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Chong, Han Hwee. "Imports and oligopoly behaviour in Australian manufacturing." Curtin University of Technology, School of Economics and Finance, 2003. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=14094.

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Oligopoly behaviour by domestic firms faced with foreign competition in a small open economy is examined in the context of a market for differentiated products. This paper concentrates on the responsiveness of import flows to import price in the context of trade with imperfect competition. The empirical work analyses the behaviour over time of the interaction between domestic industry prices and domestic costs as well as foreign competitors' prices. A structural model is employed for estimation purposes with consumer demand derived from a CES (constant elasticity of substitution) utility funct

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Chong, Han. "Imports and oligopoly behaviour in Australian manufacturing." Thesis, Curtin University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/857.

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Oligopoly behaviour by domestic firms faced with foreign competition in a small open economy is examined in the context of a market for differentiated products. This paper concentrates on the responsiveness of import flows to import price in the context of trade with imperfect competition. The empirical work analyses the behaviour over time of the interaction between domestic industry prices and domestic costs as well as foreign competitors' prices. A structural model is employed for estimation purposes with consumer demand derived from a CES (constant elasticity of substitution) utility funct

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Wawryk, Alexandra Sophia. "The determinants of imports and profits in Australian manufacturing industries /." Title page, table of contents and introduction only, 1991. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09EC/09ecw356.pdf.

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Harmstorf, Hugo Neil Arnold. "Interstate wage relativities as determinants of South Australian manufacturing : an interstate comparison /." Title page and introduction only, 1992. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09EC/09ech2889.pdf.

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Doherty, Rohan T. "From styling to strategy : transforming an Australian manufacturing SME's perception of design." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/77910/1/Rohan_Doherty_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis explores the shift in perception of design from a styling and product-focused tool, towards a holistic strategic approach within a small to medium sized manufacturing company. This research is significant because it demonstrates how design tools and approaches can be used within business to translate theory into operational, strategic and cultural outcomes. The outcomes of this research will encourage other businesses to take on similar design-led projects with the ultimate goal of employing design as a means to create a sustainable competitive advantage.

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Jeeva, Ananda Singgaram. "Procurement dimensions in the Australian manufacturing sector: flexibility issues in a supply chain perspective." Thesis, Curtin University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1505.

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The manufacturing sector is a highly dynamic environment subject to continuous change and environmental uncertainty as parts, components and materials are procured and sourced globally. To be competitive, manufacturers must respond to such uncertainties rapidly and with the greatest flexibility in order to procure and maintain the supply of raw materials resources to sustain their manufacturing operations. Thus, the understanding and measuring of the procurement flexibility are key steps in maintaining a competitive advantage. So, the present study examined the theoretical concepts of procurem

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Jeeva, Ananda Singgaram. "Procurement dimensions in the Australian manufacturing sector : flexibility issues in a supply chain perspective /." Curtin University of Technology, School of Management, 2004. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=15521.

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The manufacturing sector is a highly dynamic environment subject to continuous change and environmental uncertainty as parts, components and materials are procured and sourced globally. To be competitive, manufacturers must respond to such uncertainties rapidly and with the greatest flexibility in order to procure and maintain the supply of raw materials resources to sustain their manufacturing operations. Thus, the understanding and measuring of the procurement flexibility are key steps in maintaining a competitive advantage. So, the present study examined the theoretical concepts of procurem

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Xin, Edward Wei. "Entry mode strategy of Australian high value-added manufacturing companies and the Chinese market." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1994. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/35803/1/35803_Xin_1994.pdf.

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Recent interest in international marketing studies focuses on a 'frontier' issue - entry mode strategy. There are two major different views about market entry strategy - internationalization and contingency. Both of them have more than one theoretical model. The major difference between these two views is whether the company can choose an optimal entry mode. This research explores this important issue of entry mode choice by focusing on Australian high value-added manufacturing companies entering the Chinese market. This is a contemporary issue with great importance to Australia and China b

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Rice, James Joseph. "An investigation into the effective implementation of quality assurance : its effects on Australian manufacturing industry." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1992. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36385/1/36385_Rice_1992.pdf.

