Current Research Projects
The Centre for Asian Business encourages and supports innovative, high-quality research into Asian business structures and processes amongst our academic community. Current research projects supported by and affiliated with the Centre include:
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> Employment Relations, Human Resource Management and Labour Markets |
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| The Role of Tourism in Transforming
Rural China: A Focus on Employment Prof. Ying Zhu (CAB) and Dr. Sam Huang (Management) |
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| Labour Market Segmentation and
Social Inequality in China Prof. Ying Zhu (CAB) and Prof. John Benson (Management) |
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| The Development and Enforcement of
Labour Law in China Prof. Ying Zhu (CAB), A/Prof. Sean Cooney and A/Prof. Sarah Biddulph (Melbourne Uni) |
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| International Trade and Labour
Standards in China Prof. Ying Zhu (CAB), A/Prof. Sean Cooney and A/Prof. Sarah Biddulph (Melbourne Uni) |
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| The Situation of Migrant Workers in
China Prof. Ying Zhu (CAB) |
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| Production Safety and Workers'
Protection in China Prof. Ying Zhu (CAB) and Prof. Peter Chen (Management) |
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| Confronting Skill Shortages through
Policy Changes in Japan Prof. Ying Zhu (CAB) and Prof. John Benson (Management) |
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| Skill Shortage and University
Graduates in China Prof. Ying Zhu (CAB) and Ms. Shuang Ren (Melbourne Uni) |
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| Managers' Training in China Prof. Ying Zhu (CAB) and Prof. Malcolm Warner (Judge Business School, University of Cambridge) |
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> International Trade, Finance and Investment (ITFI) |
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| Dimensions of Financial Integration
for Asia Dr. Tony Cavoli (Commerce), Dr. Ron McIver (Commerce), Dr. John Nowland (City University of Hong Kong), and Mrs. Vandana Arya (Commerce). |
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| Determinants of Inflation in Vietnam Dr. Tony Cavoli (Commerce), Mr. Huu Minh Nguyen (Commerce), and Dr. John K. Wilson (Commerce) |
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| Central Bank Independence,
Institutional Quality and Policymakers: Asia
and Beyond Dr. Tony Cavoli (Commerce), and Dr. John K. Wilson (Commerce) |
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| Composition of Capital Flows in Asia Dr. Tony Cavoli (Commerce), and Prof. Ramkishen S. Rajan (George Mason and University) |
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> Foreign Direct Investment and Multinational Enterprises (FDI & MNEs) |
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| Internationalization of Indian
Firms: Applying the Gandhi Philosophy
Dr. Hussain Rammal (IGSB) and Dr. Tatiana Zalan (IGSB) |
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| CSR Strategy and Firm Performance Dr. Tatiana Zalan (IGSB) and A/Prof. Fuming Jiang (IGSB) |
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| The Effect of Government Alternative
Policies on the Ethicality of Business
Decisions in China Dr. Kesten C Green (IGSB), Dr. Song Yang (IGSB), and A/Prof. Fuming Jiang (IGSB) |
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| Using Balanced Scorecard to Increase
the Success Rate of Innovation Alliances: A
Comparative Study in Australia and China
Dr. Paul Shum (Commerce), A/Prof. Fuming Jiang (IGSB), and Dr. Steven Lui (UNSW) |
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| Comparison of Protection of
Commercial Secrets and Undisclosed
Information in China and Australia - the
Commercial Secret or the Dragon Secret Dr. Sally Xiong (Law) |
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| Chinese Born Global Firms: The
Internationalisation of Chinese SMEs within
the ASEAN Region Dr. Hussain Rammal (IGSB), Dr. Tatiana Zalan (IGSB) and Prof. Ying Zhu (CAB) |
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> Globalisation and Asian Capitalism (GAC) |
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| The Impact of Foreign Multinational
Corporations in South Korea: Evolution,
Dynamics and Contradictions
(Under authored book publication contract with Edward Elgar Publishing) A/Prof. You-Il Lee (IGSB) |
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| The Impact of Economic Nationalism
and Market Globalisation on Consumer
Behaviour A/Prof. You-Il Lee (IGSB), Dr. Richard Lee (Marketing) and Dr. Kyungtae Lee (Marketing) |
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| The Tourism Destination: Chinese
Experience and Planning (Book
Publication) Dr. Sam Huang (Management) |
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> Cross Cultural Management (CCM) |
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| Shanghai DBA Publications: 'Market
Orientation in the Shanghai Automotive
Industry and its relationship with business
performance' and 'Causes and
channel of conflict in the Chinese
telecommunication Industry under Conditions
of Rapid Expansion' Dr. Leonie Hallo (IGSB) |
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| Managing Foreign Acquisitions:
Exploring the Influence of Administrative
Heritage Dr. Hussain Rammal (IGSB) and Dr. Tatiana Zalan (IGSB) |
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| Asian Consumers' Perceptions and
Evaluations of Sustainable Management
Practices in the Australian Green
Accommodation Sector Dr. Aise Kim (Management) |
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> International Marketing and Management (IMM) |
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| The Influence of Ethnic Food
Experience on Country Perceptions and
Tourism Dr. Aise Kim (Management) |
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| A Social Distinctiveness Perspective
of Brand Preference Among Migrants Dr. Richard Lee (Marketing) and Prof. Larry Lockshin (Marketing) |
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| I Don't Like You, But I Like Your
Products: The Conflicting Relationships
Among Consumer Animosity, Materialism and
Ethnocentrism Dr. Kyungtae Lee (Marketing) and Dr. Richard Lee (Marketing) |
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| Non-conscious Influence of Colour on
Brand Choice in the Asian Context Dr. Svetlana Bogomolova (Marketing) |
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> International Accounting Regulation, Valuation and Assurance (IARVA) |
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| Financial Reporting Demands in South
East Asia: The Harmonisation of Accounting
Rules and its Implications to ASEAN Dr. Ratnam Alagiah (Commerce) |
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| Development of Valuation Standards
in South East Asia: The Current State of
Play Dr. Sharon Yam (Commerce) and Prof. David Parker (Commerce) |
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| Full Cost Accounting as a Tool for
Sustainable Development in Solid Waste
Management: A Case Study for the Kuching
Municipality, Malaysia Dr. Mei Lim (Commerce) |
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| The Carbonomics of the Agricultural
vs. Industrial Growth Paradox: A Comparison
between Bangladesh and Japan Prof. Janek Ratnatunga (Commerce) and Dr. Wahid Murad (Commerce) |
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| Cost of Carbon Regularity
Compliance: A Comparison of How it will
Affect Various Industries, Sectors and
Countries Ms. Dina Wahyuni (Commerce) and Prof. David Round (Commerce) |
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| Is Risk Management in Pricing
improved with the Adoption of IAS 32 and 39?
- A Study in the Indonesian Commercial Banks Dr. Elvia Shauki (Commerce) |
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> Innovation and Sustainability |
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| Transforming the competitiveness,
livelihoods and sustainability of small
regional communities in Australia and China Prof. Ying Zhu (CAB) and Dr. David Ness (Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment) |
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| The Role of Tourism in Transforming
Rural China: A Focus on Employment Zong Lei |
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