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How do we know when innovation is necessary?

Associate Lecturer Laurie Knell discusses the questions 'What tells us we need to change?' 'What tells us we should just leave things as they are?'

11th May 2017

The Open University Business School in the News

The Open University Business School regularly features in the media. Most recent and notable articles are listed below.

4th May 2017
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OUBS ranked eleventh in QS Distance Online MBA Rankings 2017

QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the leading provider of World University Rankings, have today released the fifth edition of their annual QS Distance Online MBA Rankings. The Open University Business School is ranked eleventh in the world.

26th April 2017
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The challenges of global L&D

Organisations are demanding more and more from their learning functions, but is L&D up to the job?

20th April 2017
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Failure to focus on cross-border learning risking profit, people and performance

Business performance is at risk because learning programmes have failed to keep up with globalisation, according to a new report from The Open University Business School.

19th April 2017
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How tempting is an MBA Apprenticeship?

The latest CBI Education and Skills survey is clear – UK businesses remain concerned about filling high skilled jobs and predict this will only get harder as Brexit becomes a reality.  A key component of the Government strategy for plugging this gap in high-level skills is the Apprenticeship levy.

5th April 2017

Leadership for Public and Social Value International Conference

The Open University Business School are very excited to be hosting this year’s Leadership for Public and Social Value International Conference this week on 6 – 7 April 2017.

3rd April 2017
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The Open University Business School wins at the Guardian University Awards

The Open University Business School has won the Business Partnership category for its collaboration with financial services company True Potential LLP at the Guardian University Awards 2017.

30th March 2017
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Do you really want a workforce of critical thinkers?

Is having a workforce full of critical thinkers an impossible dream – or a nightmare to be avoided?

21st March 2017

Do employers really want their employees to be critical thinkers?

During this Breakfast Briefing on 14 March 2017, Dr Alex Wright, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at The Open University Business School, explained his research project idea that would examine how critical thinking is understood among employers and practitioners. 

14th March 2017
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