ThinkEvans’ research on the changing nature of working lives has had spawned discussion right around Australia this week – after an article on page 4 of the Sydney Morning Herald* on Tuesday, 10 April, quoting our research. (Read more about the research) Radio stations in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney and Perth interviewed Managing Director Carolyn…
Tag: public policy
Is it Fair Enough?
Client: The Australian Business Foundation Fair Enough? A study of Australia’s productivity performance and the Fair Work system ThinkEvans has been retained by the Australian Business Foundation to investigate and report on Australia’s productivity performance. The particular focus of this independent study is the extent to which characteristics of the Fair Work System may promote or…
Briefing on sustainable nonprofit enterprise
Client: Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart Culminating a year of study and review of not for profit enterprise operating under the auspices of the Congregation, this presentation provided the analytical framework and assessment methodology for advising on how to take these entities into the future.
Preliminary sustainability briefing – Timor Leste
Client: Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart Second preliminary briefing on sustaining projects in evolving circumstances – Timor Leste Following on the recent trip to Timor Leste to see first hand the projects under way there and assess the microeconomic climate for achieving sustainable capacity development, the team will make a preliminary…
Board challenges in nonprofit enterprise
Client: Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart A seminar was presented for over 70 board members from various not-for-profit enterprises working under the auspices of the Congregation. A variety of issues in good governance, board performance and succession planning will be addressed, in particular re-examining the purpose of the enterprise,…
The mystique of franchising holds past the (latest) GFC
Does franchising look more than ever to be the new black for small business? asks Tanya van der Wall and Carolyn Evans. Revisiting a paper developed originally for our client, the Australian Business Foundation, the team reviews signals that franchising is becoming a business model in itself, not just a vehicle for growth or a phase…
Preliminary sustainability briefing – Peru
Client: Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart First preliminary briefing on sustaining projects in evolving circumstances – Peru Following on the recent visit to Peru to see first hand the projects under way there and assess the microeconomic climate for achieving sustainable capacity development, the team have made a preliminary debrief…