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The big end of town :big business and corporate leadership in twentieth-century Australia /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
[NT 15000414]:	338.0994/09/04
Title/Author:	The big end of town : : big business and corporate leadership in twentieth-century Australia // Grant Fleming, David Merrett, and Simon Ville.
Author:	Fleming, Grant A.,
other author:	Merrett, David,
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 310 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Corporations - History - 20th century. - Australia
Subject:	Big business - History - 20th century. - Australia
Subject:	Business enterprises - History - 20th century. - Australia
ISBN:	9780511481567 (ebook)
[NT 15000229]:	Never before had a book been published which provides such a comprehensive study of Australian corporate leadership over the past 100 years. Written by a team of economic historians The Big End of Town, first published in 2004, is a proper business history of twentieth-century Australia. This book traces the evolution of large business enterprises in Australia, from the giants of the nineteenth century - such as Dalgety's, CSR and BHP - to the contemporary leaders in Newscorp and Qantas. It delves into why the market leaders became the major players, examines what was crucial to their success, and their roles in leading the Australian economy. By investigating their evolution this book provides a useful evaluation of the factors that have led to their competitive success and provides an essential guide for all businesses in Australia and beyond.
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511481567

The big end of town :big business and corporate leadership in twentieth-century Australia /
Fleming, Grant A.,1964-

The big end of town :big business and corporate leadership in twentieth-century Australia /Grant Fleming, David Merrett, and Simon Ville. - 1 online resource (viii, 310 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Introduction --1.

Never before had a book been published which provides such a comprehensive study of Australian corporate leadership over the past 100 years. Written by a team of economic historians The Big End of Town, first published in 2004, is a proper business history of twentieth-century Australia. This book traces the evolution of large business enterprises in Australia, from the giants of the nineteenth century - such as Dalgety's, CSR and BHP - to the contemporary leaders in Newscorp and Qantas. It delves into why the market leaders became the major players, examines what was crucial to their success, and their roles in leading the Australian economy. By investigating their evolution this book provides a useful evaluation of the factors that have led to their competitive success and provides an essential guide for all businesses in Australia and beyond.

ISBN: 9780511481567 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

644964
Corporations
--History--Australia--20th century.

LC Class. No.: HD2930 / .F58 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 338.0994/09/04

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