International taxation: Tax equity concerns
Though competitive forces are beneficial on one hand, the problems of international taxation have led to flight of domestic capital. Some of the problems of international taxation include the effects of international tax differentials on the volume, location and form of foreign investment due to different national and local tax rates applied to capital. Low tax regions act as ‘tax havens’ to multinational corporations. However, many countries secure a certain degree of tax neutrality by providing foreign tax credit (for example, Australia and China’s new tax policy). Moreover, foreign-source income is treated differently compared to domestic source income, leading to inequity. Tax payers’ equity depends upon equal treatment of corporate profits, irrespective of the place of origin, home or abroad. This calls for equal total tax burden on income earned from domestic and foreign sources and tax cooperation between countries.
Do mindfulness interventions help higher education students to flourish
The research ranged from clinical placebo- controlled trials to student feedback surveys. All the research identified positive results irrespective of the type or duration of the intervention. Mindfulness interventions were effective in increasing students’ attention, concentration and working memory. Results have been seen in performance and persistence and engagement. Students were better able to manage stress and symptoms of pain, depression, and anxiety. They showed improved overall wellbeing and compassion. This paper shows the gap in knowledge of the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions on higher education students, not attending university, particularly in Australia. It focuses our research on the students’ perspective of mindfulness programs, and how to implement them in a diverse cohort effectively in TAFE, Melbourne, Australia.
Embedding mindfulness & wellbeing in VET & dual sector education for improved mental health, resilience & performance
Tammy’s Fellowship aims to develop best practices and an implementation strategy for mindfulness-based wellbeing programs. The goal is to proactively equip staff, educators, and students with resilience skills to improve their wellbeing and performance. The program focuses on building inclusive communities, future-readiness, mental health improvement, and enhanced wellbeing. Research supports integrating mindfulness-based wellbeing into teaching and learning in VET & DUAL sector environments.
Embedding mindfulness & wellbeing into VET & dual sector education for more resilient students and staff
This research aims to identify best practice, as well as implementation strategy, of mindfulness-based wellbeing programs to proactively offer staff, educators and students resilience skills to thrive; to ncrease wellbeing, mental health and performance.
Entrepreneurship learning through a collaborative approach to student practical placement / internship
This research studied 44 business students from Holmesglen Institute, and 74 small business owners/entrepreneurs to look (from the students’ perspective) at the value of a short-term, part-time, business-related student placement program (SPP) that uses a collaborative engagement approach as well as the application of the Gibbs reflective cycle.
An examination of social media practices that improve customer satisfaction in the B2B market in the ICT sector in India
Recent developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have initiated significant transformation in the way in which B2B firms interact with existing and potential customers. These advancements have a profound impact on the marketing practices of firms. Social media is one of the most important information technology tools which have a transformative impact on business enterprises. It has dramatically influenced businesses and industries in this era. Social connectivity through this online platform has become a key to marketing in firms. Given the exponential increase in the use of social media, firms need to be present where their customers are in order to know the needs of their customers and to satisfy them. The use of social media as a component of a firms’ marketing strategy is widely recognised by marketing practitioners. Also, marketers have embraced the abilities of these online platforms to assist in marketing practices in firms. However, there is limited research that explores the influence of social media usage on customer satisfaction in the B2B sector. This study seeks to fill this gap and examines the influence of social media practices adopted by the ICT firms on customer satisfaction. A web based survey was used to collect data from a sampling frame of ICT firms in India. Analysis shows that social media practices have a positive and significant influence on customer satisfaction. This research makes a distinct contribution to social media literature. It addresses the gap in literature by providing an understanding of the effective use of social media for marketing purposes by the B2B firms in the ICT sector in India. It provides empirical evidence to support that these effective social media practices improves customer satisfaction in these firms.