News Archive - 2013

WBS announces the winner of its festive competition and Kindle Fire HD

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.

Mark Johnson has looked into the incredible complexity of food supply chains and the resulting lack of transparency as to where our food originates.

A Gift of Knowledge to help kick-start the New Year. WBS announces free webinar for people looking for a career change.

Ashley Roberts and Ioanna Iordanou are celebrating after winning a prestigious award and receiving great acclaim for their presentation at Harvard University..

Professor Qing Wang explores the different attitudes to luxury between the established markets of the Western world and emerging markets like China.

Gift nine in our festive campaign outlines innovative ways to manage A&E admissions in what is predicted to be its worst ever winter.

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.

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.

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

The Gift of Knowledge campaign has launched and your first two gifts are available to download now

New studies will make sure NHS research reaches the frontline and prevent the elderly from needlessly being referred to A&E

Middle level managers have a vital role to play as NHS organisations review how they operate in the wake of the Mid-Staffordshire scandal.

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.

Prizes from UBS totalling £400 have been awarded to the best-performing WBS students for their outstanding achievements in Financial Management coursework. 

WBS students have been working with social network company Yammer to produce research into online communities.

Unilever Global VP of HR Geoff McDonald believes big business can no longer “afford to turn its back on society”.

Tobias Preis reveals how his research suggests that the digital traces humans leave behind could help predict the stock market.

Frederik Dahlmann reveals how global events and how other countries' policies filter into UK prices for gas and electricity.

In his report, Leading Business by Design, Pietro Micheli, has identified key practices through which organisations are using design to attain maximum impact

Undergraduate and MBA students will benefit from a new deal between Warwick Business School and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. 

Associate Professor of Strategy Ronald Klingebiel writes how companies should learn from BlackBerry's demise.

Jonathan Daniels reveals how the Warwick MBA by distance learning helped him improve his family's seafood company

Dean Mark Taylor tells the BBC how to take away any temptation to manipulate the currency markets

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.

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.

Sotirios Paroutis and Loizos Heracleous have seen their book Practicing Strategy shortlisted for the 2014 CMI Management Book of the Year award.

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.

A new marketing strategy could be utilised to help revitalise the UK high street’s flagging fortunes.

WBS Dean Professor Mark Taylor comments on the latest GDP figures for the UK.

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.

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.

Ogilvy Group UK vice chairman Rory Sutherland predicts behavioural science will be the next revolution in business after the internet.

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.

Two WBS professors are recognised by prestigious institutions for their contribution to their field of expertise.

WBS has risen in three major international rankings published this month.

Professor Kamel Mellahi writes on the difficulty of measuring corporate social responsibility (CSR) and how it is not always desirable

Tobias Preis will be asking whether Google can predict the rise and fall of shares at a TEDxWarwickSalon on Saturday October 19.

Professor Michael Moore believes the UK has made a shrewd move in tying up foreign exchange agreements and relaxing bank requirements with China.

Professor Qing Wang welcomed the UK’s decision to relax visa rules for Chinese visitors telling the BBC this is “long overdue”.

Warwick Business School's Global Energy MBA students get to sample how China is meeting the energy challenge first hand in Shanghai.

Warwick Business School's online suite of resources is helping teachers re-ignite children's passion for Shakespeare

Alex Stremme, Assistant Dean (Finance Masters Group), comments on the Nobel prize in economics

Ogilvy Group vice-chairman Rory Sutherland will reveal how Behavioural Science is changing the world of advertising at Warwick Business School this week.

Outsourcing R&D overseas is more likely to lead to innovation...

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.

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.

Warwick Business School is ranked 7 in the world, 3 in the UK by Forbes magazine

Sotirios Paroutis and Loizos Heracleous have seen their book Practicing Strategy nominated for a CMI Management Book of the Year award.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A successful Summer School in Venice on Practice-Based Studies.

Warwick Business School academic Suzy Moat talks at TEDxZurich

Warwick Business School’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) has reached its subscription limit in less than 48 hours.

Warwick Business School has passed on its condolences to the family of Margi Levy who has passed away at the age of 62.

Monica Giulietti says Ed Miliband’s plan to cap energy prices for 20 months is likely to “challenge the energy companies’ ability to supply”.

Mortgage lenders have to ditch the jargon and radically change how they communicate with homeowners on interest-only mortgages to avoid another financial crisis.

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.

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

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.

Warwick Business School has re-launched its Business Innovation & Growth (BIG) programme to help boost the performance of local companies.

Associate Professor Christian Stadler has been shortlisted for the prestigious Thinkers50 awards – regarded as the Oscars of management thinking.

