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Summer graduation celebration
Summer graduation at the Warwick campus this July was its customary happy, busy and celebratory affair, with around 950 Warwick Business School students graduating across the range of courses.
Guest speakers shine the light on careers in finance
During this Summer Term, the programme team who look after Warwick Business School's three Finance Masters programmes brought together a series of nine speakers from the world of finance during a week of guest presentations at WBS.
Sailing along nicely
Ronan Morrissey, current full-time MBA student and active member of the WBS Yacht Club, reports on progress in several sailing regattas this year.
The world's largest corporate citizenship initiative - new book launched today
Dr Andreas Rasche, WBS Assistant Professor of Business in Society, is co-editor of a new book, The United Nations Global Compact: Achievements, Trends and Challenges, launched today at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York.
WBS Leaders Series.
Professor Andrew Oswald gives an overview of his presentation on 21 July.
Watch the 6.9 MB Flash movie, lasting 0.03:31 (broadband recommended).
A search for new modes of governance or new combinations of old ones
GUSTO, standing for the Governance of Uncertainty and Sustainability: Tensions and Opportunities is a pan-European collaborative research project co-ordinated by Professor Colin Crouch of the Government and Public Management Group at Warwick Business School.
Strategic Lean Implementation Methodology (SLIM) in Healthcare
Strategic Lean Implementation Methodology (SLIM) in Healthcare is the title of a Warwick Business School research project involving a cross-disciplinary team of researchers led by Dr Zoe Radnor and Professor Stewart Robinson.
New WBS research unit applies cross-border and inter-disciplinary approach
A new web page has recently appeared on the WBS website, profiling the activities of the International Policy & Technology Research Unit (IPTRU).
Thinking Entrepreneurship goes live
An exciting new initiative was recently launched by international accountancy firm Mazars and Warwick Business School's Enterprise Hub aimed at helping entrepreneurs and owner managers in the UK and internationally harness and develop their entrepreneurial ambitions.
WBS Leaders Series - Lessons in leadership from sport
Associate Professor Sue Bridgewater will share with delegates on Lessons in leadership from sport and on the progress of the Centre for Sports Management. This is an invitation-only evening presentation taking place in London, with an opportunity for discussion and networking afterwards.
Watch the 8.8 MB Flash movie, lasting 0.04:20 (broadband recommended).
Excellent students
Several successes for WBS students have taken place over the past month, ranging from awards for excellent coursework to success in competitions.
Emotional Prosperity
Will Gross National Wellbeing join Gross National Product as an indicator of performance in the future? Professor Andrew Oswald provides a fascinating overview of his recent research.
Investing in the Future
David Smith, the Former Chief Executive Officer of Jaguar Land Rover, talks to Professor Bob Johnston about the future of UK manufacturing.
Watch the 15.4 MB Flash movie, lasting 0.07:49 (broadband recommended).
WBS Student Entrepreneurs triumph again
The annual Be Your Own Boss competition, organised by Warwick Entrepreneurs Society and supported by NACUE, a national organisation that supports and represents university enterprise societies and student entrepreneurs, came to a head last month. Kostas Mavroulakis, WBS Enterprise Hub Student Enterprise Officer, reports on the results.
New book on UK industrial relations relevant for practitioners and researchers
Described as a 'must-read' by Professor Harry Katz at Cornell, the latest book from Warwick Business School's Industrial Relations Research Unit will be invaluable to students and researchers in the UK and elsewhere who want to understand British industrial relations after 12 years of Labour government.
