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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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Four Work-Ins by Australian Journalists, 1944-80
Published 2010-12-01During industrial disputes with employers between 1944 and 1980 the Australian Journalist's Association occasionally turned to the tactic of the work-in, producing wild cat newspapers during strikes in Sydney. These ...Open AccessConference paper -
‘The war is a money making show’: Working-Class Attitudes to World War II and Australian Nationalism
Published 2010-12-01This paper will address the conference themes of ‘class, power and social structure’ through examining industrial and ideological conflict during World War II. The paper will also address the theme of ‘class and culture’ ...Open AccessConference paper -
New Prospectors: The Formation and Early Years of the Scottish Australian Mining Company in Newcastle, NSW, 1850-70
Published 2010-12-01Following the end of the Australian Agricultural Company’s monopoly in the coal-mining region of Newcastle, NSW, in the late 1840s, the Scottish Australian Investment Company (SAIC), headquartered in London, was amongst ...Open AccessConference paper -
Legal Origins of Fair Value Accounting
Published 2010-12-01The paper seeks answers to the question how FASB was able to introduce the term ‘fair value’ into accounting standards and wider accounting discourse as frictionlessly as it did. Leading relevant court cases in the USA and ...Open AccessConference paper -
Electronic Business and Legal Effect of Electronic Contracts in Australia
Published 2010-12-01Electronic commerce has transformed the manner of conducting commercial transactions which pose challenges to both consumers and business. Attempts are being made to regulate electronic contracts both at the national and ...Open AccessConference paper