differences between the classes with iPads and those without.

Gavin, M 1970, 'Understanding changed governance and regulation: working conditions of NSW teachers and principals in times of neoliberalism and marketisation', 29th Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand AIRAANZ Conference, Aukland, New Zealand.

Godfrey, J, Wearing, S & Schulenkorf, N 1970, 'Neo-Colonialism and the Volunteer Tourist Gaze: Commercial Volunteer Tourism in Cusco, Peru', 25th Annual CAUTHE Conference: Rising Tides and Sea Changes: Adaptation and Innovation in Tourism and Hospitality, 25th Annual CAUTHE Conference: Rising Tides and Sea Changes: Adaptation and Innovation in Tourism and Hospitality, School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, pp. 135-141.
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In recent years volunteer tourism has become increasingly commercialised and this has shifted the relationship between the volunteer tourist, the volunteer tourism organisation and the host community. Compared to mass tourism, the more reciprocal tourist-host interaction of volunteer tourism has traditionally been assumed to create a more authentic travel experience resulting in increased cross-cultural understanding. However, this paper suggests that this is perhaps no longer the case in contemporary commercial volunteer tourism. The paper presents a case study of a large commercial volunteer tourism organisation in Cusco, Peru and explores the volunteer tourists’ perceptions of Cusco and their interactions with the host community.

Govendir, B, Bond, D & Wells, P 1970, 'An evaluation of asset impairments by Australian firms and whether they were impacted by AASB 136', British Accounting and Finance Association, Annual Conference, Manchester, UK.

Haas, MR 1970, 'At what cost? Collecting data for costing clinical (research) interventions', Centre for Palliative Care Research Forum, Melbourne.

Haas, MR 1970, 'Ethics for Big Data', Australia symposium on Big Data, Sydney.

Haas, MR 1970, 'Health economics analysis using secondary data', TROG Annual Scientific Meeting.

Hawryszkiewycz, I, Pradhan, S & Agarwal, R 1970, 'Design thinking as a framework for fostering creativity in management and information systems teaching programs', Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2015 - Proceedings, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, AISEL, Singapore, pp. 1-12.
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Modern businesses are recognising the power of innovation through design thinking to sustain innovation and growth in today's competitive markets. Design is now becoming a holistic process and there is emerging need for future business leaders to understand the underlying processes of design thinking in an urge to innovate. This paper introduces a framework in design thinking to encourage information systems (IS) and management students to foster their creativity and innovation capabilities, and also improve their metacognitive skills. The framework is used to develop and implement teaching methods that increasingly focus on agility and innovation. An exploration of steps of implementing this framework in teaching introductory to high level university subjects is discussed. One of the key goals of the framework was to ensure that students learn early in their studies that design thinking is not only about identifying new ideas, but how the ideas can be externalised and differentiated to get commercial acceptances. Idea management tools are introduced in some subjects to help students follow through their brainstormed ideas, building blocks management and on-going evaluations by peers. This process has helped to spawn new solutions based on what is discussed within their group. Through the use of these tools the experiential journey of learning in collaborative environment has allowed students to interact with their peers, encourage and motivate students to participate and learn better in an effective and efficient manner.

Hodgkins, S, Wilson, R, Chanton, J & Cooper, W 1970, 'Comprehensive analytical approach for characterizing the impacts of climate change on carbon sequestration in Arctic peatlands', ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AMER CHEMICAL SOC.

Holden, S & Zlatevska, N 1970, 'Can container size help reduce obesity? A meta analysis of the effect of container size on consumption', European Marketing Academy Conference.

