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The course provides you with an introduction to the concepts and skills necessary to identify and develop opportunities to launch a startup, new product or service. Using flipped learning techniques, you will learn and experience first-hand the process skilled entrepreneurs go through before committing to launching their venture. In this … For more content click the Read More button below.The course provides you with an introduction to the concepts and skills necessary to identify and develop opportunities to launch a startup, new product or service. Using flipped learning techniques, you will learn and experience first-hand the process skilled entrepreneurs go through before committing to launching their venture. In this course, you will join an interdisciplinary founding team and take ownership of pursuing your team’s globally scalable idea. You will be mentored through the iterative process of creating value, and developing prototypes to validate your business idea. Assignments include weekly progress updates, creating a succinct website and video, pitching your idea to a live panel of investors, and writing an executive summary. This course is supported by guest entrepreneurs who will come to class and share their experiences with you. By completing this course, you will be better prepared to be an entrepreneur, launch or join a startup, join an accelerator or incubator and raise venture capital.Read More

This is a capstone course for the Master of International Business degree program. Students are provided an opportunity to integrate, evaluate, and reflect on, the knowledge and experiences gained from their studies in the program, in the context of global business. The course will incorporate multi-dimensional approaches to cases, issues … For more content click the Read More button below.This is a capstone course for the Master of International Business degree program. Students are provided an opportunity to integrate, evaluate, and reflect on, the knowledge and experiences gained from their studies in the program, in the context of global business. The course will incorporate multi-dimensional approaches to cases, issues and challenges for international business in encountering different cultures, institutions, and organisations in varied environments and countries. Emphasis is placed on critical, innovative and integrative thinking in peer learning and reflection in facing business and societal challenges.The course seeks to critically engage participants in four central themes. The first theme: reflect on practice in education and business in a global context. This will encompass the experience of education in a multi-cultural environment. The second theme: integrate their knowledge in context of other disciplines, comparing differences and similarities in national understandings and approaches. The third theme:  synthesise disciplinary knowledge and debates through addressing key trends in global business. The fourth theme: explore experiences in understanding careers in global business, mindful of institutional, cultural, social and political implications of international business. Students will gain an appreciation of the cultural and inter-cultural experiences in the program in addressing dynamics in national understandings, values, norms and business practice.Read More

This course introduces students to the mechanisms by which firms are challenged to account for the social, as well as economic, consequences of their activities. In complex international environments, firms must manage conflicting stakeholder interests. The course sets out theoretical and conceptual frameworks for analysing the choices confronting firms, including … For more content click the Read More button below.This course introduces students to the mechanisms by which firms are challenged to account for the social, as well as economic, consequences of their activities. In complex international environments, firms must manage conflicting stakeholder interests. The course sets out theoretical and conceptual frameworks for analysing the choices confronting firms, including issues of corruption, diversity management and the environment.Read More

An indepth analysis of comparative business systems and corporate strategy in Japan, Korea, and China. Topics include: comparative analysis of business systems and government-business relations in Japanese Keiretsu, Korean Chaebol and Chinese family business and State enterprises in China; corporate governance and human resource management practices; globalisation of firms, headquarter-subsidiary … For more content click the Read More button below.An indepth analysis of comparative business systems and corporate strategy in Japan, Korea, and China. Topics include: comparative analysis of business systems and government-business relations in Japanese Keiretsu, Korean Chaebol and Chinese family business and State enterprises in China; corporate governance and human resource management practices; globalisation of firms, headquarter-subsidiary relations and foreign direct investment; impact of culture on management style and decision making; comparative analysis of competition strategy; organisational structures including sub-contracting and buyer-supplier networks, just-in-time management and quality control.Read More

A business and management perspective on the People's Republic of China. The macroeconomic, legal and operational environment of Chinese business enterprises; analysis of business procedures and management in China, and an overview of Australian-Chinese business relations. Topics include enterprise reform, enterprise finance and stock markets, accounting and taxation, foreign trade … For more content click the Read More button below.A business and management perspective on the People's Republic of China. The macroeconomic, legal and operational environment of Chinese business enterprises; analysis of business procedures and management in China, and an overview of Australian-Chinese business relations. Topics include enterprise reform, enterprise finance and stock markets, accounting and taxation, foreign trade and internationalisation, enterprise management and Australian trade and investment links with China. Special attention will be given to problems of enterprise reform, the continuing role of the state, Chinese business practices, including 'guanxi' and business negotiations, and the management of foreign investment enterprises in China.Read More

