The Future of Financial Regulation: Enhancing integrity through design. The global financial crisis and the attendant collapse of major financial institutions have called into question the efficacy of financial regulation and the standards of conduct of the key actors in the financial services sectors and financial markets. Ethical conduct is fundamental to the integrity of Australia's financial services sector and financial markets. This project will make a valuable and innovative contribution ....The Future of Financial Regulation: Enhancing integrity through design. The global financial crisis and the attendant collapse of major financial institutions have called into question the efficacy of financial regulation and the standards of conduct of the key actors in the financial services sectors and financial markets. Ethical conduct is fundamental to the integrity of Australia's financial services sector and financial markets. This project will make a valuable and innovative contribution to the national priority goal of strengthening Australia's social and economic fabric by assisting market actors fulfil their professional roles in an ethical manner. By so doing it accords with the national priority goals of promoting an innovation culture and economy, and safeguarding Australia.Read moreRead less
Managing human resources in an advanced economy from the perspective of emerging Chinese multinationals: the case of NWII in Australia. This project will investigate human resource management practices in the resources sector in Australia and China. The outcomes of this study will provide important theoretical and operational insights into Chinese foreign direct investment for stakeholders such as the Australian government, community, employees and their representatives.
SCRC: Seafood CRC: Facilitation Of Aquaculture Theme Business Plans Workshop
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
The workshop coordinators require to fullfill several roles during the workshop and would thus not be available to facilitate the workshop full time and it was thus agreed that a full time facilitator should be available to work across the workshop and to prepare in advance and to produce a written summary.
Towards Resolution of Franchising Conflict. Franchising is a major sector in the Australian economy with annual turnover greater than $128 billion. Some 35% of franchisors report being involved in substantial disputes with franchisees. This project will investigate the causes of conflict in franchising relationships. Benefits will include a predictive model to identify where conflict is likely to occur in franchising conditions, thereby allowing participants the opportunity to address conflic ....Towards Resolution of Franchising Conflict. Franchising is a major sector in the Australian economy with annual turnover greater than $128 billion. Some 35% of franchisors report being involved in substantial disputes with franchisees. This project will investigate the causes of conflict in franchising relationships. Benefits will include a predictive model to identify where conflict is likely to occur in franchising conditions, thereby allowing participants the opportunity to address conflict before it escalates into dispute. Case studies and recommendations will inform participants and regulatory authorities so as to prevent conflict escalating. This will create a more 'level playing field' for participants and improve financial security for all stakeholders.Read moreRead less
Capability Audit And Assessment For Fisheries And Aquaculture RD&E Framework
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$39,380.00
Summary
This proposal is a response to an invitation to tender issued by the FRDC.
The Australian aquaculture and fisheries sectors are among the most diverse and geographically disparate to be managed under any national RD&E framework.
To plan and deliver effective and efficient RD&E services to industry, it is important that government and industry collaborate to understand current RD&E capability and capacity, and match that against current and likely industry demand.
In Ap ....This proposal is a response to an invitation to tender issued by the FRDC.
The Australian aquaculture and fisheries sectors are among the most diverse and geographically disparate to be managed under any national RD&E framework.
To plan and deliver effective and efficient RD&E services to industry, it is important that government and industry collaborate to understand current RD&E capability and capacity, and match that against current and likely industry demand.
In April 2005, Primary Industries Ministerial Council (PIMC) endorsed the concept of National research with Regional development and Local extension for Primary Industries in Australia. The concept recognises that basic and strategic research (R) can be provided from a distance, with regional adaptive development (D) and local extension (E) required to improve the uptake of innovation by industry.
Subsequently, in April 2006, PIMC agreed to a set of principles to facilitate further cooperation between agencies and industry for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the national RD&E capability. These principles emphasise cooperation, information sharing, maintaining funding, access to capability and reporting.
It was decided that the implementation of the framework would be lead by the relevant Research and Development Corporation supported by Primary Industry Standing Committee (PISC) agencies. A meeting of the PISC Research and Development Sub-Committee and the Council of Research and Development Corporation Chairs on 8 July 2008 ratified that the Fisheries Research Development Corporation (FRDC) and PISC agencies of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania would take the lead in developing a national research, development and extension framework for the fisheries and aquaculture industries.
The framework will be implemented through an assessment of the status of the relevant industries, the completion of an RD&E capability audit (this project), identification of national RD&E priorities and development of a strategy to guide RD&E investment and capability development nationally.
Objectives: 1. To audit and assess the existing RD&E capability in the field of fisheries and aquaculture, and their aquatic ecology and biodiversity, within a national context, and including all research providers in this field. 2. To identify the gaps in the current RD&E capability in the fields of fisheries and aquaculture with respect to meeting defined future sector strategic priorities. Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE130100860
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$365,586.00
Summary
Upgrading competitive position through foreign direct investment: understanding the role of managerial intentionality in domestic manufacturing firms. This research investigates the process by which firms from small domestic markets, such as Australia, can catch up with global market leaders through acquiring strategic assets overseas. It aims to reveal the role of the strategic intents of firm decision makers in initiating, strategising and supporting the process of competitive catch-up.
