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February 2012

13/02: Coventry Evening Telegraph (full article) - WBS and Shakespeare: Announcing the joint venture between WBS and the Royal Shakespeare Company to run online teaching courses for teachers to gain a qualification in teaching Shakespeare.
13/02: China Daily (full article) - Happiness study: Insights into the elderly regarding age issues with comments from Andrew Oswald, formerly of WBS, regarding the happiness study he conducted.
13/02: mUmBRELLA (full article) - MBA Alumna: Louise Buson, former head of product development at Sportsbet, has been appointed digital director at The Australian. Louise also holds an MBA from WBS.
13/02: mUmBRELLA (full article) - MBA Alumna: Louise Buson, former head of product development at Sportsbet, has been appointed digital director at The Australian. Louise also holds an MBA from WBS.
13/02: Campaign Brief (full article) (Australian) - MBA Alumna: Louise Buson, former head of product development at Sportsbet, has been appointed digital director at The Australian. Louise also holds an MBA from WBS.
12/02: The Observer - Happiness study: Insights into the elderly regarding age issues with comments from Andrew Oswald, formerly of WBS, regarding the happiness study he conducted.
11/02: Coventry Evening Telegraph - Football Management at WBS: Former Coventry Sky Blues star Stuart Pearce will manage the England football squad this month as a temporary measure while the FA seek a replacement for Fabio Capello. Stuart studied on the one year football management course at WBS.
10/02: Bisnis Indonesia (full article) - Happiness at work: Is it true that happier workers are more productive? Refers to research by former member of WBS staff Andrew Oswald's happiness study.
10/02: BBC Radio 4 Today - Radio interview with Bruno Frey: Bruno Frey is a contributor on BBC Radio 4's flagship news Today programme on the subject of performance-related pay for executives.
10/02: BBC Radio Wales - Radio interview with Nick Chater: Nick Chater is interviewed about the Nudge Theory and the Government's Behavioural Insights Team on BBC Radio Wales.
10/02: BBC Radio 5 Live - Radio interview with Nick Chater: Nick Chater is interviewed about the Nudge Theory and the Government's Behavioural Insights Team on BBC Radio 5 Live's lunchtime programme
09/02: Local Government Chronicle - LCG Graduate programme cancelled: The LGA has just completed a major listening exercise with the sector on the future direction of the Graduate Development programme following a 60% budget cut last year and the ending of the partnership with WBS.
09/02: The Gazette (full article) (Montrealgazette.com) - Online MBA: Looking at the online (distance learning) flexible MBA - with reference to WBS as an overseas provider for study.
09/02: AlphaGalileo (full article) - The Teaching of Shakespeare at WBS: Warwick Business School (WBS) and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) will announce a path-breaking new partnership this week with a joint venture for the Teaching of Shakespeare.
07/02: 3BLmedia (full article) - Adjunct Professor of CSR at WBS: Dr Wayne Visser is Founder and Director of the think-tank CSR International and consultancy Kaleidoscope Futures Ltd. and Adjunct Professor of CSR at WBS writes The Meaning of Responsibility: Wayne Visser's "Age of Responsibility" Blog
07/02: The Scotsman - Scotland's Super Bowl hero: Sue Bridgewater, director of the Centre for Management in Sport comments on the winning success of Lawrence Tynes from Greenock, Scotland in Sunday night's USA Super Bowl.
06/02: Taisha (full article) (Chinese) - FT 2012 MBA rankings: Chinese report on the Financial Times 2012 full time MBA rankings of the top 100. WBS is listed 27th.
06/02: Mediakey (full article) (Italian) - MBA Alumnus: Lastminute.com announces the appointment of John Crosby, Vice President of Product and Technology. John holds an MBA from WBS
06/02: 15 WXVT (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS. Multiple sources.
05/02: The Sunday Times - How to Decide Bosses' Bonuses: Bruno Frey's article on why CEO pay should not be tied to performance, instead he wants companies to drop pay for performance schemes and their complicated criteria and at the end of every year boards should make a judgement on whether a bonus is deserved
03/02: 2 NEWS (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS
03/02: APQC (full article) - Knowledge and Innovation Network: Gary Colet shares his insights from several years of facilitating successful knowledge elicitation interviews and administering the "Knowledge Retention and Transfer" special interest group at the Knowledge and Innovation Network at WBS
03/02: Times Educational Supplement (TES) - RSC and WBS: Times Educational Supplement (TES) welcome new partner, the RSC and Teaching Shakespeare Initiative, launched with WBS. Resources go live on the TES website February 7. The aim is to introduce an international standard of teaching Shakespeare in schools.
