Mr Ross Morriss |
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| Position: | Director: Strategic Partnerships |
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| Division/Portfolio: | Division of Business | |
| School/Unit: | The International Graduate School of Business | |
| Campus: | City West Campus | |
| Office: | WL5-35 | |
| Telephone: | +61 8 830 20314 | |
| Fax: | +61 8 830 20805 | |
| Email: | Ross_dot_Morriss_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au | |
| URL for Business Card: | http://people.unisa.edu.au/Ross.Morriss | |
| (Ross Morriss is currently on leave - last day on leave is Tuesday, 22 December 2009) | ||
Ross’ primary role at the University is Director: Strategic Partnerships. Further details on this unit can be found at: http://www.unisa.edu.au/strategic/
Ross’ key responsibilities include: - Strategic direction and overall performance of this unit - Development and implementation of key initiatives - Business development and relationship management with key partners and stakeholders - Industry education delivery formats, lecturer/school engagement, program pricing - Strategic contractual arrangements - Industry education program development - Management of day-to-day operations
Ross is also a sessional lecturer at the International Graduate School of Management. He teaches both on-campus, online and within partner organisations in courses including Integrative Case Studies, Strategic Concepts, and Information Strategies for Management Decisions. Additionally, he provides student mentoring support for the course Action Learning and Problem Solving.
Ross is a graduate of the UNISA MBA program with 17 years business management and consulting experience in systems, operations, and sales. His previous positions include Divisional Manager for a national wholesaler/retailer, responsible for business development, operational and systems support in both large corporate settings and small business. More recently he has also provided consulting services to Government, profit and not for profit operations.
Teaching interests
- Strategy
I teach the following courses
| BUSS 5076 | Integrative Case Studies (This course is not currently being taught) |
| BUSS 5074 | Strategic Concepts |
| BUSS 5081 | Action Learning and Problem Solving (This course is not currently being taught) |
| BUSS 5075 | Information Strategies for Management Decisions |
Qualifications
Graduate Diploma in Management - University of South Australia
MBA - University of South Australia
Research interests
- Strategy
- Corporate Education
Research publications
Published Journal Papers:
Ryan, L and Morriss, R (2005) Designing and Managing a Strategic Academic Alliance: An Australian University Experience, Journal of Workplace Learning, Emerald Publishing Group, Volume 17, Number 1-2
Community Service
| Organisation Name: | HiTech Innovations |
| Level of involvement: | Advisory Board Member |
| Year from: | 2005 |
| Organisation Name: | Salford Wines |
| Level of involvement: | Advisory Board Member |
| Year from: | 2007 |
| Organisation Name: | UniSA Student Housing Asscociation Inc |
| Level of involvement: | Chairperson (former) |
| Year from: | 2002 |
| Year to: | 2003 |
| Organisation Name: | UniSA Student Housing Asscociation Inc |
| Level of involvement: | Committee member |
| Year from: | 2006 |
| Organisation Name: | MBA Alumni Association |
| Level of involvement: | MBA Chapter Committee member |
| Year from: | 2002 |
| Year to: | 2004 |
| Organisation Name: | Friends of the Lower Field River |
| Type of Organisation: | Community organisation |
| Level of involvement: | Committee Member |
| Year from: | 2006 |
| Organisation Name: | Hallett Cove Scout Group |
| Level of involvement: | Committee member |
| Year from: | 2002 |
| Year to: | 2004 |
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