This subject recognises that innovation and creative thinking are having an increasing impact on the development of strategy to enable organisations to remain competitive in the turbulent environment of change in politics, economies, society, and technology.
Students learn strategies and practices to become innovative thinkers who can see things from new perspectives and deviate from traditional ways of thinking that may no longer be relevant for strategic planning that needs to anticipate new and emerging futures.
- Professor: Deborah Churchman
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- Professor: Caroline Rowe
This subject explores finance and accounting fundamentals required for the management of an organisation, and the technologies involved.
- Professor: Pawan Chugh
- Professor: Deborah Churchman-edit
- Professor: Brenton Dansie
- Professor: David Joy
- Professor: Chris Riley
- Professor: Caroline Rowe
This subject introduces students to features of Australian law relevant to business. In understanding fundamental concepts and principles relating to business law, students will be able to identify legal problems and their consequences, develop problem solving skills through analytical and critical thinking that, will equip them with legal and ethical knowledge pertinent to proper decision making in the context of a commercial setting.
- Professor: Deborah Churchman-edit
- Professor: Shameni Nitchingham
- Professor: Kuntal Goswami
In an increasingly globalised business landscape, it is becoming more important that professionals can not only fit into diverse workplaces, but can drive inclusive and supportive workplace cultures. This subject aims to improve students’ self-awareness, leadership skills and knowledge, to enable them to create, and harness the value, of diverse teams.
- Professor: Tahereh Pourshafie
The subject provides a strategic understanding of key elements in the spectrum of data science as well as the ability to achieve projects end-to-end from both the management and technical perspectives through such means as coordinating data delivery, analysing trends, providing forecasts, developing data consistency, quantifying uncertainty, and suggesting courses of action.
- Professor: Dale Van Heer
Creativity and innovation are vital for organisational success and leadership is a major contextual factor that influences employee creativity and innovation. This subject aims to develop students’ understanding of the relationship between leadership, creativity, and innovation.
This subject will provide students with an understanding of the psychology of creativity and will provide students with the latest insights about the leadership processes and practices that engage and empower followers and promote a culture of innovation in teams and organisations.
- Professor: Pawan Chugh
This subject develops students’ understanding of the different types of organisational structures and their importance for business strategy, vision, and direction for the organisation. The focus is on contemporary structures eg communities of practice and considering the ways in which leadership influences and is influenced by structure, culture, profession/industry, global context and current and future events eg COVID.
- Professor: Karen Grogan