03/02: Birmingham Evening Mail - Business study decline: A recent report suggests that business schools in UK universities are bracing themselves for a decline in applications. With reference to WBS building an international reputation with its MBA.
02/02: Guardian (full article) - WBS staff letter to the Guardian: Jonathan Tritter co-writes a letter to the Guardian in response to Health minister Simon Burns article explaining the Government's Health and Social Care bill, disagreeing with the assessment of the implications of the bill.
02/02: European CEO Mags - Innovation in Outsourcing: A recent study of Europe's boardrooms by Cognizant and WBS showed that, while outsourcing is still a large part of expenses in the IT department, the majority do not measure the financial impact that outsourcing generated innovation has.
01/02: Careers Advice for Ambitious Women (full article) - Careers advice for ambitious women: Rachel Killian comments in chapter in this book on working and parenting while studying for an MBA, by Mrs Moneypenny, FT columnist, published by Penguin.
01/02: Careers Advice for Ambitious Women - Career advice for women: Rachel comments on how to cope with family and working life while studying for an MBA in this new book by Mrs Moneypenny, FT columnist, published by Penguin.
01/02: Forestry Journal - MBA Alumnus: Austin Brady has been appointed Head of Conservation at The Woodland Trust in January. Austin also holds an MBA from WBS
01/02: DCB (Defence Contracts Bulletin) - Exec MBA Master Class: Aerospace Defence Security (ADS) and WBS are pleased to announce a series of half day business education masterclasses from February 17.
01/02: International Tax Review - MSc Alumnus: Article about Simon Somohano who is a partner based in Tijuana and Mexico City responsible for Deloitte's transfer pricing practice in Latin America and Caribbean region. He also holds an MS in Economics and Finance from WBS.
01/02: MAXHnews Live (full article) (Greek) - FT MBA at WBS: BBC News magazine asks what do people on £1m salaries do with their money? Amongst the list is a reference to the fees at WBS to study on the full time MBA course.
01/02: Knowledge@Wharton (full article) - Knowledge protection versus knowledge sharing: Article asks, when should companies be concerned with protecting their own knowledge? Ref to Michael Mol, co author of a research paper entitled Does Strategic Protection of Knowledge Undermine the Effectiveness of External Knowledge Sourcing?
01/02: The Independent (full article) - Performance pay: Article about executive pay, with reference to Bruno Frey and Margit Osterloh, two professors from WBS, who argue in this month's Harvard Business Review that companies should stop tying pay to performance as it simply does not work
01/02: Coventry Evening Telegraph (full article) - MBA global rankings: Mark Taylor, Dean of WBS comments about the MBA ranking results from the Financial Times Full Time MBA programmes where WBS has climbed to 27th in the world, and ninth in Europe.
01/02: The Business Desk (full article) - Behavioural Science at WBS: Professor Nick Chater, professor of behavioural science at WBS spoke at the first WBS Business Breakfast Briefing event in Birmingham on the importance of understanding the dynamics of customer choice.
01/02: Director (full article) - Is a degree necessary to succeed in business world: Peter Corvi, associate dean at WBS puts the positive view towards whether a degree is necessary to succeed in the business world in a short debate published in the Director magazine
01/02: Midlands Business Insider - Studying for an MBA: Rachel Killian, MBA Marketing and Recruitment manager at WBS, comments on the benefits and costs of studying for an MBA.
01/02: Midlands Business Insider - Business and all that jazz: Deniz Ucbasaran, Professor of Entrepreneurship at WBS is the lead academic of a paper entitled Leading Entrepreneurial Teams Insights from Jazz. Andy Lockett, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship was also a collaborator.

January 2012

31/01: China Value (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS
31/01: Cerc Aziende (full article) (Italian) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS
31/01: PR Newswire (full article) (online business news agency) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS
31/01: Bio Space (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS. Multiple sources.
31/01: PR-USA.net (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS. Multiple sources.
31/01: Sys-con Media (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS. Multiple sources.
31/01: Alimarket (full article) - IR Masters Alumnus: Giuseppe Bergonzi has been named Co-CEO of MBE Spain 2000 for Mail Boxes Etc. in a restructure of its senior management team in Spain. He holds a Masters in Industrial Relations from WBS.
