The Economist: The case of managerial decency
Management entails some unpleasant conversations, none worse than telling employees that they have lost their jobs. A new study co-authored by Jochen Menges, Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School, looks at how chief executives responded to…
FT Specialist’s Agenda by the Financial Times: The future of hybrid working – directors must focus on culture
Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Diageo professor of organisation studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on the future of hybrid working. It is important for boards to remember that the world is still emerging from a transformational period, she says. Companies should…
Cambridge Independent: Life sciences and IT drove Cambridge growth in pandemic’s first year
New data covering the first full year of the pandemic (April 2020 to March 2021) identifies the life sciences and IT sectors as driving growth in the region. The analysis from the Centre for Business Research (CBR) at Cambridge Judge…
The Indian Express: No reason to believe any state will escape Omicron wave – Cambridge professor who worked on India Covid-19 tracker
Professor Paul Kattuman, economist and applied econometrician at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on Omicron wave in India: “Patterns in the data suggest cases are now increasing super-exponentially and the brunt of the current wave fuelled by Omicron will fall…
Forbes: Is work from anywhere here to stay?
Dr Allègre Hadida, Associate Professor of Strategy at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on Adi Gaskell’s article on working from home for prolonged periods of time: "[The pandemic] has opened our eyes to the existence of this hidden pool of…
The Times of India: Despite vaccination coverage, Himachal Pradesh tops Covid spread in rural areas
Further press coverage for Covid-19 tracker system for India co-authored by Paul Kattuman, Professor of Economics at Cambridge Judge Business School, in The Times of India. “Witnessing a steep rise in cases, Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh are projected to attain…
The Week: Current wave could bring about end of pandemic: Professor Paul Kattuman
An interview with Paul Kattuman, Professor of Economics at Cambridge Judge Business School), about Covid cases in India relating to a coronavirus tracker he co-created. When asked if India would return to normality by March, Paul said: “An optimistic assessment…
BBC: Will workers continue to pay a price for flexibility?
Dr Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on the democratisation of flexible work. “The democratisation of flexible work might make those who don’t go for this option stand out even more,” he says.…
The Conversation: Nudges: four reasons to doubt popular technique to shape people’s behaviour
Magda Osman, Head of Research and Analysis at the Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge, writes about nudging techniques and why sometimes they don’t work. “Throughout the pandemic, many governments have had to rely on people doing the…
The Economist: Is India prepared for Omicron?
Paul Kattuman, Professor of Economics at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on the Covid-19 situation in India relating to a coronavirus tracker he co-created. Professor Kattuman ‘describes the current growth trend as “superexponential”’. (subs) Read the full article [economist.com]…