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

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