Sustainable Genetic Improvement Of Pacific Oysters In Tasmania And South Australia
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$737,531.00
Summary
We have demonstrated that oyster characteristics deemed valuable by industry can be improved by selective breeding. We and industry are convinced that substantial performance increases for commercial lines are achievable. Thus far we have concentrated our efforts on a single trait (growth), but we have a number of family lines which permit the improvement of several traits simultaneously. We plan to continue selecting for increased growth rate and combine these advances with other desirable ....We have demonstrated that oyster characteristics deemed valuable by industry can be improved by selective breeding. We and industry are convinced that substantial performance increases for commercial lines are achievable. Thus far we have concentrated our efforts on a single trait (growth), but we have a number of family lines which permit the improvement of several traits simultaneously. We plan to continue selecting for increased growth rate and combine these advances with other desirable traits such as high meat yield and irradication of the deleterious curl-back trait. This will yield a much improved commercial product. Modifications to our existing protocols need to be trialed to see whether substantial gains in time and savings of funds are possible in the development of a long-term breeding strategy for broodstock improvement. We need to:
1. continue the breeding program through at least three more generations, in both the mass selection and family lines, by producing, where possible, improved lines every year rather than every two years as currently. Performance assessment will continue through to the second year. 2. develop a selection index which uses all information about genetic merit over several commercial traits. This is the sum of the commercial gains an individual can transmit weighted by commercial value. 3. monitor grow-out performance at one year of age and two years of age, to determine if crosses can be made at one year of age rather than two years. This would speed selective improvement. We need to assess whether performance at one year is a good indicator of performance at market size (currently ~2.5 years).
If the Joint Venture company (JVC) proposed to commercialise our work is not established, then we will need to:
4. work with industry to conduct trials of particular lines in both Tasmania and South Australia under full commercial conditions. 5. develop sophisticated long-term breeding plans which yield on-going performance improvements while avoiding the deleterious effects of inbreeding. These plans will be based on analysis of data collected during the project, and require a major commitment from both technical staff and geneticists. FRDC funding is thus required to complete the development program and, if the JVC is not established, to conduct the commercialisation trials and development of breeding plans. If the JVC is established, then we would provide it with broodstock for the trials but would expect it to develop its own long-term breeding strategy with input from and collaboration with our technical staff and geneticists. Objectives: 1. Continued production of mass selection lines for growth rate and family lines for other industry-desired traits. 2. Creation of crossbred family lines to assess the feasibility of combining desirable traits from different families into a single line. 3. Development of a multi-trait selection index. 4. If the Joint Venture Company is not established by November 2000, we have the following additional objective: Assessment of the performance of chosen lines in full-scale commercial trials. 5. If the Joint Venture Company is not established by November 2000, we have the following additional objective: Development of a breeding plan for sustainable genetic improvement. 6. Development of a commercilisation strategy within 12 months of start. Read moreRead less
There is a need for a consolidated national report on the status of key wild catch Australian fish stocks, focusing on commercial and recreational target species. One pitfall of guides like the Australia’s Sustainable Seafood Guide is their focus on entire species, without considering differences among stocks within each species. Consequently, a poor status determination for one stock can result in a poor status determination for all stocks of that species regardless of whether or not the other ....There is a need for a consolidated national report on the status of key wild catch Australian fish stocks, focusing on commercial and recreational target species. One pitfall of guides like the Australia’s Sustainable Seafood Guide is their focus on entire species, without considering differences among stocks within each species. Consequently, a poor status determination for one stock can result in a poor status determination for all stocks of that species regardless of whether or not the other stocks are healthy. Government can avoid this pitfall by clearly articulating the status of individual fish stocks. Australia’s different jurisdictions have demonstrated their capacity to work constructively together to achieve common goals (e.g. joint stock assessments for shared stocks). However, the current differences in scope, depth, terminology and benchmarking in jurisdictionally based Fishery Status Reports make it difficult to readily compare the status of stocks across jurisdictions and build a coherent national status of key species.
The National Fishery Status Reports would not be promoted as an eco-labelling guide but rather as a government produced instrument designed to simplify comparison of the status of key wild capture fish stocks around Australia both within and among jurisdictions. This information would be available for the general public, policy makers and industry to make informed decisions in relation to the actual health of various stocks. The reports would also provide an important and accurate information source for international organisations (e.g. FAO). The process of producing these reports will improve communication between the jurisdictions, leading to a better understanding of the status determinations made by each jurisdiction and how these compare. One of the main outcomes already achieved from the recent jurisdictional planning workshops is the convergence on a common system of benchmarking and terminology for use across jurisdictions. Objectives: 1. To produce the first National Fishery Status Reports. Read moreRead less
SCRC: Seafood CRC: Advances In Marine Fish Hatchery Technology In Australia Workshop
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
There have been a number of workshops in Australia that have prioritised research and development of live feed and hatchery technologies, notably two sponsored by the FRDC in 2000 and 2004. At the 2006 Australasian Aquaculture Conference, Skretting hosted a marine fin-fish hatchery session. There is now an opportunity to continue this form of communication at the upcoming Skretting Australasian Aquaculture Conference in Brisbane. At the conference there are a number of sessions that will provide ....There have been a number of workshops in Australia that have prioritised research and development of live feed and hatchery technologies, notably two sponsored by the FRDC in 2000 and 2004. At the 2006 Australasian Aquaculture Conference, Skretting hosted a marine fin-fish hatchery session. There is now an opportunity to continue this form of communication at the upcoming Skretting Australasian Aquaculture Conference in Brisbane. At the conference there are a number of sessions that will provide background material. For example, we are organising a session entitled “Innovations in marine fin-fish larval rearing”. The session will cover significant, recent innovations in marine finfish larval rearing systems and species, drawing on international and national speakers. The speakers will set the scene for discussion between industry representatives and researchers concerning the national approach to improving production efficiency and juvenile quality in Australian hatcheries. The proposed workshop on the 7th August will take the process one step further with a series of industry and research hatchery presentations. At the end of the workshop we will have a revised hatchery plan for strategic research direction. This information can feed into the FRDC and Seafood CRC processes and links directly to the newly created Business Theme for finfish. The workshop is consistent with the priorities for communication and training discussed at the recent workshop on the CRC Theme Business Plan for Finfish production.Read moreRead less