Killen, CP, Clegg, S, Biesenthal, C & Sankaran, S 1970, 'Time to make space for practice-based research in project portfolio management', Asia Pacific Researchers in Organisational Studies (APROS) / European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS), Asia Pacific Researchers in Organisational Studies (APROS) / European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS), Sydney, Australia.
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Practice-based research is extending understanding in the disciplines of strategy and project management, in part as a result of strong advocacy of research from ‘strategy-as-practice’ and ‘projects-as-practice’ perspectives. Such perspectives provide holistic contextual information and reveal the evolutionary and responsive nature of project and strategy processes. As environments shift and become more complex, dynamic capabilities are required for projects to flourish. Normative project management approaches are being challenged and practice-based project portfolio management (PPM) research is emerging. Increasingly, PPM defines the space between strategy and project management, with a key project focus on temporality. There is a need for further development and encouragement of practice-based approaches in PPM research that are alert to the becoming of projects as spatial manifestations that unfold in (different conceptions of) time. We identify three themes in project and portfolio management research that employ practice-based and strategically anchored perspectives. We illustrate the trajectory of early work on strategy and the front end of projects through to the development and application of increasingly sophisticated theoretical perspectives in project portfolio management (PPM) research. The dynamic capabilities perspective is shown to provide a strong theoretical foundation for investigating PPM and its role in implementing and informing strategy through projects. Theoretically grounded and practice-based research represents the interplay between structure and practice, with these reciprocally and recursively shaping each other over time. Building on these examples we call for practice-based research in PPM, and we suggest a convergence of strategy-as-practice perspectives and practice-based PPM research.

Kim, S, Chan-Serafin, S & Yu, K 1970, 'An empirical examination of ethnicity-based workplace discrimination in Australia', ANZAM.

Kwak, K & Wang, P 1970, 'Assessing Design-Induced Artifacts in Stated Choice Models', INFORMS Marketing Science, Baltimore, MD.

Kwak, K & Yoon, K 1970, 'Modeling Hybrid Behaviors of Inertia and Variety‐Seeking Tendencies in Grocery Shopping with Hidden Markov Model (HMM)', Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Leung, LT 1970, 'The Creative Other: marginalization of and from the creative industries', 41st Social Theory, Politics and the Arts Conference, Social Theory, Politics and the Arts Conference, University of South Australia.

Logue, DM, Clegg, S & Höllerer, M 1970, 'Social Impact Bonds as translational devices: conjoining public, private, and non-profit sectors. European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS), Athens, 2015.', European Group for Organisational Studies Colloquium (EGOS), Athens.

Loyeung, AL & bugeja 1970, 'What drives the purchase price allocation to goodwill?', Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics - mid year conference.

Menictas, C & Fine, B 1970, 'Can Brand Equity Predict Market Share? Moving from SFAT to MFAT Preference Elicitation Methods', Australian Market & Social Research Society National Conference, Sydney.

Mukherjee, A, François-Xavier, DV, Clegg, S, Berti, M, Simpson, AV & Naar, L 1970, 'Making space for the material in the social world: Critically applying Lefebvre’s triad to organisational space', European Group for Organisational Studies Colloquium (EGOS), Athens, Greece.

Muller, R, Sankaran, S, Drouin, N, Nikolova, N & Vaagasaar, AL 1970, 'The socio-cognitive space for linking horizontal and vertical leadership', Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies (APROS), Sydney.

Naar, LV, Nikolova, N & Reihlen, M 1970, 'A change of space: the influence of an innovative building on organizational strategy', European Group for Organisational Studies, Athens.

Patel, VG & Michayluk, D 1970, 'Disentangling the different sources of value creation', Behavioural Finance and Capital Markets Conference, Adelaide, Australia.

Patel, VG & Michayluk, D 1970, 'Disentangling the different sources of value creation for US divestitures', Financial Research Network (FIRN) Corporate Finance Meeting, Sydney, Australia.

Patel, VG & Michayluk, D 1970, 'Disentangling the different sources of value creation for US divestitures', Financial Management Association Europe Doctoral Student Symposium, Venice, Italy.

Patel, VG & Michayluk, D 1970, 'Disentangling the different sources of value creation for US divestitures.', Financial Management Association Doctoral Student Symposium, Orlando, USA.

