793-208 Business Responsibilities and Leadership

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Information Management; Investment and Finance.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to provide the student with skills and knowledge relating to the legal and ethical responsibilities of management and leadership and to communicate effectively with others.

The content includes: Introduction to business law: law making, business structure, consumers, contracts, property transfer, disputes. Primary producer issues: land ownership and use, environment, animals, equipment, produce. Taxation (both direct and indirect): primary producer definition, concessions, taxable income, tax and estate planning. Employment: enterprise bargaining, awards, contracts, liability, termination, equal opportunity, affirmative action, anti-discrimination. Personnel management: recruitment, training, development. Communication: with clients, in business organisations, producer groups, farming families. Leadership and motivation: in managing change, organisations, succession. Professional advisers and their effective use: accountants, solicitors, consultants, and technical specialists.

Assessment

Two assignments; interview; examination.

Prescribed Texts

• Australian Tax Office, Tax Pack. (current year).
• Queensland Department of Primary Industry, Farm Taxation. (4th ed), Queensland Government, Brisbane, 1994.