Australian Journal of Management articles from June 2005

Australian Journal of Management archives from June 2005

Organisational behaviour, finance, and economics.(Editorial)
June 1, 2005... The living of the eighteenth- or nineteenth-century Church of England vicar must have, first, attracted some interesting men, and, second, afforded him much leisure time. How else to explain the accomplishments of the reverends Malthus, Boole,...

Bayesian estimation of short-rate models.
June 1, 2005... Abstract: Estimating continuous-time short-rate models is challenging since the likelihood function for most popular models is unknown. While approximate likelihood functions are often used, this practice induces bias into the estimation...

The index tracking strategies of passive and enhanced index equity funds.
June 1, 2005... Abstract: This study represents the first empirical examination of the daily trading and portfolio configuration strategies of index and enhanced index equity funds. We document that passive funds benefit from employing less rigid...

Cognitive representations of negotiation.
June 1, 2005... Abstract: Using a bilateral negotiation, we examined the relationship between motivational orientation, mental maps and negotiators' outcomes. Cooperative and competitive negotiators bargained with a counterpart who held either the same or...

Does mentor support increase women's career advancement more than men's? The differential effects of career and psychosocial support.
June 1, 2005... Abstract: Based on past research on mentoring, this study examined whether mentor career support helped women's career advancement more than it did men's, and more than psychosocial (emotional) support did. The sample of 3220 Australians,...

The profitability of merger arbitrage: some Australian evidence.
June 1, 2005... Abstract: In this paper we examine the risk-adjusted profitability of merger arbitrage in Australia. Using a sample of 193 merger and acquisition bids from January 1991 to April 2000, we construct a time series of returns on equal and...

Strategic use of employee opinion surveys: using a quasi-linkage approach to model the drivers of organisational effectiveness.
June 1, 2005... Abstract: Traditionally, organisations use benchmarking to evaluate their employee opinion survey data. This approach is useful for identifying strengths and weaknesses in organisational performance, but it does not tell us how to bring...

Pricing to market and a volatile AUD.
June 1, 2005... Abstract: There are two features of exchange rate behaviour that are difficult to explain with conventional theoretical explanations. First, exchange rates are very volatile relative to fundamentals, and, second, departures from 'fair...

The organizational culture profile revisited and revised: an Australian perspective.
June 1, 2005... Abstract: This paper examines the development and validation of an updated version of the Organizational Culture Profile (OCP) (O'Reilly, Chatman & Caldwell 1991). The current study aimed to overcome the limitations associated with the...