Division of Business
International Graduate School of Business
International Graduate School of Business
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Paper accepted to the Operations Management Divisional program of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting
Professor Milé Terziovski had his paper Exploring the Effect of Six Sigma Quality (SSQ) on Innovation and Organisational Ambidexterity accepted to the Operations Management Divisional program of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Boston in August 2012. Papers are put through a double blind-peer review process. 29 February 2012 |
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Invitation to attend Infrastructure Australia's
'Connecting the Dots' Conference as a panel
member. Professor Ying Zhu has been invited to attend Infrastructure Australia's 'Connecting the Dots' Conference as a panel member, Alice Springs, 6-7 February. Infrastructure Australia has developed a national strategic policy and funding model for infrastructure in remote indigenous communities. The purpose of this conference is to finalise the policy through debate and recommendation for actions among indigenous leaders, policy makers and experts on development. 5 February 2012 |
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Book chapter published Dr. Hussain Rammal has had the following book chapter published: Rammal, H.G 2012, 'A global perspective to teaching ethics in international business', in Handbook of Research on Teaching Ethics in Business and Management Education, eds. C Wankel & A Stachowicz-Stanusch, IGI Global, New York, pp.114-123 3 February 2012 |
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DBA Student honoured with Australia Day
Award The Founder and Chairman of Re-Engineering Australia Foundation, Michael Myers, has today received the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in recognition for his work with students over the past 14 years to raise up a new generation of innovators and technicians with a "No-one said we couldn't" attitude. 26 January 2012 |
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HOS to join TEQSA Professor Milé Terziovski has been invited to be part of the Interim Register of Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). The establishment of TEQSA represents an important new direction in assuring the quality of all higher education providers through national regulation. 24 January 2012 |
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Most cited author for last year Dr Ann Darwin, leader of the MBA Mentoring Circles program, is the HERDSA Journal's most cited author for the last year with her 2009 article, 'Mentoring circles in higher education', Higher Education Research & Development (ERA Rank: A), vol. 28, no. 2. 16 December 2011 |
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Journal publication for PhD candidate Low Chin Heng, PhD candidate, has published the following: Low, C. H & Bordia, P 2011, 'A career stage perspective on employees' preferred psychological contract contributions and inducements', Journal of Management & Organization, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 729-746 14 December 2011 |
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Visiting Professor invitation received from the
Institute for Research into Small and Medium
Enterprises Professor Milé Terziovski has been invited to visit the Institute for Research into Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in 2012 as a Visiting Professor, by Professor Louis Rinfret, Professor of Strategy and Innovation, University of Quebec, Canada. The Institute's core mission is to foster fundamental and applied research in order to transfer knowledge to SMEs and hence contribute to their development. 9 December 2011 |
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Paper presented at the Conference of
Comparative Chinese Labour Studies Professor Ying Zhu was invited to present a paper entitled, 'One root with different branches: Comparing the HRM policy and practices between China and Taiwan', at the Conference of Comparative Chinese Labour Studies held by the China Research Centre at the University of Technology, Sydney, 18 November 24 November 2011 |
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President elect for ANZAM Associate Professor Bruce Gurd has been elected as the incoming President of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) in 2012 and the President in 2013. He is the first South Australian to be President of ANZAM since it became a research and education body in 1991 and only the second in its 25 year history. As President, Bruce hopes to continue to develop ANZAM's role in fostering PhD candidates and Early Career Researchers, developing the Special Interest Groups and building relationships in Asia. Bruce's role as President will continue the recognition of the University as a regional force in management research and education as he represents the Australasian academy at the Academy of Management and British Academy of Management in 2013. Dr Gerry Treuren, School of Management, has taken up the role of the Regional Representative for South Australian universities filling the vacancy from Bruce's election 24 November 2011 |
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Korean Studies Association of
