Contemplating the impact of technology on being a scholar-author

Posted on September 08, 2015

During a visit to the Department of Marketing Management in July 2015, Professor Julie Ruth from the Rutgers University School of Business in the USA delivered a presentation to the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ staff on the impact of technology on being a scholar-author.

Research grant for African project awarded to EMS team

Posted on August 31, 2015

Prof Jenny Hoobler of the Department of Human Resource Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Courtney Masterson, doctoral candidate from the University of Illinois, USA, and Elsabé Buys, MCom Industrial Psychology student were recently awarded the 2014/2015 Emerald...

International expert presents MPhil Marketing Research workshop at UP

Posted on August 26, 2015

On 31 July and 1August 2015 the Department of Marketing Management hosted Professor Holger Lütters, a professor of International Marketing at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Berlin and a leading expert on the topic of online marketing research.

EMS celebrates excellence at awards function

Posted on June 19, 2015

At its awards function held on 10 June 2015, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences celebrated excellence in research and teaching and learning during 2014, by awarding Research Excellence awards and Teaching and Learning Excellence awards to its staff members.

Research about leadership in Africa reviewed in first-of-its-kind paper

Posted on May 13, 2015

Dr Willem Fourie authored the first paper reviewing peer-reviewed research on leadership in Africa.

UP economist ranked ninth among global young economists

Posted on April 30, 2015

Prof Rangan Gupta of the Department of Economics was recently ranked ninth globally among young economists who received their PhD degrees less than 15 years ago. The pool of eligible candidates included more than 28 500 economists.

HR expert receives best paper award from the Academy of Management

Posted on April 16, 2015

Prof Jenny Hoobler of the Department Human Resource Management received the Best Paper Proceeding Award for the 75th Academy of Management conference, to be held in Vancouver, Canada in August 2015.

Centre of Excellence in Integrated Reporting to be established at UP

Posted on April 14, 2015

The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) has been successful in securing funding from the UK High Commission through their Prosperity Fund Programme(PFP) to establish a Centre of Excellence in Integrated Reporting at the University of Pretoria.