Business Data by Lucy Andrew

Tash Eckert - Technology changing workplace environments

2018-01-18 09:08:11 UTC

In financial year 2016, around 46% of Australian businesses used the internet to allow employees to work from home (ABS 2017).

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017, Business use of information technology, 2015-16: business use of information technology statistics, cat. no. 8129.0, viewed 18 January 2018, .

Tash Eckert - Accounting in the digital age

2018-01-18 09:08:42 UTC

In 2015-16, 64% of Australian businesses used information technology to a high extent for accounting purposes. This is a significant amount of businesses compared to the 13.9% that did not use information technology for accounting at all (ABS 2017).

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017, Characteristics of IT in Australian business, 2015-16, cat. no. 8129.0 (Table 3), viewed 18 January 2018, .

Paul Winn - Business Use of Social Media

2018-01-22 08:46:15 UTC

In 2016, 38% of Australian businesses had a social media presence. 80% of these businesses were large organisations with more than 200 employees. 69.9% of businesses in the Arts and Recreation Services sector had a social media presence compared to 10.9% of businesses in the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing sector.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017, Business Use of Information Technology, selected indicators, by employment size, by industry, 2015-16, cat. no. 8166.0 (Table 1), viewed 22 January 2018, <http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/8166.02015-16?OpenDocument>.

Gareth Wilson - Commerce (Accounting) Economic Development & Indonesians travelling to Australia

2018-01-30 01:22:14 UTC

Since 2004, when Indonesia went from a lower income country to a middle-income country (World Bank 2018) their short-term visitors to Australia has increased by 111% (ABS 2018).

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2018, Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Nov 2017, cat. no. 3401.0 (Table 4), viewed 29 January 2018, .

The World Bank Group 2018, The World Bank In Indonesia, The World Bank, 29^th January 2018, .

Michael Burbidge - Reasons for accessing the internet

2018-01-30 10:57:30 UTC

Internet users were asked to report their participation in selected internet activities in the last 3 months. In 2014–15, the four most popular online activities were: banking (72%); social networking (72%); purchasing goods or services (61%); and entertainment (60%).

Overall, internet use was highest among the younger age groups (persons under the age of 35). Those aged 15–17 years old most commonly went online for social networking (91%), followed by entertainment and formal education activities (73% for both). For those aged 65 years and over the most common activities online were the same as for all internet users: banking (50%); and social networking (43%) (ABS 2016).

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2016, Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2014-15, cat. no. 8146.0 , viewed 30 January 2018,
<http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8146.0>.

Jemimah Hoad - Age and Sex in Selected Qualifications and Occupations

2018-01-30 23:16:11 UTC

Of the people that have jobs in their selected qualification in 2001, 34% were 15-34 years, 49% were 35-54 years and 17% were aged 55 and over.

Women made up 51% of people that have a selected qualification and/or a job in selected qualification.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2001, Human Resources by Selected Qualifications and Occupations, Australia, 2001, cat. no. 8149.0, ABS, Canberra.

Emma Gaskin - Internet Access for Home Based Work

2018-01-31 08:28:28 UTC

In 2014-15 87.7% of employees in Australia accessed the internet for home based work. The Professional, Scientific and Technical Services industry displayed that 68.7% of their employees accessed the internet for home based work. These statistics identified Professional, Scientific and Technical Services as the industry with the highest percentage of employees who accessed the internet for home based work. The industry with the lowest amount of employees who accessed the internet for home based work (25%) was the Accommodation and Food Services industry (ABS 2016).

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
2016, Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2014-15, cat. no. 8146.0, viewed 31 January 2018, <http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/8146.02014-15?OpenDocument>

Celia Scott - Technology, Human Resources and the Ageing Population

2018-02-01 07:18:02 UTC

In an a study conducted using data from the 2016 Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, it was reported that older workers that remained in occupations with a higher job quality did not differ in their overall health and well-being when compared to people who took voluntary retirement at the same age.

