The Big End of Town

Big Business and Corporate Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-521-68990-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Never before has a book been published which provides such a comprehensive study of Australian corporate leadership over the past 100 years. Written by a team of economic historians The Big End of Town is the first proper business history of twentieth-century Australia. This book traces the evolution of large business enterprises in Australia, from the giants of the nineteenth century - such as Dalgety's, CSR and BHP - to the contemporary leaders in Newscorp and Qantas. It delves into why the market leaders became the major players, examines what was crucial to their success, and their roles in leading the Australian economy. By investigating their evolution this book provides a useful evaluation of the factors that have led to their competitive success and provides an essential guide for all businesses in Australia and beyond.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fleming, Grant

Merrett, David

Ville, Simon

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geschichte der VWL
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. The development of large scale enterprise; 3. Identifying the corporate leaders; 4. Directions of corporate expansion; 5. Methods of corporate expansion; 6. Financing corporate strategies; 7. Corporate governance and organizational design; 8. Big business and corporate leadership in the Australian economy.

Über Autor(innen)

Merrett, David
David Merrett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Melbourne. He is a consultant to the ANZ Banking Group and has written extensively on business in Australia

Fleming, Grant
Simon Ville is Professor and Head of the School of Economics and Information Systems at the University of Wollongong. He is editor of the Australian Economic History Review and author of several publications on business in Australia, including The Rural Entrepreneurs.

Ville, Simon
Grant Fleming is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Finance and Applied Statistics at the Australian National University.