31/01: Harvard Business Manager (full article) - The benefits of employing migrant workers: Christian Stadler, Associate Professor of Strategy at WBS, argues that there are many advantages for a company in employing migrant workers. They bring new perspectives, skills and a high work ethic to the workplace. (German text)
31/01: MetroGreece (full article) (Greek) - FT MBA at WBS: BBC News magazine asks what do people on £1m salaries do with their money? Amongst the list is a reference to the fees at WBS to study on the full time MBA course.
31/01: Franquicias Aldia (full article) - IR Masters Alumnus: Giuseppe Bergonzi has been named Co-CEO of MBE Spain 2000 for Mail Boxes Etc. in a restructure of its senior management team in Spain. He holds a Masters in Industrial Relations from WBS.
31/01: Tech Market View (full article) - WBS Staff: TechMarketView's UK Local Government Dinner Debate was attended by Glyn Evans, currently President of SOCITM, and Corporate Director of Business Change at Birmingham City Council (currently on secondment to WBS)
31/01: BBC News (full article) - Full Time MBA at WBS: BBC News magazine asks what do people on £1m salaries do with their money? Amongst the list is a reference to the fees at WBS to study on the full time MBA course.
31/01: Finet.hk (full article) (Hong Kong) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS. Multiple sources.
31/01: BIOON NEWS (full article) (Asia) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS
30/01: Tormo (full article) - IR Masters Alumnus: Giuseppe Bergonzi has been named Co-CEO of MBE Spain 2000 for Mail Boxes Etc. in a restructure of its senior management team in Spain. He holds a Masters in Industrial Relations from WBS. (Spanish text)
30/01: BNA (full article) (Business News Asia) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS
30/01: 4-Traders (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS
30/01: El Paso Times (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS
30/01: Globeez.com (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies has announced that Richard Davies has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer from February 2nd. Richard holds an MBA from WBS
30/01: FT.com (full article) - MBA global ranking 2012: Warwick Business School is ranked in 27th place in the FT Global MBA Rankings.
27/01: CIH online (full article) - Leadership in a time of crisis: Nick Barclay, Client Director at Warwick Business School, discusses the importance of great leadership.
27/01: HR Morning (full article) - Performance pay: Ref. to Harvard Business Review article by WBS professors Bruno Frey and Margit Osterloh wo argue that performance pay is both ineffective and distracting, and can encourage executives to take company-killing risks.
27/01: The Nation Online (full article) - Quads graduate with Masters degrees from Warwick: The Ogunsanya quadruplets have graduated with masters degrees from the University of Warwick on the same day. Temi, Tobi and Tolu have all gained an MSc Management from WBS, while Toks graduated with an MEng in Manufacturing and Engineering.
27/01: Financial Times (full article) - Performance pay: Ref. to Harvard Business Review article by WBS Profs Bruno Frey and Margit Osterloh who argue that performance pay is both ineffective and distracting, and can encourage executives to take company-killing risks.
26/01: Brisk Magazine (full article) - Diversity management: Maud Oortwijn, author of Business on the border investigated the strategy of international business in conjunction with Warwick Business School.
26/01: ManagerOnline (full article) - Diversity management: Maud Oortwijn, author of Business on the border investigated the strategy of international business in conjunction with Warwick Business School.
25/01: Lim Kit Siang (full article) - MBA Alumni: A Critique of the ETP (Part 2) - We won't really be twice as rich in 2020. Co authored by Teh Chi-Chang who holds a first class degree in Accounting & Financial Analysis from the University of Warwick
24/01: Europa (full article) - Essays written by Colin Crouch & John Cassidy: Two essays by Colin Crouch and John Cassidy on the capacity of civil society to curb the power of big business and continue to defend the paradigm pluralistic and stratified.
24/01: Mynewsdesk.com (full article) - BIG Programme Alumna: Interview with Annita Small, alumna of the Business Innovation and Growth Programme (BIG) at WBS. Annita is the Managing Director of Protel Fieldwork which has just been awarded the WMPTE Framework Agreement for the second time.
24/01: Cambridge Evening News - WBS and WBS Staff: Article citing Jan Stiles, former head of Executive Education at WBS, now at Judge Business School, Cambridge
24/01: Modern Ghana (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Interview with independent Ghanaian Presidential candidate Jacob Osei Yeboah. Jacob holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.
24/01: Modern Ghana (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Interview with independent Ghanaian Presidential candidate Jacob Osei Yeboah. Jacob holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.