Welsh J, Strazdins L, Charlesworth S, Kulik C 2016, 'Health or Harm? A cohort study of the importance of job quality in extended workforce participation by older adults', BMC Publc Health, vol 16, no. 1, pp 1-14

Talisha Morgon - Technology in Human Resources

2018-02-04 09:48:22 UTC

A study taken in 2006 shows that companies started to broaden the scope of HRM applications. They reported an increase in the use of applications like talent acquisition services (increased 61%), performance management (52%) and compensation management (49%). This shows how the use of technology within HRM departments are increasing drastically over the years.

Seyni, M, Impact of information technology in Human Resources Management, Research India Publications, 4^th February 2018,

Meagan McDonell - Managing an Ageing Workforce

2018-02-04 12:05:00 UTC

WA public sector workforce has an average age of 45 years, with over 19% of employees aged 55 years or older. These employees hold a wealth of skill and experience. If the majority of these people were to leave the sector within the next five years, the knowledge and labour loss would be substantial.

Wauchope, M, A guide to managing an Ageing Workforce : Maximising the experience of mature - age workers through modern employment practices, Public Sector Commission, 2010.
https://publicsector.wa.gov.au/document/guide-managing-ageing-workforce-maximising-experience-mature-age-workers-through-modern-employment-practices

Andrea Christie- Cloud Based Information Sharing

2018-02-04 12:24:56 UTC

Of 11.7 million employed persons aged over 15 years, 44% use the internet for home based work. Of those, 16% used it on a regular basis for their employer.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2016, Household use of Information Technology, Australia, 2014-15, cat. no. 8146.0, viewed 4 February 2018,

Arlene Cruz -Business use of Information Technology

2018-02-04 18:29:27 UTC

The most commonly reported factor limiting or preventing the use of paid cloud computing in the Finance and insurance services industry was the risk of a security breach (22%). Uncertainty of the location of data was recorded as a factor by 16% of businesses within the industry, and insufficient knowledge of cloud computing by 13%.
<http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/9C7742890ADEC989CA2568A900139423?Opendocument>

Maekaela Rawlings -

2018-02-05 01:49:16 UTC

Maekaela Rawlings - Social media profiles in businesses

2018-02-05 01:49:18 UTC

Currently 40% of Australian businesses have some form of social media account (ABS 2016). Interestingly over half of the businesses classified as innovation-active (53%) are active on social media and, only 24% of businesses classed as non innovation-active report to have a social media presence (ABS 2016). From the statistics above it is clear to see that a social media presence is tied with being classed as an innovation-active business.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017, Business use of Information Technology, Australia, 2015-16, cat no. 8129.0, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/C575766838376FA0CA2573E1000E3F2F?Opendocument , viewed 5 February 2018

Michelle Main - Automation of accounting roles "PwC (2015) — also using Frey and Osborne’s approach — project that around 44 per cent of current jobs are at high risk of being affected by computerisation and technology. They predict that the three main jobs with the greatest probability of computerisation in Australia over the next 20 years are accounting clerks and bookkeepers, checkout operatorsand cashiers, and general office administration workers."

2018-02-05 02:34:12 UTC

Australian Government Productivity Commission 2016, Digital Disruption: What do governments need to do June 2016, Commonwealth of Australia, viewed 5 February 2018,

http://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/digital-disruption/digital-disruption-research-paper.pdf

Kerryn Basson - The Changing Nature of Accounting

2018-02-05 03:08:25 UTC

"Looming changes to jobs and opportunities are clearly evidenced by the World Economic Forum (WEF) report The Future of Jobs. Published in 2016, the report found that many of today’s most in-demand jobs didn’t exist 10 years ago and that 65% of children in kindergarten are expected to take job roles that don’t currently exist."

World Economic Forum (WEF) 2016, The future of jobs: employment, skills, and workforce strategy for the fourth industrial revolution, viewed 5 February 2018,
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs.pdf

Perry Thomas - Survival Rates of Enterprises throughout Australia

2018-02-05 05:14:49 UTC

According to ABS (2016), Tasmania seems to be the most favourable state in which to start a business. It has the highest survival rate of businesses in the four years to June 2016. The least favourable state in which to start a business is the ACT. It is important to note however, that the difference in the survival rate in Tasmania and the ACT is only 6.2 percentage points - connoting that location does not play a big role on a firm's chance of survival.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, Jun 2012 to Jun 2016, cat. no. 8165.0, viewed 5 February 2018, <http://abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/8165.0Jun%202012%20to%20Jun%202016?OpenDocument>

