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At the turn of the 21st Century, companies never anticipated how much easier everything was going to be with big data.
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According to the Graduate Management Admission Council’s 2015 Corporate Recruiters Survey, 84 per cent of employers globally will hire MBA graduates this year—up ten per cent from last year. Whether you’re looking to study an MBA to obtain a senior managerial position or develop your own business, the return on your study investment can be vast. You’ll need to be prepared to dedicate time and energy to your MBA, making sacrifices in order to succeed. Tthe overall benefit to your career will be worth it.
Follow these blog posts to see how you can apply the knowledge you gain from a Master of Business Administration in a business setting.
What speed means for a business in the 21st Century
In today’s workplace, managers strive to inspire employees to work smarter, not harder. Our fast-paced, digital-focused world means that the speed of work is more important than ever, so it can be easy to get overwhelmed by priorities and caught up in processes designed to force better efficiency. In practice, smarter work is less about processes and more about effective management.
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Former Facebook MD inspires SCU students at inaugural event
Former Facebook Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, Stephen Scheeler recently inspired an audience of students and academics at the first-ever SCU Online Networking event. Continue reading
Marketing to Senior Management with an MBA
We had a chat with Master of Business Administration student Melinda Hutchings to get her insights into studying a masters online, balancing work and family life, plus how she’s using her new skills at work.
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The art of choosing the right MBA for you
Obtaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) is an incredibly popular way to seek career progression and prove to employers that you’re ready for a promotion. That doesn’t mean that the path is an easy one. The first step is choosing the right program for you. Continue reading
How to build resilience as a business leader
If you have been fortunate enough to work with a great leader, you might have found yourself at different times trying to identify what it is that makes them so effective. It might have been their ability to remain calm and effective in the face of a crisis, to recover quickly from setbacks, be creative at problem solving, adapt to changing circumstances or persist positively in the face of apparently overwhelming obstacles.
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How China’s economy impacts Australian business
China’s economy has been considered a force to be reckoned with for a while now. Since the Global Financial Crisis, China’s economy has boomed and Australia has been a major benefactor of that wealth. Australian businesses have profited from lucrative trade deals with the economic giant, particularly within the mining and agriculture sectors.
Video: Meet SCU Online MBA graduate, Paul Betts
Ever wondered what it’s like to study an MBA online? One of our most recent graduates, Paul Betts, has shed some light on his own experience – juggling work, family and other commitments including triathlon training, saying if he can do it, anyone can.
What is stagflation and how can it happen again?
Most countries have faced the difficulty of recession. Australia has experienced two great recessions in our somewhat short history; at the beginning of the 1930s and more recently in the 1990s after a major stock collapse. But one of the most notable and puzzling trends to have rocked the developed world occurred in the 1970s. Through a number of factors that no one seemed to fully predict, we entered what was flagged as stagflation—a wordplay that describes the economy as stagnant in growth, yet experiencing high inflation.
Three underrated reasons to do an MBA
The MBA, or Master of Business Administration, can be your key to climbing the corporate ladder and succeeding in the business sphere.
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