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Will only the big sharks be left after the ravages of the pandemic?  (ep3)

Will only the big sharks be left after the ravages of the pandemic?  (ep3)

Small businesses have predictably taken the brunt of the pandemic wave. But with some innovation, flexibility – and a little accounting – some have managed to resist the undercurrent. With Tracey Danaher, Ralph Kober, Paul Thambar and Martin Halphen.

Tracey Danaher

Ralph Kober

Paul J Thambar

Department of Accounting

The marathon ride: driving the Australian economy through a pandemic (ep2)

The marathon ride: driving the Australian economy through a pandemic (ep2)

The marathon ride. Record budget, record spending, record debt. Is this the right way to drive the Australian economy through a pandemic? With Professor Heather Anderson, Professor Giovanni Caggiano and Associate Professor Gaurav Datt.

Heather Anderson

Giovanni Caggiano

Gaurav Datt

Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability

Mental health – two small words, one very big cost (Ep 1)

Mental health – two small words, one very big cost (Ep 1)

Productivity Commissioner Dr Stephen King spent two years trying to identify the economic cost of mental illness and suicide. The human cost is even greater. And Dr Zen Goh explains how we can actually thrive at work.

Stephen King

Zen Goh

Department of Management

The fourth industrial revolution and what happens next: Professor Simon Wilkie

The fourth industrial revolution and what happens next: Professor Simon Wilkie

The future does not belong to the robots. With Head of Monash Business School, Professor Simon Wilkie.

Simon Wilkie

Senior Leadership team

Forecasts are always wrong (but we need them anyway)

Forecasts are always wrong (but we need them anyway)

From weather-watchers to the lovelorn, ancient conquerers to prison wardens; we all want to know what lies in our future. With Professor Rob Hyndman.

Rob J Hyndman

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

The dirty business secret of modern slavery

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

‘People before profit’ – how mutuals are teaching banks a lesson

‘People before profit’ – how mutuals are teaching banks a lesson

Mutuals and co-ops are having their moment. With Professor Matthew Hall and Dr Paul Thambar.

Matthew Hall

Paul J Thambar

Department of Accounting

Sustainability, after a fashion

Sustainability, after a fashion

Is the environmentally conscious consumer a trend, fad or just something at the margin? With Dr Rebecca Dare.

Rebecca Dare

Department of Marketing

The economics of energy policy (it’s complicated)

The economics of energy policy (it’s complicated)

Australia needs to reduce its carbon emissions. But that's about the only thing we agree upon, it seems. With Dr Gordon Leslie.

Gordon Leslie

Department of Economics

Can entrepreneurship be taught?

Can entrepreneurship be taught?

"There were probably three or four things that could have happened on any odd day that would have really shut the business down." Can entrepreneurship be taught?

David Gilbert

Senior Leadership team

Caught between two powers, where does Australia’s future lie?

Caught between two powers, where does Australia’s future lie?

The escalating trade dispute between China and the United States has Australia caught between its key trading partner and its key security partner. Should we be taking sides? And can our economy dodge the global fallout? With Dr Giovanni Di Lieto.
Why discrimination at work still happens

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