Tiana Deecke - Teleworker Arrangements

sendtotiana — 2018-02-05 06:28:10 UTC

According to ABS (2007) in 2005 31% of the employed population worked mainly or only at home. Delving further into this data, 70% of those were in a management position and 27% in an employee position. Out of the 27% employee positions 82% had a arrangement with their employer.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2007, Year Book Australia, 2007, Cat. No. 1301.0, viewed 05 February 2018, http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/7d12b0f6763c78caca257061001cc588/73decadd813073bcca2572360001df73!OpenDocument

Katharina Kirby - Management Strategies to improve productivity

feikm001 — 2018-02-05 08:28:16 UTC

According to ABS (2017) 41.1% of Australian businesses in the retail industry from 2015-16 claim there was a decrease in their profitability from the previous year. This is double the businesses who claim to have made a profit, at 20.2%.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017, Selected Characteristics of Australian Businesses 2015-2016, Business Performance, 17th August 2017 cat. 8167.0 (table 4), viewed 5th February 2018
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/8167.02015-16?OpenDocument

Tania Kacic - Academic Outcomes of Home Schooling

2018-02-05 11:22:46 UTC

Data contained in a report on outcomes of home schooling by the Board of Studies, Teaching and Education Standards NSW shows that home schooled student’s average NAPLAN scores were typically 70 marks higher than the NSW average.

Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards 2014, Academic Outcomes of

Home Schooling, December 2014, viewed 5 February 2018, .

Ron Baker - IT Skills required by accounting graduates.

2018-02-05 11:46:09 UTC

In 2014 a survey of 39 large New Zealand accounting firms discovered that 20 firms (51.3%) rated expertise in using Microsoft Excel as the most important IT skill required by management accounting graduates (Spraakman et al. 2015).

Spraakman, G, O'Grady, W, Askarany, D & Akroyd, C 2015, 'Employers’ Perceptions of Information Technology Competency Requirements for Management Accounting Graduates', Accounting Education, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 403-422.

Kimberley Burgan - Use of cloud computing by businesses

2018-02-06 00:53:59 UTC

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2017) only around a third of businesses (31%) reported using cloud computing services and approximately 45% of businesses stated that cloud technology had no importance to the business.

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2017, Business Use of Information Technology, 2015-16: Summary, Australian Bureau of Statistics, cat. no. 8129.0, viewed 6 February 2017, .

Simone Kelly – Men and women over the age of 45 who are still in the workforce

2018-02-06 01:52:08 UTC

In the 2016-17 Multipurpose Household Survey, it was found that 58% of men aged over 45 years were still in the labour force, this was higher when compared to women of the same age where only 47% were still working (ABS 2016)

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2016, Retirement and Retirement Intentions, Australia, July 2016 to June 2017: summary of findings, cat. no. 6238.0, viewed 6 February 2018, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/CAD65B89AC59461BCA2581F7001548F1?Opendocument

Elizabeth Porublev- Future Proof Accounting

2018-02-06 09:59:33 UTC

Information found on the Macquarie website, “over 50% of multidisciplinary firms, with both accounting and financial planning in-house, enjoy a profit of over $750,000, compared to 30% of firms overall.”

I was able to track back to the original Macquarie Accounting and Financial Services Benchmarking Report, however as this is not a scholarly report and I can’t determine where their information came from exactly therefore I don’t want to trust it.

2017, Moving towards a multidisciplinary advisory practice, Smart Practice Macquarie, viewed 6 February 2018,

https://www.macquarie.com/au/advisers/expertise/smart-practice/moving-towards-a-multidisciplinary-advisory-practice

Annette Theobald - Business Adoption of Online Services

2018-02-06 11:11:50 UTC

The data collected by the Bureau of Statistics (2017) shows that 95% of businesses are online. Social Media use has the highest year on year growth of 4%. There is a growing dependency on technology and innovation due to constant increase in usage.

