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The hidden challenges faced by teams in today’s workplace
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The Case for Responsible Leadership: Why businesses must rethink their role in society
The world’s wealthiest 1% now control more resources than the remaining 99% combined. Poverty levels, after decades of decline, are once again on the rise. ...
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Beyond the Visible: Organisational Culture and Authentic Leadership
In today’s fast-evolving organisational landscape, leadership is shifting from a focus on surface-level aspects of culture to deeper, often hidden, factors that influence how organisations ...
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Refining your digital marketing for better results: Key takeaways
At our recent Executive Education Insight Series event, Dr Dawn Holmes led an engaging Digital Marketing masterclass. The event brought together the AMBS Alumni and ...
Nature vs Nurture: How to become a leader
Let’s dispel a myth: no one is born a leader. Most people learn how to lead. And it’s a lifelong practice. Even today’s giants of ...
Five themes from our Decision Making: Act or Process event with Dr John McCormack
Regardless of the industry you work in, the size of your organisation or how senior your role, the chances are that you are responsible for ...
Climate action, international trade and government procurement
At COP28 much was made of the first explicit reference to a transition away from all fossil fuels in energy systems. But the conference achieved ...
The power of lending relationships in syndicated loans
Syndicated loans are among the most important external financing sources for firms all over the world. To give a sense of scale, according to Thomson ...
Pressing Challenges
The true value of the foundational economy is not realised. The rapid advancement of automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and data science has led to widespread ...
Slowbalisation
Multinationals are starting to think very differently about how they do business Against the backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions, increased economic nationalism, and wider consumer ...
The Benefits of Net Zero
We need to remind ourselves of the huge benefits of net zero, says Jonatan Pinkse. The transition to net zero is an opportunity for businesses ...
Recovering from COVID-19
In April 2020, at the height of the first wave of COVID-19 across Europe, academics at Alliance Manchester Business School and the Humanitarian and Conflict ...
A journey following the growth footsteps of knowledge-intensive firms
Knowledge-intensive startups are well known to be a source of novel technological innovations and economic growth. Yet, such startups face significant challenges when trying to ...