Transnational Corporate relationships:Examining the Cultural Relationships within and between Australia and Asia Transnational Corporations. This research seeks to explore how cultural practices within a transnational corporation (TNC), that is, values, beliefs and patterns of behaviour that inform communication, work and business practices, impact on the relationship between that company and its Asian partners.In so doing it aims to broaden the debate surrounding the impact of TNCs, contemporis ....Transnational Corporate relationships:Examining the Cultural Relationships within and between Australia and Asia Transnational Corporations. This research seeks to explore how cultural practices within a transnational corporation (TNC), that is, values, beliefs and patterns of behaviour that inform communication, work and business practices, impact on the relationship between that company and its Asian partners.In so doing it aims to broaden the debate surrounding the impact of TNCs, contemporise their analysis by placing their operation within the current global context (charecterised by decentralised and highly mobile flows of people, finance, technology, and media) and enhance the analysis of Australia's interconnection with Asia.Read moreRead less
Intercolonial networks of the Indian Ocean. This project falls within National Research Priority 4, Safeguarding Australia, specifically the priority goal Understanding our Region and the World. It will enhance Australia's capacity to interpret and engage with its local and global environment and shed new light on regional security issues through an innovative re-appraisal of its history and role both locally and internationally. It will document, highlight and potentially reactivate long-establ ....Intercolonial networks of the Indian Ocean. This project falls within National Research Priority 4, Safeguarding Australia, specifically the priority goal Understanding our Region and the World. It will enhance Australia's capacity to interpret and engage with its local and global environment and shed new light on regional security issues through an innovative re-appraisal of its history and role both locally and internationally. It will document, highlight and potentially reactivate long-established but neglected trade linkages with India, an emerging economic giant, as well as other Indian Ocean countries. Consequent research collaborations and outcomes will strengthen intellectual relationships between Australia and the region, particularly India.Read moreRead less
Logistics as global governance: labour, software and infrastructure along the new Silk Road. Australia's regional and economic position is changing with the growth of China-centred networks of trade and production. This project will increase public knowledge about how these changes affect our cultural and working lives. Digital strategies will inform citizens about the pressures and opportunities occasioned by expanding Asian trade power.