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2017, Business Use of Information Technology, 2015-16: Summary, Australian Bureau of Statistics, viewed 6/2/2018 >

Emily Wooldridge - Businesses in Debt, or Just Business Expansion?

2018-02-06 12:42:18 UTC

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that for the 2015-16 fiscal year, 30.6% of large companies with 200 or more employees sought debt or equity finance in order to expand their business (ABS 2017). Interestingly, none of the businesses surveyed sought debt or equity finance in order to introduce new goods, services, processes or methods. Therefore, one could reason that these companies were healthy enough and had enough regular custom to extend their businesses further with existing products and services, without having to introduce anything new.

I was able to follow links back to the original Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business in 2015-16 (http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8166.0) and Business Use of Information Technology Statistics, 2015-16 (http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8129.0). However neither of these original reports related back to my research topic.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017, Selected Characteristics of Australian Business, Australia, August 2017; cat. no. 8167.0, (Table 4), viewed 6 February 2018, http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/8167.0Main+Features12015-16?OpenDocument

Michaela Polak - mechanisms for employee longevity

2018-02-06 13:27:14 UTC

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2017), reports that of the 3.9 million people still in the workforce over the age of 45 years, 79% advised that they intended to stay employed and retire sometime in the future. Of that number, 69% are employed full-time. 34% of those indicated that they would move to part-time work then retire, whilst 69% stated that they would remain full-time. (Table 1).

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017, Retirement and Retirement Intentions, Australia, July 2016 to June 2017, Summary of Findings, cat no. 6238.0, viewed 6 February 2018.
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/6238.0Main+Features1July%202016%20to%20June%202017?OpenDocument

Ed Rooney - Increasing the Australian Pension Eligibility Age.

edrooney2016 — 2018-02-07 00:12:47 UTC

Whilst we have a growth in life expectancy in Australia there has not been much change in the eligibility age for a person to access the Age Pension in Australia. Looking at males only it is estimated that those born between 2006 and 2060, which are labelled Gen Whats, will live an additional 78 years over the age of 15 years of age and 33 years of those years will be spent outside the workforce. This is an increase in average years spent outside the workforce when compared to the previous generation, those born between the years of 1986 and 2005, which will amount to 30 years spent outside the work force (Productivity Commission 2013, p 13-14).

Productivity Commission 2013, An Ageing Australia: Preparing for the Future, Commission Research Paper Overview, Canberra.

Heath Mortimer - Limited Resources

2018-02-07 04:06:03 UTC

Less than 3 per cent of the world’s water is fresh (drinkable), of which 2.5 per cent is frozen in the Antarctica, Arctic and glaciers. Humanity must therefore rely on 0.5 per cent for all of man’s ecosystem’s and fresh water needs.

World Health Organisation 2018, Sustainable Development Goals, viewed 7th February 2018,
http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-consumption-production/

Accounting and Automation

2018-02-07 05:36:49 UTC

Research conducted by Oxford University suggests there is a 94% probability, that the role of an accountant will be impacted by the adoption of automated technology.

Oxford Martin School, Oxford University 2013, The Future of Employment: How Susceptible Are Jobs To Computerisation?, viewed 7 February 2018, https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloads/academic/The_Future_of_Employment.pdf

Ryan Nicholls - Women in the Workforce

nicrg001 — 2018-02-07 06:55:46 UTC

The ABS (2017) reflects that 38.3 % of adult females who wanted to begin work or increase hours couldn’t due to child care commitments, further stating the main reason was that childcare was too expensive, followed closely by the inaccessibility to the service as a further barrier. 27.3% of women with an education at bachelor level or higher with their youngest dependent under the age of 4 are not in the labour force which reduces to 13% for women with the same education with dependents between 5 and 9 years old (ABS 2, 2017). The majority of those employed with a child under 4 are working part time whereas the majority with children over 5 are full time (ABS 2, 2017). Is there a way that technology, such as telecommuting, can increase participation of tertiary educated women with dependants under the age of 4?