Patel, VG & Michayluk, D 1970, 'Disentangling the different sources of value creation for US divestitures.', Securities Industry Research Centre of Asia-Pacific (SIRCA) Young Researcher Workshop, Sydney, Australia.

Patel, VG & Michayluk, D 1970, 'Disentangling the different sources of value creation for US divestitures.', Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Patel, VG, Putnins, T, Michayluk, D & Foley, S 1970, 'Price discovery in stock and options markets', Financial Management Association Europe Doctoral Student Symposium, Venice, Italy.

Patel, VG, Putnins, T, Michayluk, D & Foley, S 1970, 'Price discovery in stock and options markets', Royal Economic Society Conference, Manchester, UK.

Patel, VG, Putnins, T, Michayluk, D & Foley, S 1970, 'Price discovery in stock and options markets.', Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Patel, VG, Putnins, T, Michayluk, D & Foley, S 1970, 'Price discovery in stock and options markets.', Financial Management Association Doctoral Student Symposium, Orlando, USA.

Peters, M & Wieder, B 1970, 'Performance Measurement Information Systems: Do they Convey (Sustainable) Competitive Advantage?', Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control, EIASM, Nice, France.
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Performance management information systems (PMIS) have been a ‘hot topic’ for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) for close to a decade. PMIS range from low-functionality spreadsheet-based solutions through to high-functionality business intelligence solutions. As yet, this area has not yet received sufficient academic enquiry. Our research questions concern: what are PMIS functionalities, and whether and how do they contribute to competitive advantage? We conceptualize functionality as reflected by system usability and data multi-dimensionality. We examine functionalities of the two types of PMIS: performance planning systems (for budgeting and forecasting) and performance reporting systems (for reporting results information to management). We apply resource-based theory. We hypothesize mediation chains, in which the two PMIS functionality constructs link to competitive advantage, mediated by performance management capabilities and mediated by a resource-base of organizational culture. We use partial least squares path modelling using survey data collected from senior managers of 264 Australian firms. We find support for the hypotheses. We also unexpectedly find that the two types of PMIS functionality operate in sequential, rather than parallel, mediation. The findings have implications for CIOs, CFOs and other managers responsible for development of PMIS.

Randhawa, K, Josserand, E & Schweitzer, J 1970, 'Open innovation through firm-hosted user communities: A social practice perspective on firm-community relationship', Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Sandberg, J, Dall'Alba, G & Stephens, A 1970, 'Equipment in skillful performance', 7th International Symposium on Process Organization Studies, Kos, Greece.

Schulenkorf, N & Schlenker, K 1970, 'Spectacle meets Sustainability: The Relationship between Events and Sport-for-Development Programs', European College of Sport Science (ECSS) Congress, Malmö, Sweden.

Schweitzer, J, Groeger, L & Sobel, L 1970, 'The Design Thinking Mindset: An Assessment of What We Know and What We See in Practice', Design for Business: Research Conference, Design for Business: Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Schweitzer, J, Nikolova, N, Edwards, M & Jakovich, J 1970, 'Spaces for entrepreneurship: From education to incubation', Asia Pacific Research in Organization Studies (APROS) Conference, Asia Pacific Research in Organization Studies (APROS) Conference, Sydney.

Singh, S, Bogomolova, S, Oppewal, H & Swait, J 1970, 'Consumer Shopping Behaviour: Fluidity of Time and Money', Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Marketing, Sydney, Australia, pp. 826-826.
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In this study we examine consumers’ fluidity of time and money during grocery shopping – that is the difference between the actual and planned spending of time and money in a supermarket. While most studies consider time and money budgets as important, these variables are mostly used as control variables. The notion of fluidity ofconsumers’ time and money has received little attention in the literature. Using pilot data from supermarket intercept survey before and after the shopping trip, we empirically investigate the drivers of consumers’ fluidity of time and money. Our results indicate that in-store promotions, shopper attitudes and demographic characteristics influence the fluidity of money. However, the above mentioned variables do not drive the fluidity of time.

