Australian Open 2011 – Performance inspired by sport
Demographic trends: Earth’s population and its impact
By 2045, the world’s population is expected to reach 9 billion people and 7 billion by the end of 2011 (Kunzig, 2011).
The imperative of effective talent / performance management systems
Towers Watson’s 2010 HR Service Delivery and Technology Survey of nearly 500 large and midsize companies around the world clearly underlines that the top priority of HR executives in 2010 was talent / performance systems. The explanation for this result lays in the learning of the organization during the recession, that in order to maintain and increase performance while reducing costs, it is imperative to implement a more effective management of the talent kept and its performance.
Employment impact of European ports
The Dock labour and port-related employment report (Notteboom, 2010), released earlier this year with support from the Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp, presents a thorough analysis of the key factors to port competitiveness and reform, underlining also the importance of dock labour system implementation and the impact of port-related employment.
Shopping Centre Performance – Urbis Retail Averages 2010
Urbis, a Melbourne based real-estate consulting company has released Urbis Retail Averages 2010, this year’s edition of the annual survey of shopping center performance the company has been producing since 1992 . Conducted in cooperation with the Shopping Centre Council of Australia and using the Counci’s sales reporting standards, the study provides key results and analysis of the sector for both regional and sub-regional centers. 59 regional and 167 sub-regional shopping centers submitted data for this year’s edition.
