Research Grants

Faculty of Business and Government Research Grants

 

Research staff within the Faculty are successful in all categories of Australian Research Council grants, as well as other industry and development based research funds.

 

Current Projects:

 

  • ARC Whole of Government Project (ARC Whole of Government webpage)

    Professor John Halligan, Associate Professor Deborah Blackman
    Academic Partners: Professor Ian Marsh, University of Tasmania; Dr. Janine O'Flynn, ANU

    Australian experiments with whole of government approaches to policy development, implementation and service delivery are increasing. This new way of organising promises to balance the dominant structural principle of functional silos with horizontal linkages and coordination. Governments use whole of government approaches to produce integrated service delivery and deal with 'wicked problems' across jurisdictions and portfolios. This project will develop a framework for assessing such approaches and generating best practice guidelines to enable effective and efficient government. The project team of leading and emerging scholars and key government agencies will complete a comprehensive analysis and contribute significantly to knowledge.

    Funded by Australian Research Council Linkage Grant

 

  • A Regional Analysis of Employment of Tradespersons

    Anne Daly and Phil Lewis

    The economic boom has concentrated attention on skill shortages in Australia and their role of in preventing the economy from reaching its full potential level of output and putting pressure on inflation. This project concentrates on the extent to which the supply of tradespersons has adjusted to changed economic conditions and the regional dimension of these supply changes. The project will not only provide important factual information on the regional dimensions of skill shortages and but also provide the basis for more informed policy making with respect to migration, both internal and external, and education and training.

    Funded by National Competitive Grant from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research

 

  • Developing a responsive regulatory system for Australias small corporations

    Phil Lewis and a consortium of academics from University of Canberra, Victoria University, University of Technology Sydney, Southern Cross University and University of Western Sydney

    This research focuses on the essential business needs of the Australia small corporation market. It aims to determine the organising principles adopted by the regulators of Australian corporations in order to control, govern and regulate small corporations; to identify and distil the particular Federal regulatory requirements relevant to the growth and expansion of small corporations; determine the most effective regulatory framework to assist and enable optimum performance by small corporations; and Identify and map out a law and policy reform agenda to consolidate regulatory changes.

    Funded by Australia Research Council Linkage Grant

 

  • Indigenous Entrepreneurship in Victoria: reconciling mainstream Business Practice & Indigenous Community Values

    Associate Professor Robert Inbakaran
    Academic Partners: Associate Professor Adela McMurray, RMIT University; Professor Kevin Hindle, Swinburne University

    Indigenous entrepreneurship is a mechanism for addressing 'reconciliation' one the Nation's major issues. This study recognises the interrelations between Indigenous Australians as individuals and members of wider community groups and organisations and addresses key strategic documents including 'A Fairer Victoria' which is concerned about the disadvantaged in a developed society. Identifying Indigenous cultural values and the exigencies and pressures (including mainstream cultural pressure) impacting on Indigenous entrepreneurs assists with removing those impediments and will strengthen key strategic Indigenous Policies and programs in the interests of national economic prosperity and national reconciliation.

    Funded by Australia Research Council Linkage Grant

 

  • Investigating the drivers of corporate social responsibility within China's inbound tourism supply chain

    Professor Byron Keating, Professor Ali Quazi
    Academic Partners: Dr. Anton Kriz, University of Newcastle    .

    Examines the alignment of ethical business practices in the tourism suppy chain between Australia and China. This project is part of a broader China research agenda that has been developed in consultation with Tourism Australia and Tourism NSW.

    Funded by Australian Development Research Award from AusAID

 

  • Modelling IT Alignment in Multi-business Service Organisations

    Professor Byron Keating
    Academic Partners: Professor Tim Coltman, University of Wollongong

    Information technology is responsible for nearly 80% of all productivity growth in the Australian services sector. This project will provide a deeper understanding of how to optimally align corporate IT and business unit needs to ensure that Australian industry gets greater value from its existing levels of IT investment.

    Funded by Australian Research Council Discovery Grant

 

  • Investigating risk factors in paediatric snowsport injuries: Characterisation of head impacts

    Associate Professor Tracey Dickson, Professor Gordon Waddington
    Academic Partners: Rick Greenwald, Simbex USA

    Funded by NSW Sporting Injuries Committee: Research and Injury Prevention Scheme