News Archive 2006
22 December 2006: CARPP forges links with research centre for Leadership in Action at New York University
The School’s Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice (CARPP) and the Research Center for Leadership in Action (RCLA) at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University have recently formalised an ongoing collaboration arrangement.
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13 December 2006: Winter awards ceremonies – vox pop
The winter award ceremonies began yesterday in the Assembly Rooms. The School of Management's first cohort of Accountancy & Finance MSc students graduated in the first ceremony, along with 130 Management MSc students.
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11 December 2006: School of Management launches MSc in Advanced Management Practice
The University of Bath School of Management is pleased to announce the launch of a new postgraduate degree - the MSc in Advanced Management Practice. Starting in October 2007, the programme is one of the only programmes of its kind, combining advanced management education with a professional work placement.
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11 December 2006: University holds policy seminar at National Liberal Club
The School of Management’s Centre for the study of Regulated Industries (CRI) held a policy seminar in London on 4th December to discuss ‘Economic Regulators and Sustainable Development - Promoting Good Governance’.
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4 December 2006: Financial Times – more rankings success
The Financial Times has today released its latest ranking of European business schools. The University of Bath School of Management has gone up two places to 12th in the UK and its European rank has also increased to 28th.
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4 December 2006: The message in advertising is irrelevant, new research shows
Creativity and emotion are what makes advertising successful, not the message it is trying to get over, new research shows.
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30 November 2006: Professor Goodwin gives live webcast on Better Management website
Paul Goodwin, Professor of Management Science and Head of Teaching Resources at the School of Management, broadcast a live audio webcast yesterday on the bettermanagement.com website.
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30 November 2006: European bronze for TeamBath judo player
TeamBath judo player Tom Reed is celebrating the biggest success of his career to date – a bronze medal at the European Under-23 Championships.
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30 November 2006: Academics’ Paper Published on “Venture Capital Experts” Website
Dr Richard Fairchild, from the School of Management, and visiting scholar Dr Yiyuan Mai, from Huazhong University for Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, have had their paper, ‘"The Effect of the Legal System and Empathy in Venture Capital Contacting: Theory and Evidence”, published on the Venture Capital Experts website.
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14 November 2006: Business plan competition: winner of winners event
The University of Bath will be hosting this year's "winner of winners" competition in which the best business plans put forward by staff and students at the universities of Bath, Bristol and West of England go head-to-head with each other.
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15 November 2006: Student business gives cocktail parties a new twist
Cocktail parties could become all the rage in the West this winter thanks to a new business set up by two University of Bath students which takes the hassle out hosting a party.
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14 November 2006: Second ‘Top paper’ recognition for Dr Felicia Fai
A paper by Dr Felicia Fai, Lecturer in International Business at the University of Bath School of Management and Professor Steve Brown, formerly at the School of Management and now at the School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter, has been ranked in the journal Technovation’s list of top 25 papers.
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13 November 2006: US Professor of International Finance visits School of Management
Professor Rathin Rathinasamy, of Ball State University, Indiana, USA, is visiting the School of Management this week (from 13th November until 17th November 2006) to present his research.
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10 November 2006: Bath MBA 'one of the best in the world'
The University of Bath is one of the best places to study for high-fliers seeking top business jobs, according to a new survey.
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30 October 2006: One-day forum: Emerging India in a Global Economy
On Wednesday 15th November 2006 the School of Management will be hosting the Bath India Economic forum concentrating on the changing Indian economy and the range of opportunities that are being created to do business with India.
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30 October 2006: The University of Bath celebrates its 40th anniversary
The University of Bath celebrated its 40th anniversary with a Commemoration Service at Bath Abbey yesterday.
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24 October 2006: Bath moves up Financial Times ranking
The Bath MBA has leapt up the Financial Times’ exclusive list of the world’s top Executive MBA programmes, moving up 10 places from its 2005 position.
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24 October 2006: Women feel less trusting in their relationships at work, study says
Women feel less trusting in their relationships at work than men do, a new study shows. They are less likely than men to feel that clients and other people they deal with in other companies are acting honestly with them, says the research, from the University of Bath.
