Found 227 study abroad units
MGB131 Introducing Human Resource Management
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces you to the strategic perspective on human resource management and the growing use ofevidence based human resource decision making, such as HR analytics, to increase organisational effectiveness.This unit explores how the core roles and functions of HRM, including recruitment and selection, learning anddevelopment, and performance and reward management, need to be aligned with organisational strategy toachieve business goals.
MGB132 Obligations and Options for Employing People
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- School of Management
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
As a Human Resource Manager you must be aware of the legal, political, social, economic, financial and ethical factors impacting choices about employing people. These are addressed in this unit through theory and practice.
MGB133 Managing Strategy
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
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The purpose of this introductory unit is to provide you with awareness of why organisations exist; how they position and organise themselves with respect to their dynamic capabilities, task environment, and general environment; and what tools managers can use to gather and interpret information to inform strategic plans and decisions. By drawing on a range of real world and hypothetical cases, this unit provides you with a macro-level view of management, focusing on the technical systems side of management activities.
MGB161 Thinking Like an Entrepreneur
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This introductory unit will provide an excellent foundation to students aspiring to learn about entrepreneurship and build their knowledge, attitude and skills in entrepreneurship, while exploring the various dimensions of the ‘entrepreneurial mindset’, entrepreneurship, and intrapreneurship. The unit will focus on general introductory concepts related to entrepreneurship including concepts and theoretical frameworks relating to entrepreneurial activities and new value, social entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. The unit will enable students to consider entrepreneurship and its value and purpose from different cultural perspectives. In particular, we will look to showcase First Nations entrepreneurial leaders, either via a "digital showcase" or in-person guest speakers. Throughout the unit students will also use a range of tools to explore and develop their own thoughts and attitudes towards entrepreneurship and what being an entrepreneur means to them personally.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
MGB162 Ideate and Create
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Understanding and having the confidence to develop viable solutions to real-world opportunities is critical in developing entrepreneurial ventures. In this unit you will develop your capacity to explore, create and develop a product or service. Furthermore, you will explore a range of theories, approaches, techniques, and tools to develop your creative self-efficacy including problem framing, ideation and creative problem solving. In so doing you will explore a range of possible ideas for you venture including learning about sustainability develop goals and the potential opportunities these create for your venture. You will apply the tools and techniques you learn to multiple ideas. The unit will be run in a range of learning environments where you will develop your ideas, pitch for seed funding, and finally engage in self-reflection.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
MGB225 Intercultural Communication and Negotiation Skills
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Understanding and managing the ways culture impacts communication within a culturally diverse workforce and negotiation in a multi-cultural environment is essential for business professionals operating in national and international contexts. By understanding cultural influences, managers can then modify their communication style to communicate and negotiate effectively with culturally diverse colleagues, competitors and clients. The aim of this unit is to provide students with key knowledge and a range of practical skills in interpersonal and corporate communication and negotiation across various business contexts with particular emphasis on the influence of culture on communication and negotiation. This unit is fundamental to management and builds on prior core learning in management, people and organisations to provide conceptual frameworks and interpersonal skills to enhance organisational and management capabilities at local, national and international business levels.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
MGB230 Recruiting and Selecting People
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In a competitive business environment, recruiting and selecting high-quality employees is the key to organisational success. Therefore, as a HR manager, you are required to have competencies in designing strategic and evidence-based recruitment and selection processes. This unit equips you with the skills to develop and evaluate a fit for purpose recruitment and selection package.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
MGB231 Developing Talent
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
We live in exciting times with technology driving change at an ever-increasing rate. To remain competitive in thisworld, organisations and individuals need to be adaptive and flexible. This means being able to effectively analyse andassess current capabilities and then take necessary organisational learning and development action. This unit providesyou with the knowledge and skills required to carry out these functions and in so doing, gives you the tools needed tobe a positive driver of organisational success.