Australasia elects new President On 18 November 2011, at the Korean Studies Association of Australasia general meeting held at the University of New South Wales, Associate Professor You-il Lee was elected as the President of the Korean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA). The KSAA was established in 1994 and currently has a membership of over 100 academics. The KSAA organises Biennial Academic conference and Postgraduate Workshop on the fields of Korean studies. The KSAA also offers Korea Foundation (KF) Postgraduate Studies Fellowship and KF Postdoctoral Fellowship for research students and scholars in Australia and New Zealand. 18 November 2011 |
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Paper presented at 7th Korean Studies
Association of Australasia Biennial Conference Associate Professor You-il Lee has presented a paper (refereed), 'Globalization and Economic Nationalism in South Korea: a Critical View' at the 7th Korean Studies Association of Australasia Biennial Conference, held on 16-18 November, 2011 at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The theme of the conference was "Korean Studies in the Era of Global Partnership". 18 November 2011 |
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Textbook on International Business has
been published Dr Hussain Rammal's textbook on International Business has been published: Cavusgil, S.T, Knight, G, Riesenberger, J.R, Rammal, H.G & Freeman, S 2012 International Business: Strategy, Management and the New Realities, Pearson Education Australia. The book has received a positive response from the market, and has been adopted by a number of universities in Australia and New Zealand as a suggested textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in international business being offered in 2012. 18 November 2011 |
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Book review published in
Thunderbird International Business
Review Dr Hussain Rammal's book review of, International Joint Venture Performance in South East Asia/em> has been published in the Thunderbird International Business Review Journal: Rammal, H.G 2011, 'Navigating IJVs successfully in Southeast Asia', Thunderbird International Business Review, vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 775-776. 4 November 2011 |
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Article published in International
Journal of Human Resource Management Professor Ying Zhu has published a new article entitled, 'Human resources, higher education reform and employment opportunities for university graduates in the P.R. China', in the International Journal of Human Resource Management (ERA Rank: A) with co-authors Shuang Ren, University of Melbourne, and Professor Malcolm Warner, University of Cambridge. 28 October 2011 |
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MBA Double Award endorsed by new partner Professor Milé: Terziovski and Bob Gilliver met with Athalie Williams, Vice President Human Resources, BHP Billiton, Uranium, earlier this year to discuss the possibility of BHP Billiton students enrolling in the successful MBA program for the energy and resources industry, delivered by IGSB and University College London (UCL). Last week the BHP Billiton Management team endorsed the partnership proposal between UniSA, BHPB and UCL. An information session for BHPB Uranium employees will be held in Adelaide and at Olympic Dam regarding the program and the application process for the January 2012 intake. 28 October 2011 |
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HOS joins Phoenix Board Advisory Group Professor Milé: Terziovski has accepted an invitation to join the Phoenix Board Advisory Group. This is a group of senior Adelaide executives that meets three times a year to provide their thoughts and insights on particular initiatives being pursued by Phoenix to provide growing employment opportunities for the disabled. A specific current focus is on growing the Society's fundraising capability, particularly in the areas of corporate sponsorship and bequests, 20 October 2011 |
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Article announced as highly cited. Dr Ann Darwin's co-authored article, 'Mentoring circles in higher education', Darwin A & Palmer E, 2009, Higher Education Research & Development, vol. 28, no. 2, has recently been announced by Routledge as one of the journal's highly cited articles. 30 September 2011 |
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Awards received at Academy of Management
Conference Roland Yeo, Adjunct Senior Researcher, won two awards at the recent Academy of Management Conference held in San Antonio. In addition to winning the Best Paper in Management Development for a paper co-authored with Professor Jeff Gold, Leeds Metropolitan University, on the re-interpretation of experiential learning, he was also recognised as an Outstanding Reviewer for the Management Education and Development Division, among 28 others chosen from over 300 reviewers. At the conference, he was also presented with two Emerald Literati Excellence Awards, one for a Highly Commended paper on leading through problems, published in the Industrial and Commercial Training Journal, and the other for being an Outstanding Reviewer for the Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal. 23 September 2011 |
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2010 Chancellors List Award Presented Martin Brady, Chancellors List winner: Online MBA, received his award from MBA Program Director, Bob Gilliver in Canberra. 13 September 2011 |
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HOS receives certificate of excellence
from The University of Melbourne Professor Milé Terziovski has been awarded a Dean's Certificate of Excellent Postgraduate Teaching for 2010 by Professor Margaret A Abernethy, Dean, Faculty of Business & Economics, The University of Melbourne. 13 September 2011 |
