Australian firms hire an increasing number of foreign directors who bring various cultural perspectives to their boards' conversations. We evaluate the effect of board cultural diversity contributed by foreign directors on firm performance for a sample of Australian companies, constituents of...

The crystal habit controls the microstructure heterogeneity of the crystalline rocks that significantly affects their mechanical behaviors. However, thus far, this effect has not been quantitatively characterized. Here we establish a grain-based model to investigate the effect of crystal habit...

The paper discusses the history of the Australian dollar from its introduction in 1966 through various exchange rate regimes - from a fixed exchange rate to becoming a floating currency in 1983. It reviews the bilateral Australian dollar exchange rate changes in terms of the US dollar from 1983...