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In recent years, the rise of green bonds has provided a promising financing mechanism in climate change mitigation efforts, and studies investigating this market have revealed the notion of a 'green premium' or 'greenium' within green bond pricing. But, how prevalent is the existence of a green premium in the green bond market and how do ESG factors influence investor behavior and the pricing of green bonds compared to traditional bonds? On this episode of Eco Money, Stefen Macaskill, Research Fellow at the Griffith Business School, and Energy Management Planning Engineer at the Council of the City of Gold Coast, Australia shares his insights. Presented by: Audrey SiekProduced by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)Photo credits: BondbloXSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of The Emergency Mind Podcast, Dr. Dan Dworkis discusses high-pressure leadership with Andrew Rickson and Samuel Wilson. Andrew, a leadership coach and director at Griffith Business School, along with Sam, a social psychologist and founder of the Australian Leadership Index, share their experiences and research on emergency medicine leadership. They talk about the importance of understanding complex adaptive systems, developing leader identities, and the role of narrative approaches in leadership development. Discover practical advice for healthcare professionals to enhance their leadership skills and improve team dynamics. Listen to their challenge at the end, inviting listeners to reflect on their own leadership experiences through storytelling.
There's been a growing uptick in corporations ditching their green ambitions. Volvo Cars has abandoned its ambitious target to sell only electric cars by 2030 amid a global slowdown in growth for battery-powered vehicles. Sweden has recently scrapped their aviation tax on airline tickets in a bid to reduce prices and boost availability. Griffith Business School associate professor Dr Rob Hales says more businesses have decided to keep their targets quiet amid accusations of green-washing. "Green-hushing is keeping your targets and keeping the mechanisms to try and get there a bit quiet. There's been some industry studies to show that up to 25 percent of businesses are actually disclosing, in public, what their targets are." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There's been a growing uptick in corporations ditching their green ambitions. Volvo Cars has abandoned its ambitious target to sell only electric cars by 2030 amid a global slowdown in growth for battery-powered vehicles. Sweden has recently scrapped their aviation tax on airline tickets in a bid to reduce prices and boost availability. Griffith Business School associate professor Dr Rob Hales says more businesses have decided to keep their targets quiet amid accusations of green-washing. "Green-hushing is keeping your targets and keeping the mechanisms to try and get there a bit quiet. There's been some industry studies to show that up to 25 percent of businesses are actually disclosing, in public, what their targets are." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Switching off after work has a lot of benefits, but it's easier said than done. Jane Gifkins, Research fellow at Griffith University, examines the benefits. Jane Gifkins is a research fellow with the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing with the Griffith Business School at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. Jane completed her Ph.D investigating fatigue […]
How was the federal budget this year? What impact will this have on the Bangla-speaking community? Dr. Reza Monem, a professor at Griffith Business School at Griffith University, spoke to SBS Bangla about the matter. - কেমন হলো এবারের ফেডারাল বাজেট? বাংলাভাষী জনগোষ্ঠীর ওপর এর কী রকম প্রভাব পড়বে? এসবিএস বাংলার সঙ্গে এ নিয়ে কথা বলেছেন গ্রিফিথ ইউনিভার্সিটির গ্রিফিথ বিজনেস স্কুলের প্রফেসর ড. রেজা মোনেম।
It's another Sunday Rewind, we talk to Amy Young Principal at Laing+Simmons Young Real Estate in Pittwater in NSW. Another real estate start up company during the pandemic. We talk to Arjun Paliwal from Investor Kit about the highs and lows of the property market and the Psychological drain it has been on us for 2022. We talk to Di Johnson from Griffith Business School about the impact of the fixed-rate re-set, also the analysis of the regulatory risk with lending and 2023 real estate sentiment. We talk to Jason Azzopardi Chief Financial Officer from Resimac Group and discuss whether the RBA actions with rate rises is starting to see and impact on the economy. And we look into the future for 2023. ► Subscribe here to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/user-xyelbri7gupo ► INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/therealestatepodcast/?hl=en ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070592715418 ► Email: myrealestatepodcast@gmail.com IF YOU LIKE THIS PODCAST please head to iTunes and Subscribe, Rate & Review the Real Estate Podcast #sydneyproperty #Melbourneproperty #brisbaneproperty #perthproperty
