Management

Modern Slavery: Associate Professor Vikram Bhakoo wins 2023 Reel Impact Prize

Congratulations to Associate Professor Vikram Bhakoo for winning the University of Melbourne’s 2023 Reel Impact Prize.

Published 09 Aug 2024

Bachelor of Commerce

sheCommerce: Faculty of Business and Economics hosts Year 11 students for ‘three-day jam-packed camp’

Approximately 40 Year 11 students from across Victoria joined the Faculty of Business and Economics in Melbourne for the latest iteration of the sheCommerce camp.

Published 07 Aug 2024

Management

Sliding doors: Abraham Hito

All kinds of doors open when you finish your undergraduate studies. For some, it’s not until they see what’s on the other side that they realise where their interests really lie. For Master of Management student Abraham Hito, this meant post-graduate study and a move to Melbourne.

Published 07 Aug 2024

Indigenous

We found opposition to the Voice is linked to poorer Indigenous health. And in some regions, the link is striking

Indigenous Australians living in areas with stronger opposition to the Voice have poorer health and are less likely to access health care, write Dr Karinna Saxby and Professor Yuting Zhang from the Melbourne Institute.

Published 07 Aug 2024

Stigma around same-sex marriage affected Australians’ health. Here’s what happened in your electorate

Our new study is a reminder of how stigma and the stress that comes with it can have long-term consequences for people’s health, writes Dr Karinna Saxby, Professor Yuting Zhang and Dr Zoe Aitken for The Conversation.

Published 05 Aug 2024

Researchers and advocates set to track the true extent of poverty

In July, the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic & Social Research and Brotherhood of St. Laurence co-delivered a roundtable discussion co-funded by the School of Social and Political Science.

Published 05 Aug 2024

Management

The 3 changes Australian sport must make after Volleyball Australia’s shocking abuse report

Recently there have been three worrying reviews into Australian Olympic sports but much more needs to be done to protect vulnerable athletes, writes Dr Victoria Roberts, Australian Olympian and Lecturer in Management.

Published 02 Aug 2024

How complex is your life? Computer scientists found a way to measure it

Published 01 Aug 2024

Professor Elizabeth Webster returns to the University of Melbourne to lead the Melbourne Institute

After a decade of impactful research and leadership at Swinburne University of Technology, Professor Elizabeth Webster will commence as Director of the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research in late July 2024.

Published 25 Jul 2024

Accounting

The Crowdstrike outage showed that risk management is essential. Why are so many businesses reluctant to do it?

Many big companies hate thinking about and preparing for so-called ‘black swan’ events – major catastrophes that are hard to predict. That isn’t a wise approach, writes Professor Michael Davern for The Conversation.

Published 24 Jul 2024

Vale Emeritus Professor Boris Schedvin, 23/5/1936 - 15/7/2024

The Faculty of Business and Economics acknowledges the passing of Professor Carl Boris Schedvin on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the age of 88.

Published 23 Jul 2024

Research

Loneliness in the workplace is greatest among men with traditional views about being the breadwinner

Society’s expectations of how a man works and what he earns is a key contributor to how lonely he feels in the workplace, writes Dr Ferdi Botha for The Conversation.

Published 18 Jul 2024

Indigenous

Indigenous businesses are thriving across a wide range of industries – here’s how to make sure that continues

Greater visibility of these businesses – both in government statistics and Indigenous business directories – would not only showcase their diversity and excellence but also promote further success, writes Associate Professor Michelle Evans for The Conversation.

Published 16 Jul 2024

Dean’s letter – Start of Semester 2, 2024

Published 11 Jul 2024

Indigenous

Indigenous people can get cheap or free medicines. But we show access depends on your postcode

When we mapped where Indigenous Australians are using a program to access free or discounted medicines, we found huge variation around the country. Here’s why that’s a problem, write Dr Karinna Saxby and Mike Stephens for the Conversation.

Published 10 Jul 2024

Accounting

Research: Cutting executive pay can lower worker productivity

New research from the University of Melbourne and University of Auckland shows cutting executive pay can lower the motivation and productivity of lower-paid workers and have detrimental effects on an organisation.

Published 05 Jul 2024

Economics

Increasing annual leave to five weeks would cost employers less than you might think

Giving workers an extra week of annual leave could take pressure off employers to increase their workers' pay, writes Professor Jeff Borland for The Conversation.

Published 02 Jul 2024

Life after graduate research: Dr Shashi Karunanethy

Published 27 Jun 2024