MGB232 Managing Performance and Rewards
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Performance and reward management is a key functional area of HRM and is of critical importance in supporting organisations to maintain a competitive advantage. Therefore, it is imperative that you understand the strategic framework and the underlying psychological principles that maximise employee performance. This unit contributes significantly to your understanding of people management, your HR diagnostic skills and your ability to develop HR policies and procedures to support employee, managerial and organisational effectiveness.
MGB233 Entrepreneurship
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
The ability to think and act entrepreneurially is increasingly important in modern society, regardless of future career aspirations. This action-oriented unit is designed specifically to enable students to walk in the shoes of an entrepreneur and to experience the excitement, challenge and unpredictable nature of identifying, developing and communicating new venture value creation strategies. Further, this unit provides students with the opportunity to develop potential solutions for real world problems, and to present those solutions to their peers. Students will be able to reconcile their actions and experience to various frameworks, like the Disciplined Entrepreneurship framework.
MGB234 Managing Knowledge, Innovation, and Creativity
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- School/discipline
- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Managing knowledge and innovation are key drivers of success for many of today's firms and ventures and are integral to an organisation's ability to survive and thrive in a dynamic and competitive marketplace. The purpose of Managing Knowledge & Innovation is to extend your understanding of the human and technical systems of organisations by focusing on how information and knowledge can be harnessed for innovation and competitive advantage. With a focus on the theories and frameworks to inform decisions for organising human and technical systems, this unit develops your understanding of the meso-level responsibilities of management, and parallels.
MGB235 Monitoring and Managing Operational Performance
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- School/discipline
- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
The production of goods or services is the core activity of all organisations, irrespective of whether the organisation is part of the private sector, the public sector, or the not-for-profit sector. The operational performance of organisations is only made possible by the integrated support of other functional and administrative areas of the organisation. It is essential that you gain an understanding of the central issues of how operations produce organisational outputs, and how other functional and administrative areas contribute to the performance of this core activity. Monitoring and Managing Operational Performance focuses on providing you with a "manager's toolkit" for identifying, monitoring and enhancing the operational performance of organisations' socio-technical systems. By focusing on management tools, you will develop a critical awareness of the interdependence of human, technical, competitive, and financial domains of control.
MGB236 Identifying and Managing Risk
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Developing an understanding of risk management, in theory and practice, is essential for ensuring resilient and sustainable organisations. Effective risk management outcomes result from the analysis of uncertainties embedded in human knowledge, systems of management and processes in commerce, and from implementing mitigation strategies generated to address these factors. This unit seeks to develop students managerial toolkit with current Risk Management models and current national and international risk standards. All forms of organisations face and manage risk in different ways, and this unit shares insights for managing risk in an array of private, public, and entrepreneurial contexts.
MGB237 Managing Projects for Performance
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Increasing technical and product complexity, shortening 'time to market' windows, and the need for cross-functional integration and fast responses to changing client needs elevate the importance of organising work by projects. This developmental level unit applies knowledge and skills in effectively managing projects, gained by focusing on the central issues of project selection, planning and evaluation. It integrates the socio-cultural elements of management including leadership, problem-solving, stakeholder management and managing uncertainty with the technical elements of scope, work breakdown structure, scheduling and resource allocations. In this unit you will develop practical and career relevant skills to successfully manage various types of projects.
