Funding Awards

» Researchers from both the

School of Economics, Finance and

Marketing and the Graduate

School of Business and Law, Prof

Roslyn Russell, A/Prof Amalia Di

Iorio, Prof Tim Fry and Prof Lisa

Farrell, were awarded an ARC

Discovery Grant for a three-year

project, “What Women Want:

unravelling the factors underlying

women’s financial decision-making

behaviour”. This project has a total

funding of $195,000.

» Experts in the School of Business

IT and Logistics, Profs Brian Corbitt

and Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Dr

Victor Gekara and A/Prof Prem

Chhetri, contributed their expertise

in a collaborative project, “Ports

Adaptability and Resilience to

Climate Change”. This two-year

project has funding of $578,000

from the National Climate Change

Adaptation Research Facility.

» Dr Victor Gekara (School of

Business IT & Logistics), together

with A/Prof Prem Chhetri (School

of Business IT & Logistics), Prof Peter

Fairbrother (Centre for Governance,

Work and Technologies), Dr Alan

Montague (School of Management)

and Prof Peter Turnbull (Cardiff

University, UK), was awarded $125,000

to undertake a 12-month project on

workforce training and productivity.

» A/Prof Prem Chhetri, Prof Brian

Corbitt and a Business IT &

Logistics research team received a

$60,000 industry grant from REPCO

to evaluate areas of improvement

and identify critical factors for the

successful implementation of a

distribution hub and spoke supply

structure for REPCO.

» Dr Hossein Zadeh from the

School of Business IT & Logistics has

received a US$20,000 prestigious IBM

Faculty Award.

From upper left to lower right:

Dr Alan Montague, Profs Brian Corbitt, Peter

Fairbrother, A/Prof Prem Chhetri, Prof Nilmini

Wickramasinghe, Dr Hossein Zadeh and Dr Victor

Gekara

In this issue Vol 1, No 2 December 2010

Funding Awards College Research Schemes Research Appointments Recent Events In Brief • ARC Discovery 2011

• CoB Research Grant

Seed Fund Symposium

• Academics wanted:

Contribute to make a

change

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Tel. +61 3 9925 1408 Fax +61 3 9925 5595

Email business.research@rmit.edu.au

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ARC Discovery Grant recipients:

Prof Roslyn Russell, Prof Lisa

Farrell, A/Prof Amalia Di Iorio

and Prof Tim Fry.

RESEARCH NEWS – COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

College Research Schemes

Congratulations are extended to College Research

Scheme recipients for Semester 1, 2011.

» CoB Research Readership Scheme

A/Prof Prem Chhetri, Dr Angela Dobele, Dr Eva

Tsahuridu and Dr Larry Li have been successful in

obtaining College Research Readership awards.

This scheme provides funding of up to $20,000 to

assist researchers with a semester release to

conduct an intensive program of research,

publishing and grant application.

» CoB Doctorate Completion Scheme

Grace Wong has been awarded a College

Doctorate Completion Scheme grant. This scheme

will support her in the final stages of her PhD

thesis with a semester release from all teaching

and administrative duties.

» College ECR Publications Scheme

Drs Lynnel Hoare, Foula Kopanidis, Alberto Posso,

Linda Robinson, Warren Staples, Say Yen Teoh,

Hossein Zadeh and Jiaying Zhang have been

awarded College Early Career Researcher (ECR)

Publications Scheme grants.

Research Appointments

» Research Capacity Building Team (RCBT) 2011

(the former RDT)

Profs Tim Fry, Craig Deegan, Lisa Farrell, Roslyn

Russell and Dr Peter Macauley have been

appointed to the Research Capacity Building Team

(RCBT) for 2011 to support and raise the College

research profile to new heights. The New Year will

see some exciting initiatives from this Team – so

stay tuned!

We take this opportunity to thank Profs John Fein

and Supriya Singh for their contribution to the RDT

this year and welcome back Prof Tim Fry to the

new RCBT.

» ARC College of Experts

Prof Peter Fairbrother has been appointed to the

ARC College of Experts until the end of 2013.

Members of the ARC CoE are experts of

international standing drawn from the Australian

research community. The ARC engages them to

provide strategic advice and to play a key role in

the identification of research excellence.

A/Prof Prem Chhetri, Dr Eva Tsahuridu and Dr Larry Li

Dr Lynnel Hoare, Dr Foula Kopanidis, Dr Alberto Posso, Dr Linda Robinson, Dr Warren Staples, Dr Say Yen Teoh, Dr Hossein Zadeh and Dr Jiaying Zhang

Profs Tim Fry, Craig Deegan, Lisa Farrell, Roslyn Russell and

Dr Peter Macauley

Prof Peter Fairbrother

RESEARCH NEWS – COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

» Vietnam Human Resource Professional Workshop

The School of Management collaboratively hosted

a workshop with the Centre of Management and

Commerce in Vietnam on 30 November and 1

December at the RMIT Vietnam campus.

Experts from the School of Management, Profs

Fang Lee Cooke and Sandra Jones, A/Prof Alan

Nankervis, and Drs Ngan Collins, Simon Fry and

Malcolm Macintosh participated in this workshop.

This successful event opened opportunities to

develop research collaborations, promote research

training and develop links with the Vietnam

business community and universities.

» RMIT Accounting Educators’ Conference 2010

The inaugural RMIT University Accounting Educators’

Conference was held on 15 November. The

conference was well attended, with more than 85

participants from Australian and New Zealand

universities and professional accounting bodies.

