BMBA70-840: Motivation and Organisation

Description

Motivation is a central concept to individual and collective learning and performance. In this intensive MBA subject, students will examine the nature of motivation to more effectively influence individual and collective behaviour. Specific organisational applications of motivation theory will be examined in detail so that students learn to evaluate approaches to employee motivation and to understand how individual and contextual factors interact to affect human effectiveness and well-being.

Subject details

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: BMBA70-840
EFTSL: 0.063
Faculty: Bond Business School
Semesters offered:
  • September 2025 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • September - Bond-BBT MBA 2025 [Non-Standard Offering - Bond-BBT]
  • January 2026 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • September 2026 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit: 5
Study areas:
  • Business, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2025: $2,840.00
  • Commencing in 2026: $2,900.00
  • Commencing in 2027: $3,005.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $3,250.00
  • Commencing in 2026: $3,400.00
  • Commencing in 2027: $3,555.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Apply theories of motivation to analyse situations and implement actions to maximize individual and collective sustainable performance and growth.
  2. Explain how the design of work and work contexts can be used to enhance employee performance and well-being.
  3. Evaluate organisational design and culture to provide recommendations to enhance employee motivation and performance.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil
Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions: This subject is not available to
  • Study Abroad Students

Must be admitted into an MBA Affiliated Program.

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Anti-requisites:

Subject outlines

Subject dates

September 2025
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 20/07/2025
Semester start: 17/11/2025
Subject start: 17/11/2025
Last enrolment: 20/11/2025
Teaching census: 25/11/2025
Withdraw - Financial: 26/11/2025
Withdraw - Academic: 30/11/2025
September - Bond-BBT MBA 2025
Non-Standard Offering - Bond-BBT
Enrolment opens: 21/07/2025
Semester start: 17/11/2025
Subject start: 17/11/2025
Last enrolment: 20/11/2025
Teaching census: 25/11/2025
Withdraw - Financial: 26/11/2025
Withdraw - Academic: 30/11/2025
January 2026
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 16/11/2025
Semester start: 23/03/2026
Subject start: 23/03/2026
Last enrolment: 26/03/2026
Teaching census: 31/03/2026
Withdraw - Financial: 01/04/2026
Withdraw - Academic: 05/04/2026
September 2026
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 19/07/2026
Semester start: 16/11/2026
Subject start: 16/11/2026
Last enrolment: 19/11/2026
Teaching census: 24/11/2026
Withdraw - Financial: 25/11/2026
Withdraw - Academic: 29/11/2026
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 20/07/2025
Semester start: 17/11/2025
Subject start: 17/11/2025
Last enrolment: 20/11/2025
Teaching census: 25/11/2025
Withdraw - Financial: 26/11/2025
Withdraw - Academic: 30/11/2025