News Archive - 2015

There is a way for NASA to return to greatness according to Loizos Heracleous. Download your free article from Core magazine to find out more. 

WBS has launched a new Executive MBA with Finance Specialism for executives looking to develop their financial knowledge and advance their careers.

WBS is set to launch a new International Executive Development Programme (IEDP) alongside the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business.

A new study has identified three common factors that ensure CSR adds to a company’s bottom line.

Academic research will only have an impact on managers of companies, healthcare and public bodies if it has a champion cheerleading it within the organisation.

WBS academic Frederik Dahlmann discusses the significance of the global climate deal struck at the COP21 event in Paris.

Michael Bradshaw believes the Government’s eagerness to hurry-up shale gas development in the UK might prove counterproductive.

Professor Qing Wang revealed on Channel 4’s Dispatches how the Royal Warrant can help a company crack the highly lucrative Chinese market.

Find out why forming groups is instinctive and why we divide people into 'them' and 'us'.

A picture of a man’s intense staring eyes and a citrusy smell substantially improve hand-washing and so cut the risk of hospital infections.

WBS academic Tamara Friedrich discusses how Google is letting others in on its secret to high levels of creativity in the workplace.

After the agreement at COP21 energy expert Joan MacNaughton warns a “ramp up” of investment is needed to keep global warming below two degrees.

A team featuring a WBS student and a WBS alumnus has won £500 by winning the UK Investment Banking Series (UIBS) M&A challenge.

WBS undergraduate Nicolas Chayenko assisted street children in Romania after winning the annual WBS Travel Award.

Stock exchanges that remove constraints on their minimum lot size increase retail trader participation and reduce transaction costs.

WBS alumna Lizzie Penny is determined to promote true flexible working, not just for parents, but for anyone talented, ambitious, and keen to work in their own way.

WBS academic, John Thanassoulis, tells the BBC that the UK banks look to be in a strong position after the latest round of Bank of England stress tests.

The probability that UK inflation will stay at low levels through 2016 has increased according to the Warwick Business Forecasting system.

The six factors that can cause companies to fail have been identified in a new study looking at the collapse of telecom giants WorldCom and Nortel.

People feel healthier when they live in a more scenic area, a new study has found.

WBS alumna Callie Wang describes how her MSc Accounting & Finance qualification enabled her to break into the world of finance and secure her role as a Credit Manager at Barclays in London.

WBS academic Marianna Fotaki looks at the gender pay gap issue and why it is still a persistent issue.

A partnership with IBM is to offer researchers guidance through the ethical minefield of using big data and real-time analytics.

WBS academic Christian Stadler believes Africa is at the same stage China was 10 years ago but its entrepreneurial activity is hugely promising.

UK medium-sized firms are expecting to outperform their counterparts in Germany, France and Italy in 2016.

Mohammed Usman has had an interesting journey. From major heart surgery to Wembley Arena, the teenager explains how the Foundation Year fits into his plans.

With the rapid rise of robots and AI are human jobs at risk? Here WBS academics attempt to separate the fact from the science-fiction.

Ernst Landsberg explains what attracted him to studying the UK’s top distance learning MBA, including the opportunity to continue the hobbies he enjoys and maintaining his demanding career.

A new study has looked into the frantic negotiations and brinkmanship that brought about the landmark Rana Plaza Accord following the tragedy.

WBS undergraduates have been awarded prizes totalling £400 by investment bank UBS for their performance in the Financial Management modules.

Two postgraduate students from China have completed internships with Warwick Ventures, working alongside Business Development Manager Melody Stokes.

Its market share might be down but the future for Apple is still very bright according to Professor Loizos Heracleous.  

Far from being hindered by being a skilled migrant overseas academics actually find themselves ahead of the pack in many cases.

WBS academic Shainaz Firfiray believes Lord Davies' Women on Boards report shows progress, but diversity needs to go beyond meeting targets.

Bankers’ pay clawback should be conditioned on how they manage risk so that banks don’t become too risk averse.

WBS has unveiled a new cutting-edge Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree designed for senior executives and potential future leaders.

