Forbes: Playing blame games is not only unethical, it is also the wrong way out of the Covid-19 mess
Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses what makes blame games possible and why they backfire, taking the example of the efforts to shift responsibilities for the slow Covid-19 vaccine rollout. “By…
Impact and engagement at the Circular Economy Centre
Each of our research centres has unique ways to engage with non-academic organisations and, through that, to generate positive social, economic and environmental impact. This month we decided to share with you the projects of the Circular Economy Centre (CEC)…

The Conversation: Pursuing Tesla’s electric cars won’t rev up VW’s share price
Hamza Mudassir, Visiting Fellow in Strategy and alumnus (MBA 2012) of Cambridge Judge Business School, on why Volkswagen’s aim to catch up with Tesla’s electric cars might not work. Volkswagen’s chairman Herbert Deiss “appears to believe that building better, more…
Executive Courses: Executive courses help students plot a path to digital transformation
Michael Barrett, Professor of Information Systems & Innovation Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on technology adoption in business during Covid-19 and Executive Education courses offering in Cambridge. “Those organisations that are further along the curve in their strategic…
Flexible response
Forget 'threat' or 'opportunity': firms should instead adopt a 'multiplexed' response to digital disruption, says new study by PhD candidate Jack Fraser and Professor Shahzad Ansari of Cambridge Judge. Professor Shahzad Ansari Faced with digital disruption, how should companies respond…

Entrepreneur: How your small business can take down Goliath
Hamza Mudassir, Visiting Fellow in Strategy and alumnus (MBA 2012) of Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses outlines four strategies on how small startups can compete with bigger companies and succeed. “Taking down Goliath is by no means easy. But it…
The Economic Times India: Degrowth will accelerate as consumers change- companies should adapt now
Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on consumerism. Thomas says there are “clear trends showing how consumers in the West are now driving degrowth.” (subs) Read the full article [economictimes.indiatimes.com]…
Disney’s pivot to streaming is a sign of severe COVID economic crisis still to come
Hamza Mudassir, Visiting Fellow in Strategy and alumnus (MBA 2012) of Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses how Disney's restructuring has made it more like Netflix than ever before. Hamza Mudassir Disney has announced a significant restructuring of its media and entertainment…

Round and round
Four strategies have emerged in academic studies on the "circular business model", says article co-authored by Khaled Soufani, Director of the Circular Economy Centre at Cambridge Judge. Dr Khaled Soufani The "circular" business model is a relatively new concept in…

The Conversation: Disney’s pivot to streaming is a sign of severe COVID economic crisis still to come
Hamza Mudassir, Visiting Fellow in Strategy and MBA alumnus at Cambridge Judge Business School writes an article about Disney's sharp pivot in to streaming amid the Covid-19 economic crisis. “Taking a step back, Disney’s urgency to change itself is a…