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23 October 2006: Bath impress at a blustery 2006 Business Schools ’ Alumni Regatta
The fifth Business Schools’ Alumni Regatta (BSAR) took place on the Solent last month amid high winds and choppy seas. Force 6-7 winds gusting to Force 8 at times meant the race was not for the faint-hearted but Bath’s crew, which included four experienced sailors, were able to ride the storm to an impressive fourth place victory.
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23 October 2006: Justin King guest speaker at School of Management alumni dinner
The University of Bath School of Management was delighted to welcome Justin King, Chief Executive of Sainsbury’s and Bath alumnus to its annual London event which took place at the House of Lords on Thursday 5th October.
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20 October 2006: School of Management’s Marketing Faculty goes from Strength to Strength
The University of Bath School of Management is delighted to announce its success in recruiting seven new leading academics to strengthen its Marketing faculty, making it one of the strongest group of consumer marketing researchers in the country.
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19 October 2006: Bath MBA remains high in the rankings
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Which MBA? annual ranking of the world's top 100 MBA programmes places Bath at 42 in the world, 16th in Europe and 9th in the UK.
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16 October 2006: Campaigns on young people's weight are missing the point, says researcher
Campaigns that try to get young people to lose weight by focusing on their dissatisfaction with their appearance are missing the point, new research suggests.
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9 October 2006: Bath ranked amongst best business schools in Europe
The Bath MBA is recognised as one of the top programmes in Europe in the annual ranking by Karriere, Germany's leading magazine for young professionals. Ranked at number 14, Bath sees a 10 place increase since last year, confirming Bath’s position as one of the leading schools in Europe.
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5 October 2006: Sir Christopher Gent gives talk to Bath MBA students
Sir Christopher Gent, non-executive Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline and former Chief Executive of Vodafone, today gave a talk to around 40 MBA students in the School of Management.
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3 October 2006: Bath Faculty attend Annual Academy of Management Meeting in Atlanta
Management scholars from around the world gathered recently for the 66th Academy of Management conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
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2 October 2006: University holds occasional lecture at the Royal Society
The School of Management’s Centre for the study of Regulated Industries (CRI) held an occasional lecture at the Royal Society in London on Tuesday 26th September.
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22 September 2006: DARE Graduate School a big success
The annual DARE (Democratic Communities in Academic Research on Economic Development) Graduate School in Economic Governance, Development and Public Policy, which was held for the first time at the School of Management this year, ended on Saturday with a workshop in which the students and academics presented their research on economic governance and development issues.
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21 September 2006: Bath MBA fuels success
"I thought Bath was a place where I’d like to spend a year", he says. "My thoughts were that if I got back on to the job market it would make me more marketable. There would be other people I could network with. Also, one aspect of the course was geared towards small businesses."
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20 September 2006: Women prefer thin models
The University of Bath study said those who preferred thinner models thought they were "more elegant, interesting, likeable and pleasant". Less than a third of the 470 female undergraduates questioned reacted favourably to adverts featuring larger models.
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15 September 2006: B ath MBA ranked in top global MBAs for Mexican Manager s
The Bath MBA has been recognised as one of the leading MBAs in the world in the first ever international ranking of the top MBAs for Mexican Executives. This underlines the reputation of the Bath MBA as a world ranking programme of international repute.
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13 September 2006: University maintains position in top dozen UK universities in Sunday Times guide
The University of Bath maintained its position as one of the UK's top universities when it was ranked 11th in The Sunday Times University Guide, published this week.
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13 September 2006: Bath’s MSc in Management tops the table for female student s
More female students study Bath’s MSc in Management than any of the other top Master’s programmes listed in this year’s Financial Times’ European Masters in Management ranking.
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12 September 2006: DARE Graduate School gets underway
The annual DARE (Democratic Communities in Academic Research on Economic Development) Graduate School in Economic Governance, Development and Public Policy began yesterday evening with an opening reception and buffet in the School of Management.
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31 August 2006: Undergraduate University Open Day - 14th September 2006
The University is holding an Open Day on Thursday 14th September from 10am - 3pm. In addition to activities in the Sports Training Village, the School of Management will be holding a special meeting area in the School of Management building (8 West) where you will be able to get refreshments and chat informally to staff and students.
