Government Business Nexus: Intervening, Lobbying and Responding
UndergraduateGRF-GIR2042025
Explore the relationship between government and business.
Assess the political elements that impact business. Compare Australian government/business relations with those in other countries. Measure the shadow cast by the global financial crisis.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 26 Oct 2025
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 3 Mar 2025,
- 3 Nov 2025
- Price from
- $2,124
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Government Business Nexus: Intervening, Lobbying and Responding
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an ability to identify key political institutions and understand how they impact on business and society.
- Explain politics and current events in an international context.
- Critically analyse government business relations.
- Compare Australia's system of government business relations with those in other countries.
- Describe some of the key policy issues confronting business including the areas of corporate social responsibility and sustainability.
This course evaluates student performance for Assurance of Learning purposes for the program learning objective (PLO): Develop and apply knowledge and skills which enhance employability and career paths.
- Introduction: Why study GBR?
- Shaping the Political and Business Environment: How do political institutions structure GBR?
- Economic Policy: How do economic policy ideas shape GBR?
- Government, Business and Regulation: Why does government regulate? How extensive should regulation be?
- Influencing Government I: How are political institutions and government policies shaped by, and respond to societal actors, including business?
- Influencing Government II: Why do business actors engage in political activity? Is there a business bias in interest representation?
- Case Studies 1: Government & business interaction models and GBR in Australia
- Case Studies 2: GBR in the European Union and in the United States
- Case Studies 3: GBR in China and in Japan
- Globalisation, Development & First Peoples : What is the impact of globalisation & development on First Peoples
- Sustainability and Social Responsibility: What is business's role in promoting sustainability? What is Corporate Social Responsibility?
- Practical Strategies and Conclusions: This week we will review the entire course in preparation for the final exam.
Governments in many ways create the world within which business operates, for example through regulation, taxes, policies, specialized programs. This course explores the business-government nexus, giving students comprehensive and practical insights on ways in which governments and businesses influence, respond to and engage with one another. It includes exercises and engagement designed to give students a deeper understanding of the roles that various political and business actors play in real-life business and government settings.
Students should not enrol in the subject if they have completed: 2004GIR The Government Business Nexus: Intervening, Lobbying and Responding
- Assignment - Written Assignment A1 Business submission (40%)
- Log of Learning Activities A2 Evidence of reading and class contributions (20%)
- Exam - constructed response A3 Take Home Exam (40%)
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Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateGRF-BUS-DEG
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