Warwick Business School is launching one of the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs) on the new UK-led  platform FutureLearn.

Stick to local produce if you want to be sure about the provenance of your food 

Warwick Business School has been nominated for a national training award.

Executive MBA delegates from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad visit WBS to learn about doing business in Europe 

Telecoms expert Ronald Klingebiel says new ways apps are delivered on phones could spell trouble for Apple after it unveiled its latest iPhone.

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.

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).

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.

In the long run zero-hours contracts are bad for the UK economy, says a Professor of Human Resource Management at Warwick Business School. 

Determination, focus, teamwork and an open mind are the factors that have driven entrepreneur Dhruv Batra to success in business.

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. 

The WBS Behavioural Science group hosted their first Summer School and were joined by 40 delegates from 21 institutions covering six countries. 

The University of Warwick contributes £520million annually to the West Midlands and supports 15,500 jobs

Selling its stake in Verizon Wireless shows Vodafone is bracing itself for increased competition in its core European markets, says Ronald Klingebiel.

Jamie Oliver’s claim that his restaurants would shut down without European immigrants illustrates the paradox of the UK’s flexible labour market.

Our Behavioural Science group is involved in an innovative new PhD project with the Design Council which sets out to change that.

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.

Professor David Elmes has told the BBC that energy from underground coal gasification is a technology that still needs to be proven.

Qing Wang reveals how Tesco needs to understand the Chinese shopper if it is to crack the second biggest economy in the world.

Warwick Business School Associate Professor Kevin Mole has won a prestigious worldwide award for outstanding research.

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.

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.

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.

It is not just students who celebrated during the recent Summer graduation at Warwick, WBS faculty were also awarded for their achievements.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Healthcare networks need passionate small leadership teams of doctors, nurses and managers if they are to be successful

Professor Geoffrey Wood has been appointed Editor of the journal ranking guide, the International Academic Journal Guide, by the EAJG.

Masters students took a step back in time to learn about the roots of our digital age

With The Apprentice reaching a climax this week Professor John Lyon reveals what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.

WBS students graduate today and Saturday

Professor Nick Chater reveals in the latest episode of BBC Radio 4's Human Zoo that  everyone has the capacity for deceit 

Christian Stadler believes the Shell’s new CEO Ben van Beurden fits the mould of the company’s past successful leaders.

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.

As Apple and Samsung battle it out over copycat devices, Qing Wang says products which look the same actually make consumers happier. 

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.

BlackBerry is in need of a game-changing new strategy to lift them out of a downward spiral, claims Dr Ronald Klingebiel.

The reason climate change has become such a divisive issue could be down to what behavioural scientist Nick Chater calls ‘attribute substitution’.

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.

WBS CareersPlus are running a series of webinars to help new Masters students start thinking about their future careers. 

The Human Zoo returns to BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 2 July

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.

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.

WBS is adopting a charity which supports research into cancer and associated treatments

Professor Nick Chater explains how Behavioural Science research has had an impact on large commercial organisations and government. 

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.

Masters student Bohzena Kelestyn discusses her experience studying Information Systems & Innovation at WBS.

Greece has to keep its Government together if it is to build growth back into its economy says Sotirios Paroutis

Team of students to compete in Uni Popshop event at world famous Spitalfields Market

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.

A new design for an air bridge at Birmingham Airport will help WBS build links with the international community.

A new undergraduate course for 2014/15 will respond to the new wave of IT innovation in business

Warwick Business School student Wasim Khan says he is "hugely proud" to have received an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours.

Studying a Masters in Finance at Warwick Business School has been the boost Gary Ewen needed for his career prospects.

Ronald Klingebiel believes Vodafone’s approach Kabel Deutschland will allow them to offer multi-play services and increase their network capacity.

Nataliia Lipikhina discusses her experience as a student on our MSc Finance with Behavioural Science

A recognition of mistakes made in the bailout of Greece can be a positive in the long-term

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.

In The Guardian’s annual University Guide for undergraduates, published this week, Warwick Business School has once again come second for Business & Management

Firms taken over by a private-equity buy-out see their performance fall even further behind their industry rivals

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.

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.

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.

Dr John Baptista told BBC Radio Five Live that buying Tumblr will open up Yahoo to a younger generation.

Police will have more time to fight crime thanks to a new study by Warwick Business School PhD student Chris Smith.

Professor Jon Rushman has accused the US authorities of being “hysterical” after seizing the bank account of the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchange.

Workers in Bangladesh could be helped by retailers using NGOs to report on conditions, says outsourcing expert Professor Michael Mol.

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.

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.

Sue Bridgewater has told Reuters Sir Alex Ferguson is a 'Galactico' after he announced he will retire as manager of Manchester United this week.

