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Published: 06 Apr 2020 under Economics

The lessons from past pandemics

From the bubonic plague to the Spanish flu, pandemics are not new, but the modern world brings with it amazing advancements and particular challenges.

Published: 01 Apr 2020 under Economics

Oil wars, petrol prices and COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic and global oil price wars are having an economic impact worldwide, but one consequence is lower fuel prices at Australian petrol pumps for the foreseeable future.

Published: 18 Mar 2020 under Research

The COVID-19 Shock to Supply Chains

The coronavirus pandemic is only the latest shock to supply chains – but COVID-19 is a wake-up call to businesses in terms of the cost of being under-prepared.

Published: 16 Mar 2020 under Industry

The importance of donating blood

While urgent calls for blood donations spike at different times of the year, people need to be reminded to keep donating in order to prevent chronic shortages.

Published: 09 Mar 2020 under Research

Fixing the gender gap in STEM starts in high school

STEM is core to solving some of the most pressing issues our world is facing. But women are under-represented.

Published: 09 Mar 2020 under Research

What's keeping women out of work?

Indonesia’s economy continues to grow and women have more access to education, so why aren’t more women getting into work?

Published: 07 Mar 2020 under Research

Rebelling against modern slavery

Seventy five per cent of modern slaves are women and girls. As consumers, we need to challenge the way we think about what we buy to help end exploitation.

Published: 05 Mar 2020 under Research

Combating workplace sexual abuse

We have decades of research on sexual harassment and how to combat it. But first, we need to dispel the myths that enable it.

Published: 02 Mar 2020 under Industry and Society; Research

Making workplaces better for everyone

New University of Melbourne conference highlights cutting edge research around gender harassment, LGBTIQ+ people, and women of colour in the workplace.

Published: 11 Feb 2020 under Finance

Brain-bending economics

Dr Elizabeth Bowman uses neuroscience to solve complex economic problems.

Published: 24 Dec 2019 under Economics

The hidden secrets of the gender gap

Behavioural economist Dr Maria Recalde uses experimental methods to investigate the oftentimes hidden factors that contribute to gender gaps in the workforce. Here she discusses what drives her to do her research.

Published: 24 Dec 2019 under Marketing

Questioning consumerism

How Dr Michal Carrington’s unique childhood and former career as a marketing executive inspired her research of the modern world’s most tricky problems.

Published: 03 Dec 2019 under Accounting

Accounting for the future

Prof Naomi Soderstrom has always been interested in environmental issues. Her research uses mainstream accounting to address climate change.

Published: 16 Oct 2019 under Research

Podcast: Workplace bullying in the #MeToo era

Workplace bullying creates a toxic environment, but the #MeToo movement is highlighting the drivers of abuse that women experience at work

Published: 30 Sep 2019 under Research

Work or Family?

Many Australian couples are finding it tough to balance work and family commitments, especially if they work long hours

Published: 30 Sep 2019 under Research

Breaking the workplace code of silence

The code of silence around gender equity damages men and women by confining both to traditional gender roles

Published: 11 Sep 2019 under Management

Hope in Simple Packages

Sneha Chrispal returned to her home country of India to undertake research towards her PhD with the Department of Management and Marketing. Her experience is one that revealed another side of Indian society, and showed her the depth of what her research could achieve.

Published: 22 Aug 2019 under Management

Innovation

Innovation involves implementing new or enhanced products, services, processes, management methods or business models. All sizes and types of organisations can benefit from innovation, when it is done well.

Published: 02 Aug 2019 under Research

Gender reshaping the traditional Australian household

Couples with children still dominate Australia but the HILDA Survey 2019 shows women working and earning more is creating a subtle and sometimes difficult rebalancing at home

Published: 02 Aug 2019 under Research

Warning on struggle street

The HILDA Survey 2019 shows Australia is still a land of opportunity, but poverty is on the rise and income classes are becoming more entrenched – which isn’t good for equality

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