This chapter reviews the way in which events can influence the destinations which host them. It then describes the findings of an Australian research which focused specifically on events and destination branding. The findings discussed here suggest that the quality of an event's impact on destination brand depends, at least in part, on the quality of the event. This finding has some intuitive appeal insomuch as the act of hosting causes the event's brand to be associated with that of the host destination. However, it might also be argued that event quality is at best a necessary but an insufficient basis for building the destination's brand.
There is much evidence in the literature that small business growth has long been regarded as critically important for the economy and for employment growth. This paper focuses initially on an analysis of the impediments to business growth identified from the survey responses of small businesses in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne. From the survey information 25 small businesses were then selected for case study analysis to further examine the nature of impediments to growth and to examine how innovative and successful small business operators dealt with these impediments. A number of common impediments were identified, especially problems accessing finance, getting the right employee skills and the low use of support services. Analysis of the case studies yielded some insights as to: ▪ how successful small business operators deal with such impediments or obstacles to their innovation and growth; ▪ the low level of awareness and expectations small business operators generally have of the support programmes and services currently available to them; ▪ the nature of support small businesses would like to have to overcome perceived impediments to growth; ▪ strategies needed to successfully engage small businesses in support initiatives and to encourage innovation and growth. The findings have significant implications for small business development initiatives, including the provision of management training and support for small business operators.
This article deals with the development of higher education in Bahrain. The study includes the philosophy of the educational system which co-relates religious morals and cultural traditions with modern economics, technological and scientific developments. Empirical statistics show the growth of higher education in Bahrain since the late sixties. In 1968, the strength of staff and students was 3 and 18 respectively. This has grown to 469 staff members and 5633 students by 1987.
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