News Archive - 2013
December
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WBS News ‘Gems of business wisdom’ competition winner announced
WBS announces the winner of its festive competition and Kindle Fire HD
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WBS News More mentions in FT linked to greater popularity of stocks
The more a company is mentioned in the Financial Times in the morning the greater the volume of shares traded in that company during the day.
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WBS News Can we really trust the food on our table?
Mark Johnson has looked into the incredible complexity of food supply chains and the resulting lack of transparency as to where our food originates.
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WBS News The Art of Re-launching Your Career: Free webinar
A Gift of Knowledge to help kick-start the New Year. WBS announces free webinar for people looking for a career change.
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WBS News Award-winning paper could lead to Harvard link-up
Ashley Roberts and Ioanna Iordanou are celebrating after winning a prestigious award and receiving great acclaim for their presentation at Harvard University..
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WBS News Luxury and the emerging markets
Professor Qing Wang explores the different attitudes to luxury between the established markets of the Western world and emerging markets like China.
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WBS News A brand new gift: Tackling the A&E crisis this winter
Gift nine in our festive campaign outlines innovative ways to manage A&E admissions in what is predicted to be its worst ever winter.
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WBS News Over 90 per cent probability London's in a housing bubble
There is a 93 per cent probability that London is in the grip of a house price ‘bubble’, which compares to 77 per cent for the UK as a whole.
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WBS News Millions of hidden share trades to be revealed
Millions of previously hidden US stock trades will be revealed for the first time on Monday December 9 thanks to research from academics at WBS and two US universities.
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WBS News Gifts 4 & 5: Presentation skills and open source
Two brand new gifts are available now in the WBS festive campaign. Brush up your presentation skills and learn how your business can successfully adopt open source software
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WBS News WBS launches the Gift of Knowledge campaign
The Gift of Knowledge campaign has launched and your first two gifts are available to download now
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WBS News WBS Mentoring Programme wins national training award The WBS Mentoring Programme wins a Bronze Award the first time it enters the annual national Training Journal Awards
November
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WBS News £849,000 of grants to tackle healthcare problems
New studies will make sure NHS research reaches the frontline and prevent the elderly from needlessly being referred to A&E
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WBS News NHS needs more middle management
Middle level managers have a vital role to play as NHS organisations review how they operate in the wake of the Mid-Staffordshire scandal.
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WBS News If forex markets are rigged, the solution is simple
Dean Professor Mark Taylor writes on how extending the London 4pm fix to an hour could remove any temptation to rig the foreign exchange markets.
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WBS News Top undergraduates win prizes from UBS
Prizes from UBS totalling £400 have been awarded to the best-performing WBS students for their outstanding achievements in Financial Management coursework.
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WBS News Yammer joins forces with WBS on new research
WBS students have been working with social network company Yammer to produce research into online communities.
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WBS News Unilever's Geoff McDonald on "doing good to do well"
Unilever Global VP of HR Geoff McDonald believes big business can no longer “afford to turn its back on society”.
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WBS News Can Google predict the stock market? See Dr Preis at TEDx
Tobias Preis reveals how his research suggests that the digital traces humans leave behind could help predict the stock market.
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WBS News Understanding UK energy prices needs a global picture
Frederik Dahlmann reveals how global events and how other countries' policies filter into UK prices for gas and electricity.
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WBS News How is design changing the way businesses operate?
In his report, Leading Business by Design, Pietro Micheli, has identified key practices through which organisations are using design to attain maximum impact
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WBS News WBS and South Africa's Wits agree student exchange deal
Undergraduate and MBA students will benefit from a new deal between Warwick Business School and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
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WBS News BlackBerry reveal perpetual dilemma of tech innovators
Associate Professor of Strategy Ronald Klingebiel writes how companies should learn from BlackBerry's demise.
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WBS News Warwick MBA by distance learning spans the world
Jonathan Daniels reveals how the Warwick MBA by distance learning helped him improve his family's seafood company
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WBS News Extend 4pm fix to stop FX suspicions says Dean on BBC
Dean Mark Taylor tells the BBC how to take away any temptation to manipulate the currency markets
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WBS News Hurricane Sandy's impact measured using Flickr photos
A new study has discovered a striking correlation between the number of pictures posted on Flickr and of Hurricane Sandy’s impact on New Jersey.
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WBS News The Mind is Flat MOOC is creating a buzz on Twitter
Twitter has been abuzz with talk of Warwick Business School’s maiden Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) as it finally started on Monday November 4.
