Month: January 2020
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Social enterprises
Government public procurement legislation should ‘explicitly ensure’ that calls for tender favour enterprises that pursue social and environmental goals, says new report issued at World Economic Forum in Davos co-authored by Dr Helen Haugh of Cambridge Judge Business School. Read more
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Understanding the cross-section of international equity markets
Study shows cross‑border investment frictions shape global equity returns, correlations and portfolio biases, challenging frictionless asset pricing. Read more
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Training people in Scotland to be community organisers
Dr Neil Stott and Dr Michelle Darlington from Cambridge Judge Business School’s Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation are collaborating with the Development Trust Association of Scotland to create training resources for people and organisations who want to affect local development and social change in their area. Learn more about how they approached this collaboration and… Read more
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The gig economy (The Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast series)
From Uber to Deliveroo, the ‘gig economy’ is increasingly visible. But with flexibility for workers comes uncertainty, so what is the future of the gig economy including the role of government? Read more
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The ‘P’ word
Plastic has become a malevolent symbol of our wasteful society. It’s also fundamental to almost every aspect of our lives. How do we shift our ‘take, make, throw-away’ plastic world towards ‘recycle, recover, re-use’? Experts, including Dr Khaled Soufani, Director of the Circular Economy Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School, offer their thoughts. Read more