Thriving Communities - 24 Nov 2023
Turning overstock into a competitive advantage
Being seen as ‘wasteful’ can have a reputational cost. But brands who manage overstock issues can win consumer support.
Thriving Communities - 23 Oct 2023
Shifting the conversation on workplace gender equality
A ground-breaking new program is including male leaders and harnessing the power of allyship to bridge the gender gap.
Thriving Communities - 15 Sep 2023
Company directorships as economic abuse are flying under the radar
Economic abuse through company directorships is more common that people think.
Thriving Communities - 7 Aug 2023
Volunteering is declining. How can we reverse the trend?
An industry partnership with a tech start-up could help save our struggling volunteer sector.
Thriving Communities - 23 Jun 2023
Mapping better outcomes for refugee youth in Malaysia
Many of Malaysia’s 50,000 youth refugees are stuck in limbo, cut off from education.
Diversity - 23 May 2023
Why aren’t we doing more to protect women in the workplace?
Women in Victoria still face pervasive discrimination and costly barriers to legal action.
Thriving Communities - 20 Apr 2023
“Built on hope and biases”: Why the cashless debit card policy failed
Rather than encouraging socially responsible behaviour, the policy wasted precious resources.
Economics - 15 Feb 2022
Dirty rats! How a unique economic game has helped struggling farmers in Laos
Business researchers are using an experimental ‘game’ to help farmers in Laos collaborate to control rodents, reduce damage to their rice crops and boost food supply.
Superannuation - 9 Nov 2021
Are self-managed super fund investors really winners?
A recent study by Monash Centre of Financial Studies researchers, Dr Bei Cui, Dr Nga Pham and Dr Ummul Ruthbah along with their industry partner SelfWealth Ltd, delves into the…
Health economics - 9 Nov 2021
Making the most of global health aid
Using the sector-wide approach (SWAp) to coordinate health aid delivers substantial improvements in population health.
Economics - 26 Oct 2021
Children have lost chunks of their education during COVID-19 – can tutoring turn it around?
Volunteer tutors in Bangladesh helped to keep young children and their families connected and on target with their education during the COVID-19 pandemic
Leadership - 26 Oct 2021
Could achieving gender diversity in leadership be as simple as changing the default in the selection process?
Gender gaps in leadership can be eliminated by assuming every qualified employee is interested in a leadership role, unless they choose to opt out.