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WBS News Practicing Strategy is picked for book of the year shortlist
Sotirios Paroutis and Loizos Heracleous have seen their book Practicing Strategy shortlisted for the 2014 CMI Management Book of the Year award.
October
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WBS News Dr Giulietti reveals wholesale energy market issues on Sky
Dr Monica Giulietti told Sky News it is difficult to truly know how much energy wholesale costs have risen because these prices are not revealed publicly.
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WBS News Time-of-day marketing could boost high street
A new marketing strategy could be utilised to help revitalise the UK high street’s flagging fortunes.
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WBS News Two Cheers for the Latest UK GDP Figures
WBS Dean Professor Mark Taylor comments on the latest GDP figures for the UK.
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WBS News Facebook has to be wary of losing advertisers' trust
John Baptista told the BBC Facebook has to be more responsible with its content or it could lose trust and have regulations imposed on it.
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WBS News Twitter IPO has learned from Facebook's faulty effort
Sotirios Paroutis writes how investors confidence in Twitter's initial public offering (IPO) has swelled thanks to the lessons they learned from Facebook's IPO.
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WBS News Rory Sutherland: behavioural science will change the world
Ogilvy Group UK vice chairman Rory Sutherland predicts behavioural science will be the next revolution in business after the internet.
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WBS News WBS cements place as top school for HR profession
Warwick Business School now has more Academic Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) than any other business school in the UK.
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WBS News External recognition for WBS professors
Two WBS professors are recognised by prestigious institutions for their contribution to their field of expertise.
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WBS News WBS continues its climb up the rankings
WBS has risen in three major international rankings published this month.
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WBS News Measuring CSR is difficult and is not always desirable
Professor Kamel Mellahi writes on the difficulty of measuring corporate social responsibility (CSR) and how it is not always desirable
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WBS News Find out if Google can predict the stock market?
Tobias Preis will be asking whether Google can predict the rise and fall of shares at a TEDxWarwickSalon on Saturday October 19.
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WBS News London cemented as world's FX centre with China deal
Professor Michael Moore believes the UK has made a shrewd move in tying up foreign exchange agreements and relaxing bank requirements with China.
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WBS News Visa changes will work, says Professor Wang on BBC
Professor Qing Wang welcomed the UK’s decision to relax visa rules for Chinese visitors telling the BBC this is “long overdue”.
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WBS News Finding out how China rises to the energy challenge
Warwick Business School's Global Energy MBA students get to sample how China is meeting the energy challenge first hand in Shanghai.
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WBS News Shakespeare for Teachers – a ground-breaking resource
Warwick Business School's online suite of resources is helping teachers re-ignite children's passion for Shakespeare
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WBS News Economics Nobel reveals three approaches to markets
Alex Stremme, Assistant Dean (Finance Masters Group), comments on the Nobel prize in economics
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WBS News Rory Sutherland to talk on value of Behavioural Science
Ogilvy Group vice-chairman Rory Sutherland will reveal how Behavioural Science is changing the world of advertising at Warwick Business School this week.
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WBS News Research reveals outsourcing R&D abroad boosts innovation
Outsourcing R&D overseas is more likely to lead to innovation...
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WBS News David Elmes tells BBC extra energy tax needs debating
Professor David Elmes told the BBC that energy firm SSE has raised an interesting debate surrounding the extra taxes the Government adds on to energy bills.
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WBS News Dr Simmonds tells Sky Royal Mail price understandable
Paul Simmonds told Sky News that undervaluing the Royal Mail IPO is not such a problem for the Government as it still holds a significant minority stake in the company.
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WBS News Forbes MBA ranking puts WBS at 7 in the world
Warwick Business School is ranked 7 in the world, 3 in the UK by Forbes magazine
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WBS News Two WBS academics in the running for book award
Sotirios Paroutis and Loizos Heracleous have seen their book Practicing Strategy nominated for a CMI Management Book of the Year award.
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WBS News True leadership needed to avert disastrous US default
As the clock ticks on the US political stalemate David Peterson told the BBC that the country’s politicians have to show true leadership to avoid economic disaster.
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WBS News Constantinos Antoniou: All that Twitters is not gold
Constantinos Antoniou writes that investors should be wary of the hype surrounding the Twitter IPO as history tells us on average most aren’t worth it.
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WBS News Kim Hoque tells BBC 'living wage' would boost economy
Raising the minimum wage up to the ‘living wage’ could provide the UK economy a boost and hand the Government an extra £6 billion, Professor Kim Hoque told the BBC.
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WBS News Merck re-structure part of paradigm shift in pharma
US pharmaceutical giant Merck's announcement that it is cutting 8,500 jobs is part of a paradigm shift in the industry says Professor John Lyon.
