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Understanding small- and medium-sized firms' financial skill needs

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

Small- and medium-sized businesses make a significant contribution to the economies of Western countries. Government, industry, and educators commonly train business managers to improve their skills and knowledge in order to improve the performance of these firms. Owner-manager financial skill...

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Improving expatriate adjustment and effectiveness in ethnically diverse countries : marketing insights

Pires, Guilherme D.; Stanton, John; Ostenfeld, Shane - University of Newcastle; University of Western Sydney; … - 2006

Purpose ? Sets out to argue that training and adjustment strategies based on immersion in a foreign culture, in order … to reduce expatriate culture shock, can be improved by training that addresses how to use related ethnic networks within … extended to a discussion of expatriates, their problems, and the need for further areas of training. Findings ? Significant …

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Relationships between organization characteristics and needs for management training in developing countries

Hau, Le Nguyen - University of Western Sydney - 1998

Management training has been considered as an important issue attracting the interest of several individuals and … aspects of management training that may result from different features of organizations and countries concerned. However … training, especially in developing countries. An understanding of these relationships will not only help organizations in …

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Retail traineeships : tracing their evolution and impacts in Australia

Ingersoll, Louise; Tipples, Rupert - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2004

of vocational education and training policies and practices for retail organisations. Through changes to public policy …

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Managerial perceptions of corporate environmentalism : interpretations from industry and strategic implications for organizations

Banerjee, Subhabrata Bobby - RMIT University; University of Western Sydney; College …; … - 2001

Environmental issues are becoming increasingly important in organization theory and practice. Corporate environmentalism is emerging as a process of addressing environmental issues facing business firms. In this paper I examine managerial perceptions of corporate environmentalism and describes...

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Engendering an innovative culture and maintaining operational balance

Hyland, Paul W.; Beckett, Ronald C.; Reinvention Network - Central Queensland University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2005

This paper aims to identify key elements of innovative culture using innovation audit tools. The research seeks to determine if factors such as the ability to collaborate are important in building a culture that supports innovation. Many firms are continually scanning the environment for sources...

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Managing innovation through social architecture, learning and competencies : a new conceptual approach

Murray, Peter; Blackman, Deborah A. - Macquarie University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2004

Innovative narratives are represented, at times almost prescribed, in the management literature. While the key to developing competencies is fundamentally linked to many innovative practices and processes, the fundamentals of innovation cannot be separated from values, from learning, from...

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