Insurance against Catastrophic Climate Change: How Much Will an Emissions Trading Scheme Cost Australia? (journal article)
by Philip D. Adams
from The Australian Economic Review, Vol. 40 No. 4, pp. 432–452
" ...If a worthwhile reduction in risk costs 50 per cent of income, then living with the risk may be preferable. But if it costs 1 per cent of income, then taking the insurance policy may be the best option. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the possible cost in the context of an emissions trading scheme (ETS) for Australia."

The Diversification and Performance of Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (journal article)
by Peter J. Phillips, Alex Cathcart, and John Teale
from The Australian Economic Review Vol. 40 No.4, pp. 339–352
"In this article we examine the diversification and performance of a small preliminary sample of Australian self-managed superannuation (retirement) funds (SMSFs). Using the single index model and traditional (risk-adjusted) performance measures within the context set by modern portfolio theory we find that the SMSFs in our sample exhibit considerable under-diversification. In addition, we find that the SMSFs do not appear to be benefiting from even naive diversification and, unsurprisingly, perform poorly on a risk-adjusted basis vis-à-vis the unmanaged S&P/ASX300 index. This empirical investigation contributes to economists' understanding of the microeconomic structure of this increasingly important component of Australia's retirement income stream."

Measuring pains, part 2 (journal article)
by Linda Galloway
from Training Vol. 44 No. 10, Nov/Dec2007, pp. 40-41
"The article explores the challenges being faced by many training executives related to learning measurements. Conversations with learning executives reveal that attitudes about learning measurements are changing. Overall, executives are talking less about traditional measurements and more about business-related measurements. The Kirkpatrick measurement model is mentioned, but most often in descriptions of what organizations are not doing."

Fiscal policy and interest rates in Australia (journal article)
by Stephen Kirchner
from Policy, Vol. 23 No. 3, Spring 2007, pp. 11-15
"The article focuses on the significance of fiscal policy to the interest rates in Australia. The international influences on Australian interest rates are largely relative to domestic implications. Its interest rates are mostly determined by international and cyclical influences which will be expected to overwhelm any contribution from changes in the federal budget balance and national saving."

Breakthrough thinking from inside the box (journal article)
by Kevin P.Coyne, Patricia Gorman Clifford and Renee Dye
from Harvard Business Review, Vol. 85 No. 12 December 2007, pp. 70-78
"The secret to getting your organization to regularly generate lots of good ideas, and occasionally some great ones, is deceptively simple: First, create new boxes for people to think within so that they don't get lost in the cosmos and they have a basis for offering ideas and knowing whether they're making progress in the brainstorming session. Second, redesign ideation processes to remove obstacles that interfere with the flow of ideas -- such as most people's aversion to speaking in groups larger than ten. "

China + India : the power of two (journal article)
by Tarun Khanna
in Harvard Business Review, Vol. 85 No. 12 December 2007, pp. 60-69
"China and India are burying the hatchet after four-plus decades of hostility. A few companies from both nations have been quick to gain competitive advantages by viewing the two as symbiotic. If Western corporations fail to do the same, they will lose their competitive edge -- and not just in China and India but globally."

Personnel Management: Politics, Administration, and a Passion for Anonymity (Journal article)
by Camilla Stivers and Ralph P. Hummel
from Public Administration Review Vol. 67 No. 6, pp. 1010–1017
"Personnel management is vitally important to the maintenance and preservation of the administrative state and its democratic institutions. This reaction critically examines the personnel recommendations made by Floyd W. Reeves and Paul T. David in their study Personnel Administration in the Federal Service. It questions the degree to which there is a coherent set of political and constitutional expectations marking the progress of personnel policy that might enable us to forecast the future, both theoretically and practically. The authors highlight how and why the field should pay greater attention to the political ends that our personnel theories serve."

Economic issues with climate change (journal article)
by John Freebairn
from Australian Economic Review Vol. 40 No. 4, pp. 402-409
"In this Policy Forum a combination of partial equilibrium and general equilibrium models is employed to evaluate the case for and form of policy interventions to reduce the flow of greenhouse gas emissions, and to assess the economic impacts of market-based policy interventions which place an explicit price on carbon or greenhouse gas emissions."

