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June 19, 2013 GST Reform: The Debate That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Australia's goods and services tax (GST) was born of a political
compromise and any discussion of potential changes to its scope and rate
remains too sensitive for legislators to touch, particularly during an
election year. But there's a growing realisation that GST reform could
improve Australia's competitive advantage. So let the debate begin. Neil
Warren, a professor of taxation at the Australian School of Business,
looks at options and says the GST is a far more efficient tax than many
existing levies. KPMG has been testing scenarios. Warren also notes that
changing the GST would require all states to cooperate with the
Commonwealth, something that's easier said than done.
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June 19, 2013 Asia in the Ageing Century: A New Boom in Retirement Planning
Many populations across Asia are ageing more rapidly than those in
Western countries, yet the development of viable retirement income
systems is lagging behind. A new report from the ARC Centre of
Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) at the Australian
School of Business notes that large parts of Asia could benefit from
Australian expertise in retirement planning. And providing solutions may
offer Australia a new economic boom in financial and insurance services
as it assists the region to advance. “Getting a retirement income
system right could result in favourable macro-economic rebalancing of
growth,” says CEPAR research fellow and report co-author, Rafal Chomik.
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June 19, 2013 Women at the Top: Never Mind the Quotas, Develop the Pipeline
Gender diversity in the boardroom has its advantages but there is no
business case for female quotas, says Renée Adams, a professor and
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) Chair in Finance at the Australian School of
Business. Too much emphasis on placing women at the top obscures the
systemic difficulties many women face in pursuing and maintaining
full-time careers. Policy-makers should concentrate on working from the
bottom up to build a talent pipeline. Carolyn Kay, a non-executive
director at CBA, sees progress being made in female representation but
says more needs to be done, noting that “we are still losing women at
senior levels”.
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June 19, 2013 Joining the In-Crowd: How Social Entrepreneurship is Going Mainstream
The popularity of crowd-funding continues to explode, but is it just an
early stage in the web community's ongoing quest to find ways of
circumventing traditional financial service institutions? “The next
logical step is crowd investment and crowd equity, where investors take
on property rights in the ventures they back,” says Daniel Schlagwein
from the Australian School of Business. But there are unresolved legal
issues and regulators are hovering as the sums get bigger. With banks
already jumping on to the crowd-funding bandwagon, social
entrepreneurship may be in danger of losing its cool.
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May 23, 2013 Interact and Engage: Social Media Marketing and the Future of Advertising
Technological progress is creating a new market reality in advertising
with the emergence of a generation of engaged customers, says Liem Viet
Ngo, from the Australian School of Business. Traditional television and
print advertising is being increasingly supported – and sometimes
replaced – by social media marketing and online campaigns where
participation and sharing information are the norm. Are these new forms
working? Ngo notes that measuring the return on investment of an online
campaign remains a challenge for marketers, but one thing is clear: they
should stop shouting and start listening. Industry experts suggest that
trust is the new black.
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May 23, 2013 Emotional Intelligence: Spare a Thought for Customer-Facing Roles
According to Markus Groth, an associate professor at the Australian
School of Business, employees who have to manage their emotions when
dealing with difficult customers are providing emotional labour. It is
distinct from physical or cognitive labour and bosses need to take this
work and the effects it can have on workers into account. Research into
parking officers shows they can be more productive if they display
authentic emotions in abusive situations, but other occupations require a
different emotional intelligence. There's a need for experiential
training and managers should take time to debrief with staff after
critical incidents.
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May 23, 2013 Asian Partners: How Korea is Overlooked in Coming Fourth
South Korea – officially the Republic of Korea – has Asia's
fourth-largest economy and is Australia's fourth-largest trading
partner, a relationship in which Australia enjoys a significant surplus.
Yet Korean was omitted as a priority language in the Australian
government's future blueprint, the Asian Century White Paper. Chung-Sok
Suh, from the Korea Research Institute at the Australian School of
Business, is at the heart of efforts to expand collaboration with our
affluent regional neighbour. He notes existing ties but sees plenty of
scope for improvement and further opportunities. Companies need to
understand that Korean business culture is different to that of Japan or
China.
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May 23, 2013 Accounting in Progress: Have Rising Standards Improved Earnings Quality in China?
A lack of transparency in the accounts of listed Chinese companies has
long sounded warning bells for outside investors, particularly in the
context of an insider economy with weak legal enforcement and low
investor protection. But China has made great strides in adopting
international financial accounting standards during the past 20 years.
Researchers from the Australian School of Business have found this
progress has improved earnings quality, though not across the board. In
some cases, improving quality in one aspect of earnings has been at the
cost of sacrificing another. Poor corporate governance is still a
pressing concern.
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May 09, 2013 Bringing People Together: David Gonski on Life and Leadership - VIDEO
David Gonski, chancellor of the University of New South Wales, sees his
leadership strength as an ability to bring people together. But he notes
that different people have different leadership skills and different
qualities are needed at different times. Although his career has taken
him to the pinnacle of business and to key roles for government and
cultural organisations, Gonski has never lost sight of the need for
personal modesty and respect for others. Or, as it emerges in this
conversation with Australian School of Business dean Geoffrey Garrett:
the best way to be a good leader is to be a good person.
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May 08, 2013 Profits in the Balance: The Business Case for Work-Family Support
New research from the Australian School of Business reveals a clear link
between flexible work practices and better business results. The study,
led by associate professor Julie Cogin, establishes incentives to
deploy work-family support (WFS) programs as a source of competitive
advantage, particularly to enhance customer-related outcomes. But the
business case for WFS demands a genuine engagement with the concept in a
receptive corporate culture. A high masculine orientation among senior
management can eliminate the benefits. Even the best WFS policies will
founder if an organisation lacks the commitment, or values, to promote
flexibility in practice.
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