This paper examines the views of key decision-makers in the convention industry as part of a CRC for Sustainable Tourism research project. In particular, it examines the relationships between the main participants, the key factors for a successful convention and the emerging trends within the...

The business events sector is recognised as a high-yield component of the tourism industry with direct connections to other key areas such as trade, foreign affairs, education, science, training and communications. It has great potential for further expansion. A major study on Australia’s...

Home-based business (HBB) growth and expansion has been approached from the perspective of the increase in numbers of HBBs and the economic multiplier effect. However, little is known concerning the actual growth and expansion of the individual HBBs in terms of increase in turnover and sales,...

Maintaining a stable and competitive workforce is a key element of the role of management, and there has emerged a barrage of 'recipes' to achieve this. All too frequently, however, these new concepts replace the old, with little justification other than being innovative. This article...

Purpose ? The purpose of this paper is to draw together the previous academic and industry research on non-attendance of cultural attractions, followed by qualitative in-depth interviews to identify commonalities or gaps in the previous research on barriers, constraints and inhibitors, as well...

This thesis examines the use of corporate hospitality (CH) at special events and draws upon relationship marketing theory to test the impact of the practice on brand equity, specifically customer loyalty and purchase intention. The research sought not only to explain the phenomena and the...

The value of small firms to the economy is recognised globally (Storey, 2003). In Australia small firms encompass 97 percent of all private sector businesses. Of particular interest to this research is the tourism industry, which is currently experiencing substantial turbulence. The tourism...

Despite the substantial importance of the marketing concept and its implementation in the modern business arena extensive research has not been undertaken in developing countries. Market orientation models have only been developed and tested for developed countries. This need for a market...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the phenomenon of senior women managers leaving corporate organisations to start their own companies. Women's advancement to senior management roles is facilitated by the acquisition of human capital and social capital. Female ex-corporate managers leverage...

Accenture is the world’s leading management consulting and technology services company with more than 75,000 employees in 47 countries. (See Appendix A for a comparison with other management consultancies.) The company generated net revenues of US $11.6 billion for the fiscal year ended August...