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The International Volunteering Market: Market Segments And Competitive Relations, Sara Dolnicar, Melanie J. Randle Jan 2007

The International Volunteering Market: Market Segments And Competitive Relations, Sara Dolnicar, Melanie J. Randle

Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

The number of nonprofit and social agencies relying on the help of volunteers has grown enormously in recent decades. This has lead to increased competition between these organisations for the limited resources available, and the growing adoption of what have traditionally been considered ‘commercial’ business techniques such as marketing. There have been calls for greater and more sophisticated use of ‘tried and tested’ marketing concepts such as competition, segmentation, and positioning to help volunteering organisations manage this pressure effectively. This study shines the spotlight on individuals who volunteer for multiple types of organisations in an effort to determine which organisations …


How Much Do Kangaroos Of Differing Age And Size Eat Relative To Domestic Stock?: Implications For The Arid Rangelands, Terence Dawson, Adam Munn Jan 2007

How Much Do Kangaroos Of Differing Age And Size Eat Relative To Domestic Stock?: Implications For The Arid Rangelands, Terence Dawson, Adam Munn

Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A

Over more than a century there has been debate about the interactions of kangaroos and introduced domestic stock, especially sheep, in the semi-arid and arid rangelands. The potential for competition between the species is still controversial, with pastoralists generally assuming that exploitative competition is a continuing feature of the rangelands, with competition by kangaroos leading to reduced stock production and carrying capacity. The current scientific consensus is that in the arid rangelands such competition is not common and occurs largely during dry periods when pasture is sparse. Competition is probably most persistent in more degraded environments. There is still debate …