Keynote speakers were Prof Alan Sangster, Middlesex

University Business School and visiting Prof at

University of Wales, and Prof Donna Street, Al and

Marcie Mahrt Chair in Accounting at the University of

Dayton and President of the International Association

for Accounting Education and Research.

Thanks to the team at the School of Accounting,

especially Profs Brendan O'Connell and Paul de

Lange and Ms Marita Shelly. This day was a headline

success and is a benchmark for the future.

Recent Events » End of Year HDR Celebration

On 6 December, the College Research Office

invited Research Directors, Supervisors and HDR

students to celebrate the end of a productive

2010. Seventy-five people attended the BBQ lunch

at the green and secluded courtyard of Building

158 in Queen Street.

Prof Brian Corbitt, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor,

Research and Innovation, said “Hard work will be

rewarded and those who put in the hard yards will

see the fruits of their efforts.” He thanked the

Business Research Office and School staff for their

support of the College HDR students and wished

everyone a safe and happy end-of-year break.

» College of Business Inaugural Research Day

More than 45 academics attended the inaugural

College Research Day at Storey Hall on 24

November. The event provided an opportunity to

discuss current research projects and explore new

ideas and collaborations.

Nineteen 3-minute presentations illustrated the

wide range of research activity being undertaken

in the College of Business. Dr Monica Tan and

A/Prof Terry Hallahan from the School of

Economics, Finance & Marketing were rewarded

with Apple iPads for their outstanding

presentations.

Winners Dr Monica Tan and A/Prof Terry Hallahan with

Prof Brian Corbitt, DPVC, Research and Innovation, COB

Prof Alan Sangster (left) and Prof Donna Street

RESEARCH NEWS – COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

» RMIT Professor Shared Research Findings on

eHealth Solutions

Prof Nilmini Wickramasinghe from the School of

Business IT & Logistics was invited to share her

expertise on eHealth solutions at the IBM

Healthcare Executive Dinner on 9 December.

Prof Wickramasinghe led a successful discussion

on the development of a pervasive technology

solution for facilitating chronic disease self care

(Dia Mond project). She also highlighted some

important factors in developing and managing

eHealth solutions.

» Writing for Publications Workshop Series

The Writing for Publications workshops (including

the intensive advance modes) continue to be one

of the most vibrant workshop series organised by

the College.

Facilitated by Carla Taines, attendees are required

to actively participate in writing, presenting and

peer reviewing in group and individual sessions.

Due to popular demand this workshop series will

be offered again in 2011.

» International Symposium on Asia-Pacific

Multinationals, Global Standards and Host

Country Development

On 8 November, the School of Management

hosted an international symposium, “Multinational

firms from and in the Asia-Pacific, global standards

and host country development” at the Research

Lounge.

This one-day symposium brought together world-

leading scholars and policy makers to present their

latest research findings. It provided an important

platform for participants to discuss and debate the

issues surrounding the role of multinational firms

in shaping global standards and host country

development.

Prof Gill Palmer, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic,

RMIT University, delivered the opening address.

Other speakers included high profile international

and national scholars and industry professions.

» Seminar: Women on the Line Revisited

Women+Work Research Cluster of the Centre for

Governance, Work and Technologies invited

Professor Miriam Glucksmann from the University

of Essex to deliver a public seminar “Women on

the Line Revisited” on 27 October in the newly

refurbished and prestigious Emily McPherson

Building.

The seminar provided an opportunity for vigorous

interaction and discussion among Victorian

academics, government representatives and

industry professionals on the impact of the

economic, political and social changes that have

shaped the global world of women’s work.

Prof Peter Fairbrother, Prof Margaret Gardner AO,

Prof George Cairns, Dr Cathy Brigden and Prof Miriam

Glucksmann

Prof Nilmini Wickramasinghe

RESEARCH NEWS – COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

In Brief

» ARC Discovery deadlines for 2011

Discovery Projects for funding commencing in

2012:

• Release of Funding Rules – January 2011

• Eligibility Exemption Requests –

Mid January 2011 (anticipated)

• Draft applications to Business Research Office

for advice by the Research Capacity Building

Team and the Senior Advisor, Grants

Development – 21 February 2011

• Final applicants submitted on RMS for R&I

Research Support and Performance checks –

7 March 2011

• ARC deadline – 21 March 2011

Discovery ECR Awards funding commencing in 2012:

• Release of Funding Rules – February 2011

• All other deadlines - TBA

Note: the ARC consultation process on the

Discovery Program will impact on application

deadlines for all 2011 ARC rounds.

» CoB Research Grant Seed Fund Symposium

The Research Grant Seed Fund Symposium will be

held on Monday, 28 February 2011.

At the symposium awardees of the 2010 Research

Grant Seed Fund will discuss their projects, share

their discoveries and outline their plans for future

Category 1 grant applications. We look forward to

having you join us on this day.

Further details will be circulated in the New Year.

» Academics wanted:

Contribute to make a change

Academics are invited to participate in an RMIT

PhD research project investigating the opinions of

academics who are involved in offshore teaching,

as well as those who are not.

Contribute to make a change. Feedback from the

survey may be used to develop an improved policy,

which will incorporate more support from the

organisation for academics. The survey takes about

20 minutes. Responses will be treated as

confidential and only aggregated results will be

published. The survey can be completed online at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FlyingAcademics

For further details, please contact Juraifa Jais on

55618 or email juraifa.jais@rmit.edu.au

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