Tagged with economy

Top economist addresses G20 Business Leaders’ Forum

Saul Eslake, in suit and tie, standing in relaxed fashion behind a lectern.
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Published AuthorStephen O'Grady
Productivity is a key global issue that the G20 Summit leaders need to address when they converge on Brisbane in November, according to a prominent Australian economist. If the Summit does tackle the slowing global economy, then the ‘Brisbane G20′ may well be known for making a significant contribution to the world, Saul Eslake said […]

Converging Human Resource Management practices: global trends

Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing
Published AuthorCentre Manager
In analysing the results of three sets of surveys conducted over a ten year period (1999-2009) from nine countries, a team of researchers from the International Human Resource Management (HRM) Project at Penn State University in the US are seeking to find out whether HR practices are following the trend of modern western societies as […]

Pro-business policy only good if it is pro-market

Griffith Asia Institute
Published AuthorNatasha Vary
THE election of the Abbott government provides a great opportunity to change economic policy settings and steer the economy to a higher growth path according to Professor Tony Makin in an opinion piece in The Australian. Click here to go to the article. THE election of the Abbott government provides a great opportunity to change […]