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Developing robust risk management strategies

Thursday, July 2, 2020

COVID-19 has demonstrated that businesses need to develop robust risk management strategies. But climate change and ensuing natural environmental disasters arguably pose even greater risks to business operations and supply chains, says Brendan O’Dwyer. >>

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Alliance Manchester Business School supports students on national STEM programme

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Nuffield Future Researchers 2020 partners with AMBS in a first for the programme and students from The Blue Coat School to join AMBS researchers for summer placement >>

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The fragility of the UK’s hospital and public laboratory systems

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Academics from Alliance Manchester Business School have co-authored a hard-hitting report on what went wrong in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and what lessons can now be learnt for the future. >>

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From Global Accelerated MBA to Deputy Ambassador Nicaragua to the U.K., Ireland and Iceland. A spotlight on Ricardo Carioni.

Monday, June 29, 2020

Ricardo started the Global Accelerated MBA in July 2018, at the Manchester centre. He is the Deputy Ambassador of Nicaragua to the U.K., Ireland and Iceland, >>

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Marketing workshop leads to special section in prestigious journal

Monday, June 29, 2020

A workshop at Alliance MBS, which brought together academic experts and businesses to discuss marketing problems and strategies, has led to the publication of a special section, Design and Decision Making for Customer Experience at the Academic-Practitioner Interface, in the prestigious Journal of Business Research. >>

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Blog: MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship virtual alumni workshop

Monday, June 29, 2020

The first virtual workshop with MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (IME) alumni took place in June 2020. The event came out of a need to adapt to new realities where we were no longer learning on-campus. Similarly, businesses around the globe are required to innovate, to adapt their business practices, to respond and built new solutions >>

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Manchester MBAs identify opportunities for graphene

Friday, June 26, 2020

The International Business Consultancy Project is the capstone of the Full-time MBA. This year, one team worked with the University's Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) to identify new opportunities in the energy storage market. >>

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MSc Marketing student lands graduate scheme position at KPMG

Thursday, June 25, 2020

We spoke to Emily Brooks, MSc Marketing Class of 2020, about how she secured a prestigious graduate scheme position at KPMG, one of the ‘Big Four’ accounting firms. >>

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Alliance MBS alumna Christina Taylor named as one of top 10 female founders of colour to watch

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Alliance Manchester Business School alumna Christina Taylor, has this week been named as one of Business Insider’s 10 female founders of colour to watch in Europe. >>

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How to choose a master’s course at Alliance MBS – 5 top tips

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Are you in the process of choosing a business master’s course? Are you unsure which of our 15 master’s courses is right for you? We’ve got some guidance on how to go about making this important decision, with insight from students and staff. >>

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Developing robust risk management strategies

Thursday, July 2, 2020

COVID-19 has demonstrated that businesses need to develop robust risk management strategies. But climate change and ensuing natural environmental disasters arguably pose even greater risks to business operations and supply chains, says Brendan O’Dwyer.

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Covid-19, Research, Research Accounting and Finance
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PhD partnership with Renmin University of China

Thursday, April 23, 2020

In 2019, Alliance MBS launched an exciting exchange agreement with Renmin University of China (RUC) in Beijing. This collaboration has enabled two PhD researchers, Yao Wang and Qun Wang, to spend a year in the School’s accounting and finance division.

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PhD, Research, Research Accounting and Finance
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The importance of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards on financial markets.

Friday, March 20, 2020

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards are having an increasing impact on financial markets. During a recent lecture at Alliance MBS by Sacha Sadan, Director of Corporate Governance at Legal and General Investment Management, academics also shared their work on the subject.

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Research, Research Accounting and Finance, Research Magazine
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The future of audit

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

The recent publication of the independent Brydon review into the quality and effectiveness of the UK audit market followed a period of intense political and economic debate over the future of the industry. Academics from our Accounting and Finance division have played a major role in contributing to this debate in recent times, and here we highlight their contributions.

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Research, Research Accounting and Finance
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How accountants can help companies tackle climate change

Friday, February 28, 2020

This week 14 organisations from countries including the United States, the UK, Germany, and Japan (and representing more than 2.5 million accountants worldwide) signed a call to action in response to climate change.

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Research, Research Accounting and Finance
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