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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7 September, 2020
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Entrepreneurship
AI-enabled analysis of entrepreneurial language on Twitter reveals entrepreneurial hotspots
Can Twitter inform us where entrepreneurship flourishes and the connection between entrepreneurship hot spots and region economic viability?
28 July, 2020
Filed under:
Organisational behaviour
Yes Ita, younger workers might actually be less resilient. But all workers should be thanked
Are younger people really less resilient at work? Or is this simply an example of older people holding negative stereotypes about younger people?
24 July, 2020
Filed under:
Economy
COVID-19’s economic impact could be stressing out our kids
The effects of economic stress on children are big. Parents' anxiety about their financial situation is equivalent to the effect of a divorce, and is likely at play amid COVID-19.
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24 July, 2020
Filed under:
Leadership and management, Strategy, MBA
Creating a positive business solution out of personal hardship
When Mark and Julie Wallace were looking for professional support after their daughter was a victim in the 2017 London Bridge terror attack, they found there is no one size fits all approach.
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21 July, 2020
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Organisational behaviour
The interchangeable office of 2020: Working from home and returning to work arrangements
With the rise of employees and employers looking to embed regular work from home arrangements once they’re able to return to the office, what are the positives and negatives?
2 July, 2020
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Organisational behaviour
Disagreeability, neuroticism and stress: what drives panic buying during the COVID-19 pandemic
What motivates people to panic buy and stockpile goods like toilet paper? The COVID-19 pandemic has given us the chance to find out.
30 June, 2020
Filed under:
Economy, Innovation and technology
COVID-19 has changed the future of retail: there’s plenty more automation in store
Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has announced its single biggest investment in logistics infrastructure, spending A$780 million to replace up to 1,300 workers with robots.
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29 June, 2020
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Environment and energy, Innovation and technology
Closing the loop for system change
Seljak co-founders and QUT Business School alumni, Karina Seljak and Samantha Seljak share their insights and experience in closing the textile waste loop.
16 June, 2020
Filed under:
Leadership and management
Hire for experience or potential
When hiring the right fit for the job, do you look at experience or potential? Tim Reed, President of the Business Council of Australia shares with us his international experiences.