Leaders don’t always have to be loud and bombastic. There is value in being an introvert, says Dr Jacqueline Baxter, a management professor at The Open University Business School. There have been countless articles on extroversion and its links to senior management. One article showed 98% of top executives scoring high or very high onContinue reading “Does being an introvert hamper your chances of making senior management?”
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The role of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in developing practitioner/academic identities
Based on her research and experience as a practitioner turned academic, Professor Jacqueline Baxter, Director of the Centre for Research and Innovation in online learning at the Open University, talks about potential contribution of scholarship research on the professional identities of practitioners that cross over into academia. All faculties employ individuals who have made theContinue reading “The role of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in developing practitioner/academic identities”
Can your habits and attitudes make you wealthy?
“You don’t get rich by what you earn. You get rich by what you don’t spend.” (Henry Ford) Why are some people wealthier and better off than others? Given similar income levels, what predicts who will build greater wealth? Why are people of the same age and similar background factors so different in their wealthContinue reading “Can your habits and attitudes make you wealthy?”
How interest-free loans are helping the floods victims of Pakistan
“Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798) On August 26, Pakistan declared emergency in the face of calamitous floods. According to the United Nations (UN), more than 1,300 lives have been lost, tens of millions of people areContinue reading “How interest-free loans are helping the floods victims of Pakistan“
Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms and Antitrust
Written by: Professor Suzanne Rab, Associate Lecturer at The Open University Law School, Faculty of Business and Law. The debate around artificial intelligence or “AI” has attracted antitrust interest among academics, practitioners and regulators. In their book, Virtual Competition Professors Ariel Ezrachi and Maurice Stucke postulate the “end of competition as we know it” and callContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms and Antitrust”
Addressing climate change is not just an environmental issue; it is one of social justice
Gillian Mawdsley, Associate Lecturer in Law, is based in Glasgow and is attending COP26 as one of the chosen representatives of The Open University. I guess that most students, on reaching their third year of studying law at the OU, could not define clearly what the relationship between policy and law is. Unless, of course,Continue reading “Addressing climate change is not just an environmental issue; it is one of social justice”
What’s wrong with weddings?
Written by: Stephanie Pywell, Senior Lecturer in Law at The Open University Law School, Faculty of Business and Law. Nothing at all, if the weddings are the ceremonies that couples want, conducted when they want, where they want, and by whom they want. But, according to Dr Stephanie Pywell, there is quite a lot wrong withContinue reading “What’s wrong with weddings?”
It’s time to talk about menopause in the workplace
Written by: Jo Brewis, Professor of People and Organisations at The Open University Business School Menopause, when a woman’s periods stop for good, and they can no longer become pregnant, is a normal stage in most women’s reproductive lives. Typically beginning in a woman’s 40s, the average age for women in the UK to reach menopauseContinue reading “It’s time to talk about menopause in the workplace”
Giving SMEs the tools they need to grow greener
Written by: Richard Blundel, Professor of Enterprise and Organisation in the Department for Public Leadership and Social Enterprise at The Open University Business School. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have a vital role in our efforts to tackle the Climate Emergency. Their combined environmental impact is more significant than the big corporations, but they are muchContinue reading “Giving SMEs the tools they need to grow greener”
Domestic homicides remain stable during lockdown but still an enduring problem says new report commissioned by police
Domestic homicides remain an ‘entrenched and enduring problem’ despite figures remaining relatively stable during lockdown, a new report drawing on research by an OU academic and commissioned by police has found. ‘Domestic Homicides and Suspected Victim Suicides During the Covid-19 Pandemic 2020-2021’ is the first report of the Domestic Homicide Project, established by the National Police Chiefs’ Council andContinue reading “Domestic homicides remain stable during lockdown but still an enduring problem says new report commissioned by police”
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