We have been conscious for some time of the lack of an Australian perspective in the
burgeoning historical literature on international business, particularly the role of firms in …

During the first half of the twentieth century, the industrialization of Sweden was completed.
A substantial proportion of the population resided in cities. What did the life courses of these …

This study explores the labour management strategies of Chinese banks during a period of
significant social and economic instability. It reveals a two-tiered labour market within these …

The increased labour force participation of women is one of the largest social and economic
revolutions of the 20th century. Not only has it been instrumental to the continued growth of …

The story of wages in nineteenth‐and early twentieth‐century A ustralia has largely been
told through official published statistics and the experiences of skilled artisans and …

Our topic is insecure work or what some call'precarious work'. These are not labels that Alex
Macdonald would have used. But they refer to types of employment that he would have …

This study investigates the feminisation of the Swedish commercial bank sector between
1885 and 1937, during which time the female labour share increased from 10 to 27 per cent …

In the pre‐1914 era Australia did not develop an ocean‐going merchant navy. The problem
is well recognised in previous studies that assumed that it was high Australian wages that …

Today, Australia is heavily engaged in the global economy. High levels of international
trade, migration and investment connect Australia directly to many nations and are major …

With the aging of the Baby Boom generation, the number of American workers over 55 years
old has steadily increased over the past 2 decades. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) …