There are growing concerns over a slowdown in entrepreneurial activity at the world's universities. Entrepreneurship must be encouraged and facilitated, however – and students are increasingly demanding that this is so. Here's why this is so important.
Rebuilding Queensland’s tourism and arts sectors in the wake of COVID-19 will be the focus of two University of Queensland research projects funded by Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships. Dr Richard Robinson and Dr Kate Power, both from UQ Business School, were awarded funding to help with COVID-19 recovery efforts in key Queensland industries.
Phil Teuwen was born and raised in Queensland and describes himself as a country boy at heart. Now based in Brisbane, the scientist and UQ Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate is helping Queenslanders get something we all need more of, especially during the pandemic – sleep.
There is a real sense of urgency towards technological adoption at the moment, but how does a leader deploy new systems without staff fearing for their jobs?
A University of Queensland business and economics report has revealed that visits to the state’s national parks generate $2.64 billion in spending annually and support thousands of jobs.
Sitting in her apartment in Frankfurt, Germany, waiting to start a new day of work with sustainable fashion start-up tech company, SupplyCompass, Margo Camus is very thankful for the opportunities her MBA has provided.
Like prizefighters in winter training, the nation’s canny captains of industry have used the lockdown of 2020 to spec up – to both gain marketable skills to survive the slowdown and, importantly, to gain the near-magical powers necessary for our businesses to thrive in the great reset.
The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a series of changes to the way we work. From suddenly managing teams working remotely to employees experiencing hardship – the crisis has led to many new leadership challenges. According to Professor Neal Ashkanasy (OAM), leaders now more than ever need to have a sharpened awareness of emotional intelligence and how to use it.