New Head for Department of Management

Professor Ian McLoughlin is the new head for the Department of Management. Ian had a distinguished career in the UK as Head and Director of Newcastle on Tyne Business School since 2002...
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ECR’s in faculty take initiative on cross-campus collaboration

There is an increase in interest in cross-campus collaboration between members of the Early Career Researcher Network (ECR Net) in the faculty as researchers on the on-shore and off-shore campuses become more aware of research synergies and the potential for collaboration...
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Mike Ewing only second Australian to be bestowed this honour

Professor Mike Ewing, head of the Department of Marketing is only the second Australian ever to be appointed to the Board of Governors of the Academy of Marketing Science...
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Three students awarded Cochrane Scholarships

The Donald Cochrane Postgraduate Research Scholarship, created to honour the Faculty of Business and Economics foundation dean, the late Professor Donald Cochrane, has been awarded to three recipients for 2008.  Yuchao Xiao from Accounting and Finance share the scholarship with fellow students Jason Ng and Alexander Nichols from Econometrics and Business Statistics...
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VC Teaching Award for Accounting and Finance staff

In order to recognise, reward and encourage excellence in Innovation and Collaboration in Research with Industry the Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins is pleased to introduce the Monash University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Innovation and Collaboration in Research with Industry. The Award will recognise research excellence by researchers who are collaborating with Industry...
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Chinese executives discuss CSR

A group of 40 business people enrolled in a joint executive MBA program between the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Xian Tong University recently visited the Graduate School of Business...
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Family businesses can often be emotion based

Amrik SohalManaging succession in the family business was the topic for the Peninsula Business Associates Seminar recently held at the Peninsula Country Golf Club. The Chairman of the Wittner Shoe Group, Mr David Wittner, gave an interesting insight into family business...
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Knowledge partnership with Vietnam Finance Industry

Jane GodfreyThe Department of Accounting and Finance recently presented an executive training program in the offices of the Securities Research and Training Centre, State Securities Commission (SRTC) in Hanoi, Vietnam...
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How business can improve environmental sustainability

Mike EwingThe faculty recently hosted another presentation that focused on climate change and how businesses can improve their environmental and economic sustainability. The Business Associates seminar was hosted by the faculty at Berwick Campus...
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Understanding U.S. Corporate Tax Losses

CochraneRecent data on corporate tax losses in the U.S was explained during a public lecture by Professor Alan Auerbach, Director of the Robert D. Burch Center for Tax Policy and Public Finance at the University of California, Berkeley...
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Centre for Health Economics Seminar

VC AwardsThe Centre for Health Economics is soon to present a seminar on The Effect of Financial Incentives on Treatment Intensity in Diabetes Management  presented by Stefanie Schurer, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. ..
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Importance of Arctic sea in climate cycle highlighted

ChinaPhilip Sutton, co-author with David Spratt, of the book Climate Code Red recently gave a presentation on climate change in the faculty.  Philip highlighted the global importance of the Arctic sea ice in the overall operations of the world’s climate cycle, the unprecedented rate at which it is melting and the critical impacts this has on climate change...
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Greening Up Our Act

Jane GodfreyClimate change is here and we must do all we can to reduce our environmental impacts, particularly the production of harmful greenhouse gas emissions. In this bulletin we will present monthly tips of ways you can reduce your environmental impact both at work and at home in a regular feature...
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New starters to the Faculty of Business and Economics

Mike EwingThe faculty would like to extend a warm welcome to the following personnel who joined the faculty during April. May your stay in the faculty be fruitful and enjoyable...
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Invite for nominations for Dean's Award

CochraneThe faculty is committed to nurturing and supporting early career researchers. The aim of the Deans Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher is to promote, recognise and reward excellence in research by staff members who are in the early stage of their research careers...
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Nominations invited for the 2008 VC Award for Excellence in Innovation and Collaboration in Research With Industry

VC AwardsIn order to recognise, reward and encourage excellence in Innovation and Collaboration in Research with Industry the Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins is pleased to introduce the Monash University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Innovation and Collaboration in Research with Industry. The Award will recognise research excellence by researchers who are collaborating with Industry...
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Workshop on "Chinese in Prato"

ChinaResearch on the Chinese Community in Prato at Monash is cross-faculty with researchers from the Arts, Business & Economics and Information Technology involved. A workshop about the "Chinese in Prato" will give researchers an opportunity to present papers about their projects...
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