24/01: Business Day - Specialised MBAs increasing in popularity: Global trends indicate an upswing in demand for specialisation within the MBA. WBS is quoted as an example of a well-ranked business school offering the increasingly popular distance learning and online MBA programmes.
24/01: ThisDayLive (full article) - Quads graduate with Masters degrees from Warwick: The Ogunsanya quadruplets have graduated with masters degrees from the University of Warwick on the same day. Temi, Tobi and Tolu have all gained an MSc Management from WBS, while Toks graduated with an MEng in Manufacturing and Engineering.
23/01: Bella Naiija (full article) - Quads graduate with Masters degrees from Warwick: The Ogunsanya quadruplets have graduated with masters degrees from the University of Warwick on the same day. Temi, Tobi and Tolu have all gained an MSc Management from WBS, while Toks graduated with an MEng in Manufacturing and Engineering.
23/01: Peace FM Online (full article) - Quads graduate with Masters degrees from Warwick: The Ogunsanya quadruplets have graduated with masters degrees from the University of Warwick on the same day. Temi, Tobi and Tolu have all gained an MSc Management from WBS, while Toks graduated with an MEng in Manufacturing and Engineering.
23/01: Zimbio (full article) (India) - Quads graduate with Masters degrees from Warwick: The Ogunsanya quadruplets have graduated with masters degrees from the University of Warwick on the same day. Temi, Tobi and Tolu have all gained an MSc Management from WBS, while Toks graduated with an MEng in Manufacturing and Engineering.
23/01: FE Week - MA Alumnus: Interview with Tom Wilson, Director of unionlearn, the TUC's learning and skills organisation. Tom has a Masters in Industrial Relation from Warwick Business School.
23/01: The Business Desk (full article) - Forthcoming WBS event: WBS alumnus Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive of Birmingham Airport, hosts Friday's inaugural Warwick Business Breakfast with Professor Nick Chater, giving an insight into behavioural science and its impact on business (registration required for full article)
22/01: The Sun News Online (full article) - Quads graduate with Masters degrees from Warwick: The Ogunsanya quadruplets have graduated with masters degrees from the University of Warwick on the same day. Temi, Tobi and Tolu have all gained an MSc Management from WBS, while Toks graduated with an MEng in Manufacturing and Engineering.
22/01: Radio 4 - Young entrepreneurs - Undergrad alumni: Undergraduate alumnus Steve Barnes talks about the successful start-up he launched while still a student at Warwick. Steve set up Appetise.com, an online takeaway ordering and delivery service. Broadcast at 9.30pm on Sunday 22 January 2012
21/01: allafrica.com (full article) - Quads graduate with Masters degrees from Warwick: The Ogunsanya quadruplets have graduated with masters degrees from the University of Warwick on the same day. Temi, Tobi and Tolu have all gained an MSc Management from WBS, while Toks graduated with an MEng in Manufacturing and Engineering.
20/01: Utility Week - WBS and WBS Staff: Martin Cave, formerly of WBS, is one of the speakers at the Institute of Water Annual Conference 2012 - Changing the Water Industry for a Sustainable Legacy to be held May 17th-18th.
20/01: Radio 4 - Loans for non-student entrepreneurs: Francis Greene is interviewed live on Radio4's World at One on Richard Branson's suggestion that government loans similar to student loans be made available to young people who don't want to go to university but who want to start their own business.
20/01: BBC Radio 2 - Young entrepreneurs - Undergrad alumni: Undergraduate alumnus Steve Barnes is interviewed live on the Jeremy Vine show on Friday 20 January about the successful start-up he launched while still a student at Warwick. Steve set up Appetise.com, an online takeaway ordering and delivery service.
19/01: BBC Radio 4 - Young entrepreneurs - Undergrad alumni: Undergraduate alumnus Steve Barnes talks about the successful start-up he launched while still a student at Warwick. Steve set up Appetise.com, an online takeaway ordering and delivery service. Broadcast at 8.30pm on Thursday 19 January 2012
19/01: BBC News (full article) - Young entrepreneurs - Undergrad alumni: Undergraduate alumnus Steve Barnes talks about the successful start-up he launched while still a student at Warwick. Steve set up Appetise.com, an online takeaway ordering and delivery service.
19/01: Coventry Evening Telegraph - Quads graduate with Masters degrees from Warwick: The Ogunsanya quadruplets have graduated with masters degrees from the University of Warwick on the same day. Temi, Tobi and Tolu have all gained an MSc Management from WBS, while Toks graduated with an MEng in Manufacturing and Engineering.
