News and analysis curated by QUT Business School.
23 February, 2024
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MBA, Postgraduate, Graduate School of Business, Leadership and management
Being a director of any organisation comes with a raft of responsibilities and obligations that can be daunting for the uninitiated. One of the best ways to gain the skills required to be a director is with a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
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4 September, 2019
Filed under:
Organisational behaviour
The working parent prototype
Small businesses can forge the path to ease the career/parent dichotomy.
29 August, 2019
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Nonprofit and philanthropy
The upside
The trend over the last 25 years is for the rate of giving to outpace inflation, writes Professor Myles-McGregor Lowndes and Associate Professor Wendy Scaife.
29 August, 2019
Filed under:
Organisational behaviour
Wellness in the workplace
General Manager Culture and People at RedEye and QUT Business School alum, Louise Sharman, shares how this Brisbane startup is making workplace wellbeing a priority.
6 June, 2019
Filed under:
Nonprofit and philanthropy
Modern slavery
Australia has a Modern Slavery Act. Does it affect you? You might be surprised.
5 June, 2019
Filed under:
Nonprofit and philanthropy
The gender dividend in philanthropy
Investing in organisations and programs focused on women and girls yields higher dividends.
31 May, 2019
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Marketing
The IKEA effect: how we value the fruits of our labour over instant gratification
The IKEA effect says ‘that labour alone can be sufficient to induce greater liking for the fruits of one’s labour’.
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12 April, 2019
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Economy
Women economists are critical for our economic future
It has long been recognised by economists that gender equity is good for the economy. The benefit of successful policies to empower women to participate equally in the global economy could be the addition of $28 trillion to global GDP growth by 2025.
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9 April, 2019
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Entrepreneurship, Organisational behaviour
Why we need to foster immigrant entrepreneurship communities
Approximately one in four Australian are migrants. Immigrants are much more likely to engage in entrepreneurship out of either necessity or opportunity.
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4 April, 2019
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Marketing
The trouble with Big W: don't blame online for killing discount department stores
Big W store closures signal deeper problems for the discount department store sector.
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