New research on the absorption of recent graduates into the labour market has revealed wide differences in how readily graduates from various fields of study and university groups find jobs to match their level of education. A research paper jointly written by The University of Western Australia’s Ian Li and Curtin University’s Paul Miller and published in… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Business, Economics and Law
Queensland fraud is a billion dollar business
Queensland businesses could be losing over $12 billion per annum as a result of company fraud according to a recent study by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) – and small businesses are most at risk. ”Fraud is not just a problem for big business,” said Professor Keitha Dunstan who heads the School of… Continue Reading
Inside the mind of a burglar
Burglars are opportunistic, generally choose their targets at random and know all the tricks householders try to use as deterrents, according to a new study from ECU. In conjunction with the Australian Institute of Criminology, researchers from ECU’s School of Law and Justice conducted the study with 69 participants who admitted to having committed a… Continue Reading
Valuable research gathered by Notre Dame PhD graduate on delivering exercise incentives to employees
Only half of the workers in a recent survey are meeting current Australian standards for daily physical activity according to research by PhD graduate, Dr Troy Fuller, from The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus. With many people working longer hours, both in the office and at home, Dr Fuller’s research highlighted that employee… Continue Reading
Australia’s long campaign to secure voters from regional ‘threats’
Australian political leaders keep finding new and innovative ways to position themselves as ‘national defenders’ in the face of regional challenges and threats, according to new research by the University of Melbourne. Political communication analyst Dr Stephanie Brookes has reviewed nearly a thousand political speeches, interviews, debates and press conferences from election campaigns dating back… Continue Reading
Beware Christmas shoppers, online first impressions can fool you
Internet shoppers are more likely to buy if the first product review they encounter is a positive one even if subsequent reviews aren’t as flattering, new University of Melbourne research has found. Consumer psychologist Dr Brent Coker from the University’s Faculty of Business and Economics conducted the study, which has been published in the current… Continue Reading
US mass shootings – change unlikely
The tragic mass shooting of small children and teachers at an elementary school in the US state of Connecticut last Friday is unlikely to result in any significant change to gun laws or gun culture in the US, according to a Charles Sturt University (CSU) law enforcement academic. Dr Hugh McDermott, a senior lecturer in… Continue Reading
Christmas shoppers urged to boycott corporate tax dodgers
Christmas shoppers should follow the lead of consumers in the UK by taking a stand and boycotting companies that don’t pay their fair share of tax, according to a tax expert at the University of Western Sydney. Dr Elfriede Sangkuhl, from the UWS School of Law, worked at Ernst and Young before completing her PhD… Continue Reading
reach + significance = impact
Eighty-seven per cent of Australian research has been ranked as having considerable, very considerable or outstanding impact, according to the results of the first ever Excellence in Innovation (EIA) for Australia initiative, released last week. The EIA initiative is a national benchmarking study developed to measure the impact of Australian research against international standards. Sixteen… Continue Reading
When local government decisions are for sale
Corruption in local government could result in poor town planning leading to unaffordable, unsafe and unhealthy communities, according to ANU Professor of Public Policy Adam Graycar. Professor Graycar, Director of the Research School of Social Sciences in the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, made the comments at a Design + Crime conference in… Continue Reading
Study looks at love and beer
A new study has found that men who feel ‘love’ for their beer brand purchase 38 per cent more beer than average, while women who feel ‘bonding’ with their laundry detergent brand purchase 60 per cent more than the average customer. These are some of the findings from a study on ‘emotional branding’ by Murdoch… Continue Reading
Workaholics can’t compensate for an unhappy home life
People who try to deal with an unhappy home life by investing more time and effort at work are deluding themselves, according to a new study recently published by the British Journal of Management. In a detailed survey of more than 10,000 workers across 30 European countries, the study found there was an overall link… Continue Reading