We talk to Di Johnson from Griffith Business School about the impact of the fixed-rate re-set, also the analysis of the regulatory risk with lending and 2023 real estate sentiment. ► Subscribe here to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/user-xyelbri7gupo ► INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/therealestatepodcast/?hl=en ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070592715418 ► Email: myrealestatepodcast@gmail.com IF YOU LIKE THIS PODCAST please head to iTunes and Subscribe, Rate & Review the Real Estate Podcast #sydneyproperty #Melbourneproperty #brisbaneproperty #perthproperty
After Boris Johnson announced his resignation as prime minister, he was widely described as leading a ‘caretaker government'. But this episode has highlighted that the conventions surrounding such governments are far from clear in the UK. What are the UK's caretaker conventions? When do they apply? Should the existing conventions be clarified, codified, or reformed? If so, what lessons might be learned from experience in other countries? A distinguished panel will discuss these timely questions.Speakers:Lord (Gus) O'Donnell is a crossbench peer who served as Cabinet Secretary from 2005 to 2011, and oversaw the drafting of the UK's Cabinet Manual.Lord (Gavin) Barwell is a Conservative peer who worked as Theresa May's Downing Street Chief of Staff from 2017 to 2019, including a similar ‘caretaker' period following her own resignation as prime minister.Professor Anne Tiernan is an Adjunct Professor at the Griffith Business School, and the co-author of Caretaker Conventions in Australasia: Minding the Shop for Government.Chair: Professor Meg Russell, Director of the Constitution UnitUseful reading:Caretaker Conventions in Australasia: Minding the Shop for Government by Jennifer Menzies and Anne TiernanChief of Staff by Gavin BarwellMust a caretaker government be a zombie government? by Robert HazellCabinet Manual, paras 2.27 to 2.34
Like the octopus she sees herself to be, Griffith Business School's Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation Naomi Birdthistle has spread her tentacles worldwide in support of women entrepreneurs. Her passion for entrepreneurship started at home, supporting her family business. Now Naomi has multiple projects on the go, in the same way as the women she supports to find the confidence to go on to their next level of success. Naomi's work with women in business has led to incredible research output, with more than a dozen book chapters and more than 50 research papers about managing and developing sustainable development goals. She does this by enabling women to overcome what she describes as “the insular narrative”, to stop holding themselves back, and instead identify when they are entrepreneurs and wear that badge proudly. Her main goal now is to stop the Australian government from lagging behind other countries, and instead provide more targeted support to entrepreneurial women. For more information on Naomi and the other episodes of The Gender Card go to the podcast website at https://www.griffith.edu.au/research/gender-equality-research-network/podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With the expertise of Fabrizio Carmignani, Dean and Professor of Economics at the Griffith Business School, we unpack the nitty-gritty of the 2022- 2023 Federal Budget and what various inclusions mean for everyday Australians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this lively conversation, host Douglas Isles interviews Dr Katherine Hunt, a lecturer in Ethics and Financial Planning at the Griffith Business School.Katherine holds a PhD from Erasmus University of Rotterdam, the University of Hamburg, and the University of Bologna. Katherine also holds Bachelor degrees in Psychological Science, Commerce (financial planning), and Finance (First class honours). Katherine has authored Everyday Ethics For Financial Advisers, and specialises in education for financial advisers. Katherine has travelled to 67 countries and surfed in 20 of those.Listen to this conversation to:- Hear Katherine reflect on her childhood growing up in Byron Bay;- Explore how perceived setbacks later turned into career defining opportunities;- Discover the life experiences which transformed Katherine’s goal from working hard to be a millionaire by age 30 to now donating $1 million to charity and helping 1 million people. Katherine’s Investing for Life story is one which promises to inspire you to shift your perspective and make smart life investments to ensure “this day will be the best day” – now and for the long term.Follow Katherine at: www.linkedin.com/in/drkatherinehuntInvesting for Life is hosted by Douglas Isles, Platinum Asset Management.Disclaimer: Issued by Platinum Investment