CENTRE FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS 2019 ANNUAL REPORT
ABOUT US Our Mission Our mission is to tackle the complex issues in today’s global business environment by leveraging cutting-edge knowledge and practice to produce research with impact.
Our Vision We aim to become a leading research hub in the Asia-Pacific region on the challenges, practices and opportunities for businesses in the global context. To this end, we bring together industry partners, policymakers and researchers from various disciplines in business to engage in multidisciplinary research with industry relevance and a global focus.
Our History The CGB has its origins in the Faculty of Business and Economics’ Australian Centre for Research in Employment and Work (ACREW), established in the Department of Management in 2004 to undertake research in the areas of Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, and Employment Relations. ABOUT US
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DIRECTOR’S NOTE
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OUR TEAM
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OUR RESEARCH STRENGTHS
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OUR ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 2019
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– Conferences and workshops
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– Talks, seminars and visitors
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– Other visitors
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OUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
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OUR RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS IN 2019
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– Publications
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 18 CONTACT US
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In 2014, ACREW was renamed the ‘Centre for Global Business’ (CGB) to reflect an increasingly broader and more interdisciplinary research focus that embraces different dimensions of doing business globally. Under the leadership of the Founding Director, Professor Gary Magee, the CGB adopted a multidisciplinary approach to the study of global business. The CGB’s current director, Professor Chongwoo Choe, was appointed in January 2019. Under his leadership, the CGB has focused on enhancing its organisational structure, international outreach, and industry-focused research. The CGB has also grown in size and international outreach, with the appointment of three full-time academic staff and a centre coordinator, and its newly established Asia-focused research networks.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE 2019 was a watershed moment for the Centre for Global Business (CGB) in a number of important ways. For the first time since its inception more than a decade ago, the CGB has appointed fully affiliated staff members, including the new director, who started in January, and subsequently the deputy director, an associate professor, a research fellow, and a centre coordinator. Following a change in organisational structure, we have introduced new research themes covering the Australian electricity market, the digital economy, and governance and regulation. In addition, we have established a network dedicated to multidisciplinary perspectives in the study of Chinese business and economy. To facilitate our China focus, we have agreed to establish the CGB at Monash Suzhou. We are very grateful to Professor Aibing Yu, President Monash Suzhou, for making this possible. In 2019, the CGB and its research networks organised or co-hosted numerous conferences, workshops, and seminars. We started January 2019 with a conference on economic development in South Asia in collaboration with the Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka, and the Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES). We ended 2019 with a conference on randomised controlled trials in December, once again in collaboration with the CDES. In between, we ran a workshop on global food supply chains; hosted a public seminar by Mr. Greg Vines, Deputy Director-General of the International Labor Organization; co-hosted an international symposium on the digitalisation and gig economy; supported a conference on the Chinese economy; organised a workshop on the digital economy; and hosted an industry-academia colloquium on global value chains, to name but a few. 2019 was also the first time the CGB formally joined the CDES in co-organising Monash Business School’s annual workshop in Prato.
PROFESSOR CHONGWOO CHOE Director,Centre for Global Business Monash Business School, Monash University
The CGB has also been successful in producing research of the highest quality in 2019. Fully affiliated members of the CGB, together with core members of the CGB’s various research networks, have published numerous articles in top-quality journals across various disciplinary areas at Monash Business School. They include a dozen publications in the FT50, the list of 50 journals used in the Financial Times research ranking of business schools. Although the CGB has been around in various shapes (and sizes) for many years, 2019 is when the CGB was reborn with a clear mandate for excellence in research with impact and relevance. We have been fortunate to have guidance and support from Professor Simon Wilkie (Dean) and Professor Gary Magee (Deputy Dean Research), Monash Business School. Needless to say, all the activities, events, and research during the year would not have been possible without the support of dedicated members and affiliates of the CGB, to whomwe express our sincere thanks.