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This paper aims to examine several aspects of Quality Assurance in Australian manufacturing organizations. Firstly, it studies organizations that rely on traditional methods of Quality Control for managing Quality, and one finding is that the management of Quality in Australian organizations has generally not been a central strategy for organizational effectiveness. Secondly, it examines the benefits that effective Quality Assurance can give an organization. The results of the PIMS database were examined, and one finding was that there was strong correlation between relative Quality and bu

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Harvey, Christopher John, and chrisharvey11@hotmail com. "Can learning save the sandcastle? A case study of facilitating change at an Australian manufacturing facility." RMIT University. Education, 2008. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080428.115950.

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The focus of this work-based action research project was attempts to change practice in an Australian manufacturing facility. The setting is a medium sized light manufacturing operation responding to the new commercial realities of the globalised and deregulated Australian marketplace. The analogy of a sandcastle facing the rising tide is used to assist the reader associate with the destructive threat that globalisation brings to Australian manufacturing. In an attempt to maintain profitability amidst unprecedented competition, the organisation has published a manufacturing improvement st

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Wright, Christopher. "The rise of modern labour management : the formalisation of employment and work relations in Australian manufacturing industry, 1940-1972." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 1990. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/26295.

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This thesis analyses the development of labour management practice in Australian manufacturing industry, focussing in particular on the period from the 1940s to the beginning of the 1970s. In so doing, the thesis aims first, to fill a gap within existing Australian research over the role of the employer in workplace industrial relations, and second to contribute to broader theoretical debates about management control of the labour process. The post Second World War period was one of substantial change for Australian management. Industry grew rapidly, and with such growth there evolved an in

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Dunn, Anne, and n/a. "Manufacturing audiences?: policy and practice in ABC radio news 1983-1993." University of Canberra. Professional Communicaton, 2005. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20051123.132051.

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This thesis sheds light on the ways in which audiences are made through the relationships between organisational policy and news production practice. It explores the relationships between news practitioners� perceptions and definitions of audiences, production, and organisational policies, using the radio news service of the Australian national public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). In so doing, the thesis demonstrates that production, in its institutional context, is a crucial site for the creation of audiences in the study of news journalism. In the process, it il

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Corrie, Joan, and n/a. "The Management of Financial Resources: Post-Merger Structural Choice in a Blue Collar Union." Griffith University. Griffith Business School, 2007. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20070724.091823.

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Union mergers have occurred since unions were first established. Research on this particular aspect of the union movement is well established in the UK and the US. However, there are few studies of Australian union mergers, despite the fact that many Australian unions took part in a 'merger boom' in the 1980s and 1990s. Two of the few Australian studies, Hocking (1996) and Campling and Michelson (1998), utilised resource dependency and strategic choice theories to ascertain the why and how of union mergers. However, these Australian studies, like their UK and US counterparts, cease with the co

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Hernandez, Jose Arreola. "Vine copula modelling of dependence and portfolio optimization with application to mining and energy stock return series from the Australian market." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2015. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1693.

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This thesis models the dependence risk profile, investment risk and portfolio allocation features of seven 20-stock portfolios from the mining, energy, retail and manufacturing sectors of the Australian market in the context of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis (2008-2009 GFC) and pre-GFC, GFC, post-GFC and full sample period scenarios revolving around it. The mining and energy portfolios are the base of the study, while the retail and manufacturing are considered for benchmarking purposes. Pair vine copula models including canonical vines (c-vines), drawable vines (d-vines) and regular vi

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Xydias, Maria. "Cost of quality reporting in manufacturing organisations in Australia /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09CM/09cmx91.pdf.

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MacIntosh, Malcolm Leslie. "The management of change in four manufacturing organizations." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2001. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phm15188.pdf.

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Bibliography: leaves 350-402. This thesis is concerned with the process of change and adaptation in four Australian manufacturing companies in the period 1989 to 1996. The thesis seeks to explain the reaction of these companies to the pressures for change, and particularly for the adoption of 'best practice' management prescriptions in the organization of work and human resource management. The operating hypothesis adopted is that the pattern of changes undertaken by manufacturing organizations are shaped by a variety of factors both external to and within the company, but that management beli

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Bohemia, Erik Industrial Design UNSW. "Lean manufacturing and its impact on the role of industrial designers in Australia." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. Industrial Design, 2002. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/19087.

