Eloise Keating

The more narcissistic a chief executive is, the more likely they are to manipulate their company’s profit figures, according to research by the Macquarie Graduate School of Management.

Thousands of new business books are published each month, but how do you know which ones are worth your hard-earned cash? SmartCompany asked a panel of entrepreneurs and chief executives about the best business books they’ve read and why they would recommend them to other business owners.

The summer break is the perfect opportunity to think about how you would like to improve your business in 2015.

Women are more likely than men to experience anxiety when a member of their family loses their job, according to research released this week by Melbourne University.

Tammy May says one of the most challenging things about starting her business was dealing with the scepticism she faced from those around her.

Australian workers may be required to work until they are 70 years old, with Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey flagging the possibility of the government raising the retirement age for Australian workers in this year’s budget.

Jacky Magid left a successful career in commercial law seven years ago to help her husband Ken Mahlab resurrect cookie manufacturing business Uncle Charlie’s out of administration.

Sydney-based television personality and journalist Sarah Wilson started writing a blog about quitting sugar just over three years ago.

Australia is the second best place in the world to be a female entrepreneur, according to international rankings released this week.

Employees who feel ostracised or ignored at work suffer more than those who experience outright bullying or harassment, according to research published in the US at the end of May.

The number of Australian women reporting they are the breadwinners in their households has risen by more than 10% in the past six years, according to research released by the National Australia Bank this week.

Social networking platform LinkedIn is the latest technology company to disclose statistics about the diversity of its workplace, and admit it has work to do.