Courses - Faculty of Business And Economics
Leadership and Governance
Postgraduate 700 Level Courses
21st Century Governance
Explores core thinking and skills associated with governance in a New Zealand context (corporate, Not-For-Profit, project and Indigenous) including the role, function and dynamics of boards, duties of directors, regulatory and legal frameworks, and board practice and engagement.
Contemporary Debates in Leadership
Explores contemporary challenges confronting leadership including ethics, sustainability, diversity, complexity, partnership and power sharing, particularly related to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, collaborative and network dynamics.
Leadership in Governance
Integrates leadership and governance thinking and practice through a focus on decision-making, dynamics, relationships and processes in a board context. Pays particular attention to leadership at three levels: team leadership at board level, the Chair’s leadership of the board and strategic leadership by the board.
Current Issues in New Zealand Governance
Explores developments in governance applied in a New Zealand context focussing on issues around the nature, role and purpose of corporations and their governing bodies and developments such as corporate purpose, integrated reporting, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and shareholder/stakeholder/entity primacy. Includes consideration of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, application of Te Ao Māori principles and governance of Small/Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
International Developments in Leadership and Governance
Explores international issues and developments, analyse research and innovations, and evaluate trends in the area of leadership and governance. Topics of focus may vary depending on current shifts in discourse on corporate governance and leadership but may include the social license for corporations to operate, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and long term value, shifts in corporate governance, networked configurations, system dynamics, and boundary spanning.