Tag: Research

Businesses will be able to better understand the value of Twitter, with the launch of the research tool Tribalytic this month

Australian businesses are increasing their investment in research and development, with $19.9 billion spent in the 2008-9 financial year according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Regional employees enjoy their jobs more and are more engaged with their employers than those in metropolitan areas of Australia, according to new data.

Research from Monash University in Melbourne conducted for the Queensland Government has found that employers are again looking at older employees as they get desperate to fill empty roles.

Online travel sites and discount flight aggregators may not be the cheapest option for business travellers if the latest research from The Online Travel Benchmarking Group holds true.

Telstra have released a new white paper that concludes that micro-business needs are not being met by banks, particularly as business ownership shifts to Gen X and Y.

Australian businesses broadly support taking action on climate change, but the vast majority are uncertain about the impacts of the Federal Government’s climate change policies.

While relaxing on my balcony and making the most of a rain-free day, I sat eating my lunch and reading the Sunday Telegraph, I stumbled across an article by Brittany Stack: Aussies are working longer hours than ever: Dining al desko. She shared research, conducted by Mark McCrindle whom I respect greatly for his research accuracy, which identified:

Superannuation funds were slightly down in April, by a negligible 0.1 percent, following the mixed performance of global share markets due to the Greek sovereign debt crisis.

Forecasts show a 50 percent increase in data creation in 2010 relative to 2009, with information set to grow from the previous year of 800 billion gigabytes (0.8 Zettabytes) to 1.2 Zettabyte’s this year. One Zettabyte equals one trillion gigabytes.