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PROFESSOR CHONGWOO CHOE
Chongwoo Choe is Director of the CGB and Professor of Economics at Monash Business School. He has broad research interests in what firms do both within and outside their organisational boundaries, spanning most disciplinary areas at Monash Business School. His research has been published widely in major journals in economics, finance and management. His current research is in the digital economy, dynamic pricing, and online privacy. Prior to joining Monash University as Professor of Economics in 2007, he worked at the University of New South Wales (AGSM) and La Trobe University. He also held visiting professorships at the University of Tokyo and Osaka University.
PROFESSOR GARY MAGEE
Gary Magee is a Professor of Economics and Deputy Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Business and Economics. Professor Magee was the founding director of the Centre for Global Business. He has held academic positions at the Australian National University, the University of Melbourne where he was Director of the Asian Economics Centre, and La Trobe University where he was Head of the School of Economics and Finance. In 2005, he held an Australian Bicentennial Fellowship from the Menzies Research Centre at the University of London. In 2019, he was elected as a fellow of the prestigious Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA).
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KOHYAR KIAZAD
Kohyar Kiazad is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director in Monash Business School’s Centre for Global Business. Kohyar commenced his role as CGB Deputy Director in June 2019. Broadly, his research focuses on employment relationships through the lens of job embeddedness, psychological contracts, and abusive supervision. In addition to publishing in his field’s leading outlets (e.g. the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Management, and Personnel Psychology), Kohyar has undertaken industry-linked research addressing human and social capital development, workplace learning, and leadership effectiveness. Outside of work, when he’s not spending time with his son, Kohyar is mostly training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GUILLAUME ROGER
Guillaume Roger is Associate Professor at the CGB and the coordinator of the Australian Electricity Market Initiative. He is also Associate Director of the Monash Energy Institute, and a co-director of the Grid Innovation Hub. His research interests are incentive design – especially ‘dynamic contracts under moral hazard’. His research has been published in top field journals in economic theory. When not modelling economics, Guillaume takes care of his children and his wine collection and learns about jazz.
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GRIETJIE VERHOEF
Grietjie Verhoef is a business historian with a focus on Africa and South Africa. Her current focus is on global corporate expansion of multinational enterprises. Her book The History of Business in Africa: Complex Discontinuities to Emerging Markets (Springer 2017) explores the foundations of African EMNCs. Her current research is through her involvement with an international research network focusing on the nature of inward MNE establishments into host markets, with the focus on MNEs investing into Commonwealth markets. She was a recent President of the International Economic History Association, and hosted the association’s world congress in South Africa in 2012.
DR LE VU
Le Vu is Research Fellow at the CGB at Monash Business School. Her research interests are broad but the primary focus has been on the areas of empirical corporate finance, corporate governance, corporate innovation success, and mergers and acquisitions. Le has published in the International Review of Financial Analysis and Accounting and Finance. She passed all levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst program at first attempt.
SHAHAB SAGEGAR
Shahab Sazegar is Centre Coordinator at the CGB. He commenced his role in July 2019. Shahab provides a range of professional and administrative services to support the effective operation of the CGB. This includes organising workshops and events, managing the CGB’s digital platforms, and maintaining excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
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OUR RESEARCH STRENGTHS The CGB’s research is multidisciplinary and industry-focused. By bringing together researchers from various disciplines in business, industry partners and policymakers to form research networks, we bridge the gap between knowledge and practice, and research and impact. Each network is a platform that people with similar research interests can join to interact and collaborate. The structure of our research networks is dynamic and evolving. We welcome significant new research themes and will endeavour to provide support where possible. The following is the list of research networks and network coordinators as of 2019.
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AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICITY MARKET INITIATIVE (AEMI) The AEMI was established in 2019 to spur academic research, policy formulation and industry engagement in the electricity sector in Australia. Its aim is to improve market outcomes for all market participants and to inform policy-making. The AEMI’s current areas of research include the following: network pricing and regulation, wholesale market design, nodal pricing, the industrial organisation of the electricity sector, and the impact of renewables and storage on the electricity market.
Associate Professor Guillaume Roger
CHINA RESEARCH NETWORK (CRN) The CRN was established in 2019. It aims to build and strengthen collaboration with Chinese business, government and universities by focusing on three key areas: a cutting-edge research program, a visiting fellow program, and an evidencebased study and training program focused on issues related to Chinese business and economy. The CRN’s activities are facilitated partly by the CGB’s presence at Monash Suzhou.
