The New Google Business Model? Modular Integrated Software as a Service: The case is the close relationship between Xero and GeoOp.
The New Google Business Model? Modular Integrated Software as a Service. I am just going to put another one out there about a new business model which is emerging in the digital space. Lets call it: “The New Google Business Model? Modular Integrated Software as a Service.” The case is the close relationship between Xero […]
My Own Reflection on the Digital Enterprise 1st November 2013 at 9.38 am: APMG 8119
Some one said to me the other day: “we need to find more oil.” Presumably to improve the economic wealth of the nation; jobs, overseas export revenue etc. An alternative more sustainable view is to create more digital enterprises. Here are some examples: Zero Live Orion Health and the new GeoOp The above companies (and […]
Keith Roberts – Head of Strategy and Corporate Development at Virgin Group – From the University of Auckland Business School Department of Marketing Alumni
I am part of the University of Auckland Business School Department of Marketing Postgraduate Alumni. Recently, Keith Roberts (Head of Strategy and Corporate Development at Virgin Group) who did his Master of Commerce in the department on relationship quality talked about his experiences with Virgin Group and Richard Branson. Enjoy and thanks to Andrew Zhu. Keith Roberts
Congratulations – Kaly Nou and Daniel Hunt – Completed Master of Business and Thesis – August 2013
Congratulations – Kaly Nou and Daniel Hunt – Completed Master of Business and Thesis. I was so very happy to supervise both these masters theses and be associated with these great students as lecturer and Head of Department. Well done. Both studies were internationally unique and a step up in masters thesis work: Kaly Nou, […]
Yealands Wine is Cool with the Plastic Bottle and Yummmmy Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Yealands Wine is Cool. Not only are they Carbon Zero and leading the way as a business to reduce C02 emissions and their overall footprint on this earth. Why are NZ businesses not also doing even half of this!!!!! Get on…. Anyway: they continue to innovate with a plastic bottle: I LOVE IT YEALANDs with […]
Propositions on innovation, creativity, enterprise and design: Unitec's new learning adventure for leaders of enterprise and innovation
Peter Mellalieu introduces a new course in February 2012 comprising part of the Unitec Master of Business, MBus. What is innovation? What do we need innovation? … Is innovation more than inventing an unconventional product, or creating a new service or process? How do innovations get created? … What are the factors associated with […]
Sir Paul Callaghan (Alan MacDiarmid Professor of Physical Sciences Victoria University of Wellington) on Strategy for economic growth via the knowledge economy 100 companies, 100 inspired entrepreneurs
Sir Paul Callaghan recently at the Unitec-Falkenstein professional development sessions for secondary school business teachers (Wellington) presented his strategy for economic growth (via the knowledge economy: 100 companies, 100 inspired entrepreneurs). Here are the short bites of the summary slide taken directly from his presentation with permission. Whole of government commitment to strategy: “A country where […]
Indigenous people in Ratanakiri have been provided with new business skills
Sharing the previous work of Kaly from our Master of Business programme at the DOMM: “Just feel like sharing this programme which i managed at my previous workplace, United Nations Development Programm. It’s a very grass-root programme which we worked for very poor Cambodian villagers in far flung areas…”
How can we create 'good jobs'? Book review of Clifton's "The coming jobs war"
Reviewed by Peter Mellalieu. Peter teaches innovation and entrepreneurship at Unitec Institute of Technology. How can we create ‘good jobs’? This is the most urgent question New Zealand, America and all other nations face. According to Jim Clifton, the answer lies in the spirit of free enterprise — not central or local government policy-making. In […]
Random Thinking on International Business at Programme Committee for the Master of Business
Here is some: Random Thinking on International Business at Programme Committee for the Master of Business Gibson, A., & Jenson, G. (2011). 100 Companies – Introduction [New Zealand]. Retrieved October 4, 2011, from http://mash.hashbang.co.nz/ Callaghan, P. (n.d.). StrategyNZ: Mapping our future. Sustainable Future Institute. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://www.sustainablefuture.info/Site/StrategyNZ/speakers/Sir_Paul_Callaghan.aspx Sir Paul Callaghan – StrategyNZ: Mapping […]
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