19 September 2022

Research: Lead them Not into Temptation – The Power of POS Cigarette Promotion

Western Sydney University Business School The problem Cigarette smoking claims over seven million lives each year and is the world’s biggest public health threat. The Australian Burden of Disease Study estimated that in 2011 one in every eight deaths was due to smoking. Impact summary An early component of the research contributed to the first ban

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Research: Better Exhibits for a Better World

Business School The problem Custodians of cultural and zoological sites lacked reliable information about how visitors’ experiences at their sites influenced their long-term environmental behaviour. In addition, these sites required better tools to understand the visitor experience as a whole. Impact summary The research has positively influenced the environmental behaviours of over 700 million visitors

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Research: Home Sweet (Affordable) Home

University of Adelaide Business School The Challenge  The South Australian government provides mortgage funding to low and middle-income homebuyers through its Homestart Finance agency. Homestart lacked information about the social and economic effects of its lending practices. Research Impact Summary The research shows that HomeStart shared equity loans improve social and economic outcomes for low

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Research: Opening the Books – Corporate Transparency and Rebuilding Trust

University of New South Wales (UNSW) Business School The Challenge  Corporate failures like Enron and Worldcom, and the most recent global financial crisis, have resulted in diminished public trust in organisations and their auditors. Rebuilding trust requires organisations to do the right thing, but also effectively communicate that they are doing the right thing and ensuring

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Research: Extending the Reach of Lao Farmers

James Cook University (JCU) Business School The Challenge Small-scale farmers in Laos were often excluded from decision-making, were unaware of market opportunities and found expanding their operations difficult. Research Impact Summary Application of an Extension Management System (EMS) provided a new operational ecology for government agriculture extension staff, resulting in significant enhancement of their performance

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Research: Protect It and They Will Come

Victoria University Business School The Challenge  Climate change and severe weather events can wreak economic and physical havoc. Pacific Island nations and other tourism-reliant locations are particularly vulnerable. Research Impact Summary Coastal storm surge regeneration activities in Vanuatu were undertaken Better community awareness about climate change risks and tourism in Samoa Bali embarked on a green-growth path

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