Griffith Research Online: Recent submissions
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Catastrophe management and inter-reserve distance for marine reserve networks
(Ecological Modelling, 2007)We consider the optimal spacing between marine reserves for maximising the viability of a species occupying a reserve network. The closer the networks are placed together, the higher the probability of colonisation of an ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
New technology adoption for Russian energy generation: What does it cost? A case study for Moscow
(Applied Energy, 2016)Russia is frequently referred to as a country with substantial energy efficiency and renewable energy potential. In 2000–2008 energy-gross domestic product (GDP) ratios were improved by 35%, however, the contribution of ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Reviewing the viability of renewable energy in community electrification: The case of remote Western Australian communities
(Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016)Governments and network utilities are grappling with how to manage increasing costs of electricity supply, the prospect of distributed generation while still meeting social objectives of access and affordability in remote ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Rural electrification in India: Galilee Basin coal versus decentralised renewable energy micro grids
(Renewable Energy, 2016)The state of Bihar in India has approximately 75 million people with no access to electricity. The government of India has pursued a policy of rural electrification through the provision of centralised coal-fired power ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Measuring resilience in energy systems: Insights from a range of disciplines
(Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016)Economic stability is dependent on the effective functioning and resilience of energy systems. Resilience is a term used across all research disciplines and in everyday discourse. As a concept it purports to serve as a ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Employee voice in enterprise bargaining: what managers miss when they fail to listen
(Labour & Industry, 2016)Despite being reregulated several times, the Australian system of ‘enterprise bargaining’ has remained adversarial in nature and thus has failed to live up to the potential promised. This article examines a case study where ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
The front-line manager’s role in informal voice pathways
(Employee Relations, 2015)Purpose – There is a long line of human resource management and employee relations research that points to the important function that line managers play within organisations. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
The role of line managers in creating and maintaining healthy work environments on project construction sites
(Construction Management and Economics, 2016)The focus of this article is healthy work environments in project-based construction work, and particularly a sub-element of the work environment, the food environment. Although it is well accepted that stressful work ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Reporting and Justifying the Number of Interview Participants in Organization and Workplace Research
(British Journal of Management, 2016)In this paper we examine established practice regarding the reporting, justification and number of interview participants chosen within organization and workplace studies. For such qualitative research there is a paucity ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Managing flexible work arrangements in small not-for-profit firms: the influence of organisational size, financial constraints and workforce characteristics
(International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2016)Small, not-for-profit organisations fulfil a need in the economy that is typically not satisfied by for-profit firms. They also operate in ways that are distinct from larger organisations. While such firms employ a substantial ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Long-term health care costs for patients with prostate cancer: A population-wide longitudinal study in New South Wales, Australia
(Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2016)Aim: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australian males. There are limited data on the long-term health system costs associated with PCa. The aim of this study is to estimate long-term health ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Adult body size, sexual history and adolescent sexual development, may predict risk of developing prostate cancer: Results from the New South Wales Lifestyle and Evaluation of Risk Study (CLEAR)
(International Journal of Cancer, 2016)Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common non‐cutaneous cancer in men worldwide. The relationships between PC and possible risk factors for PC cases (n = 1,181) and male controls (n = 875) from the New South Wales (NSW) ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Volume-outcome relationship in penile cancer treatment: a population based patterns of care and outcomes study from Australia
(BJU International, 2016)Objectives: To study the patterns of care of penile cancer diagnosed in the state of New South Wales (NSW) over a 10 year period and determine factors that are associated with differences in survival. Patients and ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Predictors of surgical approach for the management of renal cell carcinoma: a population-based study from New South Wales
(ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2016)Background: The simultaneous adoption of laparoscopy and partial nephrectomy (PN) has been reported to result in unintended consequences. We aim to examine the contemporary (2001–2009) trends in use of PN and laparoscopy ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Fieldwork in philosophy, emancipation and researcher dis-position: A post-qualitative research exemplar
(Qualitative Research Journal, 2016)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer an exemplar of post-qualitative “fieldwork in philosophy” research. The paper proposes features of such philosophical fieldwork and adumbrates examples of concepts that have ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Doing education policy enactment research in a minor key
(Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2015)This article discusses ‘minor key research’ and doing this kind of research as ‘response-ability’. We explore the possibilities that education policy enactment research might hold for theorising and doing research, not ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Global Cultural Flows and Pedagogic Dilemmas: Teaching in the Global University Contact Zone
(TESOL Quarterly, 2004)Sites of internationalized education are the result of, and in turn contribute to, the cultural processes of globalization. These sites have created new education contact zones which may pose moral dilemmas for the teachers ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
A New Equity Deal for Schools: a case study of policy-making in Queensland, Australia.
(British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2007)In this paper we draw on concepts from policy sociology to analyse the new equity deal for schools in Queensland, Australia. We examine this 'new deal' through an analysis of the language of 'inclusion' and 'educational ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Re-presenting, performing critical/post-critical research realities
(Research In Education, 2016)The aim of this paper is to focus on the relations between theory and research methods in educational research by mapping out our own research journeys. The paper arises out of a plenary talk at a ‘Theory Workshop’ (13–15 ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Conducting Business in China and India: A Comparative and Contextual Analysis
(2017)This book takes a holistic approach to explore how business is being conducted in China and India, and to analyze the factors that influence business decisions in present times. In doing so the book seeks to develop a ...BOOK