News Archive
Director Magazine: 'Winds of change'
Published 2 December 2010
Director Magazine carries a comment piece by Professor Cary Cooper about how business leaders can encourage resilience and adaptability. "There is an appetite for change, where it is needed, and for taking this difficult period in our economic circumstance as an opportunity to do things differently," says Professor Cooper.
Tackling stress in the NHS
Published 3 December 2010
In the second of a series of workshops, senior health professionals from the North West joined with Lancaster University Management School in November 2010 to address the important issue of stress in the workplace. Find out more in this video story.
RobertsonCooper: 'Well-Being and Resilience'
Published 3 December 2010
Paul Sparrow and Cary Cooper, both from Lancaster's Centre for Performance-Led HR, have articles published in Well-Being and Resilience, a business network report from consultants RobertsonCooper, published November 2010.
Leading on Sustainability programme pioneers
Published 5 December 2010
Participants and tutors recently celebrated the successful completion of the first Leading on Sustainability programme. The six-month programme was created to support organisations in the North West and is aimed at future leaders who are interested in organisational and social change.
THE: 'Subject, not cost of fees, determines salary premium, study finds'
Published 6 December 2010
Times Higher Education reports on research by Professor Ian Walker of Lancaster's Department of Economics, that finds that the financial return on university study is determined more by the subject chosen than by tuition fee levels - and is not as high in science subjects as in others.
FT: 'Upper second-class degrees lift wages'
Published 6 December 2010
The Financial Times reports on research led by Lancaster economist Professor Ian Walker, finding a strong link between higher degree grades and earning power and showing that law, economics and management are the most valuable subjects for study. "The dominant determinant of the returns to your investment is the subject you study and how hard you study it," said Professor Walker.
Kingsman Prize 2010
Published 9 December 2010
The Kingsman Prize for 2010 has been awarded to Management Science PhD graduate Arne Strauss. The prize was established in memory of the long-standing scholar of Management Science, Professor Brian Kingsman.
China-UK Entrepreneurship Competition 2011 - open for entry!
Published 10 December 2010
UK-CHina Callenge 2011 - Deadline extended! The China-UK Entrepreneurship Competition 2011 is now open for entry. The competition aims to encourage new business ventures between China and the UK, with an investment opportunity of £250,000 for the best business plan.
Ice cream queen inspiring Lancaster entrepreneurs
Published 10 December 2010
A successful businesswoman who developed an alternative to ice cream and won the backing of not one but two of the BBC's business dragons has been to talk to aspiring entrepreneurs at Lancaster.
People Management: 'Healthy staff are more productive'
Published 14 December 2010
In a comment piece in People Management, Professor Cary Cooper argues that well-being is a real challenge for employers: "The evidence is mounting that a healthy workforce is a productive workforce. It is the responsibility of employers and employees alike to look after their health".
BBC: 'Is a tea break at work good for productivity?'
Published 16 December 2010
Professor Cary Cooper is quoted in a story in BBC News magazine about lost productivity due to tea breaks at work. "We need to make people more active and see other people. The coffee break is one way of doing this," says Cooper.
First Hospice Leadership students graduate with MA
Published 17 December 2010
Twelve leaders in hospice care have become the first to graduate with a Masters in Hospice Leadership from Lancaster University Management School.
The Times: 'Breathing new life into the business of hospice care'
Published 17 December 2010
Lancaster's innovative MA in Hospice Leadership is profiled in a Times feature on how the hospice movement is being transformed through better management.
Pricing and Revenue Management podcast discusses article by Meissner and Strauss
Published 17 December 2010
In a recent interview, Costis Maglaras, the Silfen Professor of Business at Columbia Business School in New York City, talks about the latest INFORMS-sponsored issue of the Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management which features research by Joern Meissner and Arne Strauss of Lancaster's Department of Management Science.
From the Taj Mahal to the Hawa Mahal by handcycle (November 19th-28th 2010)
Published 20 December 2010
On December 17th, as part of the Lancaster India Centre seminar series, John and Jenny Mackness gave a talk about their recent fundraising cycling trip from the Taj Mahal to Jaipur in Rajasthan in India.
Financial Director: 'Economists predict a gloomy 2011'
Published 21 December 2010
Professor Geraint Johnes is quoted in an article in Financial Director magazine on the economic prognosis for 2011: "While the recovery has been quite strong this year, once austerity measures kick in it is likely that growth will fall back," says Professor Johnes.
People Management: 'Profit-sharing leads to more workplace dissatisfaction'
Published 21 December 2010
People Management magazine reports on research by Dr Colin Green of Lancaster's department of Economics, which finds that the benefits of profit sharing schemes might often come at the expense of healthy workplace relationships. "Profit-sharing may increase co-operation and help effort; it may also increase monitoring and pressure," says Dr Green.
CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi Inspires local small business owner-managers
Published 21 December 2010
Kevin Roberts, CEO of Worldwide advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi has inspired local business owner managers at a masterclass delivered at Lancaster University Management School.
The Telegraph: 'Women feel pressure from profit sharing schemes'
Published 22 December 2010
The Telegraph profiles research by Dr Colin Green, of Lancaster's Department of Economics, into the effect of profit-sharing schemes on staff motivation. Dr Green's research suggests that women are ill-suited to company profit sharing schemes and can become alienated from their bosses.
