Papua New Guinea is the largest, most populous, and most resource-rich island country in the South Pacific and has received technical and financial assistance from Australia; its economic performance, however, has been disappointing to date. Following discussions of Papua New Guinea's history,...

This article provides an overview of the development of franchising within Australia since its inception, with a particular focus over the last fifty years. It begins by discussing the introduction of some of the major individual franchise systems, and then examines the growth in numbers of...

Little is currently known about the nature of philanthropic activities engaged in by microbusinesses. Only limited knowledge exists about the type of charitable contribution made, the causes for which such gifts are made, and what firm characteristics (if any) can be reliably used to predict the...