It really is different this time
In the 2008/09 financial crisis, we thought we were living through historic times. barely a decade later we face another historic crisis, Dr Simon Taylor blogs. A crumb of comfort during the 2008/09 financial crisis was the thought that we…
Cycles of poverty
How will income inequality deepen problems during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis? While some are relying on friends and neighbours to help them get groceries during the COVID-19 crisis, the poor may need to put themselves at risk of COVID-19 by…
Phys.org: Poor people experience greater financial hardship in areas where income inequality is greatest
A study co-authored by Jaideep Prabhu, Professor of Marketing at University of Cambridge Judge Business School, explores how income inequality will deepen problems during the COVID-19 crisis. The study shows that “hardship increases for low-income individuals by reducing their ability…
Crisis-driven innovation
The coronavirus pandemic will fuel the ‘next wave of innovation’, says an article in Entrepreneur magazine by Hamza Mudassir, Visiting Fellow in Strategy and alumnus (MBA 2012) of Cambridge Judge Business School. Hamza Mudassir The coronavirus pandemic will fuel a…
BBC: Coronavirus: The volunteers feeding the NHS
Cambridge Judge Business School MPhil ISO alumnus and tech entrepreneur Alick Varma co-founded Meals for the NHS. The venture is one of the grassroots organisations popping up to ensure NHS workers have access to food during the coronavirus crisis. "You…
Financial Times: Sharon White mucks in to help Waitrose’s panicky buyers
A research on commuting to work co-authored by Dr Jochen Menges, University Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School, included in the FT article. The research found the daily commute is beneficial to employees as they can use…
Managing through ‘perspective-taking’ in the coronavirus era
By Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory and Deputy Director of the MBA Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School. Everyone is adjusting to life during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. For many, working from home is the new…
The corporate pivot: radical change in times of crisis
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis underlines need for firms to quickly ‘pivot’, Professor Paul Tracey of the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. Many entrepreneurs need to pivot – make radical changes to their business model – because their initial ideas fail to…
The Conversation: Five ways to be a better manager when working from home
Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, shares some insights on how to be a better manager during the pandemic. “For many, working from home is the new normal and poses all sorts…
Why your lack of a commute during the coronavirus pandemic could make it harder to work
Does our commute help us switch into "work mode"? Dr Jochen Menges looks into the new work from home era. Working from home due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic means no commute – but what seems like a relief may…
