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The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team at The University of Western Australia has partnered with Oxfam Australia and the WA Fair Trade Collective to establish the first Fair Trade Pop Up Shop in Australia.

The UWA Business School's teaching and research staff were recognised for their outstanding achievements in an awards ceremony held earlier this month. The Faculty Teaching and Research Awards recognised the contributions of staff during 2011.

Dean of the UWA Business School, Winthrop Professor Phil Dolan, congratulated the winners and thanked all staff for their hard work.

Speaking at a panel discussion on business ethics and the global financial crisis at The University of Western Australia’s Business School, Dr Michael Chaney AO, UWA Chancellor and Chairman of NAB and Woodside, said that openness and transparency in companies were key pre-requisites for preventing further shocks like the global financial crisis.

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The top business schools in the world are global.  They educate students for careers which will span countries, share ideas and knowledge at the highest levels, and help create innovative ways in which businesses and organisations can make an impact both locally and internationally.

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Kerry Harmanis, founding director of Jubilee Mines, has told business leaders and students at The University of Western Australia how values such as humility, respect and compassion were critical to his business success.

Harmanis was sharing his career and insights into leadership and management at a recent Up Close and Personal Lunch, presented in association with the Graduate Management Association.

The contributions of UWA Business School academics have again been recognised on the national and international stages.

Emeritus Professor Philip Brown, who co-authored a paper that revolutionised global understanding of the impact of corporate disclosure on share prices was named in this year's Australia Day honours.

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Visiting Professor Terry Hendershott, from Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley (UCB) will share his expertise with students and staff at The University of Western Australia's Business School over the next four months.

A new study by Australian researchers has shed light on the methods used by ratings agencies to assign ratings to banks in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Professor Sirimon Treepongkaruna, from The University of Western Australia's Business School, along with Emawtee Bissoondoyal-Bheenick, from Monash University, analysed the quantitative determinants of bank ratings provided by Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch in the United Kingdom and Australia.

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International communities in India and Kenya will benefit from two projects being run by the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) UWA team, based at the UWA Business School.