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Recently Completed PhD Theses

Accounting

Candidate Thesis Title Abstract Completed Supervisor
Ronia Ram Development of the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities Available 2012 Prof Sue Newberry
Matthew Egan Water management and accounting change: a study of food and beverage producing organisations Available 2012 Assoc Prof Geoff Frost
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

Business Analytics

Candidate Thesis Title Abstract Completed Supervisor
Nuttanan Wichitaksorn Bayesian Analysis of Financial Time Series Models and Limited Dependent Variable Models using Symmetric and Asymmetric Distributions 2013 Dr Boris Choy; Assoc Prof Richard Gerlach
Brent Hudson Modelling the Covariance Dynamics of Multivariate Financial Time Series Available 2012 Assoc Prof Richard Gerlach
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

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
Craig Mellare Three Essays on Pricing and Market Behaviour around Corporate Acts and Information Releases Available 2013 Prof Alex Frino
Min Zhu Return predictability and its implications for portfolio selection Available 2012 Dr Maxwell Stevenson
Richard Philip Doubling Times in Finance Available 2012 Assoc Prof Graham
Hamish Malloch The valuation of options on traded accounts: continuous and discrete time models Available 2011 Assoc Prof Peter Buchen
Brad Wong The Interaction between Informed and Uninformed Agents in Securities Markets Available 2011 Prof Alex Frino

Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies

Candidate Thesis Title Abstract Completed Supervisor
Andrew Collins Attribute nonattendance in discrete choice models: measurement of bias, and a model for the inference of both nonattendance and taste heterogeneity Available 2012 Prof David Hensher
Alejandro Tirachini Multimodal pricing and the optimal design of bus services: new elements and extensions Available 2012 Prof David Hensher
Demi Chung Contractual Approach to Optimising Risk Sharing: A Quantitative Study of the Multidimensional Nature of Risk in Private Provision of Road Infrastructure Available 2012 Prof David Hensher
Zheng Li The Role of Alternative Behavioural Theories in Valuing Travel Time Savings and Travel Time Variability 2012 Prof David Hensher
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

International Business

Candidate Thesis Title Abstract Completed Supervisor
Michael Imstepf Exploring the black box of early-stage entrepreneurial planning: Hermeneutical insights from case research Available 2012 Prof Richard Dunford
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
Fabien Held Modelling the Evolution of Business Relationships and Networks as Complex Adaptive Systems Available 2013 Prof Ian Wilkinson
En Li Attitudes Embodied in Eye Movements: The Reading Direction Effect 2011 Prof Donnel Briley
Marjan Jalali Attenuating Consumer Reactance to Threatening Messages: The Moderating Role of Construal Level Available 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

Work and Organisational Studies

Candidate Thesis Title Abstract Completed Supervisor
Peggy Trompf Another brick in the wall:responses of the State to workplace fatalities in the New South Wales construction industry Available 2013 Dr Mark Westcott
Gillian Considine Neo-liberal reforms in NSW public secondary education: What has happened to teachers' work? Available 2012 Prof Richard Hall; Dr Ian Watson; Assoc Prof John Buchanan
Lisa Dancaster State and Employer Involvement in Work-Care Integration in South Africa Available 2012 Dr Marian Baird
Melissa Kerr New South Wales Public Employment Services 1887-1942 Available 2012 Prof Greg Patmore; Dr Harry Knowles
Helena Liu Leadership through crisis: The social construction of authenticity among banking CEOs Available 2012 Dr Leanne Cutcher; Prof David Grant

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