7 ways to better crisis management: BP’s lessons for radical change
The news that Tony Hayward has stepped down in the light of the mistakes BP made in managing the crisis of the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, is significant if perhaps not...
View ArticleLet’s not blame it all on Hayward… where was the PR?
Hayward at the World Economic Forum in 2008 Image: World Economic Forum Well, it was bound to happen, he’s gone, Tony Hayward has left BP as Chief Executive and everyone can now breathe easy. If only...
View ArticleBradford “Management Thinking” Digest – the latest on business strategy,...
This edition of Bradford University School of Management’s digest of the latest business thinking features HR’s role in brand value 10 ways managers can improve trust in the workplace A regime...
View ArticleThe language of the law: Legal systems rather than legal solutions cause...
I have recently returned from Hong Kong where I co-arranged and attended the International Conference on Access to non-judicial Justice. Presentations from over a dozen countries concentrated on how...
View ArticleNigeria: The need for good communications in labour relations
People protest following the removal of fuel subsidy by the Government in Lagos ,Nigeria. Photo: AP I was recently working in Nigeria. On the way there, my flight was delayed because of a general...
View Article#HurricaneSandy – what should the priorities be?
Julian Rawel, director of executive education and business development spokesman at Bradford University School of Management Courtesy of The Telegraph As the hurricane starts to batter the East Coast...
View ArticleBradford “Management Thinking” Digest – the latest on business strategy,...
This edition of Bradford University School of Management’s digest of the latest business thinking features HR’s role in brand value 10 ways managers can improve trust in the workplace A regime...
View ArticleThe language of the law: Legal systems rather than legal solutions cause...
I have recently returned from Hong Kong where I co-arranged and attended the International Conference on Access to non-judicial Justice. Presentations from over a dozen countries concentrated on how...
View ArticleNigeria: The need for good communications in labour relations
I was recently working in Nigeria. On the way there, my flight was delayed because of a general strike in that country. Eventually, I arrived on Monday evening (a day later) and was greeted with the...
View Article#HurricaneSandy – what should the priorities be?
Julian Rawel, director of executive education and business development spokesman at Bradford University School of Management As the hurricane starts to batter the East Coast of America, I was this...
View ArticlePwC, Asda, Unilever and WPP keep us on our toes at business games challenge
Despite having a very early start on the Saturday morning to get to the Durham Business Games, the group seemed to be more energetic and alive than most of the students there. Keen as ever, the...
View ArticleBusiness Challenge drew on skills learned on Bradford degree
Our trip to Durham for the Business Challenge was an amazing experience and I gained a lot from it. The Challenge gave me the opportunity to demonstrate what I have learnt during my undergraduate...
View ArticleIt was thanks to alumni donations that we got to take part in a great...
Durham Business Challenge Day 1: PWC Strategy challenge For this challenge and all the others we were placed in randomly formed groups. This was useful as it tested our ability to work with different...
View ArticleSupport International Workers’ Day in age of rampant, supercharged capitalism
The first of May every year is universally known as May Day and May Day is most commonly identified as International Workers’ Day. Three hundred and sixty four days a year are those dominated by...
View ArticleAs part of a technology university, Bradford School of Management can be a...
I was delighted when I heard that Bradford has become a technology university. As the world’s leaders are struggling to manage the impact of technology – is this an opportunity for the University of...
View ArticleBig data: after the gold rush
In case you haven’t noticed Big Data (BD) has been a hot topic in business for some time. Governments and public institutions, not to mention economists, business commentators and technology companies...
View ArticleBusiness engagement – a romantic notion or the future?
The view of the academic sitting in their ivory tower still exists although many of us are trying hard to remove the tarnished legacy of this, to move to a more wholesome image of working together...
View ArticleAn emerging global business model: An introduction to circular economy
We have limited resources – and yet we have continued to utilise our global assets as if they were endless. We freely discard items which we regard as no longer relevant to us with barely a second...
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