Knowledge management and the development of the destination’s capacity of the intellectual skills needed to use tourism as an effective tool in the search for regeneration and development are central themes explored within this paper. The authors have lived and worked with the problems...

Abstract Purpose –This paper addresses corporate governance issues around the use of celebrity independent directors in closely held financial institutions. Design/methodology/approach – The authors employ the failure of Lombard Finance, a closely held New Zealand finance company to...

(from Introduction): It is often said that if entrepreneurs are the engines that drive new companies, then financing is the fuel that propels them. The best sources of funding for the newest firms in Australia are bootstrapping (creative ways of launching a business), informal investment...