Develops key interpersonal strategies and communication skills to become an agile, reflective professional and to manage the professional self effectively and cooperatively in a range of business environments. Enhances the emerging manager’s ability to lead and influence others in both cross-cultural contexts and uncertainty.
Equips students with the ability to utilise data visualisation tools and techniques in crafting and adapting data communication strategies for different types of audiences. Develops critical evaluation of the presentation of data and the implications for ethical communication.
Explores data-driven decision-making in a VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) environment, utilise tools for structured thinking, understand market dynamics, and assess consumer, firm, and institutional impacts on the macroeconomy. Develops a managerial perspective on micro- and macro-economic aspects in order to navigate complexities and drive strategic success.
Focuses on the foundations of organisational behaviour and managing within the workplace. Examines the challenges that managers and leaders face in managing people and organisations.
Focuses on fact-based and data driven-decision making in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Introduces and examines tools and approaches to support decision making through an understanding of data and structured thinking.
Focuses on essential accounting knowledge for effective resource allocation and for quantifying, assessing, and communicating information about the health of the enterprise.
Examines attributes and behaviours of consumers, firms, markets and institutions and their impacts on the macroeconomy. Focuses on the micro- and macro- economic aspects of market actors from a managerial perspective.
Examines the logics and processes of strategy formulation and implementation. The course involves extensive business situation case analysis and a 'real world' business project requiring creative and innovative recommendations typical for a capstone experience.
Advanced analysis of corporate and competitive strategy with a focus on innovation, diversification and strategic change. Uses a case-based approach to evaluate the strengths and limitations of different perspectives for creating an appropriate strategy.
Focuses on fact-based and data driven-decision making in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Examines decision biases and tools to overcome decision making under VUCA, particularly through critical and structured thinking.
Explores emerging technologies and how they impact on business strategies. Examines data-driven decision-making and develops an understanding of innovation culture and capabilities and how these can be harnessed to improve business outcomes.
Advanced analysis of global operations management. Evaluates the design, management, and improvement of operations in goods and services organisations and critiques strategies to improve global supply chain performance.
Provides an understanding of how value can be created through the effective, efficient, and sustainable use of resources in the production and delivery of goods and services. Explores how the operations and supply chains of firms can be designed, managed, and improved to gain competitive advantage.
Provides overview of financial accounting principles within New Zealand and the understanding and application of New Zealand Financial Reporting Standards. Focuses on the role of financial statements play in investment, analysis and contracting decisions.
Examines the functions of the markets for real and financial assets, and their valuation. Focuses on the various techniques that financial managers can create wealth for shareholders and stakeholders.
Advanced analysis of financial statements and the assessments of an organisation's performance. Evaluates tools and techniques used to measure and assess risk and value through an applied project.
Critically analyses the role of strategic management accounting in facilitating strategic decision making and sustainable value creation. Evaluates strategic cost management tools and techniques, budgetary control systems and performance measurement through an applied project.
Design and management of revenue and cost management systems. Analysis of Budgets and standards, costing system, cost systems for decision-making and control, performance appraisal, and contemporary related issues.
Provides an understanding of macro-environment issues that businesses operating internationally face. Develops students' analytical thinking and decision making skills with the use of analytical tools and case studies.
Provides an understanding of the trade and financial environments within which organisations operate. Focuses on the challenges organisations face when making business decisions with regard to international trade and finance.
Develops highly specialised knowledge about the changing institutional and business environments in key economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Requires independent research and analysis to critically evaluate the implications of such changes for innovation, business strategy and understanding customers.
Explores strategic aspects of managing a firm in an international context. Emphasises the development of skills to understand and analyse the issues that firms face in operating in international markets and value chains, and the emergence and development of business and corporate level international business strategy.
Analyse business cases, refine critical thinking and decision-making and foster a strategic mindset. Apply comprehensive strategic solutions to a ‘real-world’ business project, requiring creative and innovative recommendations typical for a capstone experience.
Focuses on the core concepts and principles of marketing theory and practice using examples from New Zealand and overseas.
Examines the consumer perspective in marketing and Economics 876 through application of theories and frameworks. Includes independent appraisal of research methods suitable for generating insights into business. Reviews current and emerging research in Consumer Behaviour to evaluate contemporary practice.
Analysis of the individual components of the marketing communications mix. Critically evaluates the role of marketing communications in supporting brand, product and service strategy.
Examines current and emerging research in marketing communications and evaluates contemporary practice. Focuses on the effective integration of digital strategies in marketing planning, implementation and practice.
Develops the essential frameworks and tools for operating in specialised marketing agencies such as advertising, branding, media, PR, or similar. Examines the work of marketing agencies, and equips students with a mobile repertoire of practical skills required by marketing agencies.
Analyse business cases, refine critical thinking and decision-making and foster a strategic mindset. Apply comprehensive strategic solutions to a ‘real-world’ business project, requiring creative and innovative recommendations typical for a capstone experience.
Examines the management of international workforces in multinational corporations. Explores the impact of culture on managing people in cross-border contexts.
Evaluates the policies and practices involved in the core processes of HRM and builds students professional skills in assisting organisations to design and implement these policies and practices effectively.
Develops the tools and frameworks for gathering and analysing data on workforce skills, attitudes and behaviours and building models of how these variables influence business and employee outcomes.
Focuses on how Human Resource specialists can help business leaders to develop Human Resource strategies that enhance organisational performance and employee well-being. Examines current and emerging research in HRM and evaluates contemporary practice.
9 Analyse business cases, refine critical thinking and decision-making and foster a strategic mindset. Apply comprehensive strategic solutions to a ‘real-world’ business project, requiring creative and innovative recommendations typical for a capstone experience. Business Marketing