Management Limited ABN 25 063 565 006, AFSL 221935. This information is general in nature and does not take into account your specific needs or circumstances. You should consider your own financial position, objectives and requirements and seek professional financial advice before making any financial decisions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Adjunct Associate Professor Dr Charles Qu joins Associate Professor Dr Guy Charlton in an interview to discuss their ongoing research project on the Aboriginal Corporations Act. In this episode, Charles talks about the Special Administration Provision of the Aboriginal Corporations Act as his main topic for his current research project with Associate Professor Guy Charlton. Charles has worked as an academic for 21 years. He has been a faculty member at the School of Law of the City University of Hong Kong, Griffith Business School, Griffith Law School, and Murdoch Law School. Charles has recently joined UNE Law School. His extensive academic career across various universities in Australia and overseas has provided him with a wealth of knowledge that he now brings to our regional university. His main area of teaching and research is in corporate law, corporate insolvency law, and equity and trusts. To learn more about Adjunct Professor Dr Charles Qu's research, tune into this week's episode of Law in the Bush. Like our podcast? We'd love to hear from you. Check out our survey: https://unesurveys.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_24sXnmLvXUMJ8kS Join our podcast community, and follow us at: •Law in the Bush Facebook page •Law in the Bush Webpage For more information on our research centres visit: •Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law •First Peoples Rights and Law centre •International Journal of Regional, Rural and Remote Law and Policy For more information about the UNE Law School visit: •Website https://www.une.edu.au/about-une/faculty-of-science-agriculture-business-and-law/school-of-law •Facebook Page •LinkedIn •Blog
A conversation on fiscal stimulus and the government spending multiplier with Professor Fabrizio Carmignani, Dean (Academic) of Griffith Business School. Fabrizio and Economics Explored host Gene Tunny discuss: how the size of the multiplier (and the degree of crowding out) varies with the state of the economy;how vouchers might be a more effective stimulus than cash handouts;how governments really do need to run surpluses (or only very small deficits) when the economy recovers so the debt-to-GDP ratio can be stabilised and reduced in the long-term; andhow Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) isn't a theory, nor is it modern.Links relevant to the conversation include:Does Government Expenditure Multiply Output and Employment in Australia?Fiscal Multipliers in Recession and ExpansionHow Much Did the 2009 Australian Fiscal Stimulus Boost Demand? Evidence from Household-Reported Spending EffectsFabrizio's bioFabrizio Carmignani is Dean (Academic) and Professor of Economics in the Griffith Business School. His research is in the broad field of applied macroeconomics and applied econometrics. His recent publications are in the areas of conflict economics, tourism economics, policy modeling, spatial econometrics, and the economics of natural resources. He has also been appointed as a member of the ARC College of Experts from 2019 to 31 December 2021.He is a regular contributor to various media outlets, where he writes and speaks about fiscal and monetary policy issues in Australia and overseas. Between 2002 and 2009 he worked for the United Nations in various roles, including the position of First Economist in the Trade, Finance and Economic Development Division of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Fabrizio holds a PhD from the University of Glasgow and a Research Doctorate from the Universita' Cattolica in Milano.
A conversation regarding the emerging field of Behavioural Finance and its lessons for households, investors, and governments. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Dr Tracey West, a Lecturer in the Griffith Business School. Links relevant to the conversation include:Tracey's Griffith University Experts pageTracey's LinkedIn profileTracey's academic publications via Google ScholarStorm Financial clients slam $140k fine after 3,000 investors left destitute
Wisdom for Wellbeing with Dr. Kaitlin Harkess (PhD Psychology)
Leah is a Research Fellow with the Griffith Business School and a PhD candidate with the Applied School of Psychology at Griffith University. Leah is researching the link between contact and engagement with the natural environment and mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. In this episode Leah introduces you to the science behind our natural environment's association with wellbeing, and the practical strategies that you can implement to improve your wellbeing by making use of nature’s healing.
