Seminar Series 2012
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January 20
Xiaoqi Feng, University of St. Andrews, U.K.
Effect of neighbourhood deprivation and diversity on ethnic inequalities in the English labour market: findings from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study
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February 17
Wamiq R. Khan, Greenwhich University, Karachi, Pakistan
South Asia: The Regional Trade Integration, Its Impact & Effects
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March 9
Steve Keen, UWS
Endogenous money and financial instability
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March 14
Kaoru Yamaguchi, Doshisha Business School, Kyoto
Debt Crisis, Monetary Reform and System Dynamics
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March 16
Daniel L. Thornton, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The Unusual Behavior of the Federal Funds Rate and Treasury Yields: A Conundrum or an Instance of Goodhart’s Law?
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May 2
Roberto Veneziani, Queen Mary University of London
Social Democracy and Labour Shares Trends in the UK, 1950-2011
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May 10
Prof. Bobby Banerjee, Senior Editor
Publishing in Organization Studies: Perspectives from the Editors.
Time: 1200-1330, Location: Parramatta, EB 2.21
In this seminar Prof. Bobby Banerjee discussed the aims and scope of Organization Studies, an A* ranked journal. Organization Studies is a multidisciplinary journal that aims at deepening our understanding of the complexity of organizations. Prof. Banerjee discussed the review process of the journal, the contribution that papers are expected to make and strategies for getting papers published.
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May 18
Selim Akhter, UWS
Risk Disparity among Conglomerates and Single Entities in Dhaka Stock Exchange.
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July 13
Shrabani Saha, Edith Cowan University
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August 3
Matheus Grasselli, McMaster University, Canada
An analysis of the Keen model for credit expansion, asset price bubbles and financial fragility
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30 October 2012
Carbon Management Systems Carbon Mitigation
Speaker: Laura Luo
Venue: EB.3.23 on Parramatta Campus
Time: 10:30am- 12pm
Abstract:
The paper proposes a carbon management system (CMS). The system comprises ten essential elements from four broad perspectives: carbon governance, carbon operation, emission tracking and reporting, and engagement and disclosure. The proposed new approach focuses on cross-functional integration, enforcement of proactive strategy and group rather than individual accountability. We then use the Carbon Disclosure Project reports to empirically examine the implementation of systems by large Australian firms and their effects. Overall, we find that firms with higher quality CMSs have achieved better carbon mitigation. Further, adequate assessment of carbon risk and opportunity, the presence of reduction targets, strength of carbon programs and enhanced external disclosures appear to be the most effective elements in our sample firms. The study presents evidence that, by combining the governance, internal process, CO2 footprint tracking and communication activities the CMS helps managers improve decision making. The paper also discusses implications of the findings for accounting practice and education.
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1 November 2012
A Fuzzy-based Optimization Model for Selecting Food Products Based on Cost and Nutrition in Public Nutrition Programs
Speakers: Dr Henry Lau and Dr Dilupa Nakandala
Venue: EB.3.37 on Parramatta Campus
Time: 10:30am- 12pm
RSVP: Please email o.hauptman@uws.edu.au by the 24 October
Abstract:
For public nutrition programs such as those in school canteens, aged care facilities and boarding houses that operate with limited financial resources, both the total healthiness of the food product and the affordability are equally critical determinants in choosing basic food products. We have developed a method that uses fuzzy based approach for cost and nutrient optimised food selection. In the proposed method, each type of nutrient and price are expressed as fuzzy sets. The total nutritional value based on the harmonic mean of nutrients in the food product is used to assess the degree of healthiness. The contextual knowledge and domain expertise in health and diet are integrated to generate a set of fuzzy rules that identifies best purchase decisions. We illustrate the empirical application of the proposed methodology by taking wholemeal bread brands in supermarkets as an example. The proposed method enables a systematic selection of food products based on cost and nutrition factors. It can accommodate more decision variables and assess substitute food items and menu plans. It has the flexibility to accommodate different socio-economic conditions and consumer requirements by changing input variables and fuzzy rules.