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WBS News A Summer School in Venice on Practice-Based Studies
A successful Summer School in Venice on Practice-Based Studies.
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WBS News WBS ideas worth spreading
Warwick Business School academic Suzy Moat talks at TEDxZurich
September
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WBS News Thousands flock to register for WBS' first MOOC
Warwick Business School’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) has reached its subscription limit in less than 48 hours.
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WBS News In Memoriam: Dr Margi Levy
Warwick Business School has passed on its condolences to the family of Margi Levy who has passed away at the age of 62.
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WBS News Freezing energy prices risks harming supply
Monica Giulietti says Ed Miliband’s plan to cap energy prices for 20 months is likely to “challenge the energy companies’ ability to supply”.
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WBS News Lenders have to cut the jargon to avoid another crisis
Mortgage lenders have to ditch the jargon and radically change how they communicate with homeowners on interest-only mortgages to avoid another financial crisis.
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WBS News Argos and eBay pilot points to the future of retail
The tie-up between Argos and eBay is the dawn of a new kind of retail environment and could spark more partnerships, according to Scott Dacko.
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WBS News WBS Disability Support Awards
Thanks to the generous support of WBS alumnus Ian Peters, we are able to offer an opportunity for financial support to students with a disability
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WBS News Lack of lending is leaving long term scars on UK firms
Firms are left exposed and vulnerable to economic shocks if they have difficulty borrowing money in their first year of trading, new research has found.
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WBS News WBS aiming to help local firms make BIG gains
Warwick Business School has re-launched its Business Innovation & Growth (BIG) programme to help boost the performance of local companies.
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WBS News Christian Stadler nominated for top global award
Associate Professor Christian Stadler has been shortlisted for the prestigious Thinkers50 awards – regarded as the Oscars of management thinking.
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WBS News WBS set to launch course on pioneering FutureLearn
Warwick Business School is launching one of the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs) on the new UK-led platform FutureLearn.
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WBS News Mark Johnson tells the BBC buying 'local' is best
Stick to local produce if you want to be sure about the provenance of your food
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WBS News National training award nomination for WBS
Warwick Business School has been nominated for a national training award.
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WBS News Indian delegates visit to learn about business in Europe
Executive MBA delegates from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad visit WBS to learn about doing business in Europe
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WBS News Apple facing new challenge from open mobile systems
Telecoms expert Ronald Klingebiel says new ways apps are delivered on phones could spell trouble for Apple after it unveiled its latest iPhone.
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WBS News Skinny models are a turn off for real women
The use of skinny or overly attractive models in advertising campaigns is a turn off for women and can damage your brand, says Dr Tamara Ansons.
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WBS News Research highlights WBS impact on local businesses
A report highlighting the impact Warwick Business School has had on local businesses and industry has been released by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
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WBS News UK economy needs re-balancing to sustain recovery
Dean Mark Taylor tells the BBC’s Today that the UK Government needs to start pulling the ‘micro levers’ to make sure the country’s economic recovery is sustainable.
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WBS News Zero-hours contracts harm economy's long term health
In the long run zero-hours contracts are bad for the UK economy, says a Professor of Human Resource Management at Warwick Business School.
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WBS News Dhruv Batra: WBS gave me the focus to succeed
Determination, focus, teamwork and an open mind are the factors that have driven entrepreneur Dhruv Batra to success in business.
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WBS News Microsoft are left holding the Lumia baby
Microsoft’s move to buy Nokia’s mobile phone unit for £4.6 billion is one that makes more sense for the Finnish firm, writes Assistant Professor Ronald Klingebiel.
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WBS News WBS Behavioural Science group’s first Summer School
The WBS Behavioural Science group hosted their first Summer School and were joined by 40 delegates from 21 institutions covering six countries.
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WBS News WBS helps add £520 million to West Midlands economy
The University of Warwick contributes £520million annually to the West Midlands and supports 15,500 jobs
August
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WBS News $130bn Verizon sale shows Vodafone braced for battle
Selling its stake in Verizon Wireless shows Vodafone is bracing itself for increased competition in its core European markets, says Ronald Klingebiel.
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WBS News Jamie Oliver reveals the paradox of UK labour market
Jamie Oliver’s claim that his restaurants would shut down without European immigrants illustrates the paradox of the UK’s flexible labour market.
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WBS News Inequality at an early age has a lasting impact
Our Behavioural Science group is involved in an innovative new PhD project with the Design Council which sets out to change that.