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The aim of this research was to determine the extent of use, by Australian manufacturers, of lean manufacturing techniques, and the current and future implications for industrial designers. A survey was conducted to gather data on organisation demographics, the role of the industrial designer, production techniques and product development. The survey was distributed to 220 manufacturing organisations undertaking product development in Australia. The number of surveys returned was 134, representing a 60.9 percent response rate. The surveyed organisations represented a broad cross-section of Aus

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Southwick, Alison. "Managerial goal congruence : an analysis of goal congruence theory and an investigation of practice in the Information Systems Division of a manufacturing company in South Australia /." Title page, contents and introduction only, 1996. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09C/09cs728.pdf.

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Probohudono, Agung Nur. "A comparative analysis of voluntary risk disclosures." Thesis, Curtin University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2132.

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This thesis examines voluntary risk disclosures from 600 firm year annual reports in four countries’ (Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore) manufacturing listed companies for the 2007-2009 financial years. This is an important time span to investigate risk disclosures as it encompasses those years most directly impacted by the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Longitudinal and cross country analyses test the veracity of agency theory to predict the level of firms’ risk disclosures. A comprehensive risk disclosure index (RDI) checklist is created and tested to explain the extent of such c

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Sawers, Ken M. "Import competition in Australian manufacturing industries." Phd thesis, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/12621.

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The response of domestic factor markets to relative price adjustment is analysed with special emphasis on the role of import competition since industry policy in Australia is primarily concerned with intervention in import flows. Trade expenditure functions are applied to data for 35 Australian manufacturing industries for the period 1968/69 and 1982/83. The elasticity results show import flows to be more price responsive than suggested by previous studies, with implications for tariff policy formulation and the industry consequences of devaluation. Import flows are shown to be even more pri

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Stewart, Jennifer Beryl. "Australian manufacturing industry policy : 1965-1985." Phd thesis, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/131454.

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The thesis argues that Australian federal governments have failed to produce coherent policies for the development of manufacturing. It is further argued that the principal reason for this failure was fragmentation: industrial, bureaucratic, political and ideological. The argument is sustained by formulating a general empirical model of the policymaking system, and then showing how its particular structural form in Australia produced the effects described. A lack of collective will among industry organisations, poor bureaucratic coordination and ideological confusion combined to produc

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Henry, Adam. "Manufacturing Australian foreign policy 1950 - 1966." Phd thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/150822.

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The transition from the liberal foreign policy approach of the Chifley Labor Government to the more strident anti-communism of the conservative Menzies Government after 1949 is a significant event in 20th Century Australian history. During the period 1950-1966 the Menzies Government faced a range of challenges such as relations with the USA, responses to the USSR and China and the question of Indonesia and decolonisation in post-war Southeast Asia. In response the Menzies Government developed new foreign policies, encouraged a particular style of diplomacy and helped to establish a new Cold Wa

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Mason, Deborah M. "The Australian learning factory :." 2003. http://arrow.unisa.edu.au:8081/1959.8/80927.

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Cheewanan, Achariya. "Measuring organisation IS/IT effectiveness in the Australian manufacturing industry : an overview of IT manager perspectives." Thesis, 2004. https://eprints.utas.edu.au/19181/1/whole_CheewananAchariya2004_thesis.pdf.

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The objective of this research was to examine the extent to which IS/IT effectiveness is measured in manufacturing industries in Australia. IS/IT (information system/information technology) is an integral yet costly investment for most organisation and its investment are substantial and growing. Since many companies have failed to achieve and maximise the expected benefits of their IS/IT investment, there is a need to ensure that it is providing its maximum. Accordingly, the measurement of IS/IT effectiveness is an essential process in organisations. From a review of related literature

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Bradshaw, M. B. (Matthew Boyd) 1967. "An economic geography of a manufacturing/transport logistics association." Thesis, 2000. https://eprints.utas.edu.au/19094/1/whole_BradshawMatthewBoyd2000_thesis.pdf.

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Australian Newsprint Mills Ltd (ANM) was formed in 1938 and is Australia's only manufacturer of newsprint. ANM's first paper machine was started up in 1941 at Boyer, approximately 30 kilometres up the River Derwent from Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia. In 1981 ANM's second newsprint mill was brought on-line at Albury on the border between New South Wales and Victoria. Until the early 1990s, weekly or fortnightly newsprint delivery put ANM well ahead of its traditional competitors, primarily mills in Canada, Finland and Norway. During the 1990s, however, new developments, p

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Bhattacharya, Madhumita. "The specifications and testing of structure-conduct-performance relationships in Australian manufacturing." Thesis, 1997. https://eprints.utas.edu.au/19038/1/whole_BhattacharyaMadhumita1997_thesis.pdf.