Singh, S, Waller, D & Noguti, V 1970, 'Choice of Digital Device and Facebook Advertising', 14th International Conference on Research in Advertising, London.

Small, J & Darcy, S 1970, 'Beyond ‘the disciplines’: An embodied understanding of urban environments and tourism precincts', 2nd Tourism Postdisciplinarity Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Small, J & Harris, C 1970, 'Older flight attendants: Treasured or dreaded?', Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education, Gold Coast, Queensland.

Small, J, Harris, C & Wilson, E 1970, 'Gender on the Agenda? The Position of Critical Tourism Studies in Gender Research', International Critical Tourism Conference V, Opatija, Croatia.

Spiropoulos, H, Bugeja, M & Matolcsy, Z 1970, 'Alternative Explanations of CEO Compensation: Some Evidence Based On The CEO Pay Slice.', AAA - Annual Meeting and Conference, Chicago, US.

Stephens, A & Sandberg, J 1970, 'Learning how to cluster: A structuration perspective', 31st EGOS Colloquium, Athens, Greece.

Sutton, NC & Brown, DA 1970, 'Extending the decision to ‘ally’: disentangling the interdependent control capacities of hybrid governance structures and embedded management control systems', Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Nice, France.

Tan, M, Dubelaar, C & Zlatevska, N 1970, 'The Effects of Social Setting and Portion Size on Food Consumption Amount', Asia-Pacific Advances in Consumer Research, Association for Consumer Research Asia-Pacific Conference, Association for Consumer Research, Duluth, MN, pp. 264-265.

Trede, F, Markauskaite, L, Goodyear, P, Macfarlane, S, Tayebjee, F & McEwen, C 2015, 'Enhancing workplace learning through mobile technology: Designing the GPS for WPL', ASCILITE 2015 - Australasian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education, Conference Proceedings, ASCILITE, ASCILITE, Perth, Western Australia, pp. 645-647.
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© ASCILITE 2015 - Australasian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education, Conference Proceedings.All right reserved. Technology-mediated learning (TML) and workplace learning (WPL) are major priorities for universities. TML is core to the dynamic growth and modernization of university education, and WPL is an essential strategy used by universities to prepare students for future work. In Australia, both are rapidly changing practices, providing new possibilities and challenges. Though these two areas have largely remained separate in educational literature and practice, the integration of TML and WPL can provide important opportunities to bridge university and the workplace as well as build students' digital capacities and online professional identities. This poster presents a mobile resource for students, named the “GPS for WPL”, aimed at helping students, academics and workplace educators to improve professional learning experiences by making better use of mobile technology. This resource was designed as part of a project funded by the Office for Learning and Teaching, entitled “Enhancing Workplace Learning through Mobile Technology”.

Waller, DS 1970, 'Developing a Media Planning Toolkit to Provide Authentic Data for Advertising Students', UTS Teaching and Learning Forum, Sydney.

West, A 1970, 'Innovation Ecology within Organisations', Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy, Sydney, Australia.

Yu, K 1970, 'Negotiating Cultural ‘Otherness’ Through Cultural Work: Professional Migrants in Multicultural Australia', European Group for Organization Studies, Athens, Greece.

Zlatevska, N 1970, 'Is Failing to Plan Always Planning to Fail? When Planning Facilitates Failure', Asia-Pacific Advances in Consumer Research, Association for Consumer Research Asia-Pacific Conference, Association for Consumer Research, Duluth, MN, pp. 308-312.
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Mental simulation involving envisioning future scenarios in the mind’s eye, has been found to positively impact self-regulatorybehavior. In the present research, we questioned whether this is always the case. We find that individuals disengage from the pursuitof goal attainment following process simulation, but not following outcome simulation.