19/01: The Times - Quads graduate with Masters degrees from Warwick: The Ogunsanya quadruplets have graduated with masters degrees from the University of Warwick on the same day. Temi, Tobi and Tolu have all gained an MSc Management from WBS, while Toks graduated with an MEng in Manufacturing and Engineering.
18/01: MailOnline (full article) - Quads graduate with Masters degrees from Warwick: The Ogunsanya quadruplets have graduated with masters degrees from the University of Warwick on the same day. Temi, Tobi and Tolu have all gained an MSc Management from WBS, while Toks graduated with an MEng in Manufacturing and Engineering.
18/01: businessspectator.com (full article) - The Australian manufacturing industry: Goran Roos, Honorary Professor at WBS, comments on the issues facing the Australian manufacturing industry.
13/01: Utility Week - WBS and WBS Staff: Martin Cave, formerly of WBS, is one of the speakers at the Institute of Water Annual Conference 2012 - Changing the Water Industry for a Sustainable Legacy to be held May 17th-18th.
13/01: Upstream - MSc Finance & Economics alumnus: Juan Carlos Zepeda, president of Mexico's National Hydrocarbons Commission, is making a monopolised industry more accountable. Juan holds a masters degree in Finance and Economics from WBS.
13/01: msnbc.com (full article) - Republicans Like Candidates Who Look Republican: A new study published in the latest issue of the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science into what makes a stereotypically Republican. Author Christopher Olivola is doing a fellowship in behavioral science at WBS.
12/01: Xpnua online (full article) (Greek) - PhD Alumnus: Distinguished Professor Dr. Luis Lages will speak at a Public Open Lecture at CIIM in Nicosia Friday 13 January entitled The GloCal Wave. He holds a PhD in Marketing and International Business from WBS.
12/01: Yorkshire Post - Keith Grint to speak on 'leadership': Professor Keith Grint is to speak on the subject of 'leadership' at Leeds Metropolitan University on Tuesday 28 February. The event will be held by the Association for Project Management.
11/01: Develop (full article) - Michael Gove's speech at BETT 2012 conference: In his speech to the national education BETT 2012 conference Education Secretary Michael Gove mentions the collaboration between the University of Warwick and the RSC in the teaching of Shakespeare.
10/01: computerwoche.de (full article) - Outsourcing Research at WBS: A recent study of Europe's boardrooms by Cognizant and WBS showed that, while outsourcing is still a large part of the expenses of the IT department, the majority do not measure the financial impact that outsourcing has generated (German text)
10/01: Miller-McCune (full article) - Republicans Like Candidates Who Look Republican: "We were interested in seeing whether people could reliably tell the difference between Republicans and Democrats based on their appearance," said Chris Olivola, a fellow at the University of Warwick.
10/01: Woodland Trust - MBA Alumni: Woodland Trust has announced the appointment of Austin Brady as Head of Conservation. Austin has an MBA from the University of Warwick.
10/01: BBC News (full article) - Networking: Davide Nicolini comments "We look at networks as a way of making your business work at its best rather than techniques to make lots of friends. Although both approaches go together".
05/01: Salisbury Journal - BSc Alumna: Frances Simpson has joined accounting firm Fletcher & Partners to train as a chartered accountant after graduating from WBS
05/01: Portsmouth News (full article) - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Jim Davison, EEF south east region director has called on the government to give more support to the manufacturing sector. It comes after a survey by insurance giant RSA and WBS revealed manufacturing firms faced the biggest struggle to raise money.
04/01: Telegraph & Argus (Bradford) - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
03/01: South Wales Argus - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
03/01: Inspiresme.co.uk (full article) - SMEs struggle to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
02/01: Guardian (full article) - Business and all that jazz: Deniz Ucbasaran, Professor of Entrepreneurship at WBS is the lead academic of a paper entitled Leading Entrepreneurial Teams Insights from Jazz. Andy Lockett, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, was also a collaborator.
01/01: Square Mile - Business and all that jazz: Deniz Ucbasaran, Professor of Entrepreneurship at WBS is the lead academic of a paper entitled Leading Entrepreneurial Teams Insights from Jazz. Andy Lockett, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship was also a collaborator.
