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.

Now available in Library & Research Services' Reference Collection.

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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