Accountability in the Privatized State (journal article)
by Graeme A. Hodge and and Ken Coghill
from Governance, Vol. 20 No. 4, pp. 675-702
"This article looks at the notion of accountability and the degree to which privatizing public sector activities might improve or worsen such mechanisms. It then looks specifically at the different systems of accountability existing following three privatization activities in Victoria and compares these against that existing previously under public operation. The sale of electricity sector enterprises, the operation of urban rail service franchises, and the implementation of a public–private partnership project to supply transport infrastructure are adopted as case studies."

Innovation and Innovators Inside Government: From Institutions to Networks (journal article)
by Mark Considine and Jenny M. Lewis
from Governance Vol. 20 No. 4, pp.581–607
"Innovation and innovators inhabit an institutional space, which is partially defined by formal positions and partially by informal networks. This article investigates the role of politicians and bureaucrats in fostering innovation inside government and provides an empirical explanation of who the innovators are, whether this is mostly an attribute of position or role, or mostly an effect of certain forms of networking."

The Europa world year book 2007
Joanne Maher (editor)

Contains detailed information on every country of the world including recent history, population statistics, financial and trade data, and a directory of government departments and major businesses.

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Mobilizing minds : creating wealth from talent in the 21st-century organization
Lowell L. Bryan & Claudia I. Joyce
Argues that organizational redesign needs to be the centrepiece of corporate strategy, so that companies can unlock the wealth of their most important asset - their workforce.
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The Art of digital branding
Ian Cocoran

Covers the pivotal role the colour schemes and menu formats play in the perception of an online brand, and how to encourage and retain traffic flow through competitions, vouchers, and giveaways, moderated forums, or subscription-based membership.

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Personal excellence
Robert K Throop et al.
Covers goal setting, improving your communication skills, functioning in groups, managing time and coping with stress.
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Consumer behavior : buying, having, and being
Michael Solomon
Comprehesive textbook about consumer behaviour, or "the study of people and the products that help to shape their identities." - preface.
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Australia's aggregate tax burden : measurement, interpretation and prospects
Greg Smith / Australian Tax Research Foundation
Considers whether Australia is truly a "low tax country" as claimed by the government by analysing the "tax burden" measure.
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The World is flat : a brief history of the twenty-first century
Thomas L. Friedman
The explosion of advanced technologies now means that suddenly knowledge pools and resources have connected all over the planet, levelling the playing field as never before, so that each of us is potentially an equal - and competitor - of the other.
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The Uncertain art of management

Harry Onsman, Australian Institute Of Management

Practical guidelines to help managers increase individual performance, make better decisions, and lead with integrity.

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10 Tips for Dealing with a Bully Boss (journal article)
By Bob Weinstein
From CIO November 2007
Do you have a bad manager? Someone who makes your life miserable all week by criticizing your every move?

3 ways to be more creative: relax, exercise and sleep more (journal article)
By Diann Daniel
from CIO November 2007
If you're stressed and out of shape, so is your brain.

The Age of turbulence : adventures in a new world

Alan Greenspan

Autobiography of Alan Greenspan, the former Chairman of the US Reserve Bank.

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Sharing, privacy and trust in our networked world: a report to the OCLC membership
Source: OCLC
"We know that privacy is important to users, and to librarians, but we also know that sharing and open access matter."

Chinese economic performance in the long run - 2nd edition revised and updated

Source: Angus Maddison / OECD

Uses a comparative approach to explain why China’s role in the world economy has changed so dramatically in the last thousand years. Concludes that China will resume its role as the world’s largest economy by 2015.

The Extreme future : the top trends that will reshape the world in the next 20 years
James Canton
"Discover the trends that will create risk and opportunity in the future, which include: the strategies businesses must implement to compete [and] the innovations that will transform the global economy." - cover.
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Economic freedom - the good and the ugly (journal article)
by Fred Argy
from AQ Vol. 79 No. 5 September/October 2007
"Has Australia gone too far down the road of economic freedom, or should we be seeking to go further? In the end, policy decisions must depend on what kind of society one is trying to promote - one that gives the highest priority to individual liberty, or to material wellbeing, or to social equality and cohesion."