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HOS to attend conference at request of
Macedonian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Professor Milé Terziovski will attend a conference entitled "Twenty Years Independent Republic of Macedonia - Achievements and Perspectives of the Contemporary Macedonian State" in Skopje, Macedonia on 9 September 2011 as a guest of the Macedonian Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski and Foreign Minister, Nikola Poposki. The conference will gather a large number of distinguished personalities from the Macedonian Diaspora and Macedonian national minority from neighboring countries, as well as representatives from the public and diplomatic life of the Republic of Macedonia, representatives of the diplomatic corps, and other foreign experts and friends of Macedonia. Mr Nikola Gruevski will open the conference and deliver the keynote address. Professor Terziovski has also received an invitation to meet with the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr Gorge Ivanov, 30 August 2011 |
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New Chair for MBA Advisory Board Jane Kittel, Managing Director of BankSA, has formally accepted the position of Chair on the MBA Advisory Group. Jane, a graduate of UniSA's Bachelor of Management (Employee Relations) degree, has climbed the ladder of success to head one of SA's largest financial institutions. Her leadership skills, insight and perspective will be an invaluable resource to the MBA Advisory Group and to the IGSB 29 August 2011 |
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Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Completions Congratulations to the following Higher Degree by Research candidates who had their degrees conferred by Council. Dr Cheong Teck Min, Doctor of Philosophy Supervisor: Dr Song Yang Topic: A study of moderating and mediating factors influencing sales technology use on relationship quality and sales performance Dr Yang Chek Piao, Doctor of Philosophy Supervisor: Adjunct Professor Doug Vogel Topic: The moderating effects of knowledge management systems on IT service performance 18 August 2011 | |
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Academic Research covered in op-ed in
Forbes Research by Dr Kesten Green on climate forecasting was covered in an op-ed by Professor Larry Bell, University of Houston, in Forbes 9 August 2011 |
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Op-ed published in
The Gazette of Iowa An op-ed by Dr Kesten Green cautioning that alarming forecasts of environmental catastrophe lead to bad policies titled, 'Warnings too vivid to be true', was published in The Gazette of Iowa 15 July 2011 |
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Appointment to Editorial Board Professor Ying Zhu has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of General Management (JGM). 12 August 2011 |
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Article published in Islamic Finance
News An article by Dr Hussain Rammal titled, 'Challenges of Shariah supervision in Islamic financial institutions', was published in the Islamic Finance News magazine. 3 August 2011 |
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Talk delivered to Royal Melbourne
Institute of Technology Dr Kesten Green delivered an invited talk at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne, 29 July. The title of the talk was, "Are Global Warming Forecasts Scientific? Evidence From A Forecasting Audit And A Validation Study". 29 July 2011 |
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Paper presented at the 23rd Society for
the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) Annual
Meeting Associate Professor You-il Lee presented a paper, "South Korea's Capitalism in the late 20th Century: Dynamics and Contradictions" at the 23rd Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) Annual Meeting on Transformations of Contemporary Capitalism: Actors, Institutions, Processes, held at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain, 23-25 June. 22 July 2011 |
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Keynote speech delivered to HRM in
Vietnam Professor Ying Zhu delivered a keynote speech entitled, "Human Resource Practices with Vietnamese Characteristics: A Study of Managers' Responses", at the HRM in Vietnam: The road to 'best practice' and sustainable business development" Conference, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 11 July 2011. In addition, Professor Zhu attended an academic workshop at the RMIT Vietnam Campus, Ho Chi Minh City, to explore future agendas for Human Resource Management research in Vietnam. While in Vietnam, Professor Zhu also attended a meeting organised by the Australian Human Resource Institute and Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce on future cooperation between Australian and Vietnamese business/HR communities. 22 July 2011 |
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Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Real
Estate Symposium Professor Steven Li presented a paper entitled, "Information Asymmetry, Heterogeneous Beliefs and Breakeven Determination of Loan Limits for Reverse Mortgage", at the Asia Pacific Real Estate Symposium, Barossa Valley Resort, 15-17 July 2011. The symposium was co-organised by Tsinghua University, the University of Southern California, the University of Hong Kong and the National University of Singapore. 22 July 2011 |
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Article published in