This course provides an in-depth analysis of business development of Asian enterprises in a dynamic institutional context. It considers the business activities of multinational enterprises in the Asia Pacific Region including those from Japan, Korea, China, India, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Global Business Strategy and Management introduces a set of contemporary strategy concepts and theories to help students identify important and consistent principles that a firm can use in making decisions that will ultimately determine a firm's success or failure in a global business environment in the long term.

This is a foundational course within the overarching field of international business and international management. It explores the key external (commonly called 'macro') factors significantly shaping the success and failure of the daily operations and key decisions within multinational enterprises (MNEs) around the globe. This course pays especial attention to … For more content click the Read More button below.This is a foundational course within the overarching field of international business and international management. It explores the key external (commonly called 'macro') factors significantly shaping the success and failure of the daily operations and key decisions within multinational enterprises (MNEs) around the globe. This course pays especial attention to the enduring impact that the differences among the countries' political, social, cultural, and economic systems have on MNEs' strategic decisions. Significant attention is also paid to how the increasing interdependences among countries, organisations and individuals around the globe intensify the challenges faced by MNEs.Read More

The course develops the main theoretical foundations of finance, including investment decision making, utility theory, portfolio theory, equilibrium asset pricing, arbitrage asset pricing, the term structure of interest rates, option pricing theory, derivatives pricing, asset prices informational efficiency, asymmetric and incomplete information, agency theory, performance measurement, corporate governance, and corporate … For more content click the Read More button below.The course develops the main theoretical foundations of finance, including investment decision making, utility theory, portfolio theory, equilibrium asset pricing, arbitrage asset pricing, the term structure of interest rates, option pricing theory, derivatives pricing, asset prices informational efficiency, asymmetric and incomplete information, agency theory, performance measurement, corporate governance, and corporate finance topics. The course constructs the main developments in finance theory over the past 60 years, investigates gaps in current finance practices and investigates the need for future developments. The course provides the theoretical foundations for subsequent finance study within the Master of Finance degree.     Read More

This course provides a concise synthesis of the recent available literature on empirical studies in corporate finance, investments and asset pricing within a logical, analytical structure. Material covered includes agency theory, governance through institutional trading, concentrated institutional ownership, independent boards, do bidders gain from takeovers? trading tournaments: households versus institutions … For more content click the Read More button below.This course provides a concise synthesis of the recent available literature on empirical studies in corporate finance, investments and asset pricing within a logical, analytical structure. Material covered includes agency theory, governance through institutional trading, concentrated institutional ownership, independent boards, do bidders gain from takeovers? trading tournaments: households versus institutions and males versus females, the pricing of volatility and liquidity risk, and dividend policy together with imputation credits. Special attention will be given to selected topics in group and lab work. Much of this work is ten to fifteen years ahead of textbooks and represents innovative research at the forefront of the advancement of knowledge. In this course, you will apply statistical analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, to test the validity of findings in select empirical studies in finance. This introductory lecture will demonstrate how applying these same skills in a corporate environment, can help foster a successful corporate career. In other words, 'how can you use what you learn in MFIN6210, to stand out in the corporate environment, and climb up the corporate ladder. This course aims to provide an accessible introduction to empirical studies in financial economics by going beyond the usual econometric/statistical issues. The subtext is to get you to think critically and take nothing for granted by highlighting big mistakes and big successes. MFINS6210 is one of the core courses in the Master of Finance degree. Material covered in Financial Theory (MFIN6214) has direct relevance to this course. This course examines theoretical material covered in MFIN6214 in an applied empirical setting. The course will revisit topics relating to agency theory, asset pricing, market efficiency, capital structure, pricing of risk and corporate control. Students should also find some of the econometric techniques covered in Empirical Techniques and Applications in Finance (MFIN6201) useful in undertaking the individual cooperative  project and lab work.      Read More