Professor Christopher Nyland
Associate Professor He-Ling Shi
Dr Jun Gu
Associate Professor Arthur Campbell
Associate Professor Zhijun Chen
Dr Chengsi Wang
DIGITAL ECONOMY RESEARCH NETWORK (DERN) The DERN’s research focus is on all aspects of the digital economy relevant to business, economy and policy. Current research themes include the strategic use of big data by businesses, regulation on the collection and use of consumer data by businesses, online privacy and consumer empowerment, competition policy in the digital era, and online consumer search and targeted advertising.
GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS RESEARCH NETWORK (GVCRN) The GVCRN conducts interdisciplinary research across the following six main themes: food value chains, global production networks, apparel/garments value chains, behavioural change in value chains, health-related value chains, and infrastructure development value chains. Professor Amrik Sohal
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GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION RESEARCH NETWORK (GARNET) The GARNET’s research agenda explores the potential role of regulation in governing global business to lead to more sustainable businesses, communities and societies. Its research spans three streams, which together cover some of the most important aspects of business regulation: corporate regulation, environmental regulation and labour regulation.
Dr Petra Mahy
Dr Fahreen Alamgir
Professor Greg Bamber
Professor Fang Lee Cooke
Associate Professor Herman Tse
Dr Jeff Shao
Dr Luisa Unda
INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR RESEARCH ON EMPLOYMENT AND WORK (iCREW) The iCREW promotes research across a range of interdisciplinary streams relevant to employment and work: artificial intelligence, digitalisation and the gig economy, the future of business, employment, regulation and work; conflict management, employee wellbeing and organisational performance in international settings, HR outsourcing and shared services, innovative human resource management practices and performance, occupational health and safety in global industries, and union administrative practices.
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH NETWORK (LOERN) The LOERN undertakes cutting-edge research and evidencebased consulting in leadership and organisational effectiveness. By bringing together experts from various departments at Monash Business School and leading experts around the world, the LOERN aims to deliver, and has a proven track record in analysis and training on how effective leadership and workplace practices influence organisational performance, social justice, business ethics, sustainability, and wellbeing.
SOUTH-ASIA RESEARCH NETWORK (SARN) The SARN is a multidisciplinary network focused on the issues related to business, economy and policy in South Asia. It aims to engage with business and policymakers on high-priority issues with a potential for policy impact, as well as high-quality academic publications. Its research areas include changes in consumer markets with increasing demands for improved food quality, safety and standards; fostering integration of small producers into technologically-sophisticated modern value chains and linking them to large-scale commercial enterprises; and related financing, equity and regulatory issues.
Associate Professor Asad Islam
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OUR ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 2019 The CGB strives to engage with global research communities and industry partners to promote and produce research with relevance and impact. In 2019, we have made considerable achievements by organising numerous conferences, workshops, seminars, and hosting leading scholars from around the world.
Conferences and workshops
IPS-MONASH CONFERENCE (7-8 January 2019) – Sri Lanka Primary host: South Asia Research Network (SARN) The SARN, the Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES), and the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) co-hosted the conference, ‘Economic Development in South Asia’. The conference focused on the areas of poverty and inequality, entrepreneurship, agriculture, environmental sustainability, labour and migration, education, macroeconomic growth, and financial markets. It also examined the impact of innovative policy initiatives for spurring development in the region using contemporary research methods, such as randomised field experiments, spatial distribution of consumption, and multidimensional poverty correlates. Participants included academics from countries across the South Asian region, including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, as well IPS researchers. We are especially thankful to Mr Ravinatha Aryasinha, the secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, and Dr Sarath Rajapatirana, economic advisor to the President of Sri Lanka, who were special guests at the conference. Dr Rajapatirana subsequently wrote to us, saying
“It was two days so well spent for me. I enjoyed participating in it, listening to the excellent presentations and hearing about the research and policy studies undertaken by Monash University academics and the IPS staff. The topics presented were of immense value to me in my current position but certainly as someone who has been interested in many of these topics from a knowledge seeker’s perspective.”