International Labour Professor Ying Zhu’s article, 'Employment Relations with "Chinese Characteristics": The Role of Trade Unions in China', has been published in International Labour Review, vol. 150, no. 1-2. 22 July 2011 |
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Interview published on
The Punch An interview with Dr Hussain Rammal and The Punch forum team on the topic of, "Islamic Banking in Australia", was published on The Punch, 12 July 2011 |
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CAB hosts international symposium -
"Growth and Integration in Asia: Monetary,
Financial and Trade Issues and Challenges" The Centre for Asian Business hosted the international symposium, "Growth and Integration in Asia: Monetary, Financial and Trade Issues and Challenges", 8-9 July 2011. This event was co-sponsored by Tokyo's Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), with support from the Centre for Emerging Markets Policies (CEMP) at Washington's George Mason University, Singapore's Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, and the School of Commerce, UniSA. The symposium included presentations from delegates from around the world including the University of California, the National University of Singapore, the University of St Andrews, the University of Auckland, Edith Cowan University, and LaTrobe University as well as the sponsoring institutions. The symposium also included a lunch address by Dr Guy Debelle, Assistant Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (reported by the Sydney Morning Herald) and researchers at the Lowy Institute. On 8 July 2011, a public lecture was delivered by 1996 Nobel Prize Winner, Professor Sir James Mirrlees, on "The Moral Hazard Problem". The papers and presentations delivered at the symposium were of excellent quality, and inspired engaging discussion in each session. These presentations and discussions contributed solidly to debate surrounding the issue of global trade and macroeconomic imbalances, and of capital flows and exchange rate regimes in Asia. The organisers would like to thank all the participants for what was a very productive conference and they would also like to thank Erin Leggat, Centre Administrator for the Centre for Asian Business for an outstanding job in ensuring all went smoothly over the two days. 15 July 2011 |
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CAB hosts book launch On 29 July 2011 the Centre for Asian Business (IGSB) and the Centre for Human Resource Management (School of Management) hosted the official launch of The Dynamics of Asian Labour Markets: Balancing Control and Flexibility, a new book authored by Professor John Benson and Professor Ying Zhu, published by Routledge. The book fills a major research gap by exploring the nature, dynamics and functioning of Asian labour markets in eight Asian economies, including Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Vietnam, India and Malaysia. It examines the type of labour markets that exist in Asia; how they have responded to globalisation; and how flexible they are to changing social and economic conditions. The book analyses how the current transformation has impacted on the key parties, such as employers, employees, trade unions, governments, organisations and society as a whole, and considers the likely future trends and developments in Asian labour markets. Speakers at the event included Professor Carol Kulik, Professor Gerry Griffin, and Professor Keith Hancock, a leading commentator on Labour Market policy in Australia. Professor Hancock was the third Vice Chancellor of Flinders University, and one of its three original professors, in Economics. He later held the offices of Deputy President and Senior Deputy President at the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, and is now a Professorial Fellow in the National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University, and an Honorary Visiting Fellow in the School of Economics, University of Adelaide, where he is studying aspects of the regulation and deregulation of the labour market. 11 July 2011 |
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International Symposium on Forecasting
session chaired by Dr Green Dr Kesten Green organised and chaired an invited session on Global Warming at the International Symposium on Forecasting, Prague, 26-29 June 2011, which was well attended and well received. Papers presented in the session were: -"Atmospheric carbon dioxide: What we do and don't know about its effects", by Czech Republic physicist Dr Lubos Motl -"Long-range forecasting of the global warming alarm phenomenon: Predictions from structured analogies", by Dr Kesten Green and Professor J. Scott Armstrong (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania) -"Predicting the persuasiveness of alarming forecasts: The case of dangerous manmade global warming" by Professor J. Scott Armstrong (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania) and Dr Kesten Green. 8 July 2011 |
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AFAANZ conference session chaired by
Professor Li Professor Steven Li attended the Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) conference in Darwin, 3-5 July 2011. He chaired a session on the, "Malaysian march towards industrialisation: firm-level evidence of its progress from organisation capital perspective", and also presented a paper co-authored with Mimi Abudullah, PhD candidate, School of Commerce, "Transaction costs implied by Leland option pricing models: an empirical study". 8 July 2011 |
