This presentation explains the potential benefits and costs of having 'busy' directors who sit on multiple corporate boards. It particularly covers research involving interlocked directors association with a common audit firm. DataBlitz on Corporate Governance was held on 19 July 2013.

AFL teams have strong cultures which can shape the sorts of attitudes and behaviours the players within it should endorse and avoid. This project examines AFL player interviews and also social network data to understand how issues of racism towards Indigenous Australians are viewed within an AFL team. This combination of qualitative and quantitative data provides intriguing insights into AFL team cultures. DataBlitz on Sport was held on 21 June 2013.

Although interest and attendance in sport is increasing among women, research to date has
mainly explored the male fan . With professional sports teams seeking to grow their fan base, factors promoting the satisfaction of female sport fans are worth examining. While women are under-represented in overall fan bases for most professional sports, they are particularly under-represented in the season ticket holder (STH) category, making them an obvious target to achieve growth. In order to better understand what attracts and retains female STHs, and any gender-based differences, we have examined the STH base of two professional sports teams. Guided by past work on the antecedents of STH satisfaction, the two large data sets were split by gender and satisfaction models tested across groups. Results indicate that member services, team administration and home ground have stronger effects on female than male STH satisfaction. Implications on how to attract and retain both male and female STHs are discussed. DataBlitz on Sport was held on 21 June 2013.

AFL teams have strong cultures which can shape the sorts of attitudes and behaviours the players within it should endorse and avoid. This project examines AFL player interviews and also social network data to understand how issues of racism towards Indigenous Australians are viewed within an AFL team. This combination of qualitative and quantitative data provides intriguing insights into AFL team cultures. DataBlitz on Sport was held on 21 June 2013.

Although interest and attendance in sport is increasing among women, research to date has
mainly explored the male fan . With professional sports teams seeking to grow their fan base, factors promoting the satisfaction of female sport fans are worth examining. While women are under-represented in overall fan bases for most professional sports, they are particularly under-represented in the season ticket holder (STH) category, making them an obvious target to achieve growth. In order to better understand what attracts and retains female STHs, and any gender-based differences, we have examined the STH base of two professional sports teams. Guided by past work on the antecedents of STH satisfaction, the two large data sets were split by gender and satisfaction models tested across groups. Results indicate that member services, team administration and home ground have stronger effects on female than male STH satisfaction. Implications on how to attract and retain both male and female STHs are discussed. DataBlitz on Sport was held on 21 June 2013.

The advent of microfinance has not only revolutionised the credit market in developing countries, it has also played a key role in poverty alleviation and human development. NGO-provided microfinance services have various social objectives and carry out development programs alongside government, often known as the alternative development sector. This presentation provides a historical perspective of development practice in microfinance since the 1950s to recent time. It also identifies the key development concerns in Asia and the Pacific countries and concludes with a synopsis of microfinance and its role as a development intervention. DataBlitz on Microfinance was held on 24 May 2013.

The advent of microfinance has not only revolutionised the credit market in developing countries, it has also played a key role in poverty alleviation and human development. NGO-provided microfinance services have various social objectives and carry out development programs alongside government, often known as the alternative development sector. This presentation provides a historical perspective of development practice in microfinance since the 1950s to recent time. It also identifies the key development concerns in Asia and the Pacific countries and concludes with a synopsis of microfinance and its role as a development intervention. DataBlitz on Microfinance was held on 24 May 2013.

The soft skills that employers most want in graduates: communication, teamwork, self management, initiative and enterprise, problem solving, technological competence and planning and organisation skills. The soft skills that employers most want in graduates: communication, teamwork, self management, initiative and enterprise, problem solving, technological competence and planning and organisation skills. Recorded 19 April 2013.

The purpose of this presentation is to analyse the major obstacles which hinder the achievement of effective intersectoral education in Australia, together with the appropriate strategies that could be employed to overcome these obstacles. Recorded 19 April 2013.

Excessive risk-taking by banks has been criticised as being a contributory factor to the Global Financial Crisis. The presentation discusses the incentives for bank risk-taking and policy implications of this research. DataBlitz on GFC held 22 March 2013