To speed or not to speed is the looming question in today’s time-competitive international markets.
After an open bidding process, The Open University Business School (OUBS), along with other HEIs including the universities of Bradford, Lancaster, Nottingham, Durham, Hertfordshire along with the Manchester Alliance Business School will have their MBA programmes endorsed by the NHS Leadership Academy.
We are very pleased to announce that The True Potential Centre for the Public Understanding of Finance (True Potential PUFin) at The Open University Business School has been nominated for the Research Award.
Free online FutureLearn MOOC learners reveal the impact of the 'Management and Leadership: Growing as a Manager' course on their careers and employment prospects
Dr Peter Bloom looks at the role of new technologies on empowerment and the future of work.
If people want a meaningful and empowered future in an automated world, rather than the dystopian future often painted, then they have to claim it. But is business ready for this seismic shift and will it choose to put humans and society first?
During this Breakfast Briefing on 12 September 2017, Dr Raquel Garcia-Garcia, Lecturer in Strategic Management at The Open University Business School, discussed "Is the sky the limit?" for the internationalisation of businesses.
Join us for an exclusive joint event with BSI where we will explore the challenges of working smart with disruptive technologies and intelligence.
In this podcast, Dr Peter Bloom discusses whether there is a future for work.
Guest speakers included Dr Björn Claes, Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at The Open University Business School

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 09:00 to Friday, September 4, 2026 - 17:00
University of Donja Gorica, Oktoih 1, Podgorica 81000, Montenegro
This academic conference hopes to draw feminist scholars, activists and communities together to consider what caring feminism across borders might mean now and for the future.
Thursday, March 4, 2027 to Friday, March 5, 2027
The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
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The annual European convening of the service operations management research community; an event designed for deep discussion, new collaborations, and the open exchange of work-in-progress alongside finished research.