Business and economics news

AUT funding helps Kiwis talk about money

Newly funded research from AUT aims to tackle financial abuse by helping Kiwis feel comfortable and talk constructively about money with their loved ones.

Who pays for more resilient supply chains?

Amid disruptions to connections and markets, Professor Peter Enderwick asks if consumers will, or will not, pay for more resilient global supply chains.

Auckland "most liveable"? Not for Maori

Many Māori whānau in Auckland do not enjoy the benefits of this supposed “liveability”, writes the Business School’s Ella Henry.

Support for action on inequality in NZ

In the last decade, public attitudes have swung sharply against NZ’s high levels of economic inequality, writes Peter Skilling in The Guardian.

Flames in the NZ workforce

New AUT research, conducted in December 2020, shows Kiwi workers are at higher risk of being burnt-out than previously thought.

Business School wins translation awards

AUT Business School has won the NZ Business Research Translation Competition, highlighting the impact of sharing research with non-academic audiences.

Using ‘food havens’ to reduce obesity

A new concept in food environments, the food haven, aims to reduce high obesity rates among Māori and Pacific peoples.

Five questions with Professor Ricky Chan

We asked Professor Ricky Chan five questions about his research following his appointment to Professor.

Techweek 21 Tech for Good

Techweek 2021 is almost upon us, and this year again offers a huge variety of interesting and insightful events and talks on AUT City Campus.

The fatherhood penalty

When it comes to parental equality, universities are not the progressive institutions many of us expect them to be, writes Patrick Van Esch.