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First Round of SDCM’s “Starting with the Young” Initiative in Vietnam Completed

The first final Ecopolicy competition in Haiphong (Ecopolicyade) was held on 14 May 2013. Four Universities and 18 High schools with a total of more than 50,000 participants (Students and teachers) took part in the first round. Ten teams reached the final Ecopolicyade, which was attended by around 1,000 representatives from the schools, different Haiphong [...]
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Outstanding students honoured at Prizes event

The school hosted a special event on April 19 to present top students from 2012 with prizes and awards. Outstanding achievements by staff were also recognised. The school appreciates the support of private and public enterprise prize sponsors with many able to attend on the night and present their awards. Sponsors include Australian Clean Tech; CPA Australia; [...]
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Research Tuesdays – 12 March 2013: Harnessing Consumer Insight

There’s a growing trend in business to gain more insight into customers – but most companies are not using that information to its fullest potential, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide. “A lack of engagement with customer insight could be costing all-important profits, as companies make decisions and develop new products without a rich [...]
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Business School Research Poster Competition

The Busines School will be holding a poster competition for both staff and students. For those who who are familiar with poster sessions at conferences will be familiar with the concept of presenting a succinct idea/concept on a poster A1 size paper, limiting as much as possible verbiage and maximising visually pleasing content that captures the context of [...]
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2012 Peter Edwards Memorial Lecture

Annual Research Lecture of the Business School, University of Adelaide and CPA Australia Presented by Sir David Tweedie, President of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of Scotland and Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board  2001- 2011. The global accounting experiment stands at a crossroads, with the key to success lying in the adoption of IFRS by [...]
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24 Aug 2012 Research Seminar Series: Employee Entitlements and Phoenix Activity.

 Topic: Employee Entitlements and Phoenix Activity.   Presenter: Assoc Prof Helen Anderson- University of Melbourne Date/Time: Friday 24th August 2012 at 11.00am Location: The University of Adelaide, Business School Venue: Room 9.01  Level 9, 10 Pulteney Street, Adelaide Please RSVP to Annette  annette.enright@adelaide.edu.au  by Wednesday 22 Aug for catering purposes. For more information on The University of Adelaide Business School Seminar Series [...]
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No shortage of skills at Adelaide MBA Alumni Business Lunch

Philip Morton of Morton Philips Executive Search addressed the question, “Is there a skills shortage in SA?” at the first Adelaide MBA Alumni Luncheon for the year at Chesser Cellars today. Around 40 Adelaide MBA Alumni gathered to hear Mr Morton’s 11 point strategy for avoiding staffing shortages and engaging people in the workforce.  The audience was thoroughly [...]
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Podcast – Fiona Kerr – Neuro-Leadership

In December 2011 Fiona Kerr gave a presentation on “neuro-leadership” to MBA Alumni of University of Adelaide Business School. The cutting edge areas of systems intelligent leadership and “neuro-leadership” are bright new stars on the leadership theory horizon. They introduce the concept that everyone, especially organisational leaders, regularly deal with uncertainty. Complex situations and future scenarios [...]
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Origin Energy Australia research shows Adelaide Uni students become most successful and loyal employees

Origin Energy Australia recently undertook research which determined that the University of Adelaide produces some of their most academically and professionally successful and loyal employees. Because of this the University of Adelaide is one of only a handful of institutions being specifically targeted by Origin as part of their Australia wide recruitment campaign. Origin Energy Australia [...]
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Surviving at the Top Cocktail Evening

It’s lonely at the top. We hear it often but is it reality or just a myth? How do those at the top of their organisations share the challenges of leadership or do they keep it all bottled up inside?   On Wednesday 8 September 2010, Jerry Kleeman, Chair, Executive Connection, spoke to leaders in the Adelaide [...]
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