History in Australian and New Zealand Business Schools: The Proceedings of the First AAHANZBS Conference.: Recent submissions
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Competition in Retailing: Lessons from the History of Rochdale Consumer Co-operatives in Australia
Published 2009-12-01Rochdale consumer co-operatives have played an integral role in the lives of many people in particular localities in Australia. The Rochdale movement developed in waves in the period prior to the end of World War II, but ...Open AccessConference paper -
The Whole Truth: How History can Inform Our Understanding of Ageing Workforces
Published 2009-12-01The ageing of Australian workforces is a universally accepted truth. In recent years the increasing rate of retirements has been a significant contributor to tight labour markets and skills shortages. The ageing workforce ...Open AccessConference paper -
Business History as Capstone Courses
Published 2009-12-01Based on studies of history courses in Business Schools, this paper argues that history can be an alternative to the technically driven capstone courses used in many Business Schools. Universities in general and Business ...Open AccessConference paper -
The Benefits (and Limitations) of Business History to the Study of Management and Organisations: The Example of the Global Diffusion of Management Knowledge
Published 2009-12-01This paper explores the contribution of a business history perspective to the study of management and organisational studies. While business history tends to be devalued within management academic groupings, this paper ...Open AccessConference paper -
The Use and Abuse of Business History
Published 2009-12-01The use of history in vocational undergraduate courses is contested. Although there has been a recent push to bolster the teaching of history in Australian secondary schools, history in business courses still often seems ...Open AccessConference paper