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Women in sports: double standards a double fault
Naomi Osaka has made history as the first Japanese woman to claim a Grand Slam singles title after defeating Serena Williams in the final of the US Open
AUT 2019 domestic and international fees
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.
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.
A rewarding career can grow from finding an employer who matches your own personal values, says AUT Business School’s Dr Margie Elley-Brown.
Mixing the generations for leadership lessons during AUT’s Shadow a Leader day.
Striving to make algorithms fair
AUT Centre for Social Data Analytics co-director Rhema Vaithianathan spoke to science journal Nature about algorithms, bias and fairness.
How office design can isolate women
Open plan offices are thought to promote teamwork and discussion but women are finding them hard places to work.
Changing names to boost job prospects
Migrants are using "more Kiwi-sounding" names to increase their chance of finding employment, says Professor of Diversity Edwina Pio.
Two key events will bring together economists from New Zealand and around the world at AUT.
Young business brains’ winning strategy
Secondary school students turn business issues into winning strategies in the 2018 New Zealand Secondary Schools Case Competition.
Plain English boosts policy outcomes
Research points to benefits of using plain language and social media to connect central bank policies with the public.
What makes graduates employable?
Dr Margie Elley-Brown talks to careers hub yudu.co.nz about how university graduates can give themselves the edge when they hit the job market.
Parenthood increases the gender pay gap with mothers facing a wage penalty.
Young leaders link corporates & culture
Māori and Pacific interns are bringing unique skills and knowledge to workplaces through the TupuToa programme
5 questions: Prof Helena Cooper-Thomas
We asked Professor of Organisational Behaviour Helena Cooper-Thomas five questions about her research at the time of her Inaugural Professorial Address.
Students participate in beach clean-up
Accounting students recently displayed sustainability in action, participating in a beach clean-up fieldtrip at Point England Reserve, Glen Innes.
Financial confusion costing Kiwis
KiwiSavers are struggling to understand the information needed to make good choices about their financial future.
AUT Business School introduces Accounting for Social Impact Research Group, aimed at supporting the achievement, evaluation and reporting of social impact.
Prime Minister recognises AUT students
Hazel Umaga and Taylor McDonald are winners of the 2018 Pacific Youth Awards.
Post-split parents’ finances studied
Research from AUT has revealed the economic impact when parents separate, in a study that is the first of its kind in New Zealand.
AUT student links with US-NZ leaders
AUT business and law student Charle Megala is appointed to the US Embassy’s New Zealand Youth Council for 2018.
AUT first in NZ to use Xero Lifelong Learning Platform
Accounting students at AUT Business School developing skills via Xero’s purpose-built teaching and learning platform.
How can brands win when sports stars are losing their reputation?
Who has more influence – musician, vlogger or sportsperson?
Stepping into the unknown drives success, says top scholar.
OSH expert accepts key government advisory role
Associate Professor of Employment Relations, Dr Felicity Lamm has accepted the role of Government Chief Advisor, Health and Safety.
Fantastic numbers at business career fair
Over 640 students descended on 32 employers who were offering up to 1,000 graduate roles or internships at the first Business and Economics Career Fair.
International Women’s Day celebrated
Professor Edwina Pio encourages everyone to make a daily commitment to #pressforchange on International Women’s Day
Powerful stories at Give Nothing to Racism
Creating positive change through storytelling was the focus of a recent Diversity at AUT event.
Prof Jarrod Haar's research into work/life satisfaction.
Vulnerable transient population size equal to the city of Tauranga
A study by the New Zealand Work Research Institute at AUT has quantified the scale of transience in New Zealand, with a particular focus on those considered to be ‘vulnerable transient’.
AUT increases presence in QS subject rankings
New global rankings show AUT now has 13 subjects ranked, with two of them featuring in the top 50 in the world.
180 undergraduate students who are recipients of various AUT scholarships were welcomed at a special event this week.
Creating meaning in the workplace
Marjolein Lips-Wiersma, Professor of Ethics and Sustainability Leadership at AUT’s Business School, is a leading expert in developing and supporting meaning in the workplace. Professor Lips-Wiersma has just released the second edition of the book she co-authored with Lani Morris, The Map of Meaningful Work: A Practical Guide to Sustaining Our Humanity.
Langi Latu wins case competition at Beta Gamma Sigma Global Leadership Summit
Langi Latu, an AUT Business School graduate, and fellow team members won their case category during the Team Case Competition, sponsored by KPMG, at Beta Gamma Sigma’s 2017 Global Leadership Summit. The team was selected as a winner based on their innovative and creative solution for their assigned business case, as well as the effectiveness of their presentation.
New tool measures Corporate Governance Effectiveness
A new corporate governance index aims to quantify the voice of the shareholder at the boardroom table.
Budding student entrepreneurs prepare for AUT’s “Dragon’s Den”
X-Challenge, a new university-wide competition that gives every AUT student an opportunity to develop an idea for a business, cause or project will culminate with a Dragons Den style pitch night on Thursday 23 November.