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017, Barriers and Incentives to Labour Force Participation, July 2016 to June 2017, Table 4.1 Persons aged 18 years and over, wanted a job or more hours but were not available within four weeks, cat no 6239.0, viewed 7^th February, 2017

http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/0C4492FCF067E848CA2581F20081225C/$File/62390do004_2016201706.xls

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2, 2017, Education and Work Australia, May 2017, Table 12, Highest educational attainment, Age of youngest child and level- By labour force, status and sex, Persons age 15 -74years, cat no. 62270DO001_201705, viewed 7^th February, 2017

http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/F2ED932F3315E44CCA2581CD000C19E8/$File/62270do001_201705.xls

Zuzana R - The cloud and accounting

2018-02-07 09:50:41 UTC

According to research conducted by Wolters Kluwer, CCH (2015) of cloud use in the accounting profession, 96.1% of current users intend to increase their investment into cloud computing further. To put this in perspective, in 2014 cloud infrastructure providers earned US$16billion.

Wyner, D 2015, Future Cloud Investment, Wolters Kluwer, CCH, viewed 7 February 2018,

Shane Turner - Finance Industry Growth

2018-02-07 11:21:23 UTC

According the data collected by the ABS in their report on 'Accounts of Australian Business, including entry and exits Jun 2012-2016' it is clearly indicated that the number of companies in the finance and insurance sectors is steadily increasing.
It appears to have an average growth of 3.575% in the number of businesses within the finance sector with the 2014-15 financial year showing the highest growth of 5.1% (ABS 2016).

Australian bureau of statistics (ABS) 2016, Counts of Australian business, including entry and exits Jun 2012-2016: Table 1, cat. no. 8165.0, viewed 07 February 2018,
<http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/8165.0Main+Features1Jun%202012%20to%20Jun%202016?OpenDocument>

Jasmine Joyce - Tax Ruling for YouTube Income

2018-02-07 20:14:53 UTC

A ruling from the ATO back in 2015 made the call that income derived from YouTube's AdSense program was taxable, and fell under Section 405-25 of Australian Tax Law which refers to who can qualify as a performing artist.

Papadakis, M 2015,

Tax Office determines YouTube income as taxable, Australian Financial Review, viewed 8 February 2018 <http://www.afr.com/news/policy/tax/tax-office-determines-youtube-income-as-taxable-20150119-12to9y>

Steve Godbold - Sustainable transportation.

godsy005 — 2018-02-08 01:24:33 UTC

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS 2017)
"The national domestic road freight task was estimated at 204,575 million tonne-kilometres (tkm) for 2015-16, This is equivalent to a B-double truck travelling more than 4,250 return trips to the moon."
Data from the ABS reports that of the 204.575 million tkm of freight transported:

157,081 million tkm was by articulated truck, (76.8%) of the total.
39,202 million tkm was by rigid truck,(19.2%) of the total.
8,291 million tkm was by light commercial, (4.2%) of the total.

Australian bureau of statistics (ABS) 2017, Survey of motor vehicle use, Australia, 12 months ended 30th June 2016, Viewed 7th February 2018,
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/9208.0

Lauren Ritchie - Social Media HR Implications

2018-02-08 01:41:48 UTC

Sensis Social Media Report is an annual report that investigates 800 consumers and 1,100 Australian businesses about how they are using social media.
https://www.sensis.com.au/asset/PDFdirectory/Sensis_Social_Media_Report_2017-Chapter-1.pdf

2018-02-08 09:46:24 UTC

Airbnb Statistics and Facts

Business innovation through increased web presence - Craig Mooney

moons90blank — 2018-02-08 10:16:25 UTC

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2015-16) reported for the first time, a web presence by more then half of all Australian businesses (50%). They also state an overall (43%) of business introduced at least one type of innovation (ABS 2015-16).

The ABS (2015-16) also states the most common innovation businesses used was organisational/managerial processes being (23%).

Reference

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2015-16, Business use of information technology and innovation in Australian business, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Viewed 8 February 2018, .

Payden Samuelsson - Innovative management and quality improvement

2018-02-08 10:35:45 UTC

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2017), business innovation the process of developing, introducing, and/or abandoning improved goods, services, processes, or methods.

Data provided by the ABS (2017) shows that business which actively innovated were 28.3% more likely to measure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) than non innovation-active organisations.

