...Tricia Vilkinas; Greg Cartan; Judith Saebel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand what was important to managers of businesses in desert Australia, and in particular, what they needed for the businesses to be successful. Design/methodology/approach There were two studies. In Study...

... and discussion. The last section draws the conclusion. SMEs are important contributors to the global economy accounting for approximately 50 per cent of all national gross domestic product (GDP), with approximately 99.5 per cent of all businesses having 100 or less employees (OECD, 2007). In Australia...

... in its interactive effect between commitment and turnover. Organizational culture Employee behaviour Employee turnover Job satisfaction Australia Business leaders often assert that skilled and committed employees are the only sustainable source of competitive advantage. Furthermore...

... is to examine this dimension from the perspective of the operators. Design/methodology/approach Semi‐structured face‐to‐face and telephone interviews were conducted with ten managers/operators in the Swan Valley region of Western Australia. Findings Strong manager/operator awareness of the impact...

... in this study on voluntary basis ( Table I). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Australia Service industries Employee behaviour Employee attitudes Business environment The past decade has seen a number of significant events including corporate scandals in many parts of the world...

...‐related systems. In summary, strategic uncertainty is the product of management priority and uncertainty and it is high only when both management priority and uncertainty are high. Australia Project management Sponsorship Strategic leadership The underperformance of projects (Williams...

... is to examine the impact of personnel control on the performance of knowledge‐based firms. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Professional services Human resource management Human resource strategies Knowledge organization Australia Organizational culture enables professionals...

... that are antecedent factors of the innovation performance of the firm. Design/methodology/approach Correlation analysis was undertaken on data from a survey of 73 manufacturing firms in the Greater Western Sydney economic development zone in Australia. The data were supplemented by information obtained from...

...Connie Zheng; John Rolfe; Lee Di Milia; Phil Bretherton Purpose This paper aims to propose a conceptual framework to explore the link between strategic human resource management (SHRM) and firm performance of the coal mining companies in Central Queensland (CQ), Australia. Design/methodology...

... 2007 --> Australia Labor contracts Productivity bargaining Industrial relations Collective bargaining David Peetz's (2006) Brave New Workplace (BNW) is a fascinating examination of the current face of Australian employment relations – characterised by the individualisation...

...Connie Zheng; Lee Di Milia; John Rolfe; Phil Bretherton Purpose The aim of this paper is to set a research agenda which will explore the link between strategic human resource management (HRM) and business performance of the coal industry in Central Queensland, Australia. Design/methodology...

...Angela Knox Purpose Although equal employment opportunity (EEO) legislation was introduced in Australia two decades ago, women's position in the labour market has not improved markedly. This paper seeks to understand the reasons for women's lack of progress by examining the processes that underpin...

...) industry in Australia. Design/methodology/approach A set of typical business outcomes to which logistics outsourcing is expected to contribute were identified. Customers were asked to rate the contribution of their principal 3PL to these performance indicators. We used competitive priorities of 3PLs...

...Benoit Freyens Purpose To evaluate past and recent research on the costs of training human resources in Australia and to compare the merits of different research methods used to measure these costs. The discussion is situated in a general context of low employer contribution to training provision...

..., 122 had accessible data on their non‐standard work forces as discussed below. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Part‐time workers Human resource management Working patterns Labour utilization Australia Information about the part‐time and casual staff numbers of employer...

... compelled to adopt an increasingly business‐oriented focus. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Recruitment and selection Vice chancellors Australia Biographical Notes Dr Bernard O Meara is in the School of Business, University of Ballarat, PO Box 663, Ballarat, Victoria 3350, Australia...

...K.J. Mackie Research into third‐party intervention in Australian industrial relations. © MCB UP Limited 1988 Arbitration Australia Bargaining 60 Procedures of Third-Party Intervention -the Australian System K.J.Mackie There has been an upsurge of interest in the UK in recent years...

...J.R. Weaver; G.N. Soutar; J.E. Everett A multivariant approach to the complex issues of worker satisfaction, providing analytical and diagnostic results which can be extremely useful to a management concerned about this aspect of the workplace. © MCB UP Limited 1983 Australia Forestry...