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”
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What do you think will be the key issues for businesses in 40 years?
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 James Boyce, British Airways pilot and MBA student.Continue reading “What do you think will be the key issues for businesses in 40 years?”
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’.”
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”
Inspire People to Dissolve Diversity
Guest blogger: John Brooker, Open University Business School MBA Alumnus, Managing Director of Yes! And. John is a former Senior Vice President of Visa, author of ‘Innovate to Learn, Don’t Learn to Innovate’ and Board Member of the Association for the Quality Development of Solution Focused Consulting and Training. This article suggests that people areContinue reading “Inspire People to Dissolve Diversity”
Today’s learning landscape – how L&D is supporting democratisation, creativity & innovation, leadership & change
Guest blogger: Sue Parr, Head of Executive Education at The Open University Business School looks at the business challenges behind the buzzwords. This content first appeared on HR Magazine, an online HR publication for people-focused, forward-thinking, business leaders who want insight into, and examples of, business-contextualised HR to develop high-performing organisations. Many managers are recognisingContinue reading “Today’s learning landscape – how L&D is supporting democratisation, creativity & innovation, leadership & change”
New behavioural finance software launched
Professor Mark Fenton O’Creevy, Associate Dean (International Strategy) at The Open University Business School, gave a speech at the launch event on 12 March 2014 for a new software program aimed at improving fund managers performance by identifying how behavioural biases affect trading. Described as a behavioural finance thought leader, Professor Fenton O’Creevy commented thatContinue reading “New behavioural finance software launched”
Innovation quarter summary report
To conclude the Business Perspectives innovation quarter, we have created a summary report that offers diverse ideas and insights about innovation – a snapshot of perspectives from around the globe. We invite you to download and share the report and please send us any comments. We will create a similar summary report following the strategyContinue reading “Innovation quarter summary report”
Ten things businesses should know about what innovation is and isn’t
Guest blogger: Sarah Platts, Open University Business School MBA Alumnus, Change Consultant at FreshNetworks Innovation is a common topic of debate and strategy in most businesses (be they new or well established). In the current economic climate, and with the huge potential of the likes of social media data, brands are increasingly looking at innovationContinue reading “Ten things businesses should know about what innovation is and isn’t”
Innovation and economic growth
Evan Davis, OUBS Visiting Professor and guest speaker at the Innovation Masterclass, talks about the relationship between innovation and economic growth.
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