School of Management
Asian ‘Potluck’ night – 7 November 2016
Have you heard about 'potluck'? No?! That’s okay! I didn’t know the term as well before I had the first potluck night in Australia. When I was in Australia, my American friend initiated cultural potluck ...
Entrepreneurship in action – seven ways for small firms to go global
Firms are seen as having a number of genetic start points. Some are seen as lifestyle, others as unicorns, perhaps as “born global”, perhaps technology-based or enabled and some we just don’t know! But there are ...
Logistics and Procurement Supply Chain Management bowling night
Hi everyone Before I start my first post, I would like to introduce myself, so you guys can have an idea as to what I am doing and who I am! My name is Kelly ...
Do views mean votes? A review of political ads from the 2016 US Presidential election
In 1952, when the first presidential campaign spots were screened on US television, few would have predicted how influential they would become in deciding the race not just to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue but to every ...
Preparing for second careers: purposeful jobs for people of all ages
This roundtable at ACTIS, on October 4th 2016, was led by Anita Hoffmann, Visiting Fellow, Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility. Organisations need radical improvements in productivity. Key to increased productivity is an engaged workforce, which feel that ...
Why we’re launching the Cleantech Entrepreneurship MSc
Over the past few decades there has been a lot of attention on renewable energy technologies to guarantee energy security and fight climate change. Equally, there has been much talk about entrepreneurship as a way ...