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Lax Merit and the fair pay wars : is pay equity 'slippin' away'?
Lyons, Michael F.; Smith, Meg; Treuren, Gerry; Pacific … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2007
In March 2006 the Full Bench of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales utilised that state?s equal remuneration principle to address the gender undervaluation of childcare work. In doing so the Full Bench explicitly rejected employer arguments that increased rates of pay for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481940
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Impediments to improvements in service quality in luxury hotels
Presbury, Rajka; Fitzgerald, Anneke; Chapman, R. L. - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2005
context of luxury hotels (four- and five-star properties) in Sydney, Australia. Design/methodology/approach ? The empirical … of ten luxury hotels in Sydney, Australia. The technique used for analysing the data was progressive comparative analysis …
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Regional collaboration infrastructure : effects in the Hunter Valley of NSW
Martinez-Fernandez, M. Cristina - University of Western Sydney; College of Business; … - 2004
Regional innovation has been incorporated into planning debates broadening the view of the crucial role that networks play in regional development as vehicles of knowledge and innovation. Research in this area has focused on the effects of the 'innovative milieu' (Maillat 1991; Kogut et al. 1993;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481980
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Perils of simplistic classifications of universities : a preliminary case study of economic departments
Gangopadhyay, Partha; Gangopadhyay, Renu - University of Western Sydney; College of Law and Business; … - 2005
departments of economics in New South Wales of Australia that homes some of World's Top 100 Universities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482131
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Service quality in Sydney hotels : a perspective from managers, staff and customers
Presbury, Rajka - University of Western Sydney; College of Business; … - 2009
-of-mouth advertising, and therefore improving service quality is linked to competitive advantage. In Australia the recognition that the … most popular tourist destination in Australia, has a large number of hotels that represent a critical component of the … thesis explores service quality within the hotel sector of Sydney, Australia. The research presents and discusses a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482203
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Innovation and its interaction with market orientation : a study of Australian manufacturing SMEs
Low, David R. - University of Western Sydney; College of Business - 2006
In pursuing sustainable competetive advantage, firms undertake a range of strategic initiatives such as innovation, customer relationship management, entering new markets overseas, and competetive actions within current marketplaces. Studies that examine these initiatives generally investigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481904
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Innovation and market orientation in SMEs : antecedent factors and inter-relationships
Low, David R.; Chapman, R. L.; Sloan, Terrence R. - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2006
In pursuing sustainable competitive advantage, firms undertake a range of strategic initiatives such as innovation, customer relationship management, entering new markets overseas, and competitive actions within current marketplaces. Studies that examine these initiatives generally study the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481908
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Are knowledge-intensive service activities enablers of innovation processes? : a study of Australian software firms
Martinez-Fernandez, M. Cristina; Soosay, Claudine A.; … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2004
in-depth interviews were conducted on fifty-four software firms in Australia and the findings discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481913
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A metafrontier model to assess regional efficiency differences
Matawie, Kenan M.; Assaf, Albert - University of Western Sydney; Victoria University; … - 2008
The major aim of this paper is to model, estimate and compare the technical efficiency and technology gap ratios of health care foodservice operations that operate in different Australian regions. This paper uses a metafrontier model to analyse the difference in health care food efficiency...
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