Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how blogging has grown as an online phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach – Examines the way that blogs have become a phenomenon that embrace private authors who go online to write personal diaries through to representatives from different...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

The Australian social and political environments have broadened the traditional “public affairs” function to include specific tools, such as environmental communication, corporate giving, issues management and community relations. Future trends indicate a more strategic “public affairs”...

Looks at the distinctive Australian background and the features of the national communication culture that may impact on business life as well as those of the traditional executive culture. Brings out the specifics of the Australian management style from a foreign viewpoint, looking at what...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to raise a selection of issues and questions that have begun to face academics and business professionals in the technically complex field of greenhouse gas accounting. Design/methodology/approach – This paper drew on accounting, audit and...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

Purpose – This paper aims to discuss the history of online searching through the views of one of its pioneers. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents, and comments on, the recollections of Jim Hall, one of the earliest UK‐based operators of, and writers on, online retrieval...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the LibGuides website that hosts library user guides. Design/methodology/approach – This paper outlines the features and benefits of the LibGuides site, describes how it can be used as a web portal and peruses its hosted content. Findings –...

The quest for service excellence and competitive edge by firms result in the constant search for effective process and information systems management methods. The recent emergence of the application service provision (ASP) business model has promised firms remote‐access to industry robust...