October 2017 Teaching Student Engagement CPA Australia Discover your Career Path Session for Postgraduate students Darien Canepa, Relationships Manager Education, from CPA Australia s Adelaide office, visited Flinders at Victoria Square on Wednesday 11 October to provide postgraduate students with information about career pathway options and how the CPA designation can help students to achieve their career goals. The session covered a comprehensive overview of the CPA Program, the subjects and electives studied and how the qualification is recognised both within Australia and internationally. Students can join the CPA Australia Network to keep up to date with graduate and internship opportunities, attend networking and other events, gain career advice from a career mentor and keep up to date with industry insights. Visit CPA s students and graduates webpage for more information. International Recruitment Dr Thanh Le, Senior Lecturer Dr Le visited Vietnam in early October to meet with staff and students from the National Economics University and the University of Economics and Law to explore and create opportunities for engagement with including short-term summer programs, visiting scholar and articulation programs. While visiting Vietnam Dr Le presented information about at Thuyloi University and the Gear-up Club and met with a large number of study agents to strengthen the profile of following our recent incountry relaunch. 1 P age
Community External Engagement Business Workshops and Presentations Research Seminar Series October and early November 2017 Seminars: Date Presenter Affiliation Topic 4 Oct Dr Kuldeep Kaur Tutor, Supervisory support and organisational citizenship behaviour in food processing organisations in India. 11 Oct Associate Professor Greg Fisher Associate Professor in HRM, Precarious, contingent or empowered: Reflections the human implications of gig jobs. 18 Oct Dr Vipul Pare Lecturer in Marketing, Shop til you drop: How Indian shoppers differ from Australian shoppers. 25 Oct Associate Professor Jo Earl 25 Oct Associate Professor Jo Earl Associate Professor in Management, Flinders Business Associate Professor in Management, Cognitive functioning and financial decision making: Reporting back on an NSA sponsored project. Identifying better ways of assessing cognitive decline and collecting information about it. 27 Oct Dr Nam Nguyen Visiting international speaker from the National Economics University, Vietnam. Hosted by Dr Thanh Le, 1 Nov Dr Rong Zhu Lecturer in Business Economics, 8 Nov Dr Erkan Yalcin Lecturer in Business Economics, 15 Nov Dr Paul Kenny Associate Professor in Taxation Law, How much do you know about system thinking? An exploration with Malik. Does kindness lead to happiness? Volunteering activities and subjective wellbeing. How does Lobbying influence political competition? Small business capital gains tax concessions: The case for reform. 2 P age
Business and Industry Engagement Professor John Spoehr, Director Australian Industrial Transformation Institute Post Holden South Australia and the future of Manufacturing Forum A public forum Post Holden South Australia and the future of Manufacturing was held on Wednesday 4 October at The Science Exchange. The panel included Senator Kim Carr, Nick Champion MP, Hon Kyam Maher and John Camillo State Secretary of the Australian Manufacturers Workers Union (AMWU) chaired and welcomed by Professor John Spoehr. John featured in a variety of media throughout October: Radio Interviews 4 October o Life after Holden will be discussed at a public forum in the city 5AA Adelaide o The looming closure of Holden will be the big point of discussion Cruise 132.3 Adelaide o Holden Closure Interview with Leon Byner 5AA Adelaide o Holden Closure Interview - ABC Adelaide (Drive) o Holden Closure Interview - ABC Radio Canberra o Holden Closure interview - Mix FM 102.3 Adelaide o Holden Closure interview - JOY 94.9 FM Melbourne 20 October Magazine o The Australian-made car manufacturing company Holden - 5:30am - ABC Radio Adelaide, Adelaide o Holden is closing its factory in Adelaide - 6:00am - ABC Newcastle, Newcastle (06:00 News) o A ceremony will be held at the Holden plant in Elizabeth this morning - 6:30am - ABC Radio Adelaide, Adelaide (News) o Interview with John Spoehr, Australian Industrial Transformation - 10:15am - ABC Radio Canberra, Canberra 1 October - End of the road for the auto industry? Yes and No Adelaide Review Newspaper 30 September - This Is Our Tide To Ride Adelaide Advertiser 3 P age
TV interviews related to Holden Closure Channel 7, Adelaide (Seven News at 4) Channel 9, Adelaide (Nine Afternoon News) Channel 10, Adelaide (Ten Eyewitness News) Channel 7, Adelaide (Seven News) Channel 9, Adelaide (National Nine News) Sky News Live, Sydney 20 October o Thousands of Holden workers are now looking for new jobs - 6:33am - ABC News, Sydney (News Breakfast) o Thousands of workers now looking for jobs in SA in the wake of the Holden - 2:38pm - ABC News, Sydney (News Afternoons) o Live cross to Holden's Elizabeth's factory - 6:05pm - Channel 9, Adelaide (National Nine News) News articles related to Holden Closure that mention Professor John Spoehr 5 October o Holden Closure being managed much better that Mitsubishi s exit - Adelaide Advertiser o Adelaide Now o Perth Now o News.com.au Staff New Staff Dr Ezaz Ahmed, Senior Lecturer Human Resource Management/Organisational Behaviour, joined us in early October. Ezaz s research interests include how organisational HR practices impact employment relations, organizations, and societies. Professional affiliations include the Research Advisory Panel of the Australian HR Institute (AHRI), Stream Chair for Organisational Behaviour in the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), Senior Certified Professional (SCP), Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) USA and also a professional certified member (CAHRI) from the Australian HR Institute (AHRI). Prior to joining Flinders University, Ezaz was the Head of Post and Undergraduate Business Courses at the Central Queensland University in Melbourne. Welcome Ezaz! 4 P age
Upcoming Events Research Seminars: Date Presenter Affiliation Topic 28 Nov Dr Alan Nankervis Visiting speaker Adjunct Professor in Human Resource Management from RMIT University and Curtin University Graduate Work-Readiness in Asia: A Multiple Stakeholder Analysis. 29 Nov Professor Arvid Hoffman Visiting speaker Professor of Marketing at the University of Adelaide Business School Psychological characteristics and Household Savings Behaviour: The importance of Accounting for Latent Heterogeneity. Reminder: Items featured in this newsletter will inform and University level publications and reports, intended for both external and internal audiences. Submissions of new publications, media interviews and newsworthy student and staff achievements are encouraged. Please let us know when you have new HERDC publications. Please send any news you wish to be considered for inclusion in the newsletter to julia.parker@flinders.edu.au 5 P age