Alan Kohler is one of Australia’s most experienced commentators and journalists. Alan is the founder of Eureka Report, Australia’s most successful investment newsletter, and Business Spectator, a 24-hour free business news and commentary website. He also hosts Inside Business, a half-hour Sunday programme on the ABC, is the finance presenter on the ABC News - and producer of the nightly graph (or two).
In this week's essential reading guide Bartholomeusz predicts a Ford domino effect, Koukoulas runs the ruler over Australia's economy, Burgess foresees a carbon flip and Irvine surveys a Bernanke brainwave.
There is room for reform at the nation's tax office but Joe Hockey's proposal to knock tax administration and policing into place could be counterproductive.
In this week's essential reading guide Bartholomeusz predicts a Ford domino effect, Koukoulas runs the ruler over Australia's economy, Burgess foresees a carbon flip and Irvine surveys a Bernanke brainwave.
There is room for reform at the nation's tax office but Joe Hockey's proposal to knock tax administration and policing into place could be counterproductive.
In the ultra-fluid technology sector, many an acquisition shock has paid off – and vice versa. Yahoo's big cheque for Tumblr isn’t the only deal that may be judged differently in hindsight.
The cloud ERP vendor is starting to move up the software as a service food chain but it will have to surmount a few hurdles before its ready for big time.
The Solar 2013 conference in Melbourne carries the theme of an industry trying to prevent a possible race to the bottom, where weaker firms damage the industry in compromising quality for price.
The reverberations from the Newman government’s bulldozing of Queensland’s vegetation protection laws will be felt in Canberra, with the Coalition's Direct Action plan now at risk of a $1 billion budget blow-out.
CEOs outline changing views on corporate spending and profits, their economic expectations and political dissatisfaction, including advice for Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott.
UK-based Zeebox wants to be the intermediary for all social media-television interactions. It will not only have to lure viewers, but the networks themselves.
Margaret Thatcher's policies on deregulation, government spending and union power were hard for England to swallow. But the Iron Lady dragged down inflation, shaped a market-oriented era and inspired some great rock songs.
There has been a spate of public apologies recently, from Apple to Alan Jones, and while companies shouldn't always say sorry, it should be sincere if they're going to.
On the key measure of return on assets, chief executives are facing an inexorable decline that can only end with a fundamental reshaping of the modern corporation.
Domestic retailers cannot blame online sales for their demise and, like some smaller players have done, can find growth in a meaningful reconnection with customers.
Women hold just a small proportion of board positions on ASX-listed companies, but there are 10 leading female 'super connectors' who have the ability to reach a wide network through their connections.
The key to innovation is asking 'what's next' and to best answer that question it is always helpful to look at the innovations of the past and the key 'enablers' that drove them.
A credible board CV is a necessity for senior executives keen to move up the ladder. There are a number of factors that should be considered to ensure a faultless application.
Getting control of your cycle time in this era of sparse credit is a key way to reducing costs in your business – it can mean the difference between success and failure.
There is still not a sufficient legislative arrangement to protect against, and also manage the aftermath of, workplace bullying. Hopefully the latest government inquiry will do more than just highlight the problem.
The recent departures of a couple of successful CEOs illustrate the fact that a leader's personal skills are just as important as their business acumen.
The turnover of chief executives for the ASX100 is set to keep increasing, which means getting off to good start for new corporate bosses is almost non-negotiable.
With ever-increasing demands and regulatory requirements on corporate directors, the success of boards hinges on the interpersonal skills of the individuals that make it up.
The chief executive of ASX Ltd has become one of the most powerful men in Australian business, and his renovations to date could be just the beginning for the bourse.
When multiple internal candidates go for a role within a company, only one can get the gig. Often the ones who miss out just leave the organisation, but a close look at Hilary Clinton's career shows there are other options.
The federal budget is set to include measures to encourage older workers to remain in the workforce, but it will take more than spin to change managers' attitudes and baby boomer's habits.
Why would Disney push ahead with its new cruise services even though the global attitude to the industry has cooled? Because business is full of unexpected twists that present both challenges and opportunities, writes Robert Kulhan.
The decision by Fairfax to deliberately reduce its print circulation to focus on digital could be a costly one, and highlights the biggest tension facing business today – the fight to change faster or slow things down.