Fresher just starting your WBS journey? Here's a list of tips and advice from current students and alumni to help you make the most of your time at WBS.

Governments will be discussing how tackle climate change in Paris in December, a bunch of students have taken the matter into their own hands.

The UK’s deal with China to invest in the country’s new nuclear power stations will come at a high cost for future gas and electricity bill-payers.

Public confidence in police is to be the focus of a new £130,000 study by Warwick Business School.

WBS welcomed over 150 MBA students and recent alumni through the doors at WBS London at The Shard for the inaugural MBA Careers Fair.

The Economist has ranked Warwick Business School’s full-time MBA the best in the UK and in the world’s top 20.

Mark Skilton believes the fact the European Court of Justice has ruled the Safe Harbour agreement invalid may be 'no bad thing in the long run'.

Networking is seen as the way to progress a career, but companies hiring through business contacts could be harming their performance.

How do you build a successful digital business model using digital technologies is the subject of WBS academic Mark Skilton's latest book.

A WBS academic involved in research on improving the uptake of screening to prevent blindness among diabetics wins an award.

Students that hand in assignments at the last minute face a five per cent drop in marks WBS academics warn.

A fresh new look for the NHS website to persuade more women to take folic acid won the second Nudgeathon at WBS London.

As many as 400,000 missed hospital appointments a year could be prevented simply by using well-worded warning texts, potentially saving the NHS £64 million.

From Twitter to NASA, Apple Pay to Diversity in the boardroom, the latest edition of Core is now available and features articles on those subjects and more.

Being able to challenge and discuss opinions and a series of industry visits were highlights for students from IIM-A following a visit to WBS.

Even when attempting an open selection process for the successor of their family business owners still choose their offspring - why?

Alumna Fiza Farhan has been named one of the AACSB's 100 Influential Leaders due to her project to light a million lives with clean energy in Pakistan

The University of Warwick is one of the world's top 50 universities according to the latest QS annual World University Rankings.

Graeme Currie explains how business schools can help the NHS and other complex organisations tackle organisational challenges.

Relive our live coverage of the second WBS Nudgeathon held at WBS London at The Shard and won by team Nudge Nudge Wink Wink.

Warwick Business School has risen to its highest ever position in the Masters in Management ranking compiled by the Financial Times.

Eight teams made up of students from 19 countries will take part in the second Nudgeathon over two days at WBS London at The Shard.

WBS alum Andy Carvell describes how his MBA inspired him to relocate, switch industry, and secure his role as product manager at SoundCloud.

As Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest serving monarch Qing Wang reveals why she is a distinct advantage for UK business.

Loizos Heracleous, Professor of Strategy at Warwick Business School, has given a talk on “barriers to ambidexterity” at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

Scientific papers with shorter titles gain more citations, new research has found.

The WBS Forecasting System (WBSFS) has revised upwards the probability that inflation will return to around its two per cent target level in 2016.

Chinese MBA students from Beijing’s Guanghua School of Management immerse themselves in Warwick's culture as part of a week long study trip.

Shaurya Mehta, a full-time MBA student at Warwick Business School believes his course is the final piece of the jigsaw as he looks to take the jump to running his family business.

A WBS academic has been nominated and shortlisted for a national education award backed by Prime Minister David Cameron.

Loizos Heracleous has won a Group & Organization Management ‘Outstanding Paper’ award for his paper on the rhetoric of Steve Jobs.

Three WBS Operations Management academics have won an esteemed award at this year’s EurOMA Award Ceremony.

Design is not only being used to create attractive looking cars but also to devise an experience for the driver in a new digital automotive age.

With China seeing a record stock market slump this week Lei Mao tries to make sense of just what is going on with the Chinese stock market

A WBS student who won an OSCA at this year's summer graduation has now appeared in a new magazine feature discussing conscious capitalism.

Kamel Mellahi discusses his views on what has been driving China’s growth during a hugely volatile period and what is next for China's economy.

Warwick Business School is playing host to postgraduates from around the globe as part of an entrepreneurial summer school.

Restricting facility time for union representatives in the public sector would be counterproductive according to new WBS research

Professor of Practice David Elmes discussed the future energy landscape at National Grid’s 2015 Future Energy Scenarios. 