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31 August 2006: Harry is World University Champion
University of Bath School of Management graduate, Harry Wiltshire, beat off tough competition to win the World University Triathlon Championship in Switzerland.
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30 August 2006: University hosts International Conference on Regulation
The University of Bath is hosting an international conference on regulation from 7th-9th September entitled ‘Frontiers of Regulation: Assessing Scholarly Debates and Policy Challenges’.
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30 August 2006: Streetcar- the self-service pay-as-you-go car
Ben Reason, a graduate of the School of Management’s MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice programme has been part of a team working on the design and development of Streetcar, a new venture which offers self-service cars for rent by the hour, day, week or month.
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18 August 2006: A pleasure doing business
Courses that were once the preserve of City slickers now attract more students than any other subject, writes Chris Arnot in The Guardian.
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17 August 2006: Dr Valerie Crute represents the Lean Aerospace Research Programme and the School of Management at Farnborough Airshow 2006
Dr Valerie Crute, research fellow at the School’s Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre and lead researcher of the UK Lean Aerospace Initiative (UKLAI) attended Farnborough International Airshow last month to promote the latest aerospace research projects and the School of Management.
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9 August 2006: University of Bath Professor presents at National Business Awards
Professor Andrew Graves, Director of the School of Management’s Lean and Agile Research Group (LARG), was a panel judge at this year’s National Business Awards (NBA) for South East and Wales & West Country.
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8 August 2006: Bath alumna wins National Teaching Award
Dr Mary Hartog, a former student of the University of Bath School of Management, has been named as one of England’s and Northern Ireland’s top 50 university teachers and support staff.
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7 August 2006: MSc in Marketing competition winner announced
The winner of the place on the University of Bath School of Management's MSc in Marketing is Alex Walker-Sage.
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28 July 2006: Ethical careers
In some organizations corporate responsibility amounts to little more than PR, warns Avi Shankar, a marketing lecturer at the University of Bath. CSR staff often sit alongside a company's marketing department.
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26 July 2006: Linking business to sport on the Bath MBA
The MBA programme at the University of Bath business school also makes the link between sport and business. Bath, along with Loughborough University, is one of only two world-class centres of sports studies and sporting excellence in the UK. Peggy Van Luyn, director of MBA programmes, says: "At first it was running wellness programmes for MBA students - training them in the best ways to relax, and to achieve more from their studies. Now we are starting to attract more students from sports management who come to complete their MBA part-time."
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25 July 2006: Mintzberg praises Bath MBA for its innovative teaching
"For innovation, look at the programme on critical management at University of Lancaster. Or the one on purchasing at Bath University. Very innovative teaching."
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13 July 2006: Bath takes 3rd place in the 2006 MBA International Sailing Regatta
Bath MBA students proved that they have physical prowess as well as mental by taking third place in the 15th International Business Schools’ Regatta, organised by MBA students at Cranfield University.
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12 July 2006: Dr Felicia Fai receives 'top paper' recognition
A paper by Dr Felicia Fai, Lecturer in International Business at the University of Bath School of Management, has been ranked in the World Patent Information Journal’s list of top 25 papers.
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12 July 2006: Bath's third Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Higher Education Management (HEM) degree awarded
The UK's latest Doctor of Business Administration degree in Higher Education Management has been awarded to Stephen Duckett, recently Professor of Health Policy and Dean, La Trobe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Melbourne.
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7 July 2006: IMRC presents research findings at House of Commons Reception
The School of Management’s Lean and Agile Research Group (LARG) was recently selected, together with six other leading Universities, to present their latest research at the House of Commons. The reception was organised by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
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6 July 2006: Andrew Pettigrew appointed to EFMD Board
Professor Andrew Pettigrew, Dean of the University of Bath School of Management, has been appointed to the European Foundation for Management Development’s (EFMD) Board. This prestigious position, with a two-year term, will ensure that the School of Management is kept at the forefront of debates on innovation, research, networking and best practice in management development.
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5 July 2006: EMP gains financial support from the ECITB to sponsor companies across the UK
The Engineering Management Partnership (EMP) are pleased to announce the recent partnership of EMP and The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), which offers financial support for companies sending students onto the postgraduate certificate in Engineering Management.