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Beginning with Mason (1939) and then continuing perforce with Bain (1956 and 1968) into the early 1970s, research in the mainstream of industrial organisation (10) was dominated by the structure-conduct-performance paradigm. The paradigm relates an industry's structural characteristics to the conduct patterns of its constituent firms, which determines an industry's performance. Specification of the relationships in this area is often largely ad hoc and its testing is subject to a number of difficulties. Considering an equilibrium oligopoly framework, mainly based on Cowling and Waterson

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Low, David R., University of Western Sydney, and College of Business. "Innovation and its interaction with market orientation : a study of Australian manufacturing SMEs." 2006. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/15430.

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In pursuing sustainable competetive advantage, firms undertake a range of strategic initiatives such as innovation, customer relationship management, entering new markets overseas, and competetive actions within current marketplaces. Studies that examine these initiatives generally investigate the firm's strategy by either: (i) focussing on one strategy only, and examining its impact on firm performance and the role of employees in the implementation of this strategy; or (ii) studying the interaction of two or more strategies. This study explores the interaction between two strategies, innovat

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Agana, Bernard. "Factors required to enhance water recycling at two major Australian industrial manufacturing sites." Thesis, 2013. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/22349/.

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This study presents the application of an integrated water management strategy at two large Australian manufacturing companies that are contrasting in terms of their respective products and wastewater generation. The integrated strategy, consisting of water audit, pinch analysis and membrane process application, was deployed in series to systematically identify water conservation opportunities. Initially, a water audit was deployed to completely characterize all water streams found at each production site. This led to the development of a water balance diagram which, together with water test r

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Low, David R. "Innovation and its interaction with market orientation : a study of Australian manufacturing SMEs." Thesis, 2006. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/15430.

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In pursuing sustainable competetive advantage, firms undertake a range of strategic initiatives such as innovation, customer relationship management, entering new markets overseas, and competetive actions within current marketplaces. Studies that examine these initiatives generally investigate the firm's strategy by either: (i) focussing on one strategy only, and examining its impact on firm performance and the role of employees in the implementation of this strategy; or (ii) studying the interaction of two or more strategies. This study explores the interaction between two strategies, innovat

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Bergami, Roberto. "Risk management in Australian manufacturing exports : the case of letters of credit to ASEAN." Thesis, 2011. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/16043/.

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One of the fundamental considerations for exporters in international trade transactions is the aspect of payment. In the context of financial risk management, Letters of Credit enable the exporter to substitute the credit risk of the buyer with that of his bank. The Letter of Credit is a conditional payment guarantee, relying on one hundred per cent documentary accuracy to trigger the payment. Less than one hundred per cent compliance means the loss of the payment guarantee. Non-compliance is a significant problem as, according to the International Chamber of Commerce, worldwide documentary di

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McWilliams, AM. "A study of employee participation, employee voice and industrial relations climate in an Australian manufacturing organisation." Thesis, 2019. https://eprints.utas.edu.au/34061/1/McWilliams_whole_thesis.pdf.

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This thesis aims to explore the development of voice in the workplace and how employee voice has been used in the case study organisation as it moves towards closedown and to determine what mechanisms have been put in place to enable employee voice in CarCo. Measures of employee voice will be used as indicators of management attitudes towards employee participation (Bryson,1999; Benson & Brown, 2010; Pyman, Holland, Teicher and Cooper, 2010). This thesis will also then compare results at two points in time to trace any changes in the type or extent of employee voice as well as employer attitud

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Royce, Philip. "Effects of AS/ISO-9000 on OH&S performance in Australian manufacturing organisations : 1990-1994." Thesis, 1995. http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/164949.

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Rodriguez, Serna Lil. "Stakeholder management in business succession : a multi-source analysis of the Australian cake and pastry manufacturing industry." Thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:67111.

