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May 08, 2013 Pollution Audit: Unravelling Choice in Greenhouse Gas Assurance
Australia's federal Opposition intends to repeal carbon pricing laws if
it wins this year's election. Yet, when it last held power in 2007, it
introduced legislation requiring sizeable polluters to disclose the
level of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Affected organisations
have increasingly sought to verify their emissions figures and energy
data, creating a niche market in GHG assurance. It's a field that's
growing globally. So how is a quality provider selected? Researchers
from the Australian School of Business have found that competence,
ethics and integrity are key factors, but that specialisation does not,
at this stage, command a higher price.
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May 08, 2013 Bringing People Together: David Gonski on Life and Leadership - AUDIO
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 Online Shopping: How China Leads the Boom at Virtual Checkouts
Global growth in e-commerce is impressive, particularly in Asian
countries where online shopping figures can astound. On a single day in
2012, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.com rang up more than US$3
billion in sales. This year, China's e-commerce market is expected to
become the world's largest. Felix Tan, from the Australian School of
Business, says developed nations can learn from this striking success.
Chinese e-commerce operators take a holistic view of business and gain
an edge with strategic management practices. Investment in partners
creates collaborators and the use of social media engages shoppers for
the long term. “The customer experience is very community-based and is
extremely rounded, very consolidated,” Tan says.
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March 20, 2013 Cognitive Dissonance: John Sterman on Understanding Climate Change
Climate change is a complex problem. Even bright minds become confused
when simultaneously presented with consequences that are potentially
catastrophic and the feeling that there’s nothing they can do about it.
But there are ways of reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and it's
how we think about global warming that seems to be impeding action. John Sterman, a professor of management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Michael J. Crouch Visiting Professor at the Australian School of Business,
has been studying why people have difficulty understanding the dynamics
of the climate. He sees a way to reframe the issue and has devised
simulation tools to assist in forming opinions and policies consistent
with people's values. Sterman recently spoke with Knowledge@Australian
School of Business.
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March 20, 2013 Aggressive Bytes: Counting the Cost of Cyber Crime
According to Alana Maurushat from the Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre
at the University of New South Wales, computers are the weapon of choice
for industrial espionage and hacking incidents are more widespread than
reported. The European Commission estimates the worldwide damage to
business from cyber crime at US$1 trillion annually. Governments across
the globe are stepping up efforts to strengthen cyber security, but will
it be enough? Maurushat urges increased public awareness, proper risk
analysis and mandatory reporting of certain breaches to share
intelligence. She also says the IT industry needs to be held liable for
its product quality. Local cyber-detectives warn that under-resourcing
leaves Australia vulnerable.
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March 20, 2013 Cognitive Dissonance: John Sterman on Understanding Climate Change
Climate change is a complex problem. Even bright minds become confused
when simultaneously presented with consequences that are potentially
catastrophic and the feeling that there’s nothing they can do about it.
But there are ways of reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and it's
how we think about global warming that seems to be impeding action.
John Sterman, a professor of management at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology and Michael J. Crouch Visiting Professor at the Australian
School of Business, has been studying why people have difficulty
understanding the dynamics of the climate. He sees a way to reframe the
issue and has devised simulation tools to assist in forming opinions and
policies consistent with people's values. Sterman recently spoke with
Knowledge@Australian School of Business.
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March 20, 2013 Health Insurance: Better Modelling Unravels Contradictory Choices
With trends that seem counter-intuitive, predicting the take-up of
private health insurance can be tricky. People with private insurance
are less likely to be in poor health and have fewer long-term health
conditions than those who rely on the public system. But there are
methods for modelling choice behaviours and policy-makers would do well
to employ them, argues Michael Keane, an economics professor at the
Australian School of Business. Attempts to control hospital waiting
times through the private health insurance market are unlikely to be
successful. Insurance take-up seems driven by the mixed motives of risk
aversion, cognitive ability and income.
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March 20, 2013 Unskilled and Unaware: Finding a Cure for Over-Confidence
In a study of particular relevance to managers, Andreas Ortmann, a
professor of experimental and behavioural economics at the Australian
School of Business, has found that people at the lower end of the
competence spectrum in any environment tend to over-estimate their
talents in comparison to those around them. They are over-confident and
unaware of it, a potentially disastrous combination in team leaders. But
Ortmann says that with the right feedback, all but the least competent
people can be calibrated to recognise their actual skills level and
perform better as a consequence. And even the least competent can be
helped, though it may take a lot longer.
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March 06, 2013 Effecting Change: How Allowing For Failure Leads to Success
The sustainability of an organisation, particularly in times of economic
turmoil, is often seen as directly related to its ability to innovate
and implement change. But how organisations perceive and react to
failure – their failure orientation – is also integral to ongoing
viability. According to Australian School of Business associate
professor Gavin Schwarz, firms that recognise failure as a stabilising
force and as a legitimate aspect of organisational survival will find
this perspective can have a positive influence on the overall behaviour
of their organisations and, with it, future prospects.
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March 06, 2013 Health in a Handset: How Mobile Technology is Good Medicine for the Asia-Pacific
The global popularity of mobile phones is being harnessed in the
delivery of healthcare services (mHealth) to remote locations with
scarce resources. In Bangladesh, mHealth is used for communicating with
patients and doctors, delivering expert advice, collecting information
in public health campaigns, even self-testing by patients. Pradeep Ray, a
professor of information technology at the Australian School of
Business, says Bangladesh is leading the world in providing
mHealth-based services and that research he's leading into community
acceptance there will benefit other developing countries. Meanwhile, in
the developed world, mHealth can be a cost-effective tool in the
allocation of stretched health budgets trying to cope with an ageing
population and chronic conditions.
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