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22 June 2006: CARPP led Consortium wins Special Achievement Award
The Connect4Cymru (C4C) Consortium with the Welsh Assembly Government have been awarded the Public Service People Management (PSPM) Special Achievement Award for their unique leadership development programme, designed to build the capacity of senior managers in public services across the whole of Wales.
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22 June 2006: Bath alumna raising funds for Tanzanian business development project
Rachael Duffy, a graduate of the BSc International Management with Modern Languages programme, has been selected to work on a small business development project in Africa.
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22 June 2006: Dr Niki Panteli appointed Chair of the IFIP Working Group on Virtuality & Society
Dr Niki Panteli, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems at the School of Management, has been appointed Chair of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 9.5 on Virtuality & Society.
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13 June 2006: Beckham viewed as both hero and villain by children, a recent study shows
A recent study into the role of branding in the lives of 7-11 year old children has been conducted by Agnes Nairn and Patricia Gaya Wicks from the School of Management and Christine Griffin from the Department of Psychology. The study revealed that celebrities dominate children’s interests, even more so than the branded toys, clothing and other products which are traditionally marketed at them.
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8 June 2006: The Times Good University Guide 2007 ranks School of Management in Top Five and the University of Bath in Top Ten
The Times Good University Guide 2007 today published its Business Studies ranking, which sees the School of Management maintain its place in the top 5, this year ranked at number 5.
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6 June 2006: Undergraduate University Open Day - 27th June 2006
The University is holding an Open Day on Tuesday 27th June from 10am - 3pm. In addition to activities in the Sports Hall, the School of Management will be holding a special meeting area in the School of Management building (8 West) where you will be able to get refreshments and chat informally to staff and students.
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1 June 2006: School of Management awarded EQUIS accreditation
The University of Bath School of Management heard today that it has received accreditation from EQUIS, the European Foundation for Management Development's (EFMD) quality inspectorate.
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26 May 2006: A clean slate gives Gulf e-sourcing an advantage
Speaking on the sidelines of the CIPS Middle East e-sourcing and e-procurement conference in Dubai, Mickey Howard, lecturer in operations and information systems for the School of Management at the University of Bath, said the Middle East has a great opportunity to leapfrog other areas in the move to new business practices.
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25 May 2006: Virtuality and Society
Dr Niki Panteli, senior lecturer in Information Systems is the core organiser of an international workshop on 'Virtuality and Society' which will take place on June 16 at the London School of Economics.
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24 May 2006: School of Management hosts inaugural Master Class Event
The aim of the Master Class was to expose alumni to the latest research and management thinking through interactive sessions with the School’s leading faculty. It also provided an excellent opportunity to engage and network with other delegates.
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24 May 2006: University of Bath School of Management welcomes Sir Digby Jones to annual event
The University of Bath School of Management was delighted to welcome Sir Digby Jones, Director-General of the CBI to its annual Bath event which took place on the evening of Thursday 4th May.
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19 May 2006: Postgraduate Open Day – 27th June
The University is hosting its inaugural postgraduate Open Day on Tuesday 27th June from 10.00am-3.00pm.
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18 May 2006: Lord Viscount Montgomery visits IMML-Spanish students
Lord Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, member of the House of Lords and spokesman on Latin American affairs, visited the School of Management recently to discuss Latin American politics with students.
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2 May 2006: How to convert human capital into intellectual capital
An article written by Dr Nick Kinnie and Dr Juani Swart which looks at the contribution of people management practices to the creation of intellectual capital has been published in People Management magazine. The paper is based on research sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) which examined the management of knowledge in twelve professional services firms in the creative, software, consulting and legal fields.
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21 April 2006: Bath student wins Best Paper Award at ‘Ethics at Work’ conference
Johanne Grosvold, a PhD student at the University of Bath School of Management, has won best paper award for her article “Board Diversity in the UK and Norway: An Exploratory Analysis”.
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12 April 2006: Bath business students best in world
Five students from the University of Bath proved this week that UK business students are world beaters by winning a global contest organised by leading food company, Groupe Danone.