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IIT BOMBAY AND MONASH BUSINESS SCHOOL WORKSHOP (28-29 January 2019) – India Primary host: Global Value Chain Research Network (GVCRN) The GVCRN and Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay co-organised their inaugural research workshop in January 2019 in Mumbai, India. A keynote was delivered by Prof. Amartya Lahiri, Director of the Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning, Reserve Bank of India. The workshop covered a wide range of topics including current challenges and strategies for development in India and Australia, the importance of and opportunities for collaborative research, and multidisciplinary dialogue across various disciplines in business school, computer science, and engineering. The workshop was attended by delegates from all seven departments at Monash Business School.
WORKSHOP ON FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS: PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT, INTEGRATION AND LEADERSHIP (18-19 February 2019) – India Primary host: Global Value Chain Research Network (GVCRN) This two-day workshop was co-hosted by the GVCRN and the University of Lincoln (UK). The workshop focused on how productivity, integration, and leadership of endto-end food supply chains can be transformed through the adoption of advanced technologies and modern management practices. The workshop was opened by Mr Rod Hilton, Australian Deputy High Commissioner to India. Ms Michelle Wade, South-Asia Commissioner for the Victorian Government, gave a keynote address. More than fifty participants took part in the workshop, which included presentations and roundtable discussions.
DIGITALISATION, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND GIG JOBS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT, REGULATION AND WORK, IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY (11 April 2019) – Melbourne Primary host: International Consortium for Research in Employment and Work (iCREW) In collaboration with Australian HR Institute and School of Labor Relations and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, this topical one-day international symposium focused on the impact of digitalisation, artificial intelligence and gig jobs on the future of HR, employment, industrial relations, unions, and work and labour regulation across different economic, industrial and occupational settings. The symposium brought together leading researchers and practitioners from Australia, China, the UK, and other countries. They discussed developments in the application of digital technology, AI and algorithmic decision-making by employers and how these impact skills, work, IR and labour regulation, including national regulations and practices, and international influences, as well as global trends, challenges and lessons.
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THE 7TH ANNUAL WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (26-27 June 2019) – Prato, Italy This was the first time the CGB has co-hosted the annual workshop at the Monash Prato Centre in Italy, together with the CDES and Monash Business and Sustainability Network. As in the previous years, the workshop had both a business stream and an economics stream, both sharing the common theme of sustainable development. The keynote presentation was delivered by Professor Michael Carter (University of California, Davis) on the role of insurance in social protection in developing countries.
31ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON THE CHINESE ECONOMICS SOCIETY AUSTRALIA (15-16 July 2019) – Monash University Primary host: China Research Network (CRN) The CRN co-sponsored the conference, co-hosted by the CDES and the Department of Economics, Monash University. The conference’s main theme was China’s slowing economic growth and the challenges for the future. The keynote speakers included Professor Yang Yao (Peking University).
WORKSHOP ON DIGITAL ECONOMY AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION (16 October 2019) – Monash University Primary host: Digital Economy Research Network (DERN) Six academic economists from universities in Australia, France and the Netherlands presented their latest research on digital intermediaries, online microloan, consumer privacy and social media. In addition, policymakers and practitioners from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Productivity Commission, Frontier Economics and RBB Economics, held a panel discussion on the topic of ‘Competition issues of online platforms: search advertising, consumer data, and market power’. The primary goal of the workshop was to bring together people from academia, government agencies and the private sector to exchange ideas about how to handle the challenges to market competition and consumer protection in the digital era. The workshop also promoted research on the digital economy undertaken at Monash.
THE JOE ISAAC INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYMPOSIUM (30 October 2019) – Monash University Primary host: International Consortium for Research in Employment and Work (iCREW) The Joe Isaac Industrial Relations Symposium honoured the contribution of Professor Emeritus Joe Isaac AO, one of Australia’s most distinguished scholars and practitioners in the broad field of industrial relations and labour economics. Renowned U.S. labour management expert and Cornell University professor Harry C Katz presented a keynote address.
