http://www.otagomba.co.nz/Otago MBA ProgrammeenMon, 22 Feb 2010 15:02:43 GMT60http://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/184The University of Otago's School of Business has launched a new one-on-one mentoring programme for its MBA students - its largest class in a decade and comprised of students from 10 countr...Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/182We are very pleased to announce Trish Franklin joined the team on 1 February as Manager, Strategic Development and are excited about some of the new initiatives this role is bringing to the programme....Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/164Recruiters are skittish and the job market is more competitive than ever, but career services directors say 2010 may be the year of the turnaround This year's class of MBAs arrived on campus in Septe...Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/138MBA 34 have landed +ndash; it+rsquo;s the end of the first week of Orientation here for the new crew and what a brilliant week it+rsquo;s been!! We started out with a traditional Maori welcome called...Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/135Three young Dunedin entrepreneurs have designed a way to make managing your money fun, and its already a hit around the globe. The Pocketsmith online budgeting tool uses a calendar to forecast monthl...Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/120MBAs Take a Walk on the Wild Side The MBA experience is hardly just classes and case competitions. It also includes a number of memorable bonding activities. And in today's tough economic environment...Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/110Landing a banking or consulting job used to be the main reason for going to B-school. These days, it's just as likely to be launching a business Business schools have quietly become the back door to ...Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/108International Business Week on the Otago MBA is a one week programme which involves a combination of lecturers, guest speakers, presentations and case analysis around the conduct of International Busi...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/94On Friday night the MBA students cooked dinner for the teaching faculty, management team and other guests at the Executive Residence. Thanks to our Canadian students we were treated to a Canadian Tha...Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/93This afternoon we were very fortunate to have Matthew Parackal a Lecturer from the Department of Marketing come and present a seminar on Search Engine Marketing. Matthew+rsquo;s research focuses stro...Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/87This year we have had some major changes to the programme and are very excited about many of the new developments made to positioning us better to suit the needs of all the MBA stakeholders; particula...Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/78Recruitment is currently in full swing and our six continents strategy has been successful in that we have applicants from five out of six +ndash; where are all the South Americans going? As of today ...Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/77Dunedin-based web startup PocketSmith won the Commerce Award at the 2009 TUANZ Innovation Awards dinner at SkyCity in Auckland on Thursday, the 3rd of September. The annual TUANZ (the Telecommunicati...Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/81The University of Otago's executive education programmes will get an airing on an international stage next week when executive programmes director Ian Lafferty speaks at a conference in Singapore. Mr...Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/80The appointment of Ian Lafferty as director of executive programmes at the University of Otago's School of Business signals a new direction for the internationally recognised school. Business Editor D...Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.otagomba.co.nz/The_MBA_Blog/article/79Not so long ago, the biggest problem for New Zealand employers with thriving businesses was the skills shortage. Some had the foresight to help their talented staff gain more qualifications, but often...Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT