http://hdl.handle.net/2160/15 2013-05-23T08:56:52Z http://hdl.handle.net/2160/13265 Blending Research with Industry: Reflections from the Field Low, Tiffany; Everett, Sally Gross, Michael J. With increasing pressures for 'high impact' research outputs and the attainment of external funding, Universities are increasingly engaging in match-funded doctoral research programs. Seen as effective approaches for blending academia with industry, and engaging in knowledge transfer, associated issues around access and barriers to researching in this type of collaborative partnership are scarcely discussed (Okumus et al, 2007). This paper attempts to explore the challenges faced by doctoral students involved in such research programs, and asks whether or not rigorous research outcomes can in fact be achieved from a truly autonomous position. Current discussions around access are provided by experienced academics where obstacles are seen as merely tactical issues (Gummesson 2000). This paper aims to discuss such issues as access, negotiating with powerful gatekeepers, overcoming suspicion, as well as the potential barriers associated with full disclosure. In doing so, it is hoped that discussion around ways to improve these types of relationships and their research outcomes, as well as the effectiveness of engaging with industry in these types of programs will be achieved. Low, T., Everett, S. (2011). Blending Research with Industry: Reflections from the Field. In: Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality and Education Conference, Gross, M. J. (Ed.)., 1200-1204 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2160/13264 Global Elites and Their Influences on Tourism Destinations Low, Tiffany Royal Geographical Society Post-Graduate Half-Term Conference, 'Future Geographies', 1st - 2nd April, 2011, ‘Global Elites and Their Influences on Tourism Destinations’, Durham University, UK. 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2160/13201 Short articles on rivers and energy Jones, J. A.; Thomas, Dennis Aubrey Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Menna; Lynch, Peredur I. 2008-01-31T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2160/13169 Corporate Governance and Risk Reporting in South Africa: A study of corporate risk disclosures in the pre and post 2007-2008 global financial crisis period Ntim, Collins Gyakari; Lindop, Sarah Joanne; Thomas, Dennis Aubrey The 2007/2008 global financial crisis has reignited the debate regarding the need for effective corporate governance (CG) through sound risk management and reporting practices. This paper, therefore, examines the crucial policy question of whether the quality of firm-level CG has any effect on the quality and extent of corporate risk disclosures (CRD) in South Africa (SA) with particular focus on the pre- and post-2007/2008 global financial crisis period. Using one of the most extensive dataset to-date on CG and CRD from 2002 to 2011 and distinctively drawing on a multiple theoretical perspective, we find that CRD are largely ‘non-financial’, ‘historical’, ‘good news’ and ‘qualitative’ in nature over the ten-year period investigated. We also find that block ownership and institutional ownership are negatively associated with the extent of CRD, whilst board diversity, board size and independent non-executive directors are positively related to the extent of CRD. By contrast, dual board leadership structure has no significant connection with the extent of CRD. Our results are robust across a raft of econometric models that adequately address different types of endogeneity problems, as well as alternative CG and CRD proxies. Our findings are largely consistent with agency, legitimacy, institutional, resources dependence and stakeholder theoretical predictions. 2013-05-06T00:00:00Z