UJ prof receives distinguished award
AUCKLAND PARK- UJ's Dean wins a prestigious international award.
Professor Gert Roodt received the distinguished Global Leadership Award during the Pan Pacific Business Association’s 31st annual conference in Sakai City, Osaka, Japan.
Roodt is Professor in Industrial Psychology and People Management and Vice-Dean of Research in the Faculty of Management at the University of Johannesburg (UJ)
“This came as a surprise to me and it is a great honour to receive such an award,” said Prof Roodt.
This award was bestowed in recognition of his extensive contributions to the global scholarly community.
“On a personal level, being an academia for more than 30 years, it is putting a crown on a lifetime’s work,” he added.
Only seven people have received this over 31 years.
To gain such valuable recognition in any field, “one should be a person that has produced outstanding work in their field,”Prof Roodt said.
“It is important to work consistently and make contributions; it is not going to happen if your work is not consistent,” he said.
Prof Roodt also advised residents to be patient as hard work always brings forth great rewards.
Recipients for this particular award are chosen by former winners.
Prof Roodt is the former head of the Centre for Work Performance in the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, UJ.
His prolific research profile includes over 90 journal articles, 12 books, and 170 other publications. In addition, Prof Roodt has successfully supervised 22 doctorates and 70 master’s research-based dissertations during his 20 years of service at UJ.
He has also served as chair of a number of professional organisations, on the editorial board of nine international and national journals, and visited numerous universities in over 25 countries as a visiting scholar. He is a Fellow of the Pan-Pacific Business Association and the Society of Industrial and Organisational Psychology of South Africa.