In Episode 17 of #GetJasched, I'm joined by Elizabeth Best, journalist, editor, media professional, and Communications Officer of Griffith Business School. Liz is also co-host of the Castology podcast, and the Ghosts of Boyfriends Past podcast.Referencing Elizabeth's dating history, that has come up a lot in the Ghosts of Boyfriends Past podcast episodes, Jess and Liz dive into the all important topic of communication in relationships, why poor communication doesn't do anyone any favours, and how you doing so can help you avoid wasting your precious time.IG: @ghostsofboyfriendspast & @castologypodcastFacebook: /ElizabethBestWriterPodcasts: https://thatsnotcanon.com
Host, Professor Renee Jeffery chats to Elise Stephenson, PhD Candidate, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith Business School about her creative projects and research in the region. Rising global challenges and a changing academic landscape led Elise Stephenson to launch into entrepreneurship the same year she commenced her PhD, in 2017. Whilst running major international events across South East Asia with the Australian Government, Elise has pursued an ambitious research agenda to understand women’s under-representation in international affairs, across spheres of diplomacy, defence and security. This conversation explores Elise’s career, thesis, and work in ASEAN on public diplomacy programs as part of Australia now. The notion of ‘antifragility’ – of thriving from uncertainty – is at the forefront of Elise’s academic approach and is particularly relevant given the ambiguous times ahead, allowing her to combine creative projects with high impact research to make the most of working in the region.
Figures from the Bureau of Statistics show retail turnover had its biggest monthly rise on record in March due to COVID 19. Dr Charles Jebarajakirthy, Ph.D, a Lecturer at Griffith Business School, Griffith University and specialised in Retail marketing and Marketing management, analyses the data and gives some tips to ethnic based small businesses. - கொரோனா வரைஸ் சூழல் காரணமாக வர்த்தக நிறுவனங்கள் இயங்கும் முறையிலும், மக்கள் பொருட்களை வாங்கும் போக்கிலும் அதீத மாற்றம் நிகழ்ந்துள்ளது. அவை என்ன என்றும், இனிமேல் சிறு நிறுவனங்கள் என்ன செய்யவேண்டும் என்றும் விளக்குகிறார் முனைவர் சார்ள்ஸ் ஜெபகீர்த்தி அவர்கள். சில்லறை வர்த்தகம் குறித்து நிபுணத்துவம் பெற்ற சார்ள்ஸ் அவர்கள் Griffith பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் விரிவுரையாளராக பணியாற்றுகிறார். அவரோடு உரையாடியவர்: றைசெல்
Many people work towards their dream of creating and steering their own company. But not many achieve that only a few short years after graduating. Griffith University Masters of International Business graduate Jacob Hansen Karaduman hopes to help change that, and inspire others to follow his entrepreneurial footsteps. He has shaken up the Scandinavian loan industry as co-founder and director of fin-tech company Enklare, which now employs around 150 people. On this episode of Remarkable Tales podcast, he tells how it all started from his belief in making the loan application process fairer and more accessible to all, particularly young people. Jacob’s entrepreneurial skills were recently recognised with Griffith Business School’s Outstanding International Alumnus Award, and he now travels the world mentoring other young startups and entrepreneurs.
Public lecture by Adjunct Professor Colin Brown, Griffith Asia Institute and Dr Denni Arli, Griffith Business School. Professor Brown addresses political aspects of the Indonesian elections and the significance of the elections for the Australia-Indonesia relationship. Dr Arli will address the economic and business aspects of the elections.
