Events for 19 March, 2013

Is work family support always effective? The interactive effects of work family support, high commitment HRM and masculinity on MNC subsidiary performance
19 Mar

Is work family support always effective? The interactive effects of work family support, high commitment HRM and masculinity on MNC subsidiary performance

Associate Professor Julie Cogin, University of New South Wales, presents a paper examining the impact of work family support (WFS) on performance using multi-actor, multi-level longitudinal data from 94 subsidiaries in 27 European multinational corporations (MNCs).

Griffith Business School Postgraduate Meet and Greet
19 Mar

Griffith Business School Postgraduate Meet and Greet

Griffith Business School is hosting 'Meet and Greet' networking functions at the Gold Coast campus for Gold Coast commencing and continuing postgraduate GBS students. This event gives students the opportunity to get to know fellow students and academic staff; meet representatives from the GBS Alumni Network; and develop their business networking skills.

Recruitment and Careers Fair
19 Mar

Recruitment and Careers Fair

The annual Griffith Recruitment and Careers Fairs provide an ideal opportunity for employers and representatives of professional associations to engage with Griffith students.

 

The Careers Fairs feature major organisations recruiting final year students for graduate positions commencing in 2014.

Physics Lecture Series 2013 - Using a Time Machine to Explore Atomic Physics
19 Mar

Physics Lecture Series 2013 - Using a Time Machine to Explore Atomic Physics

 How long does it take an electron to orbit on atom? Answer: an attosecond (a billionth of a billionth of a second). What happens when you pulse laser for an attosecond on different materials? A new x-ray light source that can effectively freeze time and control these very fast atomic and molecular processes. If it all sounds a bit like sci-fi come along and found out more about this ground-breaking research from Australian Attosecond Science Facility, at Griffith University.

The Business Case for Environmental Sustainability
19 Mar

The Business Case for Environmental Sustainability

This open lecture by Dan Fogel will delve into the strategic issues and principles that matter when it comes to sustainable enterprise. Dan offers suggestions on how the pathway to sustainability can be unique and beneficial to businesses in terms of profits and social and environmental changes. He will present a number of successful and unsuccessful case studies that illustrate his key principles.

New grading schema
08 Mar

New grading schema

From 2013 the University is replacing the current descriptive grading schema (HD, D, C, P, F, etc) with a numeric grading schema (7-1) for courses commencing after 1 January 2013. Go to the Exams and assessment website for more information.

Harmony Week
18 Mar

Harmony Week

This year's Harmony Week program offers a wide variety of events which are designed to engage, entertain and illuminate. For further details on the activities that will be taking place on each campus visit the Harmony Week website at: griffith.edu.au/harmony-week