UP HR expert elected to lead Academy of Management’s Gender and Diversity division

Posted on August 14, 2020

Prof Jenny Hoobler from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Human Resource Management has been selected as the Program Chair-Elect of the Academy of Management’s (AOM) Gender and Diversity in Organizations (GDO) division.

It’s time to get real: Leadership lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on August 06, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing that the leaders who are “winning” the war against the virus and the hearts and minds of followers are not the blustering, direct-now-and-think-later leaders of the pre-pocalypse. The leaders who are winning during the pandemic are the ones who are...

Expert Opinion: Home-bound or office-bound after COVID-19, what will your choice be?

Posted on July 24, 2020

As human beings, we are creatures of habit, and most often we are comfortable doing things which are familiar to us. Before COVID-19, most of us were part of the rat race, industrialisation, and endless traffic.

Nine types of ‘remote-work personalities’ to look out for in your colleagues

Posted on June 24, 2020

Working remotely is not every employee’s cup of tea. Some employees cope well, while others feel overwhelmed engaging with remote technology to get their work done. A wide range of employees with diverse ‘remote-work personalities’ have emerged during the lockdown.

TAKE 5 with TIFFANY

Posted on June 17, 2020

Academic Achievers Profile: Tiffany Webster Award: Best achievement for MCom Industrial Psychology, sponsored by the South African Board for People Practices

Textbook co-edited by UP academic reveals slow pace of transformation in South African workplace

Posted on June 08, 2020

The first ever university and industry textbook on diversity management in the South African workplace reveals that race and gender representation remains largely elusive, in both the public and private sectors.

‘A recipe for success’ – Dean Elsabé Loots discusses 100 years of UP Economic & Management Sciences achievements

Posted on June 02, 2020

Faculty Dean Professor Elsabé Loots leads the team responsible for guiding [email protected] into a future that she sees as continuing the culture of excellence that has become synonymous with the Faculty.

TAKE 5 with HESTI

Posted on May 29, 2020

Academic Achievers Profile: Hesti Groenewald Award: Best Community Project for BCom Honours in Industrial Psychology, sponsored by the Department of Human Resource Management, University of Pretoria