Research newsletter

Current Journal special issues

The Journal of Consumer Affairs - Special Issue on Financial Literacy: Public Policy and Consumers' Self-Protection.  Manuscripts are due by 1 June 2007.  See "JCA Author Guidelines" at: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/submit.asp?ref=0022-0078&site=1

Visiting Academics

Geoffrey Crouch - Latrobe University, Head of Department / Professor of Marketing.  Professor Crouch is joint Chief Investigator with Professor Harmen Oppewal on a CRC Sustainable Tourism grant.  Visiting from 2 October 2006 -30 March 2007, Geoff was spending part of his sabbatical at Monash. He has long established links with us as he was among the first Monash PhD graduates in marketing. He, among others, presented to the Department about his research on space tourism.

Wagner Kamakura - Professor of Marketing, Duke University, USA. three week visit 28 January – 18 February 2007. He shared his expertise in quantitative methodologies with HDR candidates and staff and with MBA students in class. He conducted two workshops at the department’s Research Retreat – Quant Skills and Publications Review. This is Prof Kamatura’s second visit to the Department.

Higher Degree by Research

Completion:
Tatiana Anisimova, Felix Mavondo & Mike Reid supervisors.
New starter:
Wei Jiang, MPhil, Felix Mavondo supervisor.
Katy Lefroy, Yelena Tsarenko supervisor.

Opportunity for Doctoral Research Awards

Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards “seek to encourage, celebrate and reward excellence in international management research”.
There are some marketing related topic areas – for example ‘Marketing Strategy’. The application criteria and forms are available online. Please visit the website above for further details.