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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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How to pass your PhD viva in a pandemic

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Karen Nokes was recently one of the first PhD researchers to complete her viva online during the Covid-19 pandemic. She shares her PhD journey and her top tips for preparing for an online oral examination.

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Covid-19, PhD, Social responsibility
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Using the Full-time MBA to transition to a career in CSR

Thursday, May 21, 2020

What are the challenges of studying an MBA with a technical background? Fulll-time MBA candidate Padma built a successful career in hardware engineering after leaving university. Now, she is studying an MBA to transition to a career in corporate social responsibility.

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Full-time MBA, Social responsibility
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Student trials delivery platform during crisis

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

The lockdown of Manchester city centre in the wake of COVID-19 has turned into an opportunity for Alliance MBS student Mohammad Afridi to trial his on-demand delivery platform while also helping vulnerable people across the city.

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Social responsibility, Undergraduate
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Compassionate Capitalism: Business and Community in Medieval England

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Contemporary businesses are frequently challenged to invest the profits from their commercial successes into projects that benefit society. Yet the idea that the pursuit of competitiveness should also promote the common good is not a new one. Indeed its origins can be seen in the Middle Ages.

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Research, Research Magazine, Social responsibility
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Alfie Balsdon, BSc (Hons) International Business, Finance and Economics student, about his experience working with The Tutor Trust

Monday, April 27, 2020

We spoke to Alfie Balsdon, BSc (Hons) International Business, Finance and Economics student, about his experience working with The Tutor Trust, a unique charity which aims to tackle inequality by supplying schools with university students, who act as academic tutors to disadvantaged pupils.

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Social responsibility, Undergraduate
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