WHILE some organisations still perceive human resource management theories to be little more than snake oil, others view them as the key for securing the long-term success of a company.
A REVOLUTION is occurring in the retail grocery market with many stores now devoting large areas to ‘home meal replacement’ products and high quality delicatessen lines.
WHILE many are concerned the year 2000 New Year’s Eve celebrations will provide an opportune time for domestic burglary, the best preventative measure is common sense, says WA Police Department’s Inspector Fordham.
PERTH-based construction and maintenance services group PCH Group Ltd has won a contract in the United Arab Emirates to supply scaffolding for a $500 million desalination and power plant being constructed at Abu Dhabi.
THE information technology and telecommunications sectors now represent more than 5 per cent of the gross state product in WA and this figure will continue to grow, according to the Curtin Business School’s Institute for Research into International Compet
Most restaurants in WA are consigned to restaurant ‘strips’ or shopping centres. This is a consequence of local authority zonings as much as anything, which effectively banish neighbourhood restaurants from a residential setting.
The Sydney Gas Company (SGC), which listed as specialist opal explorer Desertstone NL in July 1996, has undertaken a significant change in direction which has resulted in its shares spiking to more than $1.20 in the last few weeks.
THE State Government, together with the Dow Chemical Company and Shell Chemicals Limited, is reviewing a likely site for the location of the proposed $2 billion world-scale Pilbara petrochemical project.
While some long term trends in the Australian energy market continue – such as strong growth in Queensland and Western Australia – the sector is undergoing rapid change.
A COMPREHENSIVE contingency plan can not only assist with Year 2000 problems, but also the failure of business systems or processes at any time in the future, says Stamfords Accountants Advisers Consultants partner Jon Petelczyc.
TOP chefs from Australia and around the world will share their secrets at the 1999 WA MasterClass Weekend to be held at the Parmelia Hilton Perth on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July.
THE South African mining giant, Durban Roodepoort Deep Limited (DRD), has continued its drive to gain a significant foothold in the Australasian gold mining industry.
The e-commerce industry is beginning to learn the importance of good housekeeping as they find many ‘linked’ pages that don’t work simply rot and turn off sales.
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