Agarwal, R, Green, R, Bajada, C, Brown, P & Bloom, N ABS 2015, Australian Management Capability Survey Reports 1 & 2 (Release of the ABS 8172.0 Management and Organisational Survey), Australian Management Capability Survey and Innovation Case Study Reports 1,2 & 3, Canberra.

Aubusson, P, Schuck, SR, Ng, W, Burke, P, Pressick-Kilborn, K & Palmer, T-A Association of Independent Schools New South Wales 2015, Quality Learning and Teaching in Primary Science and Technology Literature Review, no. 2nd Edition, Australia.
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In its 2nd edition, the aim of this literature review is to address the broad research question: What characterises quality teaching and learning in primary science and technology? Effective teaching that engages students to learn successfully indicates quality.

Boersma, M Catalyst Australia 2015, How Does Sustainable Banking Add Up?, pp. 1-31, Sydney, Australia.
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Florin, N, Madden, B, Sharpe, S, Benn, S, Agarwal, R, Perey, R & Giurco, D University of Technology Sydney 2015, Shifting Business Models for a Circular Economy: Metals Management for Multi-Product-Use Cycles, pp. 1-90, Sydney, Australia.
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The overarching aim of this report is to explore how the Australian metals and minerals sector could embrace new business models and build on its strengths to harness new value in a global economy orientated more towards sustainable futures

Foley, C, Edwards, DC & Hergesell, A University of Technology Sydney 2015, Asian incentive events in New South Wales: expenditure and retail impact, pp. 2-26, Sydney.
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The purpose of this study is to provide BESydney with an improved understanding of the characteristics of incentive delegates inclusive of expenditure on shopping, attractions and food and beverage; satisfaction with Sydney; and a comparison of Sydney to other destinations; with a focus on the Asian incentive market.

Green, R, Agarwal, R, Brown, PJ, Bajada, C & Shashnov, M Hargraves Institute and Food and Innovation Australia Ltd (FIAL) 2015, Innovation Capability and the Food Beverage and agri-business sectors.
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A review by University of Technology Sydney UTS on F&B companies recommends that the greatest opportunities to lift innovation culture, productivity and competitiveness lie in improving management practices and workforce skills as well as encouraging collaboration between MNCs and SMEs.

Howard, JH, Green, R, Josserand, E, Agarwal, R, Chelliah, J, Ayers, M & Umbers, R McKell Institute and UTS Business 2015, Digital Post – Business Transformation and the future sustainability of Australia Post.

Nagel, P, Samaranayake, P, Nakandala, D, Agarwal, R, West, M & Oakden, R ApicsAu (The Society for Supply Chain Professionals) and ChAINalytics publication 2015, Ten Insights in Supply Chain innovation,, Sydney.

Van Gool, K, Woods, M, Hall, J, Haas, M & Yu, S CHERE 2015, Sustainability, efficiency and equity in health care: The role of funding arrangements in Australia. A report by the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation for the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA), Sydney.

Van Gool, K, Woods, M, Hall, J, Haas, M, Yu, S & Wright, M CHERE 2015, Primary Health Networks as a disruptive force for positive change: A report by the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation for the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA), Sydney.

Walsh, KD & Wier, G NSW Department of Industry 2015, Renminbi Internationalisation and the Evolution of Offshore RMB Centres: Opportunities for Sydney, pp. 1-151, Sydney, Australia.

Agarwal, R 2015, 'Program targets regional business leaders on the front line', http://www.uts.edu.au/about/uts-business-school/news/program-targets-regional-business-leaders-front-line.

Alcock, G, Wang, P & Waller, DS 2015, 'Viewing Preferences for TV Programs: Choices Across Different Platforms'.

