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Futurebank: New Technologies And The Australian Banking Sector, Laurie Stevenson Mr
Futurebank: New Technologies And The Australian Banking Sector, Laurie Stevenson Mr
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers
The Australian Banking Sector underwent a period of massive and rapid change in the early 1990s. Factors such as deregulation, new technologies, bank mergers and Parliamentary Inquiries significantly reshaped the organisational and employment landscape. The Australian Bank Employees' Union commissioned this report to review the contemporary finance industry and identify trends contributing to shaping the finance sector in the future.
New Technologies And Their Employment Effects In The Australian Banking Sector, Laurie Stevenson
New Technologies And Their Employment Effects In The Australian Banking Sector, Laurie Stevenson
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers
The introduction of new technologies into the Australian Banking Sector in the 1990s initiated numerous changes to employment arrangements in the Australian Banking industry. This conference paper examined a number of case studies of examples of new banking technologies and their employment effects. The paper identified two functional types of new banking technologies: those that assisted the centralisation of banking operations and; those that assisted the decentralisation of banking operations. Based on this analysis, the paper discussed the potential effects on employment structures in the Australian banking sector.