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Business Schools and History: Proceedings of the Second AAHANZBS Conference - 2010
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Business Schools and History: Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference of AAHANZBS, 16-17 December 2010, The University of Sydney
Editor: Greg Patmore
Publisher: Business and Labour History Group, The University of Sydney
ISBN: 978-1-74210-208-5
The second annual conference of the Academic Association of Historians in Australian and New Zealand Business Schools (AAHANZBS) is being held at The University of Sydney, 16-17 December 2010.
It is organised on behalf of AAHANZBS by the Business and Labour History Group, The University of Sydney, with the financial support of the University'sFaculty of Economics and Business.
The conference provides an opportunity for researchers to present papers across a wide range of topics. There are three main themes:
- The role of historical research in developing theoretical perspectives in business and management
- How historical research aids our understanding of contemporary issues in business and management
- Teaching history in business and management schools
The conference includes both refereed and non-refereed streams. All refereed conference papers (full versions) are double-blind assessed by two anonymous referees. The authors retain copyright over, and take full responsibility for their papers and abstracts.
Recent Submissions
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Labour Management and Firm Financing: Explaining Workplace Change in CUB's Breweries, 1991-2003
Published 2010-12-01The nature of the relationship between company financing and labour management has become increasingly analysed in recent years. Companies in countries characterised by large and relatively liberal capital markets are ...Open AccessConference paper -
An Historical Overview of New Zealand SME Policy, 1978-2008
Published 2010-12-01This paper is an historical enquiry into small and medium enterprise (SME) policy development in New Zealand during the years 1978 to 2008. Following the publication of the Bolton Report (1971) in the United Kingdom and ...Open AccessConference paper -
The Origins and Early Years of the Barossa Community Store, 1944-65
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Gender Roles in Ming Dynasty China: The Water Dragon Classic
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An Early NSW Government Attempt at Solving the Unemployed Problem: The Casual Labour Board, 1887-88
Published 2010-12-01Throughout the literature little appears to be known about the early Government attempts to provide public employment services in Australia. Subsequently, there appears to be much conjecture over when and where these first ...Open AccessConference paper