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Incremental innovation and business performance: small and medium-size food enterprises in a concentrated industry environment

Bhaskaran, Suku - 2005

Past studies have analyzed issues pertaining to the definition of innovation, methods of measuring innovation and the relationship between organizational characteristics and innovation orientation. Extant studies have adopted a large business or a technologically intense context of study. By...

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Managing trust and relationships in PPPs: some Australian experiences

Teicher, Julian; Alam, Quamrul; Van Gramberg, Bernadine - 2006

have increased efficiency at the micro management level but have not been able to establish trust. The concept of public … have affected operating and management practices, Job Network and Best Value in Victorian Local Government. …

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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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Utilisation and restrictiveness of covenants in Australian private debt contracts

Cotter, Julie - 1998

This paper investigates the accounting based covenants typically contained in the private debt contracts of listed Australian firms. In particular, cross sectional determinants of variation in covenant utilisation and restrictiveness are investigated. The primary source of data presented in the...

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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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The buck stops here: should we consider performance rather than corporate social responsibility?

Rundle-Thiele, Sharyn R.; Gillespie, Meghan; Ball, Kim - 2007

[Abstract]: Consensus is emerging that companies are socially responsible although the nature and degree of social responsibility continues to be the source of debate. This continued debate allows the buck to be passed. A shift in view from corporate social responsibility to corporate...

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Diffusion of innovation – the adoption of electronic commerce by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) - a comparative analysis

Pease, Wayne; Rowe, Michelle - 2004

e-commerce by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It seeks to identify factors facilitating and inhibiting such …. Reasons for such uptake as well as strategic approach to the adoption of e-commerce, and variations regarding same also will …

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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...

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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 …

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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...

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