Today, experts reveal the tips and tricks spin doctors use to shape the political messages you’re hearing every day - especially during election campaigns. AAP Image/Mick TsikasIt’s February, the holidays seem like a distant memory and here we are barrelling toward a federal election, which the government has indicated will be in May. Remember in the olden days – as in, a few elections ago – we used to have a fairly set election campaign period of usually about six weeks? Now, of course, politicians seem to always be in campaign mode. They’re not doing that all by themselves, of course. There’s a small army of spin doctors, social media strategists, political campaign advisers and press secretaries behind the scenes, finessing every utterance so it fits with the overall campaign strategy. And that’s what we are talking about on the podcast today – the art of political spin. Read more: It's reputation that matters when spin doctors go back to the newsroom We’ll hear from Caroline Fisher, political communication and journalism researcher from the University of Canberra. She began her career as a journalist with the ABC, but went on to work as a media adviser for Labor’s Anna Bligh, a former Queensland premier. Today, she’s talking to Michelle Grattan, political journalist and Professorial Fellow at the University of Canberra about the tips and tricks spin doctors use to shape the political messages you’re hearing every day. And you can read Caroline Fisher’s article on the spin tactics over here. Read more: The vomit principle, the dead bat, the freeze: how political spin doctors' tactics aim to shape the news All year round and especially during election season, you’re going to hear a lot of competing claims about the state of the economy. Has school funding been cut or is it at a record high? Do tax cuts make the economy better or worse? Why are the government and the opposition saying seemingly contradictory things about debt and deficits? To find out, Lucinda Beaman – who was our FactCheck editor but has just moved to the ABC – spoke to Fabrizio Carmignagni, a professor of economics at the Griffith Business School, Griffith University. He’s authored many FactCheck articles for The Conversation, where he tests statements by key public figures against the evidence and his special super power is pulling back the curtain to reveal why certain claims you hear about the economy don’t stand up to scrutiny. Today, Professor Carmignani reveals why you should be suspicious when you hear a politician claim their government has created jobs, how to spot a bit of causation vs correlation spin doctoring, and other political porkies that make economists’ skin crawl. Read more: FactCheck: have the Trump tax cuts led to lower unemployment and higher wages? Trust Me, I’m An Expert is a podcast where we ask academics to surprise, delight and inform us with their research. You can download previous episodes here. And please, do check out other podcasts from The Conversation - you can find them all over here. The segments in today’s podcast were recorded and edited by Sunanda Creagh, with additional recording and editing by Dilpreet Kaur and Eliza Berlage. Read more: Pencils ready: it's time for Politics 2019 Bingo! New to podcasts? Podcasts are often best enjoyed using a podcast app. All iPhones come with the Apple Podcasts app already installed, or you may want to listen and subscribe on another app such as Pocket Casts (click here to listen to Trust Me, I’m An Expert on Pocket Casts). You can also hear us on Stitcher, Spotify or any of the apps below. Just pick a service from one of those listed below and click on the icon to find Trust Me, I’m An Expert. Additional audio Kindergarten by Unkle Ho, from Elefant Traks Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann, RN Breakfast Channel 9 news report. Bill Shorten’s 2018 Budget reply speech. Sky News report. Today Show segment. ABC news report. Labor Facebook video. Nick Xenophon SA Best ad. The Greens ad. Podington Bear, Pshaw, from Free Music Archive. Bloomberg news report. Image: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
In this episode of Remarkable Tales, we hear about how the 2018 Commonwealth Games were not only an event for athletic excellence but also for the thousands who volunteered their time and effort to make the games one of the best in history. But how do we judge the volunteer effort? That is the focus of a Griffith Business School research project led by Dr Liz Fredline at the Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management.
A number that’s commonly known is the 60% turnover of staff. But the question is what about the other 40%? Why are they staying? Today we’re joined be Dr Katrina Radford, Deptuty Director of Research at Griffith Business School and the Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing (https://experts.griffith.edu.au/academic/k.radford and athttps://www.orchardtalent.com.au/blog) We talk about her research into why staff stay and leave (how it was done, main findings, reasons people stay, and the surprises... what wasn’t much of a factor) What’s great about this interview is that it’s easy to make the link between research and practice - rethinking staffing models, reward & recognition, and dealing with grief. Find us at http://agedcareexecutive.com.au and https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-aged-care-executive-podcast/ Relax by Simon More https://soundcloud.com/user73416670 CC BY 3.0 Music provided by Music for Creators https//youtu.be/yoKFVEmPHmw
