Dr Sam Wylie on the impact of recession in Australia
Dr Sam Wylie says that IMF predictions of a growth phase in the world economy in 2010 are off the mark, and says Australia should expect a long but shallow recession. "The financial crisis is going to...
View ArticleAustralian businesses will need to be sustainable to compete, new national...
Australian businesses will need to engage in sustainability reporting in the future to remain competitive, according to a new report.Medicine and Health Science
View ArticleHome loan exit fees sting consumers
Home owners with loans from finance companies that are not banks, credit unions or building societies are slugged with exit fees up to 350% higher than other home owners with loans, according to a new...
View ArticleUniversity of Melbourne receives international AACSB business school...
The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Business & Economics has become the first Victorian University to be given accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Business Schools...
View ArticleSurvival of the fittest: businesses put to the test
The agility of Australian and New Zealand organizations will come under the microscope for the first time in a study launched today by the University of Melbourne and leading professional services firm...
View ArticleCould Melbourne unearth the next Facebook or Napster?
University of Melbourne students will pitch online business ideas to Australia’s most prominent technology investors next week in the hope their ideas may become the next internet sensation.Business...
View ArticleAustralian first program could discover the next “Facebook”
An interactive internet radio service, a remote area power system and a streamlined booking system for venues, are just some of the projects that are being translated from ideas to reality through a...
View ArticleProfessor Marcia Langton talks to NITV news about the long-term benefits of...
Professor Marcia Langton says while Native Title agreements have created wealth for Aboriginal communities, government restrictions on trust-funds are holding back Aboriginal business enterprise and...
View ArticleStronger business leadership sorely needed for innovation
A failure of business leadership is acting as a drag on workplace innovation and business profitability, a comprehensive study of Australian industry has determined.Business and Economics
View ArticleMost Australian workers lack faith in their boss
Australian workers believe their workplaces suffer from poor leadership and need better management, according to a survey into workplace management by the Centre for Workplace Leadership at the...
View ArticleAustralia India Institute to receive $3 million from Federal Government
The Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne will receive $3 million from the Federal Government, announced yesterday by Prime Minister Tony Abbott during his visit to India.Business...
View ArticleMelbourne garment makers working for less than half of minimum wage
Clothing makers in Melbourne working from home are earning less than half of the hourly minimum wage, while working an average of 51 hours a week, found a University of Melbourne report.Business and...
View ArticleMelbourne entrepreneurs on cue for Silicon Valley
The University of Melbourne’s in-house entrepreneur accelerator, the Melbourne Accelerator Program, (MAP) is headed to Silicon Valley! Engineering and ITInternational
View ArticleMBS launches new Master of Business Analytics degree
A new Master of Business Analytics (MBusA) is being offered by the Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne. The degree is an intensive one-year program designed to equip graduates with...
View ArticleCEO bonuses could cost companies in the long term
Capping and regulating CEO payments, including performance bonuses, could help make companies more profitable in the long term, new research has found.Business and EconomicsInternational
View ArticleSurvey of Australian business reveals failure of leadership
The largest survey of leadership in Australia, the Study of Australian Leadership (SAL), launches today revealing significant shortfalls in business performance, innovation and leadership development...
View ArticleNAB and University of Melbourne join forces to analyse innovation
Australian businesses innovate more than they realise, and most are driven by a desire to better serve customers, new research by National Australia Bank (NAB) and University of Melbourne has...
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