Research

The Management Research Series consists of periodic publications that present key findings of the Australian Institute of Management's research activities into management practice in Australia.

Retaining Women in the Workforce
This AIM Vic & Tas survey seeks to explore the key issues behind the low numbers of women in our nation's executive ranks and the loss of women from the general workforce. Are the reasons linked to pay or the workplace environment? Or are the issues linked to children, family commitments or lifestyle choices responsible for this situation?

Key Drivers of Managerial Effectiveness
This research project being undertaken by AIM and the Leadership Research Unit at Monash University will enable a better understanding of the job and organisational contexts in which managers with different styles and background experiences perform best.

AIM Emissions Trading Scheme Survey
The Australian business sector is largely unprepared for the introduction of the Federal Government’s emissions trading scheme according to the findings of a new survey of top level executives conducted by the Australian Institute of Management.

AIM Australian Governance Survey
The AIM Australian Governance Survey seeks to provide a better understanding of the respective roles of management and directors in corporate governance.

Australian Management Character Survey
The Australian Management Character Survey will examine Australian management workplace behaviours as an indication of character. Results from the survey are currently being tabulated.

Managing the Future Survey Series
AIM undertook a study in 2006 to determine the factors that influence an employee's decision to leave or stay with a company, the average length of service, and if employee engagement is influenced by company, individual or management related issues.

Australian Business Leaders Survey
This survey of AIM members represents one of the first comprehensive studies of Australian management and leadership undertaken since the release of the Karpin Report findings in 1995.

Management Development Practice in Australia
The objective of this research was to understand what is being done in Australian organisations to develop management talent and improve business performance.

Power and Leadership Survey
A survey of 560 Queensland managers including 132 CEOs who reported on the leadership behaviours of their most senior subordinates and 393 non-CEOs who reported on their supervisors.

Enterprising Nation

Enterprising Nation: Renewing Australia's Managers to Meet the Challenges of the Asia-Pacific Century

Karl Albrecht Research

The Institute also collaborated with Karl Albrecht, internationally renowned management consultant, futurist, speaker, and a prolific author, to research Australian managers' opinions ofthe "collective intelligence" of their organisations.

Download the preliminary assessment report Organizational Intelligence Survey. [PDF; 30Kb]