We promote historical research and teaching within the University of Sydney Business School. We organise seminars and conferences on historical themes in the areas of accounting history, business history, economic history and labour history.
We are the home for the Academic Association of Historians in Business Schools (AAHBS), formerly the Academic Association of Historians in Australian and New Zealand Business Schools.Â
We run research projects funded by business and labour organisations on a variety of themes, and we welcome industry proposals for projects relating to organisational and occupational histories.
Investigators: ¶Ù°ùÌýSebastian Boell, ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýKai Riemer, ¶Ù°ùÌýSandra Peter
In collaboration with the  the project interviews recipients admitted into the Pearcey Hall of Fame from 2003 to 2020. The hall of fame recognizes outstanding life-time contribution to ICT in Australia in business, research, and government. Collectively these interviews hold important insights on aspects that had a lasting effect on ICT innovations in Australia, positive as well as negative from approximately the 1960s to the 2010s.
Investigator: Honorary Associate ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýJim Kitay
Exploring the changing role of nurses in NSW workplaces from the early 1900s to the early 2000s. This project examines the social, organisational and legislative context in which occupational health nurses worked, and the distinctive associations and educational arrangements they developed.
Investigators:Ìý±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýGreg Patmore,ÌýMark Westcott
Exploring the origins and growth of regional health insurance fund Westfund. Examining the business model of a mutual and the impact of a range of factors on the fund's development, including the local community and federal government health policy.
Investigator: ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýGreg Patmore
Using comparative historical data to provide a clear direction for public policy in the development of frontier technology for employment relations infrastructure. This infrastructure would maximise workplace productivity, increase job satisfaction and provide a greater voice for employees in the workplace.
Investigators: ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýGreg Patmore, ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýJohn Shields
Recording the early history of Citibank in Australia, especially prior to the group obtaining its banking licence in 1986. Through interviews and documents, exploring the long process for Citibank to obtain its licence before it could function as a full bank in the Australia.
Investigators: ¶Ù°ùÌýSebastian Boell, ¶Ù°ùÌýJenny Leonard
This oral history captures the memories of those who were responsible and affected by changes in early information and communication technologies (ICT) in Australia. ICT include mainframes, minicomputers, and early personal computers (PC). We capture accounts from programmers, consultants, managers and users.