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Article published in Dominion Post An article by Dr Kesten Green was published in New Zealand's Dominion Post, 25 June. The article, titled, "Global warming alarmism", was based on his papers for the International Symposium on Forecasting. 8 July 2011 |
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Welcome to visiting Delegation from Chinese Academy of
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Paper accepted for
presentation at 2011 Academy of Management
Dr Roland K Yeo receives Best
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Paper presented at the Australia and
New Zealand International Business Academy
(ANZIBA) annual conference Dr Hussain Rammal presented his paper, "The Influence of the Gandhian Philosophy on Indian Leadership Values", co-authored with Dr Tatiana Zalan, at the Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) annual conference held at Monash University, Melbourne, 28-30 April. The study is funded by the Centre for Asian Business. 11 May 2011 |
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Appointed to Executive Committee of
the Australia and New Zealand International
Business Academy (ANZIBA) Dr Hussain Rammal has accepted an invitation to join the Executive Committee of the Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA). ANZIBA is the peak body for international business academics in the region and also incorporates the Australia and New Zealand Chapter of the Academy of International Business. 11 May 2011 |
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International Partner Tutor wins
Emerald Literati Network Award Dr Miron Mushkat, Hopkins MBA tutor, Hong Kong, was chosen as an Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011 for his article entitled 'The political economy of Hong Kong's transboundary pollution: The challenge of effective governance' published in the Journal of International Trade Law and Policy. 4 May 2011 |
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Co-authored letter published in New York Times Dr Kesten Green, Professor J. Scott Armstrong, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Dr Willie Soon, Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, published a letter in the New York Times in response to Economics Nobel Prize Winner Paul Krugman's comment on their research in his column. Krugman was commenting on testimony presented to the U.S. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Full Committee Hearing on, 'Climate change: Examining the processes used to create science and policy', presented by Professor J Scott Armstrong based on a summary of research by Green, Armstrong, and Soon. 15 April 2011 |
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Appointment to the Editorial
Advisory Board of the
International Journal of Commerce and
Management. Dr Hussain Rammal, has been appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Commerce and Management. The journal is edited by Professor Abbas Ali from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is published by Emerald. 3 February 2011 |
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Paper presented at Australian and
New Zealand Academy of Management Conference
Professor Milé Terziovski's paper entitled, "The relationship between innovation management practice and innovation performance in the mainstream and the newstream: An empirical study of Australian organisations", was published in the 24th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference program which took place from 8-10 December 2010. 14 January 2011 |
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Request for assessment received from
Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada Associate Professor Fuming Jiang in the International Graduate School of Business has been invited by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to be an assessor to evaluate applications in the area of international market entry strategies of multinational enterprises for the Standard Research Grants program of the Council. Information about SSHRC and its program are available at http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/standard_grants_subventions_ordinaires-eng.aspx 13 December 2010 |
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Gyeonggi-do's(Gyeonggi Province)
R&D Intensive Foreign Direct Investment:
Performance and Policy Issues
book published in November Associate Professor You-il Lee, together with Professor Wan-Soon Kim (Korea University, Korea), Dr Sangyeon Hwang and Dr Myungsoo Lee from Gyeonggi Research Institute (one of the Korea's most influential think tanks) have recently published a book (November 2010) entitled, Gyeonggi-do's(Gyeonggi Province) R&D Intensive Foreign Direct Investment: Performance and Policy Issues, Seoul: Gyeonggi Research Institute (in Korean), pp.112, ISBN 978-89-8178-564-2 93320. 8 December 2010 |
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Head of School accepts to do
application review Professor Milé Terziovski has accepted to review for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). 3 December 2010 |
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Article published in
International Journal of Forecasting
Dr Kesten Green's paper, 'Role thinking: Standing in other people's shoes to forecast decisions in conflicts', has been published in the International Journal of Forecasting (ERA Rank: A). The paper is relevant for people who are interested in negotiations, industrial relations, competition, strategy, supply chain, regulations, mergers and acquisitions, and other conflict situations. 3 December 2010 |
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Series of Forecasting talks