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WBS News Corruption at the root of India's currency slide
Sourindra Banerjee believes cronyism and corruption are playing a big part in the panic surrounding the Indian economy with the rupee tumbling to an all-time low.
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WBS News David Elmes warns BBC new energy source is unproven
Professor David Elmes has told the BBC that energy from underground coal gasification is a technology that still needs to be proven.
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WBS News Tesco finds its 'secret weapon' fails in China
Qing Wang reveals how Tesco needs to understand the Chinese shopper if it is to crack the second biggest economy in the world.
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WBS News Kevin Mole wins worldwide award for research
Warwick Business School Associate Professor Kevin Mole has won a prestigious worldwide award for outstanding research.
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WBS News WBS part of £31 million partnership to boost NHS
The Department of Health has today announced funding across the UK for an innovative partnership between local health services, universities, and local authorities. Warwick Business School will receive £1.25million of NIHR funding.
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WBS News Training the brightest minds to combat climate change
If global warming is left unchecked in the next century most of London will potentially be under the sea, while drought, extreme heat waves and floods could kill millions.
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WBS News Summer 2013 graduation
Summer Graduation at Warwick took place over six days in July, with around 1,000 students graduating, many travelling to campus with their families from distant countries and continents.
July
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WBS News Awards for WBS faculty at Summer Graduation
It is not just students who celebrated during the recent Summer graduation at Warwick, WBS faculty were also awarded for their achievements.
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WBS News Siemens go back to the future with new CEO Joe Kaeser
New Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser needs to bring some sense of stability back to Europe’s biggest engineering firm, according to Associate Professor Christian Stadler.
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WBS News Focus Needed? – BT’s Wild Bet on TV
Premier League fans may find their lives complicated by the arrival of BT Sport, but investors are just as confused by BT’s strategy writes Ronald Klingebiel.
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WBS News Inaugural Guanghua Global Immersion Programme
MBA students and accompanying staff from the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University visited WBS to undertake a one-week Global Immersion Programme in July.
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WBS News Telefonica raises the stakes as telecom battle hots up
Telefonica’s 8.1 billion Euros (£7 billion) purchase of KPN's E-Plus is a sign of intensifying competition in Germany, says Assistant Professor Ronald Klingebiel.
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WBS News NHS needs small multi-skilled leadership teams
Healthcare networks need passionate small leadership teams of doctors, nurses and managers if they are to be successful
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WBS News Prof Wood named editor of journal ranking guide
Professor Geoffrey Wood has been appointed Editor of the journal ranking guide, the International Academic Journal Guide, by the EAJG.
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WBS News Digital innovation can be traced back to WWII
Masters students took a step back in time to learn about the roots of our digital age
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WBS News An investor's guide to winning The Apprentice
With The Apprentice reaching a climax this week Professor John Lyon reveals what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
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WBS News Congratulations to all WBS students graduating
WBS students graduate today and Saturday
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WBS News We are all just one step away from sliding into scandal
Professor Nick Chater reveals in the latest episode of BBC Radio 4's Human Zoo that everyone has the capacity for deceit
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WBS News New Shell CEO has a decisive advantage
Christian Stadler believes the Shell’s new CEO Ben van Beurden fits the mould of the company’s past successful leaders.
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WBS News Prof Taylor: Euronext will restore Libor's credibility
Warwick Business School Dean Mark Taylor believes appointing NYSE Euronext to take over the running of the Libor will restore its reputation on the global stage.
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WBS News Stop searching for a USP! Shoppers love copycats
As Apple and Samsung battle it out over copycat devices, Qing Wang says products which look the same actually make consumers happier.
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WBS News The Winklevoss fund would be bad news for Bitcoin
Jon Rushman believes the Winklevoss’ attempt to build the first exchange traded product (ETP) in Bitcoin will harm the virtual currency’s quest for acceptance.
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WBS News BlackBerry needs a game-changing new strategy
BlackBerry is in need of a game-changing new strategy to lift them out of a downward spiral, claims Dr Ronald Klingebiel.
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WBS News Psychological short-cuts affect climate change row
The reason climate change has become such a divisive issue could be down to what behavioural scientist Nick Chater calls ‘attribute substitution’.
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WBS News MBA students from Canada visit WBS
Executive MBA students from Sauder School of Business visited Warwick Business School to find out how the UK manages and provides the nation’s healthcare.
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WBS News Summer Careers Support for new Masters Students
WBS CareersPlus are running a series of webinars to help new Masters students start thinking about their future careers.