WBS academics now have access to one of the “largest and most comprehensive” company archives in Europe.

Deniz Ucbasaran suggests it is an entrepreneurial mindset which makes entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson so successful.

Congratulations to all of our students graduating on Saturday 18 July 

Hundreds of Warwick Business School undergraduates have celebrated the success of graduating in this summer’s ceremony.

Warwick Business School Dean Mark Taylor reveals ethics is now at the core of business education since the financial crisis.

Dawn Eubanks suggests the office is increasingly being used as a recruitment tool at the latest ShardTalks event hosted at The Shard.

Mark Taylor backed calls to introduce tougher criminal sanctions for the rigging of financial markets after taking part in the year-long review.

South America’s leading business magazine has placed Warwick Business School 13th in the world in its global MBA rankings.

Nudge theory is to be used in an attempt to rid Britain of its huge litter problem.

Marianna Fotaki believes the upcoming Greece referendum on July 5 will have a profound impact on the future of the European Union.

New research has put together six recommendations for executives to get the right advice and data they need to avoid unforeseen scandals. 

WBS undergraduates have produced a report urging independent traders in Leamington to make better use of the area's student population.

While small and medium-sized companies new to exporting may find success in ‘easy’ markets, more support is needed for them to go global.

Warwick Business School is inviting teams of students from all over the world to take part in a two-day competition called a Nudgeathon.

Warwick Business School’s MSc Finance has been ranked in the world’s top 15 by the Financial Times and rated the ninth best pure finance course.

David Winstanley, COO of Birmingham Airport, discusses the scope of masterclasses and benefits of the Warwick Executive Network to his organisation.

The more independent directors a company’s board has the more debt with longer maturity lenders are willing to give a firm.

A WBS alumna has been awarded a prestigious national award by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for her efforts in customer service.

Three students are cycling 20,000km around the world for a year to raise money for renewable energy projects in developing countries

Students looking to do a Masters at Warwick Business School have been given a free one-day course in India and Dubai to prepare them.

John Thanassoulis has told the BBC that the UK taxpayer is certain to lose out when the Government starts to sell its stake in RBS.

Whistleblowers should be prepared to be ostracised and even hated by society not ready for their revelations, according to new WBS research.

David Bricknell, a full-time MBA alumnus, discusses how an MBA at WBS future-proofed him at a time when the internet was just about to explode.

Mark Taylor, Dean of Warwick Business School, has told the BBC that HSBC has been hit disproportionately and unfairly by Bank Levies in the UK.

Three undergraduate students at WBS have won $15,000 in The Economist’s first ever Kerrisdale Capital Investment Case Study competition.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has officially opened Warwick Business School’s new base at The Shard.

Austerity policies being announced lead to an overall drop in employee well-being, job satisfaction and engagement before the cuts are even implemented.

Mark Taylor, Dean of Warwick Business School, believes this year’s Queen’s Speech has been very pro-business.

London and Manchester are way behind Oxford, Liverpool and Teesside in a ‘league table’ of UK areas creating new goods and services.

There is around an 80 per cent chance that the UK will experience deflation for 2015 after the ONS revealed the revised GDP figures.

New findings suggest that data generated through our use of mobile phones and Twitter might offer surprisingly accurate estimates of crowd sizes.

Warwick Business School’s undergraduate courses have been ranked first and second in the UK by The Guardian University Guide 2016.

Manchester Business School win £4,200 first prize at the 2015 WBS Case Study Challenge Competition, sponsored by GE Healthcare.

Many small and medium-sized businesses in the UK are being held back by current levels of management and leadership skills.

Meet one WBS almuna who was inspired to improve the lives of the rural poor in her home country of Pakistan with a unique project.

Mark Taylor, Dean of Warwick Business School, believes the UK still has a lot to do in order to restore confidence in business.

The Dean visited JP Morgan to discuss the school’s plans and ambitious WBS London base with management and alumni at the firm.

Naïve retail investors jump on high risk stocks when market sentiment is optimistic, overblowing their value and leading them to underperform.

