Simplicity minded management (journal article)
by Ron Ashkenas
from Harvard Business Review, Vol. 85 No. 12, Dec 2007 pp. 101 - 109
Large organizations are by nature complex, but over the years new business challenges -- globalization, innovative technologies, and regulations, to name a few -- have conspired to add layer upon layer of complexity to corporate structure and management. In this article, the author details the elements of a simplicity-minded strategy: streamline the structure; prune products, services, and features; build disciplined processes; and improve managerial habits.
Get the people issues right and the rest falls into place (Journal article)
by David Butler
from Public Sector, Vol.30 No. 2 2007, pp.9 - 13
"... irrespective of the role of any organisation, be it a small policy department or a large operational department, getting the people issues right is critical for ongoing success."
Future beckoning (journal article)
by Cameron Cooper
from Management Today, November - December 2007, pp. 12-18
"Can the economy's boom continue? Will the skills shortage ease? Can we live with our sluggish technology platform? Will the rich–poor divide widen? Important issues confront Australia in 2008. Four respected business leaders [Phil Ruthven, Attracta Lagan, Peter Coaldrake and Martin North] were quizzed on the key economic, education, social/environmental and technology issues facing the nation next year."
The service economy - success in a market democracy (journal article)
By Craig Emerson
from Policy, Vol. 23 No. 3, Spring 2007, pp. 16-22
"The author reflects on the development of the service economy in Australia. He argues that parts of the service economy are subjected to specific regulation that is efficiently designed and not necessarily hampered investment and employment decisions. He is concerned with the country's economic prospects due to the declining productivity growth. He believes that the Australian Labor Party will emphasize the role of the service economy and agriculture in international trade negotiations."
The Market for retail tenancy leases in Australia [book]
Australia. Productivity Commission
Recommends reducing the prescriptiveness of the legislation, making dispute resolution more accessible, and encouraging the registration of leases.
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Labor's lurking dragon: the challenge to transform Australia's semi-dependent economy (journal article)
by Ray Broomhill
from Australian Options, No 51, Summer 2007 pp. 8-12
"... the reality is that Australia's long-term dependence on commodity exports and foreign capital has left our economy extremely vulnerable to fluctuations in global demand and trade patterns"
Measuring the benefits of entrepreneurship at different levels of analysis (journal article)
by Belinda Luke, Martie-Louise Verreynne and Kate Kearins
from Journal of Management and Organization, Vol. 13 No. 4, November 2007
This paper presents a suggested framework for future research designs to examine the benefits of entrepreneurship, both non-financial and financial. Based on a review of the literature and using contextual exemplars throughout the paper with an Australia and New Zealand focus, we identify a range of benefits from entrepreneurship at the various levels of analysis (e.g. individual, organizational, national). The suggested framework represents both an initial step towards the measurement of entrepreneurship’s financial benefits and a valuable starting point for the development of a theory of the non-financial and financial benefits of entrepreneurship.