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WBS News BBC's The Human Zoo delves into our irrational side
The Human Zoo returns to BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 2 July
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WBS News Carney's biggest challenge will be weaning UK off QE
Professor Andrew Sentance says new Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s biggest challenge will be to wean the UK off QE without causing panic in the markets.
June
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WBS News UK mid-market firms close gap on German Mittelstand
UK mid-market firms are close to matching the revenue growth of the German Mittelstand, according to the most comprehensive report on the European mid-market.
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WBS News WBS fundraising will give a lifeline to cancer patients
WBS is adopting a charity which supports research into cancer and associated treatments
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WBS News Understanding the economy through behaviour
Professor Nick Chater explains how Behavioural Science research has had an impact on large commercial organisations and government.
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WBS News WBS retains top place for its pure Finance Masters course
In the Financial Times’s third annual ranking of pre-experience Masters in Finance courses WBS retains the top position for pure Finance courses in the UK.
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WBS News Getting a foot in the door through industry projects
Masters student Bohzena Kelestyn discusses her experience studying Information Systems & Innovation at WBS.
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WBS News Dr Paroutis tells ABC Greece needs a growth plan
Greece has to keep its Government together if it is to build growth back into its economy says Sotirios Paroutis
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WBS News Students turn Market Traders in Enterprise Task
Team of students to compete in Uni Popshop event at world famous Spitalfields Market
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WBS News We need more transparency in the private equity industry
Calls have been made for the private equity industry to be more transparent after a study found a large section of it causes unemployment while worsening performance.
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WBS News Watch out for WBS at Birmingham Airport
A new design for an air bridge at Birmingham Airport will help WBS build links with the international community.
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WBS News How IT is revolutionising the business world
A new undergraduate course for 2014/15 will respond to the new wave of IT innovation in business
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WBS News Executive MBA student Wasim Khan gains MBE
Warwick Business School student Wasim Khan says he is "hugely proud" to have received an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours.
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WBS News Differentiation is key to securing a good job
Studying a Masters in Finance at Warwick Business School has been the boost Gary Ewen needed for his career prospects.
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WBS News WBS talk to Bloomberg on Vodafone's strategy
Ronald Klingebiel believes Vodafone’s approach Kabel Deutschland will allow them to offer multi-play services and increase their network capacity.
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WBS News A fresh perspective on Finance
Nataliia Lipikhina discusses her experience as a student on our MSc Finance with Behavioural Science
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WBS News David Elmes tells ITV shale gas future unclear
Professor David Elmes has told ITV that producing shale gas economically and in an environmentally sound way still needs to be demonstrated in the UK.
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WBS News Dr Paroutis on France24: IMF apology a surprise
A recognition of mistakes made in the bailout of Greece can be a positive in the long-term
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WBS News WBS rises to second in UK in Guardian rankings
In The Guardian’s annual University Guide for undergraduates, published this week, Warwick Business School has once again come second for Business & Management
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WBS News Firms fall behind after private equity buy-outs
Firms taken over by a private-equity buy-out see their performance fall even further behind their industry rivals
May
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WBS News The new generation of Big Data analysts
This is Big Data and how to use this data to improve your business, make policy decisions for Governments and local authorities is becoming a science – a computational social science.
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WBS News Teaching Excellence Awards for WBS faculty
Two members of WBS faculty have received a Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence (WATE). They are Louise Gracia, Principal Teaching Fellow, and Ashley Roberts, Senior Teaching Fellow.
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WBS News Michael Mol tells ABC more may follow Ford
Australia will find it hard to hold on to its two remaining car manufacturers after the announcement by Ford that it is pulling out of the country.
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WBS News John Baptista tells BBC Tumblr will boost Yahoo
Dr John Baptista told BBC Radio Five Live that buying Tumblr will open up Yahoo to a younger generation.
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WBS News Helping police fight crime by not wasting time
Police will have more time to fight crime thanks to a new study by Warwick Business School PhD student Chris Smith.
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WBS News Jon Rushman talks about Bitcoin on BBC's Today
Professor Jon Rushman has accused the US authorities of being “hysterical” after seizing the bank account of the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchange.
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WBS News Retailers can use NGOs to help Bangladesh workers
Workers in Bangladesh could be helped by retailers using NGOs to report on conditions, says outsourcing expert Professor Michael Mol.
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WBS News Sentance warns Treasury Select Committee
WBS Professor Andrew Sentance told the Treasury Select Committee there is a serious risk of a shock to the UK economy from a sudden rise in interest rates.
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WBS News WBS inaugural case competition aims high
Recent studies have shown that one third of patients in the UK fail to take prescribed medicines in the correct doses, reducing drug effectiveness and ultimately costing the NHS up to £500m a year.