The Heart and soul of leadership [book]
Barker, Carolyn & Australian Institute Of Management

Chapters include: The problem with leadership: defining what we don’t understand -- Women and Australian leadership: beyond the current paradigms -- Power, influence and action: making leadership work.

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China Rising - growing pains of a superpower

New Scientist special issue

10 November 2007

This special issue has articles about the Innovation Nation; the people's quantum computer; beyond the great firewall; and stem-cell revolutionaries; small farmer/big pharma.

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The World Café : shaping our futures through conversations that matter [book]Brown, Juanita & Isaacs, David

"The World Cafe is a flexible, easy-to-use process for fostering collaborative dialogue, sharing mutual knowledge, and discovering new opportunities for action. Based on living systems thinking, this innovative approach creates dynamic networks of conversation that can catalyze an organization's or community's own collective intelligence around its most important questions." "Filled with stories of actual Cafe dialogues in business, education, government, and community organizations across the globe, this uniquely crafted book demonstrates how the World Cafe can be adapted to any setting or culture. Examples from such varied organizations as Hewlett-Packard, American Society for Quality, the nation of Singapore, the University of Texas, and many others, demonstrate the process in action." "Along with its seven core design principles, The World Cafe offers practical tips for hosting "conversations that matter" in groups of any size - strengthening both personal relationships and people's capacity to shape the future together."--BOOK JACKET.
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Managers in the firing line: contributing factors to workplace bullying by staff (journal article)
by Sarah Branch, Sheryl Ramsay and Michelle Barker
from Journal of Management and Organization, Vol. 13 No. 3 September 2007
To date, most of the research into workplace bullying has focused on managers
and colleagues as the perpetrators of bullying in the workplace. By contrast, little is known about ‘upwards bullying’, where managers are the targets. We argue that in order to more fully understand workplace bullying as a whole, the phenomenon of upwards bullying requires research and attention.

Australian Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs): a study of high performance management practices (journal article)
by Rietha Wiesner, Jim McDonald and Heather C. Banham
From Journal of Management & Organization, Vol. 13 No. 3 September 2007
This study attempts to fill some of the gaps in existing studies by considering a wide range of high performance management practices in Australian SMEs. ... It is evident from the findings in this study that high performance practices in SMEs stand to benefit from modernisation and improvement.

ARIS design platform : getting started with BPM [book]

Davis, Rob & Brabänder, Eric
A practical text which explains how to this software package to create real business models, establish company-wide business process management and structure a process architecture.
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Governmental efficiency in our time: Is the 'what' really more important than the 'how'? (article)
by John Bohte
From Public Administration Review, Vol. 6 No. 5 September/October 2007
"Hindy Lauer Schachter argues that obtaining a more accurate and nuanced understandingof public sector effi ciency becomes possible when government offi cials engage citizens in the process of defining desired policy outcomes. In her view, efficiency is a politically defined value."

Focus or fold
Maresca, Sergio Carlo

How to differentiate your product/service when your competitor has a lower price, how to build high-trust business relationships quickly, and how to overcome price objections without entering into a price-discounting war.

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In-house coaching and mentoring (article)
by John Frost
from Training Journal, August 2007, pp 52-55
The author examines the pros and cons of turning managers into coaches.
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Training the over-50s: herding cats or honing champions? (article)
by Dianne Bown-Wilson
from Training Journal, September 2007, pp 38-41
This article explores the challenges of developing our older workforce.
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"Friends, Romans, countrymen..." (article)
by Michael Anthony Holliday
From Training Journal, September 2007, pp 33-36
In the first of a series of articles on advanced communication, the author discusses presentation skills.
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Human performance improvement : building practitioner competence
Rothwell, William J. et al.
"Shows you how to: discover and analyze performance gaps, plan for future improvements in human performance, and design and develop cost-effective interventions to close performance gaps." - cover.
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Deeper in debt : Australia’s addiction to borrower money
Keen, Steve / Centre for Policy Development

"Explains the dynamics to debt accumulation and the statistical evidence that our current borrowing trends cannot go on forever." - page 3.

