Purpose – A key issue faced by co-operative enterprises is how to raise external equity capital without compromising member control. The purpose of this study is to examine the potential of a special type of financial instrument called a Cooperative Capital Unit (CCU) introduced into the...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to propose an alternative basis for calculating cultural distance scores using Schwartz's cultural values. Design/methodology/approach – Cultural distance scores were calculated for 23 countries, based on the two most common measures of cultural...

Purpose – The paper aims to examine the management practices of owner‐managers of small businesses seeking to grow their firms. It seeks to better understand their strategic thinking in relation to internal and external environmental issues. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 204...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of short training in self‐management skills on employees' efficacious beliefs and skills across cultures. Design/methodology/approach – A longitudinal pre‐post field investigation repeated measures analysis is used to compare...

Considers the relationship between various measurements of workplace performance. Examines data collected from 2,004 workplaces in the Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey . Identifies three groups, the first of which, just over half of the sample, was named the “successful...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of functional, hedonistic and ethical attributes of denim jeans attributes and the trade‐offs young adult Australian consumers made within these attributes when making a purchase decision. Design/methodology/approach – A...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the changes in the international education sector that have taken place over the decade since the authors' book, The Global Market for Higher Education was published in 2001. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is an expert opinion that...

The paper examines the perceptions of overseas' students of the service quality delivered by 10 educational institutions in Western Australia. Their expectations in relation to service quality are also measured using the SERVQUAL model. Groups of students with distinct expectations are...

This paper examines the impact of occupational stress on public accountants' job performance. The responses of 354 junior‐level public accountants to a survey questionnaire were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The structural model comprises measures of occupational stress, job...

Purpose – Word‐of‐mouth (WOM) marketing has become a key focus for many organisations. However, little research has sought to identify the dimensionality of WOM. The present research project aims to describe the development of a 12‐item measure that can be used to assess WOM at an...