Anufriev, M 2015, 'Macroeconomics at the Service of Public Policy, by Thomas J.Sargent and JoukoVilmunen (eds) (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2013), pp. xiv + 226.', Wiley, pp. 127-129.
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Aubusson, P, Schuck, S, Ng, W, Burke, P, Pressick-Kilborn, K & Palmer, T-A 2015, 'Quality learning and teaching in primary science and technology', Association of Independent Schools NSW.
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Quality teaching and learning in primary science and technology is more likely to be effective when applied by a teacherwith sound pedagogical and content knowledge in this subject. Research highlights inquiry-based learning as an effectivepedagogical framework that underpins a number of useful teaching models and approaches explored here. Otherstrategies and characteristics associated with quality science and technology teaching and learning are also discussed.

Berti, M, Jarvis, WP & Simpson, A 2015, 'Opening Governance to Co-designed Co-determination – for Economic Democracy', Academy of Management, pp. 15732-15732.
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We explore ‘governance’ in relation to five meanings of ‘open’: (1) by exploring co-determination under German law (Mitbestimmung) and by analysing the method of design thinking with its emphasis on empathy to the user experience, we investigate ‘open’ as more democratically shared power, information and responsibility ; (2) in using the genealogical method of historical investigation we express ‘open’ as exposing something that is covered; (3) by initiating this discussion with the academic community, we invite frank ‘open’ discussion; (4) in not positing a final thesis, we leave the conclusion unsettled and ‘open’ for further debate and analysis; (5) yet, we do hope this discussion will lead to new approaches to governance, thereby establishing or ‘opening’ ‘co-designed open governance’ as a new enterprise.

Boersma, M 2015, 'Australia’s banking four pillars wobbly on sustainability record', The Conversation.

Carabetta, G 2015, 'In sports violence legal cases, we still don’t know what’s ‘normal’', The Conversation.

Carabetta, G 2015, ''What’s the Score? Direct and Vicarious Liability in Professional Contact Sports’, Guest Presentation, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Sydney, Australia'.
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Guest Seminar

Casavecchia, L & Hulley, H 2015, 'Are Mutual Fund Investors Paying for Noise?'.

Cason, T, Sheremeta, R & Zhang, J 2015, 'Asymmetric and Endogenous Communication in Competition between Groups'.
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Costless pre-play communication has been shown to effectively facilitate within-group coordination. However, in competitive coordination games, such as rent-seeking contests, better within-group coordination leads to more aggressive competition and lower efficiency. We report an experiment in which two groups compete in a weakest-link contest by expending costly efforts. We find that allowing within-group communication makes groups compete more aggressively. When only one group can communicate, the communicating group coordinates better and expends higher efforts than the non-communicating group. However, the communicating group earns payoffs that are not different from the baseline contest without any communication, while the non-communicating group earns lower payoffs than in this baseline contest. Allowing within-group communication in both groups leads to even more aggressive competition and the lowest payoffs to both groups. Despite such a “harmful” effect of communication, groups vote to endogenously open communication channels even though this leads to lower payoffs and efficiency.

Clegg, S & Matos, JAD 2015, 'Sustainability and Organizational Change Management', Routledge, London.
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This book provides some answers to these pressing questions. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Change Management.

Clegg, S, Geppert, M & Hollinshead, G 2015, 'Politicization and political contests in contemporary multinational corporations', SAGE Publications, pp. 1526-1529.
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Clegg, SR & Kornberger, M 2015, 'Strategy, Strategizing and Making Things Strategic: Analytics of Power', Strategy, Strategizing and Making Things Strategic: Analytics of Power.

Docherty, P 2015, 'Jocelyn PixleyGC Harcourt (eds), Financial Crises and the Nature of Capitalist Money: Mutual Developments from the Work of Geoffrey Ingham. Palgrave Macmillan: New York, 2013; xvii + 329 pp.: 9781137302946, RRP GBP74.', Cambridge University Press (CUP), pp. 349-355.
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Fiebig, D, Viney, RC, Haas, M, Knox, S, Street, D, Weisberg, E & Bateson, D 2015, 'Complexity and doctor choices when discussing contraceptives', Health, Econometrics and Data Group, University of York. WP15/14.

