| Description |
xii, 394 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
New horizons in international business series |
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New horizons in international business.
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| Contents |
PART I: PERSPECTIVES--1. Introduction / Howard Dick and David Merrett--2. Australian Multinationals in Historical Perspective: 'Do You Come From a Land Down Under?' / David Merrett--3. The Administrative Heritage / Tatiana Zalan and Geoffrey Lewis--4. Large Australian Firms: Empirical Evidence on Internationalisation / Tatiana Zalan--5. Australian and New Zealand Subsidiaries: Victims of Geographic Isolation? / Anne-Wil Harzing and Niels Noorderhaven--6. US Multinationals and the Internationalisation of Australian Industry / Robert Walters----PART II: INDUSTRY DYNAMICS--7. Financial Services: Banking and Insurance / Rodney Benjamin and David Merrett--8. Shipping / Howard Dick--9. Retail / André Sammartino--10. The Wine Industry / Geoffrey Lewis and Tatiana Zalan--11. Engineering Services / Thomas Osegowitsch----PART III: FIRM CASES--12. Burns Philp /Howard Dick and Paul Evans--13. 'Aspro' and 'Kiwi' / David Merrett--14. BHP Billiton / Robin Stewardson--15. Foster's Group / Tatiana Zalan and Geoffrey Lewis--16. Coca-Cola Amatil / Thomas Osegowitsch--17. Pacific Dunlop / Geoffrey Lewis and Tatiana Zalan--18. The TNT Group / Howard Dick--19. The Westfield Group / André Sammartino and Frances Van Ruth--20. Macquarie Bank / David Merrett and Shey Newitt--21. Conclusion / Howard Dick, David Merrett and Tatiana Zalan |
| Summary |
Seeks to enrich the literature by providing a nuanced overview of the little known Australian experience, being an atypical case of a small to medium sized economy that liberalised rapidly from the 1980s outside any trading bloc. Authors from University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Globalization.
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International economic relations.
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International business enterprises -- Australia.
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Industrial productivity -- Australia.
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Business enterprises -- Size -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Economic conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009585 -- 21st century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478
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| Author |
Dick, Howard, 1948-
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Merrett, David, 1944-
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| LC no. |
2006937372 |
| ISBN |
9781845422127 hardcover |
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