In his latest Forbes column Christian Stadler looks at four ways in which firms can learn lessons from family businesses.

Mark Skilton believes the latest figures from the BT Group show the firm is well on the way to becoming successful ‘quad play’ service provider.

Many UK voters are suffering ‘decisional stress’ as they try to choose which party to put their cross next to in the General Election.

Two WBS professors have won the Palgrave Macmillan Prize for best competitive paper for their research on the exporting performance of UK SMEs.

Sotirios Paroutis suggests Twitter still has room for optimism in spite of its latest revenue figures failing to meet analysts' expectations.

A new module is teaching MBA students about effective communication, working in a team and emotional intelligence 

Aleksi Aaltonen believes Google’s €150 million fund for European publishers is both an olive branch to journalists, and an act of self-preservation.

Warwick University has hosted the npower Energy Challenge, unearthing new business ideas for the UK energy provider to revolutionise the sector.

An innovative idea to tackle homelessness following natural disasters has wowed judges at this year’s Big Deal Enterprise Challenge.

A deal to create a $46 billion superhighway between China and Pakistan is a win-win project for both countries says Kamel Mellahi

Five undergraduates from Warwick Business School have been awarded prizes for their sterling performance in two Finance modules.

Traders who ‘failed to deliver’ on stock market trades during the 2007-08 financial crash have been cleared of causing the collapse of major financial firms.

Greg Davies, Head of Behavioural-Quant Finance at Barclays Bank PLC, says behavioural science is a great way to understand financial decisions.

First there was ‘the dress’ now there is the ‘cat on the stairs’ that is confounding the internet and providing an optical illusion that has divided opinion.

The eight teams set to compete for a £4,200 prize fund in the third Warwick Business School Case Study Challenge have now been announced.

Christian Stadler believes Shell’s acquisition of BG Group for £47 billion could pave the way for a number of similar big money mergers.

While Aldi overtaking Waitrose has made the headlines it’s the traditional big four supermarkets that need to be wary of the German discounter.

Qing Wang believes the merger between Net-a-Porter and Yoox is further evidence the myth that digital and luxury don’t mix is totally unfounded.

Scientists have found that the way people vote can depend on much more than the issues being debated.

Prada's sales slump in China is down to a 'tarnished' brand image and the shift in Chinese consumers’ tastes argues Professor Qing Wang.

John Thanassoulis, Professor of Financial Economics, has told the BBC he believes the UK economy is robust enough for tough bank stress tests.

Mark Skilton believes BT re-entering mobile is part of an aggressive strategy to muscle back into a sector categorised by thriving internet data use.

Voting is now open for the WBS students participating in The Economist’s Investment Case Study competition. Cast your vote for them today.

Moving into international markets is a common goal for companies, but Christian Stadler and colleagues has found most firms should resist the temptation.

With the UK general election drawing ever closer Kevin Morrell reveals the five techniques politicians use to build a winning soundbite.

Former Royal Dutch Shell CEO Sir Mark Moody-Stuart told Executive MBAs how corporations need to meet NGOs and their critics face-to-face.

Warwick Business School has revamped its Executive Education provision by introducing new courses to be run from its WBS London base at The Shard.

David Elmes tells Sky News about the pros and cons of price comparison sites and how energy customers are potentially missing out on huge savings.

From participant to mentor, undergraduate student Joe Wareing has come full-circle in Warwick's Big Deal competition 

David Elmes argues the energy industry needs a broader view of energy than the focus on increasing supplies which has been dominant in the past. 

A union rep at work improves staff job quality by, among other things, reducing levels of stress and improving work-life balance argues Kim Hoque.

Professor Qing Wang told the Great Festival of Creativity in Shanghai the UK is well placed to catch the second wave of China’s economic growth.

The Financial Times global ranking of Distance Learning MBAs has placed Warwick Business School first in the UK and second in the world.  

Despite much campaigning and companies talking of gender equality women still remain vastly under-represented in top jobs. 

Business Minister Matthew Hancock joined Warwick Business School academics at WBS London for the Small Business Research Conference.