01/01: South West Business - Nuclear debate: Paul Dorfman, senior research associate at WBS, puts his views across regarding the installation of new nuclear power plants planned for Bristol

December 2011

31/12: Times Higher (full article) (weekly) - WBS staff in New Year Honours list for CBE: Dr Andrew Sentance professorial fellow at WBS has been awarded the CBE for services to the economy in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
30/12: Brookson (full article) - SMEs struggle to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
29/12: Daily Post North Wales - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
29/12: Newcastle Journal - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
29/12: Carlisle News & Star - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
29/12: Morning Star - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: A wizard of an idea cooked up by the government may not be having magical effects as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to struggle to raise money from banks.
29/12: Portsmouth News - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
29/12: Lancashire Evening Telegraph - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
29/12: Yorkshire Post - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Two thirds of small business owners believe they will have to seek alternative sources of funding in 2012 as they can no longer rely on banks for funding.
29/12: Birmingham Post - SME's struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
29/12: Birmingham Post - SME's struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
29/12: Harvard Business Review (full article) - Stop tying Pay to Performance: Bruno S Frey, WBS Distinguished Professor of Behavioural Science and Prof. Margit Osterloh co-author of article on performance pay.
29/12: Isle of Man Courier - MBA Alumnus: Richard Bujko, strategy and business development manager for the Manx Electricity Authority is interviewed regarding his life in the workplace. Richard holds an MBA from WBS.
29/12: Daily Post North Wales (full article) - SMEs struggle to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: The Press Association - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Shropshire Star - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Express and Star - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Guardian (full article) - SME's struggling to raise money from banks: Some 12% of SMEs said they had experienced difficulties obtaining finance over the past year, according to a survey by insurance giant RSA and the Warwick Business School.
28/12: The Huffington Post (full article) - Small firms hit by lending squeeze: Some 12% of SMEs said they had experienced difficulties obtaining finance over the past year, according to a survey by insurance giant RSA and the Warwick Business School.
28/12: Newcastle Journal - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Yorkshire Post - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Western Mail - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: The Scotsman (full article) - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: The Herald (Scotland) - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Press & Journal - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS
28/12: Northern Echo - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Liverpool Daily Post - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Daily Express - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Daily Mail - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Daily Express - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Financial Times - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: London loves Business (full article) - SMEs struggling to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Express and Star (full article) - SMEs struggle to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: Belfast Telegraph (full article) - SMEs struggle to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
28/12: The Independent (full article) - SMEs struggle to raise money from banks: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government, a report revealed from insurer RSA and WBS.
27/12: Today Online - Euro Zone Markets: Richard Taffler, Professor of accounting and finance at WBS comments in this article about the euro zone debt crisis and how the markets are finding it hard to trust again.
27/12: Spend Matters (full article) - Sustainable Supply Chain: A recent study from WBS and the University of Bath found that most companies efforts to improve their supply chain sustainability is focused on managing risk and public relations.
26/12: Terra Peru (full article) - Nich Chater comments on BBC Radio 4: Nick Chater comments on "how important really are the leaders"? (Spanish text)
26/12: Latam.msn.com (full article) - Nick Chater comments on BBC Radio 4: Nick Chater comments on "how important really are the leaders"? (Spanish text)
26/12: El Nacional.com (full article) - Nick Chater comments on BBC Radio 4: Nick Chater comments on "how important really are the leaders"? (Spanish text)
26/12: BBC News (full article) - Nick Chater comments on BBC Radio 4: Nick Chater comments on "how important really are the leaders"?
26/12: Malaya.com (full article) - Euro Zone Markets: Richard Taffler, Professor of accounting and finance at WBS comments in this article about the euro zone debt crisis and how the markets are finding it hard to trust again
23/12: Coventry Evening Telegraph - WBS selection boxes to hospital children: Mark Taylor, Dean of WBS delivers selection boxes to children in Coventry's University hospital.
23/12: Food Manufacture (full article) - SMEs struggle to raise money from banks: A study of SME businesses in the manufacturing, road freight, retail and business service sectors found that nearly a third have struggled because of the economic downtown The report was created by insurer RSA in conjunction with WBS
22/12: Irish Examiner (full article) - Euro Zone Markets: Richard Taffler, Professor of accounting and finance at WBS comments in this article about the euro zone debt crisis and how the markets are finding it hard to trust again.
22/12: Iol.co.za (full article) - Euro Zone Markets: Richard Taffler, Professor of accounting and finance at WBS comments in this article about the euro zone debt crisis and how the markets are finding it hard to trust again.
21/12: IT News Link (full article) - MBA Alumnus: Colin Hay has been appointed Vice President for the Northern EMEA region for broadcast and professional solutions supplier Grass Valley. Colin holds an MBA with distinction from Warwick Business School, where he is also an Associate Fellow.