GARNET RESEARCH WORKSHOP (4 November 2019) – Melbourne Primary host: Governance and Regulation Research Network (GARNET) The GARNET organised a workshop at the Monash Conference Centre. The guest speaker, Professor Fiona Haines from the University of Melbourne, delivered a presentation on ‘Understanding the relationship between risk, regulation and engagement - Towards an ecological responsive approach’. This was followed by 12 research presentations by GARNET members from the following departments: Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Law and Taxation, and Management.
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WORKSHOP ON DOING BUSINESS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES: THE SOUTH ASIAN EXPERIENCE (8 November 2019) – Monash University Primary host: South Asia Research Network (SARN) This workshop explored the prospects and challenges of doing business in low-income communities in South Asian countries. The workshop facilitated the dissemination of research-based knowledge and collaboration among researchers across disciplines. It also aimed to engage with local practitioners working towards market-based solutions to address issues of ‘under-development’ among low-income people in Australia. The speaker was Professor Israr Qureshi, Professor of Social Entrepreneurship and ICT for Development at the ANU College of Business and Economics.
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COLLABORATION ON GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (11-12 November 2019) – Melbourne Primary host: Global Value Chains Research Network (GVCRN) Through presentations, roundtable discussions and feedback sessions, this event leveraged the GVCRN’s research strengths and industry partnerships to develop impactful research collaborations with a view to producing large-scale projects that can attract funding from appropriate sources. The topics of focus were sustainable food value chains, health supply chains, and participation in global value chains by innovative small and medium-sized enterprises.
SOUTH ASIA BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS WORKSHOP (18 November 2019) – Monash University Primary host: South Asia Research Network (SARN) Co-hosted by the SARN and the CDES, the aim of the workshop was to provide an opportunity for early career researchers and advanced doctoral students in South Asian studies to share and discuss their latest research in the areas of business and economics.
RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS (RCT) CONFERENCE (12-13 December 2019) – Melbourne Hosts: The Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES) and the Centre for Global Business (CGB) This conference brought together researchers who conduct randomised controlled trials in both developing and developed countries. The keynote addresses were delivered by Professor Dean Karlan (Northwestern University), Professor Catherine Wolfram (University of California, Berkeley) and Professor Christopher Woodruff (University of Oxford). The conference covered a wide range of topics including incentives, credit markets, education, gender, health, and information and learning.
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Talks, seminars and visitors
‘WORK FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE: A VIEW FROM THE ILO’ BY GREG VINES, DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL, INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION, SWITZERLAND (5 March 2019) – Monash University Primary host: International Consortium for Research in Employment and Work (iCREW) Presented by Greg Vines, the event was attended by prominent people in the field including Ross Fotheringham, Monash alumni and former Minister (Special Labour Advisor) to the ILO, the Hon. Geoff Giudice AO, former President of the organisation pre-dating the Fair Work Commission (FWC); the Hon. Joe Isaac AO, Emeritus Professor, Monash University and former Deputy President of the organisation pre-dating the FWC, other alumni, practitioners, academics and PhD students. The ILO marks its centenary in 2019 with the launch of the report of its Global Commission on the ‘Future of Work’. The Commission, co-chaired by South African President Ramaphosa and Sweden’s Prime Minister Lofven, calls for a commitment to taking a human-centred approach for growth and development, one that places people and the work they do at the centre of economic and social policy making.
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SEMINARS BY PROFESSOR NAILA KABEER (9-12 April 2019) – Monash University Primary host: South Asia Research Network (SARN) The SARN co-hosted three seminars led by Professor Naila Kabeer, one of the leading social economists of our time. She is Professor of Gender and Development at the Department of Gender Studies and Department of International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. The seminars discussed randomised control trials and qualitative evaluations of an asset transfer program for women in extreme poverty.
JUST WORDS? JUST SPEECHES?: ON THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP (21 June 2019) – Monash University Primary host: Leadership and Organisational Effectiveness Research Network (LOERN) Professor John Antonakis, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and Editor-in-Chief of Leadership Quarterly presented a keynote on ‘Leadership theories in sociology and social psychology’, arguing that effective leaders influence follower behaviour not only through the design of incentives and institutions, but also through personal abilities to persuade and motivate.
