MBA - Global Immersion Courses - Australia

Culture-Infused Business

The Australia DWC facilitates an exploration of the major cities of Perth and Sydney with a focus on the ways key industries have been influenced by Australian culture to create unique business models. Through company engagements and cultural tours, students will have the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the cultural, political, and socioeconomic drivers shaping Australia’s business environment. DWC Australia is led by Professor Shane Dikolli. Originally from Perth, Shane will introduce students to his hometown and the economic hub of Western Australia before transitioning with the group to the cosmopolitan city of Sydney, a commercial and cultural powerhouse of Eastern Australia.

In this course, students will explore: 

• The complex interactions between Indigenous and Westernized culture and the resultant formation of a globally recognizable “Australian culture."
• The infusion of Australian culture into uniquely Australian businesses in industries such as transportation, retail, sports, and vineyards.
• What lessons the world can learn from the Australian model with on-site exploration and discussion of concepts including relative national debt, open immigration policy, underpinnings of a “recession-proof” economy, factors leading to governmental stability, and creation of rising incomes within a welfare state.

Faculty Lead: Shane Dikolli

Courses currently listed are a sample of previous global immersion courses. Future global programs will be announced at a later date.