The Global Financial Play-Doh

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Helena Liu

Swinburne

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- Authenticity of ‘Big Four’ bank

CEOs during the GFC

The Research Project

Ralph Norris CBA 2005–2011

John Stewart NAB 2004–2008

Mike Smith ANZ 2007–

Gail Kelly Westpac 2008–

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476 visuals

626 articles

The Research Project - Media discourse analysis of

newspaper articles

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Findings

is malleable

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For John Stewart of NAB

When Typhoon Sub-

Prime hit, skipper and

crew were ready, willing

and able to rapidly reset

SS NAB

“

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For Ralph Norris of CBA

The considerable

dimensions of the unknown

are being drawn more clearly,

and fears that something

unanticipated is in the

shadows continue to lurk

“

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For Mike Smith of ANZ Smith recommended a trip to

New York or London for those

who wanted to experience first-

hand the carnage in banking

markets offshore, describing the

credit crisis as a ‘financial

services bloodbath’

“

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For Gail Kelly of Westpac We shouldn’t

underestimate the size

and scale of the shocks

we’ve been subject to, and

there could be aftershocks

“

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Context is a social

construct

Constructions of context inform the

‘appropriate’ leadership response

Response shapes

attributions of leadership

effectiveness

So What?

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Helena Liu

helenaliu@swin.edu.au

(03) 9214 5399

Twitter: @helenaliu