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May 01, 2019 Knowledge@ASB: Instant Gratification
The consuming habits of the baby boomers (those born between 1945 and 1960) have substantially eroded the rate of saving in advanced nations over the past 40 years. Spending up rather than saving up has created an untenable situation. And future generations will almost certainly have a lower standard of living, unless policymakers step in to reverse the trend, according to a new study from the Australian School of Business. With an ageing population accelerating the problem, researchers suggest the "I want it now!" boomers should curb their selfishness and consider the kids.
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November 13, 2013 Powering the Future: The Business Case for Switching to Renewables
Plans by the new Coalition Government to abolish Australia's carbon tax
put it on a collision course with its Labor predecessor, which opposes
the move unless it leads to an emissions trading scheme. Into the fray
comes new research from centres at the University of New South Wales.
This modelling of investment and operating cost scenarios demonstrates
how, by 2030, power generated from renewable energy sources would be a
cheaper option than even “clean” gas and coal. The researchers aim to
inform a process of decarbonising the electricity industries, but
financial market analysts are sceptical that an entrenched reliance on
fossil fuels will change without a series of ultra-extreme events.
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October 16, 2013 Skin in the Game: Is Board Independence Destroying Firm Value?
Australian School of Business professor Peter Swan and colleague
Marc-Oliver Fischer have stirred up the business community by refuting
the popular view that independent board directors increase firm value.
The researchers studied the performance of almost 1000 Australian
companies since the ASX introduced voluntary governance guidelines in
2003. Those that followed the board independence recommendations
increased CEO and director pay yet under-performed financially. “We
estimate these losses conservatively at about A$69 billion over the
period 2003-2011,” Swan says. “If the director has no substantial
financial interest in the affairs of the company, the only thing they’re
going to care about is their own wellbeing.”
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September 18, 2013 Fad or Frontier: Is Big Data an Under-Utilised Asset?
When it comes to appreciating the power of big data, the whistle-blowing
activities of WikiLeaks and American computer specialist Edward Snowden
have seized the headlines. But the collection and manipulation of
massive amounts of digital information is increasingly being applied in
more legitimate ways, with savvy businesses investing in innovative
tools to unlock real-time information about their operations. Speed is
the crucial factor, according to Felix Tan from the Australian School of
Business. “If you can analyse and respond to customer and supplier data
almost instantaneously, the better informed your business processes
will be. That’s the challenge,” Tan says.
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August 20, 2013 Can Asia Meet the Healthcare Demands of its Ageing Populations?
Asian nations are facing a dramatic rise in medical costs as they plan
for the looming demographic transition to much older populations. Rafal
Chomik, from the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research
(CEPAR) at the Australian School of Business, says that Asian
governments have the fiscal capacity to keep expanding their health
systems, but they should heed the successes and failures of reforms in
the region and elsewhere to avoid the excessive cost growth seen in the
West. Thailand is cited as a good example, and Australia’s strong front
line of GPs as well as its pharmaceutical benefits scheme are two
initiatives worth emulating, according to CEPAR investigators.
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August 07, 2013 What Western Firms Need to Know to Succeed in China
The Chinese market is a glittering prize for foreign companies, but
those that hope to prosper need to be aware of a complex labyrinth of
government, labour and cultural forces, according to research from
Australian School of Business professor Stephen J. Frenkel and PhD
candidate Chongxin Yu. Business plans and HR strategies must adapt to
the local context and ties with authorities at all levels need to be
maintained. Frenkel suggests that returning Chinese students educated in
Australia may offer a new bicultural management model for Western firms
because these graduates have the advantage of “knowing their own
culture, but also knowing us”.
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July 24, 2013 Start-Up or Stop: When Innovation Means Knowing How to Let Go
Companies need to update their products, develop new ones and break into
fresh markets. But equally important is the ability to cull projects
that aren’t working. Dan Levinthal, the Michael J. Crouch Visiting
Professorial Fellow at the Australian School of Business, describes it
as a “difficult balance of being tough on resource allocation, but at
the same time you can’t make it stigmatising and career-ending” for
those whose ideas don't go forward. Controlled micro-failures are part
of innovation for start-ups in the tech sector, where the knowledge
gained from unsuccessful initiatives is known as “flearning”.
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July 24, 2013 The Open-Talent Economy: What Price Loyalty in a Time of Employment Disruption?
Business professionals are on the move, whether they like it or not.
Traditional employers, such as media organisations, the public service,
telecommunications companies, accounting firms, banks and universities
have all announced redundancy programs during the past 12 months. Job
ads are down and unemployment is rising. Some firms are accessing
cheaper services offshore. But what replaces employee commitment to an
organisation when stable, full-time jobs are replaced by casual,
contract and part-time work? Is “volatile, uncertain, complex and
ambiguous” employment the new white-collar reality? Experts from the
Australian School of Business and industry weigh in.
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July 24, 2013 No Social Ties: How Independent Boards Improve Firm Performance
Research led by Ronald Masulis, the Macquarie Group Chair in Financial
Services at the Australian School of Business, demonstrates a strong
causal link between board independence and increased value for
shareholders. But there is a potential pitfall in the way board members
are chosen. Masulis and co-author Lixiong Guo find that social
connections between CEOs and non-executive directors can undermine board
independence. “I would encourage corporate boards to voluntarily adopt a
fully independent nominating committee, and if they are lacking a
nominating committee, to establish one,” says Masulis.
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July 24, 2013 Digital Advantage: The Fuss About High-Frequency Trading
High-frequency trading (HFT) accounts for 27% of Australian stock market
turnover. Its critics describe it as parasitic and providing toxic
liquidity. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission says that
most concerns about HFT are unfounded. But controversy is never far
from the surface. Last month, the Industry Super Network (ISN) cried
foul, claiming high-speed traders could cost Australian investors and
retirement savers more than $1.5 billion a year. It prompted Australian
School of Business finance professor Mike Aitken to point out that HFT
is just the latest in a long list of market innovations and that the ISN
should get up to speed, by changing stockbrokers if necessary.
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