Now you know everything about internships, what else is available? We present other ways to bridge the gap from the classroom to the workplace. From starting a business to getting the most out of clubs and societies, we have you covered.An internship is not right for everyone and in this penultimate episode of Starting Somewhere we present the alternatives.Staying within the structure of the university you can still get a load of great experience; industry projects, exchange study or placements abroad. We also talk to Global Consulting Group, a student led consultancy that is doing really interesting work with nonprofits and Australian Volunteers International and their US equivalent, the PeaceCorps speak volunteering abroad and getting out of your comfort zone. We explore how employers see these alternatives and how you can package it on your CV. Just another way to get started somewhere.If you have had an alternative to an internship that has worked out well, or not! We would love to hear from you, get in touch at: starting-somewhere@unimelb.com.auSome of the companies and websites we mentioned in this episode:Organisations mentioned in this episode:PeaceCorps (USA)https://www.peacecorps.gov/University of Melbourne Biotechnology Industry Projectshttps://science.unimelb.edu.au/engage/industry/internships-and-industry-projectsAustralian Volunteers Programhttps://www.australianvolunteers.com/Returned Australian Volunteer Networkhttps://www.australianvolunteers.com/returned-australian-volunteer-network/The Impact of Unpaid Internships on Career Development - NACE reporthttp://www.naceweb.org/job-market/internships/the-impact-of-unpaid-internships-on-career-development/The Intern Queen - Virtual Internshipshttps://www.internqueen.com/why-virtual-internships-just-make-sense-gen-yDodgy Internships Australiahttps://twitter.com/dodgyinternship?lang=enGlobal Consulting Group - student led consultancyhttps://www.gcg.org.au/Masters of Entrepreneurshiphttp://study.mbs.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-entrepreneurship/overviewContributors: This episodes features contributions from the following people and organizations.Chelsey Parish - Returned Australian Volunteers Network Program Manager https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseyparish/Professor Allan Blackman, Director of Griffith Business School’s (GBS) Work Integrated Learning programhttps://experts.griffith.edu.au/academic/a.blackmanVivian Gleeson, Business Development Officer, Burnet Institutehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/vivian-gleeson-1a2390128/Erin Gibbs - Chief of Operations for Volunteer Recruitment & Selection at Peace Corpshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-r-gibbsWarren Frehse, Senior Advisor, Experiential Learning, Global Leadership and Employability, UoMhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/warrenfrehse/Andrew Crain - doctoral student in the Institute of Higher Education and a talent acquisition specialist for UGA Development & Alumni Relations.http://ihe.uga.edu/people/andrew-crain/Lauren Berger, CEO/Founder InternQueen.comhttps://www.internqueen.com/content/about-lauren-bergerDhanuka Nanayakkara, Master of Engineering Candidate, University of Melbournehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dhanuka-danny-nanayakkara-44232154/Professor Colin McLeod, Master of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbournehttps://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person82179Credits: Starting Somewhere is produced by the University of MelbourneProducers: Buffy Gorilla, Ben Pawson, Supervising Producer and original concept: Dr Andi Horvath,Buffy Gorrilla is an award-winning audio journalist and a recent graduate of the University of Melbourne Master of Journalism programme. Buffy has been a producer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) Radio National and ABC Radio Melbourne. Following a successful internship, Buffy is currently working with RN’s Blueprint for Living. She is also the producer for the Masterclass podcast from the University of Melbourne Centre for Advancing Journalism.Ben Pawson is a communications professional that helps organisations and leaders connect to their stories. With experience across the education, arts, disability, science communication and technology sectors he did an internship in fundraising in Scotland after an MBA in France and before that worked on blue chip design and marketing projects before changing careers.
There are three ways to do an internship. Each has different benefits, but competition is stiff. Experts, employers interns and your hosts, both former interns, guide you through what employers expect and what interns get out of the experience. Hosts, Buffy Gorrilla and Ben Pawson, explore the internship landscape in detail. If you know nothing, this is where to start. We delve into the surprising history of internships and how they help you get jobs in today's changing employability marketplace. Employers are still using interns, but in new ways. We talk to recruiters who are changing the entry qualifications for interns - in the hope of recruiting the next generation of leaders. We explore the pressure interns are feeling in Australia and around the world. How the pressure manifests itself and how interns are dealing with it. We look at the data on internships, from a recent government report, with representative sampling of the whole Australian population, and a more in-depth report from Interns Australia on the experience of Interns today. Contributors: This episodes features contributions from the following people and organizations. Hamish Taylor, reporter at the Herald Sun. Dr Laura Raiti, Junior Resident Medical Officer at The Royal Children's Hospital Michelle Lau, Intern at Keep Left PR, Melbourne. Hayley Smeding of Tandem Partners HR Dr Robert Shindell, President and CEO of Internbridge Alexandra Alvaro, Student reporter at Student Youth Network (SYN) Professor Allan Blackman, Director of Griffith Business School's (GBS) Work Integrated Learning program Charis Palmer, Deputy Editor/Chief of Staff, The Conversation Cholena Orr, Graduate and Generalist Banker Program Manager, ANZ David Bacon, UX Designer, Telstra Health Anders Furze, writer, critic and journalist Lauren Berger, CEO/Founder InternQueen.com Credits: Starting Somewhere is produced by the University of Melbourne Producers: Buffy Gorrilla, Ben Pawson, Supervising Producer and original concept: Dr Andi Horvath, Buffy Gorrilla is an award-winning audio journalist and a recent graduate of the University of Melbourne's Master of Journalism programme. Buffy has been a producer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) Radio National and ABC Radio Melbourne. Following a successful internship, Buffy is currently working with RN's Blueprint for Living. She is also the producer for the Masterclass podcast from the University of Melbourne Centre for Advancing Journalism. Ben Pawson is a communications professional that helps organisations and leaders connect to their stories. With experience across the education, arts, disability, science communication and technology sectors he did an internship in fundraising in Scotland after an MBA in France, and before that worked on blue chip design and marketing projects before changing careers.
