title: Determinants of cost-effectiveness in tender and offset programmes for Australian biodiversity conservation

authors: Doole, Graeme J.

subjects: biodiversity

abstract: Tender and offset programmes have been broadly applied for biodiversity conservation throughout Australia. This analysis identifies the relative importance of a range of factors that determine the overall cost-effectiveness of these programmes to guide future management, based on the perceptions of survey respondents with experience in their design and implementation. The novel method of maximum entropy regression for categorical response variables is used to analyse survey results. Key actions for tender programmes, in order of decreasing importance, are the: (a) provision of adequate funding, (b) development of flexible tender designs to aid organisational efficiency, (c) promotion of landholder competition, (d) identification of low-cost means of monitoring, and (e) establishment of strong relationships with landholders. In comparison, key actions for offset programmes, in decreasing order of importance, are the: (a) establishment of efficient organisational processes, (b) promotion of a short time lag between development and the restoration of ecological values, (c) employment of contracts of extended duration, (d) investment in landholder education and support, and (e) development of appropriate biophysical models.

text: Determinants of cost-effectiveness in tender and offset programmes for Australian biodiversity conservation Tender and offset programmes have been broadly applied for biodiversity conservation throughout Australia. This analysis identifies the relative importance of a range of factors that determine the overall cost-effectiveness of these programmes to guide future management, based on the perceptions of survey respondents with experience in their design and implementation. The novel method of maximum entropy regression for categorical response variables is used to analyse survey results. Key actions for tender programmes, in order of decreasing importance, are the: (a) provision of adequate funding, (b) development of flexible tender designs to aid organisational efficiency, (c) promotion of landholder competition, (d) identification of low-cost means of monitoring, and (e) establishment of strong relationships with landholders. In comparison, key actions for offset programmes, in decreasing order of importance, are the: (a) establishment of efficient organisational processes, (b) promotion of a short time lag between development and the restoration of ecological values, (c) employment of contracts of extended duration, (d) investment in landholder education and support, and (e) development of appropriate biophysical models.

year: 2014

title: Construction of research articles in the leading interdisciplinary accounting journals

authors: de Villiers, Charl

subjects: academic publishing

abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the construction of articles published in three highly ranked interdisciplinary accounting journals. 
Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on articles published during 2010 in Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (AAAJ), Accounting, Organizations and Society (AOS) and Critical Perspectives on Accounting (CPA). The authors develop a framework and examine characteristics of the published articles, including the prose. 
Findings – Based on the construction of accounting academic articles in the highly ranked interdisciplinary journals, the authors introduce a simplified concept of the five distinct major parts of an article, make some taken-for-granted aspects of article construction explicit and conclude that alternatives, if used effectively, can add to the quality of an article. Finally, there is a discussion of, and a reflection on, how the taken-for-granted rules of academic publishing can be challenged. 
Research limitations/implications – This article is limited by the authors' own analysis and interpretations of AAAJ, AOS and CPA articles published during 2010. 
Originality/value – As far as can be ascertained, the authors are the first to examine the construction of research articles published in high ranking interdisciplinary accounting journals. The paper can assist emerging scholars in the process of planning and writing their own articles. For seasoned researchers, the paper's insights may serve to reaffirm or help further develop their approach. The paper also contributes to the ongoing debate around the pressure to publish, the measurement of publications, and the difficulties of getting published.

text: Construction of research articles in the leading interdisciplinary accounting journals Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the construction of articles published in three highly ranked interdisciplinary accounting journals. 
Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on articles published during 2010 in Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (AAAJ), Accounting, Organizations and Society (AOS) and Critical Perspectives on Accounting (CPA). The authors develop a framework and examine characteristics of the published articles, including the prose. 
Findings – Based on the construction of accounting academic articles in the highly ranked interdisciplinary journals, the authors introduce a simplified concept of the five distinct major parts of an article, make some taken-for-granted aspects of article construction explicit and conclude that alternatives, if used effectively, can add to the quality of an article. Finally, there is a discussion of, and a reflection on, how the taken-for-granted rules of academic publishing can be challenged. 
Research limitations/implications – This article is limited by the authors' own analysis and interpretations of AAAJ, AOS and CPA articles published during 2010. 
Originality/value – As far as can be ascertained, the authors are the first to examine the construction of research articles published in high ranking interdisciplinary accounting journals. The paper can assist emerging scholars in the process of planning and writing their own articles. For seasoned researchers, the paper's insights may serve to reaffirm or help further develop their approach. The paper also contributes to the ongoing debate around the pressure to publish, the measurement of publications, and the difficulties of getting published.

year: 2013

title: The shift from the third way to neo-liberalism: An analysis of the 2010 amendments to the LGA

authors: Piercy, Gemma Louise

abstract: •	The New Zealand Third Way context
•	The 2002 Local Government Act (LGA)Case study: OhiwaHarbour Strategy
•	2010 and 2012 Amendments to the LGACase study: Social housing
•	Conclusion

text: The shift from the third way to neo-liberalism: An analysis of the 2010 amendments to the LGA •	The New Zealand Third Way context
•	The 2002 Local Government Act (LGA)Case study: OhiwaHarbour Strategy
•	2010 and 2012 Amendments to the LGACase study: Social housing
•	Conclusion

year: 2015