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November 2011
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Wednesday 23 |
You are cordially invited to attend a book launch with Professor Chetan Ghate, our next Growth Zone Visitor.
Professor Ghate will give an overview of his book, The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Economy, and Indian reforms. He will discuss India’s remarkable economic growth and key (...)
18:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR WORKPLACES? : A roundtable discussion on employee wellbeing in comtemporary Australian workplaces
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There are some worrying signs that many contemporary Australian workplaces are having a negative impact on the wellbeing of employees, the health system and the ‘bottom line’. In 2010, the Productivity Commission reported that 42% of all upheld stress related compensation claims were as a (...)
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Wednesday 30 |
Join Steven Landry as he outlines his journey from being at the forefront of one of the world’s largest car companies to his vision for providing power to Western Australia’s vast number of resource projects behind the economic growth of the State.
Steven spent 27 years at Chrysler (...)
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December 2011
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Tuesday 06 |
8:15 - CONFERENCE - Centre for Social Impact (UWA) National Conference 2011 : Indigenous Business, Corporations and Entrepreneurship: New Models, Stronger Communities
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The Centre for Social Impact (UWA) National Conference 2011 will shape opinion and understanding, and share best practice and research on the role of Indigenous business and Indigenous corporations in expanding economic opportunities for Indigenous people and creating positive social and economic (...)
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February 2012
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Thursday 02 |
Discussion of India in the public sphere in Australia often focuses on the growth of the Indian economy, trade relations, and the emergence of India as a powerful economic and political actor within the international system. Less present in media and public discourse on India is consideration of (...)
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March 2012
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Wednesday 07 |
Addressing true issues of diversity and employing leaders who are representative of an organisation's stakeholders can bring new voices, experiences and approaches to the decision making process, adding depth to existing skills and ideas.
Yet while the benefits of having diversity in an (...)
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Tuesday 20 |
Azure Capital is holding a presentation in the Michael Chaney Case Study Room (G42) in the UWA Business School on Tuesday 20 March at 1pm to provide you with an opportunity to learn more about Azure, our team and your potential role with us. Refreshments will be provided in the courtyard after the (...)
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April 2012
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Thursday 12 |
The Centre for Social Impact (UWA), together with the Department for Communities, is delighted to present a public lecture with Dr Alex Nicholls. Dr Nicholls, one of the world’s leading thinkers in social enterprise and innovation, will share his insights on 'Social Entrepreneurship: Context and (...)
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Tuesday 24 |
12:00 - SEMINAR - Growth Zone Seminar : Evaluating Indonesia’s Unconditional Cash Transfer Program, 2005-6
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The Growth Zone Visitor Program is an initiative of the Business School supported by the Futures Fund. It has attracted a number of high profile economists from within “the Zone” whose research interests relate to the rapidly growing South and East Asian corner of the World Economy.
Evaluating (...)
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May 2012
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Friday 04 |
10:30 - FUNDRAISER - Pink Ribbon Forum - Fundrasing Event for Breast Cancer Research
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Come along and hear special guest speaker Winthrop Professor Christobel Saunders-Breast Cancer Surgeon, Family of Survivor-Emily Hanson student from Murdoch University and Peta McClausland from Cancer Council WA talk about Breast Cancer. Winthrop Professor Christobel Saunders will share the latest (...)
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Tuesday 15 |
It is with great pleasure that ECS is able to announce that Michael Malone, CEO of iiNet and the 2011 Ernst & Young 'Entrepreneur Of The Year', will be coming to UWA to deliver a speech about entrepreneurship, innovation and his journey growing iiNet from a start-up in his parent's garage (...)
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June 2012
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Monday 25 |
The 2012 Vincent Fairfax Oration on "Leadership" will be given by Gail Kelly, CEO and Managing Director Westpac Group.
Gail Kelly began her banking career in 1980, and by 2001 had held various senior management roles in a broad range of areas including retail and commercial (...)
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August 2012
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Sunday 12 |
UWA opens up the whole campus to the public.
Come and find out about the courses on offer, career options, scholarship opportunities, our valuable research, community programs and facilities.
There's also residential college tours, hands-on activities, live music and (...)
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Tuesday 21 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The Fair Work Act, The Review, and the Future of Australian Labour Relations 2012 : Professor Ron McCallum AO, Emeritus Professor of Labour Law, University of Sydney
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Professor Ron McCallum is renowned nationally and internationally for his work in labour law. As Emeritus Professor of Labour Law at the University of Sydney, Ron teaches labour law and litigation at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He was the University's foundation Blake Dawson Waldron (...)
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Tuesday 28 |
18:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - 2012 Shann Memorial Lecture : The Art of Strategy: Game Theory in Movies, Sports, and Literature
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Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It's the art of anticipating your opponent's next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing as you. In the 2012 Shann Memorial Lecture, Professor Dixit will combine common sense with counterintuitive theory to illustrate a (...)
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September 2012
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Thursday 27 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The End of Growth : Public Lecture with Richard Heinberg
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Richard Heinberg, a Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute, will deliver a public lecture exploring the close link between the resource/environment and the social/economic components of the present global turmoil.
Richard argues that continuous growth of either population or GDP is (...)
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March 2013
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Wednesday 20 |
17:30 - EVENT - MBA/EMBA Information Evening : The Business School is hosting an information evening for its Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) programs.
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We invite you to attend our upcoming information evening which will give you the opportunity to learn about the programs on offer, to discuss your study options, meet Business School staff and have all your questions answered before applying for your chosen MBA course.
The event starts (...)
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Wednesday 27 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Public Lecture: Identifying and profiting from the vacation schedules of major company CEOs : Professor David L. Yermack
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What happens when chief executives go on vacation? In this lecture, New York University Stern School of Business Professor David Yermack will show how to identify vacations of CEOs by tracking movements of their corporate jets to leisure destinations where they own property. CEOs tend to announce (...)
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April 2013
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Monday 08 |
In a confused world still tainted by a gross abuse of humanity, 18 artists have found a peaceful yet powerful way to express their wish for the end to the largest humanitarian concern in the world today through a return to traditional culture and values.
The artists in this exhibition (...)
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Tuesday 09 |
“INTENSELY COMPELLING…EXTRAORDINARY.”
Karen Curry- Former CNN Bureau Chief New York
The fates of a woman living in Beijing and a man living in New York become inextricably linked because of a common conviction…
The multi-award winning “Free China: The Courage To (...)
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