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Report calls for dramatic overhaul of UK recycling

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

The UK’s recycling system requires a dramatic overhaul to effectively tackle the issue of plastic waste, according to a report published by a team which includes members of the Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) based at AMBS. >>

An event facilitated by The Business Desk editor, Michael Taylor and hosted by Academic Director of Executive Education, Bryan Lukas, with panellists including Booking.com’s Lisa Shaftesley, Jo Ahmed, Partner and Leader of the Global Employer Services practice, Deloitte, and Dr Courtney Owens, Lecturer in Leadership and Organisational Psychology at AMBS.

Leadership in a Volatile and Uncertain World

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Alliance Manchester Business School in partnership with The Business Desk held Leadership in a Volatile and Uncertain World, a panel discussion with leaders from the UK business community and AMBS to explore and navigate the evolving business landscape in this country. >>

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Original Thinking Podcast: Covid-19 and the search for a vaccine

Thursday, March 16, 2023

In our latest Original Thinking live podcast, Sean Marett shares the extraordinary story about how the company turned itself on its head from a business developing cancer treatments to one that rapidly began developing a Covid vaccine. >>

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Gender and productivity

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Integrating equality into the productivity agenda is essential for a medium to long-term strategy for raising productivity that aims at improving well-being for all, according to a major new report. >>

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Future leaders call for more support to accelerate career progression

Monday, March 6, 2023

AMBS launches new portfolio of short business courses for professionals to meet growing demand >>

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Lesbian, gay & bisexual employees twice as likely to experience bullying and discrimination at work

Lesbian, gay & bisexual employees twice as likely to experience bullying and discrimination at work

Thursday, January 30, 2014

A national study into workplace experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) employees by Manchester Business School and Plymouth University has found that LGBs are more than twice as likely to experience bullying in the workplace as their heterosexual counterparts.

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Opening of MBS’ new China Centre

Thursday, November 28, 2013

The opening ceremony of Manchester Business School’s new office space in China took place recently in Shanghai. The Centre occupies space of over 1,000 square meters – four times larger than the previous office which opened in 2008 – in order to accommodate the growing student body in the city.

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Marks & Spencer’s plans for expansion in India

Marks & Spencer’s plans for expansion in India

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Retail analyst, Tarlok Teji comments on Marks & Spencer’s plans for expansion in India, with a view to making it it’s second-biggest market.

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MBS opens door to China with new business initiative

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

MBS’ China Centre Director, Sherry Fu, has been appointed as an envoy for Manchester city in the new business-led initiative, the Manchester-China Forum.

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Improving the diversity and inclusion of reading lists

An initiative to promote more equality, diversity and inclusion in the business curriculum by increasing the proportion of key literature sources and research articles by women and by BME authors has been completed by the Work and Equalities Institute.

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Research
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