Rogue Corporations

Inside Australia’s Biggest Business Scandals

Quentin Beresford

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New South Books
01 November 2023

Corporate crime; Australian Society

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Geoffrey Edelsten, Alan Bond, Christopher Skase, HIH Insurance, Storm, James Hardie, Crown Casino, Rio Tinto. There are (unfortunately) many more on the rollcall of CEOs and corporations who have enriched themselves at the expense of others. This compelling book shows how the failure of regulatory systems, poor lending practices, manipulation of accounting processes and self-deluded, risk-taking corporate leaders who lacked morality have all contributed to Australia’s business scandals. Meticulously researched and utterly readable! Lindy

Crown Resorts, the Bond Group, James Hardie, HIH Insurance, Geoffrey Edelsten's Allied Medical Group, 7-Eleven and Rio Tinto, the list goes on...

Australia has suffered from the continual sting of business scandals since corporate cowboys like Alan Bond and Christopher Skase wrought so much damage during the 1980s. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Australians have been affected, with many left traumatised when corporations collapse due to gross mismanagement and profits being put before people.

Award-winning author Quentin Beresford takes us inside corporate Australia's highest-profile scandals and the factors that drive them - the rise of celebrity CEOs, timid regulators, inept boards, the murky links between big business, governments, banks, media and lobby groups - and explores a path towards higher ethical standards from organisations. It's a wild ride into the heart of corporate Australia.

'There have been too many Australian corporate scandals to keep up with in recent years, which makes Rogue Corporations so compelling - Quentin Beresford ties them all together in a powerful narrative.' - Stephen Mayne, journalist, publisher, shareholder activist and founder of Crikey, the online newspaper

By: Quentin Beresford
Imprint: New South Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781742237589
ISBN 10: 1742237584
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 01 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active