Media mentions
Yvette Blount speaks to Switzer
Myanmar: A land of opportunity?
Associate Professor Sean Turnell spoke to Al Jazeera's 'Counting the Cost' about Myanmar's future.
Chris Wright and The Accord - AFR
Chris Wright contributed an opinion piece to the Australian Financial Review on the topic of The Accord.
Professor Ray Markey and The Accord - The Australian
Professor Ray Markey and The Accord - ABC News
Trade in Myanmar - Sean Turnell
Associate Professor Sean Turnell spoke to the Bangkok Post about trade and Myanmar.
Ford's exit foreshadows a looming reality check for Australian manufacturing
Professor Paul Gollan wrote an article published in The Conversation about the future outlook for the Australian manufacturing industry.
First Year Made Easier - Northern District Times
An article about the Faculty of Business and Economics' First STEP Mentoring Program was published in the Northern District Times.
- Publication: Northern District Times
- Story: First Year Made Easier
- Date: 22 May 2013
Michael Quilter interviewed regarding disclosure requirements for companies
Research Shows Teleworking has Revenue Benefits
Myanmar Abolishes Dollar Surrogate - IPOT News
Sean Turnell was quoted regarding Myanmar's economic situation in an article for IPOT News.
Teachers Without Borders
LTIFR Off the Mark - Inside Safety
Sharron O'Neill's interview by Richard Collins from Inside Safety about "lost time injury frequency rates" as a measure of workplace safety makes front cover.
- Publication: Inside Safety
- Title: LTIFR Off the Mark - Losing Faith in Lost Time Injuries
- Published: March 2013 issue
- Author: Richard Collins interviews Sharron O'Neill
Research into spiritual income
Research, published in the International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, has examined the interplay between ethnicity, religion and income, to understand how these factors influence the choices people make when managing money.
How Woolworths' Personalised Marketing is Lifting Loyalty and Sales- Publication: BRW Magazine
- Title: How Woolworths' Personalised Marketing is Lifting Loyalty and Sales
- Date: 13 February 2013
- Authors: Nina Hendy
The Debate on Industrial Relations Heats Up - Paul Gollan
Paul Gollan speaks to ABC News reporter Andrew Robertson about industrial relations under the Gillard Government.
The Year of the Social Brand Conversation
Dr Chris Baumann and Iggy Pintado collaborate to write an article about future marketing trends.
- Publication: Iggy Pintado's blog regarding the article in Marketing Magazine
- Title: The Year of the Social Brand Conversation
- Date: 6 February 2013
- Authors: Chris Baumann and Iggy Pintado
CMO Summit 2012 - Speaker Presentation Abstract - Dr Chris BaumannWho are the teleworkers?
- Unlocking the drivers of Australia's productivity
James Daggar-Nickson interviewed Dr Yvette Blount about the Telework and the importance of the NBN for teleworking.
Media Outlet: Switzer, Sky News
Topic: Teleworking and the NBN
Date: 12 June 2013
View the news video clip online
Dr Yvette Blount is the lead researcher for the Australian Anywhere Working Research Network (AAWRN), and speaker at the Digital Productivity in the Workplace of the Future conference.
Media Outlet: Counting the Cost, Al Jazeera
Date: 8 June, 2013
Topic: Myanmar: A land of opportunity?
View the video on the Counting the Cost, "Myanmar: A land of opportunity?" webpage or view below:
Publication: Australian Financial Review
Date: 31 May, 2013
Topic: Time for a greater sense of shared purpose, if not a new accord
Have a subscription to AFR? You can view the article "Time for a greater sense of shared purpose, if not a new accord" online.
Publication: The Australian
Title: Union peace deal set scene
Date: 31 May 2013
Ewin Hannan from The Australian wrote an article about The Accord, with reference from Professor Ray Markey and other speakers at the symposium "The Accord: 30 Years On" hosted by the Centre for Workforce Futures at Macquarie University on 31 May 2013.
Read the full article "Union peace deal set scene".
Professor Ray Markey spoke to ABC's RN National about the Labour Accord, marking it's 30th Anniversary.
"On the 30th anniversary of the historic IR agreement the Prices and Incomes Accord, a leading workforce academic says we should be grateful for the deal, which allowed Australia to restructure its economy without tearing apart its sense of community and creating class divisions for years to come."
Publication: Radio National, ABC and 720 ABC Perth, ABC Darwin, 702 ABC Sydney and ABC News 24
Date: 31 May, 2013
Topic: The Accord and "The Accord saved us from Thatcherism"
Excerpt: "Thirty years on, Professor Markey believes that the ‘underlying principles’ of the Accord, which he described as ‘compromise, consultation and consensus’ between labour and employers, are still relevant today.
