Master of Business Administration (MBA Online)

The relationship between corporations and society is complex and dynamic; they both have the power to influence and be influenced by one another. Sustainable businesses seek to have a positive impact on their community, minimal impact on the natural environment, all while working towards long-term financial security. This course covers how responsible leadership, sustainable business practice and global orientation are critical to business success today. Get practical advice on how to lead an organisation through complex challenges, develop a strategy for long term business sustainability and embrace an adaptive thinking mindset. 

At its essence, marketing is about defining and championing customer value. Explore the latest theories, frameworks and concepts of how to take your product or service to market in a responsible and sustainable way. You will also get the opportunity to hear how industry leaders and your peers approach brand development in their respective organisations.

Every organisation relies on one thing above all else – its people. This course examines the best way to lead people to achieve sustainable outcomes for both your staff and organisation. By drilling down into universal human needs, you’ll better understand the interplay between individuals, teams and an entire organisation. We’ll also equip you with effective communication, coaching, mentoring and sponsorship tactics, so that you’ll be able to tackle common challenges (such as difficult behaviour) and foster a positive culture.

The scope of accounting has grown beyond financial management and now encompasses the social, environmental and governance impacts of business activities. The new methods and tools you learn to analyse and understand the meaning of financial data will facilitate your role to responsibly manage businesses. We also cover how to report financial health to both internal and external stakeholders to provide clarity and support executive decision-making. 

Being a strategic manager requires you to always consider the context, content and purpose of any action. This course follows these three tiers in greater detail including: 

1. Conducting analysis and assessments to get a clearer picture of the environmental, industry and organisational context  
2. Implementing strategy at different business levels  
3. Ensuring ongoing performance through governance, leadership, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability.  

This course will sharpen your ability to think strategically and realise effective outcomes for organisations that are responsible, sustainable and globally focused. 

Change is constant. Today’s economies are competitive, knowledge-intensive and increasingly globalised. To ensure an organisation’s resilience and survival, leaders with change-management expertise need to instill confidence in investors, customers and staff. This course links perspectives on leading and managing organisational change with concepts, strategies and practical applications of responsible leadership in a global context.  

Finance has a central role in any organisation. How to fund the business, where to invest and how to allocate financial resources are all key parts of effective leadership. Firm resources are scarce and must be allocated among competing yet interrelated needs. You will examine both new and existing finance frameworks to assess their advantages and limitations when trying to achieve a specific outcome for specific stakeholders. Debate the interplay between maximising the value of the firm with corporate social responsibility and sustainability.  

While there's no shortage of data available to us today, the ability to interpret this data and make robust decisions is a lot more challenging. Learn how to interrogate and spot common pitfalls associated with data analysis so you can make meaningful decisions with confidence.

Today's world is filled with complex problems. The way we have handled the business world has led to crises that are almost insurmountable. Given the challenges of global supply chains and complex social issues, how can a supply chain manager learn to be successful in the modern logistics environment? What is needed to handle these massive challenges? This course offers a practical approach to managerial problem solving that walks you through different approaches to managing the difficult issues faced by the modern supply chain manager. It is expected that this approach will help those in management to come to grips with the social, political and managerial reality of current logistics.  

Economics is undergoing rapid changes, with existing assumptions being challenged. You’ll explore traditional economic models during this course, as well as the new frameworks needed for the future, including: 

1. How to think like an economist and the supply and demand theory 
2. The economics of the public sector and appropriate responses to the environmental impact of economic activity 
3. Alternative market structures and behavioural economics  
4. The economics of climate change 
5. Gross Domestic Product and alternative measures of progress 
6. Economic growth and sustainable development 

The 21st century has been described as being the Asian century in part because of its rising economic power. This course will explore the region providing a holistic perspective of the key trends in the region and the governance, economic and societal frameworks; thus enabling you to effectively formulate strategies for your organisations to operate across the region. 

Development of new products and services has the power to deliver better outcomes that are effective, efficient and sustainable. Investors, governments and customers now demand both financial and social returns on investment. You will be introduced to a range of purpose-led entrepreneurs who have developed business models that blend social and commercial value creation in complex areas ranging from place-based disadvantage, youth disengagement, obesity, and domestic violence, to climate change, loss of biodiversity, our ageing population, and inequality. You will emerge with the ability to quantify this impact to inspire future endeavours.