News and analysis curated by QUT Business School.
23 February, 2024
Filed under:
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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19 March, 2020
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Nonprofit and philanthropy
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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25 February, 2020
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Nonprofit and philanthropy
Modern philanthropy and the Gospel of Wealth
In the early 20th Century, Andrew Carnegie led us into the ‘Gilded Age’ of philanthropy with his seminal work the Gospel of Wealth. Since then, a lot has changed in the world of philanthropy.
22 February, 2020
Filed under:
Politics
Each for Equal: Clearing a path for women to enter politics
This year, the theme for International Women's Day is Each for Equal. We've asked Ruth McGowan OAM to reflect on what this theme means to her and to women in politics.
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22 February, 2020
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Politics
Each for Equal: Gender Equality in Parliamentary Representation
We've asked Ruth McGowan OAM to reflect on what this year's International Women's Day theme means to her.
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7 February, 2020
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Environment and energy
From business class to green class: sustainable travel for business
How corporate and business travellers can travel in a sustainable and environmentally conscious way.
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12 November, 2019
Filed under:
Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Value of academic entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur, QUT foundry community manager and academic, Vibhor Pandey demystifies academic entrepreneurship.
25 October, 2019
Filed under:
Leadership and management
We need to get creative about professional development
Why workplaces need to be more accepting of professional development requests that are not perfectly aligned with an employee’s current day-to-day business.
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25 October, 2019
Filed under:
Organisational behaviour
Why good people do bad things
When faced with challenging personal, situational and contextual influences, our ability to think rationally, or even to recognise an ethical dilemma in the first place, is significantly diminished.
4 October, 2019
Filed under:
Environment and energy
Brisbane's new runway: Environmental sustainability in practice
With increasing consumer awareness around environmental issues, embracing sustainable practices can have significant benefits for business.
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