Business and economics news

Diversity Awards celebrate commitment

AUT staff recently acknowledged diversity initiatives of eight awardees at the Auckland Art Gallery.

Do you have a share market tip-off?

If you get a secret hot tip about the markets, beware! If you act on it, you could be charged with insider trading – and even go to jail.

Relishing competence or seeking a challenge?

People who love their jobs get different things out of it - and there’s a difference between women and men when it comes to job satisfaction.

Postgrad degree boosts career prospects

AUT Business School’s new one-year Master of Business Management opens up options for graduates wanting to move into a rewarding career in management.

Bachelor of Business undergoes refresh

AUT’s reshaped Bachelor of Business lets students build an engaging, multidisciplinary programme of study focused on future capabilities and social impact.

Working 4-day weeks for 5 days' pay?

A four-day week trial showed that if workers have more control over their job, they feel and perform better.

Alumna’s internship experience in Taiwan

Leanne Ho, a Bachelor of Business graduate, recently had the opportunity to do an internship in Taiwan.

Seeing leadership in action

The successful Shadow a Leader programme matches year 13 and AUT business or law students with a business leader. Recent participants share their feedback.

Four-day work week gets the tick

AUT researcher runs the research ruler over a company’s trial of a four-day working week and finds it measures up.

Advice from scholarship winner

We catch up with Bachelor of Business student Louis Martin who has won the Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia to intern in Singapore.