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2005: a 'watershed' year in the history of Australian industrial relations?
In July 2005, the Howard federal Coalition government gained a majority in both houses of the Commonwealth parliament. This rare event in the...
Employment Relations Record, 01/01/06 by Gordon Stewart · More from publication -
Finding goodwill in the bad: in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, adjusters were tested to respond with fiscal responsibility without losing touch with their humanity.(Property/Casualty)

By definition natural disasters are bad--that's why they're called catastrophes. Paradoxically, they usually have positive consequences for the...
Best's Review, 01/01/06 by Stewart, Gordon · More from publication -
Sobering survey: the Insurance Information Institute's annual public attitude poll finds investigations into the industry may have alienated core constituencies.(Property/Casualty)

Have government investigations into our industry damaged our image? The Insurance Information Institute has conducted its public attitude poll...
Best's Review, 10/01/05 by Stewart, Gordon · More from publication -
An explosive end: the days when commercial insurance could operate out of public view are over.(Property/Casualty)

From time to time, the relative obscurity of a little known sector of the world's business comes to an explosive end. The phenomenon is typically...
Best's Review, 07/01/05 by Stewart, Gordon · More from publication -
Reaching out: effective communication was among the factors that helped the insurance industry succeed in responding to 2004's hurricane quartet.(Selling Insight)

It happened fast and with few complaints. By the end of December 2004, insurers settled 90% of the claims filed following hurricanes Charley,...
Best's Review, 04/01/05 by Stewart, Gordon · More from publication -
Export meatworkers in Rockhampton and Townsville: divergence or convergence?
This paper will discuss the significance, the relevance, and the accuracy of the view that the industrial actions of members of the Australasian...
Employment Relations Record, 07/01/04 by Gordon Stewart · More from publication -
The 1946 meat strike in Queensland: a regional perspective.

While the export meat industry has long played a central role in both the Queens land economy and its pattern of industrial relations, studies of...
International Journal of Employment Studies, 04/01/04 by Bowden, Bradley; Stewart, Gordon · More from publication -
Was the media the medium for crisis? (Another Perspective).(mold claims rise)

Three years ago, the few mold claims that insurers saw in Texas were handled for a few thousand dollars. Today, mold claims cost on average...
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, 02/17/03 by Stewart, Gordon · More from publication -
Employment Relations in the Asia-Pacific: Changing Approaches.(Book review)

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC: CHANGING APPROACHES Greg J. Bamber, Funkoo Park, Changwon Lee, Peter K. Ross and Kaye Broadbent (eds)...
International Journal of Employment Studies, 04/01/02 by Stewart, Gordon · More from publication -
A Better Reputation.(public opinion of the insurance industry)(Brief Article)

Because auto and homeowners insurers take time to explain their products and pricing, public opinion of this industry has turned more favorable...
Best's Review, 11/01/01 by Stewart, Gordon · More from publication
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