Business Schools and History: Proceedings of the Second AAHANZBS Conference - 2010: 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 -
An Account of the Rise and Fall of the Australian Cameleering Industry, 1830-1930
Published 2010-12-01The Australian cameleering industry, which thrived in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, played a crucial role in the exploration of the Australian outback, and development of the mineral riches of the new colony. ...Open AccessConference paper -
Changing Parental Leave Orientations in New Zealand
Published 2010-12-01New Zealand first introduced legislation for parental leave in 1980, with the Maternity Leave and Employment Protection Act. This Act provided up to 26 weeks of employment protection and unpaid leave for women only. ...Open AccessConference paper -
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 -
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