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Victoria’s public transport : assessing the results of privatisation

Allsop, Steve / Institute of Public Affairs
Finds that the privatisation of passenger trains and trams was largely successful, and that it resulted in increased patronage and improvements in reliability.
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Tax competition : much to do about very little
Davidson, Sinclair / Centre for Independent Studies (Australia)
"As globalisation and international capital mobility have increased, tax policy-makers and revenue collectors ... have become concerned about the revenue implications of tax competition among countries." - page vii.
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Will China fail? : the limits and contradictions of market socialism
Lee, John Cheong Seong / Centre for Independent Studies (Australia)

Will internal inconsistencies in the Chinese system stall its rise as an economic and political global powerhouse?

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Chocolates on the pillow aren’t enough: reinventing the customer experience

By Jonathan M. Tisch and Karl Weber

"Reveals why creating an intimate, positive, and long-lasting connection with customers is the key to success for the twenty-first-century organization, and illustrates how leaders in any field can accomplish this goal."

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Energy in Australia : an overview of Australia’s energy sector and its regulation
Minter Ellison
Covers: "The Australian political and regulatory system", "The market for electricity", "Transmission regulation in the NEM", "State by state overview of the electricity market" and "Climate change - issues associated."
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Fl!p : how counter-intuitive thinking is changing everthing-from branding and strategy to technology and talent

Sheahan, Peter

Provides a foundation and guidelines for developing and employing a flexible mindset, as displayed by "flipstars" such as Toyota, Richard Branson and Rupert Murdoch.

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Microtrends : the small forces behind today’s big changes
Penn, Mark J. & Zalesne, E. Kinney
Findings include: it is increasing women who drive technology, "retired" people are continuing to work, and that "new geeks" are the most sociable people.
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Who goes where? : Australia’s freight transport services directories series : Queensland edition
Who Goes Where?
A directory containing local, country and interstate transport operators, and support services such as customs agents and freight brokers.

Now available in Library & Research Services' Reference Collection.

First, break all the rules : what the world's greatest managers do differently

Buckingham, Marcus

Provides insight into how great managers find, focus and keep talented employees.

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Building on the Western Australian boom : the drivers and shapers of China’s economic development in the 21st century
Western Australian Technology and Industry Advisory Council
There is both a real need, and a major opportunity, for Western Australia to build sustainable, long term sources of growth out of the present boom. The difficulty of this task arises from the fact that, while the economy is booming, it is hard to focus public and private resources on the longer term; but when the boom breaks, much of the opportunity has been lost. The policy challenge is to build these sustainable sources of growth now, while the opportunities abound.
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Drilling down : turning customer data into profits with a spreadsheet

Novo, Jim

How to track customers using simple value metrics, set up early warning reports to alert you to positive or negative changes, and launch a marketing action with customers flagged by the reports.

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Doing business 2008 : comparing regulation in 179 economies

World Bank

"Regulations affecting 10 stages of a business's life are measured: starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors ... [and more]." - contents.

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Performance measurement, reporting, obstacles and accountability: recent trends and future directions
by Dr Paul Thomas
Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) program on government, politics and public management.
Asks the question: 'What makes performance measurement so attractive in theory, yet so difficult in practice?’.
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Ageing and the public service : human resource challenges
by Elsa Pilichowski and Edouard Turkisch
OECD
"Reviews the experience of 9 OECD countries in the field [and] presents some conclusions on strategies that countries could implement in order to adjust their human resource policies." - cover.
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The ladder of competitiveness : how to climb it
by Daniel Cohen and Orsetta Causa
OECD - Development Centre Studies
Using empirical data from over 50 countries, this book shows how even small differences in a number of factors combine to boost or block productivity.
Chapters include: Manufacturing productivity -- Explanatory factors -- The overall productivity of the economy -- Social infrastructure -- International trade -- New approaches to competitiveness

Freakonomics: a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything

by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

"Turns conventional economics on its head, stripping away the jargon and calculations of the ’experts’ to explore the riddles of everyday life." - cover

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Blogosphere: the best of blogs
by Peter Kuhns and Adrienne Crew
Covers: what a blog is, how to build your own blog, and the reviews the best political, environmental and current events blogs.
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Accounting theory - 6th edition

by Jayne Godfrey and others

Textbook covering accounting theory, current cost accounting, standard setting, and social and environmental reporting.