REDEEMING LEADERSHIP: AN ANTI-RACIST FEMINIST INTERVENTION SEMINAR (2 September 2019) – Monash University Primary host: Leadership and Organisational Effectiveness Research Network (LOERN) This seminar, led by Dr Helena Liu (University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Business School), aimed at identifying and challenging the violence of leadership. The seminar drew on the complex and distinct traditions of anti-racist feminisms in order to offer redemptive possibilities for ‘leadership’ that may be exercised from the values of justice, solidarity and love.
POLITICAL CSR AT THE COALFACE – THE ROLES AND CONTRADICTIONS OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN DEVELOPING WORKPLACE DIALOGUES (26 September 2019) – Monash University Primary host: Governance and Regulation Research Network (GARNET) Professor Juliane Reinecke (King’s College London) and Professor Jimmy Donaghey (Monash Business School) presented their research focusing on the enacted compliance codes in the apparel industry context in Bangladesh. This event was attended by over 40 academics from Monash University and other universities across Melbourne.
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DO MANAGERIAL SUPPORT PERCEPTIONS INFLUENCE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING IN HIGH PERFORMANCE WORKPLACES? AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION (31 October 2019) – Monash University Primary host: International Consortium for Research in Employment and Work (iCREW) The speaker for this event was Keith Whitfield, Professor of Human Resource Management and Economics, Cardiff University, UK. Drawing on data from the UK Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS) 2011, the seminar examined the associations between high performance HR practices, perceived job demands, managerial support and employees’ health-related wellbeing.
HYBRID MANAGERS/PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY INFLUENCE: WARWICK BUSINESS SCHOOL, UK HEALTHCARE RESEARCH (22 November 2019) – Monash University Primary host: International Consortium for Research in Employment and Work (iCREW) The iCREW hosted a seminar led by guests from Warwick University, UK (half of the Monash Warwick Alliance). The seminar included two research presentations – ‘The paradoxes of hybrid middle managers: performing and belonging’ and ‘The Influence of professional identity upon absorptive capacity: the case of healthcare’– and a discussion led by visitors from Warwick University.
THE ROLE OF MACHIAVELLIAN BEHAVIOUR, PERCEIVED TRUSTWORTHINESS, AND AFFECT (12 December 2019) – Monash University Primary host: Leadership and Organisational Effectiveness Research Network (LOERN) The seminar was given by Dr Amy Wei Tian, Associate Professor in human resource management at the Curtin Business School, Australia. She discussed the effectiveness of transformational leaders.
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Professor Michael Brookes, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Professor Israr Qureshi, Australian National University
Ms Mary Cavar, Productivity Commission
Professor Emeritus Russell, University of Sydney, Australia
Associate Professor Gang Cheng, Beijing Normal University, China
Professor Helen Shipton, Nottingham Business School, UK
Mr Warwick Davis, Frontier Economics
Professor Peter Turnbull, University of Bristol, UK
Professor Ping Du, Beijing Normal University, China
Mr Chris Whelan, RBB Economics, Melbourne, Australia
Professor Yuhong Du, Beijing Normal University, China
Professor Geoffrey Wood, University of Essex, UK
Associate Professor Longlong Hou, Beijing Normal University, China
Mr Andy Wu, University of Melbourne, Australia
Professor Yongmei Hu, Beijing Normal University, China
Associate Professor Junji Xiao, University of Technology Sydney
Dr Stephen King, Productivity Commission
Professor Xiaodong Zeng, Beijing Normal University, China
Professor Simon Loertscher, University of Melbourne, Australia
Associate Professor Lei Zheng, Beijing Normal University, China
Professor Andras Niedermayer, University of Cergy-Pontoise, France
Associate Professor Jinyan Zhou, Beijing Normal University, China
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OUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION The CGB has gone through a number of digital transformations in 2019. We have made substantial improvements to our website (Monash.edu/business/cgb), to enhance user-friendliness and ease of navigation, and to facilitate our engagement with various stakeholders.
We have started using the Twitter platform (@CGB_Monash) to tweet the latest news about the CGB’s activities. We have also started groundwork for our newsletter, which will be introduced in 2020 and disseminated via social media.