This data can be interpreted in two ways, the first being that innovative companies are monitoring KPIs in order to evaluate the success of changes. The other perspective being that organisations become active innovators in order to meet or improve on existing KPIs.

Either way you interpret the data, the assumption can be made that innovative companies are more likely to have a focus on continuous quality improvement than those that are not considered as innovators.

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017, Management and Organisational Capabilities of Australian Business, Table 1 Proportion of Australian businesses monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) by innovation status, employment size, and industry 2015-16, viewed 8 February 2018 <http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/8172.02015-16?OpenDocument >

Prudence Turner - Silk Road trade routes and Socio-economic classes

2018-02-09 00:24:25 UTC

In 2013 the Chinese government launched the belt and road initiative (Prasad 2017). This is incorporating both the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21^st Century Maritime Silk Road. The aim of this initiative is to increase trade between Europe, Asia and Africa. This will connect these populations allowing better trade and increasing economic development of the poorer areas. Chinese banks are aiding in funding trade deals to expand her influence abroad. This influence raises awareness so that necessary changes may arise.

Reference

Prasad, E 2017, 'Path to Influence: China employs a multipronged approach to enhance its role in setting the global economic and political agenda', Finance and Development, pp. 22 - 25. <http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2017/09/pdf/fd0917.pdf>.

Work preferences pre-retirement - L Doyle

2018-02-10 03:36:45 UTC

The Australian Bureau of Statistics, studied 947,300 persons from the current labour force, who would like to continue working until retirement, with the average age of retirement at 59.9 years. 36.7% stated, they would prefer part time work, 21.5% stated, they would like to work from home, 24.8% stated, they would work on a contract basis and 22.8% stated, they had no plans to phase in retirement. (ABS 2017)

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017, Retirement and Retirement Intentions, Australia, July 2016 to June 2017: summary of findings, cat no. 6238.0, viewed 10 February 2018.

Talent management and Outcomes - Corrina Graham

2018-02-10 04:29:52 UTC

Research conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2015-16) demonstrated that out of 14 500 businesses within Australia only 12.3% sourced external training for their staff to address skills shortages or deficiencies.

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2015-16, Management and Organisational Capabilities of Australian Business, cat no. 8172.0, viewed 08/02/2018.
<http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/8172.02015-16?OpenDocument>

Marketing strategies for experiential services - James Mason.

2018-02-10 11:27:56 UTC

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS, 2014-15) presents that in 2014-2015, 85% of people were internet users. For people aged 15 years and over the mean time spent online was 10 hours per week. 72% of people over the age of 15 used the internet weekly for social media.

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2014-15, Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2014-15, cat no. 8146.0, viewed 10/2/2018,

Jackson Win-Boh - Australian females employment participation on the rise.

jacksonwinboh — 2018-02-11 02:40:58 UTC

A report prepared by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed women's labour force participation slightly increased in Australia to 66% aged 20-64 in the past decade (ABS, 2017).

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016-2017, Gender Indicators Australia, cat no. 4125.0, viewed 11 February 2018. <http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/4125.0~Sep%202017~Main%20Features~Economic%20Security~4>

Australian online marketing strategies - Kelly O'Connell

2018-02-11 03:45:21 UTC

According to research conduced by the Australia Bureau of Statistics (2014-15), 86% of the population are internet users, spending on average over 10 hours per week online. If we focus on millennials (aged 18-34), 85% used the internet for purchasing goods and services, and over 90% used for social media every week.

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2014-15, Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2014-15, cat no. 8146.0, viewed 11 February 2018, <http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/8146.02014-15?OpenDocument>

Unfair dismissal in Australian businesses - Emily Kazazes

2018-02-11 06:49:57 UTC

Statistics released by Fair Work Australia reveal that in businesses with 100 or more employees, 47.5% of unfair dismissal claims are conciliated. This percentage decreases in businesses with 15-99 and 0-14 employees to 27.8% and 19.8% respectively (FWC, 2016-17 pp. 150).
These statistics come from a total of 14,135 applications for unfair dismissal remedies (FWC, 2016-17 pp.151).

