[Abstract]: This paper explores the issues that influence the diffusion of innovation as it relates to the adoption of e-commerce by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It seeks to identify factors facilitating and inhibiting such adoption across contexts – regional, small city and large...

The main objective of this research is to identify the factors associated with the performance of Australian home-based businesses (HBBs). The dimensions of performance considered are size and profit. Measures of HBB size used are number of equivalent full time employees and annual sales, and...

This paper presents the findings of a study of SME owner-managers that examined their willingness to share information online with other members of a local business network. The main variables associated with willingness to share knowledge online were found to be willingness to share information...

Abstract:The discussion of this paper is based on an empirical study conducted in February 2010 as the first stage of a comprehensive study on the understanding and management of intangible resources by senior managers of international container lines and their agents based in Sri Lanka....

ABSTRACTHigh human mobility in the shipping industry is one of the main reasons causing severe shortage of skilled andqualified personnel in the shipping industry. This paper looks into the issue from a new perspective where highmobility in the shipping industry is seen as a vehicle of knowledge...

Abstract: Bulk shipping is a highly competitive market that is subject to volatile freightrates caused by imbalance between demand and supply as well as changes in input costs.As such companies constantly face challenges of being competitive in the market andmaking profit. This highlights...

Current recommendations in Australia and some other economies identify independentdirectors as a key component of effective corporate governance. The research on theempirical link between board characteristics and firm performance, matching the trendtowards greater board independence, is...

The aim of this paper is to explore the current state of academic knowledge on the strategic management of ecotourism firms. The ecotourism sector of the tourism industry has grown significantly since the 1960. This growth in practice has been matched by growth in academic interest in...

The Tasmanian tourism and hospitality (T&H) industry is the largest in the states service sector. Worldwide, the industry is volatile, experiencing extreme levels of employee turnover. T&H organisations report significant difficulty with retention of chefs and this is heightened in regional...