Founded in September 1983, The Open University Business School officially celebrates 40 years this year. As part of our 40th anniversary reflections, we asked our Business School students and alumni what they think the global business landscape might look like in another 40 years. This entry comes from Rachel Blackburn, Director at US2U Consulting and MBAContinue reading “Navigating the Business Landscape of 2063: Key Issues on the Horizon”
Category Archives: Alumni
Reflections from my MBA studies
Vladimír Slobodník graduated with an MBA in 1998. In this post, he reflects upon his MBA journey. At the beginning of the 90’s after leaving Slovak University of Technology, I was looking for what to do next. I started in the chemical industry. Full of enthusiasm and courage, I decided to get a completely unknownContinue reading “Reflections from my MBA studies”
We just need to tell more stories….
In today’s ever-changing and challenging business landscape, the importance of storytelling is often seen as a panacea to help engage with stakeholders: “we just need to write more stories”. However, it’s not always so simple. While corporate storytelling is a powerful tool, and in times of poly crisis can instill confidence, inspire action, and helpContinue reading “We just need to tell more stories….”
LinkedIn Roulette: My Unexpected Dive into the World of ‘Less is More’ and ‘I’m Possible’.
Welcome to the realm of LinkedIn where your ordinary day can turn into a full-blown adventure, all thanks to a couple of algorithms playing cupid. Here’s my story. As an Open University Business School (OUBS) grad of 2011, I thought I’d seen it all. Until one day, a casual LinkedIn post of mine did aContinue reading “LinkedIn Roulette: My Unexpected Dive into the World of ‘Less is More’ and ‘I’m Possible’.”
A Learning Journey | John Morris MBA
Overview Now retired I can look back on my education and career through a series of successes and failures and my relationship with learning after a very indifferent schooling. Starting with adult education through to putting the OU MBA program at the centre of my career development. It was quite a journey. Also to noteContinue reading “A Learning Journey | John Morris MBA”
Sustainable Leadership: How to put people at the heart of the green economy
How do you build a business that is positive for people, the planet, society and the economy? Maria Chenoweth, OU MBA alumna and Chief Executive of second-hand clothing charity TRAID, offers her top tips in a video created in partnership with The People Space. TRAID is a UK charity working to tackle the negative socio-environmental impacts of production,Continue reading “Sustainable Leadership: How to put people at the heart of the green economy”
Nicola asks if companies ‘spend more to spill more’?
PhD graduate Nicola Croxton has discussed her research looking at how firms use their corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate political activity as a means to improve their overall performance. You can watch Nicola talk about her research and why she chose OUBS here. She successfully passed her PhD viva in October 2020 with her thesis, ‘The internationalisationContinue reading “Nicola asks if companies ‘spend more to spill more’?”
The Bourne Legacy – there’s more to come from MBA alumnus Des
On the 20th anniversary of Des Bourne being celebrated as The Open University Business School’s 10,000th MBA graduate in July 2001, he outlines in his own words how his studies have helped him in the intervening two decades. After graduating as the OU’s ‘10,000th MBA’ in 2001, the qualification broadened my horizons and changed theContinue reading “The Bourne Legacy – there’s more to come from MBA alumnus Des”
OUBS PhD graduate marks Refugee Week
Marco Distinto, an Open University Business School PhD graduate, marked the beginning of Refugee Week 2021 by discussing his PhD research, which looks at the human stories behind the 2015 refugee crisis in Italy. As a migrant from the South of Italy, Marco wanted to challenge current ideological discourses around migration by sharing the real stories of migrants and the people whoContinue reading “OUBS PhD graduate marks Refugee Week”
A letter to First Years
Open Justice student and regular blog contributor Dona Mclachlan shares her experience of studying law at The Open University with students who are first starting out on their OU journey. As you stand at the foot of the mountain of higher education, some of you may be on a familiar climb others new to the experience.Continue reading “A letter to First Years”
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