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WBS News 'Ferguson's a one-off', Sue Bridgewater on Reuters
Sue Bridgewater has told Reuters Sir Alex Ferguson is a 'Galactico' after he announced he will retire as manager of Manchester United this week.
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WBS News Inspiring state school children to reach the top
“I have been inspired by this project,” says Anika Rahman and that is exactly the kind of reaction the University of Warwick’s Big Deal is aiming to achieve.
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WBS News Nick Chater tells Today how the nudge unit works
Professor Nick Chater told BBC Radio Four’s Today programme that the Government’s Behavioural Insights Team has been doing “pretty well”.
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WBS News Warwick Finance Societies wins top prize
Warwick Finance Societies (WFS) has been named the winner of The Gateway Student Society of the Year for 2012-2013.
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WBS News Publishing award for WBS Professor
Professor Loizos Heracleous, together with his Doctoral Researcher Angeliki Papachroni, were presented with the European Case Clearing House (ecch ) 'overall award' for 2013 last week.
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WBS News Careers support starts before you even arrive
“Apply early” is the message from Warwick Business School’s Careers Plus team to any Masters students joining in September.
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WBS News Wikipedia's early stock market warning signs
Wikipedia could have been used as early warning signs of stock market movements, according to a new study.
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WBS News First WBS Undergraduate Travel Awards revealed
WBS undergraduate students have been awarded Summer Vacation Travel Awards, generously sponsored by a WBS academic who wishes to remain anonymous.
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WBS News Richard Taffler tells WSJ investors need emotion
Professor Richard Taffler told the Wall Street Journal that rather than staying cold-blooded and rational the top fund managers use emotion.
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WBS News The City's technology brought to the classroom
How to cut through the mass of financial information and get ahead in the markets is something that takes years of experience.
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WBS News WBS in £5.25m project to reduce UK's energy
WBS to be part of a £5.25m project to develop energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies that will reduce UK energy needs.
April
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WBS News WBS needs your vote to help 100m slum dwellers
A team of WBS students are aiming to win USD1 million of funding for their social enterprise to help slums in Mumbai in Bill Clinton’s Hult Prize Global Challenge.
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WBS News Tobias Preis asks: can Google predict the stock market?
An analysis of changes in Google query volume for search terms related to finance reveals patterns that could be interpreted as early-warning signs of stock market moves.
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WBS News Loizos Heracleous tells Sky News Apple might need a cheaper iPhone
Professor Loizos Heracleous told Sky News Apple might need to produce a more affordable iPhone to boost growth.
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WBS News WBS's new magazine Core - contemporary business with a twist
Warwick Business School’s new magazine ‘Core’ gets to the heart of the matter, stripping away the mundane and banal to reveal the fundamentals.
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WBS News Those 'experts' heralded for beating the odds - they were just lucky
Experts who go against the grain and pull off a big win are not the ones to follow – it was just a fluke after all.
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WBS News Kamel Mellahi tells Chinese radio China needs more innovation
Professor Kamel Mellahi told Chinese radio that China has to boost innovation if it is to stop the slowdown in its economy and prevent it falling into the ‘middle income trap’.
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WBS News Warwick MBA Bernardo Hees to take over as CEO of Heinz
"honoured to be appointed the next CEO of Heinz"
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WBS News Japanese car recall shows value of quality and safety in supply contracts
The recall of 3.4 million Japanese cars shows firms must put quality and safety first
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WBS News Marketing not high enough on the agenda for Chinese firms
China behind in the world of marketing
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WBS News Do you need charisma to be a successful leader?
Conservatism not charisma is the vital ingredient for a successful business leader, says Christian Stadler.
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WBS News UK workers deal with 10,000 emails a year, new research discovers
Research by Warwick Business School has found that office workers in the UK send and receive a staggering 10,000 emails a year.
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WBS News Big Data, Big Opportunities
The age of Big Data has arrived, and is constantly transforming the world we inhabit.
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WBS News The world of advertising, taxi drivers, and alka seltzer
Are the advertisers controlling your mind?
March
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WBS News World’s first Behavioural Design Lab: helping people lead better lives
Tackling issues from binge drinking and social isolation to reducing infection in hospitals and anti-social behaviour. Watch our film.
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WBS News Professor Wood: BRICS bank can rival the IMF and World Bank
BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are putting together the new bank - what does it mean?
