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"The Decline in Apprenticeship Training in the Electrical Industries in Victoria"
Worland, David; Doughney, James - 2002
A nation that pursues a knowledge-based approach to economic growth might be expected to view its skill base as an important component of this strategy and the rate of accumulation of trade skills as an important part of the skill formation story. Australia, in common with many other countries,...
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The future of the changing face of women managers in Asia
Rowley, Chris; Yukongdi, Vimolwan - 2009
range of management, organisations and sectors, including services (IT, media, retail, hotels, finance, research and … using the common format that allowed the main contours of women in management to be traced in a similar manner with … and managers who succeeded in developing exceptional management styles. These case studies provide more specific …
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A preliminary analysis of learning processes for innovation in member-serving nonprofit organizations: the role of governance structure and its elements - shared knowledge, decisio...
Kong, Eric; Jenkins, Stacey; Ardagh, David - 2009
Very little research today has investigated the role of governance structure and three of its elements: shared knowledge, decision making and benefit sharing, in learning processes for innovation in member-serving nonprofit organizations (MSNPOs). This research project aims to develop a theory...
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Financial reporting disclosure on the internet: an international perspective
Khan, Tehmina - 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate the various elements of financial reporting frameworks and practice in the context of the Internet. The Internet has emerged as a recent medium of presentation of corporate information. Currently, the levels of disclosure vary widely between companies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481030
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Factors that determine corporate governance in Thailand
Jongsureyapart, Chatrudee - 2006
to examine the effective monitoring of management by the independent directors, and the characteristics of independent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481031
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A cross-cultural study of accounting concepts applied in international financial reporting standards
Foo, Yin Fah - 2008
The aim in this study was to explore a different approach to examine the influence of culture on accounting practice by adapting Schwartz?s (1992) universal structure of individual-level human motivational values to the domain of accounting. A mail survey was conducted on accountants in Malaysia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481032
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Evaluating an extended relationship marketing model for Arab guests of five-star hotels
Shammout, Ahmad Bahjat - 2007
Increasingly, relationship marketing has been viewed to be critical to the success of business firms, with the growing understanding that acquiring new customers is far more expensive than maintaining existing ones. While keeping customers loyal, however, is a key objective of relationship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481033
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A new approach to performance measurement using data envelopment analysis: implications for organisation behaviour, corporate governance and supply chain management
Manzoni, Alex - 2007
corporate governance (CG), organisation behaviour (OB) and supply chain management (SCM) because these factors determine the … various stages of the supply chain, the style of management and design of organisation, as well as the need to be able to … measure qualitative contributors, such as CSR, to organisation performance. In all instances of performance management however …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481035
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Non-Audit Services and Auditor Independence : the Case of Saudi Arabia
Al-Eissa, Abdulaziz Ibraheim - 2009
The nature of the client-auditor relationship is a critical issue for stakeholders and other users of the audited financial statements. This type of relationship is predicated on trust; however, it is susceptible to differing motives, conflict of interest, and information asymmetries. An...
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Analysing and modelling international trade patterns of the Australian wine industry in the world wine market
Boriraj, Jumpoth - 2008
Since the mid-1980s, trade liberalisation has encouraged the growth of Australia?s international trade. The Australian wine industry has been successful in the world wine market, achieving a significant growth in production and export sales since the 1990s. In this context, this thesis attempts...
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