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Implementing IFRS in local government: value adding or additional pain?
Pilcher, Robyn; Dean, Graeme - In: Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management 6 (2009) August, pp. 180-196
governments in all states of Australia, this research reports on interviews within Australia's largest state – New South Wales … implementation the impact of IFRS – both in Australia and, in the future, in other countries – where local government is implementing … government in Australia, and possibly the world. It utilises both survey and interview instruments within an institutional theory …
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Enablers and impediments to IT adoption in business relationships: Evidence from Australia and Finland
Cripps, Helen; Salo, Jari; Standing, Craig - 2009
solutions in the context of business relationships by drawing on case studies conducted in both Australia and Finland in the … manufacturing industry in Finland and in the marine defence (shipbuilding) industry in Australia. Findings – The findings indicate … the most significant impediments to IT adoption in heavy manufacturing in Australia and Finland. Research limitations …
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Innovative Networks and Capability Building in the Australian High-Technology SMEs
Mohannak, Kavoos - 2007
Abstract: Purpose ? Studies of capability building and organisational learning through networked arrangements have been growing in recent years. In high-technology industries, in particular, small and medium-sized enterprises overcome problems of resource and information limitations by becoming...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483353
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Facilitating unlearning during implementation of new technology
Becker, Karen L. - 2010
Purpose ? One of the critical issues for change management, particularly in relation to the implementation of new technologies, is the existence of prior knowledge and established mental models which may hinder change efforts. Understanding unlearning and how it might assist during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483390
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Union effects on managerial and employee perceptions of employee relations in Britain
Bryson, Alex - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2001
This paper uses matched employer-employee data from the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey (WERS98) to estimate influences on managerial and employee perceptions of the employee relations climate. Both the strength and direction of union effects differ according to the nature of the union...
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Artificia docuit fames. Los contenidos de la Historia de las Relaciones Laborales, una disciplina jurídica básica del grado en Relaciones Laborales y Recursos Humanos
Peláez, Manuel J.; Rojo, María Encarnación Gómez; … - In: Revista Crítica de Historia de las Relaciones … (2012) 4
Se pretende en este artículo presentar los contenidos de lo que es la asignatura de Historia de las Relaciones Laborales, una disciplina básica del grado en Relaciones Laborales y Recursos Humanos, con un perfil claramente jurídico y a la vez social, desde un punto de vista histórico. Los...
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What voice do British workers want?
Bryson, Alex; Freeman, Richard B. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
The problems/need for representation and participation reported by workers vary across workplaces and by types of jobs. Workers with greater workplace needs are more desirous of unions but their preferences are fine-grained. Workers want unions to negotiate wages and work conditions and for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744916
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Developing a conceptual framework of strategic entrepreneurship
Luke, Belinda G.; Kearins, Kate; Verreynne, Martie-Louise - 2011
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the integration of entrepreneurship and strategy to develop a conceptual framework of strategic entrepreneurship. The framework is developed through an analysis of theory and refined through an examination of practice. Design/methodology/approach: This...
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The influence of managers' characteristics and perceptions in strategic alliance practice
Pansiri, Jaloni - 2005
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide a linkage between strategic alliance practice and managerial cognitive base with a view to understanding alliance dynamics better. Design/methodology/approach - After presenting a strategic alliance model, the paper reviews analysis of reasons...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484605
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International labour standards and management : frequently asked questions
Esser, Daniel - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002
Provides an overview of what international labour standards mean for employers and managers. Covers freedom of association and the right to organize; collective bargaining; non-discrimination; forced labour; child labour; minimum wage rates; and occupational safety and health.
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