From the military to the corporate world: a natural transition?
Switching from a military background to the corporate world might seem like a leap of faith, but the skills gained from military training – not least leadership, teamwork, and the ability to work under extreme pressure – are key to…
Cambridge Judge-led initiative to use drones to help document Ukraine atrocities
A UK initiative led by two Cambridge MBA students and Professor Mark de Rond of Cambridge Judge Business School seeks to document war crimes in Ukraine through drone-delivered images. lhor Kravets (MBA 2021) A UK initiative led by two Cambridge…
The EMBAs teaching the art of life or death decision making
Leading on the Frontline founders and Cambridge Judge Business School graduates tell of the trials and successes of setting up a new venture while undertaking their degree and working full-time. The word 'frontline' has never been more prominent. Throughout the…
Ukraine: medics in conflict zones
Mark de Rond, Professor of Organisational Ethnography at Cambridge Judge Business School, embedded with military surgeons in Afghanistan for six weeks. He describes the challenges faced by doctors and nurses in conflict zones like Ukraine. Quite aside from the deadly…
‘Cubicle’ warriors
New technology can disrupt the moral value of work, shows award-winning study co-authored by Shahzad Ansari of Cambridge Judge based on the diaries of 43 US military drone operators. Professor Shahzad Ansari A new study based on the personal diaries…
A strategic advantage – from the Military to a Cambridge MBA
Business school education offers a well-trodden path for those stepping out of the military. An MBA provides new approaches to leadership and team dynamics that go beyond the chain of command and presents the perfect stepping stone for those looking…
Military spending did not “crowd out” welfare in Middle East prior to Arab Spring
Findings dispute "guns versus butter" narrative as a major factor behind the Arab Spring. Researchers caution against uncritically applying lessons from Western nations to interpret public policy decisions in the Middle East. Research casts doubt on the widely-held view that…
Gender and the US military
Some positive steps have been made to improve gender equality in the American military, but some simple further steps could achieve much more – and that would reflect well beyond the armed forces. By Joshua Stewart, Lieutenant Colonel (US Army)…
From the military to Cambridge Judge
Cambridge Judge Business School has attracted quite a few people from military backgrounds, and they've learned new approaches to leadership and team dynamics that go beyond the chain of command. After six years as an officer in the US Navy,…
LA Times: Treating sport as a model for business is no slam dunk
Cambridge educator Dr Mark de Rond analyzes how formulas for success in sports can apply to business management in his intriguing book There is an I in Team ... Can such logic be applied to the business arena? Author Mark…