Why wicked CEOs prevail: Dark personality traits of the executive suite From the outside, it appears that some form of narcissism is required to make your way up the corporate ladder. Why do wicked CEOs seem to win? Udari Ekanayake Mariano (Pitòsh) Heyden Department of Management The dirty business secret of modern slavery Human trafficking, forced labour, bonded labour, slavery. It's in the products we use everyday. With Dr Ingrid Landau. Ingrid Landau Department of Business Law and Taxation Why discrimination at work still happens Australian anti-discrimination laws mean the bad old days of being sacked because you are pregnant are long gone. Aren't they? With Dr Dominique Allen. Dominique Allen Department of Business Law and Taxation What kind of leaders will Generation Z want? We appear drawn to authoritarian, charismatic leaders. But are they right for the future? And will the coming generations call for something different? With Dr Nathan Eva. Nathan Eva Department of Management “How’s my favourite judge?” When Nelson Mandela called: with Professor Mervyn King A phone call from one of the world's best known political leaders helped propel South Africa's Professor Mervyn King into becoming the 'Godfather' of corporate governance. Nicholas McGuigan Department of Accounting Looking for a manager to foster change? Hire a woman Women are more likely to share information and discuss reports with others giving them valuable management skills for transforming organisations. Ralph Kober Department of Accounting The astoundingly simple way to get more women into leadership positions Quotas. Affirmative action. Unconscious gender bias training. Leaning in. What if there was a simpler way to increase the numbers of women in leadership positions? Lata Gangadharan Department of Economics Crash and burn: How fast cars and hedge funds go together Can your choice of car influence your appetite for investment risk? If you are a hedge fund manager, it seems it can. Stephen Brown Department of Business Law and Taxation Can behavioural economics help stifle our irrational biases? Every day we make hundreds of decisions that add to economic uncertainty. Can behavioural economists find ways to defeat these irrational biases? Lata Gangadharan Department of Economics That empty feeling – why federal budgets have lost their true meaning Once, budgets were central to broad economic reform; now they have become victims of polls, politics and short-term thinking. But there is a way back. Mark Crosby What motivates people to volunteer and how do you manage them? Across Australia, volunteers contribute more than 700 million hours of labour to a diverse range of organisations every year. What drives them? Herman Tse Department of Management How unconscious bias shapes your thinking (and what you can do about it) Most Australians believe in values such as fairness and equality - but these can be harder to act on than you would think. Martijn Van der Kamp Leadership and Executive Education Prev 1 2 3 4 Next