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A stakeholder management approach is widely recognized as an important contemporary process that assists managers align organizational objectives with those of its stakeholders, which in turn helps the organization achieve its strategic goals. To date, stakeholder theory research has focused on exploring its usefulness and validity for managerial issues where stakeholder participation is imperative, for example in relation to the development of competitive advantage. Limited attention has however, been paid to the role stakeholder management can play in secretive internal issues such as busine

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Graves, Christopher Raymond. "Venturing beyond the backyard : an examination of the internationalisation process of Australian small - to - medium - sized family - owned manufacturing enterprises." 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/37865.

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In recent years, the Australian government has opened the Australian economy to the global marketplace through tariff reductions and the establishment of free trade agreements with other countries. The ability of the Australian economy to benefit from these agreements is dependent on Australian businesses identifying international opportunities and exploiting their competitive advantage in the international marketplace. However, the family business literature suggests that complexities unique to family firms limit their ability take advantage of such opportunities and grow internationally. To

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Sangsakul, Sangduan. "Measuring satisfaction of users and preparers in Australian manufacturing firms after the implementation of activity-based cost management (ABCM)." Thesis, 2003. https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21495/1/whole_SangsakulSangduan2003_thesis.pdf.

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Bain, Lynda M. "Choice of labour flexibility vehicle within the Australian clothing industry : a case study." Thesis, 1996. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/508.

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Existing theories and literature seeking to explain small business reticence to engage in enterprise bargaining, at times adopt a generalised approach which precludes or at least limits their relevance and ability to explain small business choice at the industry and even organisational level. Such explanations cannot be detached from the external contextual framework in which an organisation operates and its own, often unique, strategic corporate response to the environmental influences which are challenging it. Labour flexibility vehicles including bargaining, if chosen to facilitate broader

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Majeed, Omer. "Essays on Trade and Development." Phd thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/132690.

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The thesis consists of four core essays which focus on important issues relating to international trade, growth and inequality. The first essay examines the determinants of trade based on global production sharing (network trade) by building a theoretical framework and empirically testing it using a panel dataset covering 44 countries over the period 1996 to 2013. Over the past four decades, network trade has grown at a much faster rate than total world manufacturing trade. Identification of the determinants of this emerging trade pattern is, therefore,

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Cook, Ian Charles. "An analysis of the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector in Australia between 1983 and 1996: implications for manufacturing and industry policy." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/44234.

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This thesis seeks to establish whether Australia’s manufacturing competitiveness improved during the Hawke-Keating period of government (1983-1996), based on its performance prior to 1983. To achieve this aim it was necessary to identify what are the key characteristics impacting on competitiveness, and indeed, how do these factors interact? Importantly, the review was conducted from a broad-based strategic management perspective and not from an econometric standpoint. As a means of determining the above a detailed examination of the development of competitiveness was undertaken. It was found

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Hagan, James Russell. "Aggregate demand and wage effects on manufacturing employment in Australia 1954-55 to 1984-85." Phd thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/130855.

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Interest in the relative roles of wages and demand in determining employment can be traced to Keynes' General Theory. This gave rise to research into the cyclic relationship between employment and wages, and also into the role of wages and demand variables as determinants of the demand for labour. This thesis pursues the second line of inquiry which can be categorised as a comparison of neoclassical and Keynesian explanations of the demand for labour in which the former stresses the role of wages and the latter the role of demand variables. There is no consensus in the literature about t

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Lindsay, Amelia Ann. "Comparative advantage in manufacturing trade between Australia and Taiwan, 1965-94." Master's thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/144525.

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MacIntosh, Malcolm Leslie. "The management of change in four manufacturing organizations / Malcolm L. MacIntosh." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/21669.

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Bibliography: leaves 350-402.<br>x, 412 leaves ; 31 cm.<br>This thesis is concerned with the process of change and adaptation in four Australian manufacturing companies in the period 1989 to 1996. The thesis seeks to explain the reaction of these companies to the pressures for change, and particularly for the adoption of 'best practice' management prescriptions in the organization of work and human resource management. The operating hypothesis adopted is that the pattern of changes undertaken by manufacturing organizations are shaped by a variety of factors both external to and within the comp

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Bohemia, Erik. "Lean manufacturing and its impact on the role of industrial designers in Australia /." 2002. http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/~thesis/adt-NUN/public/adt-NUN20031023.100518/index.html.

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Dean, Mark Bernard. "Manufacturing the future?: a critical analysis of policy responses to deindustrialisation in South Australia." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/113265.

