Latest news from Lancaster University Management School

21/05/14

The Independent: ‘Falling for the PM: a hand-holder’s guide to voting’

Professor Cary Cooper is quoted in Jane Merrick’s column in the Independent on compassionate Conservatives, and the small details that can create a tipping-point in any election.
21/05/14

Lancaster University celebrates a ‘banner’ year for entries to the China UK Entrepreneurship Challenge

2014 has seen a great response to China UK Entrepreneurship Challenge, attracting competitive entries from University teams in the UK and in China.
21/05/14

LUMS graduate joins Marketing Academy ‘emerging leaders’ programme

MSc Advanced Marketing Management graduate Joly Zhou has been selected as one of 30 emerging leaders to participate in The Marketing Academy’s 2014 Scholarship programme. Joly currently works in London as Global Retail Marketing Manager for Nokia.
16/05/14

Real Business: ’10 tips for small business leaders’

‘The last thing a business needs is for the boss to be the hero’, says Ian Gordon in an opinion piece on the Real Business website.
14/05/14

New Masters puts students’ skills to the test in China

A ground-breaking new Masters programme from Lancaster University gives students the opportunity to work on high-impact business projects that develop collaboration between UK and Chinese SMEs.
14/05/14

Mountaineering legend wows business leaders with Everest leadership story

Britain's most famous mountaineer this week wowed an audience of business leaders with a master-class about the organisation of a successful expedition to summit the world's highest mountain.
14/05/14

The Times: ‘Treat staff how you wish them to treat customers’

Dr Anthony Hesketh is quoted in a feature in The Times about how organisations treat their staff.
14/05/14

HR Magazine: ‘Fathers jealous of perceived maternity advantage’

Dr Caroline Gatrell is quoted in HR Magazine, discussing men’s perceptions of flexible working arrangements.
12/05/14

Lancaster ranked top for Marketing for second consecutive year

Lancaster University has been ranked the top UK university for Marketing for the second consecutive year in the Complete University Guide, published 12 May.
07/05/14

Alumni and students connect and learn in London

Professor Michael West gave an insightful presentation on teamwork at this year's annual Careers Connect event.
07/05/14

Lancaster ranked top 10 in global league table

Lancaster University is the highest placed UK university in the Times Higher Education ‘100 Under 50’ ranking of the world’s best young universities.
07/05/14

The Guardian: ‘Whatever happened to remote working?’

Professor Cary Cooper is quoted in the Guardian work blog discussing why employers don’t trust employees to work from home.
30/04/14

Suresite praises Lancaster MBA student project

A group of MBA students who completed a successful Consultancy Challenge project with Suresite Group, a card services and risk management company, have been featured on the company website.
30/04/14

Social media gurus to pass on digital marketing expertise

North West SME owners will have an opportunity to learn how to grow their business through digital marketing at a special two-day workshop run by Lancaster University Management School.
23/04/14

The Conversation: Heartbleed patched but security time bomb is still ticking

The latest website bug has flagged up how our expectations of online security are unrealistic and often built on misconceptions, argues Dr Paul Ralph.
23/04/14

The Guardian: Is the NHS institutionally racist?

This healthcare feature makes reference to Professor Mike West's research into the links between workplace culture and standards of patient care.
14/04/14

Lancaster graduate wins Rising Star Award at the UK's largest graduate recruitment awards

Lancaster graduate Kyle McQueen received the prestigious Rising Star Award from host Jonathan Ross at the recent TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards.
11/04/14

Mindful Leadership: Understanding the Concept and Practice

The TopMBA website carries an opinion piece by Chris Saunders, Director of the Lancaster Full-time MBA, on why being a better leader requires a more holistic perspective than is often acknowledged.
10/04/14

The changing contours of fairness

How can organisations ensure they are fair? This was the topic discussed at an event today at The Work Foundation in London. Joining Professor Paul Sparrow of LUMS in the discussion were Esther McVey, Minister for Employment, and Stephen Moir, Director of People, NHS England.
10/04/14

On a road to nothing, anywhere

Anthony Hesketh offers a salutary example of why competing on service requires the right people, with the right skills, in the right place at the right time.
10/04/14

Developing student employability – focus on Industrial Placements

The impact on students’ career objectives of taking a year- long industrial placement as part of their degree was underlined during the 2014 Alison Tasker Award held on 27 March in LUMS. 
10/04/14

Lancaster academic wins best paper award

A paper by Professor Mike West of the Centre for Performance-Led HR has been named 'Outstanding Paper of 2013' by the editorial team of the Journal of Health Organization and Management. 
09/04/14

Young high-flyers excel in national student business contest

Some of the country’s top young talent have competed in the UK’s leading student business competition at Lancaster University Management School.
08/04/14

Lancaster expert to advise on leaders of the future

What qualities do our future leaders need to steer organisations to success? What backgrounds will they come from? How will the UK identify and grow them?