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9780521833110

The Big End of Town: Big Business and Corporate Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia

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    9780521833110

  • ISBN10:

    0521833116

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-05-24
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Tracing the evolution of large business enterprises in Australia, from the giants of the nineteenth century to the contemporary leaders, this study delves into why the market leaders became the major players. It examines the crucial elements of their success, and their roles in leading the Australian economy. The book provides a useful evaluation of the factors that have led to Australia's competitive success by investigating the evolution of its business enterprises.

Author Biography

David Merrett is an associate professor in the Department of Management at the University of Melbourne.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Development of Large Scale Enterprise in Australia
3. Identifying the Corporate Leaders
4. Paths of Corporate Development: Directions of Growth
5. Paths of Corporate Development: Methods of Growth
6. Financing Corporate Strategies
7. Organizational Configuration and Corporate Governance
8. Corporate Leaders, Big Business and the Economy.

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