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WBS News Hari Tsoukas tells BBC unemployment in Cyprus will double after bailout
Unemployment could double to 30 per cent in Cyprus following the bailout, warns Professor
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WBS News Groupthink in the boardroom can lead to decisions with which nobody actually agrees
Multiple methods of communicating allow people to be more flexible about when and where they work and thus more effective
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WBS News Social media is helping workers become more productive
Multiple methods of communicating allow people to be more flexible about when and where they work and thus more effective
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WBS News Star students at Warwick Business School
From undergraduates through to MBAs, talented and energetic students at WBS have been winning prizes and plaudits, both in and beyond the classroom.
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WBS News Monica Giulietti tells Sky News UK gas prices are set to rise
The UK's dwindling gas supplies will lead to a sharp rise in prices for householders
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WBS News Enterprise Research Centre director: Budget policies a boost for SMEs
The budget will give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) a welcome boost says SME expert
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WBS News Alicia Melis finds the evolutionary roots of human teamwork
Teamwork has been fundamental in humanity’s greatest achievements. Scientists have found that working together has its evolutionary roots in our nearest primate relatives – chimpanzees.
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WBS News Variety isn't the spice of life thanks to the diversification bias
The Human Zoo continues to explore the complex processes and sometimes irrational thinking that goes into our decision-making
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WBS News Warwick Business School planning to open a London base
An additional location for 2014
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WBS News Operating at the cutting edge - and studying for the Warwick MBA
Howard Marsden writes in the Financial Times about simultaneously setting up a diamond mine in the middle of the Kalahari Desert and studying for his Warwick MBA
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WBS News Jesuit Pope is ideally placed to run Catholic Church's global operation
WBS Teaching Fellow Dr Jose Bento da Silva has been studying the Jesuits for 10 years. Here is his insight into the newly appointed Pope Francis I, the Catholic Church’s first Jesuit Pope.
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WBS News 'Status quo bias' is everywhere according to The Human Zoo
The NHS has to overcome people’s ‘status-quo bias’ if it is to increase the number of screenings for bowel cancer.
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WBS News MBA students follow in Cameron's footsteps by building links with India
UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s recent visit to India indicates just how important building partnerships between the two countries is and it is no different for MBA students.
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WBS News The dark side of leadership. Why do leaders go bad?
There are thousands of books on how to be a great leader, but what about the bad leaders. How did they get into power? And can we learn anything from them?
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WBS News The Human Zoo reveals women can't multi-task either
It is a common held belief that men can’t multi-task and women can.
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WBS News Qing Wang tells Radio China should adopt UK immigration laws
Professor Qing Wang believes China should adopt the same immigration policies used in Europe to replace its ancient ‘hukou’ system
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WBS News WBS-Acas event discusses effectiveness of employee consultation regulations
High-level practitioners, policy-makers and analysts agree that employee consultation regulations are not working as effectively as they should
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WBS News WBS to explore the impact of theatre on children's lives
WBS are helping Birmingham Repertory Theatre create theatre-goers of the future and explore how theatre changes children's lives.
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WBS News Nick Chater explores behaviour in The Human Zoo on BBC Radio Four
Just how we behave and make decisions will be explored in a new BBC Radio Four series called The Human Zoo involving Warwick Business School Professor Nick Chater.
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WBS News England's productivity gap is at its biggest in the North East
Professor James Mitchell has produced a “nowcast” of each region in the country
February
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WBS News Guglielmo Meardi tells CNN Italy is used to instability
No need for the Eurozone and financial markets to “panic” over Italy’s election results says WBS Professor
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WBS News Do thin models and celebrities really help sell to women?
Advertisers who put images of female celebrities and models next to their products spark scorn rather than shopping
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WBS News Professor Keith Glaister joins WBS as Professor of International Business
WBS welcomes the appointment of Professor Keith Glaister as Professor of International Business; he joins us from the University of Sheffield where he was Dean of the Management School.
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WBS News Loizos Heracleous scoops overall winner at the 'Oscars' of publishing
Warwick Business School has scooped one of the top education awards after being named as the overall winner of the annual case awards held by the European Case Clearing House.
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WBS News David Elmes tells Sky News time's running out to avoid energy crunch
UK Government needs to act urgently to move ahead with a range of new energy sources
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WBS News Exclusive WBS discounts for FT Non-Executive Directors' Club
WBS is one of only two business schools offered special rates
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WBS News WBS announces three scholarships for Indian students
Warwick particularly nurtures its close ties with India
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WBS News Scott Dacko tells BBC shops have to be unique to survive
Stores need to differentiate themselves says WBS academic
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WBS News World's best to teach at new WBS Summer School
Some of the top international researchers of organisations and firms will be congregating in Venice for the first International Summer School on practice-based studies.
