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We were delighted to welcome so many Alumni from across the University last month to our event in London and we wanted to share with you all a short film clip from Simon Lancaster, our guest speaker, about how you can improve your leadership communications.
Simon promotes three key principles…
GoRoadie allows learner drivers to search, compare and book their ideal driving location with ease. In the past, student drivers had to scour through Google and Facebook to find an instructor that can take them on the road — now they all the information is available in one location; including reviews, cost,…
Economists oversimplify the ‘real world’. I teach my students about the concept of ‘ceteris paribus’ – the idea that when looking at an economic relationship, we assume all other things equal. While useful in thinking about economic models, it does not help much in modelling ‘real world’ complexity. This, then,…
Professor Donald Hislop of the University of Aberdeen Business School considers opportunities and challenges facing the NHS regarding adoption of digital technology.
From the use of smartphone Apps, telephone or video appointments, the automation of diagnostic imaging via artificial intelligence, and robot-augmented surgery, digital technologies have the potential to transform…
My name is Sarah Sophie Reick and I am currently in my final semester of my undergraduate degree in Business Management and Psychology at the University of Aberdeen. I joined the Athena SWAN committee nearly two years ago upon entering my third-year, and I have experienced joy and empowerment through…
The Guardian’s recent article titled, ‘Revealed: Spice Girls T-shirts made in factory paying staff 35p an hour’, once again reminds us that modern slavery is ingrained in global supply chains. This time, it is celebrities who are the centre of controversy, despite the otherwise socially responsible claim that £11.60 raised…
In the past days British Prime Minister Theresa May has brought back to the country a draft agreement on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union (the EU) as well as a short statement on the future trading relationship. This has sparked a “febrile atmosphere” at Westminster including waves of protests…
If you are looking to embark on a career in management consultancy then Management consultancy: the role of the change agent was written with you in mind.
Following 17 years in management consultancy I wrote my PhD thesis on experiences in the management of change. I have served in four…
For more than a decade, I have been researching whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) actually advances corporate social transparency and accountability as expected. Presently I take a deeper look at CSR.
One can observe that a few decades ago CSR was considered as a self-regulatory mechanism ensuring that corporations voluntarily…
In the global world of mergers and acquisitions, buyers and sellers share a common goal - to finalise a deal. Negotiations, a critical and inevitable activity that takes place during deal making is not about getting everything you want, but about finding out what both parties want. Cross-cultural diversity, globalisation…
