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Advanced Management Finance, Business Analysis and Modeling, Management Finance, Multinational Financial Management

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS • Young, S. and Thyil, V., (2007), “Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility and the Individualisation of Industrial Relations” in Abbott, K., Hearn-Mackinnon, B., Morris, L., Saville, K. & Waddell, D. (eds.) Workchoices: Evolution or Revolution, Heidelberg Press. • Thyil, V. (2009) “Narayana Murthy and Infosys: A leader and an his institution’ in Pech, R. (ed.) Entrepreneurial Courage, Audacity and Genius, Pearson Education Australia.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES • Young, S. & Thyil, V. (2008) “A principles based Anglo Governance system: Not a Science but an Art”, Corporate Ownership and Control , Vol 6, Issue 1, Fall, pp. 127 -137. • Young, S. & Thyil, V. (2008) “Building commitment through integrating employees in governance”, The Business Review Cambridge, Vol 11, Number 2, pp. 136-143. • Young, S. & Thyil, V. (2008) “A Holistic Model of Corporate Governance – A New Research Framework”, Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, Issue 8, No. 1, pp. 94-108.

REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS • Young, S. and Thyil, V. (2008) “Governance in Australia: Practitioners’ Perspectives”, British Academy of Management Conference 2008, September 9-11, 2008, Harrogate, UK, CD • Young, S. & Thyil, V. (2008) “Formalised partners in Success or Marginalised Instruments for Profits? An Investigation into the Position of Employees in Governance”, AIRAANZ Conference 2008, Melbourne, vol. 1, pp. 469-480. • Thyil, V. (2007) Understanding Sustainability: Integrating Spirit with Matter Does Matter, Proceedings of 21st Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference, 4-7 December, Sydney , Australia • Mazzarol, T., Durden, G.R., and Thyil, V. (2007) Efficacy of Innovation Diagnostic Tools in Identifying Models of Sustainable Innovation in Manufacturing SME, Proceedings of the EFMD 37 th Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small Business (EISB) Conference , 13-14 Sept, Ljubljana, Slovenia • Rajendran, M., Madhabhushi, R., and Thyil, V. (2007) A Thermodynamic Measure of Financial Market Turbulence, Proceedings of the 14 th Global Finance Conference , 1-4 April Melbourne Australia • Osterwalder, A., Durden, G.R., Thyil, V., and Hasic, N. (2007) A Contemporary Business Model Conceptualisation to Capture Innovation, Knowledge Management and Quality in SMEs: Evidence From The Business Services Sector, Proceedings of Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management Conference , 12-14 Feb, New Delhi, India • Young, S. and Thyil, V., 2007, “Employees as a Component of Governance Models: Divergence between Rhetoric, Systems and Practice”, Proceedings of AIRAANZ Conference 2007 Diverging Employment Relations Patterns in Australia and New Zealand, 7-9 February, Auckland, New Zealand. • Sinapi, C., and Thyil, V. (2006) Understanding Financial Crises: Do Institutional factors hold the key? Proceedings of the 13th Annual Global Finance Conference, 26-28 April 2006, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. • Durden, G.R. and Thyil, V. (2006) Charting The Aspirations, Motivations And Urges Of Entrepreneurs: An Asset-Based Perspective Of Entrepreneurship. Proceedings of 36th European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small Business (EISB) Conference, 6-8 September, Southampton Solent University, UK. • Thyil, V. and Durden, G.R. (2006) What Exactly is Entrepreneurial Spirit? A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Evidence. Proceedings of 17th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference, 6 – 10 Dec Yeppoon, Queensland – Won the Best Paper Award in the Stream Entrepreneurship and Small Business • Durden, G.R., Thyil, V., Truche, M., and Reboud, S. (2006) Creating Competitive Advantages through Innovation Networks: Evidence from Business-to-Business SMEs, Proceedings of the 51st International Council for Small Business 2006 World Conference, 18-21 June, Melbourne, Australia • Truche, M., Reboud, S., Durden, G.R., and Thyil, V. (2006) Business Models of SMEs, Proceedings of the 51st International Council for Small Business 2006 World Conference, 18-21 June, Melbourne, Australia • Lee, N.J., Cadogan, J.W., Durden, G.R. and Thyil, V. (2005) A model of sales manager-salesperson social exchange under problem resolution conditions”. Proceedings of the 34th European Marketing Academy Conference, 24-27 May, Milan, Italy. • Durden, G.R., Thyil, V., and Truche, M. (2005) Mapping innovation and entrepreneurial spirit in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Inputs, process and management. Proceedings of 35th European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small Business (EISB) Conference, 12-14 September, Barcelona, Spain. • Oh, K.B, Thyil, V. and Bose, S. (2005) Financial markets for the knowledge sector: Structure, risk and funding implications. Proceedings of 26th McMaster World Congress, 19-21 Jan, Ontario, Canada • Lee, N., Cadogan, J.W., Durden, G.R. and Thyil, V. (2004) The Quality of Sales Manager- Salesperson Exchanges under Problem Resolution Conditions. Proceedings of ANZMAC Conference, 29 Nov - 1 Dec 2004 Wellington, New Zealand Bennington, L., and Muralidharan, V. (2003) Corporate "Volunteerism" - the Australian scene. Proceedings of 17th ANZAM Conference, 2-5 Dec Fremantle, Western Australia • *Muralidharan, V. (2002). Subcultures and Organizational Effectiveness in Acquisitions Proceedings of ANZAM/ IFSAM VIth World Congress, 10-13 July, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia • *Muralidharan, V. (2002). Subcultures in Acquisitions: Insights for Human Resource Development. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Human Resource Development in Asia, jointly with the Academy of Human Resource Development International, USA, 28-29 Oct, Bangalore, Karnataka, India • Bennington, L., and Muralidharan, V. (2002). The law requires it but why have a dog and still want to bark? Consultation in local government. Proceedings of 16th ANZAM Conference, 4-7 Dec, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia • Gopalan, S., and Muralidharan, V. (2001). Indian organizational values in the context of economic liberalization: Convergence, Divergence, or Crossvergence? In S. Fullerton and D. Moore (eds.), 157-166, International Business Trends Contemporary Readings, Academy of Business Administration, Ypsilanti: Michigan. • Gopalan, S., and Muralidharan, V. (1996) An Exploratory Investigation of Organizational Values in India: Preliminary Findings. Proceedings of South West Academy of Management (SWAM) Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA

RESEARCH GRANTS RECEIVED 2006- 2008: Contract research: 'Innovating and Strengthening Regional Industry' funded by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport , Regional Development and Local Government (DITRDLG) and Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, La Trobe University 2006-2007: 'Corporate Governance: A new research framework' funded by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, La Trobe University 2005-2006: 'Improving innovativeness: An empirical examination of the impact of organisational structure and culture on innovation in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises' funded by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, La Trobe University

POSTER ABSTRACTS Jansen B, Thyil V, (2007) Staff satisfaction in mental health in France, Northern Health Research Week, Oct, Melbourne, Australia Grants Received