Fair Work Commission, 2016-2017, Annual Report: Access to Justice, pp.150-151, viewed 11 February 2018, <https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/documents/annual_reports/ar2017/fwc-annual-report-2016-17.pdf>

2018-02-11 07:45:20 UTC

Data on Business use of Internet Technology in Australia - Jade Tarleung

2018-02-11 07:45:20 UTC

Statistic report relates to data reference period 2015-16 showed businesses in Australia that uses information technology preferred DSL type of broadband connection with 62% usage rate (ABS 2017).

The most common internet activity used by all businesses are financial activities such as online banking and accounts payable function (87%). Few main industries utilise internet more prevalently as a tool to enable working from home (46%), these sectors are Financial and Insurance services and Information media and telecommunications industries (ABS 2017).

According to ABS (2017), Internet security violations also on the rise with the Financial and insurance services industry recorded the highest percentage of business that experienced internet security incidents or breaches (22%).

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2017, Business Use of Information Technology, 2015-16: Summary, Australian Bureau of Statistics, cat. no. 8129.0, viewed 11 February 2017, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/9C7742890ADEC989CA2568A900139423?Opendocument

Australian Business Employment Size - Kelli BacciarelliA key finding from Australian Bureau of Statistics released in June 2016, 60.7% of actively trading businesses in Australia had no employees, 27.6% had 1-4 employees, 9.2% had 5-19 employees and 2.3% had 20-199 employees. Only 0.2% of businesses had 200 or more employees. Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, Jun 2012 to Jun 2016, cat no. 8165.0, viewed 11 February 2018, .

2018-02-11 10:26:21 UTC

Summary of innovative activity in Australian business, selected indicators- Damien Foreman

2018-02-11 14:47:57 UTC

The proportion of businesses that were innovation-active (i.e. those that undertook any innovative activity) in 2015-16 was 49%.

Manufacturing, Retail trade and the Arts and recreation services industries had the highest proportion of innovation-active businesses, all at 58%.O

Overall, 43% of businesses introduced at least one type of innovation with organisational/managerial processes (23%) the most common type of innovation introduced.

Almost one in four businesses had innovation still in development (24%) as at 30 June 2016. New or significantly improved marketing methods was the type of innovation that was most likely to still be in development (12%).

8166.0 - Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business, 2015-16

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INNOVATION IN AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS - SUMMARY - Damien Foreman

2018-02-11 14:54:15 UTC

Summary of innovative activity in Australian business, selected indicators(a) - 2013-14 to 2015-16

The proportion of businesses that were innovation-active (i.e. those that undertook any innovative activity) in 2015-16 was 49%.

Manufacturing, Retail trade and the Arts and recreation services industries had the highest proportion of innovation-active businesses, all at 58%.

Overall, 43% of businesses introduced at least one type of innovation with organisational/managerial processes (23%) the most common type of innovation introduced.

Almost one in four businesses had innovation still in development (24%) as at 30 June 2016. New or significantly improved marketing methods was the type of innovation that was most likely to still be in development (12%).

Australian Bureau of Statistics 8166.0 - Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business, 2015-16

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Many older Australians are deciding to work past retirement age - Anna Williams

2018-02-11 15:15:50 UTC

The retirement intentions and behaviours of the first generation of workers reaching 65 years of age known as 'baby boomer' are an area of increasing interest for HR Management. The Australia Bureau of Statistics (2018) report that just 5% of those aged 45 - 49 years were retired, compared with 64% of 65 – 69 years old and 82% of those aged 70 years and over.

Reference:

Abs.gov.au. (2018). 6238.0 - Retirement and Retirement Intentions, Australia, July 2016 to June 2017. [online] Available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/CAD65B89AC59461BCA2581F7001548F1?Opendocument [Accessed 11 Feb. 2018].

Drayson Anderton - Regions with highest and lowest proportions of business owners - ABS census 2009-10

2018-02-11 22:17:21 UTC

Darling Downs in Maranoa Queensland has the highest proportion of business owners with 32% of people operating their own business, compared to Blacktown in Sydney, which had one of the lowest percentages of business owners, at 10% (ABS 2011).