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The Boss from outer space and other aliens at work - a down-to-earth guide for getting along with just about anyone

by Patricia J. Addesso

"How to gain a greater understanding of even your most difficult co-workers, categorizing different personality types in terms of the planets"

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Economics - 5th edition

by Doug McTaggart (and others)

An Australian economics textbook covering: How markets work, Households, firms and markets, Market failure and government, and Macroeconomic policy.

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It's a perfect match: getting the psychological contract right
by Naomi Puchala
An article from Public Administration Today, No 11 (April) pp 5-7
Attracting and retaining younger employees in the public sector is an important topic. The author looks at the recruitment process from a young applicant's perspective, through the prism of psychological contract theory.

Development of leadership competencies in Australia
by Dr Stephen Kendal
An article from Public Administration Today, No 11 (April) pp 21-24
"We need to get better at leadership if Australia is to thrive in a dramatically changed world where creativity and innovation are the drivers of prosperity".

Economic evaluation of a community-based early intervention program implemented in a disadvantaged urban area of Queensland.
by Matthew Manning, Ross Homel and Christine Smith
An article from Economic Analysis and Policy 36 (1/2) pp. 99-119
Children raised in socio-economically disadvantaged regions have an increased probabilities of school failure, delinquency, drug abuse and juvenile crime. The Pathways to Prevention project attempts to reduce these risks in a disadvantaged community through the implementation of child-focused (school-based) and family-focused (community-based) interventions.

Ageing and the public service - human resource challenges
from OECD
"While the public sector must respond to the changing demands made by an ageing society, civil servants are themselves ageing and the exit of a large number of experienced staff through retirement before a relatively short time period must be managed. Significant staff departures are an opportunity to bring staff with new skills into government, decrease staff numbers and staff costs (entry level salaries are lower), and change the allocation of staff across sectors. However, they are also a challenge, with the loss of key capacity and the need to postpone the retirement of some key staff."

The Making of an expert, by N. Howe and W. Strauss
Article from Harvard Business Review, Vol 85, No 7, July 2007
On the basis of historical precedent, the authors say we can foresee how the generations that are alive today will think and act in decades to come. Their attitudes and behaviors will have profound effects on the economy, the workplace, and social institutions in general.

The Chinese economy - transitions and growth

By Barry Naughton

Examines China’s transition to a market economy, and the current situation regarding population growth, international trade, rural industrialization and environmental policy.

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The Science of management - fighting fads and fallacies with evidence-based practice
By Dr Simon Moss and Dr Ronald Francis
Uses scientific research to challenge conventional practices for recruitment and selection, managing undesirable employee behaviour and improving team performance.
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Orbiting the giant hairball - a corporate fool’s guide to surviving with grace

by Gordon Mackenzie

A fomer employee of Hallmark Cards shares his lessons on awakening and fostering creative genius.

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Cats - the nine lives of innovation

by Stephen Lundin (best selling author of Fish!) with Jimmy Tan

How to become a "CAT" or "an everyday human being who learns how to release his or her creative potential and develops the skills and understandings critical to innovation."

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Managing international business in China by Xiaowen Tian

Tian presents a practical guide to major managerial issues faced by foreign investors in the Chinese market, including the stratigic management of guanxi, entry mode selection, alliance management, negotiating with Chinese partners and corporate financial management.

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Chocolates on the pillow aren’t enough : reinventing the customer experience.
"Reveals why creating an intimate, positive, and long-lasting connection with customers is the key to success for the twenty-first-century organization, and illustrates how leaders in any field can accomplish this goal."
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