New Zealand market sentiment index launches
Bull or bear? For the first time New Zealand investors can quantify of how sentiment is shaping local financial markets.
Professor Tim Maloney steps into chief economist role
Head of AUT’s School of Economics and co-director of the Centre for Social Data Analytics, Professor Tim Maloney, has been appointed to the role of Chief Economist at the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).
AUT alumna to attend world-class conference
AUT business graduate, Langi Latu, is heading to the U.S to attend the Beta Gamma Sigma Global Leadership Summit later this week.
AUT Finance team wins the 2017 CFA Institute Research Challenge
AUT Business School finance students took out top honours and a chance to represent New Zealand in this year’s CFA Institute Research Challenge.
Excellence in economics brings home the Sir Frank Holmes prize
Congratulations to Livvy Mitchell, who is the 2017 recipient of a special prize established in honour of former New Zealand economist Sir Frank Holmes. Livvy is the first AUT recipient of this prize since its establishment in 2011.
Awards winner keeps exports on track
KiwiRail has taken out the supreme award at the AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards.
Now in its 12th year, the Excellence in Business Support Awards is the only national performance measure for business support organisations.
Māori and Pacific Early Career Academic Programme
A new generation of Māori and Pacific lecturers is taking up residence at Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
The 2018 Early Career Academic Programme offers up to six Māori and Pacific scholars their first, full-time, permanent appointments as research-active lecturers.
Brothers graduate to achieve dream of higher education
Usually students graduating are lucky enough to witness performances from The Oceanian Voices choir during their graduation ceremonies, but at the most recent Business School graduation, two brothers got to pick up their degrees and entertain their fellow graduates.
Business support stars feature as finalists in annual awards
Smart operators contributing to the business success of New Zealand companies have been recognised as finalists in the AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards.
Hidden factors fuelling the 12 per cent gender pay gap
Women are lagging men in the pay stakes but it’s more likely to be down to hidden biases than a lack of skills for the job, according to AUT research.
AUT stays connected with MBA Alumni event
The alumni department and the MBA office hosted an exclusive networking event this month for over 50 prominent MBA and MPA alumni at the Auckland Art Gallery. The event also saw the launch of a digital alumni platform for this group.
Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards recognise AUT business graduate
AUT business graduate, Manako Nemaia, was named the winner of the BNZ Commercial & Corporate Category at the Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards, held at Parliament in Wellington this week.
AUT student lends her voice to the future of the Asia Pacific
Business student, Izzy Stangl is one of four young people representing New Zealand at the APEC Voices of the Future summit this month in Lima, Peru.
By 2040 Big Data should have shrunk the public sector beyond recognition.
The age of Big Data has come to consumers rapidly, reinventing how we shop, socialise, bank and get from A to B. And a Big Data revolution is slowly rolling through the public sector too.
New Zealand business has been celebrated in style as more than 600 guests from the government, academic and business sectors came together to honour the winners of the 2016 AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards at a gala dinner at the Langham Hotel.
Sini Tagiloa was toiling on the factory floor, working hard and wondering why he was going nowhere. Wishing he knew what his manager was looking for. And, contemplating what he might do differently if their roles were reversed. He decided to study HR.
Paving the way for Auckland’s aspiring tertiary entrepreneurs
Aspiring AUT entrepreneurs are receiving a welcome boost to turn their ideas into a commercial reality through a new student entrepreneurship programme.
Inspirational business: Auckland CEOs open their doors to host promising young leaders
More than 70 businesses and organisations across Auckland have today hosted two promising young leaders as part of the Auckland University of Technology’s Annual Shadow a Leader Day.
AUT research leads to muti-million boost for home visiting programme
An annual $7 million funding boost for the Government’s ‘Family Start’ home visiting programme was prompted by empirical research commissioned from AUT’s Centre for Social Data Analytics (CSDA).
Impressive cohort of business support organisations feature in annual awards
Behind every business success story is a support network of organisations that make their achievements possible.
AUT supports Pacific Language Weeks
The Ministry for Pacific People’s Pacific Language Weeks are celebrated at AUT each year as an opportunity to acknowledge the diverse Pacific cultures at the University.
New research centre focused on data for decision-making
AUT’s new Centre for Social Data Analytics was launched in March. The Centre is focused on “data analytics for social impact”.
Centre researchers take on work with the potential to address and inform social issues or challenges in core policy areas including health, education, justice and social services.
MBA a momentous first qualification, after leaving school at 16
A childhood bout of rheumatic fever changed the course of Andrew Fiu’s life in almost every way. But one very positive spinoff has just happened: 35 years on Fiu has graduated with his first formal qualification, a Master of Business Administration from the AUT Business School.
Erasing Christmas not the answer to workplace diversity
Steering clear of Christmas is an inappropriate response to diversity, says Professor of Diversity Edwina Pio.
