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.
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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6 March, 2021
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Leadership, Thought leadership
The illusion of equality
Despite the hype, equality is still far from our grasp, writes Chloe Davison.
1 March, 2021
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Thought leadership
Leave no woman behind
This International Women’s Day, UN Women National Committee Australia’s theme is ‘Leave no woman behind’. This theme becomes even more critical during crises, conflicts, and displacement.
25 February, 2021
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Thought leadership
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.