Month: February 2007

Australian franchise companies are expanding overseas before the domestic market has been saturated a new study has found. Conducted by Griffith Business School (GBS) Dean of Learning & Teaching Professor Lorelle Frazer and GBS Department of Marketing Head Professor Bill Merrilees, the study explored the timing of international expansion and built a profile of franchising […]

The National Native Title Tribunal is favouring mining companies and disadvantaging Indigenous people in negotiating mining agreements a new study has found. Griffith Business School Researchers Professor Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh and Tony Corbett who conducted the research say results show the Tribunal, which administers the Native Title Act (NTA), seriously disadvantages Indigenous groups when negotiating with […]

High school students across Queensland are increasing awareness of their rights as workers through a competition being run by the Griffith Business School (GBS). While many people are still trying to understand the latest Industrial Relations (IR) reforms students from Years 11 and 12 will have a chance to delve into them through the GBS […]

The acclaimed musicians will give a new twist to some of their 70s hits when they perform with a 30-piece orchestra — made up of Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium musicians — in a reinvention of the songs that took their music around the world. The orchestral arrangements will give a fresh sound to their hits […]

A passion for the environment has led Griffith University Bachelor of Communications student Gordon Douglas onto an international path of discovery. He attended the Global Young Greens conference in Nairobi in January, where more than 200 young people from 20 countries gathered to discuss ways to network environmental issues globally. “It was fantastic for me […]

A former Walt Disney animator has been appointed head of the Griffith Film School. Professor Craig Caldwell from the University of Arizona, USA was a specialist in artist development for the feature animation division of Walt Disney Film Studios. He trained artists in Disney’s new production software for animated features including Tarzan, Mulan, Chicken Little, […]

While eyesight and hearing deteriorate markedly during the normal aging process, new research suggests the sense of smell may actually last longer in otherwise healthy individuals. About 1000 Australian males and females of all ages were tested for their ability to detect or identify a range of different odours at different concentrations, and then given […]