School of Management
Putting theory into practice: the Master’s in Management three-month internship…
What is the organisational culture like? The organisational culture in Skanska is rather relaxed, which I absolutely love. I think it comes from Sweden’s rather easy-going approach to life and that is reflected in the ...
Playing games at work? Why business simulations can help you to run your business without wasting money or resources
What can help you to run a business without wasting money or resources? Thirty two years ago in 1985, an article appeared in the Financial Times crowning the latest winners of the UK’s National Management ...
What’s in a name? Doing business responsibly and sustainably…
You might be familiar with the classic definition of sustainable development as formulated by the Brundtland Commission in 1987: “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet ...
My three month internship with Skanska UK
What is the organisational culture like? In general, it is very open and consensus oriented, you can see it is quite non-hierarchical in terms of treatment of people. I really like that, even though it ...
Fast track to senior leadership – from Cranfield MBA to Amazon manager
We catch up with Cranfield MBA alumnus Daniel Moelders, to see how his role at Amazon has developed since joining the Pathways Programme, which is keenly supported by the Cranfield University Career Development Service. What ...
The next frontier in the responsible workplace
Employers large and small need to take care! They are at risk of losing some of their most valued and valuable employees. They will not lose these employees to competitors or to self-employment but to ...