Post modern madness: the psychomanagers are taking over!
By Professor Robert Spillane
POSTMODERNISM has infected Australian management. Management textbooks routinely contrast modern and postmodernist managers. Modern managers, we are told, emphasise objectivity, analysis, roles, orders, compliance, utility and performance.
City seeks volunteers to help count the homeless
PARRAMATTA City Council (PCC) will conduct its annual homeless street count on the night of Monday, February 25 and early hours of Tuesday February 26, from 11.30pm-2:30am, to better understand and address the issue of homelessness.
Ellen to deliver tourists
TOP-rating The Ellen DeGeneres Show will visit Australia in March in what is expected to deliver a major boost for Australian tourism.
Male networks extend glass ceiling say female execs
ABOUT 60 per cent of Australian business women say male dominated referral networks are one of the biggest barriers in their rise to executive roles, a survey from Executive Women Australia (EWA) has found.
New APP may transform renovation industry
A NEW App has been launched that may revolutionise the way in which Australian renovators and tradespeople purchase, sell and dispose of unwanted building materials that are often thrown out as rubbish.
Row boats return to Parra River
PARRAMATTA Lord Mayor, Councillor John Chedid has brought back row boats to Parramatta River – the first time they have been seen on this part of the River since early colonial days.
Success with no secrets
By Anthony Stavrinos
THE enduring popularity of Peronis Italian Restaurant in Harris Park is testimony to the success of Bill Nikoloudis as a veteran and survivor in Sydney’s competitive restaurant game.
Parramatta - THE WAY FORWARD
EDITED transcript of the Greater Western Sydney Regional Roundtable held December 4, 2013 at the Parramatta Parkroyal Hotel.
UWS contributes to livelihoods
THE University of Western Sydney (UWS) is contributing through its research work to the livelihoods of many thousands of farming families in China and India.
Solar project pays off
A FIVE-year solar project has paid off in energy savings in the Blacktown area.