21/12: News Blaze (full article) - The Science behind Snap Decisions: Professor Daniel Read of WBS has carried out research with Darden Professor Yael Grushka-Cockayne to determine that people successfully make similarity judgments 86 per cent of the time. This suggests that snap decisions are generally accurate.
21/12: Business Matters (full article) - Small business running costs at record high: The new figures reveal that small manufacturing businesses in the UK are experiencing annual inflation of 8.3 per cent, 60% higher than the rate of consumer inflation. Stephen Roper of WBS who conducted the research comments.
20/12: Food Processing (full article) - Small business running costs at record high: The new figures reveal that small manufacturing businesses in the UK are experiencing annual inflation of 8.3 per cent, 60% higher than the rate of consumer inflation. Stephen Roper of WBS who conducted the research comments.
20/12: Gulf News (full article) - Euro Zone Markets: Richard Taffler, Professor of accounting and finance at WBS comments in this article about the euro zone debt crisis and how the markets are finding it hard to trust again.
19/12: Businessworld (full article) (India) - Euro Zone Markets: Richard Taffler, Professor of accounting and finance at WBS comments in this article about the euro zone debt crisis and how the markets are finding it hard to trust again.
19/12: IBTimes (full article) - Euro Zone Markets: Richard Taffler, Professor of accounting and finance at WBS comments in this article about the euro zone debt crisis and how the markets are finding it hard to trust again.
19/12: CNBC.com (full article) - Euro Zone Markets: Richard Taffler, Professor of accounting and finance at WBS comments in this article about the euro zone debt crisis and how the markets are finding it hard to trust again.
19/12: Reuters.com (full article) - Euro Zone markets: Richard Taffler, Professor of accounting and finance at WBS comments in this article about the euro zone debt crisis and how the markets are finding it hard to trust again.
16/12: Guyana Chronicle online (full article) - PhD Alumnus: The National Association of Agricultural, Commercial & Industrial Employees (NAACIE) congratulate the newly appointed Minister of Labour, The Hon. Nanda K. Gopaul. He studied at WBS for a PHD in Industrial and Business Studies.
15/12: Yonhap News Agency (full article) (Korean) - MBA study at WBS: Article about MBA study in Europe listing WBS and statistics for MBA study. (translated Korean text)
14/12: Growing Business Online (full article) - Small business support failing customers: Small business support too often fails its end customer says Robert Craven, so what is the solution? Here Robert explains. Robert is an entrepreneur, businessman and author who has taught at WBS.
13/12: Policy Network (full article) - Banking Services to SMEs: A comparison of banking services to small and medium enterprises in both Germany and the UK, quoting research by Dr Stuart Fraser of WBS concerning the levels and terms of lending in recent years.
13/12: Financial Times (full article) - Slow food movement: Andre Spicer, former WBS faculty member and PhD candidate Koen van Bommel co-author of a case study regarding the Slow Food movement founded in Italy in 1989 as an alternative to the fast food sector, a non-profit association.
12/12: Business Because (full article) - What do MBAs want for Christmas?: Business Because asked some MBA students what they would like for Christmas, some of the answers were surprising. Roslan Jaafar of WBS said he hoped for a better-structured network among all MBAs with active and serious discussions .......
09/12: The Times of India (full article) - The benefits of the DLMBA: Report on the benefits of the distance learning format of MBA study. The popularity of the DLMBA hinges on its flexibility, allowing participants to manage their study around their work and family.
09/12: The Times of India (full article) - WBS partnership with the RSC: MBA students at WBS are put through the CAPITAL Centre, a joint venture between the University's English department and the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Centre uses theatre workshop techniques to develop teamwork, social and management skills
08/12: Business Excellence (full article) - WBS and WBS Staff: Unnecessary complexity is costing the world's businesses billions, say the authors of the recent Global Simplicity Index by consulting firm Simplicity and Warwick Business School. Article written by Simon Collinson formerly of WBS
08/12: Asian Correspondent (full article) - Specialised MBAs for Asian students: In today's business environment, with a plethora of highly specialized areas, the popularity of one-year, specialized MBA programs is growing. Overview of progs and how they differ from standard MBA. WBS is featured for the Global Energy MBA programme
06/12: Financial Times (full article) - IT departments must deliver more for less: A recent study of Europe's boardrooms by Cognizant and WBS showed that, while outsourcing is still a large part of expenses in the IT department, the majority do not measure the financial impact that outsourcing generated innovation has.