Frawley, S 2015, 'Handbook of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: volume one: making the games', Informa UK Limited, pp. 385-386.
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Frawley, S 2015, 'Managing Mega-Sport Events', Routledge, pp. 1-186.
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What is lacking, however, is a book which identifies and evaluates the current issues and complexities faced by those charged with the responsibility of managing these mega-sport events. This book fills the gap.

Frawley, SM 2015, 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?’ A Longitudinal Analysis of Football Attendances and the Australian Population'.

Goldbaum, D 2015, 'Equilibrium Analysis of Conformity and Influence on a Social Network'.

Hulley, H & Ruf, J 2015, 'Weak Tail Conditions for Local Martingales'.
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The following conditions are necessary and sufficient for an arbitraryc\`adl\`ag local martingale to be a uniformly integrable martingale: (i) Theweak tail of the supremum of its modulus is zero; (ii) its jumps at thefirst-exit times from compact intervals converge to zero in $L^1$, on theevents that those times are finite; and (iii) its almost sure limit is anintegrable random variable.

Matolcsy, Z & Wakefield, J 2015, 'The Association between Viability Related Factors and Control Package Choices in the Context of Foreign Subsidiaries'.

Menzies, GD 2015, 'Regulatory Independence – It's Not Just About Institutions'.
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Financial regulators perform inter alia a quality control function, as they search for recession-generating flaws in the financial system. Some groupings of regulations operate more or less independently to other groupings, as is the case when different agents – not necessarily different institutions – examining the same regulatory issues or monitor the same behaviours independently. We refer to these clusters as Independent Dimensions of Regulation (IDRs). They may appear inefficient if the same issue is explored repeatedly. However, statistical independence in this context can rapidly reduce the probability of crises. If quality control regulations are dependent, policymakers should make them more independent.

Morgan, A, Frawley, SM & Schulenkorf, N 2015, 'CSR and Mega-Events: Sponsorship Compatibility and Alignment', USA.
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Organizations seek unique and innovative platforms in which to communicate their brand messages to the publicand other stakeholders. Event sponsorship presents an attractive and popular medium for these communications.Effective sponsorship campaigns can build brand identities and provide differentiation in the competitive market.Building a meaningful identity and instilling symbolic value into brands, is now a key priority for organizations inboth the private and public sectors (Alcañiz, Cáceres, & Pérez, 2010). Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is highon the corporate agenda for these exact reasons. CSR is used to position organizations as socially responsible and forthem to develop a brand identity that aligns to social and ethical values.There is now significant discourse on the brand building potential of both sponsorship and CSR activity. CSRactivities have been found to increase consumer loyalty (Du, Bhattacharya & Sen, 2007), brand credibility (BeckerOlsen,Cudmore & Hill, 2006) and product purchase intentions (Gupta & Pirsch, 2006). In the context of sportmanagement, most CSR research has focused on similar areas, that is, the consumer response (e.g. Walker & Kent,2009).

Morgan, A, Taylor, TL, Adair, D & Hermens, A 2015, 'Tension within Inter-Organizational Alliances: A Sponsorship Case Study', Academy of Management, pp. 19094-19094.
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Naar, L & Clegg, SR 2015, 'Gehry in Sydney. The Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS', Images Publishing, Mulgrave, Victoria.
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The book provides a fresh analysis of Gehry's working process and offers insightful perspectives on the context, negotiation, commission, design and construction of the Dr Chau Chak Wing building for the University of Technology Business School.

Patel, VG & Michayluk, D 2015, 'Disentangling the different sources of value creation for US divestitures'.
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Seminar Presentation

Patel, VG, Putnins, T & Michayluk, D 2015, 'Price discovery in stock and options markets'.
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Seminar Presentation

Paul, SK 2015, 'Managing Disturbances in Supply Chain Systems'.