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This thesis investigates the policy responses of federal, state and local governments to manufacturing deindustrialisation in Australia. Automotive manufacturing has provided a foundation for development and innovation in modern, industrial economies, including in Australia. The thesis asks why Australia is at risk of losing this capability, focusing analysis specifically on the impact of neoliberal economic ideas on policies developed in the present era of globalisation in response to deindustrialisation in South Australia, a local-state economy highly dependent on the automotive industry. Th

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Chadwick, David Justin. "Hear the Lion Roar: Trade unionism at General Motors-Holden’s in South Australia, 1930-1980." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/130170.

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The purpose of the thesis is to investigate and bring to light the role that trade unions played at Holden’s in South Australia. It argues that Holden’s relationship with its main unions was one that was developed over many years and was of mutual benefit. It does this by examining the development of Holden’s, the trade union movement, the unions involved at Holden’s and the growth of secondary industry in South Australia which facilitated the expansion of both. A series of case studies explore industrial action and their outcomes. To further demonstrate this uniqueness, comparisons wil

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Lopaticka, Vineta. "Occupational health and safety initiatives : an exploration of the National OHS Strategy in New South Wales' manufacturing industry." Thesis, 2013. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/534170.

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The introduction of the National OHS Strategy 2002-2012 into Australia signified a new direction in occupational health and safety (OHS) policy development. It represented the first policy in which Australia’s institutional stakeholders had reached a formal agreement to achieve targeted reductions in injuries and fatalities across Australian workplaces. However, despite its significance, the National OHS Strategy remains largely unexplored throughout the literature, as have national OHS strategies in other countries. This research seeks to contribute to narrowing this gap in knowledge by inves

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Hu, Jigao. "Data visualization & TQM implementation : a study of the implementation of data visualization in total quality management in Victorian manufacturing industry." Thesis, 1995. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/18177/.

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Introduction: Data visualisation (DV) is the process of creating and presenting a chart given a set of active data and sets of attribute and entity constraints. It rapidly and interactively investigates large multivariate and multidisciplinary data sets to detect trends, correlations, and anomalies. Data Visualisation is the latest analytical tool for both technical computer users and business computer users. Total Quality Management (TQM) is continuous improvement in the performance of all processes and the products and services that are the outcomes of those processes. In quality mana

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Rumpf, Paul. "Participation in employee involvement programs." Thesis, 1996. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/18209/.

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The thesis examines issues associated with an employee's inclination to participate in an employee involvement program. The critical challenge confronting management of attracting and maintaining the effective participation of employees is central to the success of a participatory strategy. However, program impetus, design, formulation and execution is often of an ad-hoc nature and premised on achieving unrealistic outcomes derived from attempts to isomorphically replicate contemporary human resource management practices. This qualitative and quantitative study provides important lesson

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Heffernan, S. P. "Can vocational training be better structured to facilitate the acquisition of job related skills?" Thesis, 1997. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/18173/.

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As Australia attempts to improve its global economic standing, each industry, and their respective enterprises, is necessarily undertaking considerable transformation as they embrace the need to adapt. Industrialised technologies and operating methods are changing more rapidly than at any other time since the inception of mass production. The imperative for a more efficient approach to manufacturing and the production of goods is paramount for organisations to enable them to obtain and to sustain a competitive position within a rapidly changing world economy. The linkages between compe

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Wallace, Douglas Melvin. "Measurement of customer quality and service requirements in a paper converting company." Thesis, 1995. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/18222/.

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Research into customer service in the manufacturing industry has lagged behind that in service industries, where superior service quality is the most important strategic priority and companies that focus on their customers will build a loyalty that will preclude competitors. In the service industry, customer service needs to be designed for the particular product and process, with measurable outcomes that deliver the results of consumer research. In the manufacture of consumer goods, the product needs to be augmented by customer service factors which fall into the areas of design activi

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O'Connor, Bill. "Solutions to problems encountered during the adoption and management of new colour measuring and control technology in the textile industry." Thesis, 1995. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/18199/.

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This research identifies the key factors involved in the successful adoption of a computerised match prediction system in the textile industry. The adoption of this technology has created big problems for many companies and few have succeeded without difficulty. Five companies adopting the technology were investigated to identify common problem areas. These areas were compared with the results of a literature review. A case study format was used to study in greater detail two companies in the carpet industry regarding their adoption of this system. One company was remarkably successful w

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