The Stellenbosch University Business School (USB) has appointed two new professors extraordinary as well as four senior lecturers extraordinary.
New expertise in the fields of qualitative methodology, knowledge management, leadership development, qualitative research, systems thinking and entrepreneurship has been added to the USB faculty with the announcement of six new appointments.
The appointment of two new professors extraordinary and four senior lecturers extraordinary is effective from 1 August this year to 31 July 2016.
This category of appointments was created by Stellenbosch University to give recognition to individuals for their proven expertise and/or their eminence in their professions and fields of study, and to involve them in the academic programmes of the business school.
The criteria for the appointment of professors and senior lecturers to the university's establishment also apply when a candidate is assessed for appointment as professor extraordinary or senior lecturer extraordinary.
The newly appointed professors extraordinary are:
- Prof Willem Schurink (professor and expert in qualitative methodology);
- Dr Ulrich Schmitt (knowledge management).
The newly appointed senior lecturers extraordinary are:
- Dr Sarah Riordan (gender issues, organisational renewal and diversity management);
- Dr Carly Steyn (leadership development);
- Dr Steyn Heckroodt (systems thinking and entrepreneurship);
- Dr Carly Steyn (leadership development).