Visual impairment at work – IT only part of the answer
Researchers from AUT’s Business School have shared the results of their research into the experiences of visually impaired professionals in the workplace and how those experiences are affected by information technology.
Time to say 'Je Suis Diversity'
A thought piece by AUT Professor of Diversity Edwino Pio, first published in EFMD GlobalFocus Volume 09, Issue 03|2015
Security firm with future focus takes Supreme Business Support Award
More than 600 guests from the government, academic and business sectors celebrated the winners of the 2015 AUT Excellence in Business Support Awards at a gala dinner at the Langham Hotel on 29 October.
AUT Business professor appointed to Data Futures Working Group
AUT Professor of Economics Rhema Vaithianathan has been appointed to a working group that will lead work on how New Zealand uses and shares data.
Empathy in the face of diversity - NZ Diversity Forum at AUT
Professor Edwina Pio and Associate Professor Gail Pacheco found an audience keen to hear about their diversity research at the NZ Diversity forum in September.
New law continues our hazardous approach to safety at work
By Associate Professor Felicity Lamm, Co-Director - AUT Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research.
Eye on Māori economic development
Ten years on from Ngāti Awa’s Treaty settlement, it’s time for a reassessment according to AUT Business School graduate Dr Jim Mather.
Localised poverty solutions key for third world, says researcher
A ‘one size fits all” approach to poverty doesn’t translate into effective solutions for third world nations says researcher and AUT Business School PhD graduate Son Thanh Tung, who has spent four and a half years studying poverty reduction initiatives in Vietnam.
South Auckland high school students get MusicBiz savvy
More than 30 secondary students from schools around South Auckland, and the wider Auckland region, got to hang out with some top radio personalities and learn about the business side of the music industry at Music Biz – a music-meets-the-business-industry workshop held at the Auckland University of Technology’s South Campus in Manukau.
Hundreds of young leaders on campus for Inspire2015
Over three hundred secondary school students from across Auckland donned red socks for Fuji Xerox Inspire2015 on 3 July, a Leadership Week initiative supported by AUT Business School and the Sir Peter Blake Trust.
AUT Shadow a Leader - celebrating diverse leadership stories and styles
Business leaders from more than 75 businesses and organisations each spent a day with two promising young leaders as part of AUT’s Shadow a Leader Day on 1 July.
Finalists named for AUT Excellence in Business Support Awards
Finalists for the 2015 AUT Excellence in Business Support Awards have been announced today.
Budget Briefing: Time to address child poverty in New Zealand
n light of the 2016 Budget, experts from across the country are calling on the government to do more about child poverty in New Zealand through the latest series of briefing papers released by The Briefing Papers.
Economics professor disappointed by limited plans for child abuse prediction tool
A data tool that can accurately identify children at risk of abuse is unlikely to ever be used in the way envisioned by one of its architects.
AUT Business School postgraduate students share insight on ‘Path Less Travelled’
An event organised by the AUT University Business School recently saw Māori and Pacific students across all levels of postgraduate study at AUT share their insight into their individual postgraduate journeys so far.
Love of the job not enough to sustain New Zealand’s aged care workforce, says researcher
Research released by AUT University’s New Zealand Work Research Institute on the country’s aged care workforce raises important questions about the value we place on caring for the elderly.
Opinion: The cost of youth disengagement
Young people out of employment or education are likely to have a lifetime of poorer outcomes in terms of unemployment, wages and even happiness and health. Associate Professor Gail Pacheco checks out the situation in New Zealand. This opinion piece was first written for Employment Today.
Opinion: Shrinking world highlights challenges for Kiwi innovators
Global opportunity for New Zealand innovators is tempered by the challenge of conducting appropriate communications and finding the best distribution solution. Cultural influences play a sizeable role in communicating messages through modern mediums and supply chains can dictate the success or failure of products irrespective of quality.
Entrepreneurship symposium focused on connection between business and research
Experienced and emerging entrepreneurs, researchers and business leaders gathered to share their entrepreneurship expertise at an AUT University symposium on 15 April 2015.
Muslims at Work in New Zealand summit at AUT University
AUT University hosted a summit addressing Muslims at work on 1 April.
AUT hosts Future of Work Conference 2015
AUT University will host workplace experts and practitioners at a day-long Future of Work conference on 9 February 2015.
New Year surprise for AUT Research fellow
AUT University Research Fellow Dr Huhana Hickey (Ngāti Tahinga, Tainui, Ngai Tai) has been named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her contribution to people with disabilities, in particular Māori.
Book about British magazine business fills gap in history
A book co-authored by AUT Associate Professor Simon Mowatt that tells the story of how Britain’s magazine industry has evolved as a business has been commended for filling a gap in British media history.
Many reasons to take a real break from work says AUT expert
For most New Zealanders summer means a big break from work and the chance to unwind with family and friends.
AUT Finance team wins the 2014 CFA Institute Research Challenge
AUT University Finance students walked away with the top prize at this year’s Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge.