MBA Business Practice Week
November 25, 2015
Each year Nottingham MBA students take a week off-curriculum to get a first-hand taste of different types of organisation, examining their business model and approach to problems and business functions. This year students were treated to talks by inspirational record breaking polar explorer (and fellow Nottingham MBA alumnus) Adrian Hayes, and renowned business leader and …
People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership – Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
November 17, 2015
At the end of September the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed and published. They will come into effect at the end of 2015, following the completion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and cover the period 2016-2030. Unlike the MDGs, the idea is to involve the whole world in taking responsibility for development and place …
Next year’s MBA sustainability and responsible business elective modules are unveiled
November 4, 2015
Details have been released of specialist sustainability and responsible business electives that are being offered by ICCSR to our full-time or executive MBA students and will also be available as bespoke executive education courses. The five-day modules, which will be provided in 2016, cover four areas and will each be led by ICCSR staff. We’ve …
Strategy briefing – Business Strategy: What is it really?
October 16, 2015
Almost everyone seems to have a strategy. Asking business directors about their strategy may well stimulate a long list such as their procurement strategy or marketing strategy, investor strategy or workforce strategy. Indeed, almost any potential plan or course of action rapidly becomes a strategy. Perhaps the word conjures up impressions of high level thinking, …
Common innovation and the harmonious society
September 3, 2015
The Confucian idea of the harmonious society is one of the great principles of economic thought. It is hardly necessary for a British economist to point out as much to the readers of China Daily. Yet whether the concept is consistent with innovation, that essential engine of growth, is an increasingly significant question for any …
Strategy briefing – Strategic Alliances: A Panacea?
August 25, 2015
Recently there has been substantial growth in the number of strategic alliances. They are seen by management as a way of sharing risk and acquiring resources and capabilities. We will focus on equity based alliances in this article; more commonly referred to as Joint Ventures (JV’s) The EE example In 2010 Deutsche Telecom and France’s …
Malaysia on my mind
July 30, 2015
Nottingham MBA students enjoy a global experience studying with people from all over the world and having the opportunity to participate in a number of international business study tours. Study tours include California’s Silicon Valley (with a focus on technology start-ups and equity investment), China (a week-long business and cultural tour to China taking advantage of Nottingham’s unique …
The Blog
July 20, 2015
Nottingham MBA students enjoy a global experience studying with people from all over the world and having the opportunity to participate in a number of international business study tours. Study tours include California’s Silicon Valley (with a focus on technology start-ups and equity investment), China (a week-long business and cultural tour to China taking advantage of Nottingham’s unique …
Nirvana
July 10, 2015
Nottingham MBA students enjoy a global experience studying with people from all over the world and having the opportunity to participate in a number of international business study tours. Study tours include California’s Silicon Valley (with a focus on technology start-ups and equity investment), China (a week-long business and cultural tour to China taking advantage of Nottingham’s unique …
Strategy briefing – Transient or Turbulent: Does it Really Matter?
May 27, 2015
The life span and volatility of a particular industry will provide some clues as to the strategic approach which may be appropriate for competing businesses. This article considers transient and turbulent industries and the extent and circumstances of financially engineered risk which a business should carry. I also relate my own recent strategic experience of …
