Drug trials: what value should pharma firms assign to rivals’ success?
Drug companies pay close attention to early-stage investment and testing by rivals, but only successful demonstrations of clinical proof of concept really matter, says new study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School. As in all competitive industries, pharmaceutical companies carefully…
From medicine to nutrition, celebrating innovation in Cambridge
Seven ventures or people with ties to the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School are named in the #21toWatch list of science and tech talent in and around Cambridge. Seven ventures or people associated with the Entrepreneurship Centre at…
Financial Times: Business leaders feel pressure to keep their skills up to date
Stelios Kavadias, Margaret Thatcher Professor of Enterprise Studies in Innovation & Growth, Vice-Dean for Faculty and Co-Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on executives going back to the classroom, as they try to keep up…
Cambridge Judge teaches post-pandemic leadership skills to World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders
Cambridge Judge Business School welcomed the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum to prepare them for the post-pandemic world. Cambridge Judge Business School welcomed Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum for a one-week educational programme to…
2022 Cambridge Judge excellence in teaching awards
Seven members of the Cambridge Judge faculty are awarded teaching prizes for excellence across the Business School's various programmes. Professor Mauro Guillén Seven members of the Cambridge Judge Business School faculty were presented with Teaching Awards on 23 May for…
Family business practitioners
The Family Firm Institute Global Conference featured keynote addresses from Christoph Loch and Stelios Kavadias of Cambridge Judge Business School. Professor Christoph Loch Family business leaders are known for taking a beneficial long-term approach, but better governance structures are needed…
Carryover co-operation
Sir Mene Pangalos of AstraZeneca, in a Cambridge Judge interview, urges continuation of the 'exceptional' collaboration between industry, academia, government and regulators that led to rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines. Sir Mene Pangalos The "exceptional" collaboration between the pharmaceutical industry,…
Changing course
Study of firms in an accelerator programme identifies key limitations to the 'build-measure-learn' scientific approach of early venture creation, says paper by Monique Boddington and Stelios Kavadias of Cambridge Judge. Dr Monique Boddington Most new enterprises fail, so it's well…
Implementation key
Strategy can be translated into action through a 'cascading' process that requires collaboration in problem solving and communication, says an article co-authored by Professor Christoph Loch and Professor Stelios Kavadias of Cambridge Judge. Professor Christoph Loch Effective strategy execution isn't…
Impact and engagement at the Entrepreneurship Centre
Each of our research centres has unique ways to engage with non-academic organisations and, through that, to generate real world impact. This month we decided to share with you the work of the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School.…