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OUR RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS IN 2019 In 2019, the CGB team, network coordinators, and core members have produced highest quality research in the following areas: information and big data, business strategy, HR management, leadership, experimental studies, psychology and behaviour, and economic development.
Publications The following is the list of publications (published or forthcoming) in 2019 by the CGB team, network coordinators, and core members. The list includes those in the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) A* journals, which are indicative of the highest quality journals in various business disciplines. We use FT50 to further indicate the list of 50 journals used in the Financial Times research ranking of business schools. 1. Abbink, K., Islam, A. and Nguyen, C. (2019). Whose voice matters? An experimental examination of women empowerment in microfinance. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, forthcoming. 2. Alamgir, F. and Alakavuklar, O. (2019). Compliance codes and women workers’ (mis)representation and (non) recognition in the apparel industry of Bangladesh. Journal of Business Ethics, forthcoming. FT50. 3. Alamgir, F. and Banerjee, B. (2019). Contested compliance regimes in global production networks: Insights from the Bangladesh garment industry. Human Relations, 72(2), 272-297. FT50. 4. Borenstein, S., Bushnell, J., Wolak, F. and ZaragozaWatkins, M. (2019). Expecting the unexpected: Emissions uncertainty and environmental market design. American Economic Review, 109(11), 3953-3977. FT50. 5. Campbell, A. (2019). Social learning with differentiated products. RAND Journal of Economics, 50(1), 226-248. 6. Chang, J., Wang, J. J. and Bai, X. (2019). Good match matters: Knowledge co-creation in international joint ventures. Industrial Marketing Management, forthcoming. 7. Chen, L., Yao, S. and Zhu, K. (2019). Responsible sourcing under supplier-auditor collusion. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, forthcoming. 8. Chen, Z., Choe, C. and Matsushima, N. (2019). Competitive personalized pricing. Management Science, forthcoming. FT50. 9. Chen, Z. and Rey, P. (2019). Competitive crosssubsidization. RAND Journal of Economics, 50(3), 645-665. 10. Chen, Z. and Shaffer, G. (2019). Market share contracts, exclusive dealing, and the integer problem. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 11(1), 208-242.
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11. Cooper, B., Wang, J. and Bartram, T. (2019). Wellbeing oriented human resource management practices and employee performance in the Chinese banking sector: The role of social climate and resilience. Human Resource Management, 58(1), 85-97. FT50. 12. Daniele, G., Mookerjee, S. and Tommasi, D. (2019). Informational shocks and street-food safety: A field study in urban India. Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming. 13. Datt, G., Murgai, R. and Ravallion, M. (2019). Poverty and growth in India over six decades. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming. 14. Dou, Y., Masulis, R. W. and Zein, J. (2019). Shareholder wealth consequences of insider pledging of company stock as collateral for personal loans. Review of Financial Studies, 32(12): 4810-4854. FT50. 15. Eva, N., Meacham, H., Newman, A., Schwarz, G. and Tham, T. L. (2019). Is co-worker feedback more important than supervisor feedback for increasing innovative behavior? Human Resource Management, 58(4), 383-396. FT50. 16. Frijters, P., Islam, A., Lalji, C. and Pakrashi, D. (2019). Roommate effects in health outcomes. Health Economics, 28, 998-1034. 17. Frijters, P., Islam, A. and Pakrashi, D. (2019). Heterogeneity in peer effects in random dormitory assignment in a developing country. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 163, 117-134. 18. Gangadharan, L., Grossman, P., Komai, M. and Vecci, J. (2019). Impact of social identity and inequality on antisocial behaviour. European Economic Review, 119, 199-215. 19. Gangadharan, L., Harrison, G. and Leroux, A. (2019). Are risks over multiple attributes traded off? A case study of aid. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 164, 166-198. 20. Gangadharan, L., Jain, T., Maitra, P. and Vecci, J. (2019). Female leaders and their response to the social environment. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 164, 256-272. 21. Ginsburgh, V., Radermecker, A. and Tommasi, D. (2019). The effect of experts’ opinion on prices of art works: The case of Peter Brueghel the Younger. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 159, 36-50.