There are three ways to do an internship. Each has different benefits, but competition is stiff. Experts, employers interns and your hosts, both former interns, guide you through what employers expect and what interns get out of the experience. Hosts, Buffy Gorrilla and Ben Pawson, explore the internship landscape in detail. If you know nothing, this is where to start. We delve into the surprising history of internships and how they help you get jobs in today's changing employability marketplace. Employers are still using interns, but in new ways. We talk to recruiters who are changing the entry qualifications for interns - in the hope of recruiting the next generation of leaders. We explore the pressure interns are feeling in Australia and around the world. How the pressure manifests itself and how interns are dealing with it.We look at the data on internships, from a recent government report, with representative sampling of the whole Australian population, and a more in-depth report from Interns Australia on the experience of Interns today. Contributors: This episodes features contributions from the following people and organizations. Hamish Taylor, reporter at the Herald Sun. Dr Laura Raiti, Junior Resident Medical Officer at The Royal Children's HospitalMichelle Lau, Intern at Keep Left PR, Melbourne.Hayley Smeding of Tandem Partners HRDr Robert Shindell, President and CEO of InternbridgeAlexandra Alvaro, Student reporter at Student Youth Network (SYN)Professor Allan Blackman, Director of Griffith Business School’s (GBS) Work Integrated Learning programCharis Palmer, Deputy Editor/Chief of Staff, The ConversationCholena Orr, Graduate and Generalist Banker Program Manager, ANZDavid Bacon, UX Designer, Telstra HealthAnders Furze, writer, critic and journalistLauren Berger, CEO/Founder InternQueen.comCredits: Starting Somewhere is produced by the University of Melbourne Producers: Buffy Gorrilla, Ben Pawson, Supervising Producer and original concept: Dr Andi Horvath,Buffy Gorrilla is an award-winning audio journalist and a recent graduate of the University of Melbourne’s Master of Journalism programme. Buffy has been a producer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) Radio National and ABC Radio Melbourne. Following a successful internship, Buffy is currently working with RN’s Blueprint for Living. She is also the producer for the Masterclass podcast from the University of Melbourne Centre for Advancing Journalism.Ben Pawson is a communications professional that helps organisations and leaders connect to their stories. With experience across the education, arts, disability, science communication and technology sectors he did an internship in fundraising in Scotland after an MBA in France, and before that worked on blue chip design and marketing projects before changing careers.
