‘Avalanche’ of innovation
Higher education faces shakeup over the next 20 years due to technological, demographic and social shifts, Dean Christoph Loch of Cambridge Judge says in the latest China Report from the China Advisory Council of Cambridge Judge. Professor Christoph Loch There…
Cambridge Judge students making COVID-19 community impact
As another chapter in the Cambridge Judge against COVID-19 legacy concludes, we look back on the outcomes and experience for both student consultants and clients. In April 2020, two Cambridge MBA students began shaping the idea of helping businesses impacted…
Marketplace: Can company culture survive Zoom?
Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Diageo Professor of Organisational Studies at Cambridge University Business School, comments on organisational culture during coronavirus pandemic. She says ‘the importance of intention should be one of the most valuable lessons about company culture to come out of…
Cambridge female entrepreneurs awarded
Four entrepreneurs connected to Cambridge Judge Business School have been awarded the Innovate UK Women in Innovation awards. This year 40 female entrepreneurs were selected for the awards and will receive a one-year tailored package of financial support and mentoring.…
Healthcare costs
Moving elective procedures out of general hospitals can increase quality and reduce cost of emergency services, says 10-year study of all English NHS hospitals co-authored by Professor Stefan Scholtes of Cambridge Judge Business School. Separating elective services out of general…
The Economist: The benefits of part-time work
How much work is good for our mental health, asks The Economist article. Apparently, one day a week is enough. “We found that people working reduced working hours or being furloughed do not have poorer mental health,” says the study…
The New York Times: Start retraining for social interactions
Sunita Sah, KPMG Professor of Management Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on "insinuation anxiety" in decision making. “Assess your own risk level and comfort,” Sunita said, “so you’re very clear about what you would and would not like…
Bloomberg: Talk of de-globalisation is fashionable but wrong
Peter Williamson, Honorary Professor of International Management at Cambridge Judge Business School, says global supply chains are more flexible than domestic ones. Predictions that companies would relocalise supply chains and near-shore production were quite fashionable when COVID-19 (coronavirus) swept the…
Philanthropic changes
An article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review by Clare Woodcraft and Dr Kamal Munir of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at Cambridge Judge Business School outlines findings of a pandemic-induced shift in the Global North-Global South philanthropic power balance.…
No easy fix
The UK faces a 30-year challenge to level up society through building 'critical' mass to make forgotten communities thrive again, Alistair Darling tells the Pembroke Speaker Series @ Cambridge Judge. Alistair DarlingFinancial Times, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons…