22. Gu, F. F., Wang, J. J., and Wang, D. T. (2019). The role of sales representatives in cross-cultural business-to-business relationships. Industrial Marketing Management, 78, 227-238.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Centre for Global Business thanks its research network coordinators and network core members, as well as members and affiliated experts for their continued support and contributions throughout 2019.
Research Network/Coordinators
Network Core Members
Associate Professor Guillaume Roger (AEMI
Dr Dominique Allen
Dr Jagjit Plahe
Professor Christopher Nyland (CRN)
Professor Christopher Arup
Professor Daniel Prajogo
Associate Professor He-Ling Shi (CRN)
Dr Hue Hwa Au
Professor Ranjan Ray
Dr Jun Gu (CRN)
Dr John Bevacqua
Dr Sergio Gramitto Ricci
Associate Professor Arthur Campbell (DERN)
Professor Christine Brown
Dr Kristian Rotaru
Associate Professor Zhijun Chen (DERN)
Dr Kym Brown
Dr Ummul Ruthbah
Dr Chengsi Wang (DERN)
Dr Nicola Charwat
Professor Michael Skully
Dr Fahreen Alamgir (GARNET)
Associate Professor Brian Cooper
Associate Professor Gerri Spassova
Dr Petra Mahy (GARNET)
Associate Professor Gaurav Datt
Professor Carolyn Sutherland
Dr Luisa Unda (GARNET)
Professor Helen DeCieri
Dr Denni Tommasi
Professor Amrik Sohal (GVCRN)
Professor Jimmy Donaghey
Dr Jeff Wang
Professor Greg Bamber (iCREW)
Associate Professor Ross Donohue
Professor Michelle Welsh
Professor Fang Lee Cooke (iCREW)
Dr Ying Dou
Associate Professor Barry Williams
Associate Professor Herman Tse (LOERN)
Ms Meredith Edelman
Dr Shiqing (Frank) Yao
Dr Jeff Shao (LOERN)
Dr Nathan Eva
Associate Professor Asad Islam (SARN)
Dr Sajad Fayezi Associate Professor Dennis Fehrenbacher Dr Anita Foerster Professor Lata Gangadharan Dr Zen Goh Associate Professor Pitosh Heyden Professor Sisira Jayasuriya Dr Marjorie Jerrard Dr Alice de Jonge Dr Christo Karuna Dr Damien Lambert Ms Ingrid Landau Dr Gordon Leslie Dr Han-Wei Liu Dr Xin Ma Professor Pushkar Maitra Professor Richard Mitchell Professor Vince Morabito Dr Alka Nand Ms Adriana Orifici
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Affiliated Experts Emeritus Professor Janice Bellace, University of Pennsylvania, USA Professor John Benson, Monash University, Malaysia Professor Steven Callander, Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Peter Cappelli, University of Pennsylvania, USA Professor Paul Clark, Pennsylvania State University, USA Professor Elaine Farndale, Pennsylvania State University, USA Professor Richard Hall, Monash Business School, Australia Professor Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University, USA Professor Ian Kirkpatrick, University of Warwick, UK / Monash University Professor Thomas Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Professor Katsuyuki Kubo, Waseda University, Japan Professor Patrice Laroche, University of Lorraine / ESCP Europe, Paris, France Professor Byoung-Hoon Lee, Chung-Ang University, South Korea Professor Sharon Mavin, Newcastle University, UK Geoff McGill, Monash Business School, Australia Dr Susan Mayson, Monash Business School, Australia Dr Hannah Meacham, Monash Business School, Australia Anne O’Rourke, Australia Gary Seppings, Australia Dr Tracey Shea, Australia Associate Professor Cathy Sheehan Professor Helen Shipton, Nottingham Trent University, UK Professor Ed Snape, Hong Kong Baptist University/ University of Durham, UK Professor Julian Teicher, Central Queensland University, Australia Professor Peter Turnbull, University of Bristol, UK Adjunct Professor Peter Wilson, Australian HR Institute Greg Vines, Deputy Director-General, International Labour Organization, Switzerland Professor Frank Wolak, Stanford University / Monash University Professor Geoff Wood, University of Essex, UK
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