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More than 500 delegates attended a major international conference organised by AMBS. The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR), based at AMBS, welcomed almost 500 delegates from 33 countries to the prestigious Geography of Innovation (GeoInno) conference over three days at The University of Manchester. The seventh edition of the conference, which is held every […]

A summary of events throughout 2024 so far. A host of events have been held across AMBS and The University of Manchester in recent months. Grigor McLelland lecture This year’s annual Grigor McLelland lecture at AMBS held in memory of the first Director of Manchester Business School was given by Ismail Amla, Senior Vice-President and

Sandra Hamilton gives a summary of key themes at COP28. 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 other significant firsts, says Sandra Hamilton. Long overlooked by climate policymakers it was encouraging to see at COP28 that international

Ford’s Will Periam discusses transformational changes facing the automotive industry. The automotive industry has been a huge factor in the global economy for many years. In Europe it employs many hundreds of thousands of people directly, and a multiple of that number taking into account other jobs supported by the industry. Right now, the sector

Almost every large merger and acquisition deal is financed by syndicated loans. Borrowing from relationship banks could save millions of dollars for borrowers in the primary market of syndicated loans, says Yafei Zhang. Syndicated loans are among the most important external financing sources for firms all over the world. To give a sense of scale,

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 discussion about what the future world of work will look like. However, while job displacement and retraining are issues that leaders need to have in mind, this kind of crystal

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 dissatisfaction with capitalism, these are challenging times for multinationals and the global economic model. At the same time, multinationals are fundamentally dealing with three sets of problems. Two of these

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 to improve productivity, generate new jobs, and create the markets of the future, but this is not guaranteed. While the prospects are promising, many sectors have not yet reached the