Turning overstock into a competitive advantage

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. 

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Shifting the conversation on workplace gender equality

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.

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Company directorships as economic abuse are flying under the radar

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.

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Volunteering is declining. How can we reverse the trend?

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.

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Mapping better outcomes for refugee youth in Malaysia

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.

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Why aren’t we doing more to protect women in the workplace?

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.

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“Built on hope and biases”: Why the cashless debit card policy failed

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.

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Dirty rats! How a unique economic game has helped struggling farmers in Laos

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.

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Are self-managed super fund investors really winners?

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…

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Making the most of global health aid

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.

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Children have lost chunks of their education during COVID-19 – can tutoring turn it around?

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

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Could achieving gender diversity in leadership be as simple as changing the default in the selection process?

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.

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