Research topics and projects

When betting on sports games and making financial decisions alike customers often overestimate the importance of recent performance. That is, they think that their team is on a lucky streak and must win the next game, or they believe a stock has gone up so much that it must fall in the next financial quarter. Abundant evidence exists in the literature on the “gambler’s fallacy” and “the hot hand effect” to suggest that customers overestimate the importance of the last …

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School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations

Study levels

PhD

Research Masters

Honours

Vacation research experience scheme

Customers are increasingly rushed by the battery status of their devices. That is, we quickly pick a tinder date on the Apple Watch just before it dies, haste to confirm a movie booking on a half-empty Microsoft Surface, and rush to finish a dinner booking on the last percent of our Phone. Little is known, however, about how, when, for whom and why this battery-induced rush influences our decision-making. Could it be that low batteries drive us to “just do …

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School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations

Study levels

PhD

Research Masters

Honours

Vacation research experience scheme

Marketers increasingly work according to the premise that customers expect more from products than just high quality at a low price. Many assume that customers want to feel good about the products and therefore choose organic and prosocial options (Nielsen 2012; 2014). In supermarkets and other retail stores, this has significantly contributed to an increase in the total number of options. From a retail perspective, this might be problematic, however. Large assortments increase customer motivations to make comparisons (Chan et …

Centre/School

School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations

Study levels

PhD

Research Masters

Honours

Vacation research experience scheme

There has been an emphasis on widening participation in higher education in Australia in recent years. However, relative to efforts to increase the participation of equity groups in undergraduate education, there has been a lesser focus on postgraduate participation. This research explores equity trends in ATSI student participation in postgraduate study. It compares enrolment, completion and employment data for this cohort across universities by university type. It also identifies the key initiatives and discourses within the sector relating to widening …

Centre/School

School of Management

This project explores how the Clem Jones Tunnel became a new model for financing government infrastructure projects and the interrelations of politics and financial institutions in delivering long term government assets.Expected Outcomes:* The student will produce a draft paper on the topic.Research skills student will use during the project:* How to use research database* How to sort materials for a focused research project* Thinking critically* Writing following a structure …

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School of Accountancy

The purpose of this research is to explore the roles played by uncertainty and investor sentiment in explaining financial market anomalies documented in the existing literature. The financial market anomalies of interest include, but are not limited to, the size effect, the value effect, the momentum effect, asset-related anomalies, investment-related anomalies, etc. 

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School of Economics and Finance

Study levels

PhD

Research Masters

Honours

The research project is two-fold. First, it incorporates quantitative and qualitative data to measure the performance of airlines (mainstream and budget carriers) using a supply-chain performance evaluation model such as Network Data Envelopment Analysis. Second, the project aims to quantify sources of inefficiencies and provide recommendations to policy makers and operations in ways to raise their efficiency levels.

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School of Economics and Finance

Blockchain technology is anticipated to further disrupt the digital economy of today. Blockchain is a distributed database technology and is the underlying technical platform for digital cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Blockchain has the potential to profoundly impact accounting and the underlying financial transactions it represents, yet there is very little research exploring the implications for accounting and the profession. This research seeks to investigate how blockchain technology may impact a particular aspect of accounting such as financial accounting or audit …

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School of Accountancy

The project aims to explore the factors associated with fraudulent financial reporting in China. The mechanism of corporate governance and external audit in mitigating fraud will also be investigated in this setting.If you are interested in researching this topic as part of a Master of Philosophy (Accountancy), and you are applying to commence your degree in Semester 1, 2018, you may be eligible for our School of Accountancy Accelerate Scholarship. …

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School of Accountancy

Female representation on boards has grown worldwide. There is a stream of study that investigates the relationship between board composition and financial reporting quality. However, there is little evidence on whether corporate board gender diversity is associated with one of the most important financial reporting quality metrics-accounting conservatism.The objective of this proposed study is to investigate the relation between corporate board gender diversity and accounting conservatism in the Australian context.If you are interested in researching this topic as part of …

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School of Accountancy

Cooperatives are unusual organizational structures, as they are highly democratic in nature (one member + one vote) and their successful operation involves delivery of environmental, business and social outcomes. Internationally, cooperatives are the 'normal' form of social enterprise, however in the Australian context they are considerably under researched legal form. In order to operate successful, cooperatives need to take into consideration the needs of multiple stakeholders, not the least their members and communities which they function to benefit. This thesis …

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School of Accountancy

Study levels

PhD

Research Masters

Faithful Representation and Relevance are two fundamental qualities which are proposed to make financial information useful in the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting and its proposed revision. Faithful representation is further described as information which is complete, neutral and free from error. This research seeks to determine how faithful representation of financial information might be measured/determined drawing on representation theory concepts from the Information systems discipline.

Centre/School

School of Accountancy

Study levels

PhD

Research Masters