Australian Journal of Management articles from December 2003

Australian Journal of Management archives from December 2003

Pencils and managers.(Editorial)(Editorial)
December 1, 2003... Consider the pencil. A simple implement, you might quickly conclude, with no lessons for today's manager. And yet the pencil is mute testimony to a process of discovery, invention, and refinement that has culminated in an object beautifully...

A note from the editors.(Editorial)(Editorial)
December 1, 2003... The editors of the Australian Journal of Management would like to thank the following researchers and practitioners who reviewed articles for the Journal during the period from 2000 through 2003. Thank you. Jennifer Adelstein ...

Are there cognitive dissonance segments?
December 1, 2003... Abstract: Cognitive Dissonance has interested consumer researchers for many years. Until recently, however, there has not been an accepted consumer dissonance scale. Using a recently developed scale, the present study examined the presence...

Volatility and information linkages across markets and countries.
December 1, 2003... Abstract: This study examines information and volatility linkages across the equity, money and bond markets within Australia and the US and across the two countries. These volatility linkages are due to common information and information...

Voluntary disclosure of forward-looking earnings information in Australia.
December 1, 2003... Abstract: This study examines the voluntary disclosure of future earnings information in annual reports for Australian listed companies. We find that most Australian companies in our sample do not provide quantitative earnings, forecasts...

The relationship between ownership structure and performance in listed Australian companies.
December 1, 2003... Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between ownership structure and corporate performance in Australian listed companies. The study applies the models advanced by Demsetz and Villalonga (2001), examining the relationship between...

Further evidence on the corporate use of derivatives in Australia: the case of foreign currency and interest rate instruments.
December 1, 2003... Abstract: In a recent issue of this journal Nguyen and Faff (2002) reported on an empirical exploration of the motives behind the aggregate use of financial derivatives by Australian companies. Employing the same sample of firms, the...

Are hot markets driven by hot resource shares or hot commodities?
December 1, 2003... Abstract: Cycles in initial public offer (IPO) underpricing have been historically linked to both the proportion and pricing of resource-based IPOs issued relative to the entire population of 1POs. In addition, IPOs in the less diversified...

Tendering and bidding for access: a regulator's guide to auctions.
December 1, 2003... Abstract: Tenders and traditional auctions are increasingly being used in regulation; as a consequence it is essential regulators have an understanding of the basics of auction theory. There is no simple prescription for the design of an...