Global Enterprise in Australia

Simon Ville, Emeritus Professor of Economic and Business History at the University of Wollongong, was the Whitlam–Fraser Visiting Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard University (2022–2023), and he was elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (2006).Pierre van der Eng is Associate Professor of International Business and Business History at the Australian National University. His research interests range across economic history, development economics, business history, and international business.André Sammartino is Associate Professor of International Business & Strategic Management at the University of Melbourne, Australia. André has written extensively on the expansion strategies of multinational enterprises.David Merrett is Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne. He has published widely in Australian economic and business history. His current interests include the rise of big business and the internationalisation of the Australian economy in the 20th century.Monica Keneley is Honorary Professor of Finance at Deakin University. Her research interests include various aspects of the conduct and performance of financial institutions, with a specific focus on the operations of life and general insurance firms and mutual associations.

• 1. International Business in Australia since Federation 2. The Contours of Multinational Enterprises and their FDI in Australia since 1900 3. Australia as a Multinational Host 4. The Evolution of Multinational Enterprises Engaging with Australia 5. The Design and Management of Australian Subsidiaries 6. Industry Dynamics 7. Inside the Enterprise: Case Studies of Multinational Enterprises Operating in Australia 8. Conclusion and Prospective: Hosting Foreign Enterprises in Australia

"Within the broader effort to build bridges between business historians and IB scholars, the book provides a template for constructing research that is valuable for both audiences. With its clear and comprehensive purpose, telescoping organisation, and diverse reference base, Ville, van der Eng, Sammartino, Merrett, and Keneley execute their monumental task using their collective expertise and the rich corpus of research on multinationals in Australia...With 'Global Enterprise in Australia,' we have a template for future studies that aim to focus on individual host markets and the history of foreign direct investment and MNEs therein, appeal to a wide academic audience, and balance depth and breadth to achieve both comprehensiveness and detail at the same time." - Thomas DeBerge, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, USA