delivered in Europe Dr Kesten Green visited London, Port Sunlight, and Bucharest between the 15-21 November for a series of meetings and talks. He gave a talk titled, 'Forecasting decisions in conflicts: Best methods for supply chain, competition, union-management, and takeover strategy problems', at London Southbank University. On 16 November, he gave a talk titled, 'Demand forecasting: Evidence-based methods', to Unilever's Marketing Science Unit. On 19 November he gave a talk titled, 'Forecasting the outcome of the global warming political movement', at the National School for Public Administration and Political Sciences in Bucharest. From 19-21 November, Dr Green participated in a Bucharest workshop organized by the Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding titled, 'Expert Knowledge, Prediction, Forecasting: A Social Sciences Perspective'. His talk was titled, 'Forecasting decisions in conflicts: Business, politics, military' 3 December 2010 |
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Centre for Asian Business announces
new Director. The Centre for Asian Business is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Ying Zhu as the new Director of the Centre for Asian Business, and Professor of Management in the International Graduate School of Business, starting on 1st February 2011. Professor Zhu is currently the Director of the Masters of Human Resource Management Program, and Associate Professor in the Department of Management and Marketing, at the University of Melbourne. He graduated from the International Economics Department at Peking University in 1984 and worked as economist in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone before completing his PhD thesis entitled 'The Role of Export Processing Zones in East Asian Development: South Korea, Taiwan, China and Thailand' at the University of Melbourne in 1992. Since then, Prof. Zhu has been teaching, researching and conducting business consultations in the areas of international human resource management, business cultures, economic development and employment relations in Australia and overseas. Prof. Zhu has held visiting positions at the International Labour Organisation, University of Cambridge and World Bank, and has more than 80 publications as books, chapters in books and journal articles covering employment relations, human resource management, cross-cultural management, labour markets and regulations, and business and economic development in Asia. 29 November 2010 |
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Centre for Asian Business Hosted
visiting Professor. Professor Bruce Stening, Professor of Management and Vlerick International Dean to the BiMBA program at Peking University, between November 22-25. During his visit, Professor Stening hosted both a strategic roundtable discussion and seminar, and contributed to collaborative research projects with both CAB and IGSB researchers. Professor Stening's seminar, entitled 'Rethinking China: How a Silent Revolution is Transforming the Middle Kingdom' , examined the profound impact that Web 2.0 has had on business in and with China, and was met with great interest and discussion from both UniSA and University of Adelaide academics, as well as three Austrade representatives. 29 November 2010 |
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Staff Acknowledged with 2010
Supported Teacher Awards On 19th November 2010 the Celebration of Teaching Event luncheon was held at which Dr Song Yang and Dr Hussain Rammal received Supported Teacher Awards. The award rewards high levels of performance and improvement in teaching in a way that mirrors the Supported Researcher Scheme for individual performance in research. 19 November 2010 |
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Paper achieves ERPN Top Ten
downloaded list Dr Tatiana Zalan's paper co-authored with Professor Geoff Lewis (Melbourne Business School) entitled, 'Entrepreneurs: Drivers of economic change', was recently listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list for ERPN. The paper can be downloaded here 19 November 2010 |
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Research paper presented during
visit to China Last week Associate Professor Bruce Gurd visited both South West Jiaotong University (Chengdu) and Donghua University (Shanghai) to build research relationships and to present his research paper, 'Cultural distance and performance measurement systems: A German MNC in China' 19 November 2010 |
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Article published in Journal of
World Business Associate Professor Fuming Jiang's article, 'FDI location choice of Chinese multinationals in East and Southeast Asia: Traditional economic factors and institutional perspective', co-authored with Dr Yuanfei Kang (Massey University, New Zealand), has been published in the Journal of World Business. The web information is available here 19 November 2010 |
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Centre for Asian Business hosts
international events Associate Professor Bruce Gurd recently hosted a Centre for Asian Business event in Singapore and Hong Kong. Both networking events were attended by approximately thirty doctoral alumni and current students. The speaker at the Singapore event was Kirsten Sayers, Senior Regional Trade Commissioner, Singapore; Linda Yan, Trade Commissioner, spoke at the Hong Kong event. Both spoke about the role of research and education in bridging Australia and Asia. Associate Professor Bruce Gurd spoke about the opportunities with the Centre for Asian Business and the importance of research publications, especially in A* and A journals. 5 November 2010 |
