Management - 7 Dec 2021
Global garment industry bears the brunt of COVID supply chain woes
The pandemic has revealed the previously invisible nature of global supply chains. Research is now underway into how vulnerable workers in developing nations have been impacted.
Retail - 7 Dec 2021
Unboxing this year’s Christmas retail trends – with a big splurge on travel expected
Australians are embracing the Christmas spirit, buying more gifts and increasing the amount they spend on presents this year. Not surprisingly, travel gifts are set to boom.
COVID-19 - 23 Nov 2021
The grim reality for older Australians during COVID-19
While public health issues have been foremost in the global fight against COVID-19, public policies are only now exposing the full consequences of this international scourge. And for more than a third of older Australians, isolation – not health concerns – was the biggest problem.
Accounting - 23 Nov 2021
As Xi Jinping acts on corruption, the dynamics of rent-seeking are laid bare
The Chinese President’s zeal in tackling corruption provides a unique opportunity to observe formerly opaque relationships between politicians and their corporate beneficiaries – and how they can backfire.
Retail - 9 Nov 2021
How COVID-19 changed the way we shop…again
Snap lockdowns, closed stores, increased online shopping and supply chain disruptions were all part of 2021’s ‘new normal’ for consumers and retailers.