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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