“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.

Warwick Finance Societies (WFS) has been named the winner of The Gateway Student Society of the Year for 2012-2013.

Professor Nick Chater told BBC Radio Four’s Today programme that the Government’s Behavioural Insights Team has been doing “pretty well”.

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.

“Apply early” is the message from Warwick Business School’s Careers Plus team to any Masters students joining in September.

Wikipedia could have been used as early warning signs of stock market movements, according to a new study.

WBS undergraduate students have been awarded Summer Vacation Travel Awards, generously sponsored by a WBS academic who wishes to remain anonymous.

Professor Richard Taffler told the Wall Street Journal that rather than staying cold-blooded and rational the top fund managers use emotion.

How to cut through the mass of financial information and get ahead in the markets is something that takes years of experience.

WBS to be part of a £5.25m project to develop energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies that will reduce UK energy needs.

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.

Professor Loizos Heracleous told Sky News Apple might need to produce a more affordable iPhone to boost growth.

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.

Warwick Business School’s new magazine ‘Core’ gets to the heart of the matter, stripping away the mundane and banal to reveal the fundamentals.

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.

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’.

"honoured to be appointed the next CEO of Heinz"

The recall of 3.4 million Japanese cars shows firms must put quality and safety first

China behind in the world of marketing

Conservatism not charisma is the vital ingredient for a successful business leader, says Christian Stadler.

Research by Warwick Business School has found that office workers in the UK send and receive a staggering 10,000 emails a year.

The age of Big Data has arrived, and is constantly transforming the world we inhabit.

Are the advertisers controlling your mind?

Tackling issues from binge drinking and social isolation to reducing infection in hospitals and anti-social behaviour. Watch our film.

BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are putting together the new bank - what does it mean?

Unemployment could double to 30 per cent in Cyprus following the bailout, warns Professor

Multiple methods of communicating allow people to be more flexible about when and where they work and thus more effective

Multiple methods of communicating allow people to be more flexible about when and where they work and thus more effective

From undergraduates through to MBAs, talented and energetic students at WBS have been winning prizes and plaudits, both in and beyond the classroom.

The UK's dwindling gas supplies will lead to a sharp rise in prices for householders

The budget will give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) a welcome boost says SME expert

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.

The Human Zoo continues to explore the complex processes and sometimes irrational thinking that goes into our decision-making

An additional location for 2014

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

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.

The NHS has to overcome people’s ‘status-quo bias’ if it is to increase the number of screenings for bowel cancer.

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.

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?

It is a common held belief that men can’t multi-task and women can.

Professor Qing Wang believes China should adopt the same immigration policies used in Europe to replace its ancient ‘hukou’ system

High-level practitioners, policy-makers and analysts agree that employee consultation regulations are not working as effectively as they should

WBS are helping Birmingham Repertory Theatre create theatre-goers of the future and explore how theatre changes children's lives.

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.

Professor James Mitchell has produced a “nowcast” of each region in the country

No need for the Eurozone and financial markets to “panic” over Italy’s election results says WBS Professor

Advertisers who put images of female celebrities and models next to their products spark scorn rather than shopping

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.

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.

WBS is one of only two business schools offered special rates 

UK Government needs to act urgently to move ahead with a range of new energy sources 

Warwick particularly nurtures its close ties with India

Stores need to differentiate themselves says WBS academic

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.

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.

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.

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.

As China celebrates its new year Professor Qing Wang gives her view on investing in China.

WBS is delighted to sponsor the hugely popular ideas conference TEDxWarwick

West Midlands one of the worst hit regions by the UK's ongoing economic downturn

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.

The UK has been knocked off its perch as the most forward-looking country by Germany.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and WBS have announced a new partnership with Oxford University Press to distribute Teaching Shakespeare worldwide

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.  

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.

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.

Professor Loizos Heracleous says those writing off Apple after its disappointing earnings update are premature.

Brightening up the cold and wintry weather on the Warwick campus, 228 WBS students celebrated graduation. 

UK high street is in the grip of a radical transformation which will see shops becoming more like depots in the future

Warwick Business School is bucking the trend as more and more students take up its MBA courses.

Professor Stephen Roper says ERC  will influence Government policy and help small and medium-sized companies power the UK economy back into life

Birmingham needs to build a Management Academy if it is to attract young professionals and be able to compete with cities across the world.

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.

Former WBS Dean Bob Galliers becomes only the third Briton to be bestowed the highest award possible by the Association for Information Systems

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.

Entrepreneurs who saw their business fail in 2012 can see a new year as a new beginning with some ‘failure therapy’ from WBS

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  

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.