We have a lot more [consensus] than people realise, for example the ACTU and the Australian Confederation of Industry (ACI) have a joint statement of skills in Australia,’ he said. The media ignores these contemporary agreements because they are ‘not about conflict,’ he added."
Read the full article "The Accord saved us from Thatcherism"
Find out more information about The Accord 30 Years on Symposium
Publication: Bangkok Post
Title: Pipelines to make Myanmar trade hub
Date: 27 May 2013
Excerpt: "Burma (Myanmar) is now the world's second-largest producer of pulses and beans, and most of it is exported to India," Turnell said. "The port could open the door to other commodities."
Read the full article "Pipelines to make Myanmar trade hub".
Publication: The Conversation
Date: 23 May 2013
Title: Ford's exit foreshadows a looming reality check for Australian manufacturing
Author: Prof. Paul Gollan
Read the full article "Ford's exit foreshadows a looming reality check for Australian manufacturing".
The Faculty of Business and Economics' First STEP Mentoring Program began in Semester 2, 2012 to offer new students more support both educationally and socially as they enter tertiary life.
Learn more about the First STEP Mentoring Program in the Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University.
View the article "First Year Made Easier" in the Northern District Times online epaper, page 31.
Publication: Technology Spectator
Title: Should ASIC consider social media disclosures?
Date: 5 April 2013
Author: Harrison Polites
Excerpt: "The regulator already has its hands full when it comes keeping companies releasing key information in an honest and timely manner, he says citing a recent disclosure spat between ASIC and mining giant Fortescue.
Quilter also contends that such open disclosure rules may be tailored towards stemming the turmoil gripping the US economy. He says that making company announcements more open and visible via social media may work to bolster the US economy and encourage investment. While that may be necessary in the US at the moment, Quilter says that Australia can afford to have tighter, more regulated disclosure rules as it has a stronger economy.
He also suspects that our investment community may be more technologically “conservative” than the US, hinting that a shift to social media disclosures in Australia could see some shareholders miss out on having timely access to important company information altogether."
Read full article "Should ASIC consider social media disclosures?"
Publication: Southern Weekly
Title: Research Shows Teleworking has Revenue Benefits
Date: 4 April 2013
Author: Nina Hendy
Excerpt: "Employees often see teleworking as a privilege rather than a right, so they want to make sure that this arrangement isn’t put at risk in any way, so often work longer hours" says Yvette Blount.
Read the full article "Research Shows Teleworking has Revenue Benefits"
Publication: IPOT News
Title: Myanmar Abolishes Dollar Surrogate
Date: 20 March 2013
Author: Kirim Komentar
Excerpt: "Sean Turnell, a Myanmar economic expert at Australia's Macquarie University, said the announcement could be a new test of public confidence in the government's handling of the economy.
"In the past movements like this have caused panics, but perhaps there is greater trust in monetary arrangements now," he said, adding that those holding FECs would rush to convert them to dollars.
"Given the rise of the kyat, and depending on when they bought the FECs, many FEC holders might experience a considerable capital loss in kyat terms," Turnell said."
Read full article "Myanmar Abolishes Dollar Surrogate"
Publication: Campus Review
Title: Teachers Without Borders
Date: March 2013 publication
Authors: Leigh Wood and Sherman Young
Dr Chris Baumann is quoted in an article regarding Woolworths and personalised marketing
Excerpt: "Some estimates suggest the average Australian household has 18 loyalty cards, and many of these are providing offers that are data driven, so the ability for Woolworths to offer truly customised offers . . . rather than just spam, will be a bit of a challenge."
Download article "How Woolworths' Personalised Marketing is Lifting Loyalty and Sales" (PDF)
Publication: ABC News, The Business
Title: The Debate on Industrial Relations Heats Up
Date: 13 February 2013
Presenter: Andrew Robertson
Interviewee: Paul Gollan
View the news report video or read the transcript of "The Debate on Industrial Relations Heats Up"
Read article "The Year of the Social Brand Conversation"
Title: CMO Summit 2012
Date: 11 December 2012
Publication: Adelaide Advertiser (24 November 2012); The Courier-Mail (8 December 2012)
Title: Who are the teleworkers?
Excerpt: "Macquarie University academic Dr Yvette Blout says more needs to be done to spread the benefits of teleworking to all workers.
‘‘Many workers have been knocked back from teleworking because their bosses think they don’t have the qualities needed to be a teleworker,’’ she says. "Also, for people who were in the office, if there was something urgent that came up and the manger needed
something done, the people who were visible in the office got the extra work or got the interruption, not the people at home. If they wanted access to the teleworker, they felt they couldn't disturb them and not pick up the phone because they would be interrupting them."
Publication: Radio National (Canberra) - The World Today
Title: Unlocking the drivers of Australia's productivity
Date: 7 December, 2012
Interviewer: Emily Bourke
View full transcript and listen to podcast of "Unlocking the drivers of Australia's productivity"