20 November 2006
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues take centre stage in the November issue of Monash Business Review -- out today. The journal contains the latest independent research from academics and business leaders on a range of issues including:
How the top 10 stack up: How widespread is disclosure of CSR in Australia's top 10 companies and what does this mean to the community?
Accountability to employees: An academic argues that unless stronger legal measures are adopted, employees will continue to face uncertain times when companies become insolvent or restructure.
Consumer privacy: A new Australian study measuring both the level of consumer concern with personal information requested on loan applications and the level of protection afforded by financial institutions has some surprising results.
Are budgets a hindrance to modern organisations? An analysis of the pros and cons of budgets that puts forward a radical alternative - disposing of them altogether.
Independent directors: The independent director is hailed as a tool to monitor and improve corporate management and decision making, and be a faithful guardian of a company's interests. But does the reality match the rhetoric?
Are you being served? New research shows major reforms to Australia's credit card sector by the Reserve Bank has had profound implications for Australian retailers -- a 'windfall' on one hand, the removal of a useful income stream on the other.
Asset maintenance investment: Asset managers need a framework to assist them to optimise the lifecycle value of their organisation's assets -- this report provides one solution.
University education and employment outcomes: How the branding of a degree can influence a person's chance of employment.
States of play: An analysis of interstate competition in Australia's wholesale electricity market.
For more information on the above stories, or any others in the Monash Business Review, contact Ms Jacqui Golding, Faculty of Business and Economics, on +61 3 9903 2265.
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