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7 April 2006: Bath to host DARE Graduate School for first time
The annual DARE (Democratic Communities in Academic Research on Economic Development) Graduate School in Economic Governance, Development and Public Policy will be held for the first time this year at the University of Bath School of Management and will take place between the 10th - 16th September 2006.
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7 April 2006: School elects Ron Collard as Visiting Professor
The University of Bath School of Management is delighted to announce the election of Ron Collard as Visiting Professor.
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25 March 2006: Is it too late to stop climate change?
Professor Peter Reason, Director of the Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice at the University of Bath School of Management and world expert on environmental sustainability, provides comment in the next edition of The Spark.
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23 March 2006: BBA student represents England at Commonwealth Gamesv
TeamBath netball player Pamela Cookey competes in the biggest tournament of her life shortly when she represents Team England at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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7 March 2006: Dr Mickey Howard appointed AIM Scholar
The Advanced Institute of Management (AIM) have appointed Dr Mickey Howard, lecturer in Operations for the Operations and Supply Group at the University of Bath School of Management, to their prestigious Scholars Scheme. Mickey is Co-Investigator for the European 5DayCar project 'ILIPT' (Intelligent Logistics for Innovative Product Technologies) for the Lean and Agile IMRC. His current research focuses on technology and innovation management, involving the implementation of responsive supply strategies in the automotive, defence and health sectors.
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2 March 2006: Enterprising Careers
A group of BSc in Business Administration (BBA) and BSc in Sociology with Human Resource Management students recently visited The Hub to hear from Jonathan Robinson, activist and founder of The Hub, and Sofia Bustamante who shared her experience of changing from a corporate career at BT to a self-employed consultant in the social enterprise field. The trip was organised by Dr Svenja Tams as part of the students’ elective ‘Enterprising Careers’.
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2 March 2006: Strengthening International links
The University’s links with one of the most prestigious and internationally renowned business schools in Spain have been strengthened by a visit from Professor Alfredo Arahuetes, Vice-Dean of the University of Comillas (ICADE) in Madrid.
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23 February 2006: Why create an EIT that is beholden to political masters?
Dr Steven McGuire (Senior Lecturer in International Business at the School of Management) debates the European Commission’s proposal for a European Institute of Technology, in a letter published in the Financial Times today.
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23 February 2006: Robert Heath guest of honour at international conference
Robert Heath was a keynote speaker and guest of honour at a recent conference held at the Warsaw School of Social Psychology (SWPS). The conference coincided with the launch of the Polish translation of Robert’s seminal monograph, The Hidden Power of Advertising.
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16 February 2006: CARPP host international visit
On February 13th and 14th the Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice (CARPP) at the University of Bath School of Management welcomed 10 academics from Akershus University College, Norway, to discuss the theory and practice of action research.
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14 February 2006: School of Management recognised for its sustainability and corporate responsibility teaching
A recent conference shows that academics are moving closer to “mainstreaming” corporate responsibility in business teaching
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13 February 2006: CBOS launches Scholarly Seminar Series
The School of Management’s Centre for Business, Organizations and Society, is launching a new seminar series with a lecture on the evolution of corporate social responsibility on Thursday 16 February.
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13 February 2006: School receives Research Council recognition
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Management have been successful in their application to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for recognition as a provider of top quality Masters-level research programmes.
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30 January 2006: IMML students witness the making of history
Three IMML Spanish students witnessed the making of history when they took part in the national celebrations following the election of Chile’s first woman president last week.
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25 January 2006: Innovation in the world-class Bath MBA
Building on its 40 year history and reputation for excellence, the University of Bath School of Management has today launched a revitalised, world-class MBA programme.
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25 January 2006: How CSR affects employee commitment
How can companies enhance their reputation and keep their workers happy and loyal at the same time? The answer is surprisingly simple, says Steve Brammer
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17 January 2006: First DBA s in HE Management Awarded
The UK's first ever Doctor of Business Administration degrees in Higher Education Management have been awarded to Moira Helm of Canterbury Christ Church University and Kofi Nkrumah-Young of the University of Technology, Jamaica.
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3 January 2006: The Link Between People and Performance
The CIPD's new online tool will help members to understand the link between people and performance
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