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University of Wollongong

2009

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Exploring The Issues In Sustainable Development Journal Reporting, Rosemary Van Der Meer, Luba Torlina, Jamie Mustard Jan 2009

Exploring The Issues In Sustainable Development Journal Reporting, Rosemary Van Der Meer, Luba Torlina, Jamie Mustard

Faculty of Business - Papers (Archive)

There is concern about the environmental claims organisations make in corporate social reports and advertising. Similar concerns may also occur with reporting of environmental initiatives in journals. This paper explores what information is being conveyed in academic and industry journals. In particular, we examine the types of projects that are discussed and the level of detail provided in the reporting of sustainable development initiatives to identify what is being communicated and whether there is substance to the reporting. The results show that there are issues with the lack of detail reported and its anecdotal nature.


Knowledge Sharing By Organisations In Sustainable Development Projects, Rosemary Van Der Meer, Luba Torlina, Jamie Mustard Jan 2009

Knowledge Sharing By Organisations In Sustainable Development Projects, Rosemary Van Der Meer, Luba Torlina, Jamie Mustard

Faculty of Business - Papers (Archive)

There are an increasing number of organisations seeing the benefits of implementing sustainable development practices within their processes and product design. However, there are a number of barriers that are preventing organisations from taking up this challenge. Some of these barriers could be reduced through the application of better external knowledge sharing. This paper explores the potential for sharing knowledge about sustainable development practices in academic and industry journals. Using content analysis, the types of projects that are discussed and the level of detail provided in the reporting of sustainable development initiatives by organisations are examined to identify what is …


Financial Development And Economic Growth In Sri Lanka, Nelson Perera, Ramesh Chandra Paudel Jan 2009

Financial Development And Economic Growth In Sri Lanka, Nelson Perera, Ramesh Chandra Paudel

Sydney Business School - Papers

This study investigates the causal relationship between financial development and economic growth in Sri Lanka over the period 1955 to 2005. After considering the time series characteristics of six measures of financial development, Johansen cointegration and the appropriate Error Correction Model are used to investigate the causal relationship between financial development and economic growth. The findings suggest that broad money causes economic growth with two-way causality. The major finding of this study does not strongly support the view that financial development boosts economic growth.