The UK’s gas strategy should be developed on the assumption that there will be no domestically produced shale gas.

Kim Hoque has told the BBC firms named and shamed by the Government for not complying with the national minimum wage face a 'severe' penalty.

The WBS case challenge is reaching for the sky, offering international MBA teams the chance to showcase their talents at The Shard in London.

Serious incidents such as the factory fires in India highlight why companies should create a new ‘Chief External Officer’.

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

There is close to a one-in-two chance the UK will experience deflation in 2015 with a near one-in-three chance that it will persist into 2016.

A team of MSc Finance students believe participation in the CFA Institute Research Challenge has helped prepare them for their future careers.

Two teams from Warwick Business School have the chance to win $1 million after entering the sixth Annual Hult Prize.

A new MOOC offered by WBS will offer insight into how to get to grips with the volumes of “digital traces” we are all now leaving behind us.

Applications are now open for the award-winning two-year WBS Mentoring Programme.

The first ever International Behavioural Science Networking Event is scheduled to take place at WBS London at The Shard.

2015 may be the year of the goat, but it is also the year everyone should prepare for a slow in China’s growth, says Kamel Mellahi.

An app that persuades people to save money for a ‘rainy day’ by giving them a ‘shiny day’ prize won the first ever Nudgeathon.

Students could earn up to £40,000 while studying for a degree thanks to a new Assurance Scholarship programme with professional services firm EY.

A year-long inquiry into Britain’s creative industries has called for a free digital space for people to access the country’s vast culture.

NASA expert Steven Gonzalez firmly believes his children will be holidaying on the moon within his lifetime

Warwick Business School has launched an Assurance Scholarship programme with professional services firm EY.

International trade and investment are increasing at an ever faster rate, a new course will help students take advantage of this growing trend.

Seeing arguments in black and white is, scientists have found, something our brain is programmed to do.

Warwick Business School is to host a three-day event on the theme of luxury at WBS London at The Shard.

David Miliband was at Warwick Business School’s London base in The Shard to outline the impact of the global humanitarian relief agency.

The UK Government’s austerity measures have led to a reduced commitment on the part of public sector workers towards their organisation.

Warwick Business School’s Behavioural Science Group is set to host the world’s first Nudgeathon this weekend.

European banks are set for a free lunch as quantitative easing (QE) could lead to buying over-priced poor quality assets.

It is often said ignorance is bliss and scientists have found it is almost a natural state for humans.

Universities in UK and US are driving Indian firms’ expansion across the globe, new research claims.

Michael Bradshaw argues a moratorium on fracking will do nothing to resolve the current impasse over the UK's shale gas potential.

HR needs to adapt to the right role for the many different types of mergers and acquisitions to improve the chance of the deal being a success

Society now has a different view on corporate and social sustainability. Here, Frederik Dahlmann discusses capitalism’s new direction.

The Chinese economy may face a tough 2015 going on China's latest GDP figures, but it remains resilient according to Kamel Mellahi.

Hindsight is supposed to give us 20:20 vision but scientists have found it distorts our memories and there is not much we can do about it.

Digital workplace researcher John Baptista is sceptical about how successful Facebook’s new Facebook at Work initiative will be.

A new partnership between Warwick Business School, the Design Council and Which? is looking to help consumers get the best deals.

The strategic challenges facing space agency NASA will be the topic of an upcoming presentation at Warwick Business School.

Leaders in certain fields are being selected in part because their face fits the stereotype of their profession, suggests WBS research.

WBS graduates can expect to earn an average salary of £53,000 within five years of leaving 

With technology developing rapidly car firms may soon be competing against tech firms for the future of the motor industry

‘Things aren’t what they used to be’ because we are suffering from psychological biases, according to Nick Chater.

Graeme Currie reveals the A&E crisis is due to delayed discharges turning a back door issue into a serious front door problem for hospitals.

The potential of Big Data to help identify links between data from the real and online world is immense according to Suzy Moat.

With a snap election due in Greece, Marianna Fotaki warns Greek voters will reject austerity, but thinks continued EU support is vital.

The drive to give students a richer learning experience at university campuses is becoming ever more imperative.