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WBS News Three teams of Warwick MBA students qualify for global competition
Three teams from the Warwick MBA full-time cohort have been selected to go through to the regional finals of the Hult Prize in Dubai, London and San Francisco.
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WBS News Hitting the target and missing the point
The recent scandals involving Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and the banks Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays are examples of bad performance management practices says Dr Pietro Micheli.
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WBS News Professors of Practice bring heart of business to the lecture theatre
Venture capitalist John Lyon says being a “seasoned entrepreneur” means his move to Warwick Business School to become a Professor of Practice is the perfect fit.
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WBS News Year of the snake is a year to invest in China, Qing Wang tells Chinese Radio
As China celebrates its new year Professor Qing Wang gives her view on investing in China.
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WBS News Warwick Business School is to sponsor this year's TEDxWarwick
WBS is delighted to sponsor the hugely popular ideas conference TEDxWarwick
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WBS News James Mitchell tells BBC TV how the West Midlands is bearing up
West Midlands one of the worst hit regions by the UK's ongoing economic downturn
January
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WBS News Bloomberg highlight WBS research on Germans being the most optimistic
The UK has been knocked off its perch as the most forward-looking country by Germany.
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WBS News Pioneering Teaching Shakespeare project to be sent worldwide
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and WBS have announced a new partnership with Oxford University Press to distribute Teaching Shakespeare worldwide
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WBS News WBS to give West Midlands a true picture of the local economy
Warwick Business School has joined forces with the West Midlands Economic Forum to put together a true and up-to-date picture of the West Midlands economy.
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WBS News Winter graduation celebrations
Wednesday 18 January 2012 was a day of celebration for many WBS postgraduates as they graduated at the Winter Degree ceremonies, held in the Arts Centre on the Warwick campus.
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WBS News Warwick Business School flying high in the Global MBA Top 30
In the Financial Times flagship ranking of full-time MBA programmes, WBS has retained its place in the world’s Top 30 and in Europe’s Top 10. It is ranked fourth in the UK behind only LBS and Oxbridge.
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WBS News James Mitchell tells BBC GDP figures show UK is going sideways
Professor James Mitchell told the BBC that the latest GDP figures show that the European Central Bank’s promise to save the Euro is critical to the UK’s hope that it can drag itself out of the longest 'depression' in living memory.
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WBS News Loizos Heracleous tells IB Times it is premature to write Apple off
Professor Loizos Heracleous says those writing off Apple after its disappointing earnings update are premature.
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WBS News Congratulations to all WBS students graduating today
Brightening up the cold and wintry weather on the Warwick campus, 228 WBS students celebrated graduation.
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WBS News UK high street's not dead but is being radically transformed
UK high street is in the grip of a radical transformation which will see shops becoming more like depots in the future
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WBS News WBS is one of just three UK schools to see MBA numbers rise
Warwick Business School is bucking the trend as more and more students take up its MBA courses.
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WBS News Birmingham needs a Management Academy to attract the best
Birmingham needs to build a Management Academy if it is to attract young professionals and be able to compete with cities across the world.
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WBS News £2.9m Enterprise Research Centre can help SMEs boost UK economy
Professor Stephen Roper says ERC will influence Government policy and help small and medium-sized companies power the UK economy back into life
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WBS News Christian Stadler tells the BBC why Jaguar Land Rover are in pole position
Car industry analyst Christian Stadler has told BBC Midlands Today how Jaguar Land Rover are in the ideal position to continue to benefit from the current economic troubles thanks to its luxury models.
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WBS News New £2.9m Enterprise Research Centre for SMEs launched
A new £2.9m Enterprise Research Centre designed to boost the performance of the UK’s small and medium-sized companies is being launched at Warwick Business School on Monday.
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WBS News Former WBS Dean wins lifetime achievement award
Former WBS Dean Bob Galliers becomes only the third Briton to be bestowed the highest award possible by the Association for Information Systems
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WBS News David Elmes tells the Financial Times about Sandy's impact
Professor David Elmes says the devastation caused by superstorm Sandy that hit New York is an example of how businesses have to consider the supply and consumption of energy more and more carefully
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WBS News New year new start for entrepreneurs in 2013 thanks to 'failure therapy'
Entrepreneurs who saw their business fail in 2012 can see a new year as a new beginning with some ‘failure therapy’ from WBS
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WBS News WBS Board member praised for OBE in New Year's Honours
Warwick Business School Dean Mark Taylor has congratulated WBS Advisory Board member and entrepreneur Denys Shortt on being awarded an OBE in the New Year’s honours list.