Justin Lane/AAPWhen Katherine Hunt’s dad asked her whether or not he should invest in Bitcoin, alarm bells rang, first she thought “he’s a musician”. Hunt is a lecturer in accounting at the Griffith Business School, and as someone who knows the five stages of a bubble and crash, she was worried when it seemed everyone was thinking they needed to “get in on” Bitcoin. “The stock market is a manifestation of the psychology of everyone who is investing, so of course there is going to be these crazy stages,” Hunt says. There is a boom, as momentum behind a new stock or asset speeds up and the media starts to cover it, fuelling its price rise. Then the euphoria sets in, the value of the asset skyrockets and people start to make a profit. But looming around the corner is the panic. Investors feel the last phase of a crash far more than they do the elation of the price rising, Hunt says. Panic breeds more panic and the price falls. Hunt is seeing this pattern play out with the stocks of the more well known gig economy businesses like Airbnb and Uber. These businesses now enjoy the privilege of being the only, or one of a few of their kind, in the marketplace. But Hunt says this can’t last. “In an open market that’s not the case at all, there’s always going to be competition and these companies will fall. It’s just probably that they’ll fall in 30 or 40 years, not necessarily tomorrow,” she says. Of course this is all easier to see in hindsight. Remembering the global financial crisis John Crosby, now a senior lecturer in finance at the University of Technology Sydney, was once working as an investment banker at Lloyds of London in 2007 when he noticed a news story on losses financial services company HSBC was reporting from its subprime mortgages. “I thought, that could be quite bad,” Crosby recalls. At the time volatility was low and it seemed like everything was going along fine. But Crosby overheard a coworker who looked after the banks’ various branches asking people to move any sums to deposit to London. “That wasn’t normal right? It was perfectly normal that you did business with anybody you wanted to, unless there was a real credit risk issue with the bank,” he says. Crosby realises now that his coworker knew other banks were carrying toxic debt that would eventually kick off the global financial crisis. When it came to 2008 the real problems became clear and it was more of a question of which bank would fall next, he says. “People were way too complacent before the crisis and then during the crisis it’s one of blind panic, thinking everyday things are going to get worse. Whereas in reality there was light at the end of the tunnel,” Crosby says. By then Crosby was working at financial services company UBS and thousands of people were being laid off. In 2009 the company decided to hire half of those employees back. Past theories about what causes crashes The benefit of hindsight also shows what sort of speculation leads to market crashes. Before crashes were well understood, economists had to grapple with what they thought might be causing a crash. In the 19th century, economist William Stanley Jevons believed that sunspots (hyperactive radiation on the sun) could be the key to understanding crashes. “He was interested to find out that the cycle of sunspots was very similar…as the trade cycle back on earth,” says Simon Ville, a professor of economic and business history at the University of Wollongong. Of course this theory was later discredited, but there have been bubbles over some very ordinary assets in the past. Ville explains that tulips were at the centre of the first market bubble and crash in recorded history. Tulips became high fashion in the Netherlands, in the early 17th century, but because it took a while for these plants to grow it was very much like the future markets we see today in modern finance. “That inevitably creates a sense of uncertainty and a sense of speculation, ‘what are you actually buying? Will you get the full value of what you’re paying for?’,” Ville says. Of course people started paying more and more for tulips, until it took someone’s life savings to buy one bulb. Ultimately there was a point where euphoria turned to panic and the climate changed from optimism to pessimism. This is when the price crashed, and the bubble burst.
'Analysing the Motives Sustaining a Foreign Investment Resurgence in Australian Coal' presented by Dr Jason West, Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith Business School. 7 April 2011.
'Contesting Development: Protest and Mobilization in the Export Processing Zones of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh' presented by Ms Samanthi Gunawardana, Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources, Griffith Business School. 24 March 2011.
'Link between Finance and Human Capital in Developing Asia: The Australian Connection' Presented by Dr Rashmi Umesh Arora, Research Fellow, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith Business School. 17 March 2011.
'A Confucian Approach to Self-Regulation in Management Ethics' Presented by Dr Peter Woods, Lecturer, Department of International Business and Asian Studies, Griffith Business School. 22 April 2010.
'Issues in the Emerging Low Carbon Sustainable Enterprise Economy for the Asia Pacific Region' Presented by Dr Malcolm McIntosh, Professor and Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Griffith Business School.
Griffith Business School, Work Integrated Learning Commerce Student
Griffith Business School, Work Integrated Learning Commerce Student
Griffith Business School, Work Integrated Learning Commerce Student
Griffith University Business School undergraduate orientation 2010
Prof Lorelle Frazer, Dean (Teaching and Learning) officially welcomes 2010 undergraduate students to Griffith Business School
Griffith University Business School undergraduate orientation 2010
Prof Lorelle Frazer, Dean (Teaching and Learning) officially welcomes 2010 undergraduate students to Griffith Business School