Pazmandy, G 2015, 'Computerised Accounting Using MYOB v19.10 (6th edition)', Tekniks Publications Pty Limited, Sydney, Australia, pp. 1-304.
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Practical text detailing the use of MYOB computer accounting program for recording business operations.

Randhawa, K, Josserand, E & Schweitzer, J 2015, 'Open Innovation via firm-hosted user communities: A Community of Practice perspective', Academy of Management, pp. 17208-17208.
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Schulenkorf, N 2015, 'Sport for Development and Peace: A Critical Sociology, by S.C. Darnell, London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2012, £50.00 (hardback), 192 pp., ISBN 978-1-849-66344-1', Informa UK Limited, pp. 1-3.
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Schulenkorf, N & Spaaij, R 2015, 'Commentary: Reflections on theory building in sport for development and peace', pp. 71-77.
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Building on the limited yet important groundwork that has been laid in regard to the theoretical and conceptual underpinning of sport for development and peace (SDP), the special issue on Theory Building in SDP provides a starting point for exploring contemporary challenges in the sector. In our reflective commentary, we engage critically with the four articles in the special issue through a discussion of cross-cutting themes and issues.

Sherry, E, Schulenkorf, N & Chalip, L 2015, 'Managing sport for social change: The state of play', Elsevier, pp. 1-5.
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© 2014 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. Sport-for-development (SFD) provides a platform for sport to be used as a tool or 'hook' to contribute to positive outcomes in areas including economic development, social inclusion, cultural cohesion, healthy lifestyles, education, gender equity, as well as reconciliation and peacebuilding. The area of sport for social change (SFSC) represents a sub-field of SFD that uses sport as a catalyst to build social capacity and develop socially and physically healthy communities. The Managing Sport for Social Change special issue of Sport Management Review brings together a collection of conceptual advances, empirical research papers and teaching case studies from a range of social and cultural perspectives, with a focus on managing sport for social change; aimed at engaging critically with sport management theory and praxis, and discussing associated practical and policy implications. Theoretical gaps and recommendations for future research, including: local engagement, innovative research methodology, and a broadening of the scope of research are also discussed.

Sutton, NC 2015, 'Managing cooperation control problems in inter-organisational research and development exchanges'.
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Most scholarly knowledge about the management control of research and development (R&D) is premised on a vertical integration model of R&D management; however, in practice, R&D is increasingly being externally contracted through inter-organisational arrangements. Within this context, the aim of this thesis is to examine how cooperation control problems, which arise in inter-organisational R&D exchanges, are addressed by alternative hybrid structures and embedded management control systems (MCS)? To explore this question I investigate two inter-organisational R&D arrangements – a flexible subcontracting arrangement and a limited life equity alliance – within the Australian cotton industry. First, I use theory from transaction cost economics (TCE) to demonstrate the relevance of cooperation control problems in inter-organisational R&D exchanges. Furthermore, by decomposing the cooperation category I show how the risk of different forms of opportunism gives rise to three types of cooperation control problems at successive contractual phases. These are: costly (ex ante) negotiation of mutually agreeable projects contracts; suboptimal investment decisions based on misrepresented information (at the point of contract); and the difficulty in monitoring and enforcing (ex post) contract compliance.Second, I explain how cooperation control problems are addressed by inter-dependent combinations of hybrid structure and embedded MCS. This demonstrates that hybrid governance is not simply the generic inter-organisational context where control occurs; instead, alternative hybrid structures – characterised by varying degrees of formalisation, centralisation and relational governance – have different ‘control solving capacities’. In addition, each hybrid structure’s unique control capacity influences the design and operation of embedded MCS. This is because some MCS – particularly more structure-wide mechanisms – are used to complement the strengths of each hybrid str...

Wang, J & Yang, M 2015, 'How well does the weighted price contribution measure price discovery? (vol 55, pg 113, 2015)', pp. 131-131.
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