Rationale. This article presents a study of junior doctor supervision at a rural hospital. The objective of the present study was to gain insight into the types of supervision events experienced, the quality of supervisory ...

High-value niche production is reserved for the market's peak pricepoints. At these levels, rules of supply and demand change configuration. Manufacturers no longer compete on price, but instead are gauged against quality, ...

Recent comparative evidence from OECD countries suggests that Australia's mixed public¿private health system does a good job in ensuring high and fairly equal access to doctor, hospital and dental care services. This paper ...

This paper addresses the limited sociological understanding of the phenomena of childbirth fear using data from a qualitative research project conducted in Western Australia. This qualitative study used an exploratory ...

This article presents the results of a survey of the attitudes, aspirations and belonging of mainly immigrant minority youth living in Western and south western Sydney conducted in 2007 to provide some evidence to contest ...

Organisations are increasingly utilising computer based information systems to manage their employment relations functions. Information is shared and exchanged through internet and intranet sites in virtually all aspects ...

This paper examines the effect of funding contracts on the capacity of third~sectororganizations to effectively advocate. The relationship is not simple or obvious, with some organizations reporting 'mature relationships' ...