The 2000 GEM report on Australia indicates that thecountry is one of the most entrepreneurial of the 21 countries in the 2000Global Entrepreneurship Monitor study. It ranks fifth in new firm participation(3.3% of the population owning all or part of a business established since1997); fourth in...

As pharmacy has become a "dual market" industry in today's market, Australian pharmacists face difficulties in combining business skills with professional and patient-oriented skills. Australian pharmacists face a threat to their profession as decreasing industry regulations may allow...

This study investigated the longitudinal behaviour of growth rates and profitability for a large sample of Australian firms. Similar to previous studies, growth rates were found to be much more volatile than profitability measures. Using a regression equation with lagged profit and growth...