Discover how QUT Business School students and alumni have transformed their lives and careers through business studies. Then, meet the academics and industry practitioners who bring these programs to life, making an impact both in and beyond the classroom.
23 February, 2024
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MBA Suite, Postgraduate, Graduate School of Business, Leadership, Career outcomes
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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18 April, 2021
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Leadership, Thought leadership
Playing nice at work could cost you success
Individuals high in traits like narcissism, actively seek out prestige, target high level jobs and make their accomplishments known to those around them.
15 April, 2021
Smell like a woman, not a rose’: Chanel No. 5 100 years on, an iconic fragrance born from an orphanage
Marilyn Monroe famously wore “just a few drops of No. 5″ to bed. 100 years after Coco Chanel launched her perfume, it is as popular as ever.
12 April, 2021
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Thought leadership
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, 2021
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Entrepreneurship and innovation, Thought leadership
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, 2021
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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4 April, 2021
Helmet churn adds to challenges of e-scooter disruption
Every day, e-scooters and helmets are put out together, but some people ride without helmets and at the end of each day helmets are missing. So what can be done to ensure safe riding behaviour?
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2 April, 2021
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Thought leadership
The rise of social enterprise and its power to create social change in fashion
Nonprofit organisations, companies and governments are increasingly recognising that commerce and entrepreneurship can be powerfully combined.
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19 March, 2021
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Thought leadership
How a time of panic buying could yet bring us together
Panic buying and other behaviours in times of crisis may bring people together, say Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour at QUT, and Jana Bowden, Associate Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour at Macquarie University.
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