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Dr Cinzia Priola, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies, discusses the need to pay attention to diverse groups of workers.

Modern Empowerment in the Workplace explores the benefits and dangers of increased empowerment of employees in the 21st Century workplace.

Can HR play a role in fostering workplace inclusion and equality?

While there is much talk about the need to prepare for technological disruptions to work and society, there is little discussion about what values, structures and practices can be fostered to help people do so in a constructive and engaged way.

The Open University Business School has partnered with The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) to offer a free four-week course targeted at those with an interest in financial management across the public and not-for-profit sectors.

The Open University Business School has been shortlisted for Business School of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2017. The awards celebrate the best of UK higher education institutions.

Dr Peter Bloom from The Open University Business School talks about how networking can help organisational innovation, and how to go beyond just making personal connections.

To speed or not to speed is the looming question in today’s time-competitive international markets.

Many experts are predicting that we are rapidly headed toward a “fourth industrial revolution” where automation, robotics and computing take centre stage. Obviously, this shift could be revolutionary. However, the perhaps more important question is if it will also be empowering? 

Find out about the Research into Employment, Empowerment and Futures group (REEF) with these two introductory videos.