Planning the future around ‘wild cards’ like Covid
In the past two decades, we have experienced several ‘wild cards’ or major, disruptive events that were not anticipated. But, as Dr Malcolm Menzies writes, we have shown remarkable resilience.
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Insights and updates from Wellington School of Business and Government, including research stories, staff and student success, and media commentary.
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How patent law and medicine regulations could affect New Zealand’s access to a COVID-19 vaccine
Legislative changes could avoid delays and lower access costs to a COVID-19 vaccine, writes Associate Professor Jessica Lai.
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Four benefits of having a PhD researcher on your team
Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, an established entrepreneur, or somewhere in between, when you’re developing new products and solutions it can be helpful to have a PhD researcher on your innovation team, write Associate Professor Mary Tate and Dr Ivano Bongiovanni.
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COVID-19 is predicted to make child poverty worse. Should NZ’s next government make temporary safety nets permanent?
Despite the 2017 Labour-led government taking power with a mandate to fight Aotearoa New Zealand’s abysmally high child poverty rate, only incremental progress has been made, writes Dr Kate Prickett, Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Awhi Rito.
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Ethical leadership needed to navigate COVID-19 recovery
Professor Karin Lasthuizen, Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership, Wellington School of Business and Government highlights the importance of ethical leadership in the country's COVID-19 recovery.