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Innovation needs more than just money
A new five-day Executive Education programme, 'Making Your Organisation Innovative', aims to embed innovation as a core organisational activity rather than the work of one departme…
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Islamic finance: the future is great
The Islamic finance industry is facing a great future, not only because it offers a stable banking system, but also because its benefits are being realised by a greater number of p…
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Want to avoid another Rana Plaza? Then regulation of Asia's textile industry must be more rigorous
Dr Kamal Munir, who has carried out extensive fieldwork in the manufacturing sectors of developing countries, says current regulation makes it easy for Asian textile factory owners…
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Innovation policy needs to change
Macroeconomist Michael Kitson argues that a new and much broader innovation policy is needed to create meaningful economic growth. Although investing in technology innovation is im…
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Brand building programme for Cambridge Judge Business School
Dr Eden Yin, University Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Cambridge Judge Business School, says a strong brand implies a quality product, and a high quality product at the outset is…
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Conquerors of the Amazon
Mark de Rond and Anton Wright talk for the first time about their record-breaking row along the navigable waters of the River Amazon, a journey in excess of 2,000 miles. They survi…
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They've done it! Amazon rowers Mark and Anton reach the end of epic adventure
The quick-witted thinking of a 14-year-old Brazilian boy rescued Cambridge Judge Business School's Mark de Rond and Clare College rowing coach Anton Wright close to the end of thei…
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Shape new technology to a market’s culture
Professor Michael Barrett feels cultural differences may have hampered success of a Cambridge-designed mobile money transfer technology. Today 12 million Kenyans employ the system…
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Islamic finance – conservative, safe and growing dramatically
The Islamic finance industry is emerging as a crucial component of the future global financial architecture. Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education is launching a new…
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Amazon rowers to brave hostage takers, uninhabited jungle and waterborne parasites
"The boat could be regarded as a bright yellow cash machine floating past." Mark de Rond puts kidnap and being taken hostage above fast-flowing debris and waterborne parasites as h…
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Reward at work strategies for Cambridge summit
Dr Jonathan Trevor is to chair a major summit on what he calls the 'thorny and perennial issue' of reward at work. The day-long conference is being hosted jointly by Cambridge Judg…
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The need to shift from macroeconomics to wealth creation
It's time to move on from the macroeconomic and concentrate instead on the industrial side of economies and the role of business in creating and capturing wealth. Business leaders,…
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European Finance Association AGM for Cambridge
Renowned finance academics and leading practitioners will rub shoulders this summer when Cambridge Judge Business School hosts the European Finance Association's AGM. Staging this…
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Time is running out for the euro
As pressure again mounts in the Eurozone leading Cambridge economist Michael Kitson says the euro might 'stagger on' for a few more years but eventually it will collapse. Policy ma…
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Cambridge climate change adviser argues the EU Emission Trading System is working as designed
As the European Parliament sets about reforming the EU Emission Trading System that is at the centre of Europe's climate policy, Dr David Reiner says it does work but has suffered…
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Publicise CSR carefully to avoid accusations of 'greenwashing'
A fresh study into corporate social responsibility by Dr Stelios Zyglidopoulos and his fellow researchers outlines the risks companies face if accused of 'greenwashing' by using en…
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Bonus cap for Euro bankers is a step forward
The European Union's move to cap bankers' bonuses is a step in the right direction - it's the first time that the EU has reached a consensus on legislation for the sector - but doe…
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Pay management requires a 21st century shake-up
According to Dr Jonathan Trevor it's time to revisit the management of pay. Instead of using it to leverage value, it should be approached as a risk with the primary focus on prote…
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Leading innovative organisations
Cambridge Judge Business School and its Belgian counterpart Vlerick in Brussels are among the most prominent business schools in Europe. Together they are offering a unique program…
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Cambridge Business Breakthrough Series targets major issues
A mix of half-day practical and virtual sessions form the backbone of Executive Education’s new Cambridge Business Breakthrough Series, which aims to address challenging business i…