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Research News from London Business School
- What prevents middle managers from getting to the top?
Richard Jolly, Adjunct Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, discusses the obstacles facing middle managers who want to progress - Developing Enterprise Leaders
Doug Ready, Visiting Professor of Organisational Behaviour, talks about the importance of developing enterprise leaders - Kauffman Foundation Grant
Charlan Nemeth receives $25,000 for research into innovation and entrepreneurship - How can behavioural economics improve policies affecting consumers?
Dan Goldstein, Assistant Professor of Marketing, to speak at European Commission consumer affairs conference - Doing Business in China
Third edition of Tim Ambler's successful book 'Doing Business in China' released - Breaking the rules
New research from Professor Charlan Nemeth finds that setting rules in brainstorming can impair creativity - Entrepreneurship in an economic downturn
John Mullins, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Entrepreneurship, discusses the impact the credit crunch will have on entrepreneurs, and gives the truth behind some myths about investors - Roundtable briefing on the current financial crisis
On Friday 31 October, four members of London Business School's finance faculty supported the student's Investment Management Club in a roundtable briefing to discuss the current financial crisis - Winning the race for talent in emerging markets
New research addresses the challenges for attracting talent in emerging economies - Entrepreneurship and the Executive MBA
John Mullins, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Entrepreneurship, talks about the exciting learning environment on the Executive MBA - Where have all the good times gone?
On 14 October, four members of London Business School's economics faculty shared their perspectives on 'The World Economy: Where have all the good times gone?' - Does progress enhance happiness?
Elisabeth Kelan to speak at Women's Forum for the Economy and Society - Emotional ownership and family businesses
New research reveals that children as young as six need to feel involved in the family firm to ensure its success - Coller Institute of Private Equity
London Business School receives multi-million pound commitment for private equity research and education - Economics of Behaviour and Decision Making Seminar
First in a series of seminars jointly run by London Business School faculty - Improving the design of licensing contracts
New study into the design of licensing contracts in research and development projects - Helping consumers invest for retirement
Dan Goldstein, Assistant Professor of Marketing has created a new tool to help consumers make informed investment choices - Challenges for measuring performance
Sir Andrew Likierman, Professor of Management Practice in Accounting, discusses the challenges involved in accurately measuring performance - Marketing Fundamentals
Marco Bertini, Assistant Professor of Marketing, talks about the essentials of marketing - Decision making can not be left to intuition alone
Zeger Degraeve, Professor of Decision Sciences, talks about today's general manager and the Process of Decision Making - Imitation and breaking the mould
Freek Vermeulen, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management, talks about imitation and breaking the mould. - Patent Sharks
To avoid an attack you need to rethink your approach to research and development - Is creative culture linked to play?
Babis Mainemelis, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour discusses the link between creative culture and play. - What role does HR play in building a brand internally?
Nader Tavassoli, Professor of Marketing, talks about building a brand internally. - Uncertainty and workplace deviance
How an unpredictable management style can lead to retaliation - Private equity and value creation
Viral Acharya reveals new research at Private Equity Institute symposium - The glass ceiling: Why women struggle to achieve top levels in business
Dr Elisabeth Kelan, Research Fellow at the Lehman Brothers Centre for Women, talks about why women struggle to achieve top levels in business. - Business Schools: a new sense of purpose
Research from Professor Michael Hay shows how schools add academic, personal and public value - Competitive environments and redefining firm and industry boundaries
Michael G. Jacobides, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management, talks about changes in the competitive environment - Learning to de-escalate: The effects of regret in escalation of commitment
- Professor Derek Bunn founds a new publication; the Journal of Energy Markets.
- Promising Practices, Evolution, Productivity and Impact
Chris Voss, Professor of Operations and Technology Management, has recently completed a three year research programme with Advanced Institute of Management (AIM) funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). - Creditor rights and corporate risk-taking
This latest piece of research by Viral V. Acharya, Yakov Amihud*, Lubomir Litov proposes that stronger creditor rights in bankruptcy codes reduce corporate risk-taking. - Attention arousal through price partitioning
Existing evidence suggests that preferences are affected by whether a price is presented as one all-inclusive expense or divided into a set of mandatory charges. - Can firms shape their environments to gain an architectural advantage?
Michael G Jacobides, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management talks about how firms can shape their environments to gain an architectural advantage. - Why the credit crunch took hold
Why the credit crunch took hold and what the authorities should do to avoid a repeat of the crisis and to quell the current economic turmoil. - Smart Business Leaders Understand Confidence Affects Decision-Making
- The Sixth Annual British Regulatory