06/12: Business to Business (full article) (New Zealand) - WBS Staff at ANZAM cenference: University of Canterbury hosts 25th ANZAM conference from 7 - 9 December, in Wellington. Professor Loizos Heracleous, Professor of Strategy and Organisation at WBS is a keynote speaker on 8th Dec.
06/12: Guardian - Internships in MBA study: Many business schools offer internships as part of MBA study but do they further education and lead to jobs? WBS' full time MBA students undertake a 3 month unpaid consultancy project in the summer for which expenses are paid. Sue Thorn of PCD comments.
06/12: NZNEWSUK (full article) - WBS staff at ANZAM conference: University of Canterbury hosts 25th ANZAM conference from 7 - 9 December, in Wellington. Professor Loizos Heracleous, Professor of Strategy and Organisation at WBS is a keynote speaker on 8th Dec.
05/12: Evening Standard (full article) - WBS Football Management: Article about English football bosses and the lack of home grown talent, questions whether it's an indictment of the system in which they are nurtured and operate. Reference to Aidy Boothroyd who studied at WBS for the football management qualification.
05/12: Financial Times - FT European Business Schools 2011: The Financial Times European Business Schools 2011 'ranking of rankings' of the top 75 European business schools, places WBS 18th, up from 21st in 2010.
03/12: Irish News - WBS visiting professor: David Taylor, famous leadership guru with 25 years experience and a visiting professor of Leadership at WBS delivers a new business programme at the University of Ulster.
03/12: Daily Telegraph - Distance learning MBA study at WBS: Article weighs up the pros and cons of distance learning MBA study, with reference to WBS increasingly being known for flexibility in distance learning courses.
03/12: GTdownload.com (full article) - BSc Alumnus: Lanner Director Geoff Hook chairs Business Process Modeling Track at the 2011 Winter Simulation Conference; Leaders share insight on cutting edge simulation research and applications. Geoff holds a BSc in Managment Sciences from WBS
02/12: Citywire - MBA Alumnus: Jaymeen Patel is a portfolio manager on the European equity desk at Morgan Stanley and holds an MBA from Warwick Business School
02/12: The Treasurer - WBS research paper on pension policy: A recently published research paper into the future of UK pension schemes is explained. Author Con Keating is head of research for insurance group BrightonRock and steering committee member of the Financial Econometrics Research Centre at WBS.
02/12: University of Ulster (full article) (University Website) - WBS visiting professor: David Taylor, famous leadership guru with 25 years experience and a visiting professor of Leadership at WBS delivers a new business programme at the University of Ulster.
02/12: IPS (full article) - WBS and WBS Staff: Colin Crouch of WBS quoted on the failure of the theoretical foundations of international financial markets in this article about a paper written by a handful of French economists criticising the economic policies applied in the European Union.
01/12: European Oil & Gas - WBS Staff: Article written by Simon Collinson, former staff member at WBS regarding business complexity in the world of oil giants.
01/12: SBW!re (full article) - BSc Alumnus: Lanner Director Geoff Hook chairs Business Process Modeling Track at the 2011 Winter Simulation Conference; Leaders share insight on cutting edge simulation research and applications. Geoff holds a BSc in Managment Sciences from WBS
01/12: Civil Service World - Diploma in Public Finance & Leadership Alumnus: The head of education at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, Adrian Pulham explains how it is more important than ever for the Government to improve their finance skills. Adrian holds a post graduate Diploma from WBS
01/12: Veterinary Practice - MBA Alumnus: Bal Bains an MBA alumnus of WBS participated in the extensive in-house training programme at Pfizer Business Consulting in the Vet Support+ team for running a successful veterinary practice.
01/12: Accountancy - WBS in seminar series with ICAEW: Water scarcity is a greater threat to business than other resources. Figures from WBS will lead discussions in a seminar series run by ICAEW and Hull B.S. entitled Responsible Leadership for a Complex World in Hull and London from Nov 2011 - March 2012
01/12: Orange.co.uk (full article) - Applied Management in Football at WBS: League Two football club Bournemouth have appointed Russ Wilcox as their new assistant manager. Russ studied for the certificate in applied management at WBS
01/12: ABS (Association of Business Schools) (full article) - Global Energy MBA at WBS: WBS hosted the 3rd annual seminar on Regulation in the Energy Industry, where the regulation of the supply and consumption of energy is debated. David Elmes, academic director of the Global Energy MBA at WBS was co-chairman. (see p18)