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 2009-10, Perspectives on Regional Australia: Business Owners in Regions, 2011, Australia, 2009-10. cat no. 1380.0. Accessed 12 Feb 2018 <http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/1380.0.55.008main+features302011>

Amy Harrison- Elements used in social media advertising

2018-02-12 01:34:38 UTC

In 2014 Australia's internet access reached 7.7 million households, reaching a total of 86% of all households. from this 61% of users purchased goods and services online
the three most common groups of purchase were.
books, movies, music, games (50%)
clothes, cosmetics and jewellery (46%)
and lastly 45% of users were purchasing entertainment tickets or bookings.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS),
2016, household use of information technology, Australia, 2014-2015, cat no. 8146.0 , Accessed 12 feb 2018
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8146.0

Trish Stephenson - Older workers have stronger participation to labour market through investment in education

2018-02-12 02:07:45 UTC

“An Ageing Australia – Preparing for the Future” Australian Government Productivity Commission Research Paper, November 2013 indicated that Australians over the age of 50 years wanted and had the desire to work. Figure 3.3 (pg 70)in the paper highlights that persons who have invested in further education beyond high school have a much stronger attachment to the labour market.

Reference:

“An Ageing Australia – Preparing for the Future” Australian Government Productivity Commission Research Paper, November 2013 http://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/ageing-australia

Jake Simmons - Jobs with lower automation susceptibility are experiencing higher growth rates

2018-02-12 10:28:23 UTC

On average, employment growth over the past 10 years has been markedly stronger for occupations with lower automation susceptibility.

The total number of those employed by occupations with high automation susceptibility has grown by only 0.9 per cent per year in the past 10 years; those occupations with low automation susceptibility have grown by a substantially stronger 3.1 per cent per year.

Reference:

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science 2015, Mechanical boon: will automation advance Australia?, pp. 9, viewed 13 Feb 2018
<https://industry.gov.au/Office-of-the-Chief-Economist/Research-Papers/Pages/Mechanical-boon-will-automation-advance-Australia.aspx>

Lucas Morgante - Is advertising on the internet more effective then any other advertising ideas?

2018-02-18 01:52:39 UTC

Word of mouth is still the primary influencer

on purchase decisions, with three quarters

(76%) of survey respondents identifying

recommendations from friends, family and

acquaintances as having a high or medium

influence on their buying decisions.

The digital equivalent of this, online reviews

or recommendations from someone within an

individual’s social media circle is now the second

highest influencer on buying decision, selected

by 58% of survey respondents and surpassing

the influence of TV advertising for the first time.

The influence of TV advertisements has fallen

for the first time in four years – 55% of

respondents perceive them to have a high

or medium influence on buying decisions,

down from 63% last year.

Other traditional advertising channels including

newspapers, magazines and radio have remained

stable in terms of their influence on purchasing

decisions (at 41%, 41% and 39% of respondents

respectively, consistent with last year).

Meanwhile the winners in terms of impact on

purchasing decisions are found in the social

domain. Ads delivered through social media

platforms are perceived as having a high or

medium influence on purchase decision by

34% of respondents, up from 31% last year

and an increase of 17% (CAGR) over the past

four years (CAGR). For Millennial's in particular,

recommendations from those within their social

circles (75%) and advertising on social platforms

and online reviews from those they do not know

(66%), outstrip the influence of TV advertising

(61%). On social media platforms, brands are

communicating directly with consumers, cutting

out the role of traditional media providers in

influencing key stages in the purchase life cycle.

Reference:
Deloitte Australia 2018, Media Consumer Survey 2016, Deloitte, Viewed 12 February 2018,
<http://landing.deloitte.com.au/rs/761-IBL-328/images/Media_Consumer_Survey_Report.pdf>

Jason Ford - Rapid growth in digital media is leading to changes in organisational and individual behaviour.

2018-02-18 07:18:41 UTC

The age of hand held digitization is upon us. According to the ABS the number of handheld mobile device users increased 6.09% between June 16 and June 17 whilst the total volume of data downloaded on handheld devices increased 44.52% to 175,076TB (ABS 2017)
Due to this, different marketing strategies should be look upon by businesses.

Reference:
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017, Internet Activity, Australia, June 2017, cat. no. 8153.0, viewed 18 February 2018, <http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8153.0>