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Bridging the gap

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Three years on from the Covid crisis, David Powell and Duncan Shaw discuss ongoing efforts to make the UK a more resilient nation. >>

Colleagues meeting in boardroom

Five Reasons to Study a Senior Leader Apprenticeship

Friday, February 3, 2023

The 16th annual National Apprenticeship Week runs from 6 – 12 February 2023, and highlights the positive impact that apprenticeships have on individuals, organisations, and the wider economy. >>

A picture of the Manchester skyline during a sunset

Digital technologies and skills in Greater Manchester

Thursday, February 2, 2023

To what extent are digital technologies adopted in Greater Manchester? Silvia Massini, Mabel Sanchez Barrioluengo and Xiaoxiao Yu have been investigating >>

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The future of Twitter

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Alex Gunz speculates on what next for the platform in the wake of its takeover by Elon Musk. >>

A busy street in Bangladesh

Rethinking the boundaries of audit

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Traditional notions of auditing often don’t work in developing countries, says Javed Siddiqui. >>

Topic

Type

Year

a man meditating in the office

How COVID-19 has impacted our working lives

David Holman, Kara Ng | Monday, June 14, 2021
Covid-19, Work
Commentary
women leading in business logo

Codilia Gapare Women Leading in Business

Codilia Gapare | Friday, May 28, 2021
Work
Podcast
A shop assistant scanning through food

Gender and food retailing

Abbie Winton | Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Work
Commentary
women leading in business logo

Heather Waters Women Leading in Business

Heather Waters | Thursday, April 29, 2021
Work
Podcast
Breakfast taster event | Manchester management development programme

Strategic thinking in a changing world

Mark Healey | Thursday, April 22, 2021
Covid-19, Management, Work
Podcast
florist in a mask holding up a chalk board that says 'open'

Planning for recovery

Ian Hardman | Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Entrepreneurship, Work
Commentary
women in business mba student council

Women in Business MBA Student Council

Damaris Albarran, Fiona Devine | Thursday, March 18, 2021
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Work
Podcast
customer complaint listing

The value of human labour part 2

Abbie Winton, Debra Howcroft, Isabel Tavora, Jill Rubery | Thursday, March 11, 2021
Covid-19, Management, Work
Podcast
man looking at large screen with bright colours

How large companies can see the future and rethink innovation

Ismail Amla | Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Innovation, Vital Topics, Work
Podcast

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Blog posts give the views of the author, and are not necessarily those of Alliance Manchester Business School and The University of Manchester.

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