Business and Economics News and Events

Viewpoint - the finals loom

March 15th, 2010

  Eight teams will meet in the quarter finals and semi finals of Viewpoint 2010 – The Monash Economics Debate on Sunday.

[The Age - 15 March 2010 > read full article]

Pass the buck: voters call for companies to pay bigger share

March 12th, 2010

  Tony Abbott might be facing derision from business lobbies over his proposed tax increase, but the public appears to be less wary…

[The Sydney Morning Herald - 12 March 2010 - featuring Professor Rick Krever, Department of Business Law and Taxation > read full article]

Forethought and its “Prophecy” methodology recognised by eminent leaders from marketing science academia and practice

March 8th, 2010

 

Forethought and its methodology, Prophecy, has been announced as one of four finalists for the globally prestigious INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS) and the Marketing Science Institute’s (MSI) Practice Prize.

What would Adam Smith think about outsourcing?

March 5th, 2010

  One of the appealing features of the study of economics is that ideas from, in some cases, hundreds of years ago, can provide insights into the very different world of today.

[The Age - 01 March 2010 > read full article]

Postgraduate Orientation essential to prepare students for studies

March 5th, 2010

 

The Postgraduate Orientation Program started on Monday 22 February with 550 full time students attending at Caulfield Campus. In his official welcome, Professor Stephen King, Dean of Faculty told students that orientation is an essential start to their postgraduate studies in the Faculty.

Business Education Research Network launched by PVC Learning and Teaching

March 3rd, 2010

  The Business Education Research Network in the Faculty of Business and Economics was officially launched by the Dean, Professor Stephen King followed by a keynote address by Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington, Pro Vice Chancellor. BERN, founded by Dr Glen Croy, Dr Susan Mayson and Dr Jan Schapper with faculty support aims to facilitate quality research and teaching scholarship and practice by academics in the faculty.

Economics: the great debate

March 1st, 2010

  Victorian schools are invited to take part in Viewpoint 2010 - the Monash Economics Debate, with entries closing at 5pm on Wednesday, March 10.

[The Age - 1 March 2010 > read full article]

Accounting and Finance student’s 2009 trifecta

February 12th, 2010

  Finance students in the Department of Accounting and Finance ended 2009 with another competition win. Students from the department won three major challenges in Accounting and Finance in 2009.

AFL’s head of marketing joins Monash University

February 10th, 2010

  Former general manager of Marketing and Corporate Affairs for the Australian Football League Dr Colin McLeod will head up Monash University’s Centre for Retail Studies .

No strings attached

February 4th, 2010

  Associate Professor Ken Coghill, Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, comments on the current nature of political donations, suggesting that donations tend to have a corrupting influence and arguing the need for campaign funding reform.

[The Age - 04 February 2010 > read full article]