MGB263 Entrepreneurial Incubator 1
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit is the first of two incubator units that will further develop students' entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial ideas and subject these ideas to greater viability assessment. The incubator units will enable students to further build on the ideas developed in MGB162 Ideate and Create and foster more in-depth consideration of business planning and development. Alternatively, students may wish to further explore the viability of a new idea. In this unit you will cover a range of topics as you further develop your idea including business plans and models; understanding customers and value generation; value propositions; analysing the market, segments, and competition; and developing and testing prototypes.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
MGB264 Entrepreneurial Incubator 2
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit is the second of two incubator units that will further develop students' entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial ideas and subject these ideas to greater viability assessment. The incubator units will enable students to further build on the ideas developed in MGB162 Ideate and Create and foster more in-depth consideration of business planning and development. Alternatively, students may wish to further explore the viability of a new idea. In this unit you will finalise your Lean Startup Canvas for your venture covering off topics including refinement of key activities relative to your value proposition; identification of key resources; identification of key partners; funding and revenue options; and consideration of cost structures. You will get the opportunity to pitch to your new venture to external venture funders and supporters with a view to securing funding to further instigate your business plan.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
MGB266 Enablers of Growth
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
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- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit equips students with knowledge and skills to further identify, understand, and apply fundamental financial, legal, and marketing enablers of entrepreneurship and growth. You will further develop your understanding of funding opportunities for new ventures as well as build on your financial literacy skills to make informed predictions about its future directions. You will also further explore and apply the legal enablers of growth including business regulation, intellectual property, consumer protection, commercialisation, internationalisation, and online legal issues. Last, you will also explore further understand and apply key marketing enablers related to marketing, sales, customers, and online promotion. Each enabler will be applied to to your growing entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial venture.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
MGB340 International Business in the Asia-Pacific
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
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Australia is situated in the fastest growing region in the world - the Asia-Pacific rim. Furthermore, Australia already works closely with many of the economies in the region and thus managers need to be fully prepared to manage in cultural different environments. This unit exists to inform future business professionals about business environments, how to identify risks and, from a hands-on perspective, learn best practices to address such risks within countries of this region.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
MGB348 Implementing Sustainable Change
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Corporate sustainability is central to ongoing organisational success. A sustainable organisation manages its processes, products and people in an ecologically aware and socially responsible way. The ability to plan and manage the change programs needed to achieve corporate sustainability goals is an integral management competency. Sustainable change requires consideration of the fit of the organisation to its contexts (MGB133); organisational continuity (MGB236 & MGB234), efficiency (MGB235 & MGB237), and effective people management (MGB130). It also requires consideration of multi-stakeholder and Indigenous perspectives, legal and societal expectations, and human dimensions of change. This unit will help you develop the skills and tools needed to make a significant contribution to sustainable and socially responsible change. It is an important parallel for the capstone unit, where these diverse and intersecting responsibilities are applied.
MGB367 Leading Early Stage Ventures
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- School of Management
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- Undergraduate units
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- Semester 2 (July)
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A critical part of successful ventures is people - how you build and cultivate relationships with your co-founders, collaborators and partners, your mentors, investors, your customers and importantly, your team. This unit will help you develop essential leadership skills that will allow you and the people around you achieve their full potential. You will develop awareness of issues related to managing relationships with co-founders, practice essential coaching skills to facilitate team leadership, explore and learn approaches related to resilience, tolerance for ambiguity, and leading complex and uncertain entrepreneurial contexts. You will apply a set of practical tools, based on research and field-testing to help you as an entrepreneurial leader achieve the strategic priorities of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial ventures.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
MGN409 Management Theory and Practice
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- School of Management
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- Postgraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In addition to the basic functions of management, the changing nature of managerial work emphasises the importance of facilitating, developing, and integrating the organisation's human, physical, and other resources. This unit examines current approaches to managing and leading, as well as the challenges of managing contemporary organisations in a steadily changing business environment.
MGN410 Employment Relations
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- School of Management
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- Postgraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
The rationale for this unit stems from the theoretical and practical dimensions of the relationship between employers and employees. The broad focus is on the employment relationship, the organisation of work and relevant management strategies. The unit also analyses the context of labour - management relations, particularly industrial relations institutions and labour markets. The unit will examine legislative, economic, political social and cultural perspectives on work and work organisations. The unit will explore socially responsible approaches in employment relations and the design of work and the inequalities of current structures.
MGN412 Organisational Behaviour: Transforming Self, Others and Organisations
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- School of Management
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- Postgraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Formally and informally, people live and work in organisations. Only through an understanding of the relevant individual, group and organisation dynamics will graduates be able to function effectively as leaders and managers. Moreover, when leading through change, it is critical that leaders understand the factors that influence the thoughts, feelings, motivations and actions of themselves and others in the workplace. In this unit students will explore tools necessary to build capabilities to effectively manage change. Students will engage in topics related to understanding self and others, organisational contexts and cultural perspectives, and leading change ethically through disruption. Learning in this unit will assist students in developing self-reflective managerial and leadership competencies needed to optimise individual, group and organisation dynamics, including effectively dealing with competing priorities in organisations.
