Research news
Setting the tone at the top: Financial Executives International features book by Jan Pfister
Published 3 February 2012
Dr Jan Pfister, of Lancaster's Department of Accounting and Finance, has had his book Managing Organizational Culture for Effective Internal Control featured in an issue alert by the Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF), the research arm of Financial Executives International (FEI).
FT ranks Lancaster PhD 7th in world
Published 30 January 2012
In the 2012 Financial Times ranking of the top global MBA programmes, Lancaster is ranked 7th in the world and 2nd in Europe in the 'FT Doctoral Rank'.
New Generation Thinkers - LUMS PhD graduate featured on BBC Radio 3
Published 19 January 2012
Philip Roscoe, who completed his PhD at LUMS in 2007, is one of BBC Radio 3's 'New Generation Thinkers'. Philip’s first talk for Radio 3 - on the changing role of the entrepreneur - was broadcast nationally on 16 January 2012.
Universities minister speaks at Engage HEI 2012
Published 13 January 2012
The Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts, gave the keynote opening speech at the Engage HEI Conference 2012, organised by Lancaster's Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (IEED).
Harvard Business Review: 'How Earlobes Can Signify Leadership Potential'
Published 13 January 2012
Professor Mike West, of Lancaster's Centre for Performance-Led HR, is one of the authors of an article in HBR which argues that people with subtle bodily asymmetries are often better transformational leaders.
Judi Marshall featured as 'Professor of the Week' by the Financial Times
Published 13 January 2012
Judi Marshall is the FT's 'Professor of the Week' from 12 January 2012. The FT describes Prof Marshall's research expertise in leadership for sustainability.
'Doing the Right Thing' - a new book by Cary Cooper
Published 3 January 2012
Doing the Right Thing is a new book by Professor Cary Cooper and Theo Theobald, published in December 2011. The book argues that employee wellbeing is the most important issue for today's managers.
Professor Mike Pidd honoured by Operational Research Society
Published 20 December 2011
Professor Mike Pidd has been awarded the Companionship of Operational Research by the Operational Research Society, for outstanding service to the Society.
Sunday Times: 'Falling inflation starts to ease Britain's misery'
Published 20 December 2011
An opinion piece by David Smith in the Sunday Times quotes research by Professor David Peel and colleagues in the Economics Department at Lancaster University Management School, which compares the decisions of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) with the 'shadow MPC' set up by the Institute of Economic Affairs.
Making markets: the practice of business models
Published 15 December 2011
Over the last three years, AIM Fellows Katy Mason and Martin Spring have been researching how business models are developed and put to work to make markets. This video feature captures a recent conference in London attended by over 200 practitioners.
Graham Rand Named 2012 Edelman Gala MC by INFORMS
Published 13 December 2011
Graham Rand has been named 2012 Edelman Gala MC by the Gala Organizing Committee by INFORMS.
Innovative credit easing will greatly boost lending to SMEs says new report
Published 28 November 2011
The Treasury could significantly boost lending to SMEs by adopting an innovative approach to credit easing. This is according to a new report by Professor Ken Peasnell of Lancaster's Department of Accounting and Finance and Will Hutton for the Big Innovation Centre.
The Ecologist: 'Can we keep the politics and science of climate forecasting separate?
Published 3 November 2011
Ecologist magazine, investigating the accuracy of climate forecasting, quotes new research by the Lancaster Centre for Forecasting into the accuracy of forecasting methods: "My research revealed the limited availability of 'proper' forecasts from these climate models, yet we are risking the world on them. The whole thing is based on a set of forecasts – for example, how high should our flood defences be? – and we need to know how accurate they are," says the Centre's director, Professor Robert Fildes.
Showcasing six decades of leadership research
Published 7 September 2011
In March this year, a new four-volume set on leadership, co-edited by Lancaster's David Collinson, was published by Sage. This new collection provides a unique insight into how academic thinking on leadership has developed since the end of World War II.
Keeping body and soul together: why NHS teamwork is critical to patient outcomes
Published 15 August 2011
Professor Michael West, who recently joined LUMS, discusses his NHS research on how teamwork and staff well-being affect levels of patient satisfaction and mortality rates.
The earnings from learning: economists weigh up the relative returns from undergraduate degrees
Published 14 March 2011
New research by Professor Ian Walker of Lancaste's Department of Economics and Dr Yu Zhu of the University of Kent reveals how some degree subjects yield a far better return than others in terms of lifetime earnings.
