Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and costly globally, resulting in a growing insurance ‘protection gap’ – where communities, governments and businesses are left exposed without adequate financial protection to support their recovery. Research from UQ Business School set out to understand, and help close, this widening protection gap.
The traditional 9-to-5 office job is all but extinct. While it’s easy to attribute its decline to COVID, the shift away from rigid working hours was already well underway. UQ experts say microshifting can improve both workplace productivity and job satisfaction, but caution business leaders to set clear expectations.
Don’t spend hours trying to find a great series that'll hook you. We’ve gathered the most inspirational and engaging business podcasts to keep you at the top of your game. Tried and tested by UQ Business School staff, you know these will be good!
Whether you’re trying to persuade your co-workers to get behind your idea or convince your boss to let you try something new, every professional can benefit from learning the art of influencing without authority. A UQ expert says it’s important to remember that “leadership is not the same as authority".
It's a tumultuous time for the global economy. Business leaders around the world are working hard to navigate these rapid changes and anticipate what’s next. To celebrate 100 years of UQ's Bachelor of Commerce, UQ Commerce alumni leaders share the shifts and transformations they predict will impact the business world over the coming 10 years.
Over the next five years, the federal government plans to buy more from Indigenous businesses, while cracking down on fraudulent practices. UQ expert Dr Gaala Watson's research has found the reforms don’t go far enough.
The University of Queensland (UQ) Indigenous Business Hub (IBH) is helping to support Indigenous organisations and ventures in a new sponsoring agreement with Triple A Murri Radio in its ‘Let’s Talk Business’ program.
University of Queensland researchers are investigating how to combat the significant environmental challenge of food waste in the food service industry.