MGN415 HRM Theory and Practice
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- School of Management
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- Postgraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
An introductory level unit, this unit will provide you with an understanding of the interplay between organisational effectiveness, long-term sustainability, and the management and organisation of people in the workplace. The unit fosters discipline knowledge, analytical and action orientated competencies and prepares students for advanced study in the field. This unit is the foundation unit in HRM in the MBus (HRM) and related courses. It overviews the profession of HRM and the practice of the HR Professional in the organisation.
MGN428 Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets
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- School of Management
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- Postgraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces the processes of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, while guiding students along the pathway to discovering their entrepreneurial-selves as they gain hands-on experience with the process. The unit is designed for a broad audience, including managers, human resource managers, business people, professionals in IT, industrial design and engineering graduates, advisors to business start-ups, and those wanting to pursue opportunities for new and existing ventures. In this unit you will develop entrepreneurial thinking and mindset, being able to explore and exploit recognised opportunities. The unit will cover fundamental elements of new venture creation, such as opportunity discovery, feasibility assessment, and social impact through reflective practice.
MGN442 Self Leadership
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- School of Management
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- Postgraduate units
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In today's contemporary business environment, professionals need to be empowered to manage their own development and growth. Rather than relying on an organisation or manager to make organisational life meaningful and effective, positive self-leadership training is focused on how an individual can foster change in his or her own personal and work life. Therefore the Self-leadership unit is focused on you and your professional development, and will require you to evaluate and reflect upon your leadership capability, including gathering feedback from others in order to generate an action plan for personal growth and change.
MGN444 Business in Asia
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- School of Management
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- Postgraduate units
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- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Business professionals need to be able to operate effectively in different regions of the global economy. The business environments within Asia have significant shared features as a consequence of both past and recent political, economic and social developments but have been experienced differentially. The substantial size and global impact of the Asian economy demands that anyone pursuing a career in business or public policy pertaining to business should develop a thorough understanding of the Asian business environment. This unit exists to inform future business professionals about business environments, how to identify risks and, from a hands-on perspective, learn best practices to address such risks within countries of this region.
MGN447 Managing in a Globalised Economy
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- School of Management
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- Postgraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Students entering the program, particularly those entering with a non-business background or non-international business background, need a grounding in how the conduct of business operating in the global economy is distinct from that of domestic business. The additional complexity of international business operations is both one of degree as well as one of context. Business must operate in diverse foreign environments and engage in specialised types of transactions. To succeed in international business requires functional understanding of the threats and opportunities arising from the diversity of markets and the growth of globalisation, the nature and role of business operations in the international value chain and the management and control of international business operations.
MGN448 Negotiating Across Borders
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- School of Management
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- Postgraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
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In the contemporary global business environment, negotiators who understand how culture affects negotiating processes and outcomes have a decided advantage at the bargaining table. The purpose of this unit is to help you understand and apply the theory and processes of negotiation.
MGN530 Managing Talent
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- School of Management
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- Postgraduate units
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- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Changes in our demographic and social circumstances, technological shifts and economic globalisation are radically reshaping the business landscape. These pressures have made attracting, retaining, and engaging talented employees a strategic priority for many organisations. These shifts have, however, outstripped the adaptive capacity of traditional workforce planning methods and led to an increased use of technology to attract key talent. Talent management provides an alternative by focusing on configuring and tailoring HR systems for specific talent pools. It involves the systematic identification of talent which differentially contribute to the organisation's sustainable competitive advantage, and then developing and implementing talent differentiation plans. Crucial components of these differentiated talent plans are effective, valid, evidence-based, equitable, and tailored recruitment and selection, and performance and reward strategies.