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Employer associations in the contemporary employment relations landscape : where to now?

Mortimer, D. E.; Still, Leonie V.; Bond, Sue - University of Western Australia; University of Western …; … - 2002

The increasing acceptance of enterprise bargaining by both employers and trade unions in Australia calls into question not only the ongoing role of industrial tribunals, but also that of employer associations and their traditional role in the collective representation of individual employers in...

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Small and medium establishments and the new federal workplace relations system

Lyons, Michael F.; Mortimer, D. E.; Whiting, Elizabeth; … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2007

According to the Howard government and some 'small business' organisations, the changes made to Australian industrial relations arrangements by the 2005 'Work Choices' Act will be of particular importance to small and medium sized establishments (SMEs). Specifically, the dilution of the...

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Forcing German managers to focus on productivity

Klikauer, Thomas - University of Western Sydney; College of Business; … - 2005

manufacturers. Design/methodology/approach ? The research is based on interviews with industrial actors in Germany?s car industry …

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Employer associations in a deregulated environment : the case of the Australian Retailers Association

Mortimer, D. E.; Bain, Lynda M.; Bond, Sue; Tipples, Rupert - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2004

This paper examines the responses of the Australian Retailers' Association to the deregulation of industrial relations. The acceptance of enterprise bargaining both by employers and trade unions in Australia calls into question the ongoing role of employers' associations. This question is...

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Union membership : Australia

Spooner, Keri; Innes, Colin; Mortimer, D. E. - University of Technology, Sydney; University of …; … - 2001

Australian trade unions prospered for much of the last century but have suffered membership decline since the late 1970s. The growth of unions in the earlier part of the twentieth century has frequently been attributed to the establishment of a centralised conciliation and arbitration system....

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Differences between land-based and online gamblers

Lee, Geoffrey; McGuiggan, Robyn L. - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2008

industry are regarded as ineffective. As such, there is a call to conduct research into the online gaming phenomenon. This …

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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

and High customer expectations. Research limitations/implications ? The limitations with the current study are primarily … related to the scope of the research in terms of the number of hotel properties participating, and the fact that it …. Future research needs to be conducted to incorporate the views of all stakeholders in service quality, including non …

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Validation of a computer user satisfaction questionnaire to measure IS success in small business

Armstrong, Bruce; Fogarty, Gerard J.; Dingsdag, Donald P.; … - Southern Cross University; University of Southern Queensland; … - 2005

The determination of factors that influence success in small business information systems (IS) is of obvious importance to the individuals running those businesses and to the regional economies where the businesses are located. The first step in this process is to develop models of interacting...

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Modelling of international market selection process : a qualitative study of successful Australian international businesses

Rahman, Syed H. - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2003

the test of reality. Further, there has been limited research carried out in Australia on this issue. Using grounded …

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International market selection process : an investigation of the relevance of business operating environment

Rahman, Syed H. - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2006

Different researchers have recommended different decision frameworks for international market selection. As parts of those decision frameworks, most researchers have recommended for the evaluation of macro-environmental and business operating environmental variables. However, few attempts have...

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