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Browse the latest features from Warwick Business School. Select a title to view the full story. Change dates using the calendar to see features from other months.

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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.

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WBS Student Entrepreneurs triumph again

BYOB winnersThe 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.

WBS Forum, From Zero to £120 million Sales

Professor David Wilson talks to entrepreneur Denys Shortt; Chairman and CEO of DCS Europe Plc.

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WBS Forum

Professor Simon Collinson, Deputy Dean and Professor of International Business & Innovation, talks to Christopher Tan, CEO and founder of Providend Ltd.

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WBS research translates into practical success

Research by Vladimir Deineko, WBS Associate Professor of Operational Research, has recently provided two examples of academic research translating successfully into practice.

Winter graduation report

Celebrating graduatingThe short winter days and cold and wet weather were forgotten last week on the Warwick campus with the celebrations of Winter graduation.

Howard's Leaving Lunch

Howard and colleaguesProfessor Howard Thomas, Dean of Warwick Business School, attended his leaving lunch on Monday 21 December enabling staff from WBS and the wider University community to thank him for the contributions he has made during his nine years at Warwick.

Complexity Science and wicked problems

Yasmin Merali, Associate Professor of Information Systems at Warwick Business School and Co-Director of the Complexity Science Doctoral Training Centre, defines Complexity Science and explains its growing importance and developments.

Complexity Science Research and links with Boston University

In Spring 2008, a partnership between The University of Warwick and Boston University in the USA was announced to exploit the complementary resources of both institutions in addressing novel research domains. Complexity Science was identified as a key area of interdisciplinary research by both universities.

WBS Leaders' Series seminar

Managing in tough times: Wednesday 20th January 2010, 12 noon - 2pm, London Professor David Wilson will share with delegates the findings of his research into "Managing in tough times: the challenges of effective governance", with an opportunity for discussion following.

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Events in India culminate in launch of Warwick Global Conference series

image titleNew Delhi was chosen to launch the Warwick Conference Series on Saturday 14 November 2009 and thanks to the sponsors, speakers and all attendees, the event was a great success. The WBS Development & Alumni Relations Office (DARO) and alumni took the opportunity to host several networking events in India before the conference.

Evidence in management decisions in health services

This feature is one of an occasional series on current WBS research.

Crisis Management

Peter Gavan, Director of External Affairs, Severn Trent presented In the brown stuff... an exploration into the theory and practise of crisis management. This is a short interview with Professor David Wilson.

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Emotion and embodiment and the role of the researcher

Seminar in VeniceA series of five ESRC-sponsored seminars brought together over a hundred research active scholars, research users and early career researchers from across Europe, to discuss the role and context of 'the researcher'.

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