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DOI	10.1108/01409171211238262
	Understanding managers of businesses in desert Australia
	Vilkinas, Tricia; Cartan, Greg; Saebel, Judith
通讯作者	Vilkinas, T
来源期刊	MANAGEMENT RESEARCH REVIEW
ISSN	2040-8269
EISSN	2040-8277
出版年	2012
卷号	35 期号:6 页码:490-511
英文摘要	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 1, 88 managers of business in remote desert Australia were interviewed. In Study 2, 112 managers who had business in regional desert Australia participated in an on-line survey. Findings - In both studies, the respondents claimed that their businesses were reasonably successful. In Study 1, the interviewees said that making a living and seeing the business grow were important indices of success. In Study 2, customer/client satisfaction was the strongest indicator of business success. Factors such as safe and all-weather roads, internet/e-mail access and reliable power supplies were important to this success. The importance to business success of a number of leadership behaviours was also identified. Research limitations/implications - Future research needs to encourage a larger number of managers to participate. In addition, suppliers and customers of the businesses need to be included. Originality/value - This is the first study in which managers were included, because normally, only owner-managers are involved. It is also the first study of its kind to be undertaken in desert Australia.
英文关键词	Australia Deserts Managers Organizations Leadership behaviours Indices of business success Desert Australia Management Remote communities
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000213416300003
WOS关键词	SUCCESS ; FRAMEWORK ; SURVIVAL ; FAMILY
WOS类目	Management
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/329941
作者单位	[Vilkinas, Tricia; Saebel, Judith] Univ South Australia, Sch Management, Adelaide, SA, Australia; [Cartan, Greg] Charles Darwin Univ, Darwin, NT, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Vilkinas, Tricia,Cartan, Greg,Saebel, Judith. Understanding managers of businesses in desert Australia[J],2012,35(6):490-511.
APA	Vilkinas, Tricia,Cartan, Greg,&Saebel, Judith.(2012).Understanding managers of businesses in desert Australia.MANAGEMENT RESEARCH REVIEW,35(6),490-511.
MLA	Vilkinas, Tricia,et al."Understanding managers of businesses in desert Australia".MANAGEMENT RESEARCH REVIEW 35.6(2012):490-511.