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Article published in trong>em>International Journal of Public
Opinion Research Dr Kesten Green's paper titled, 'Predicting elections from politicians' faces', in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research has just been made available for advance access. A link to the paper is available from the Forecasting Principles site within the news column. Dr Green and co-authors Professor J. Scott Armstrong (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania), Randall Jones Jr. (University of Central Oklahoma), and Professor Malcolm Wright (UniSA) supported earlier research findings that people's snap judgments of candidates' competence influence their voting decisions. In this case the judgements were made by high school girls and other participants who did not recognize the candidates after briefly looking at images of the faces of potential candidates for the President of the United States in the 2008 election. As many as 15 months before the election, the facial competence ratings predicted that John McCain would beat rivals who were ranked much higher in the polls for the Republican nomination and that Clinton and Obama were likely Democrat nominees and would beat McCain in the election. While there is no evidence that people who look more competent are in fact more competent than others and other influences on voters' decisions might prevail on election day when voter involvement is high, the findings imply that political parties would do best to choose candidates who look competent. 5 November 2010 |
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Article published in Asian
Business and Management Associate Professor Fuming Jiang has had the following article published, co-authored with Professor Gordon Redding (Director of the Euro-Asia and Comparative Research Centre at the European Institute for Business Administration (INSEAD), France), Professor Bruce Stening (Vlerick International Dean of the Beijing International Masters of Business Administration (BiMBA) Program, in the National School of Development at Peking University, China), and Professor Greg Elliot (Associate Dean - International, Department of Business, Macquarie University): Elliott, G, Jiang, F, Redding, G & Stening, B 2010, 'The Chinese business environment in the next decade: Report from a Delphi study', Asian Business and Management, vol.9, no.4, pp.459-480 (SSCI tracked, ERA Rank: B). Information about the article can be located here/a> 5 November 2010 |
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Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Delegation Visit A top-level delegation from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) visited the University of South Australia on 28 - 29 October. Hosted by the International Graduate School of Business and the Division of Business, the delegation was led by Professor Zhu Jiamu, Vice-President of CASS and Director of its influential Contemporary China Research Institute. Established in 1977, CASS is the most well regarded academic research organisation in the People's Republic of China in the fields of philosophy and social sciences, as well as a national centre for comprehensive studies. It is described by leading magazines as the 'think tank of Asia'. The 6-member delegation's visit to UniSA follows a meeting of the Vice Chancellor, Prof Peter Høj, and Pro Vice Chancellor: Division of Business, Prof Gerry Griffin, with senior leaders of CASS in Beijing in May this year. The purpose of the visit is to sign an agreement for UniSA and CASS to formalise collaborations in research, staff and student exchange, as well as the organisation of joint academic conferences. During their visit, members of the delegation met with members of the UniSA Senior Management Group, including the Vice Chancellor, the Deputy Vice Chancellor: International & Development, and the Pro Vice Chancellor: Division of Business, and senior leaders of the International Graduate School of Business and the Centre for Asian Business.br> 29 October 2010 |
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Article published in Global
Focus Dr Lindsay Ryan, Strategic Partnerships, has a four-page article in the latest edition of the EFMD's magazine Global Focus, vol. 4, no. 3. The article, 'The corporate education iceberg', discusses his corporate education model based on findings that emerged from his PhD research on university-corporate education partnerships. 29 October 2010/span> |
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Head of School accepts Visiting
Professorship Professor Milé Terziovski has accepted a Visiting Professorship at the Graduate Business School, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin for a period of two months. He will be teaching Master and PhD Programs from 11 - 22 December, and will lead research in the Larequoi Management Research Centre replicating a study based on a former Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project that Milé led at the University of Melbourne. 15 October 2010br> |
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Article published in Asia
Pacific Journal of Management
Associate Professor Fuming Jiang has had the following article published, co-authored with Dr Lin Cui, Lecturer in International Business, ANU College of Business and Economics: Cui, L & Jiang, F 2010, 'Behind FDI entry mode choice of Chinese MNCs: Firm resources and institutional forces', Asia Pacific Journal of Management, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 751-774 (SSCI tracked, ERA Rank: B). The web information is available here/a> 15 October 2010 |
