Recently Completed PhD Theses
Accounting
| Candidate | Thesis Title | Abstract | Completed | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Leung | Security Analysts? Earnings Forecasts: Distributions Normality and a Comparative Analysis of Fitted Distribution Types in the Development of a Surrogate Consensus | Available | 2011 | Assoc Prof Philip Lee |
| James Gifford | Effective shareholder engagement | Available | 2010 | Prof Stewart Jones |
| Subhash Abhayawabsa | Sell-side analysts' use and communication of intellectual capital information | Available | 2010 | Prof James Guthrie |
| Sandra van der Laan | An Inefficient Deregulatory Initiative: The Australian Class Order Deed of Cross Guarantee | Available | 2009 | Prof Graeme Dean; Prof Stewart Jones; Dr Demetris Christodoulou |
| Suzanne Ryan | Academic Business: Tensions between academic values and corporatisation of Australian higher education in graduate schools fo business | Available | 2009 | Prof James Guthrie |
Business Information Systems
| Candidate | Thesis Title | Abstract | Completed | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Scifleet | Making Sense of Digital Documentary Practice: A common denominator for discourse | 2010 | Prof Susan P. Williams | |
| Samantha Lee | Advice giving: A theory of advice formulation | Available | 2009 | Prof Marcus O'Connor |
| Jonathan Paul | Tolerance and Escalation of Commitment to Failing Information Systems Projects | Available | 2009 | Prof Marcus O'Connor |
| Rohit Dhawan | Neural networks in time series forecasting | Available | 2008 | Prof Marcus O'Connor |
| Rajat Dhawan | Stochastic approach to system dynamics and its effect on managerial decision making | Available | 2008 | Prof Marcus O'Connor; Dr Mark Borman |
Finance
| Candidate | Thesis Title | Abstract | Completed | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamish Malloch | The valuation of options on traded accounts: continuous and discrete time models | Available | 2011 | Assoc Prof Peter Buchen |
| Maria Kim | The dynamic prediction of company failure - the influence of time, the economy and non-linearity | Available | 2011 | Assoc Prof Graham Partington; Prof Stewart Jones |
| Brad Wong | The Interaction between Informed and Uninformed Agents in Securities Markets | Available | 2011 | Prof Alex Frino |
| Jun George Li | Financial Market Intermediaries and Information Asymmetry in Equity Markets | Available | 2011 | Dr Andrew Lepone |
| Danika Wright | Heterogeneous asset pricing: An examination of the Australian residential real estate market | Available | 2010 | Dr Maurice Peat |
Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies
| Candidate | Thesis Title | Abstract | Completed | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fifer | Hypothetical Bias in Stated Preference Experiments: Is it a Problem? And if so, how do we deal with it? | Available | 2011 | Assoc Prof Stephen Greaves; Prof John Rose |
| Jyotirmoyee Bhattacharjya | Governance In Value Chain Networks: The Interplay Between Strategy, Structure And Boundary Spanning Interactions | 2011 | Prof David Walters | |
| Wafa Dabbas | Modelling vehicle emissions from an urban air-quality perspective:testing vehicle emissions interdependencies | Available | 2010 | Prof Peter Stopher |
| Geoffrey Clifton | The Role of Frequency & Connectivity in Delivering Enhanced Bus Systems in Urban Areas: Developing a Network of Corridor Services | Available | 2010 | Prof David Hensher; Prof John Rose |
| Zheng Li (MPhil) |
Modelling and Forecasting the Demand for Automobile Petrol in Australia, and its Policy Implications | Available | 2008 | Prof John Rose |
International Business
| Candidate | Thesis Title | Abstract | Completed | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yinghui Liu | Factors Influencing the Location and Control of Foreign MNEs in China: The Case of Liaoning Province | Available | 2009 | Prof Sid Gray; Prof Ben Tipton |
Marketing
| Candidate | Thesis Title | Abstract | Completed | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| En Li | Attitudes Embodied in Eye Movements: The Reading Direction Effect | 2011 | Prof Donnel Briley | |
| Alex Li | To stop or not to stop? - Investigating the differential effects of two self-control stategies on self-regulatory resource depletion | Available | 2010 | Prof Elizabeth Cowley |
| Sean McNally | Determination of interaction effects in expectations for post-event information on memory for items in a service encounter | Available | 2010 | Prof Elizabeth Cowley |
| Shuhaida Md Noor | Brand Equity And Self: The Moderating Effect Of Self Relatedness On The Favourability Of Brand Associations And Brand Equity Relationship | Available | 2009 | Prof Elizabeth Cowley |
| Natalina Zlatevska | The Repletion of Self Regulatory Resources: Identifying Individual Differences | Available | 2008 | Prof Elizabeth Cowley; Dr Paul Henry |
Operations Management and Econometrics
| Candidate | Thesis Title | Abstract | Completed | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San-Nah Sze | A study on multi-trip vehicle routing problem with time windows and meal break considerations | Available | 2011 | Dr Ada Ng |
| Qian Chen | Bayesian Methods for Estimation, Inference and Forecasting of Flexible Models for Value-at-Risk and Tail Conditional Expectations | Available | 2011 | Assoc Prof Richard Gerlach |
| Anastasios Panagiotelis | Bayesian Estimation of Flexible Multivariate Econometric Models | Available | 2009 | Prof Michael Smith; Assoc Prof Richard Gerlach |
| Stephanie de Silva | On the Specificity and Performance of Panel Unit Root Tests | Available | 2008 | Andrew Tremayne; Dr Vasilis Sarafidis |
Work and Organisational Studies
| Candidate | Thesis Title | Abstract | Completed | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McGill | The impact of executive coaching on the performance management of international managers in China | Available | 2011 | Prof Richard Hall |
| Sue Williamson | Family Provisions and Equality Bargaining in Australia: Symbolic or Emerging? | Available | 2011 | Dr Marian Baird; Dr Rae Cooper |
| Debra da Silva | MNC's labour utilisation strategies: Individual and organisational perspectives | Available | 2010 | Prof Russell Lansbury |
| Lynne Keevers | Practising social justice: Community organisations, what matters and what counts | Available | 2010 | Dr Lesley Treleaven |
| John Murray | Great expectations : individuals, work and family | Available | 2010 | Dr Marian Baird |