WBS Press releases

Richard Salter is just finishing his first year of studying for BSc in Computing & Business Studies at Warwick, based in the Computer Science department and Warwick Business School. Today, however, he took some time off from studying to carry the Olympic torch.

Investment decisions matter, for both organisations and individuals, no doubt about this. But how do organisations and individuals decide if someone can be trusted with their money? WBS Research Fellow Dr Chris Olivola and WBS Professor Nick Chater, together with colleagues at University College London and Dartmouth College, USA, carried out a series of experiments to see if people made decisions to trust others based on their faces.

Many of us take for granted that there will be electricity when we flick the switch, or petrol at the filling station - though we grumble at the cost. Behind the balance between energy supply and demand lies a complex set of relationships between companies and governments that reaches around the globe. Participants in the Warwick Global Energy MBA at Warwick Business School will tackle these issues during a week-long session at the Warwick campus next week.

Marwa Bouka, whose MBA studies at WBS were supported by funding from the Said Foundation, has been awarded this year's Said Foundation Alumni Achievement Prize.

Warwick MBA participants have just returned from a 2-week exchange visit to the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), following the establishment of a cooperative agreement between IIMA and WBS.

The WBS Doctoral Programme is celebrating after receiving news that it has secured an unprecedented total of 17 externally-funded scholarships and studentships for new doctoral candidates this year.

Professor John Purcell is Associate Fellow at Warwick Business School, an experienced practitioner and academic. He is the speaker at this year's Warwick-Acas Lowry Lecture, where he analyses experimental and new practices in employee engagement by organisations, and whether success in this area impacts on success overall.

New research finds that the order of online listings of medical symptoms influences how people perceive their health risks.

The Case of Chelsea FC
The number of managers who have occupied the hotseat at the Premier League clubs currently contesting the Champions League differs dramatically. Manchester United have had Sir Alex Ferguson in charge since 1986, before the formation of the Premier League, whereas Chelsea and Manchester City have both seen a far greater number of managers come and go.

Warwick Business School is making available £2million of funding for WBS scholarships to applicants for 2012 entry to courses from its Masters portfolio and the Warwick MBA.

A team of WBS MBA students narrowly missed winning the London finals of the Hult Global Case Challenge, but are still in with a chance of a place in the global final in New York next month through the online competition.

WBS Professor Nick Chater, Head of the Behavioural Science Group, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grant to explore the 'Cognitive and Social Foundations of Rationality.' The grant of 2 million Euros runs for five years.

Four WBS students have made it through to the finals of the M&S Sustainable Retailing Challenge 2012. The Challenge is only open to MBA students at leading European business schools.

Warwick Business School has appeared for the fifth consecutive year in the Business Superbrands survey, published this week.

A WBS team of students from the MSc Finance & Economics course has won the UK final of the CFA Institute Research Challenge.