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IGSB to participate in 2011 Adelaide
Thinkers in Residence program Professor Milé Terziovski and Dr Tatiana Zalan will be participating in the Adelaide Thinkers in Residence program for 2011. Thinkers in Residence is a State Government initiative which commenced in 2003 to bring new ideas into the state from recognised world experts and translate them into practical solutions to improve the lives of the people who live in South Australia. Professor Göran Roos has been appointed as 20th Thinker in Residence. It is expected that this residency will result in closer links between industry and academia through publicising research outcomes and providing postgraduate students with an opportunity to help businesses to solve complex problems 15 October 2010br> |
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"PUBLISHING IN TOP JOURNALS"
Professor Elizabeth L. Rose of Aalto University School of Economics will deliver a seminar on her experiences and strategies on publishing in top ranked journals. Date:9 November 2010. Time 11:00 AM More information and to registration for this seminar. 5 October 2010 |
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Universities collaborate for
Globalization, Growth and Governance
workshop On October 13th, the Centre for Asian Business will again collaborate with the National University of Singapore's Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISAES) and George Mason University's Centre for Emerging Market Policy (CEMP) in organising and presenting a day-long workshop entitled 'Globalization, Growth and Governance'. The workshop will bring together academics from five universities to focus on themes such as Corporate Governance Issues in the United States and Asia, Governance and Institutions, Finance and Capital Flows, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs. Joining eight other leading academics from Asia and the United States, CAB Research Affiliate Mr. Ron McIver will present his paper 'Corporate Governance in China', and CAB Associate Director Dr. Tony Cavoli will discuss his study of 'Patterns of Economic Integration in Asia'. 29 September 2010br> |
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Nurture your own skilled staff,
author advises Organisations will need to "develop leadership from within" as global competition for skilled workers increases, including skilled migrants, the principal of Adelaide firm Corporate Education Advisers, Lindsay Ryan says. "This means greater emphasis on workforce planning, especially for leadership and frontline roles," he says. Ryan, the author of Corporate Education: a Practical Guide to Effective Corporate Learning (Griffin Press, 2010), says managing and developing a pipeline of skilled and capable employees will enable organisations to grow in the knowledge that they possesses the appropriate skills and talent. "Organisational development usually has a medium-to-longer term outlook with an emphasis on problem solving, renewal and developing organisational capability and capacity," he says. Ryan, a former director of the University of South Australia's corporate education unit, says the benefits of effective organisational development include greater depth of talent and skills, improved functional performance, more effective planning and decision-making and more capable leadership skills. (BRW - Management Update, September 16-22, 2010) 22 September 2010 |
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Lord Mayor congratulates Centre for
Asian Business The Centre for Asian Business has been formally congratulated on its successes since officially opening in January 2010 by Adelaide's Lord Mayor Michael Harbison. The CAB was commended for its focus on producing solid Asian business-focussed research, making such research findings available to the Australian business community, and contributing to the city's reputation as a leader in Business Research. The Centre would like to formally thank the Lord Mayor for his kind words, and will keep them in mind as we continue to grow and strive for research excellence within Adelaide's business and academic communities. br> 15 September 2010 |
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Supported Teacher Award Congratulations to Dr Hussain Rammal and Dr Song Yang who have both received the UniSA Supported Teacher Award. 15 September 2010 |
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5 Star MBA Rating retained Our MBA has again been rated as a 5-Star MBA in the latest edition of the Good Universities Guide. This rating is done annually by the Graduate Management Association of Australia, and is the primary rating for all MBAs in Australia. 15 September 2010br> |
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Ross Morriss wins 2010 Division of
Business Award Ross Morriss' award acknowledges his outstanding leadership of the Strategic Partnerships group, focussing on securing major industry and government clients. This has occurred across a wide cross section of industry, including areas such as defence, health, the environment, wine, banking, automotive, transport and many others. The Strategic Partnerships programs are attracting senior representatives from all over Australia and NZ and for the first time program delivery has extended interstate. Collaboration with industry and government has recently led to the development of new degree programs in policing and procurement to meet specific requirements. 13 May 2010 |
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