Staff Reporters

ONE of the world’s first masters degree programs focusing on leadership is being run by Curtin Graduate School of Business.

Seen through western eyes, the Japanese are a curious bunch.

A price increase for diamonds from the Kimberley region of South Africa augurs well for Majestic Resources NL which has just commenced bulk sampling its Pniel Estate diamond project.

Men and those in the information technology sector are most likely to work for a company with performance-based pay, according to national recruitment company Recruiters Australia.

PERTH’S new floating entertainment venue The Crystal Swan is serving as a prototype for ventures in Docklands in Melbourne and Darling Harbour.

THE Property Council has protested strongly to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission at the WA Government’s proposal to charge stamp duty on GST-inflated prices, effectively imposing a double tax.

EVERY time a new set of statistics emerges about the penetration of the Internet, predictable speculation surfaces on the implications.

A Perth company is the driving force behind the first truly global mining and construction recruitment company.

The Texas Silver project has the potential to become a major operation, according to Macmin NL managing director Bob McNeil.

ONLINE retail auction site uBid has been launched in Australia.

THE start of the month saw State Government Ministers in Derby for the fifth and last regional Cabinet meeting for this year.

MANY managers and supervisors do not have enough training to allow them to perform their roles adequately, says the Centre for Business Solutions.

Hardman Resources NL, which has divested of most of its Australian hydrocarbon assets to concentrate on overseas ventures, is still on track with two major projects which could make or break the junior explorer.

Website design company Bluegem E-Link will offer free web pages to visitors to the Computer and Technology Expo to be held at Burswood Dome from 11 to 14 November.

PLANS to increase the profile of WA universities in the Chinese market have received a boost.

This year was a good one for Equinox Resources NL. Next year will be better. This is the belief of Equinox chairman John Landrigan.

MORE THAN 19,000 people have found jobs through Mission Australia in the first eighteen months of Job Network.

UNIVERSITIES should rethink traditional ways of teaching and become ‘virtual universities’, says TechWorks regional manager Michael Robin.

THE Property Council’s initiative for the reform of central Perth’s ad hoc and often controversial planning processes is expected to become a reality in the near future.

Carlton & United Brewing vice president beer business Mel Miles said his company was trying to convince Australians they could drink beer with meals.

WA employers are expecting a busy quarter ahead and many plan to take on staff, according to the latest Morgan & Banks Job Index.

IT IS not often we see retailing dominating the news but the movements in the sector have certainly created a lot of interest recently.

Data integrity strategies are the cheapest business insurance you can have, says Hewlett-Packard Australia SME program manager Graham Thomas.

THURSDAY 10 October 1996 stands out as a date to be remembered by Plutonic Resources Limited exploration manager Wally Bucknell.

THE Perth-founded telecommunications company Westel was the golden child of small-cap stocks on the All Ordinaries Index this month.

AFTER seventy-seven years in retailing, Aherns’ decision to sell to David Jones has marked the end of an era for Australia’s last family-owned department store.

Internet employment solutions company HotJobs.com Ltd has established an Australian office, HotJobs.com Pty Ltd (Australia).

AUSTRALIA’S peak employer body has used the first WA-hosted Industrial Relations Society’s national convention to spell out its IR objectives.

GST help is now a phone call away.A new government-funded Helpline for small and medium enterprises run by the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants is up and running.

A MAJOR exploration drive by Australian Gold Resources Limited in the Murchison mineral field will not only focus on vanadium but also test the potential for gold and base metals mineralisation.

After dedicating twenty or thirty years to the workforce, many mature workers naturally feel insulted when thrown on the scrap heap.

“An infopreneur is a person who has the knowledge and ability to use technology for improved decision making and overall productivity enhancement,” says Steve Dunphy from Ohio’s University of Akron.