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and implementation of effective quality management systems. What form this training should take is problematic given the … complexities of the quality managers' roles and the uncertainty surrounding the future of quality management: it is not yet clear … whether it will survive as a discrete field, be absorbed by other systems of management or disappear entirely. This study …
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The impact of deregulation on dispersion of earnings in Victoria has been acknowledged in the findings of the recent task force enquiry into Industrial Relations in Victoria. This paper argues that the link between hours worked and rates of pay has played a significant, and understated, role in...
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This study examines the impact of the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on small business in Australia in the context of the experiences faced in similar countries overseas. Using a case study methodology, data was gathered from six small businesses that were observed throughout...
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There is a wide range of service providers who have varying motives for supplying assistance to small businesses in Australia. Despite the sizeable numbers of both suppliers and consumers of assistance it is believed that the marketplace for small business assistance operates inefficiently. This...
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The mere presence of the audit committee does not necessarily translate into an effective monitoring body. As a result, the search for mechanisms to enhance corporate governance and increase the quality of financial reports has mostly focused on the structure of audit committees. This thesis...
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, financial and management practices and public regulation of markets and corporations. Existing Literature and Limitations: The … the relevance of different management theories (such as agency theory, stewardship theory, etc.) in shedding light on the … management theories in explaining the differences in CGVF relationships in these markets. Methodology and Data: Two typical …
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researchers of performance management in large manufacturing firms, where, in recent years the focus has turned to more holistic … in particular small motels, as key service providers. Given that the management activities of business managers and the … motels, is: How effective are the existing strategic management business performance measurement models for improved business …
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This paper discusses effective demand, the rate of profit and the profound contribution of Michal Kalecki to our understanding of capitalist economies. It argues that the Kaleckian position on the causal link between investment spending and profit and between the rate of profit and the stability...
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for quality checking to employees, having adopted standardised operating procedures, and having had good management union … flattening management structures and decentralising decision making. The impact of these changes on employees, particularly their … management's standard operating procedures. The impacts of negotiated vocational training schemes and competency …
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to legal services is used as an exploratory case study to identify the variables associated with management decision … contracting out and these were verified by external accountants. There were differences of opinion among management staff as to …
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