Grants and projects
Research Grants awarded in 2008 for projects commencing in 2009
The University of Melbourne Early Career Grants
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Consumer Apathy towards Seller Recommendations to Save Money
Dr Brent Coker and Dr Anish Nagpal
Brand Effects on the Neural Basis of Decision-Making
Dr Philip Harris
The Environmental Embeddedness of the CSP-FP Relationship: A Comparative Analysis
Mr Benjamin Neville
Faculty Research Grants
Language Differences and the HQ-subsidiary relationship
Professor Anne-Wil Harzing
Foreign Strategic Investors in Corporate Governance: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies
Dr Helen Wei Hu and Dr Peter Verhezen
Evolutionary Dynamics of Disruptive Innovation
Dr Shu-Jung Sunny Yang
Faculty Honours (Research) Kinsman Scholarships
In 2008, two Honours students from the Department of Management and Marketing were awarded studentships to work with academics to develop their research essays into publishable journal articles.
Hugh Gundlach, Packaging Authenticity in the Premium Beer Market
Samantha Smith, An Investigation of Consumer Motivations Towards Organic Food Purchases in Australia
Visiting Research Scholar Grants
The following international visitor was supported in 2008.
Dr Catherine Glee, (IAE Lyon University, France)
International Grants
Professor Cynthia Hardy was awarded a three year grant by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for her research project ‘Technology Evolution and the Environment: A Discursive Perspective’ examines processes of technology evolution for an ecologically sustainable economy. The project will be conducted with fellow researcher Professor Steve McGuire from McGill University, Canada.Associate Professor Leisa Sargent was awarded a three year grant by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Dr. Sargent is a member of an international research team headed up by Professor Mary Dean Lee from McGill University in Canada. The main goal of the research is to study the range of pathways professional and managerial baby boomers are using to construct retirement in both Australia and Canada.